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GROVER AND FINANCE.
iirr looks 10 rut reitrlicaxs
IO AID ULM IXEIXAXIK
'n Pret«r«nee to ilia ()«■ Party—l.ooki-g
for a third Term Heavy Drafts on
the Treasury for Gold by Bankers.
V ashington, November 19.—(Special.)—
las become evident that Mr. Cleveland
ks ujton the success of his ideas of
finance as above that of his own party.
It is a well known fact that in many
Mates Mr. Cleveland.through his appointees.
O-’k conspicuous part in the democratic
1 Yminating conventions to bring about the
of men who agreed with him on |
Mances. He failed in a large number of j
■s. s. There are those who believe Mr.
■ veland is glad the next house of repre- j
■natives will be republican, simply be- ;
Asc the repibliean idea of iinance and •
fe. Cleveland's are identical. Mr. Clove- j
i.:d and John Sherman have always been ,
igvther or finances, it is a well known j
k-*t that Mr. Cleveland had the support of
fee Sherman element of the republican par
ty in the repeat of the Sherman law. It Is
known that Mr. Cleveland had his men con
sulting with the republicans in their every
move. It is further known that last winter :
there was a conference at the white house ■
between Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Harrity, lH>n
Dickinson and others at which Mr. Cleve
land said he would prefer to see a majority
of the new congress “sound money men ’
than to see a majority of democrats.
Mr. Cleveland looks upon every democrat
who does not agr e with him on the finan
cial question as a populist. As a mutter of
fact Mr. Cleveland believes himself greater
than his party, and he intends to put
through his financial scheme at all hazards.
While he do- s not expect the next session
of congress to do anything with it. he be
lieves that the republicans will adopt it
siirply because it is identical with their be
liefs and politics on finances. It has been
largely dictated to him by republican bank
ers. and he has assurances that it will have
the support of the republican party*, and of
the so-calhtl "souml money” democrats.
Looking for n Third Term.
Mr. Cl veland has no thought of entering
the republican party or becoming a re
publican in name, but his idea is to bring
a large portion republican party Into
the Cleveland party or so-called “sound
money*’ democratic party, and to force dem
ocrats who do not agree with Him on finance
to trail along with him. or else get out of
tin- party and join the populists.
He holds that the business ebunent of the *
country is with him. and that the element i
which controls the money can control the
Mr. Cleveland believes that his new finan
cial policy will be »<’> ier cent more popular
than was his tariff reform policy, inaugu
rated hl« ringing message eight years
■ nds and advisers are enthusi
’ n«l believe that it is certain
h • white house for a third i
st majority which has •■ver
v president for a score of •
• will urge his plan upon i
Tess if this present ••on. i
t it. It is further wills- I
iner circles that if this I
s does nothing on the |
Mr. Cleveland will call I
in extra session linin' - <
t of Match for the pur- :
n enure change in the I
the country. H- be- ,
and the views of the i
■arly alike that the re- .
ould pass a bill which .
approve.
.hat the long-talked-of 1
i the south and west |
•he next tight will be |
lea of finance on the
jVv’hrrn and western
other. Il may split both old
twain.
rce Silver the try.
landing Mr. Clev-land’s financial
id his effort to sidetrack silver,
eady* become apparent that the
»f both the house and senate in
e a great effort to put through j
ge bill at this session of eon
n ! the same to the white house
eland’s approval or veto.
has written here that he ex
-h the silver bill with all his
nan. of Indiana, has been inter
he question, and he says free
oe the chief issue in the cam
*. “The democratic party.” said
•t do otherwise than declare for
■I coinage of the people’s money
nt ratio. With that issue only
Ur Cleveland i* Mnd.
is. November OT.— «Sn-*cial.>— Mr.
Id not c«»me in from Woodley
in consequent. there was no
•-ting. Mrs. Cleveland drove in
cabinet officer* assembled that
.ent had stepped upon a. stone
lne.l his ankle It was nothing
but so painful that he would not
■ room. Mrs. Cleveland took lunch
white house and then went to hear
ff.-rson lecture on art. Those who
scw-n the president during the past
aw say he is in a bad humor. He
like the way th.it ’-old raaerve. to
up which he has offered an issue of
. is diminishing day by day.
