Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23
FREELAND, PA, NOVEMBER %, SO!
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. November 81. Is


close relations existing between Secre-
tary Gage and the Wall street spec
ulators, and the absolute control of this
administration by the money kings,
than the manner in which Secretary
Gage went to the rescue of the Wall
street crowd, by purchasing S25, 5,0O0,000
worth of government bonds. Not two
hours before the order was officially
issued to buy those bonds, Secretary
Gage assured newspaper men that no
bonds would be bought. Later he re-
ceiyed his orders from Wall street, and
promptly obeyed by ordering purchase
of bonds. When the Wall street gang
squeezes the public, the government
never goes to the relief of the public,
but let the screws be turned a few times
on the big spectators, and the treasury
dumps a big wad of public money into
Wall street to ease the pinch, and the
gullible public is expected to accept the
statement that it is patriotic act, done
to prevent financial panic, when it is
well known that it is really done to
prevent loss on the part of the big spec
ulators, who do not hesitate to make
situations threatening money panic
whenever they think it profitable to do
so, because of their knowledge that the
United States treasury is behind them.
There will come a time-it will have to
come-when Wall street spectators
will not dictate the actions of the
United States treasury, but it will not
come until there is an administration in
power which does not owe its election
to money put up by the great spec
ulators of the country. There will be a
chance to elect such an administration
next year.
Representative Richardson, of Ten
nessee, is the first one of the four can
didates for the Democratic nomination
for speaker of the house, which carries
with it the Democratic floor leadership
during the Fifty-sixth congress, to
reach Washington and open head
quarters. Mr.. Richardson says he has
received more pledges of support than
anv one of the other tbroe candidotos
Bankbead of Alabama. no Armand of
Missouri, and Sulzer, of New York
and oynresses confidance IN bis sncooss
but tho friends of tho othor oord;dotos
also eynress copfdenco of tho snccos.
of their man in this good-rotnrod
contost for tbo Do,nooro,io Ioodorshi,, T.,
tho bouse Mr. poi,oy of rovos ho,
mt vot roocbod woShino,ton hn+ Lo
stated during tho last session tbot ho
would mot AGAIN no condidoto hnt
would spnnort Mr. Rankboad for tho
honor Some are nredicting that tboro
will he \ deadlock in tho coucrs and
that the friends of all the candidates
will comnronise nv nominating Mr.
BaiIev aoain
+
In order to get control of the SENATE
finance committee of which = ma ioritv
have for wears heen silver mon evan
since tho comnittao vyos oo,trollod ~,
the Renublicans the cold worsbfnrers
are going to rpOrOaniZp the senate com
mittee piviny the Renublicans nina
members in those consistinq of tbirteap
and seven in those CONSISTING or elaven
Even then the gold men will only have
a majority of one in the finance com.
mittee. as Homes. of Nevada classed ~
a Silver Republican. and Wolcott. of
CoIorado who calls himseIf a RenubIi-
can bimetallist. can he connted unon to
act with the silver men ON the question
of reporting a bill to enact the single
gold standard. Unless Mr. Mckinley
Tets friobtened NV those RenubliconS