The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-11-23
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Y TASHINGTON, D. c., No,
M 19th.-The new bond issu

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ment that 10 immediate issue of
bonds was contemplated, has succeeded
the elections as conversational topic.
In Washington Secretary Carlisle has
a reputation for truthfulness that is
not excelled by any man in public life.
For that reason 1t is inferred by many
that there is truth in the talk about
President Cleveland having made at
rangements for the bond issue with
Wall street bankers without consult
ing Secretary Carlisle, although the
President himself has denied that he
did. The puzzeling thing about that
theory is. that Secretary Carlisle should
be willing to remain in the cabinet
after such humiliation. 1t is very
positively asserted by some that Secre-
tary Carlisle will resign as soon as he
completes his annual report to Cong
ress, upon which he Is now working.
just why these bonds should te is
sued at this time is not apparent.
The gold reserve is $12, 200, 900 more
than it was several mouths ago, and
although the receipts of the govern
ment from customs duties are less
than they were expected to be, many,
even among the bond advocates, re-
gard the issue of bouds as premature.
1t was quite fully proven by the last
bond issue that it was merely a pleas
ing fiction to suppose that the money
received from the sale of bonds added
that much to the gold reserve fund.
theoretically 1t does, but practically it
didn't. The government required
that gold should be paid for the bonds,
and the gold was paid, but the pur-
chasers of the bonds in many instan-
ces Immediately presented Treasury
notes and got their gold back for them,
and there is no reason for supposing
that purchasers of the present issue of
bonds will not do likewise. All these
things and more will be heard from us
soon as congress meets, as there has
been no indication of any change in
the marked anti-bond feeling which
was shown ut the last session.
4
The report of the strike commission
which Investigated the Chicago rail-
way strikes is being very harshly critl-
cized by extremists OH the sides of
both labor and capital, but it seems to
strike the masses us very fair and
conservativ document, recognizing the
rights of labor to organize for protec-
ton and also its right to demand and
get from corporations recognition, of
committees from its organizations in
all negotiations affecting the welfare
of the employees of said corporations.
There Is, of course, Il wide difference
OF opinion us to the wisdom of accept
ing the commissions recommendations,
for permanent strike com mission and
for state boards of arbitration.
*x*
According to current talk Senator
German has advised Senator Ransor
to persuade the democratic leaders Of
North Carolina to resort to trickery t.
defeat the will of majority of the
voters AS recently expressed by the
election of a:legislature, and Senator
Ransom has accepted the advice. The
trick is that the governor shall call al
extra session of the legislature whicl
expires by limitation December 31st
next, and that this legislature shal
elect q successor to the late Senator
Vance, whose term expires March 3rt
| 1897, and also a successor to SenatO
Ransom, whose term expires March 8
1895, he resigning SO as to make /;
vacancy. Such Il proceeding woult
meet the condemnation OF conserve,
! tive men everywhere. During the re
cent campaign, every voter in NOrtl
Carolina knew that lie was to vote TO
members of a legislature which wouls
have the election CT two United States
Senators, and those who would at
tempt to gain temporary benefit b.
any such trickery as that mentioned
would in the end find it dearly bought
1t is not believed in Washington
that the Governor will give his aid t
such trick.
There is large element on both tn
republican and democratic sides of til
Senate who hate the pOpulists. not n
Individuals, but as party, SD muc
that they would do almost anythin
rather than see the popul:st senator
dictate the organization of the senate
Should the republicans fail, AS no,
seems likely, to secure the neccessar
45 Senators to organize the Senate
There are at present too few senator
in Washington to say what thi
element will do, but it is known that
proposition has been .favorably cor
sidered by Ecertain republican an
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