Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
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since the news was received of the
practical demonstration of silver
by the government of India, which
has for some years been the largest
purchaser of silver in the world, not
even excepting the United States
under the Sherman law. A person
unacquainteG With Democratic ideas
of what constitutes craftsmanship
might suppose that these confer
ences, some of which lasted until
long after midnight, were devoted
to study of ways and means to
save the United States from the i'll
effect Of midas new policy, which
many fear may result in large de-
mands upon the treasury gold re-
serve fund, as hundreds Of kilograms
have been received from bankers
and business men imploring the
administration to take some i'm
mediate steps towards relief. Not
SO, however. These momentous
conferences between the President
and the chief financial official Of
the govern ment We're entirely given
up to determining who should be
appointed collectors of internal
revenue in a number Of districts
where the removal Of the Repubi.
can collectors had been determined
upon. Every school boy is familiar
with the picture Of Nero fddling
while Rome burned. Future genera
lions Of school boys may see a
picture of a President and his Sec.
taryof the treasury haggling over
the appointment Of a few collectors
of internal revenue while a nation
clamored for financial relief and a
restoration of public confidence, but
clamored in vain.
Nothing need be expected from
the administration in the shape Of
relief 1t has deliberately thrown
tho whole business over to Congress
aud continues to devote it's entire
time to settling squabbles among
Democrats as to who shall get the
little Offices. Secretary Carlisle
when asked what he intended doing
said there was nothing TO add to the
policy of the administration already
announced, which means that Mr..
Cleveland's do nothing program
will be continued until it is changed
by Congress.
Ever since the establishment of
the present fern of government for
the District of Columbia it has been
regarded, as it was intended to be,
as being strictly uon-partisan in its
makeup, and for many years the
loudest shOuters in favor of keep
ing politics out were the Democrats.
But radical change has taken place
in their views and the local Demo.
Gratis, assisted by several Mar laud
and Virginia Congressman, are nag
cling nj Mr.. Cleveland in order to
get him to direct the dismissal Of
Republicans and the appointment Of
Democrats in their places, and ip
order to get him personally inter
ested they have produced files Of a
paper edited 10y one of the clerk $
Ia which the usual campaign attacks
upon the opposing candidate were
made upon Mr.. Cleveland in 's4, 'ss
and 'o2, none of them half SO cut
ting as attacks made on him by
Democratic editors whom he has
since rewarded with offices. The
uujusmess Of these Democrats is
made all the more apparent by a
table prepared some time ago, it is
said at Mr.. Cleyelaud's request,
which shows that Of the 252 offices
under the district government above
the grade Of laborer 1874 are already
held by Democrats, The trouble
with the Democrats is that they
always want to get the best Of a
bargain. When there is a Republi-
can administration they want things
run on the non-p4rtsau order, but
now they want everything. Fair
play they do not know.
An interesting bit Of gossip is
floating around Washington in CON