Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-14

Wise men can give good advice,
but the wisest Of men cannot compel
the acceptance of their advice. Ex-
speaker Reeds substitute for the
Cleveland gold bond bill, which de-
clarations of senators made an impos-
sibility before 1t was voted.upon by
the house, proves the truth Of this
statement. Mr.. Reeds bill would, If
enacted into a law, provide the gov
eminent with means to raise the gold
reserve fund to its proper amount.
and by providing the secretary Of the
treasury with money to meet def
ciencies In therevenues Of the govern
ment until such time as the revenues
of the government should exceed the
expenditures, would keep the gold re-
serve intact. Here is Mr.. Reeds
statement of the situation: "We
were redeeming greenbacks when
they were presented. IF the revenue
was equal to the expenditures when
ever a greenback was redeemed 1t
would stay in the treasury, end this
Notwithstanding the fact the secre-
tary is authorized to reissue: for it
is not either the authorization or
even the demand Of the law that they
shall be reissued that causes the trou-
BILE. IT SIS the fact that they are re-
issued. 1t is the fact that their re-
issuance causes this continued de-
pletion Of the treasury"
"Much ado about nothing is about
the only correct title to apply to the
financial debate and the votes taken
last week in the house. Every man
Of even average intelligence knew
before hand that it made not the
slightest difference what the house
did or what il failed to do, SO far as
the accomplishment of any financial
legislation was concerned. They
knew that Mr.. Cleveland had all his
arrangements made for another bond
issue, and that it would be made.
About the only result of the debate
in the house was that it enabled some
OF the outgoing democrats to put in a
strong claim for presidential appoint
ment to office.
Public Printer Benedict has never
been popular with members of the
"a. A. r., but his impolite treatment
of committee from that organiza-
ton which called on him for the pur-
pose Of asking the reinstatement Of
comrades who had been dismissed
without cause, has aroused a hatred
towards him in the breasts of all SOL
diers, which Mr.. Benedict may live
TO regret. Il have admitted you
here today in order to be able to tell
you that you will never be admitted
again. were the words Benedict
greeted the G. a. II. committee with
when they were admitted to his of
iic. He not only refused in inapolite
language to relnstate any Of the dis
charged veterans, but he even refus-
ed to look at the list prepared by the
committee, saying curtly: mot one
of them will be put back and when
the committee stood dumbfounded
at such treatment he angrily eontin-
ued: There is nothing further to be
said: what are you waiting for?n
The fact is not generally known
that Washington's new senator, Mr.
Wilson, was about fifteen years ago
81 200 clerk in the pension bureau
here. He was appointed from Indi-
ana, where he was born. He soon
tired of the routine work of clerk
and announced his attention to go
west and try to do something better.
John, said one of his fellow clerks,
"you would DO better to hold on to
what you've got. If you go west you'll
starve. They are fertilizing the soil
there with bodies ofambitious young
sters from the east who are unable to
keep up with the procession. HOLD
on to your hundred dollars month
here. You'll never make that much
anywhere in the west" His reply
was characteristic of the energy
which afterwards got INN elected to
the house and has now landed him in
the seuate-"Well starve or thrive,
I'm going to try my luck. I've look
ed over this situation thoroughly,
and now Ill take my information
and traiuing out there and capitalize
them. Just hold your horses for a
spell and you'll see me back here
with congressmens commission in
my hand, or something even better"
Senator Wilson has lao more sincere
we'll wishers anywhere than those
who worked beside him as clerks !;
they like him because his success has
not turned his head. He is to them
the same old John Wilson,
The senate had another spell If
plain talk about Hawaii and its ulti-
mate annexation over the amends