Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1895-08-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9, 1895.

The principal event of this week in
Washington was the hearing of the ar
guments in favor Of the payment Of the
sugar bounty, by Comptroller Bowler
has not handed down decision, and,
from the talk of those who are in his
confidence, he may not decide the ques-
tions argued further than to decline
approving the payment of the money
appropriated by congress, until the
constitutionality of the sugar bounty
shall have been affirmed by the courts.
Should he do that it will be quite
while before the money is paids even if
the courts decide in favor of the boun-
ty.
1t has long been evident that Secre-
tapy Morton, regarded himself as a
born "funuy man," and he doubtless be-
lieves that had he turned his funny"
talent into literary channel the half
million dollars earned by Mark Twain
would fall far below what the public
would have gladly paid him for writ
ing funny" pieces. This little pecul-
iarity has been played apon by shrewd
| observers of human nature since Mr.,
Morton became member of the cabi-
net-its sure play to get what you
want from him, if properly made-un-
til it has grown to size out of all pro-
portion to either the statue or the
brain of the main. He thinks the alli-
| lerative phrases in his numerous let
ters on finance the most humorous
| writing OF the age, and to gain his un-
divided attention at any time it is only
necessary to quote one of those phrases
and add a few words of praise for it's
wit and originality. OF course it is
| necessary to strain ones conscience a
little to do that, bat those who seek
official favors soon get used to that
process. But the crowning act Of
Secretary Morton's ''funnY" business
| in his own estimationr-occurred this
week, when he paid the salary of Sta
tistician Robinson, of his department,
who is an ardent advocate of the free
coinage OF silver, in silver dollars. Mr..
Morton calls this a humorous lesson in
inance, and eyerytime he mentions the
| weight of the bag of silver dollars his
private secretary and messenger-poor
fellows!-are expected to laugh bolster
ously. He considers the joke such a
good one that he says he intends that
! the salaries of all the silver men at
tached to his department shall be paid
in silver dollars. There may be some
thing excruciatingly funny" in this
Thing, and there may be an object les
son in finance concealed in it. but
neither are visible to your correspond
ut, who thinks the services of ply
sician may be needed by somebody
around the department of agriculture
before long.
According to the latest political gos-
sip, Senator Villas, of Wis, who was
successfully Postmaster General and
secretary of the Interior in President
Cleveland's first cabinet, is being
! 5roomed for one of the administration
candidates for the democratic Presi-
DENTAL nomination. The programme
is. according to the gossips, in the very
probable event of the convention de-
clining to compel President Cleveland
10 again become candidate--it would
not require more than 40O-horse power
Ito give the convention the choice
between Secretary Carlisle and Senator
Villas, the intimation being conveyed
TO the delegates that either of them
would be acceptable to the administra
tion. 1t is said that it has been init
mated to ex-Secretary Whitney that his
name might also go before the conven-
tion as an administration candidate.
and that he very promptly declined.
1 Senator German may not be the
| slightest bit alarmed at the situation
which confronts him in Maryland, but
when he broke his usual rule and gave
out Dragging interview he was very
promptly accused of imstating the boy
who whistles in the dark to keep up his
courage. Senator German had an in.
terview with Secretary Lamont this
week, and it is thought that it was to
make some sort of deal by which the
kicking administration democrats in
Maryland can be got into line. Secre.
tarY Lamont is, like Senator German,
| a compromiser by nature, but Presi.
dent Cleveland isn't. German gave
i Cleveland one OF the hottests roasts he
received during the last congress, and
there wonld seem to be basis for the
belief that Cleveland would be much
more willing to see Maryland go re,
publican than to aid German in retain.
ing control. Still, you never can tell
what politicians will do.
A republican represent ative
convention at Rolfe, Iowa, has
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