The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, April Is. 1895.

That silver now has the center OF the po-
litical stage is as plain to it's enemies as to
its friends, although, of course, opinions
differ as to its ability to hold that position
until the Presidential tickets are launched,
and as to the part it is to play in next years
campaign. But it is present conditions not
those of next year, which are occupying the
attention Of the country. From north,
south, east and west comes news of the
agitation of the silver question. Politicians
from the east, where silver has been sup.
posed to have little or no following, have
reported an unusual interest being displayed
in the question by workingmen. One anti
silver Senator told several Washington
friends that street car driver at his home,
in An eastern state had asked him questions
about silver which he could not satisfactorily
answer offhand, and which the man assured
him would have to be answered in the next
campaign. The administration Democrats
are considerably alarmed over the move
ments in Illinois, Minnesota and other states
to commit the Democracy to free coinage,
but that movement is being openly en-.
couraged by silver Democrats of other states
For instance, Senator Roach, of North
Dakota, at present in Washington, says in a
published interview, after heartily com.
mending the movement: "If we put free
silver plank in our national platform, there
will be no third ticket in the field, and the
Democratic candidate will be elected"
There has been great activity among the
anti-silver Democrats lately, but it is so
far entirely secret. But it cannot remain
SO much longer. Any day public move
may be made that will not only disclose the
plan of the campaign the administration
proposes wagng against silver but will also
show whether the talk of again running
President Cleveland, upon an anti-silver
platform, has anything more serious behind
it than the wishes OF few of his personal
friends
Treasury officials have just discovered a
new and dangerous counterfeit S. note. 1t
purports to have been issued by the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank of New York;
is of the 1892 series, check letter f aud has
portrait of Garfield on it, Warnings have
been sent to banks, with full description
OF the counterfeit note, whic is photo
graphic reproduction of the genuine.
1t seems odd that men should have been
allowed to hold regular commissions in the
United States army without themselves
being American citizens, but they have.
When Maj. Charles Stuart, who has been a
surgeon in the United States army since
March 3, 1864, took out his naturalization
papers, last week, the last alien to hold a
commission in the army passed off the stage,
and for the FIRST time since early in the late
war every holder Of a commission in oul
army is an American citizen. The practice
of commissioning aliens originated with the
necessity for trained officers during the wal
and has long ago been abandoned, but il
took long time to get at all the aliens and
compel them to either take out naturaliza
tion papers or leaye the service. For sew
ersl years a determined effort has been mad
to Americanize the enlisted men in the arm,
and navy, and the percentage of Americans
is rapidly growing in both.
The jngoists are in state bordering o,
despair because of the unofficial news tina
Nicaragua had made an answer to Grea
Britain's ultimatum that was entirely salts
factory. Most people are however, hearth
glad that the matter is to have a pacifi
ending 1t is now apparent that many o
those who poohpoohed any danger of con
Aict between the United States and Grea
Britain over the enforcement of the Monro
doctrine were in reality very much alarmed
fearing that Nicaragua, relying upon tn
jingoistio sentiment so prevalent 10 tn
newspapers Of the United States, woul
make defiant answer to Great Britai
which would provoke the British into tn
use of force. But as "alls we'll that end
we'll, why discuss possibilities of trouble
now happily averted, unless the news of
settlement is erroneous.
A weeks study of the half way decision
the income tax question has only resulted
adding to the dissatisfaction with which Il
action, or rather non-action of the Supren
Court, isregarded. The administration wi
collect the tax upon all incomes excel
those from rents or bonds, municipal an
state, and trust to luck as to what will
the result Of the rehearing and positive
cision with a full bench sitting. 1t is r
ported that Justice Jackson has consent,
to sit at the rehearpg, regardless of b
health in order that the constitutionali
of the tax may be settled. Justice Jacks,
is believed to favor upholdiug the law, b
two other members of the Court who vot
that way are said to be shaky on the que
tion.
"Ah, young feller, you don't know VIII
poverty is" said Rusty Whiskers. "Ws
till you've been like me. Many's the til
l amt had cent to buy booze, and the on
way could get drunk was to whirl rrou