-n he promised Stewart and the other
rs to make the issue, it w;;s with the
standing that they would give up their
•■d gold for the l»onds and not draw
•m th- treasury. But th- y are not
to do it. Yesterday »I.MS>.«# of gold
was drawn from the subtreasury in
\ork. and today «.*••.<»•> mor- was
II out. I'p to date, since the is.-ue was
lire ed. nearly #.-.••••.<••• of gold ha J l»-en
■» from th» treasury, ail of which Is
pasd back for the bonds. As those
want the l-.nds have until Saturday
t in their bids, it is estimated that
thing like more of gold will
awn out in the four remaining days,
at event the bond is.-ue will prove a
failure in every se xcept that it
»ut more money Li the treasury. Mr.
land is indignant at th- a< tion of his
ed Irtends in drawing out his gold :if
neir protnha-s not to do it. and Carlisle
.-.* much disappointed- It is nothing
iior less than a genuine raid which
w going on against the gold reserve,
id of putting up their own gold, the
are drafting uja.n the treasury. 80.
all. the b»md Issue will hardly bring
i gold reserve to the sl'oj,’»w.«OT point.
Fwirebald ami the I Nararjr.
hington. November 21.—(Special.)—Re
frum New York received at the
•ry d partment are to the effect that
«!d reserve was not Interfered with
Tne department officials in ccn
nee feed ju.-t a little better, but they I
• big drafts Friday and Saturday. (
fart that ex-Se.*r«tary Fairchild’s
has drawn more than a million of
■win the subtreasury this week has ,
j much comment here. Fairchild i
tu be attempting to make the bond •
failure. It is said he will send back
■ra! more drayloads of gold between •
el Saturday.
..o.<i Withdraw*).
tingtou. November 21.—As fur as the
J* deportment is informed no go'u
ithdrawn from the New York sub
y tvday. The gold reserve stands
w4.ra». L>-ss man Sw in gold has
ueen paid this month al New York
tom duties, which duties for twenty
iwve amounted to H.Tui.Wi. As«*» in ‘
of the corresponding period last
Make wax tna-j- by Treasurer Jor
cMenlay in transmitting by tele- ;
the g.M-1 withdrawn f r ,m the New ,
■•btrrarary. An item of san.un waM
"■L ™ KUl ’ l yesterday
.3A.W. reit fi.OH .ra a, «tar. d.
*he Statement
ington, November M.—Gold was i
I
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA.GA.. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1904.
withdrawn at the New York subtreasury
today in exchange for currency by the
following parties in the sums named: Third
National bank, SLOOT,000; Enter, on & Ttirn
' bull. S 300.000; Central National bank. S3OT,-
j 0»; Asiel & Co., SdS.tMiO; National Bank of
I the Republic, SIUO.UUO; total, 11.618,1X10.
The Milkina Gold Hewne.
Washington, November 23. —Gold to the
I amount of 5350.0T0 has been withdrawn
from the New subtreasury today by
the Southern National bank of New York
city. This leaves the gold reserve at 557,-
746,000.
Bidding for Honda.
The amount of gold withdrawn today
from the subtreasury at New York in ex
change for currency, presumably for the
purchase of bonds, was lI.6UMNO, of which
5900.0T0 was taken by the Central National
bank; $300,000 by Watson Bros., und SkXl.O'* l
by the National Bank of the Republic on
account of customers as follows: Mercan
tile Trust and Safe Deposit Company, of
Baltimore, sl2s,<MM>; National Revere bank,
: of Boston, fIOT.tIOT; Merchants’ National
' bank, of Boston, sl'*i,OTil; Empire State bank,
i of New York, CS.OOT; J. Pierpont Edwards,
.. M|
The llnltimore Plan.
From The Nashville American.
The repeal plan is working admirably.
The prosperity of that promise is coming
beautifully just as all the gold plans do.
