Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, august 5, 1895.

reserve without experiencing sense
of humiliation has queer make up
These officials never refer to the Sec
ministration, as having power tt
keep the gold reserve intact, but al
ways to their reliance upon the
power of the foreign bond syndicate
to protect the gold reserve. Wher
asked about last weeks heavy with
drawal of gold from the Treasury
these officials say, "oh, that's of nc
Importance" They then proceed to
inform you that the foreign bond
syndicate would have prevented the
withdrawal of that gold had it deemed
it necessary to do so, and have the
gall to add that the foreign bond syn
dictate has since last February lived
up to its contract and protected the
gold reserve. Do you understand
what that statement means? HUI
initiating as it is, it means that the
democratic administration, convinced
of it's own lack of financial ability,
paid the foreign bond syndicate $1O,-
900 ,OOO-the profit on the bonds sold
to the syndicate to guarantee the
protection of the gold reserve in the
U. S. Treasury from February to
October, land, instead of being heartily
ashamed of the disgraceful deal, dem
ocratic officials actually gloat over it
and constantly express their satisfac-
ton over the bought protection they
are enjoying. Secretary Carlisle felt
SO secure over it that he has with his
own and one of his sons families
gone on junket through the Great
Lakes, on a government light house
tender. Tt is fortunate for the country
that only two months will elapse
from the expiration of this dearly
bought and disgraceful protection of
the U. S. Treasury and the meeting of
the republican Congress. Repubi-
cans have never found it necessary to
pay foreigners to maintain the credit
Of the U. S., and never will,
The Allison boom was brought to
Washington day or two ago by Hon.
J. n. Baldwin, of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
who is good talker, and who has 1T
all fixed, in his own mind. He said:
seI expect to see Senator Allison NOM
mated and elected President. His 80
years experience in Congress; his
knowledge of economic
questions; his familiarity with tariff
and finance; his broad gagged ideas
and conservative stand on all the
great issues of the day pre- eminently
it him for the great Office" Up to
this point any good republican Will
agree with Mr.. Baldwin, but in what
follows many will not: eMr. Reed is
too far east; Gov. Mckinley repre-
sents a too extreme view of protec-
ton; Gen. Harrison has had his turn
and acquitted himself nobly, but it
isn't in the book of destiny for him to
nhabit the White House again. So it
s apparent that of all the distinguish
ed men mentioned Senator Allison
axes precedence by reason of his
superb qualifications and his avail
ability" No republican would, judg-
mo from what those who have come
to Washington have said, object to
Senator Allison as the party's cand1-
late, but with the exception of Mr..
Baldwin none of them have credited
him with any chance for the nomlna-
ion, except in the event of dead
ock between those who will enter
he convention with more votes. His
whole strength lies in his being an
deal compromise candidate; but sup
pose no compromise is needed?
The democrats are becoming as
much alarmed about Maryland as
5hey have been for some time about
The Cleveland democrats
ire disgruntled over the knock down
hat Senator German has given them,
and so far they have refused to &C
,ept the soft soap given them by the
administration in the resolutions
adopted by the German State Con-
vention as an equivalent for the
of an entire German |
ticket. Members of the administra-
ion are trying to bring pressure to
bear upon the Maryland Cleveland
to make them work for
he German ticket, not that they love
1orman, but because they fear the
apture of the state by republicans.
some of the Maryland anti German
democrats have said openly that they
would be glad to see Maryland carri-
d by the republicans because it would
lot only kill German as presidential
but would destroy his in
Iuence, both at home and in the dem