Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-05
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J tsen>i.ierahte lntsFSSf Is taken here In tGs
Democratic state convention of New York.
Much comment is heard upon the fact tha;
for the first time since his appearance in
politics Bourke Cochran is not delegate
20 the state convention Heretofore he has
always been one of the conspicuous repre-
sentatives and the spokesman Of TammAny
Hall. as he was 1t the national convention
last year as Chicago. Today Mr.. Cochran
Is in Washington. apparently with no in
terest in the state convention of his party.
An interesting story lies behind his alb
senee. Mr. Cochran and Boss Croker OF
Tammany Hall have not made up their
quarrel. For months they have not spoken.
Efforts have been made to secure recon-
ciiiAtiou, but without avail.
Croker and Cochran Quarreled last win
ter over the senatorship. Cochran was am
bltious 10 become senator from New York
and thought Croker owed il 10 him for his
services To Tammsny Hall to lend him the
powerful support of Tammany, but Mr..
Croker had already given his pledge 10 his
friend Murphy and refused TO withdraw it.
Even if he had been willing to throw Muir
ply overheard. he would not have taken up
Cochran. for il is well known here that
Croker wanted 10 make W. c. Whitney
senator from New York. Mr.. Whitney was
not ayerse to this honor and would in
deed have been glad could circumstances
have been SO shaped as to give it TO him. If
Murphy had not had Mr.. Croker's promise,
Whitney would have been the man, hut
with Croker his word is as good as his
bond. He stuck to Murphy, and Murphy
was elected.
Cochran never forgaye Croker for this,
and the eloquent son of Tammany is no
longer in sympathy with the leader Of that
great organization. In the gossip of Wash
ington We hear that Mr. Whitney is the
coming leader of New York politics; tha.
Senator Hill ia gradually to be brushed
aside. and that with the friendship Of
Croker and Tammany Hall and Boss Nc
Laughlin Of Brooklyn, Whitney's control
and probable candidacy for the presidency
are to be undisputed. While the Demo
Gratis are holding their convention in New
York, there is "A good deal of this sort of
talk in Washington concerning the past
aud the future of men and politics in the
Empire State.
Uncle Sam Is Hard Up.
Strange stories are heard in Washington
concerning the condition Of the United
come out in official statements, it is new
ertheless true that Uncle sam is dread
fully hard up. BY dint of good manage
ment Secretary Carlisle manages to pay
bills and salaries and also to maintain the
gold reserve at something like 500, 900 600.
But the daily balance of available funds
is now so small that there is constant fear
it will be wholly wiped out. and that the
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course the gold reserve can at any time be
drawn upon, for there is no law to prevent,
but the tradition Of the department and
the demands of public confidence are all
against this action.
Ii is said, Furthermore, on good authority,
that the gold balance OF ninety odd millions
dollars is made up to some extent of gold
certificates and other money which is not
actually gold, and which, under strict con-
struction. has no place in that fund. There
are men who go so far as TO say that if the
actual condition of the treasury were
known something like a panic would en-
sue. 1t is noticed that whenever a Popu-
list senator or representative introduces a
resolution in congress for the purpose Of
eliciting information as to the precise con-
dition of the treasury. great pressure is at
once brought to bear to suppress it. The
men who do ihis have in mind the public
good and no Small or mean motive
The Treasury Needs Help.
Uncle Sam is getting along these days
upon an economical basis. He is saving
every dollar that can possibly be saved on
his expense account, and the supervising
architect, who has charge of the erection Of
public buildings, is purposely slow in the
work of preparing plans and specifications
in order to defer the expenditure of money.
Something must be done speedily to relieve
the treasury of its stress, and inasInuch as
the new tariff bill cannot go into effect for
nine months or a year it is believed in some
quarters that it will be necessary to issue
bonds in order to increase the gold reserve
or the amount of available funds.
A race between economy and disaster is
now in progress in this city Congress has
decided that new government printing
Office shall he built. as the old building is
known to be insecure and rickety. More
than 2Oo0 men and women are employed la
this great printing office. and there is much
fear that we shall have there u repetition
of the disaster at Fordfs theater, which
cost a score of lives. The printing office il
full of heavy machinery and materials, and
no one would be surprised at any time to
hear that the walls bad fallen in aud buried
hundreds Of the occupants in the debris
The government is 50 hard pressed for
money that delays in the selection of site
and the erection of the new building are
eecessary. and il is feared the race between
economy and impending disaster may be
won by the latter
Our Parsimopy at Paris.
A curious and unpleasant instance OF
economy under the United States govern
ment system was afforded a few months
ago at Paris. The court Of arbitration In
the Behring sea case sat for several months,
and by order of the court the proceedings
were taken down stenographjcally and
copies thereof given to the British and
American representatives. When the de
cision Of the court was handed down and
the great case came to an end. the bill for
stenography and typewriting amounted to
several thousand dollars. The question
was as to who should pay this bill. The
British representatives promptly offered to
pay their half, supposing. of course, that
the United States would pay their half
But the representatives Of our government
demurred, said they bad no funds and de
clined to put up their share. The court
was appealed to for an order compelling
the United States to pay, but the members
of the court decided that it had no juris-
dietion in such case. The result was that
Great Britain paid the whole bill. making
an exceedingly wry face while so doing,
and not being able to express in language
which would he parliamentary her opinion
Of the parsimany Of our Uncle sam.