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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.
Believed that the Deficit Cam be Materi
ally Reduced.

Washington, .. c., Aug. 22.-The ex-
pendtures of the government for the
first two-thirds of the present month ex-
ceeded the receipts by $1,000, 298, but
only 100000 remains to be paid on ac-
count of pensions and the treasury Off
Gals estimate that the deficit will be re-
duced during the next ten days to about
$5,OOO,O00. The excess of expenditures
over receipts during last month was S.
47S.3G6.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
SENATOR MILLS.

The distinguished senator from Texas does not agree with the president as to paying out gold from the treasury on demand. He sees no necessity for new issues of bonds to supply gold for the brokers who make a convenience of the treasury. The senator's attention was called to an objection made to that sec- tion of the bill introduced by him on the first day of the present session directing the secretary of the treasury to pay out silver when the reserve is below $100, ,000,- O00 that it would put gold at par and probably a premium.
 This reasoning" he replied, 'is utter ly fallacious. That result can take place only when the volume of silver or paper is so increased as to increase prices in this country, when gold would be ex- ported but no mere manipulation of the silver or paper now in circulation can change prices of products. If the treas- ury refuses gold for export the exporters
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
SPEAKER REEDS SPEECH.

MT. Reeds speech at the republican caucus may be fairly interpreted as pledge that in the coming session the po- tent influence of the chair will be cast against any project of legislation likely to cause a serious disturbance of bus mess. This is a sound and sensible pro- gramme. One might say that it is the declaration of a statesman rather than of politician, but indeed political acute ness reaches the highest development when it recognizes that the respect and confidence of conservative men is the best stepping stone to lasting success in politics-Boston Herald, Dem.
 Speaker Reeds caucus speech of Sat urday night is plainly a. disappointment to the high tariff wing of the party. His reference to a divided government" which usually leads to "small results" to the fact that sometimes rest is as healthful as exercise" and that i've can afford to wait" fell like a wet blanket on the array of interests seeking the spells of Mckinley tariff legislation, whose ad- vance guard has already reached Wash ington in the shape of wool growers. But MT. Reed will have his way. He speaks ex cathedra. He is complete master of the house.-Springfield Republican, Mug.
 Wool occupies so conspicuous a place among the great staple industries of this country, and has proved a source of so much national wealth and prosperity, that it is difficult to exaggerate the inn portance of the convention of wool grow CTS, which opens at Washington tomor- row. The wool growers will doubtless
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

silver should be put upon a perfect equality as of yore in the ratio of l6 to 1. This would not only add to the value of real estate and all sorts of property in the United States, but it would great ly encourage and stimulate the mining of silver in this country. In my view all the gold and silver that can be produced to our hints should be coined alike. The coin should be kept in the vaults Of the treasury and certificates of it given in all cases where certificates are preferred. These coin certificates should be the cur rency of the country; it would be the best in the world. In this age we do not wish to burden with the weight of either gold or silver in ordinary business transac- tions extending to distant places in the country, but we do want a paper cur rency which is redeemable al the will of the holder in coin dollar for dollar. Bank bills which are so common in use are only promises to pay in coin and are often issued in amounts of two and some times to three for one of coin in the vaults; but under the plan advocated by me the certificates would in no case rep resent anything but dollar for dollar.
 q haven't time to say more to you now. I will barely add that the pres ent depreciation of silver bullion and of the silver standard dollar arises solely from the degradation of silver by act of congress in 1873. Let congress declare, as it ought to- that 412k grains of standard silver is and shall be equivalent to 25 S-10 grains of gold in its purchasing and debt paying power, and instantly silver will be on par, if not above par. compared with gold.
 "To increase the quantity of silver in the present dollar of 4121A grains up to 4S0 grains, to make it equivalent to the present current value of 25 S-10 grains of gold, would be a great wrong to the laboring masses in the union whose taxes have to meet the public debt; the holders of the public debt at the time they re- ceived the bonds received them under the express stipulation that they were to be paid in United States coin, gold or sil- yer, at its then standard value, and all that is wanted to make gold and silver equal-to make 4121A grains of silver equal in the markets of the world to 25 S-10 gold-is for congress to put silver back on the list of the moneys of the United States as it was in 1873. I have lately made a report to the house of rep resentatives upon our coinage in which I urge not only the restoration of silver to it's debt-paying power. but also the adoption of metric coinage applicable alike to gold and silver. I will send you a copy of this in a few days when it comes from the press. Yours truly,
 ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

