Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-04-19

as well hear from the various states
now as not. The Illinois scheme
is a good one, and I hope to see
other States fall into line and
adopt the same plan" That is
treason against Mr.. Cleveland on
the part of Mr.. Roach, for he must
have known when he made those
remarks that the administration
was bitterly opposed to the llli-
nois scheme, and that Hon. Will
liam r. Morrison Horizontal
Bill;) is now in that State, at the
request of Mr. Cleveland, trying
to lay plans to prevent the conven-
tion declaring for free coinage.
Secretary Hoke Smith likes
Washington so well that he wants
to step from the Cabinet to the U.
S. Senate on March 4, 1897, and
he is now engaged in pulling the
wires which he thinks will ac-
complish that purpose. One of
the principal drawbacks to the ac-
complishment of Secretary Smiths
ambition is that Senator Gordon
has shown no willingness to retire.
On the contrary, he is credited
with desiring to sccceed himself,
| if the democrats can retain control
of the Georgia legislature. An at
tempt was made to make a deal
for the election of Gordon to be
governor and Smith to the Senate,
but Gordon refused to enter it.
Ex-Speaker Crisp is also willing to
go to the Senate.
Secretary Morton's serious an
nouncement of his intention to use
the machinery of the Department
of Agriculture to make an investi
cation in order to ascertain if
there is a beef trust, which is re
sponsible for the recent sudden
and continuing rise in the price of
beef, is enough TO bring a smile to
the face of the face of the most
solemn COW. If Mr.. Morton was
honest in making that announce
ment his ignorance is greatly to be
deplored, as it is fact well known
to thousands that there is a beef
trust, composed of the big meat
packers, Which has for some time
been slowly but surely forcing the
local butchers in all towns of con-
siderable size out of business, in
order that the trust could dictate
prices without fear of local opposi-
ton. That time has apparently
come, and the trust is putting On
the screws. There is an anti
trust law, which might be used,to
annoy the beef trust, even if moth
ing more could be done under its
provisions, if Attorney General
Olney so willed. But the admin
istration is apparently satisfied to
let the case rest on Secretary Nor
tons promise to investigate.
Meanwhile, the people can choose
between paying theprices demand
ed by the trust or stopping their
beef supply.
To-day is the last day upon
which returns can be made with
out penalty by those who are liza
ble for the judicially masculated
income tax, and orders have been
sent out that all those who fail are
to be Immediately proceeded
against by the collectors of the in
ternal revenue, but at one time the
Cabinet had under consideration
the advisability of suspending the
collection of the tax until the Su-
preme Court had passed upon its
constitutinnallty with full bench,
and it is said that it would have
been suspended had not Secretary
Carlisle insisted upon the necessi-
ty of getting as much money as
possible out of the tax, even if
some if some of it should have to
be paid back under later decision
of the Supreme Court. 1t is re-
garded as certain that the case will
in the near future be reargued and
a decision reached by a full bench.
There is great relief in admins
tration circles over the unofficial
statement that Nicaragua has
reached a satisfactory settlement
with England, and hopes that it
will soon be officially confirmed.
There was dread that Nicaragua
might defy England and call on