Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-11-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled for the HERALD. |

WASHINGTON LEIiEh'
Written and compiled for the HERALD. !
WASHINGTON, Nov, II 1884,
Will the administration put out
another issue of bonds before as
sembling of Congress9 That ques
ton has within the last forty eight
hours excited as much interest as
the result of tue elections. AL
though Secretary Carlisle has
said that no preparations were
being made at the Treasury for a
bond issue the question will not
down. According to the story
current in Washington, President
Cleveland is personally looking
after the arrangements for the
issue of bonds, because Secretary
Carlisle opposed it, until Congress
was irst gwen an opportunity to
provide the money that it is clear
will soon be needed by the Govern
ment, if there is not a marked in
crease in the receipts from customs
duties which are away below that
vas expected under the new tarltf.
The story goes that President
Cleveland intends to get the bonds
issued before Congress meets so
as to lie sure of having the money
needed, being of the opinion that
Congress would not authorize an
issue Of bonds. 1t is certain that
unless there has been radical
change of sentiment since the SUB
iect was discussed at the last SEES
sion they would not. And II Is
eulally certain that If more Oonus
are issued under the specie reSump-
ton acr, by the administration
between this and he first Monday
IN December, when Congress Will
meet, there will be one OF the
Ihvellest sort Of rows IN Congress.
Many OF the defeated democratic
members of Congress will return
to WashingtOn to finish out their
terms with very bitter feelings
towards Mr.. Cleveland and the
administration, and an issue OF
bonds would give them a legitimate
excuse to relieve their feelings by
making open warfare upon the
administration. They might not
ba able to accomplish much, but
they could make things very un-
pleasant. [ do not believe the
administration is gong to issue
any bonds at present.
Tue popnlists at the National
headouarters OF that party do not
admit that they shared IN TIE
IL.
terrific defeat administered 10 the
democrats, although they failed
to elect as many me mbers OF the
House as they calculated to. On
the contrary, they 6gure out a
great victory, Notwithstanding the
loss of Kansas and Colorado
Chairman T4ubeneck, says they
cast double the number OF votes
this YEAR that they did in 1878;
that Texas and n. Carolina Will
hencetorth be popullst States, and
that the popuIlstS and not the dem
ocrats, will be the principle oppon'
ent of the republicans IN the next
Presidential election. lie says
further that it is likely the popu'
lists will drop everything bat the
money question in the near future
only asking that members OF the
party shall believe in tue free and
unlimited coinage OF silver, aud
that the party expect to event
Iually absorb all of the free silver
democrats of the House. Mr.
Turner, the Secretary of the com
mittee, says the populists cast more
votes IN Colorado and Kansas
than before and that those States
were carried by the republicans
because democrats who had here
ltofore acted with tue popullst'
voted the republican ticket. liz
lintimates that the seven popullst'
ISenators will demand pladges OF
certain needed legislation from
the party that they assist to or
ganize the Senate. It's generally
believed in Washington, however
that the republicans will get tn
votes of Senators PETER, Stewart
, and Jones and have no trouble II
organizing the Senate.
Pressures is being brough
to bear upon President Cleveland
to ignore the tariff IN his annua
message to Congress, upon whlcI
, he is now at work, but all the IN
{ die ations are that he will insls