Catoctin clarion., 1895-05-09

interest IN the nlaCCeI Ills AZ AAe oe1nS
able to supply the demand for any sort
of political literature says on this sub
iect VT is remarkable that practically
all of the popular financial literature Is
on the silver side Of the question. There
is only one important book, Macleod's
Bimetallism, which stands up for gold,
and that is foreign publication: From
all kinds of sources-many OF the m
surprising--come pamphlet arguments
for silver. There is great demand for
any kind of popular anti-silyer con-
tentions, but with one or two exceptions
there is no material in the book market
that comes near to fulfilling the require
ments. 1t seems to me that the admin
istration, which is committed to gold'
should make some statement OF Its be-
liet which can be easily digested by folks
who are not experts in finance: l am
constantly asked, verbally and by mall'
it there is not such publication in ex .
istence. | can supply the friends OF
silver with all the arguments they want
but the demand from their opponents
goes unsatisfed simply because there Is
nothing to satisfy it WITH :. ,
There was general feeling of rellei
in Washington when the news arrived
that the dispute between Nicaragua and
England had been practically settled
Although absolutely nothing could be
learned at the State department about
this governments acts or intentions, the
cable news from London made it PLAIN
that the situation was a dangerous one
and would continue to be as long as
the English occupied Corinto; a few
hot heads or fools on either side cou;d
easily have started a war that would
almost certainly have involved this
country. AS to how the administration
and the Monroe doctrine comes out OF
the affair, there are all sorts ofopnlons
depending entirely upon the point from
which the matter is viewed. The critics
of the administration are most numerous
more numerous, probably, than they
would be had the State department
made public the position of this GOV
ernment, instead of refusing to give out
ANYTHING concerning it, as partisan pol
itics seldom cut any figure in the sup
port given all administrations in deal
ing with our foreign relations.
The argument for rehearing OF the
income tax cases begun to-day before
the Supreme Court. A decision is ex-
pected this week, but there is much
doubt as to its nature.
The U. S. engineer commission which
is to make an inspection of the Nlcara-
qua Canal, in accordance with an act
Of the last Congress, will sail from
Mobile, Ala, this week, on the .. S. S.
ntgomery, going direct to Grey town,
which is at one end of the canal, or
rather the proposed canal. The report
of this commission will probably be an
| important factor in determining wha.
Congress will do about the canal, as it
will contain much that has not been
obtainable from sources calculated tc
inspire confidence.
lion. Charles Foster, Of Ohio, who
was President Harrison's Secretary Of
the Treasury, is in Washington. When
asked what be thought the two Old
parties would do with the fnancia,
question he said: "The republicans will
not vary from their present attitude
but will stand pat on their previous
declarations. The democrats will be
dominated by the free silver wing Of
the party and, after coming out squarely
for free coinage in their national con-
vention, will put up candidate ir
known sympathy with that policy"
Ex-senator Blair, of N. H., offers
this solution Of the silver question, which
is significant when his residence and
party afIilation are considered Wet
Congress declare that or July lst, 1898
this country shall begin the free coinage
of silver. That will give the world
notice. If that should be done We would
have no more trouble than we did in
resuming specie payments, of which
notice was given four years ahead. The
other nations would fall in line grace.
fully, for they would be in a measure
compelled to do so. The idea Of secur.
ing international consent by any other
method is a snare and a delusion. The
world needs silver and the United States
can we'll afford to take the initiative in
! its reha bilitatiOn "