find a ready hearing on the part of con- gress, since any measure that tends to foster the growth of an American in- dustry and at the same time replenish sadly depleted treasury must necessarily commend itself to statesmen who have at heart the prestige and the welfare of the nation.-New York Tribune, Rep.
 MT. Reeds speech does not point to any legislation of much importance during the session of congress. Of course, how ever, nobody expected that there would be. Apparently the republicans will en- deavor to make the need of more revenue an excuse for re-enacting some of the Mckinley tariff duties, and in that they will have the active support of certain seekers for special favors, but while MT. Cleveland holds the veto power there is no probability that that transparent scheme can succeed. As for the pressing currency question, it does not look as yet as if the majority in the house was at all disposed to take it up seriously.- Providence Journal, Ind.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

must buy bills of exchange. If the treas ury notes are all paid or all bonded. the result would be the same. Exporters would pay premiums on gold when ex ported, but the gold standard would re- main unchanged.
 When" he continued, "the gold re- serve is over s100. 900 the treasury is in easy circumstances and may redeem its notes in either gold or silver as may be desired by the holder of its notes. When the reserve is under $100, ,000,00 the cautionary signal is up and the secretary should protect the government by paying in standard silver coins and stop run that may be made 10 embarrass the treasury and compel it to sell bonds to foreign and domestic capitalists seeking investment for idle millions"
 Explaining other provisions of the bill MT. Mills said he had provided for the coinage of the silver bullion in the treas ury into fractional coin rather than into dollars. because in that shape it would be more convenient, and that he had pro- vided for the issuance of treasury notes in case of a temporary deficiency in the revenues because the bonds bear inter est and the notes do not.
 If the esteemed Montgomery Adver- tiser will study Mir Mlps bill and the above explanatory remarks it will no longer place the Texas senator as one who indorses the financial policy of the administration. In the first place he wants more silver coin. Secondly, he holds that when gold gets below the $100,000,000 mark MT. Carlisle should pay out silver. Thirdly, when there is a de- felt the administration should resort to a new issue of treasury notes and not of bonds drawing interest Senator Mills Is not a cuckoo. He has views, and those views do not look towards retiring the greenbaclss. He is not ready to be retir- ed by his constituents for yet awhile.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
RIVER TRAFFIC.

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat of Fri day prints the following:
 l"trhe stockholders of the Mississippi Valley Transportation company will hold a. meeting on January IA to vote upon-the proposition to decrease the capital stock of the company from $2,0000 900 to $500,OO0 President Henry c. Haarstick, when asked yesterday as to the cause of the proposed action, said:
 This is the beginning of the end. Mississippi river traffic is no more what it used to be, and is continually growing less. The steady decline of river traffic
 in the past few years led me to suggest to the stockholders that our capital stock be reduced. The S1, 800, 900 which will be taken from our capital stock will be paid back to the stockholders pro rata. The company was organized in 1867 with a capital stock of $250,000. I have managed the corporation since 1869, and l have seen the time when every one of our sixty barges was loaded to the waters edge with wheat corn. oats or merchandise, bound for southern points along the riv- er It was nothing for our company to handle over ,OO0 OO0, 900 pounds of freight in one year. Now everything is changed.
 Asked what caused this decline in riy- CT traffic, MT. Haarstick said:
 Failure to deepen the channel of the Mississippi river has caused this falling off in business. The losses in river traffic in the past eighteen months were owing largely to the extreme low water. So far a great deal of money has been spent by the government, and little good accdm- plished. The snagboat service is excel- lent but what we most need is seven or eight good dredgeboats to dredge the channel of the river during the low wa ter period If we overlook our river traf7 fic St. Louis will in time lose the largest part of it's grain trade. Nothing can save US except an improved channel. About $20 00O 900 has been spent by the govern- ment in experimenting and slirmishing, but no definite benefits have been de- rived as far as navigation is concerned. I understand that strenuous effort will be made to attract the attention of con gress this winter to the present condi- tion of affairs.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