I-ondon gets l-XhOT.6OO of I’nited States gold
| bonds every six months to swap her Ameri-
I can railroad and other bonds for. In time
they will have unloaded on this side all the
non-governmerits they hold. Then they
will swap the I’nited States bonds in Ism
don and Berlin for bonds on English and
German peoples. Tlien they are ready
for the certain repudiation that they know
is surely coming. Said one of their leaders
before the royal commission, viz: "1 can
not supiKis- that every body is wise. Just
think of the folly of the I’nited States
a debtor nation—adopting a gold coinage!
They know nothing about currency mat
ters; they did not even know that it was
going to increase their debt enormously!'
(See second report royal commission,
page 210. i
They know a lot of fools when they see
them, and they know that our so-called
statesm *n have led us Into the dismal swamp
of bankruptcy, and they know repudiation
is the only escape.
They know that the gobi range of prices
makes a paup?r nation of this, and that
we will ami must “dump” our burdens to
’’even up” and hence the urgency of the
bond issues..
They know that our horn- bankers will
follow them and enforce their ideas up to
the |»oint where these home bankers see
what fools they are-that the gold stand
i ard is finally good only for those who hold
government bonds, and that the govern
ment bonds have all gone to Europe and
the non-governments have floated luiek
here and that the home bankers are only
secured by bonds and notes on an impover
ished am! designate people—when that day
comes, as soon it must, these ixmdon fel
lows know that the home bankers will see
that repudiation of public d» bls and sealing
private ones is the only escape from revolu
tion and repudiation, and, hence, as a
lesser evils, these same bankers will join
in the cry for a scaling and readjustment.
These London fellows will have unloaded
their Americans for I’nited States govern
i ments, and. in turn, unloaded these on the
g neral public in England and Germany,
■ ami will l*e ready to help the crash. But
where is the ‘'Baltimore plan” in this?
Why. it is just where the “overproduction”
racket, and the “s«>c dollar” racket, and the
“tariff” sham tight, and all their humbugs
’ are—m rely a silly toy to amuse the fool
with while they rob him.
Why. says Comptroller Eckels—the “only
; est” “tinawnceer” or some “I-know-it-all”
national banker—why, this is, on its face,
1 absurd! Y’es, it is absurd—absurd that a
gang of men still hug their delusion that
i following Ixmdon ideas can benefit u« in
any way. It is absurd that our bankers
do not see how they are helping their own
ruin in forcing 4-cent cotton, 40-cent wheat,
S3J mules, 50-cent labor or none at all, etc.,
on a people that owe our bankers nion-y.
Who’s going to pay your notes, Mr. Bank
er? They all rest on this 4-cent cotton, for
ty-rent wheat. 50-cent labor, etc.
Now. how can they be paid? It's coming
your time to “walk the floor”—we are t<»j
weak to walk any more. Where are you
going to get your money? Oil, business is
reviving and prosperity is sure to come.
Yes. train-robbing and treasury gold-ln-one
window-and-out the-other-for-bonds-robbing
and receiver’s ccurt-robbing are reviving,
and a large amount of that kind of prosper
ity is Ix-tore us. but if you know anything
about this subject, you know that prices
must continue to fall, fall, fall, until all
industry ceases, or else revolution must
have stayed the robber march of the one
metal standard. The absurdness consists in
your blindness.
Mr. Editor, watch this “Baltimore plan”
—this is a good plan, a populist plan, too.
The populists want the government to fur
nish the currency nee I d. The “Baltimore
plan” wants the government to farm out
the currency in toto to the national banks,
and these righteous, patriotic, conservative
bankers wtil th. n dole it out to thpublic
«
too. John Sherman Cleveland is to nalfie
nine big robla-rs whose business it shall
be to fix ail prie-s on all articles al anj
and all tlmea “hy ■ simple twist of the
cutreney wrist,” and let all us bunkers and
eotigressmi n “have the t;• ' B auilful
plati great plan Baltimore pian Mr. Edi
tor, watch the Baltimore plan. SILVER.
The thrifty farmer’s wife knows the
value of Dr. I‘rice a Baking Powder. No
other suits her.
DEX'ill <»F WH.I.ItM T. U tl.lfiH*.
