The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-30
REPUBLICAN, DuPLlclTv.
How They Manipulated tho Treasury On
der Harrison.

der Harrison.
The condition OF the treasury at tho
close OF Mr.. llarrison's administration
is pretty we'll known To Intelligent
people, but there has been systematic
effort by tho republicans In misstate
H. The official figures furnished by
Secretary Carlisle show that the ne.
balance in the treasury was $500, 900. 600
at the beginning OF Mr.. lIarrison's ad'
ministration. and 2i.00O,ooO Mt the
close. Much is made OF the fact that
a good deal Of the public debt was paid
of under Mr. Harrison, but MIR. Car
Isle shows that the reduction under
Harrison was $3.50. 900, 900, while under
Clcveland's first administration 1t was
SSi ,00o. 900. These two items show
difference OF nearly $3.50, 100000 in
favor of the Cleveland administration.
Republicans have persstcntly tried
TO misrepresent the condition OF the
treasury in the last days OF the liarri-
son administration. 1t has been
charged by Congressman Dockery and
others that Secretary Foster caused
plates to be prepared for the issue OF
bonds. Mr. Foster took the preci-a-
ton TO have inquiries made Mt Wash
ington whether any letter OF his was
on file there showing that he had done
this lie was informed that no such
letter had been found after hasty
search. Then Mr. Foster wrote a let
ter. in which he said:
Mr. Docsery was mistaken No such notion
was taken. Its absurdlty II so apparent tnas
| wonder that gentleman OF Mr.. Dockcry :
| Intelligence should make himself responsible
for such blunder The only bonds authorized
then as row were those authorized by the re-
sumption oct"
Then more careful search Of the
treasury files was made. and the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Foster to the
chief OF the bureau OF engraving and
printing. dated February 90 1898, came
to light:
you are hereby authorized AMI directed to
prepare designs for the 3 per cent bonds pro-
yiacd in the senate amendment TO the sundry
civil BILL now pending The denominations
which should first receive attention are SOD
ard 81 900 Of the coupon boads ana 800. 81 90
and $1,000 OF the registered bonds. This au-
thcrity is given in advance Of the enactment.
In view OF pressing contingencies, and you are
directed - hasten the preparation OF the de-
signs and plates in every % ssioe manner"
The bill providing for the three per
cent. bonds failed to become law,
and they were not issued. But the es-
scntial fact that there were pressing
contingencies" which made an issue OF
bonds desirable. within two weeks OF
the close of Mr.. lIarrison's term, ar-
pears clearly from Mr.. Fosters letter.
These contingencies were SO very
pressing that Mr. Foster thought i,
imperative - have the plates pre-
pared before the law was passed. Yet
when testimony was wanted by re
publican campaign managers to break
the force of this damaging fact. Mr.
Foster signed letter saying that ha
wondered that Mr.. DocAery would
make himself responsible for SO absurd
q statement
The profligacy Of republican admin
istrations has long been known. The
Fifty-lrst congress saddled upon the
country expenditures which will las
for more than a generation. Yet tn,
republicans are asking that the purs,
Of the nation shall again be intrustes
TO their keeping. The country hat
suffered SO much from the last repub
lican congress that il ought 70 be wise
enough 70 refuse to be plundereS
charlottesville Courier-Journal.