Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TsPE 5IAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToE. ]
Washington, Sept. 10, 1895.

ed over that statement published by
the bond syndicate, which, by the
way. is one of those explanation
which do not explain. Some of the
language in that statement was Ger
tainly not calculated to allay the fears
of Secretary Carlisle concerning the
maintenance of the gold reserve. Fol
instance, the assertion that the syn
dictate, although under no obligation
to do so, would continue to January
1, to deposit gold eff existing condi-
tiohs make it feasible to do So" The
administration fears that ''existing
conditions" in this case will mean
whether it will be to the interests OF
the syndicate to furnish the Treasury
with gold. The syndicate added to
the Generalization of Mr.. Carlisle
and his fellow democrats when it
said: "But neither the bond syndi-
cate nor any one else could control
the elements After all what fright
ened Mr.. Carlisle even worse than the
significant wording of the public
statement of the bond syndicate was
the fact that member of the syndi-
cate withdrew from the Treasury and
exported 81, 800, 900 of the 81, 200, 900 in
gold sent to Europe last week-the
largest shipments ever made in one
week, with the single exception of
week in last January when the total
sent was half million in excess of
last week Secretary Carlisle makes
no pretense of being master Of, or
even of being one of the controlling
factors in the financial situation; he
is simply drifting, trusting to luck
and the bond syndicate, seemingly
without an idea of what he will do or
try to do in case neither keeps the
gold reserve above the danger line.
There never was time when fnan-
cier was more needed at the head of
the Treasury. With an able man di-
recting our finances there would be
no more bond issues in times of pro-
found peace, but TIE able man is lack
ing and the bond issue will come
again in due time.
Representative Milliken, of Maine,
brought good sized section of the
Reed boom to Washington with him.
Said he: eff you should meet with
anyone who declared that New Eng
land was not for Tom Reed for Presi-
dent. challenge the statement with all
the emphasis at your command. New
England is for him and will back him
with all the force and enthusiasm that |
human nature can exert. But he is
not depending on his own section
alone. The American people admire,
to point approaching reverence, a !
man of big intellect, and SO Mr., Reed !
has a following to-day in every part |
of this broad land, and will have it
too, when the national convention
meets to select standard bearer.
That the Republicans will elect the
next president seems about as certain
as any thing can be in this world, and
that he will hail from Maine I sincere
ly hope and believe"
Perhaps the Civil Service Commits
sion isn't trying to aid the admins
tration in it's efforts to control the
next democratic national convention,
but all the same that will be the prac-
teal result of its official announce
ment that it is no violation of the
civil service rules for an office holder
to attend a political convention as
delegate The Commissioners evil
GlnIo1or1d
tends the letter he wrote during his
first term against that identical thing
to be ignored.
The talk about the ADMINISTRATORS
of adopting vigorous for
eign policy has been revived in con-
nection with the rumor that the bel
Iigerency of the Cuban Revolutionists
is shortly to be recognized. It will be
time enough however, to believe in
such a radical change when some
steps have actually been taken
towards such policy. Until then
the people only have the record it
has made to Judge the administration
by, and microscopical examination
would fail to shoy one single vigor-
Gus act in that record.
According to visiting republicans,
the prospect of success in Maryland
and Kentucky continues to improve.
The administration has made no
move to indicate that it wishes the
success of the German ticket in the
former state, and there is nothing to
indicate that it will At least one
member of the Cabinet-Hoke Smith
is credited with wishing defeat for
jhe German ticket. Mr.. w. Wines,
Of Greensboro, KY, is now in Wash
t.