One of the Most l*roioiiient Mm of
Unit i more.
imt , n \ . r 22 - William T. ,
Walters, one of the wealthiest and best
known citizens of Baltimore, and she owner
of the finest private art olh < tioo in (he
world, died this morning at l<i:to o'clock at
his home on Mount V« rnoii Place. The
immediate cause of hl« death was paralysis
of the stomach, and Bright’s disease. The
news of Mr. Wai ers’s death created wide-
Spread comment :nd regret. He was finan
cially Ini-Tested n nearly every important
enterprise it* >*.<ltimore. lie was in his
st veuty-sixth year and a wid iwer. William
T. Waiters, Justly distinguished in many
ways, was bevond all question Baltimore’s
foremost, most liberal atid most discrimi-
one, in 1841, he came to Baltimore from
Ly coning county, Pennsylvania, where tils
f.tiller was a merchant and banker. Mr.
Waiters al lirst established a commission
business und a few years later opened
what subsequently developed into the great
whisky house of Wiioam T. Wallers Ar Co.
Mr. W altera was prominent in the organi
zation < I nearly every steamship line of
Baltimore.
He was president of the first steamship line
to Savannah. His early tominess for art.
Iliductd Air. Walters to devote part «.f u.e
plants ot ins Ural year m bu.-iuess -o tile
. puicriase ot hue |n< lures, rvucn year he
nas added to his lot until now rhe voiid
knows that W oi.am Walters had one ot
lue finest private •■vliectu-ns of pictures and
biic-a-mac in existence. bought tne
• famous peachbiow vast, it v.;li be reniem-
I IH-reu, ter yl,.,i«n. He was one ot the jier
niaiieiit iru-i» es oi the Cort ora i Ai t mu
seum al Washington, ami chairman of the
pun nusing comiiottee. He was a trustee of
the I'eabutiy institute and eiiuirm iii of its
comm.ttts- on nri. in 1M» he married Arma
i>. Harper, ot i'hdadelplna. ffhe <Jcd in
Lun-ion in IW2. Two chtidrcn, a t:on and a
daughter, were the result of the union.
Gmver’a Murn diivss.
From Texas Siftings.
“President Cleveland is pretty shrewd,
after all.”
"What has he done lately that is so
smart ?’’
"Issuing his Thanksgiving proclamation
just before the r<sulf ot the election was
known.”
If the llaby 1" Cutting Teeth,
11c sure and use that old and well-trleJ
renwdv Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething. I’ soothes the child,
••oftens the gums, allays aif pain, cures
wind coll * in 1 i> th< best remedy for dlar
' rhoea. Twcnty-fi’-e cent- <« bottle.
' SILVER AND LABOR.
I
AX Xt EORT Ki:/XG MAHR TO JiRIXG
A ROOT A VXIOX.
Jones In to Fire the West—Don Cameron
i Undertaken to Enthuse the Eastern
Labor Element—Other Note-.
Washington, November 24.—(Special.)—The
I story which is current in the west that
' Senator Jones, of Nevada and Senator Don
! Cameron, of Pennsylvania, are proceeding
i to the organization of a new political par
ity. is causing considerable talk among
I politicians in Washington. It is said that
[ the plan and scope of the now party, as
1 understood by the politicians, reveals the
possibility of an organization of consider
able strength, which, while not powerful
enough to pose as a really dangerous riyal
to the old parties, would prove an influential
' element in the next campaign to the ex
tent of drawing from the democratic and
republican following to a degree which
might weaken them. That this is a fact
makes the project worthy of consideration
and discussion.
The plan is a combination en
terprise, a political partnership with
two branches of work to be respectively as
' sinned by the partners, each of whom is to
raise a faction to be united under one ban
' tier, and, by voting for each other’s inter
ests, to gain their respective objects. In
short, it is to be a union of the labor classes
of the east and the free silver men of the
i south and west, with acquisitions from the
great muss of people who may be ilissatis
fied with the democrats and republicans,
and yet not ready to endorse the visionary
scheiiK'S of the populists. The work which
it is said will fall to Mr. Cameron’s lot
in this new undertaking, will be the amal
gamation of the labor classes. All that is
a.-ked from labor in return for the advan
tages thus offered is the support of the
free silver demands of another large por
tion of the country, situated like labor, un
alde to accomplish what it wants alone,
but which can enforce its needs by union.
