The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-12

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10, 1900.
A genuine political sensation has
been caused here by Carl Shurz's letter
to Secretary Gage exposing the shame
full pcttifOgging of which that officer
was guilty in his recent authorized
interview in which he eat his former
words and declared that Bryan would,
if elected, direct his Secretary of the
Treasury to pay out silver, as interest
on bonds, thus throwing the country
on silver mOnOmntallic basis. AS
stated In this correspondence some
time ago, Secretary Gage disliked very
much the giving out of this interview.
contradictions and forced him to
directly reverse his former public
statements. But Hanna insisted chat
he should do so, and Mr.. Gage finally
yielded. He stated openly that the
gold law passed with such flourish of
trumpets by the administration, was
fraud; that it would not accomplish
the ends for which it was passed: that
it could be nullified at any time by
hostile Secretary, and that it was only
of use when a friendly one was in
Office-and, of course, was of no use
then, because friendly Secretary did
not need it to aid him maintain the
gold standard. In former interview,
Mr.. Gage had defended the refusal by
the interest and principal of bonds
should be paid in gold alone, and
pointed out that the refunding opera
tiOns of the act had substituted gold
bonds for practically all the coin bonds
in existence except few issued under
the Cleveland administration. In his
later interview, given ont at the behest
oE Nm bn 1,o IL Ill IL.
and announced that Bryan could and
would nay these bonds in silver. Now
Mr.. Shurz has literally taken him Oft
his feet with the assertion, which has
been an open secret for months, that
the Republican party in the Senate re-
fused to insert the gold provision re-
ferred to above with the deliberate
purpose OF keeping the money question
threat in the approaching campaign.
Then Mr.. Shurz calls the Secretary's
attention to the fact that the Republi-
can party is in full control Of the gov
ernment and that there is not the
slightest reas0n, if Bryan be elected,
why it should not pass the provision it
omitted at the coming session of Con-
hands.
The Republican party is now circu-
lating most extraordinary document
on the subject of PENSIONS, claiming
that the present administration is
spending more money than any of it's
predecessors in paying pensions; that
less care is taken to-day than ever be-
fore in scrutinizing doubtful claims,
the last Congress than by any preced-
ing one in providing for people whose
claims were 30 fragile. SO weak. SO
worthless, that even the libaral pen
sion laws of the country cOn.d not be
stretched to cover them. This last,
by the way. is not surprising, seeing
that the Chairman of the pensions COM
M1ttee Of the House. Mr.. Sulloway Of
New Hampshire, is the man who, at
the beginning OF the last session, re-
commended to his associates that every
bill sent to the COMMITTEES for q report,
should be reported favOrably to the
House, without any consideration
whatever. That is to say, he wanted
to grant Q pension to every man who
could could ..a, get Q single ing Congressman to
a bill pensioning him. This remarka.
BILE document also boasts that in Nc
Kinley's term, SO per cent. of all claims
for pension are allowed against BIZ per
cent. in Cleveland's term. It also |
boasts that for every. 800 of revenue
collected by the government, @40 Is
paid out in pensions, and that the en-
tire expenditure for PENSIONS. army
and navy to-day, is 81 per cent. Of the
total revenue Of the government.
ring themselves and Cen. Apathy is |
drawing in his Outposts and preparing |
to retreat. Mir. Bryan is about to |
invade the East and the Republicans |
haye organized counter raid into !
Nebraska during his absence. MIR.
Hanna oya L.
has completed his campaign fund.
The total amount of this no one knows
definitely: 1t is known, however, that |
Philadelphia was assessed for 5000. 900 |
and that 1T claims to have raised the |
amonnt. Judging from that city's per-
formances at the time of the raising of |
the Republican convention fand, how
.shen ha has the money in lis pocket.
He has since then bnen c)Jseted with /
OF various trusts and |
other large corporations IN New York,
the conference lasting several hours.
at the close, Mr.. Hanna made the an
g a;I,as ovmpisted mis-
campaign fund. When asked by an
his campaign fund was Mr.. Hanna very I
properly replied: TITS nObody's bust.
ness how much money have raised or
how much we think we shall need in
the campaign The Important point
e that MIR. Hanna is ready to stir the
party workers from their ''apathy.n
It is perhaps o little significant that he
should find it necessary to mako go
public the announcement of his ability
20 drive 4apathy" from the rank and
tile of the party.
It is noticeable that since Teddy
made his bad break in the northwest,
md had Q subsequent interview with
senatOr Hanna In the wood shed at
Canton, he has been giving out state