New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-16

THT SFCPEylEY md THE BOND ISSUE
r,h, pr,sideu, has done an unusual thing. Ia
cav the least Of il. in publishing Il formal ana
cxDljcjt denial Of The busy rumor mat he an"
SECRETARY Carlisle were in disagreement as 10
the new bond issue The most interesting part
If 1bc statement which Mr. Cleveland has PIT
forth in the first person is the sentence III WIFI"
ne SAYS that he should be much afflicted if any
.tbinc should cause him oNir Carlise) To enter
tain the thought Of giving Zip MS posi''"h.
.wherc he is doing 80 much Tor MS COUNTY,
Whether or not this ought To ne lhlefp'c''" ~
forcshadowng the resignation or me Srcr''ar!
of the Treasury remains to he seem We con-
fess that 10 our mind il supplies Il leha"I'
basis for such mcclure 20 man! i'"'i NUS
aticmpts have been made since me h'elhiHS vi
Mr. Clcvclands second administration |" III"
lead the public that this singular CONN ""'''
ton naturally suggests the thought ina ID Fay
he intended 10 conceal an expectation WHO" INV
President is not ready 10 disclose.
Such 4 surmisc. however. though uo' Hr"-
,jon,I * spcculativc: bur there j. in he lreSl-
dents announcement postlV" d''E'r""o"
which i moi quite agreeable 10 straightforward
nersnns He SAYS of himself and MY 'ariiSic'
We have agreed exactly ~ I" Inc lr"o" 81
..hnndS and there has been no "ckN'lHii'>o
ION his part on thai subject |" DINER ""t">
the Secretary la, known all that III" fr'Hd'"'
h,. l.uovn ~ 10 This matter. He was not sui
,,,i.nd hv ,hr sudden disclosure of decision -
70 which he had been kept in ignorance "I'''
,,,,,,.rou. o,hc. ucrsons had been permitted Il"
learn Of il: but OH the contrary had Ah""h Il"
o,out if aud had contributed his full share L"
,ho crave discussion If facts and probabilities
which finally resulted in a determination !"
issu. new bonds Yet almost down 10 'le noun
whom tbe circular bearing his signatur" WAS
,i,on +, ihc prr>, the Treasury Department
was furnishing To all corners positive '''r""l'-
,ior, ~ = rcnort which was not only generally
| believed but known 70 be truthful 10y all well
Informed persons II was not PHEASANT !" "'
obliged TO suppose that the President r'I'rn''
fine Secretary az the Treasury as an uhhl per
s.u f. he consulted As 10 an important financial
undertaking, Of the Government: bur II j. still
loss agreeable to know that the Secretary 81 'h'
Treasury is capable Of promulaiins OF 81 per
hitting TO be promulgated III ms name n'i'"
crate and totally needless unlruihs concerning
4 matter Of great public interest ana importance
If This were the first incident Of the KIND III
the record If The Administration II inl-h' p'
passed over ~ an exceptional ana p"NN."'H
, thoughtlesS departure from that straight me
Of perfect vcracty and good faith which officers
of government are bound To- pursu" III lh'lr
service of the public. But the Administration
has been repeatedly convicted OF dISihs'hnou'
conduct From first 10 last the dealings Oh Inv
Government with Hawaii and with the Amer
can Congress and people in relation thereto were
stuliously insincerc and deccitful Inc fcHu"
Of that dsgraceful intrigue ought TO nav" con
WINGED the President and all his advisers that
such policy is neither wise nor iolcrabl'. FOR
his own sake az well as for the SAX" "f The
country we are sorry if there is nothing in con
roction with the new issue of bonds which in
thc opinion of Secretary Carlisle constitutes a
sufficient reason why he should resign his Office.