Milford chronicle., 1893-06-30
wAsRINaToN LRrFER.

WASHINGTON Juue 20, 1893
Strange things happen when democratic
administration is III power One woulC
naturally suppose that the President and hi
Cabinet would rejoice at the turn OF th,
/ gold tide from Europe towards the UniteC
/ States, and the consequent decided improve
ment in the financial situation but on tn,
contrary 1t seems to have caused them grief
/ Mr., Cleveland has expressed his fears tC
more than one man that if the situation con
tiuues to improve Congress might not re
peal the Sherman Silver law as promptly a.
It would were the country in dire 6nancia
distress. It is really a Qod-aend to the
country that there is an improvement IN the
financial outlook, although it IS natura
causes and not any act or acts of the admin
istration that have brought it about If the
improvement continues until after Congress
meets it will have the effect of preventing
any hastY aud ill-cousidered financial legis
lation, WHICH might easily make thugs &
great deaf worse theu they are or would be
with no legislation at all.
AS no one has championed the Sherman
Jaw Il must be assumed that it is not a good
law but few men who are thoroughly ac
quainted with the situation will pretend to
assert that its unconditional repeal, that is
to say, its repeal without a substitute OF
some kind dealing with silver would be any
improvement. Conservative men who are
rot blinded by prejudice either for OF
against either Of the money metals believe
that Congress as faI as possible should take
the question up without partisan political
bias discuss 1t from every point Of view and
go deliberately enough to allow the press
and people time enough to discuss aud di-
gest all the propositions that may be sub
mitted, before final action shall be taken If
this be done some satisfactory law may be
the result, although il may not meet the ap-
pfoval Of the extremists on either side. The
fact should never he lost sight Of that the
masses are always Conservative in all things
and especially so in regard to national linan
ces, which must always regulate the pros-
peTity, not of the East, nor of the South
alone, but the entire country. If a contrary
policy be followed and this question be
dealt with from narrow partisan political
point of view disaster will as certainly fol
low as night follows day.
Aud closely allied with the finance ques-
tion-more closely than the average Demo
crat seems capable Of ompTehendiug-is
that of the tariff. There can be no doubt
that the foolish talk of certain prominent
Democrats about the certainty of radical
changes being made in our whole tariff sys-
TEN has had more to do with bringing about
the shaky feeling in financial circles than
everything else added together While few,
Democrats will be foolish enough to make
such cuts in the tariff as have been threat
eued such cuts as would if actually made,
make thousands Of bankrupts out of men
who are now fairly prosperous as mauufsct-
urers, large aud small, and million tramps
out of working men now proftablY EN-
ployed, still the making Of those threats has
had the effect of creating a feeling of dread
and uncertainty as to just what they will do
y no n
capital that would otherwise be actively en-
rloyed is row locked up and business men
are daily making assignments because of
circumstances would have been
gladly accepted as collateral for the money
they necessarily have to borrow to success
fully carry on their business
Although it has not been officially annouu.
ced your correspondent has it from reliable
source that the grand jury has practically
agreed to fud indictments against AinswoTth,
Dant, Sassev and Covert, for mauslaughter
u connection with the horrible accident at
Ford's old theatre. Their trial will probably
axe place early in the fall session of tile
,rimiual court, Secretary Lamont's action
n dissolving the Army Court Of Inquiry re
,ently appointed by him has been the sub
ect Of much speculation. OF itself this order
udicates the belief Of the Secretary that the
evidence is so plain as to make a Court Of
Inquiry unnecessary, aud were it not for his
allure to suspend Ainsworth. Sassy and
covert, who are still performing their official
luties, it might be supposed that he intend
ID ordering Aiusworth tried by court martial
IS soon as the civil courts pass upon his
ase. Perhaps that is what be intends do /
ng, 1t is stated that Mr. Cleveland has
aid that he would not suspend Colonel |
Iiusworth until ne has been found guilty BY (
jury IN the criminal court. In an ordinary 1
ase that might be the correct staBd for the I
resident to take but this isn't an ordinary /
ase.