New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
DR1JC-POHER FINANCE.

President Cleveland May The Tribune have
n few minutes audience with You without the
formal Intervention Of the altogether unncccs
sary and supcrnuous Thurber;
The game If draw-poker. Mr.. President rs
your Secretary Of The Treasury will inform You
If. indeed. h. has not already done 50 when
YOU and h. AMI Fighting Bob have hunted
ducks together Is iavoriic pursuit in Ken.
lucky and not entirely unknown ~ an occa-
sonal diversion ia other parts Of the country.
When followed rs steady business it /. con
sdcrcd Objectionable 10y many persons n not
being strictly speaking a productive industry.
On that account. and because In the shuttle and
deal and The subsequent draw the element
Of chance enters 50 largely into it. there is
among certain CLASSES what is called In New
England "a fcelin' agin it," When INDUCED IN
as diversion It j. usually in locations where
drinks and cigars and other refreshments are
contiguous and convenient quite often these
commodities constitute In an indirect way al
most The sole objective ~ tn" game. This II
NAV be- said IN passing * another reason why
persons who are neither speculative nor con
vivial and who 80 home early nights are "agin
H." In pure Dcnocricirs, however such rs
they have In Kentucky. where The most liberal
views are entertained concerning the freedom
Of trade: or her. in New York. whore religious
liberty under the protection ~ Tamnany Hall
has hourshcd hitherto Ike green bay tree
no prejudice exists against draw-pokcr either as
Il pursuit or "A diversion.
At the opening Of The game We understand 1t
10 be the custom Secretary Carlisle will correct
us if we are wrong 10 issue red. white and
blue "chips" 50 called. In exchange for bank
notes or the coin Of the realm. very much rs
Mr. Carlisle acting n banker for the Govern
mcnt. issues It's bonds for notes or coin. The
cards are then dealt and the game begins. We
do not need to explain the method Of the game
in detail. Mr. Carlisle or any other Kentucky
statesman unless II may be Colonel Brcckin-
ridge. who. being a Presbyterian. probably does
not engage III sinful gamcs-can tell you all
about IT, 4 special feature Of ii. 10 which we
desire To cail your attention. is what il called.
if we are correctly Informed. the kitty" This.
In the parllncc If the players is an extra pot, "
into which upon the occurrence Of hands" Of
"A certain magnitude, or what is called lack
pot" the Winnr~ drops one or more Of the
chips he has won. For the players them
selves unless they are unusually dcxtcrols.
which is sometimes the case. you will observe
there is ordinarily more less risk; but the
"Kltty' has always sure thing Minute in
Qulrics into the final disposition Of the kitty"
disclose the fact that at intervals the dispenser
Of refreshments, liquid and other rccompcnscs
himself from this source for the edible and
potable contributions which he makes to the
livclincss and general good feeling of the game.
II is said by persons familiar with the enter
tainmcnt 10 be an admirable arrangement For,
AS will be seen. no individual player Is. in con
vlyial phrase. stuck for the drinks" They are
paid for out Of the common capital. Nothing
could be more equitable. That is. II the play
crs follow Sary Camps Injunction Drink fair.
Betsy
1t is conceivable however. Mr.. President that
in cases where party Of players with limited
capital is feeling pretty good II the beginning
of the game and keeps up It's potationS until Il
late hour the bank" 10 which the purvcyor
looks for the redemption of The chips" In the
Kitty" might become exhausted, and he might
find himself out for several rounds of drinks
with nothing Ia show for them bni II handful
of ivory chips" utterly irrcdeemablc and with
out value rs currency. Under pure Dcmoc-
racy such as we have been enjoying for several
years past. there might not be- any difficulty
In procuring an elephants tuSk and saving it
up into Il new issue Of "chipS.' upon which the
game might b. continued Indefinitely BY that
time, however. the players might be- too far
gone with the evenings entertainment and be
helpless under The table.
Has il occurred 10 You, Mr.. President that "A
system Of political economy and finance that
establishes kitty" which gradually eyhauss
the coin Of the realm In payments TO purvcyors
outside Of the country has some resemblance To
the game Of drawpoker: Under the operation
Of the system adopted by your party the fund
for the redemption Of the Chips which are
going abroad Is undergoing depletion at such u