The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.



WASHINGTON, D. G.. February /, 1895.
President Cleveland would much prefer
that Congress would pass bill, eithefin ac-
cordance with the Recommendations contain
ed in his special message, or with Its own
ideas of what ought to be done to enable the
government to redeem its promises to pay
when presented but If Congress does moth
ing, he does not propose to sit idle and see
the credit of the government injured by the
lack of gold to redeem its notes. He has
given Congress last chance to act, but If
such leading members of the Senate as Vest
and Sherman do not mistake the situation,
the Senate is tied hand and foot and cannot
act, even if the House passes the bill now
before the committee of Banking and Cur
rency, which proposes to carry the recon-
mepdations of the Presidentinto effect. That
being the case it may be set down as certain
that President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle will act. They will issue more bonds
10 pet the gold to redeem the greenbackS and
Treasury notes, under the specie resumption
act of 1875, and the President has said that
he would continue TO issue bonds as often as
gold is required until Congress relieves the
situation by legislation.
AS President Cleveland and every member
of the Cabinet understands and construes the
present laws, it is no longer question OF
whether one favors the issue Of bonds, but OF
getting gold, which can only be gotten by
bonds Whether Congress Authorlzes an
issue of bonds or not. bonds Will be issued
When Congress declines to sanction the issue
of bonds 1t is under the circumstances the
act of a coward inasmuch as 1T is shirking
the responsibility that properly belongs to
Congress. Besides, Congress in providing
for bonds could accompany it with remedial
legislation which would put an end to the
gold raid upon the Treasury.
chairman Wilson is confident that thebi
FOR the repeal of the differential duty on
supar from countries which pay an export
bounty, which passed the House by the very
decisive vote OF 239 81, will pass the Senate
and become law. His confidence IS based
r,on assurances given him by Senators OF all
,,r,ies that they would support the bill and
help to push it through the Senate.
The National Board of Trade, which held
SIC twenty y-fiith annual session in Washing,
con This week, unanimously endorsed Pres
ilent Cleveland's plan for the relief OF the
rrraasurv which is embodied in the financial
M NOW before the House. This action is
-.garded as significant: If the National
Roard of Trade, which, like Congress, is
composed of men of different political be.
Iiefs from different sections of the country,
can unanimously agree, why cannot Con
gress do the same. Congress is being del
nged with similar endorsements te legraphed
b9 organizations Of business men in all Sec
tions. @
The " drummers' bill, = allowing the issue
~ 1000 mile interchangeable railroad tickets.
at reduced rates, now only needs the Presi-
dent,s signature to become a law.
POSTMASTER General Bfsseil is the latest
Cabinet victim sofathe weekly resignation
rnmor. Mr.. Bisself has not and never had
the slightest idea of resignills, and and ne. IS en-
tireIv at a loss to know. why he should have
heen selected by those who seemto be s:;lder
contract to report an impending resignation
Sror, the Cabinet at least once week. only
u .Tn members of the Cabinet-Secretaries
LAMONT and Herbert--haye escaped having