Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-20
CARLISLE AND THE CURRENCY.

| Chicago Record: With the message of the
president and the report of the secretary OF
| the treasury before it, both containing Wig.
| orous recommendations, the burden of TAX
| ing action or of refusing to act falls upon
| congress. What will it do? What use will
| Speaker Reed make Of his power over the
house?
New York Mail and Express The report
is a disappointment. 1t lacks accuracy and
still worse 1t lacks fairness All its state
ments of facts and figures are adjusted tc
theory which the country has already
Indignantly repudiated and condemned The
defects Of the report are, however, only the
reflections of the defects and denominations
of this dscredited and disgraced admins
tratiOn.
Kansas City Times: Altogether. Secretary
Carlisle's report is the simplest and clearest
statement Of the administrations policy yet
made by any one. 1t is financial primer
| In a sense, and no one who has the welfare
of his country at heart, and who expects
to do his duty as voter next year upon
this great question, should fail to give Mr..
Carlisle's report his nonpartisan mature and
careful consideration.
Indianapolis Journal: All the past figures
of the secretary reveal constant and large
deficiency. and his figures which are pre-
dictions really point in the direction Of a
deficiency, even IL a smaller one. Yet with all
his figures pointing to a deficiency. he urges
as a remedy, and the only one. 1t is amazing
that SO able man in some respects could
have proposed remedy so wholly irrelevant
as to be preposerous.
Chicago Post Mr.. Carlisles argument.
II not guess-Wpfk. is dangerously close to it.
Nor Is the mere fact that the cash balance
In the treasury on December l was s9S O72 APO
In excess of the gold reserve on that day
any justification for the belief that there
is no Necessity for further taxes"
To assumethae this condition of things viii
continue isteNtake unbuslnesslike chances,
The weakhesa Sf Mr.. Carlisle's position is
the uncertaihty as to what the Wilson Cor
IS 10 saw that Hs Il ea1nGt 1ny fa aai' to yed
IndianapM#ews. It is time to have done
with all tA9Htcomplicated and awkward
that the Of 'sn' shs m mss Ss
would not Maya the remarkable and immediate
effect which, ha thinks 1t would have. but
II would at least remove a source of evil
and Of continual danger. But congress is
evidently determined to postpone the day
OF genuine resumption. and there even seems
to be some doubt as to whether II will give
the secretary the authority which he asks
for in the matter OF issuing bonds to main
tain the reserve.
Buffalo Express The secretary should at
least have stated his reasons for thinking
that receipts would greatly increase
II he had any reasons. The report OF the
bureau OF statistics shows that in the four
months ending with October the receipts were
less by 81. 900 than In the corresponding
four months Of last year There Is not a
fact stated In the secretary's report which
congress can rely on as a basis for lsgisla-
tion. There Is but one thing for congress to
do with this report. II should appoint
special committee to examine the books OF
the Treasury department and learn the true
condition Of the finances.