The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. April q

a thing? These are questions that
a good many people have asked
during the week, and they are
still unanswered, and will probably
remain so for some time to come
That the cabinet was divided upon
the question Of what should be
done when the gold in the treas
nry fell below the $IO0,O00,OO0
held as reserve fund is not denied
Secretaries Carlisle and Gresham
and Attorney General Olney ad-
vising that no more gold be paid
for what are known as treasury
notes, which are payable in
''coin," and Mr.. Cleveland and
the rest Of the cabinet (Sec. Smith
and Herbert were absent) favor
ing their redemption in gold,
which was done. Whether the
adoption Of Sec. Carllsle's idea
would have resulted in gold 60
ing to a premium is a question.
The plan adopted was simply car
rying out what Sec. Foster, when
at he head of the treasury. said
he would do If the necessity arose
therefor, rather than issue bonds.
The reserve was only impaired
one day, and the treasury has suf
ficient ''free gold'' to meet all the
demands expected this week.
Thoughtful people regard the dis
position, which unquestionably
exists, to make the financial ques-
ton sectional, as a source of flu
ture danger. 1t can certainly do
no good to have Sec. Carlisle
posing as the champion of
the west and south as against Mr..
Cleveland, who is claimed to
stand for the east. Any fnacial
policy that is not for the entire
| United States is bound III the end
to be disastrous TO the administra-
ton that fathers it. A political
party may, as every intelligent
person knows, succeed in secur-
ing power by claiming in different
sections of the country to represent
different and opposite ideas, but
a national financial policy can
not be conducted on any such
basis without a smash-up.
The administration declined to
act upon a hint that Max Judd
of st. Louis, formerly Of Austria
would not be acceptable to the
2 Austrian government as U. S
consul general at Vienna, and il
I now finds itself confronted with
a the positive refusal of that gov
ernment to receive him. 1t can.
not leave the place vacant, as was
the case in the first Cleveland ad
ministration when the Austrian.
: declined to receive the U. s. min
e lister appointed by Mr.. Cleveland
because large business interest:
Y, required the constant presence a
j. Vienna of an American consu
0 general. This is a clear case 0
d obstinacy, as Mr.. Judd might eas
S lily have been given another place
as soon as it was known that he
was objectional to the Austrians
which was as soon as his nomina
ton was made public.
81 Few republicans have any love
; for the man who changes hi
Il politics for the purpose of retain
: ing or getting an office. The ac
y ton of Post master General Bis
u sci in notifying S. J. Watt, post
master at Columbus Georgia, wht
: was originally appointed as ;
= democrat by Mr.. Cleveland dur
ing his first administration, reap
{ pointed by Gen. Harrison foul
!. years ago as a republican, and i:
u now here seeking another reap
u pointment as a democrat, will be
removed as soon his successor r.
: selected, gives general satisfaction
The much talked about deci
sion of Judge Kicks at Toledo
Ohio, will this week be brough be
tHS SouiC q " j.
) Of habeas corpus for the release
of Engineer Lennon, who was sen
II fenced to prison hereunder
The labor organization will be rep
. resented by +. w. Harper, o.
u Indiana, and ex-Congressmal
, Hurd, of Ohio. "
Christopher Columbus is on tor
this week. His distinguished de
scendant, the Duke OF Veragua
I is at present in Washington, the
1, guest OF the nation. He was
= given a state reception at the
! white house to-day, and on Wed
nesday he and his party will ac'
company Mr.. Cleveland and his
cabinet to New York and take
!, part in the official ceremonies at
tending the closing of the inter