Middletown transcript., 1895-09-28
Washington
......Letter

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~ issue of bonds
On Saturday he was telegraphed fol
by Mr.. Cleveland, and, although he
had to break several important engage.
ments to do so, he caught the first
train from Washington. Some peo-
Pile might not consider it proper OF
dignifed for the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States to be
hurridly called upon to travel severa
hundred miles in order to ascertain
what the Treasury department was
going to do, but Mr.. Carlisle, if he
hasn't become used to that sort of treat
ment, has at least to grin and bear it.
as it is about the only kind he gets
from Mr.. Cleveland, When the last
bond issue was determined upon Mr.
Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle were bott
in Washington, but Mr.. Carlisle didn't
know anything about it until after a
member of the syndicate which nego.
tiated the deal with Mr.. Cleveland got
back to New York and was inter.
viewed for newspaper. So it is moi
probable that he was surprised to be
sommonsed to Buzzard's Bay to learn
what he must do.
Treasury Officials have been a lit
tie easier in mind during the last few
days, as there has been less demand
for gold for export, but they know that
more money must be had from some.
where sooner or later, even if not
another dollar in gold is sent to Europe
for year. The receipts of the gov.
ernment are way below its expendi-
lures and it is-only,a question of time
when the gold reserve will have to be
encroached upon to meet the govern
ment's current expenses, as this ad-
ministration has already had to do, un-
less Congress comes to the rescue by
providing for more revenue. This
the Republican Congress will be glad
to do, but it is not SO certain that its
method of doing it will be acceptable
to Mr.. Cleveland, as the revenue will
be provided for by tariff revision along
the lines of Republican protection for
American industries.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, in bis de-
nial of a reported change in his silver
views. went little too far to please the
rock-bound Is to l silver men. He
said that he would gladly vote for free
coinage at ratio of 16 to l, but that
failing to get that he would also gladly
vote for any other ratio that could
command majority in Congress.
Mr.. Curtis is one of the assistant
secretaries of the Treasury. He is also
one of the maddest men in Washington,
but he isn't mad enough to resign
there is a very comfortable salary at
tached to his Office, and barring acci-
dents he expects to- continue drawing
it until March 4th, 1897. Mr.. Curtis
pet halucination, which, by the way,
isn't shared by anyone else, is that he
is great financier. During last week
Mr.. Curtis was in New York fitting
about among the members of the bond
syndicate and other big bankers, and
having his daily movements chronicled
in the newspapers in connection with
speculations as to why he was there
and what sort of financial deal he
was making. He was in his glory, but
it was short lived. The Treasury De-
partment gave to the press statement
saying that Mr., Curtis was on his va
cation and that if he spent good por-
tion of his time in the Wall street it
was for his own pleasure or business
and had no connection whatever with
the government finances. That took
all the wind out of his sails, and he
came back to Washing on mad all over.
He can't say anything to his superiors
for fear that he may be called upon to
resign that comfortable salary, but he
is taking it out on,the poor devils who
are unfortunate enongh to be his sub
ordiDates.
Where was Dan Lamont last week?
He wasn't in Washington, and nobody
seemed to know where lie was. AS
Secretary of War Dan was on the pro-
CRANE for speech at the Chickamau-
qua battlefield exercises. But he didn't
make that speech. Didn't even attend
the dedication ceremonies. He never
made speech in his life. although he
is credited with having written some
that made stir, and some say that,
Dan ran off and hid himself some
where just to keep from making that
speech. Others say that he was some
where in New " York. under secret or
ders from Mr.. Cleveland, working in
connection with the New York DEM
ocratic convention, which is to meet
this week, and which promises to be
entirely too Hilly for the pleasure of
either OF Dams special friends-Mr.
Cleveland and Mr.. Whitney. Dan
was at his desk to-day; he says he went
to Maine to bring his family to Wash
ington.