Senator Jones's task is explained to be
the enrollment of the west and south into
line, promising th< m free silver and an ex
tend -d currency in exchange lor their sup
port of the interests of the eastern wing of
the new party. In the west it is claimed
that Senator Jones will have two fruitlui
fields from which to recruit his ranks.
There will be the original free silver men.
who want the upholding of the white metal
against allcomers and under whatever con
ditions may be necessary. These will form
the nucleus of his faction. Then h" will
ill aw from the republican party, it is claim
ed, those men who were populists for a
while, held to that organization by the
free silver thre.nl, and who, on account of
the vagaries of their new love, were final
ly comjielled to divorce h> r at the last elec
tion and go to the republicans.
Hopeful of the South.
In the south, it is said, the new party
expects to muster a force with the cry of
more money and fair elections, it is be
lieved by the promoters of the scheme that
this will capture the populists body and
soul and swing into line the Koibites of
Alabama and the republicans of Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee, who want
honest elections. It is explained that tho
populists of the south differ from his tan
gled-haired Kansas and Nebraska cousin.
Ail this would lie well enough if the demo
cratic party had not time and again declar
ed for silver and the oft-repeated policy had
not settled into a determined principle no
more to tie balked by irresponsible leaders.
The southern democrats win aswer as Gov
ernor Fishback, of Arkansas, did, when
asked to join this new party: “in the demo,
cratie party is the only hope for silver, and
that party will ultimately win out on that
issue.”
(OMIMI TO SILVER.
If Congress Ties Hie t<lmbdstration’« llitndx
I Me May Ver Have It.
Washington, November 23',—(Special.)—
There is one hope in the distance. If this
session of congress can tie the hands of
, the administration and prevent a further
■ bond issue in the spring the country will
be forced on a silver basis soon enough
and the further coinage of silver forced.
i Congressmen in the city now are busily
discu.-sing how this can be done. The
resumption act cannot be repealed so lung
as Mr. Cleveland is in the white house
an I resolutions amount no more to the
presvnt administration than throwing peb
bles at the Washington monument.
lmt>eaehment of the secretary of the
treasury is one way out and those who
, are discussing this means of escapte are
not a few. let it be told. The present state
of affairs is gradually escaping through
the thick walls of the administration and
it is making a powerful bluff about some
change being ni'c-ssary. So far, it can be
' confidently stated that no change which
would be beiK't'cial has been discover. <l,
and until congress takes the bull by the
horns tin* gold will continue to flow from
tho treasury and other bonds will be
issue'!.
it has come to this, that national bankers
tin bonds with gold, then promptly pro
ceed to get back their yellow metal and in
addition get a dividend of 2’" per cent on
that self same gold. Let him that runs
: nad.
The Xicnriigiin < anal.
1 The Nicaragua canal question will cer-
Itainly come up at the next session. In
the house there is the bill framed by the
committee on Interstate and t traign com-
I i”' rec. w hi' h is the best measure yet pro
i p.>sed for the purpose. Then in the senaie
I there is Senator Brown's bill, which has
been amended so as to conform more close
ly io the house bill. In the house bill the
capital stock of the Maritime Canal Com
pi’.t'V, of Nicaragua, is fix* d at X'Mi.tMi.i rhart's
at ?!OT <>aeh. while in the senate bill ii is
fixed at ijHHi.cMt shares at s!tb each. The
I’nited States would hold over seven
eighths of the S’v k and eight of the eleven
directors would he appointed by the pres
•.h nt. practically making it a governmental
enterprise. The other three directors will
be appointed, one each by Costa Rica and
Nicaragua and one by the Maritime Ca
nal Company. Both bills provide that the
mortgage bonds to raise money for the con
struction of the canal sh ill be issued by
the secretary of the treasury from time
! to time, as the work progresses. The con
j struction will be under the supervision and
built aft'r the specifications of the en
gineer corps of the United States army.
