The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August 10,

IRON our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON d. c., August 10, 1895.
The American who can hear the Treasury
officials talk about the gold reserve without
experiencing sense of humiliation has
queer make up. These officials never refer
to the Secretary Of the Treasury nor the ad-
Illustration. rs having the power to keep the
gold reserve intact, but always to their reli-
ance upon the power of the foreign bond
syndicate to protect the gold reserve. When
asked about last weeks heavy withdrawal of
gold from the Treasury these officials say oh,
that's OF 10 Importance" They then pro-
eeed to inform you that the foreign bond
syndicate would have prevented the with
drawal OF chat gold had it deemed it neces-
sary to do 50, and have the gall to add that
the foreign bond syndicate has since last
February lived up to its contract and pro-
tected the gold reserve. Do you understand
what that statement means? Illuminating as
1t Is, 1t means that the democratic admins,
tration. convinced of it, own lack of ilnancia'
ability, paid the foreign bond syndicate 5l0,-
900, 000-the profit OH the bonds sold to the
syndicate to guarantee the protection of the
gold reserve in the U. S. Treasury from Feb
ruary to October and, instead of being
heartily ashamed OF the disgraceful deal
democratic officials actually gloat over it and
constantly express their satisfaction over the
bought protection thev are enjoying. Sec
rotary Carlisle ielt so secure that he has with
his own and one OF his sons families gone on
iunket through the Great Lakes, on Il gov
irbt hos 10
for the country that only two months will
elapSe IRON the expiration of this dearly
bought and disgraceful protection of the U. S.
Treasury and the meeting of the republican
Congress. Republicans have never found
l; necessary to pay foreigners to maintain
the credit Of OF the L. s., and never will.
The Allison boom was brought to Washing
ton day or two ago by Hon. J. n. Baldwin,
OF Council Bluffs. Iowa, who is good talker
and who has it all fixed, in his own mind.
He said: Il expect to soc Senator Allison
nominated and elected President.
His 35 years experience in Congress-; his
Trough knowledge OF economic questions;
his familiarity with tariff and finance; his
broad guage ideas and conservative stand on
ali the great issues of the day pre-emnently
lit him for the great office" Up to this point
any good republican will agree with Mr..
baldwin, but in what follows many will not:
Mr.. Reed is too far east; Gov Mckinley re-
presents too extreme view of protection;
Gen. Harrison has had his turn and acquitted
himself nobly, but it isn't in the book OF
destiny for him to inhabit the White House
again. SO it is apparent that of all the dis
tinguished men mentioned Senator Allison
takes precedence by reason of his superb
qualifications and his availability No re-
publican would, Judging from what those
who come to Washington have said, object to
Senator Allison as the purty's candidate, but
with the exception Of Mr.. Baldwin none Of
| them have credited him with any chance
for The nomination. except in the event of a
deadlock between those who will enter the
convention with moro votes. His whole
Strength lies in his being an ideal compromise
candidate: but SUPPOSE NO compromise is
needed:
That deal between the administration and
Joe Blackburn is off, very much off. Black.
burn broke it up, but his friends say that it
was because he found out that the admins
tration was trying to keep his mouth shut
by trickery, while it was steadily plotting to
prevent his being returned to the Senate.
According to the best obtainabe information
| il is 10 be war to the death from this time on.
Blackburn is bitterly denouncing the admin
istration from the stump, and more deter
mined. his friends say, than ever in his pre-
ference for IA republican rather than Il Ceve-
land democratic senator from Kentucky
The democrats are becoming as much al
armed about Maryland as they have been for
some time about Kentucky. The Cleveland
democrats are disgruntled over the knock
down that Senator German has given them,
and so far they have refused to accept the
soft soap given the administration in the
resolutions adopted by the German State
Convention as an equivalent for the nomina-
ton Of an entire German ticket. Members
of the administration are trying to bring
pressure to bear upon the Maryland demo-
Gratis to make them work for the German
ticket, not that they love German, but be-
cause they fear the capture or the state by
the republicans. Some of the MARYLAND anti
German democrats have said openly that
they would be glad to see Maryland carried
by the republicans because it would not only
kill German Us Il presidential candidate but
would destroy his influence. both at home
and in the democratic national convention.
The Maryland republicans are not disdainine
any assistance from the anti German demo-
Gratis, although they are confident of carry
ing the State.