The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, May 5, 1898.
If Hon. Charles Foster. ex-Secretary,
of the Treasury, isn't the proudest man
in Ohio he ought to be. Every newspap-
er reader remembers how the democratic
press took up the charge made by con-
gresham Springer and other democratic
members of the House, when Mr. Fos-
ter's report of the condition of the treas
ury and his estimate of its condition at
the close OF the present fiscal year was
submitted to congress last December.
He was charged with having purposely
juggled the figures in that report SO as
to make it appear that a surplus of
available cash would remain in the treas
ury at the close-et the fiscal year, where
as Mr.. Springer and other democratic
know-it-alls were absolutely certain.
| at least they said they were, that there
would be a deficit, and that Mr.. Foster
| knew it and was trying to hide it. Now
Mr.. Springer and his associates, as well
as the democratic editors who rang the
changes on the silly charges for weeks
ought to crawl into holes and pull the
holes in after them, for it is officially
stated by democratic treasury officials
that the available surplus on June 30th,
next, the end of the present fiscal year,
will be about $2,70O,0O0, whereas Sec
rotary Foster had estimated la st Deem
Der that it would be 100000. Mr..
Foster ought to send Congressman
Springer telegram reading II told you
so. Charles Foster"
When Mr.. Cleveland and those men,
bers OF his cabinet who accompanied him
to the Worlds Fair returned to Washing
ton they found the office-seekers smiling
ly awaiting them, although some of the
walters openly acknowledged that they
have reached the shot and hungry
stage. But as one member of the cabi-
net remarked, "let them have patience,
for that is all that the most of them will
get"
Uncle Jerry" Rusk has gone home,
and Washington will know him no more,
untilGanother republican President is in
augurated. He will stop a few days at
the Worlds Fair before again resuming
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his place as Wisconsin farmer. "Uncle
Jerry" carries away with rim the good
wishes of everybody with whom he has
come in contact during his residence in
Washington, AMI that is something that
can be truthfully said of few members OF
any cabinet; but he deserves all, and
more. than can be said in his praise. He
never knew what the big head" that
| attacks so many public officials, was; he
left Washington as he entered it, plain,
| honest, straightforward, and no honor
that ever comes to him in the future can
add to the esteem in which he is held in
| Washington.
There is a condensed sermon on the
tariff question contained in the follow
ing remarks made in this city by Mr..
George Beard, a large iron manufacturer
OF Glasgow. Said he: 1.-The iron and
steel trade of England and Scotland is
suffering considerable depression just
now, because of oyerproduction. The
output has increased faster than the de-
mand. hope your people will soon re-
peal the Mckinley law, for since 1t went
into effect my house has not sold dol.
lars worth of sheet iron or steel in the
United States.''
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt.
! who rendered his resignation to Mr..
| Cleveland two days after his inaugural
ton, has, at Mr.. Cleveland's personal
| request, withdrawn the resignation and
consented to keep his present position.
There is general disposition here to
crIticlse the failure to extend invitations
to ex-President Harrison and ex-Vice-
President Morton to attend the naval
review and the opening of the Worlds
Far. 1t was certainly very unusual
lack OF courtesy on the part of those who
sent out the invitations. Secretary Her
bertis the guilty man, so far as the naval
review is concerned; but there seems to
be doubt as to who is to blame for the
failure to invite them to the Worlds
Fair. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Cleveland was invited to attend the
dedicatory ceremonies, held at Chicago
last September
Having received about all the glory"
that could be distracted from his alleged
snubblng of the w Ill street bankers, it is
now stated that Secretary Carlisle has
not only promised to go to New York. if
another furry occurs, to confer with the
aforesaid Wall street bankers, but also
to pay them for the use of any gold he
may find it necessary to borrow from
them Verify, this administration is a
queer compound; but so is the party
that put it in Office.
List of Patents.
Granted to Minnesota inventors this
week. Reported by c. A. Snow & Co.
Solicitors of American and Foreign pa.
tents, Opp. U. S. Patent Office, WASHING.
on, DC.