The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-11-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
{ Posts Regular Correspondent
WAsHIsoros. NoY. Il. 1884


hours excited as muck interest as the
result of the elections. Although,
Secretary Carlisle, has said that no
preparations were being made at the
Treasury for e bond issue, the cues
ton 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 first given an opportunity to pro-
vide the money that it is clear will
soon be needed by the government, If
there is not marked increase in the
receipts from custom duties, which
are away below what was expected
under the new tariff. The story
goes that President Cleveland in
tends to get the bonds issued before
Congress meets, SO as to be- sure OF
having the money needed, being OF
the opinion that Congress would not
authorize an issue of bond. 1t IS
certain that unless there has been a
radical change of sentiment since the
subject was discussed at the last ses-
sion that Congress would not. And
it is equally certain that if more
bonds are issued under the specie re-
sumption act, by the administration
between this and the first Monday in
December, when Congress will meet,
there will be one Of the liyeliest 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 Dir. Cleveland
and the administration, and an issue
of bonds would give them legiti-
mate excuse to relieve their feelings
by making open warfare upon the ad-
ninistration. They might not be
able to accomplish much, but they
could make things very unpleasant.
[ do not believe the administration
is going to issue any bonds at pres
ent.
President Cleveland has never en-
lioyed the reputation Of helping his
friends. On the contrary, he has
been generally credited with being
able to ignore those who have been
his best friends without turning a
hair, ITO use bit Of expressive along
whenever it suited his purpose to do
so. Therefore, the report, although
it comes from those connected with
the administration, that cuckoo Con-
gressmen who were defeated are oil
to have federal offices,is taken with a
grain of salt, several grains, in fact.
This report, even goes SO far as to
say that one of the Cabinet will re-
tire and be succeeded by Representa-
tive Wilson, Of w. Va, with the
understanding that if a vacancy oc-
ours on the bench on the L. S. Su-
prcme Court during the remainder Of
this administration it shall go to
Wilson. It may be, of course, that
Mr.. Cleveland will take care of the
crippled cuckoos. In fact, it would
be probable proceeding on the part
of any other President, but his record
has not been such as to encourage
predictions as to his taking care Of
anybody.
The Populists at the National
headquarters Of that party do not adj
nit that they shared in the terrific de-
feat administered to the Democrats,
although thew failed to elect as many.
members Of the House as they calcu
lated to. On the contrary, they fig
ure out n great victory, notwith-
standing the loss Of Kansas and Cox
.orado. Chairman Taubeneck says
they east double the number Of votes
this year that they did in 1892; that
Texas and NorthG Carolina will hence
forth be PopulistsStates, and that the
Populists and not the Democrats, will
be the principle opponent Of the Re-
.publicans in the next Presidential
election. lie says further that it is.
likely the Poralists will drop every
thing bnt the money question in the
near future. only asking that mem !.
beers Of the party shall believe in the.
free anil unlimited coinage Of siigar,
and that the party expects to even