exchange all greenbacks and outstanding treasury notes issued in payment of sil- yer under the act of 1890 for the United States bonds, large and small, at low rate of interest and for long terms. It is as bold as it is simple. q have suggested a remedy" says the president, which my judgment approves I desire, how ever, to assure the congress that I am prepared to cooperate with them in per fecting any other measure promising thorough and practical relief" These are words of true patriotism, and patriot ism is the keynote of this elaborate mes sage-a wise, considered, far-seeing and genuine patriotism.-New York Herald n
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Professional Jealousy: "1t seems to me-" said the member of congress from the far west, that some Of these eastern men are not exactly considerate in their references to our state.' Don't you pay any attention to them," replied his friend, "They're envious because they don't collect as much mileage as we do. Washington Star.
 Patriotic citizens who care more for clean stable government without any
 bombast or claptrap than for spells or the success of a personal favorite will not be sorry to learn that the Minnesota republicans propose to present the name of Senator Cushman K. Davis as can didate for president before the next re-
 publican national convention.-Philadel-
 phia Times, Rep.
 The proposition is completely justified
 by the situation, and would be prompt,
 sure and complete in it's operations. It
 would at once begin the actual abate-
 ment of our difficulties and 1t would give to the whole world the absolute assur- ance that the cause of those difficulties
 was permanently to be removed While the proposition of the president may with moderation be thus emphatically in- dorsed, he does not insist on it's details; he urges only its principle, which is i'm pregnable.-New York Times, Mug.
 We are likely to have boundary dis pute of our own on hand soon of much | the same character as that Of Venezuela, | and there is little probability of any other of the kind arising since the Mos quito case has disappeared. We must SC | define our doctrine as to apply it to our | own case It will not do to make one law | for South America and hold a different rule for Alaska. Most of the resolutions so far reported from Washington are | faulty in exact definition They should | be pooled and one well-considered state | ment be prepared which should have | careful and dignified discussion. Then we should be prepared to stand by it at | the cost of war.-Milwaukee Journal The solution offered Is simple enough ] and effectual. The president proposes to
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
National Hotel, "Washington, Jan. 26. 1882.

"Mr H. D. Barrows, Los Angeles Cal.-
 My Dear Sir: Your letter of the 14th instant with enclosed slips was received this evening. Allow me to thank you for it. The subject is one of the gravest that now occupies the attention of congress and the thinking men throughout the. United States. The reason that silver bullion has been depreciated since 1873 in this country is that congress, in Febru- ary, 1873, struck silver from the list of money of the United States. The mo- ment that this act of congress was pass ed gold was made the only legal standard of values in this country. That was a great error. and was attended with in- finite mischief in the United States.
 ''In 1792 MT. Hamilton and the patriotic statesmen of that day recognized in our coinage the bimetallic system of money; that is, he and they recognized silver as money, as well as gold, at the ratio of about 16 parts of silver as equivalent to 1 of gold.
 "Under this regulation and coinage we were prosperous in 1873. When silver was deprived of it's debt-paying power as an equivalent to gold at the ratio stated silver in the markets of the world was at a premium over gold. It is useless to go into reasons why this change was adopt ed in our system or by what unseen hands it was effected. The true policy of this country is to return to the system of our fathers. If the government should W. provide for the free coinage of silver as it does of gold, and make 412h grains of standard silver equivalent to 25 n8-10 grains of gold then silver would imme- diately return to it's original dignity in the markets of the world in purchasing and debt paying power. This is the real function of money, and in this country this equality should be maintained. s. :
 ''The debts and bonds of the United
 States provided for payment in gold or
 silver coin at the then standard value; it
 was a great wrong to the tax payers on
 whom rests the payment of the public
 debt to strike suver from the list of money as was dor in 1873. It was that
 blow which changed the values of the property of the United States. More than half of the money of the world was at that time silver. q The total amount in the world in 1873 was estimated at $S,000,- 900, 900; of these $4,500, 100000 were silver and $3,500, 100000 were gold in round numbers. The ruinous consequences which attended this bad act of admins tration were seen in the failures of mer- cantile houses and business men.amount- ing to more than half the public debt of the United States within the last nine years Now am for free coinage of silver bullion just as of gold. Gold and
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

It is said that Henri and Grover don't speak now when they meet. If Grover had as many original ideas" as Henri he would have to rent ground to stack fhpm oO
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The Brundidge News says that MT. Clarke is in Washington attending quiet Iy to his congressional duties. That is a mistake MT Clarke has been trying a law case in Mobile and was in Mont gomery last Saturday. It is supposed he was attending a conference to get out another candidate for governor. MT. Clarke has not been in Washington since congress assembled.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The North Alabamian thinks MT. Glass should enter the race for governor. If MT Glass should conclude to enter the race the Advertiser would never have to modify any conclusions as to inter- views etc.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

