St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01

metallism on Europe within less than three
months. I don't care much at what ratio,
Let us say we will use silver at the ratio
OF ~ to l. or even at "a to /, and within
three months the great nations of Europe will
be glad to adopt it at Is to l. They cannot
nelp it. What is the status of gold and silver
III the world today2 The gold is being gath-
cred In and boarded France has $500 600 OO0s
much more than all the rest. She will NOS
spend sIV it; and she uses as her circulating meg
dlum silver, of which she has just about as
much Russia will not pay out an ounce Of
gold She is keeping it with view to a posI
sible war. and France and Russia now to a
large extent control the gold of the world,
Germany is now being eaten up by her army.
Her people are patriotic and they stand the
expenses, but this cannot last. In case Of
such an action by congress as I have proS
posed England would be the first to come to
Time. II she should adopt silver basis, we
would get the trade with Asia and Mexico and
South America. We would have better wages.
higher prices, and we would put ourselves
right to the front in the fight for the business
OF the siiver-using nations, which is to be ona
of the chief businesses Of the future
GARFIELD AND DE GoLYER.
Gov. Shepherd said l. ''you were m
charge OF the government work at Washing(
ton at the time of the famous scandal regard!
ing the De Golyer pavement Was Garfield
really interested in it?
Garfield had no money interest in the mat,
ter, am sure, replied Gov. Shepherd. He was
however, one of the most foolish men as to
such things that have ever known. He waa
80 innocent that he did not realize how other
men might use him to accomplish their ends.
This was the case with the De Golyer busi-
ness. Some sharp fellows from Chicago want
ed to induce congress to adopt the De GoIyer
pavement, They secured the services of cox
Dick Parsons, of Cleveland, and through him
got the aid Of Garfield Garfield came with
these men to see me about my recommendlne-
the resolution to congress. He was ar this
time the head of the appropriation committee,
Of the house. l refused to grant his request
but asked him to wait a minute after the otheri
men had left l then showed him how his
action in this matter would look. Said L:
Here you are, the head of the committee on
appropriations, and am in charge of the pub !
lie works. These men expect to make
with them and ask me to recommend that
1t be adopted. Don't you that If there
should be an investigation they will say that
you and I are getting some money out Of
the business and that you Will probably be
charged with corruption.
Garfield was thunderstruck," Gov. Shep- /
herd went on. HE threw up his hands and 1
told me that he saw that he had made N
being anything wrong in the matter. Short /
ly after this the investigation occurred. !
Senator Thurman examined me. He asked I
me who had approached me on behalf of the
contractors, and IL any congressman had att
tempted to influence me. I replied that II
might be So that l had many congressman
among my callers, and that they wanted /
everything under the sun. He then asked
me if Gen. Garfield had not called upon me.
l replied that l could not remember all of
my callers, that every man in congress, it
seemed to me, had been at my office with an
AK to grind for himself or his friends and
that the only man whom could remember
who had not so appeared was the honorable
senator himself. This compliment was so
broad that it tickled old Senator Thurman.
He laughed and turned the examination,
much to my relief. to other subjects.
Frank G. Carpenter.