The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June Goth, 1893.

Secretary Carlisle has had no less than
three extended conferences with Mr..
Cleveland, in the privacy OF the latteY's
suburban residence, since the news was
received of the practical demonetizatlon
of silver by the government of India,
which has for some years been the
lrreest purchaser Of silver in the world,
not even excepting the United States
under the Sherman law. A person un-
acquainted with Democratic ideas of
what constitutes statesnanship might
suppose that these conferences, some of
which lasted until long after midnight,
were devoted to a study OF ways and
means to save the United States from
the ill effect OF India's new policy, which
many fear may result in large dem ands
upon the Treasury gold reserve fund, as
hundreds of kilograms have been re-
ceived from bankers and business men
imploring the administration to take
some immediate steps towards relief.
Not 80, however. These momentous
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the chief financial official of the Govern.
ment were entirely given up to determin-
ing who should be appointed collectors
of internal revenue in number of dis
tricts where the removal Of the Repub.
lican collectors had been determined
upon. Every shool boy is familiar with
the picture of Nero fiddling while Rome
burned. Future generations of school
boys may see picture of President
and his Secretary of the Treasury hag-
Cling over the appointment of few col
lectors of internal revenue while nation
clamored for financial relief and re-
storation of public confidence, and
clamored in vain.
Nothing need be expected from the
administration IN the shape of relief. 1t
has deliberately thrown the whole bust.
ness over to Congress and continues to
devote its entire time to settling squab-
bles among Democrats as to who shall
get the little offices. Secretary Carlisle
when asked what le intended doing
said there was nothing to add to the
policy of the administration already an
nounced, which means that Mr.. Cleve-
lands do nothing program will be con-
tinned until it is changed by Congress.
A member OF the cabinet let the cat
out OF the bag as to why Mr.. Cleveland
continus to turn deaf ear to the num-
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| session Of Congress that are being made
to him. by saying in the course OF gen.
eral conversation "If the President
were convinced that Congress would
Immediately after assembling repeal the
Sherman law That Oody might be con-
vened before September"
Ever since the establishment of the
present form of government for the Dis
trict of Columbia it has been regarded,
as it was intended to be, as being strictly
bipartisan in its makeup, and for
many years the loudest shouters in favor
OF keeping politics out were the Demo-
Gratis. But a radical change has taken
place in their views and the local Demo.
Gratis, assisted by several Maryland and
Virginia Congressman, are nagging at
Mr.. Cleveland in order to get him to di.
rect the dismissal of Republicans and
tine appointment OF Democrats in their
places, and in order to get him person.
allv interested they have produced files
of paper edited by one of the clerks in
which the usual campaign attacks upon
the opposing candidate were made upon
Mr.. Cleveland in 'S4, 'sS aud '92, none
of them half SO cutting as attacks make
made on him by Democratic editors
whom he has since rewarded with offices.
The uni ustness OF these Democrats is
made all the more apparent by a table
prepared some time ago, it is said at Mr..
Cleveland's request, which shows that
of the 252 Offices under the District gov
ernment above the grade of laborer 1874
are already held by Democrats. The
trouble with the Democrats is that they
always want to get the best of bargain.
When there is Republican administra-
ton they want things run on the non.
partisan order, but now they want every.
thing. Fair play they do not know.
An interesting bit of gossip is floating
around Washington in connection with
the refusal of ex.Speaker Crisp to speak
at Tammany's 4th of July pow.wow, on
the ground that his wife was i'll. While
Mrs. Crisp's health is bad it is said that
the reason why Mr.. Crisp did not care to
speak in New York was a superstitious
dread, caused by the trouble which has
invariably followed his speaking in that,
town. While he was making his firsl
speech in New York after his election
as Speaker he received telegram stat.
| inc that one Of his sons .uaa