The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-26
WASHINGTON LETTER,
WAsH1NeToN. April q.

WASHINGTON, April II, 1888
Secretary Carlisle is daily proving himself to
be the right man in the right place. He has not
allowed himself to become anxious or excited
during the financial furry of the week, brought
about. as he firmly believes, by combine OF
bankers who are seeking by renewed demand
for gold for shipment abroad, to force an issue
Of bonds. So nIm is the Secretary in his belief
that this is true that he politely. but positively,
declined to accept an invitation extended him
by New York city bankers, to meet them in that
town for the purpose Of discussing the gold
problem he also when it was suggested to him
that the bankers would come to Washington
to discus the matter if he would only
invite them, declined TO do SO. For the U, 8.
Treasury 10 be run entirely Independent of
Wall Street men is something entirely new, and
compliments for Secretary Carlisle are heard on
all sides, from republicans as well as democrats.
One gentle man. q personal friend. said: = Sec
retary Carlisle believes that w all Street bank
ers nave had entirely too much to say in the
conduct Of the financial department. Of the gov
ernment in the past, and that they are largely
responsible for the present situation. Conse-
qucntls Le has Lo idea of taking them into his
confidence as to what he intends doing he
proposes giving them needed lesson by show
ing thtm that all the financial ability is not
congreQated in Wall Street. and that they cam
not dictate The country's financial program. !"
The frmness of Secretary Carlisle against an
issue OF bonds has already brought better con-
diton Of Affairs. and it is believed thai II those
who v ikh to compel an issue of bonds become
convinced that none will be issued the demand
for gold for foreign shipment will soon resume
its normal condition, The outlook is now con.
sidered much better than it was at the begin
ming Of this week.
! Attorney General Olrey has apparently been
Selected as the target at which 10 fire eveiy
siaSder and lie that is hatched up by the gutter
tniues of the opposition and sensational press.
One OF the most audacious of these was the one
nhicn purported to givesin detail the paIticn
lars of Repres entative W ilson. of est Virginia
being snubbed by the Attorney General, in the
office Of the latter, which was published at
lime when it was known that Mr. W ilson would
6r where he would not be likely to see the story
until it had had about two days publicity. und
worse than that. some of the papers that printed
the lie neglected to print MIR. Wilson's unqual-
iaed denial, which was telegraphed to them as
soon as he read the article. The Attorney GEN
eral. like the dignified gentleman that he is,
opietly performs his official duties, just as
though the barking ours did not exist
Many statements. some of them ridiculously
absurd. have been made about Presiuent Cleve-
lands intentions CONCERNING Hawaii The fact
of the matter is that he will await the report of
Commissioner Blount ibefore deciding what to
do. 1t was because he did not consider the in
formation at hand sufficiently definite to make
mn his mind What ought to be done that he sent
Col. Blount TO Hawaii. All statements to the
contrary are merely guesswork. as neither the
President nor Secretary IGreshsm will discuss
tho is r10ff fnrT TaI1tl fCa AT inn
fPresident Cleveland and Secretary Gresham
nave been investigating the workings of the
much-talked.about reciprocity treaties made
under the authority of the Mckinley tariff law.
and il looks now las if they were one and all
failures. and that they Will have to go. Those
with Brazil. and With Spain for Cuha and Porto
Rico will probably be the first to be abolished.
as there have been numerous complaints about
the manner in which the customs officials Of
those countries have violated the treaties.
Tables prepared at the State Department show
that the whole system has been failure, and
that instead of increasing the market for Amer
lean products there has been, in several coun.
tries. marked falling of of our trade since the
treaties went into effect. The President be-
leyes thatia conciliatory policy towards our
neiehbors will result in much greater CONNER
oial benefit to us than the policy of reciprocity
by coercion which was practiced by the Har
rison administration.
Hon, James E. Eustis, of louisiana. this week
qualified as U. s. Ambassador to France, and
todav afe left for New York, whence he will
start for Paris.
secretary Herbert left today for Hampton |
Roads. He will fly his flag from the Dolphin |
during the Naval Review and will accompany |
the International feet to New York, where it |
will he met by President Cleveland and the rest |
Of the Cabinet. and where the final exercises |
viii take place.