Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-10-20

best thing, but hr Will not veto
any compromise y ieh meets the
approval Of the y>.aocrats in the
Senate and House, as any compro-
mise will necessarily include the
vicious purchasing clause OF the
Sherman law, and probably the
authority FOR an issue Of bonds to
strengthen the gold reserve. The
indications that it will also include
the repeal Of the tax on State bank
currency. Secretary Carlisle is re-
ported to have given his opinion as
to a compromise that would be APP
proved by President Cleveland and
it includes these propositions.
Laying aside personal opinions
and looking at the matter from
strictly political point of view 1T
must at once be apparent to those
familiar with public sentiment IN
the west and grant some recogni-
lion to that sentiment in financial
Legislation than to ignore 1T.
Without votes from those sections
the party can neither elect Presi-
dent nor control Congress.
All Of the Ohio republican men
! bers of the House have been called
home to help Mckinley, who for
some reason has become very much
alarmed at the outlook. Demo
Gratis in congress do not
forget that Ohio is under ordi-
nary circumstances a republican
state, but their private advices are
certainly very favorable Of late to
the democrats.
The democratic Congress has one
opportunity to bring about great
reform. and at the same time save
a very large sum of money, that
should not be neglected. 1t is a
fact we'll known to all who have
ever had any considerable business
with the Treasury department. that
there is an unnecessary amount OF
red tape in its method Of dealing
with accounts involving the expen'
diture Of money. This is not the
4 fault of individuals but of the alb
: surd system which completes adu-
plication Of all the work done IL
connection with every account
> which passes through the offices O.
! five out of tie six auditors of tn
e Treasury. To duplicate the worl
the clerical force is also necessarl
lly duplicated. It is not a goo'
e argument TO say that this diplica
d ton is a necessary safe guard, be
! cause the work Of the Sixth Aud
: tors Office, which handles all OF tn
{ postoffice accounts, and which pa
/ long enjoyed the reputation OF be
7, lngconducted undera thorough bus
1t mess system, is not duplicated, be
i ing Of itself a final settlement Q
2 the account upon which it passes
i 1t is probable that the joint Cor
d gressional committee now invest
eating the work and methods OF tn
various departments will recon
mend that all Of the bureaus OF tn
IS Treasury department which ext;
D. merely for the purpose OF dupllc;
A. ting the work done in the offices c
the first five auditors be abolished
Of They certainly ought to be abolish
ty ed. It would mean the droppin
ne Of FIVE or six hundred needless en-
IN ployees-the influence representf
Of by their friends, many Of thel
~ Senators and Representatives,
ty what will make the task a dilficu
he one for Congressman the cons
rs quent saving OF their salaries,and
RI would reduce the time required
get an account through the Urea
no ury nearly one half. 1t would a
y. so show the people that democra
he ic economy was being practiced
he well as preached.
'at Sam Jones tells the Atlant
go Journal that il it notes any incres
he in the attendance at the World
Fair this week, it may be accoun
ed for in the fact that Mrs. Jon
and the kids are there in full fore