The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-02-14
AT WASHINGTON.

wisest Of men cannot compel the
acceptance OF their advice. Elk
Speaker, Reeds substitute FIR the
G. veiAad gold bond bill, which
declarations Of Senators made an
impossibilisy before it was voted
upon by the House, proves the
truth of this statement. Mr.. Reeds
bill would if enacted into a law,
provided the government with
means to raise the gold reserve
fund to its proper amount, and by
providing the Secretary of the
Treasury with money to meet de-
ficiencies i'm tie revenues of the
government until such time as the
revenues of the government should
exceed the expenditures would
keep the gold reserve intack.
Here is Mr.. Reeds statement of the
situations: ave were redeeming
greenbacks when they were pre-
scented. If the Fevenae was equal
to the expenditures whenever a
greenback was redeemed it would
stay in the Treasuery, and this not
withstanding the fact the Secretary
is aulhoized to reissue; for ii is not
either the authorization or even
the demand of the law that they
shall be reissued that causes the
trouble. 1t is the fact that they
are reissued. 1t is the fact that
their reinsurance causes this contin-
ued depletion of the Treasury"
"Much ado about nothing" is
about the "niy correct title 20 APP
ply to the financial debate and the
votes tax en- tl,is week in the
/ House. Every man of even aver
age intelligence knew before
hand that it made not the
slightest difference hat the House
did or what it failed to do, SO far as
accomplishment of any financial
legislation was concerned. They
know that Mr.. Cleveland had all
his arrangements made for another
bond issue, and that it would be
made. About the only result of
| the deba'e in The House was that it
enabled some of the outgoing
democrats toput In n .stroug
claim for Presidential appointment
to office.
Public Printer Benedict has nev-
cr been popular with members of
the G. A. r., but his impolite treat
ment of the committee from that
Organization which called on him
for the purpose of asking the rein
statement of comrads who had
beer dismissed without cause has
IArroused a hatred towards him in
the breasts of all soldiers which Mr..
Benedict may live to regret. Il
have admitted you here today in
order to be able to tell you that
! will never be admitted again."
Were the words he greeted the G.
A. II. Committee with when they
were admitted TO his Office. He
not only refused in impolite Ian
guage to reinstate any of the dis
charged vetrans, but lie even re-
used 10 look at the list prepared
by the committee, saying CURLY
mot one of them will be put backs
and when the committee stood
dumbfounded at such treatment
he angrily continues: "There is
nothing further to be said; what
are you waiting for.
The fact is not generly known
that Washington's new Senator,
Mr.. Wilson, was about fifteen
years ago a 81 200 clerk in that PEN
sion Bureau her. He was appoint.
g from Indiana, where he was
born. He soon tired of the routine
work of clerk and announced his
intention to 60 west and try to do
,mething better. "JOhn" said one
of his fellow clerks, you would dc
better to hold onto what you'v got
Ii you go west you'll starve. They
are iertilizing the soil out there
with the bodies of ambition,
youngsters from the east who are
unable to keep up with the process
sion. Hold on to your hundred
d ,llars month here. You'll never
make that much any where i'm The
west" His reply was charac eris
tic of the energy which afterwards
: got him elected to the House anC
has now landed him in the Senate
"Well, starve or thrive, Pm going
10 try my luck. I've looked owe
! ;his situation thoroughly, and nov
! III take my information and train
|, ing out there and capitalize them
Just hold your horses for spell
!. and you'll see me. sback here with
Congressman's commission in IN,
!. hand. or something even better