What has become of Powell of Gull man? We have heard of no bloodshed up there yet. Is Powell turning his ploughshares into swords and getting ready for the conflict?
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The postoffice <fd echoes are not even satisfied with Captain Johnston's silence. They want him to declare himself on sev- eral minor state apestions-questions that have not even rose to the dignity of issues. The postofffces are indeed sorely distressed Journal.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

In his speech before the legislature of Georgia last week MT. Secretary Hoke Smith said that up to 1893 he did not know enough about the financial ques- tion to even have a suspicion. If MT. Smith knew so little up to that date it is no wonder that he is still in the dark on the question:
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The State Herald is willing to hazard something that neither Governor Oates nor Colonel Tompkins were invited to the conference at Montgomery last Satur- day. It is supposed that senatorial honors were visible in the distance
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
ALEXANDER STEPHENS.

Opinion Of the Great Georgian as to Silver.
 A Striking Letter.
 The following letter from Hon. A. H. Stephens, once vice-president of the Southern Confederacy, and for so many years before and after the war a repre- sentative and senator in congress, has just been republished, and is worth read ing:
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

MT. Cleveland does not approve his own administration. He refused to sign the tariff bill and now comments it's wise operation.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

If we are to have an administration" candidate let's have one that approves all the acts and appointments and poli- cies of all the administrations, state and national. It would be a shame to follow the commander-in-chief and ignore the brigadier-general.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The departure of President Cleveland on a hunting excursion, to be gone six or seven days, with congress about to begin the work of legislation, some of which is badly needed for the country, was the subject of considerable com ment in the house
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

It is universally conceded that the fee system should be abolished and that fed eral officials should be placed on salaries, but so far congress has not been able to reach such a salutary reform. We are glad to see from the report of Attorney General Harmon that he earnestly rec ommendS the change.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The man with grievance is generally a man who ought to have one.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

There are thousands of democrats who remember the period from 1868 to 1874, when negroes and carpetbaggers filled the capitol at Montgomery and legisla- ton was on sale to the highest bidder. And these democrats do not wish any factional fight that will tend to restore that safurnalia of corruption.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD

 Entered at the postoffiee at Birmingham, Ala, as second-class matter. Eastern Business Office. IS Tribune Build- ing. New York; Western Business Office, SO9 ''1he Rookery," Chicago. $. c. Beckwith, Sole Agent Foreign Advertising. Notice to Subscribers-When subscribers desire to have their papers changed, they must specify where the paper is now going and where they wish it changed to. Watch the label on your paper and see when your time expires. The State Herald will appreciate news from any community. If at a small place where it has no regular correspondent, news reports of neighborhood happenings from any friend will be gratefully received. All communications. of whatever charac- ter or length, should be written on only one side of the sheet.
 
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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

Federation. moderation, salvation.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

It is really cheeky in the secretary of the interior, after admitting that he did not know what the legal ratio between gold and silver was up to 1893, to proceed to tell the country that he now knows more about the financial question than such men as Morgan and Beck, Alexan- der Stephens and Thomas Jefferson.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

It seems that MT. Clarke is to be called on to save the party by spontaneous appeal of the democratic masses on let ters sent out, prepared for signature, by a self-constituted committee of saviors. It would have been so much more artful to have had these letters come in the natural hand of the enthusiastic signers.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

Entered at the postofIiee at Birmingham, Ala, as second-class matter.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

The nomination of Judge Rufus w. lPeckham to the vacant place on the United States supreme court bench is in every way excellent. Judge Peckham is not only man of high character and eminent learning in the law but his ten years experience on the bench in New York as justice of the supreme court and court of appeals has given him a special ly good training in judicial work.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10

Some of our populite friends are ready to fuse (Moseley says he prefers "com- bine;" he doesn't like to welt populite) with the republicans in order to get fair election law The republicans had control once in Alabama, and under their law there was no penalty whatever for illegal or fraudulent voting; but the man who challenged fraudulent voter could be indicted and jailed. The State Herald does not want any colored brothers to enact laws for it.