The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18
Mr. Cleveland Leading a Move
mcnt to Commit the Demo.
cratic Party to Gold.
secretary Smith Said to- be Set
ting Pins For the United
States SenatOrhip.
Is there a Beef Trust Which IL
Advancing PriceS-it SO let
thrust.
Especial Correspondence


pede which seems to have sliced the
democratic party. is daily growing
stronger. Mr.. Cleveland is perfectly
willing to do anything to prevent the
capture OF the democratic party bv the
silver men, but up to this time he has
been unable to decide what he ought to
do. At first he was disposed to try to
stop the movement by going to Chicago
and making an anti silver speech, which
should rallv the Cleveland democrats
around the single gold standard, and
the arrangements were made to have
him invited to do so by a committee of
alleged non-partisan business men of
Chicago; but later he became doubtful
as to that plan, and has given consider
able consideration to a project sug-
| gested by member of the cabinet for
the writing of series of letters by him
self and all the members OF the cabinet,
to be made public by those who received
them and to be used as weapons against
the silver phalanx of the democratic
party. Other plans have also been con-
sidered, bnt nothing has yet been def
nately settled upon.
Meanwhile, Senator Roach, OF North
Dakota, who is silver democrat, fires
this broadside right under Mr.. Cleve-
lands nose, SO to speak: 81 am glad to
G. he or
take the iniative in sounding the democ-
racy of that state on the silver question.
We have got to meet the issue of silver
in the next national convention, and we
might as we'll hear from the various
states now as not. The Illinois scheme
is good one, and 1 hope to see other
states fall into line and adopt the same
PLAN That is treason against Mr.
Cleveland on the part OF Mr.. Roach, for
he must have known when he made
those remarks that the administration
was bitterly opposed to the Illinois
scheme, and that Hon. William r. Nor
rison Horizontal BILL is now in that
state, at the request OF Mr.. Cleveland,
trying to lay plans to prevent the con-
vention declaring tor free coinage.
Secretary Hoke Smith likes Washing
ton so we'll that he wants to step from
the cabinet to the United States senate
on March 4, 1897. and he he is now en-
gage in pulling the wire which he thinks
will accomplish that purpose. One of
the principal drawbacks to the accom-
plishment of Secretary Smiths ambition
is that Senator Gordon has shown no
willingness to retire. On the contrary
he is credited with desiring to succeed
himself. if the democrats can retain con-
troll of the Georgia legislature. An at
tempt was made to make deal for the
election of Gordon to be governor and
Smith to the senate, but Gordon refused
to enter it. Ex-speaker Crisp is also
willing to 20 to the senate.
Secretary Morton's serious announce
rnent of his intention to use the machin-
cry of the department of agriculture to
make an investigation in order TO ascer-
tain if there is beef trust, which is re-
spOnsible for the recent sudden and con-
tinung rise in the price of beet, is
enough to bring smile to the face of
the most solemn cow If Mr.. Morton
was honest in making that announce
ment his ignorance is greatly to be de-
plored, as it is fact we'll known to
thousands that there is beet trust,
composed of the big meat packers,
which has for some time been SLOWLY
but surely forcing the local butchers in
all towns of considerable size out of
business, IN order that the trust could
dictate prices without fear of local op-
position. That time has apparently
come, and the trust is putting on the
screws. There is an antitrust law.
which might be used to annoy the beef
trust. even if nothing more could be
done uIIer its provisions, if ATTORNEY
General Olney so wiled. But the ad.
ministration is apparently satisfied to
let the case rest on Secretary Morton's
pro mise to investigate
Today is the last day upon which re-
turns can be made without penalty bv
those who are liable tor the judi:ially
masculated income tax, and orders have
been sent out that all those who fail are
Immediately to proceed against by the
collectors OF internal revenue, but at one
time the cabinet had under considera
ton the advisability of suspending the
collection of the tax until the supreme
court had passed upon it's constitutions
ali:y with a full bench, and it is SAID
that it would have been suspended had
not Secretary Carlisl: insisted upon the
necessity of getting as much money as
possible out of the tax. even If some of it
should have to be paid back under n
later decision Of the supreme court. 1t
is regarded as certain that the case vill
in the near future be reargued and a de-
cision reached by full bench.
There is great relief in administration
circles over the unofficial statement that
Nicaragua had reached IL satisfactory
settlement with England, and hopes
that it will soon be officially confirmed.
There was a dread that Nicarapur
rnight. leiy .Epgland aud CAL OH this
country 70 1--we up to the Monroe o.
trine: That ,sRs OK Congressman Ever
ett'vtouid. say, Would have deposited
somebody in cavity.