The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-28

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 1895,

| The silver men we're greatly "a
lieved when Senator Vest, Of Mis-
souri, repudiated tho interview
published while be was on his Va,
home from Europe, which made hin
say that be had become convincet
that the free coinage of silver at II
| to ! BY the United States alone va
|impracticable. Senator Vest doe'
not spare language in denouncinl
the manufacturer of that interview
nor in announcing that he has no
changed his views in favor Of fre'
coinage by even hairs breadth.
IF it were not such serious mat
ter it would really be amusing to sci
how the politicians dodge and shirl
the financial question. A striking
instance has just been given tc
those who are posted on the inside
workings of the democratic and re-
publican parties. The republican
criticism Of the democratic manage.
ment of national finances has lately
been unusually active and bitter
because of a general belief that an.
other bond issue is impending
These criticisms were very CALLING to
President Cleveland, and, in orde,
to see if he couldn't to an extent
stop them. be caused it to be init
mated to certain leading republi.
cans that if there was not "let up
he would call an extra session Of
Congress and turn the whole mat
ter over to that body, and see what
the republicans had to offer for the
relief of the Treasury. Of course
wouldn't undertake to say that the
threat frightened the republican
leaders, but it is certain that after
it was made there was perceptible
modification of the editorial COM
ments in certain papers known to
be influenced by the views of those
leaders. It is also certain that the
republicans do not look forward
with any pleasure to the time when
Congress will have to take up the
financial question. They have no
plan to offer other than to Increase
the revenues of the government by
changes in the tariff. Aside from
tariff the financial policy of the
Cleveland administration is pre-
cisely that which was followed BY
the Harrison administration, which
came SO near TO an issue of bonds
that the plates from which they
were to be printed were made at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
Washington officials were numer-
Gus at the dedication of Chicka-
maugua as a National Park, among
them being Secretary Lamont, Her
bert, Smith and ATTORNEY General
Harmon, Vice President Stephen
son and his entire staff. All the
members of the staff of the Cabinet
were invited, but Secretary Olney
and Carlisle found their desks piled
up so high with important business
that they concluded not to go;
Postmaster General Wilson was
not very we'll and thought the trip
might lay him up, and Secretary
Morton didn't care to go.
Gossip about the probability of
the recognition by this government
Of the Cuban revolutionists as bel
ligerents was given fresh start by
the report that the Mexican gov
eminent had promised early recog-
milton to the Cubans. It is ex.
tremely doubtful whether the ad-
ministration will take such a step
without being directed to do 80 by
q joint resolution of Congress.
Such resolution will be introduced
as soon as Congress meets, but it's
adoption is another matter entirely.
There is no question about the
art Of gun-making keeping fully
abreast of that of armor-plating
for the protection of ships. Undis-
putable evidence of that assertion
has just been given at the govern
ment trial grounds, near Washing
ton. A Harveyized niokel-stee
plate II inches thick, one Of the
best ever made, was fastened to
structure representing the side of
the battleship Iowa, and used as
target for q thirteen inch rife, car
rying an armor piercing shell weigh
ing 100 pounds. Only one shot
was fred. The shell went through
The armor just as though it had
been 80 much pasteboard, and bur-
led itself deep in the sand which
was packed behind the plate. 1t is
the opinion Of naval officials that
there is no armored ship afloat that
could stand before this gun at close
range. 1t costs q small fortune to
Ere this gun. The shell is very
affair and 48O pounds Of
powder were used to make this trial
shot.
One of the bloodiest battlc6elds
he world ever saw was formally
dedicated last week as a pleasure
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