The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-21
WASHINGTON LITTER.
ON err Regular Cosrsspondeat.l

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WAsHiHoroN. Sept. l8, 1895.
Secretary Carlisle's assistants an
over doing the making Of protests
against rumored preparations fol
another bond issue. Their mem
cries must be short. Before each
of those other bond issues these
same protests we're made, but the
bonds were also issued. Those who
are now saying that the bond syn.
dictate, which officials admit to be
the sole reliance of Secretary Car.
Isle in keeping tho gold reserve
near the hundred million mark, will
shortly remove its props and force
another bond issue, which under
their contract they will have the
refusal of at The same price paid
for the last issue of bonds, may be
wrong, but probability seems to lean
quite markedly their way. The OBJ
legation of the syndicate to assist
in maintaining the gold reserve will,
according to those connected with
the administration, cease October /.
In other words, the administration
will have no ground for complaint
should the syndicate openly raid
the gold in the Treasury on the
morning of October End. If that
be true the syndicate will probably
do whatever it is most profitable
for it to do, regardless of the inter-
est of the United States government,
or that of anybody else outside of
the syndicate. According to what
are believed to be trustworthy fig
ures, the syndicate made a profit
of $1O,OOO,O 900 on it's last purchase
of bonds from the government, and
upon another issue of equal amount
would doubtless make as much or
more. Is there any way that the
syndicate can make as much by
helping the administration to main
tain the gold reserve? If not, the
syndicate will almost certainly try
to force another bond issue. Profit
is what the syndicate wants, and
will get whenever it can.
For nearly a year work has been
done towards the artistic improve
ment of Uncle Sans paper money,
and in the near future new one,
two, five and ten dollar bills will
be the most artistic notes ever is
sued by any government. The de-
signs for these notes are the work
of three leading American artists
the five and ten dollar bills by Wal
ter Sherlow, the one by E. H. Blash-
field, and the two by Will Lowe.
The five dollar note will be the first
issued and that will probably be in
the hands of the public by the first
of November.
Senator Mills of Texas, has gone
home, but before going he defined
his position on the silver question.
and his enemies say the definition
lodges, or attempts to dodge, his
constituents, if not the silver ques-
ton. He declares against the free
coinage of silver at Is to / without
an international agreement, but
says he will vote for it if the Texas
democratic State convention of
next year declares in its favor. Mr..
Mills also declared himself opposed
to a third term for Mr.. Cleveland
or any other President.
1t is now said to be doubtful
whether MIR. Carlisle takes any fur
Their part in the Kentucky campaign,
he had fully made up his
mind to go there and make some
speeches. The origin Of the doubt
seems to be that some of his friends
in Kentucky have advised him to
stay out of the state until after
election.
The friends of the other would-be
for the democratic pres
idential nomination are growing
FESTIVE under President Cleveland's
continued silence concerning the
proposal to make him candidate
for a third term. This has been
particularly noticeable since Sena-
tor Gray, of Delaware, came out in
support of Mr.. Cleveland for third
term. These men say that Mr..
Cleveland should either say that he
would or would not accept another
nomination; that his silence is an
injustice to other prominent mem
bers of his party who might wish to
try for the nomination. Secretary
Lamont, who probably enjoys the
Presidents confidence to greater
extent than any other member OF
the cabinet. went to Gray Gables to
see him this week, and it is thought
that the third term nomination was
one of the things discussed.
Lieut.. Gen. Schofeld, comman-
der of the army, will reach the age
of retirement on the 29th inst. His
successor has not been announced.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles ia the senior
major general of tho army, and
under ordinary circumstances he
would he ten. SchOfield's auccessOr.
and he may be, but there is much
political opposition to his selection.