Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-05-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular correspondent
w ASHINarNN 4 nril d 1909

What Is the financial policy of the az
ministration, or has it such a thing? Thesc
are questions that n good many people
have asked during the last week and the
are still unanswered, and will probably
remain 50 for some time to come. Tha
the Cabinet was divided upon the question
OF what should be done when the gold in
the treasury fell below the 800 900 900
held rs IL reserve fund is not denied. Sec
retarle5 9arl,sl and Gresham and Attorney
General 0lncy advising that no more gold
ba plid for what are known as Treasury
notcs, watch are payable in coin" and
Mr. Clov2land and the rest of the Cabinet
(SAAet Wic5 Snjtl and Herbert were alb
s21G ft1orlng their continued REDEMPTION
IN gol l. watch was done Whether the
adoption IF Secretary Carlisle's idea would
have res1lsed in gold going to premium
Is question. fho plan adopted wa
simply carrying out what See. Foster,
whenat the aead Of the Treasury, said he
would do II tae necessity arose therefor,
rather than issue bonds. The reserve was
only impaired one day, and the Treasury
now has sufficient free gold" to meet all
The demands expected this week. Thought.
th people regard the disposition, which
nnque5tionably eSists TO make the finan-
eial question sectional as n source of future
danger. 1t can certainly do no good To
haya SCI, Carlisle posing as the champion
OF t1e South and West as against Mr..
Cleveland, WHO is elllmed to stand for the
E@t Any financial policy that is not for
the entire United States 10 bound in the
end to be disastrous to the administration
TINT fathers 1t. a political party may, AZ
every Intelligent person knows, succeed in
securing power by claiming in different
sections of the country to represent differ
ent and opposite IDEAS but national
financial policy cannot be conducted on
any such basis without smash-up.
The administration declined to act upon
a hint that Max Judd, of st. Louis for
merly of Austria, would not be acceptable
to the Austrian Government as U. S. Con-
sui General at Vienna. and it now finds
it5alf confronted with the positive refusal
OF that Government to receive him. 1t
cannot leave the place vacant as was done
in the first Cleveland administration when
the Austrians declined to receive the U. S.
Minister appointed by Mr.. Cleveland.
because large business interests required
the constant presence at Viennr of an
American Consul General This is a clear
case of obstinacy, as Mr.. Judd might easily
have been given another place as soon as
1t was known that nc was Objectionable to
The Austrians, which was as soon as his
nomination was made public
Few Republicans have any love for the
man who changes his politics for the pur-
pose of retaining OF getting an Office. The
action OF Postmaster General Bissell in
notifying 5. j. Watt, postmaster at Column
bus, Georgia, who was originally appointed
as Democrat by Mr.. Cleveland during
his 1lrsJ administration, re-appointed four
years ago by Gen. Harrison as Repub-
lican, and is now here seeking another re-
appointments Democrat, that he would
be removed as soon as his successor WIS
selected, gives general satisfaction.
The much talked about decision of Judge
Kicks at Toledo, Ohio, will this week be
brought before the Supreme Court on "a
writ OF habeas corpus for the release of
engineer Lennon, who was sentenced to
prison hereunder. The labor organization
will be represented by T. w. Harper, of
Indiana, and eX-Congressman Hurd of
Ohio.
Christopher Columbus is on top this
week. His distinguished descendent. the
Duke Of Yaragaa is at present in WASH
ington, the glssto the Nation The Duke
Is delighted WITH America as well as with
his reception by the American people, and
he anticipates much pleasure in attending
the Columbian Exposition.
Mrs Gen. Grant now in Washington. it
is said 10 remain permanently, paid Mrs.
Cleveland social visit Saturday at the
White House, and enjoyed renewing her
acquaintance with The scenes amid which
She spent eight happy years. Mrs. Cleve-
land paid her marked attention She has
been her personal friend and admirer for
some years.
The proposition to put the ushers at the
White HoI8ain livery has been 50 severely
crit izal th1tit may not be carried out,
although it WIS at first announced that it
had been fully determined upon. Amer
iclns are not fond OF wearing liveries.
Since work commenced on the Worlds
Fair grounds in Chicago ten men have
been killed outright, eigat haye died from
wounds received while in service. and Go
have been Injured