Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[sPE DIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR. !

decision Mr.. Cleveland and his Wall
street advisers have arrived at con-
corning government finances and an
other issue of bonds. On Saturday
he was telegraphed for by Mr.. Cleve-
land, and although he had to break
several important engagements to do
SO, he caught the first train for Wash
ington. Some people might not con-
slider it proper or dignified for the
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States to be hurridly called
upon to travel several hundred miles
in order to ascertain what the Treas
ury Department was going to do, but
Mr.. Carlisle, if he hasn't become used
to that sort of treatment, has at least
to grin and bear it, as it is about the
only kind he gets from Mr.. Cleveland.
When the last bond issue was deter
Carlisle were both in Washington, but
Mr.. Carlisle didn't know anything
about it until after member of the
syndicate which negotiated the deal
with Mr.. Cleveland got back to New
York and was interviewed for news
paper. So it is not probable that he
was surprised to be summoned to
Buzzard's Bay to learn what he must
do.
Treasury officials have been 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 a year. The receipts of
the government are away below its
expenditures and it is only question
of time when the gold reserve will
have to be enroached upon to meet
the governments current expenses,
as this administration has already had
to do, unless Congress come S to the
rescue by providing for more reve-
nue.. This the Republican Congress
will be glad to do, but it is not so GER
tain that it's method of doing it will be
acceptable to Mr.. Cleveland, as the
revenue, will be provided for by tariff
revision along the lines of republican
protection for American industries.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, in his de-
NAL Of a reported change in his silver
views, went little too far too please
the rock bound Is to silver men. He
said that he would gladly vote for
free coinage at ratio of Is to 1, but
that failing to get that he would glad
" vote for any other ratio that could
command a majority in Congress.
Mr.. Curtis is one of the assistant
secretaries of the Treasury. He is also
ton, but he isn't mad enough to resign,
there is a very comfortable salary at
tached to his office, and barring ac
cidents he expects to continue draw
ing it until March 4th, 1897. Mr..
Curtis pet halucination, which, by
the way, istn't shared by anyone else,
is that he is great fnancier. During
last week Mr.. Curtis was in New York
fitting about among the members of
the bond syndicate and other big
bankers, and having his daily move
ments chronicled in the newspapers
in connection with speculations as to
why he was there and what sort of a
financial deal he was making. He was
in his glory, but it was short lived.
The Treasury Department gave the
press a statement saying that Mr.
Curtis was on his vacation and that if
he spent a good portion Of his time in
Wall street it was for his own pleas
ure or business and had no connec-
ton with the governments finances.
| That took all the wind out of his sails,
and he came back to Washington mad
all over. He can't say anything to
his superiors for fear that he may be
called upon to resign that comfort
able salary, but he is taking it out on
the poor devils who are unfortunate
enough to be his subordinates.
Where was Dan Lamont last week?
He wasn't in Washington, and no.
! body seemed to know where he was.
! AS Secretary of War, Dan was on the
programme for speech at the Chick
amaugua battlefield exercises. But
he didn't make that speech. Didn't
even attend the dedication ceremo nj
es. He never made speech in hi s
life, although he is credited with hav-
ing written some that made a stir. and
some say that Dan ran off and hid
himself somewhere just to keep from
making that speech. Others saw that
he was somewhere in New York.
under secret orders from Mr.. Cleve-
land, working in connection with the
New York democratic convention.
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