The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-10-04
ashingfon Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


decision Mr.. Cleveland and his Wall
street advisers have arrived at concern
ing government finances and another
issue of bonds. On Saturday he was
telegraphed for by Mr.. Cleveland, and,
although he had to break several I'M
portaut engagements TO do so, he
caught the first trian from Washing
ton. Some people might not consider
It proper or dignifed for the Secretary
IF the Treasury os the United States
70 be hnrriedly called upon to travel
several hundred miles III order TO
ascertain what the Treasury Depart
ment was going to do, but Mr.. Carlisle,
il he hasn't become used to that sort
Z. treatment, has at least ro grin and
aear it, as it is about the only kind be
gets from Mr.. Cleveland. When the
last bond issue was determined upon
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle were
holh in Washington, but Mr.. Carlisle
didl't know anything about 1t until
after a member OF the syndicate which
negotiated the deal with Mr.. Cleveland
-nt back to New York and was inter
vie we'd for newspaper. SO 1t Is not
probable that he was surprised to be
summoned to Buzzard's Bay to learn
what he must do.
Treasury Officials have oeen little
easier in mind during the last few days,
as there has been less demand for gold
for export, but they know that more
money must be had from somewhere
sooner or later. even if not another
dollar in gold is sent TO Europe for
year. The receipts of the government
are way below its expenditures and
it is only question Of time when the
gold reserve Will have to be encroached
upon to meet the governments current
expenses, as this administration has
already had to do, unless Congress
comes to the rescue by providing for
more revenue. This the Republican
Congress will be glad to do, but it is
not so certain that its method of doing
it viii be acceptable to Mr.. Cleveland,
as the revenue will be provided for by
tariff revision along the lines of repub-
lican protection for American indus
tries.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, in his
denial of a reported change in his
silver views, went a little too far to
please the rock-bound l6 to / silver
men. He said that he would gladly
vote for free coinage at a ratio OF 16
to one, but that failing to get that he
would also gladly vote for any other
ratio that could command majority
in Congress
Mr. Curtis is one OF the assistant
secretaries of the Treasury. He is
also one OF the maddest men in Wash
ington, but he isn't mad enough to
resign-there is very comfortable
salary attached to his Office, and barr
ing accidents he expects to continue
drawing it until March 4th, 1897. Mr..
Curtis pet halucination, which, by
the way. isn't shared by anyone else,
is that he is great financier. During
last week Mr.. Curtis was in New York
fitting about among the members Of
the bond syndicate and other big bank
ers, and having his daily movements
chronicled in the newspapers in con-
nection with speculations as to why
he was there and what sort of a finan-
cial deal he was making. He was in
his glory, but it was short lived. The
Treasury department gave to the press
statement saying tnat Mr.. Curtis
was on his vacation and that If he
spent good portion of his time in
Wall street it was for his own pleasure
or business and had no connection what.
ever with the governments finances.
That took all the wind out of his
sails, and he came back to Washing
ton mad all over. He can't say any
thing to his superiors for fear that he
may be called upon to resign that
comfortable salary, but he is taking it
out on the poor devils who are unfor-
tunate enough to be his subordinates.
Where was Dan Lamont last week.
He wasn'tin Washington, and nobody
seemed to know where he was. As
Secretary of War Dan was on the pro-
gramme for speech a. the Chicka-
maugua battlefield exercises. But he
didn't make that speech. Didn't even
attend the dedication ceremonies. He
never made a speech in his life,
although he is credited with having
written some that made stir, and
some say that Dan ran off and hid
himself somewhere just to keep from