The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-10-28
WASHINGTON.
..o,n our Regular Correspondent.

The administration can scarcely
conceal the satisfaction it feels at the
Knockout blow administered to Sena
,or Wolcott's international bimetallic
commission by England, but it is striv-
;np to hide it for several good and
efficient reasons. 1t knows that it is
already under suspicious of having
given England tip, and, what is more
;mportant, it knows that the votes of
Senator Wolcott and the other five
Senators-Carter, Pritchard, Shoup,
Warren and Clarke-who remained in
the republican party, when other silver
republicans led by Senator Teller
abandoned it, solely because of their
belief that this administration would
he abe to accomplish something for
silver through some sort of an inter
nationally agreement, will be needed
when the attempt to jam an admins
,ration financial bill through the Sen
ate is made this winter. 1t remains
TO be seen whether their votes can be
had. None of these men are fools.
Their attitude towards the admins
tration financial bill will probably de-
pend largely upon whether Senator
Wolcott has been cured of his inter
national bimetallism hallucinations by
the rebuff given him by the British
government, and whether he sees
through the game that has been play
ed upon him and his silver colleagues
and their constituents. Not only must
the administration get these votes but
it must also get those Of the gold demo-
Gratis Caffery, Gray, Lindsay and
Smith, and then get the bill to a
vote in the Senate, in order to pass it.
And, as though this outlook was not a
source of sufficient worry to Mr.. Nc
Kinley, Gar Reeds friends are drop
ping mysterious hints that he may not
deem it wise to allow the House to
pass any financial legislation at the
coming session of Congress.
With all of its numerous faults
England never fails to see that the
interests of the humblest Englishman
are protected in the most remote por-
tion of the world. Knowing this,
there is much interest felt in Wash
ington IN connection with what Eng
land will do about that correspondent
Of a London paper who starved to
death in the streets of Havana, as a
result of his having been robbed Of
everything he had, including his pass
port, and being unable to identify
himself or communicate with friends
at home and obtain assistance. There
are portions of this story that seen
incredible, but if an investigation shows
its main points to be true, it is gooc
ten to one shot that England will
speedily demand and get the fulles
reparation from Spain.
There is an impression among proml
nent democrats that Hon. VIM. r
Morrison will enter active polltlc
again when his term as member o
the Interstate Commerce Commission
expires, and be candidate for Con
gress from his old district, now repres
ented by his old-time political oppo
nent, Jehu Baker. Mr.. Morrison
many democratic admirers would lik
to see him back in Congress, where h
was once such power,
Gamblers care nothing for men 0
political principles in an election
they bet their money to win, and tn
fact that they are gladly taking all tn
offers to bet against the regular demo
cratic candidate, and even giving odd
of3 to to tempt bettors, tells its ow
story, and the gamblers are not tn
only men who regard the election
Judge Van Wyck, the regular dem'
cratic candidate for Mayor of Ne
York city, as certainty. One wag
of even money has been made
Washington that Van Wyck will pc
more votes than all the other cane
dates combined, which was case
mans backing his enthusiasm l
stead OF MS judgment. Neeuiess
say he wasn't professional gamble
Secretary Gage did not deny t
correctness of the statement PUBLISH
this week purporting to give the su
stance of the financial recommenc
tons of his annual report to Congre
merely said that his report was n
complete and was therefore not a su
ject for newspaper discussion. I
three features of this statement we
the issue of 24 per cent gold bonds
sufficient quantity to refund the ent
bonded debt of the country and
allow $2oo,ooo,ooo to be convert
into cash to establish an issue a
redemption bureau with which ST
be deposited $3as,ooo,ooo in god,
be used to redeem paper money, a
to make various changes in
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