Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1895-07-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 19, 1895.

VIII there be another BOND issue, OF
an extra session of Congress? Those
questions are being discussed, nowith-
stancing Secretary Carlisles statement
that there is nothing alarming about
the governments finances. tits known
that the bond syndicate wants another
issue of bonds, which under their con-
tract would have to be sold to them at
the old price, if issued previous to Oc-
tober 15,next, and that it iteXpects to get
it. Prominent democrats have protest
ed against another issue of bonds, ad-
vising instead the calling of an extra
session of Congress, if the treasury
finds itself unable to get along until
the regular session. But there is no
certainty that Congress, which will be
strongly anti-administration, would
provide the money in time, even if an
extra session were called. 1t is predic-
ted that unless there should be an un-
expectedly large increase in the reve-
nues of the government within the
next three months the gold reserve
will have to be encroached upon to
meet ordinary obligations. Mean
while there is always danger that the
gold speculators may draw the gold
| out.
Secretary Hoke Smith left for Geor-
gia today to take part in the state cam
paign and to explain to the democratic
voters why he changed from silver to
gold after he became a member OF Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet. The explanation
he gave in Washington was that he
had never studied the question until
he entered the cabinet, but that may
not go down in Georgia. Smith thinks
and dreams of little but his desire to
succeed Gordon in the senate. 1t
seems rather queer that just as Mr..
Smith is going into Georgia to preach
against silver that Ex-speaker Crisp,
) who will be one of Smiths opponents
{ in the fight for that seat in the senate,
and who is a silver man, or says he is,
SuOulu SC0UlhS ASeAS W ~
European tour for his health.
Verify, politics is an uncertain game.
| This is constantly being brought to
mind, but there has been no more
t striking reminder of it than the asser-
, tion made here this week by EX-sena-
tor Sanders of Montana, that the re-
! publicans of Montana were in favor of
= the nomination OF John Sherman for
S president. 1t would not have been
more astonishing had Senator Hill de-
clared in favored of third term for
Mr.. Cleveland, or the latter gentleman
: in favor of the nomination OF the form.
! er. Lest one should suppose this state,
e ment to be manufactured the words Of
V Ex-senator Sanders are appe d d
"You can say for me that Montana
= thinks that John Sherman is the MAJ
: for the place, and, although we have
e been informed by him that he woult
II not accept the nomination If it wer'
ic offered him, our delegation will cast
complimentary vote for the great inan
/. cier."
According to the latest story curren
u in Washington, President Cleveland
S. about to spring q surprise on thos
m democratic senators and representa-
j. tives who still refuse to abandon thei
advocacy of the free coinage OF silver
!, and to endorse the s'sound money" pol
- cy laid down by President Clevelan
to and Secretary Carlisle. This surpris
1p is to be the removal of every FEEDER;
nt office holder appointed on the recon
4 mendation of silver democrat {
representative, as fast as men recon
: mended by ''sound money" democra
RS can be agreed upon to take their place
is That would be an Andrew Jackson so
I'd of policy sure enough, but, in view
=, President Cleveland's civil service +
form professions, it is difficult to b
~ lieve that he really coutemplates pu
ting such policy into effect, althoue
prominent members of his party
~ lieve it and endorse it, too. Shou
ne such programme really be carrie
he out it would mean change in mo
,te than half of the Federal offices in Il
~, south, unless the men who now no
them should placate the administr
. by declaring for ''sound money" Su
ID a policy would make certain Preside
uc- Cleveland's control of the next den
The cratic national convention, but
81 would all the same be very seriC
mistake both for him and his par
1t would not be the first time, nor t
owe second, that an administration
lor- tried to muzzle the opponents of
did policy. But in no case in which t
no muzzling process has been resorted
has the administration which tried
- or the party it represented been
DTS gamer thereby. 1t is obnoxious to
his American sense of fair play. Ar.
1lly with man and convince him, If
b,4 5optf ohnf HE mouth