The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
THE GOLD SCARE.
Cleveland and Carlisle Oppose
an Issue OF Bonds.
THE sILVERITBs ON TOP,
They Capture the Senate Committee on
Finance and Propose to Run Things.

Finance and Propose to Run Things.
The Allotment Of Charm ansLips Nearly
Completed Tho President Objects
TO Colonel Washington as Secretary.
Senator Hn Declines to Talk About
Ills Visit TO the White House.
WAsHINGToN, March 11.--Referring
TO the gold suppl. and the possible issu-
ance of bonds by the government, gen.
tleman high in the councils Of the ad-
ministration says that President Cleve-
land does not believe the financial situa-
ton at this time is such as to make the
issue of bonds necessary. and that Secre.
tary Carlisle thinks an issue Of bonds
can be avoided. Tremendous pressure
is being brought to bear upon the presi.
dent and the secretary Of the treasury in
favor Of the issue of bonds, but 50 far
without apparent effect.
The question is certain 20 come up at
the next cabinet meeting and will be
earnestly discussed. The choice between
the issuing of bonds and drawing upon
the gold reserve is one that cannot long
be delayed. The administration still
adheres to its decision against the issue
Of bonds. The president and Secretary
Carlisle are in accord, and there is no
reason to believe that there will be q
change of policy.
Captain Meredith, chief Of the bureau
Of engraving and printing, was asked if
be had received any intimation of the
intention to issue bonds. None what
ever, " he replied, "and if there was be-
lieved to be any immediate danger Of
such necessity should have received
solpe orders from the secretary at least
TO be prepared to rush the work through.
You cannot make steel plate bonds in a
day, and if the secretary or president
feared it might become necessary to is
sue bonds in the immediate future they
would be certain to prepare for it by
getting the work we'll under way.
All the prominent officials of the treas.
ury department, including the two as
sistant secretaries, the commissioner of
internal revenue, the three comptrollers
and all the auditors except Messrs. Pat.
terson and Fisher, have verbally ten,
dered to Secretary Carlisle their resigna.
tions.
Free Silver Men on Top.
The work of arranging the senate
committee chairmanships is so far pro-
gressed that nearly all have been Sc
lected. The most interesting develop
ment of the proceeding, however, is the
fact that the free silver men propose to
run the senate their own way, and they
are recasting the finance committee, so
as to leave no doubt of the stand which
the committee will take upon any coin
age bills that may come before it. The
Democrats on the committee up to the
4th of March were Senators Voorhees,,
Mcpherson, Harris and Vance.
Senator Voorhees, will be the chair
man Of the new committee, and Messrs
Harris and Vance, both outspoken free
silver men, will remain. Mr.. McPher
son will, however, step ASIDE and take
the Craftsmanship of the committee OF
naval affairs, place for which he i!
eminently fitted, and the other Demo
Gratis on the finance committee will be
Senators Cook and Vest, both of whom
are avowedly on the free coinage plat.
form. 1t will thus be seen that no mat
ter what Mr.. Cleveland may desire, the
personnel of the finance committee il
such as to make it almost impossible fol
BIN to dominate the financial policy tC
be followed by the senate. All the anti
silver men, such as Mr.. Villas, Mr.. Nc
Pherson and others, have been purposely
kept off the committee.
Senator Morgan will be chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations, Mr.
Cocuell, of appropriations; Mr.. Harris
Of the District of COlumbia Mr.. Cor.
man, of printing; Mr.. Mills, of library
and Mr.. Palmer, of military affairs.
An interesting piece of gossip in thi:
connection is to the effect that Mr.. Cleve
land has expressed to several senators
his objection to the election of Colonel
L. @. G. Washington as secretary of the
senate. Colonel Washington was a bit
ter opponent of the president, circulating
a long open letter denouncing Mr.. Cleve
land for inviting negroes to his home
referring to the visit of Frederick Doug
lass-and in other ways asserting his hos.
tility. 1t is said that Mr.. Cleveland has
intimated that the secretary of the sen.
ate ought to be a man with whom the
president can enjoy the pleasantest init
macy, and that certainly he could have
no relations with Colonel Washington il
the latter should be chosen to fill the po
sition.
An Attempt to Interview Hill.
Senator Hill was interviewed by a re
porter on the subject of his call upor
President Cleveland He was found al
his hotel, the Normandie. AS usual ht
was reading a newspaper. When not
actively engaged in political discussion
or letter writing he has always pile o
of dailies and magazines within easy
reach.
Senator, how did you find the presi
dent2n
He peered over the edge of his paper
and his eyes twinkled. Tin the usua
manner, he said. went first TO hi
private secretary, and was then taken to
his ROOM"
"Was he cordial2"
The reading of the paper had been re
sumed. Once more it was lowered
why, not more than is usual to him
Mr.. Cleveland is always pleasant.
"You called quite early, senator"
VI had business in one of the depart
ments and thought that time might bt
saved by taking in the White House on
the way. l went early in order to
escape the newspaper men. ] found
them there waiting for any one VIII
might happen along"
ut is generally stated that you wen
not, on your own volition-but your re
quest-request by the executive"
Generally stated by whom?"
We'll, by the correspondents and poll
ticiaps."
Very sorry, ,'but have nothing to SAY
"A OF ufan