The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-12-13

world a curious way Of trying 10 catch
ash. but 70 has been found 90 answer In
the turgid waters of American politics.
Crisp On the Message.
Ina an interview regarding his opin-
ion a. 20 the financial feature Of the
presidents message, ex-Spoakor Crisp
Is roported as saying:
"I heard with some surprise and
great regret that part of the message
in relation 60 our finances. That re.
lief is needed no one doubts. That IL
can be- found Ia the direction indicated
by the message / do not believe. The
president makes az strong an argu-
mont as can be made in favor of the
single gold standard, but / do not
think he fairly states the case. He
assumes throughout his message that
our obligations arc payable in gold.
There Is no law on tho statute books
iustifying this assumption. All bonds,
treasury notes and other obligations
of the United States are payable in
gold and silver, and IL the treasury
would exercise the option which the
law and contract gives, of paying in
that metal most convenient 10 it, our
difficulties would be less. I ann "a.
posed to the retirement OF the green
backs and Sherman notes, for - would
ruinously contract our money. Neither
can approve the propositions recon-
mended enlarging the privileges of
national banks. / cave no doubt the
president honestly believes he right
and / am sure honestly believe he is
wrong"
Running nc Loss.
The comparative statement Of gov
eminent receipts and expenditures for
the month of November and the five
months Of the fiscal year to date has
been issued by the treasury department.
The deficit for November is ,2l2, $50
and for the five months of the fiscal
year SIS, 500. 1927.
The receipts for November were
500, 986, SOB and the expenditures S27,-
l99,283. As compared with Novem-
Der, 1894, the receipts for last month
show a gain Of nearly $4,000. 900,
while the expenditures are 81 $50, 900
less than for November, 1894 For
the five months Of the current fiscal
year the receipts are S141, 279, 11G,
which is 50, 100, 600 greater than for
the corresponding FIVE months of 189i.
For the same period the expenditures
have been S157, 148, 443, or S2,700, 900
less than the corresponding five
months of 1894. The receipts of No
vember were nearly 100000 less
than for October last AMI the expendi-
lures 81, 900, 600. less, due to interest
payments in October. Customs re-
ceipts for the five months Of this fiscal
year are S12O, 900, 600 greater than for
the corresponding five months of 1894.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller has compiled the collections of
internal revenue for the four months
of the current fiscal year. They aggre-
gate S51, 494, 500, a decrease of 3d.
264, 992 as compared with the corros-
ponding four months of 1894. The
principal sources of internal revenue
were: Spirits, $26, ST., 637, decrease
of S14, All, 013, arising from the with
drawals in 1894 to evade the increased
tax of 20 cents a gallon; tobacco,
$11, 036,3 $50, an increase of $65S, 915
fermented liquors, $12, 1854, 612, an
increase of S793, 273; oleomargerine,
$485, 297, a decrease of $172, 848, and
miscellaneous, $3.50, 786, decrease OF
1927, 3l9. The receipts for October,
1895, were $13, 75O,213, against
So, 714,5 75 in October, 1894.