The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Gossip from :!,e National Capitol Pol
it:ct:rs Silir:lins ana DodSiuS
Tic Financial Question.

fCr OF" R-:e:;.r Correspondent
Tae silver ncl wara greatly rs!:s9ed when
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, rerlldiated the
'n.eryiew. published whiI7 he was on his
way n1rIe irpm Europe; which Icla;!" hii2
say l!!at liz hal become convinced that the
i-ec coinage Of silvar at the ratio oi 1G to
by thc U4its:l States alone was Impractical
Die. S>ratof V:st docs not srate IarS"agc
il il.,: 3:!n Xix I'll" manufacturer Of tait IL
teryirw, noS i'll aNno1":,:lg that Ils has nos
changed his r@w: ii favor :: free coinage
by ever: i hairs br-a.'t:,.
l: il we're not sab L serious matter i
w0%lI r,$il :; hc amusing 10 500 how tAs pol
iticans 10 l:;. I'll | sh:-& iis fnaJ";al qaes
ton. A striking instance has j!5t be:u cir
cn t. th 25: who are p1$tsi on the inside
workings Of tie dr.MLsratic and republican
parties The republican criticism OF the
democratic management because Of the gen
era belief that another bond isslle isi!annnd-
Ing. These rr!tic:3:Is we're very Calling 70
President Cleveland, and, in order - sec i
he couldn't to al extent St2plheal. b" caused
it to be ;ntimateJ 10 certain leading rtpu:'Ii-
cans thu. il there was not a "let MP he
woTll call in extra session of Congress and
turn the whole matter over - that body. and
lct ,lr people see what the republicans hal
to Offer for the relief of the treasury o.
cnursa wouldn't unI.rtateto say that the
threat frighlcuel t!Ie Republican lea:l"rS. but
it is crrtan that after it was maic thore was
4 prrccrtiDe modification Of the editorial
comments Ia certain papers kno%" to be IL
Gucn2cd by the views of thosc leaders. It Is
also certain that III: republicans do not look
forward with aaT pleasure to the time
when Congress viii have to take up the
linaDcial question. They have no plaa to
! offer other than 10 jnc:ea5e tn" revenues Of
the government ~ rhsaga5 IL the ta-ifl.
Asil" from The tariff lie lln2ncia! policy o!
the Cleveland administration is precisely
that which MAS followed By The Harrison ad-
minis. ration. which eameso nearto an issue
OF beads tia. the plates from which they
we're to be printed were made at the Bureau
OF Engraving anI Printing.
There is no question about the art Of gun
mavIng kept; fa'ly abreas: 0: that OF armor
plat!n:- for:Ae protection Of ships. Undis-
putatie evidence Of lhat assertion has just
been gyer 1t the government triaI grounds:
near Washington. 4 Ha:' eyi1cl rickel-steel
plate II inches hick one of the besteyer made,
vas fastene.it0 structure representing the
side OF The batticship Iowa, and used fo- a
target for thirteen in"h r;de, earring an
--pieTciag shell weighing 1.135 pounds.
Oalv one shot was fred. The she'll went
through :he a.nor just as though 1t had been
50 mu>h pastoboar1. and buried iiself deep
in the sand which was packed deep behind
the plate Il is the n-ninc ci naEci oHelc;ais
that there Is 40 armocci ship ahoat thai
could stand before this gun at close range.
1t costs a sn;ai; fortune to fire th:s gan. The
she'll is Z, very expensive affair and $50 pounds
Of roTI.r we're used > make til! tr;a! shot