The canal company will doubtless have a
strung lobby here, which will work against
the bills in their present form, as the stock
holders of the present company do not
think the bills give them a suitielent sum
for their concessions and the work they
| have already accomplished. Speaker Crisp
| did not permit lime for the consideration of
( the bill at the last session, but it is not ar
gued from this that he is opposed to the
s- heme. It is believed that (he president
will recomnu-nd this measure in his next
message, and If he does it will undoubt
edly be taken up with a probability of its
pa-ssage.
GucNNinK nt the Supreme Bench.
Tne friends of Mr. Wilson, of West Vir
ginia. are speculating upon his appointment
to the supreme bench during the coming
winter. Justice Jackson is in such bad
health that it is believed here that he will
i r< sign, and Justice Field has now reached
! th it age when ho is practically of little use,
and his rviirement is reckoned upon as a
certainty. Those who are making up this
balance sheet may be a little in advance
by two years, forgetting Justice Field’s
antipathy lo the present administration,
likewise overlooking what science may do
fora si k man. In case of any one vacancy
occurring rhe likelihood is that. Secretary
Carlisle will be transferred from the treas
, ury department and the cloak of the ju-
I didary thrown ar.•md him.
The Methodist University.
Work upon the construction ot the Amer
ican university, the great school of learn •
lug to be erected here by the Methodists,
will be begun at an earlv date Th» en-
dowment is now in the hands of Bishop
Hurst, amounting' to J7(M),000 and is daily in
creasing. Land to the extent of ninety
acres in the suburbs of Washington has
been donated by various wealthy men of
this city. The general plan of the univer
sity provides for three buildings to be built
of blue stone or grAnile. The university
will be purely an educational institution at
first, but later i't is probable that there
will be added a school of theology tor the
higher education of the Methodist clergy.
It is Intended that the entire project will
cost 15,000,000.
In addition to this proposed Methodist
university there is also projected a great
Episcopal cathedral seat like Oxford and
an Episcopal residence, a university and
master’s house. There is already a great
Cathbllc university here, and also a Jesuit
college. The Lutherans are discussing the
propriety of removing their famous cathe
dral school from Gettysburg to the national
capital. _
SAYS IT IS AY OI TRIBE.
llryun Deinuinrei llie Bond I'onxpira
cy—The People I'll? the Interest.
Omaha, Neb., November 20.—(Special.)—
Congressman William J. Bryan addressed
a crowded house last night at the hirst
Methodist church under the auspices of the
Chautauqua college. His address was on
"Bimetallism. He was introduced by Major
E. J. Halfora, formerly Harrison's private
secretary.
In the course of his address Mr. Bryan
declared that the gold bond issue was a
gross outrage. If the people, Mr. Bryan
said, who have been conspiring to lorct
the government to issue bonds by drawing
gold out of the treasury had been poor
people they would have been sent to the
penitentiary and be called felons. But they
were capitalists, and. because they h.id idle
funds which were not drawing any interest,
they could, and did, force the government
to issue bonds, on which the people would
be obliged to pay JIS,(iOT,UOO of interest.
After his adiiress Mr. Bryan received a
Vote of thanks from the audience.
.it liiUemun Hat ■><• .snow.
Omaha, Neo., November 21.—(Special.)—
The republican fight for the I’nited States
senatorsh ip has become very fierce and
bitter. Senator Manderson iias no follow
ing for re-eleetion. The leading candidate
is John M. Thurston, of Omaha, general
solicitor of the Union Pacific. The other
candidates are Governor CTounse, ex-Sena
tor Paddock, Church Howes. Tom Majors,
just defeated for governor; G. M. I.am
bertson, of Lincoln, ex-assistant secretary
of the treasury, and John L. Webster, of
Omaha. Thurston seemed certain of the
plum at first, but indications point to a
combination against him. Friends of Ma
jors accuse Thurston of knifing Majors
during the recent campaign. The legisla
ture is heavily republican on joint ballot.
P sparing for » <’<Mit<’»t.
Jackson, Miss., November 22.-(Special.)
Several prominent populists were m the
city today. Among tinm were Frank Burk
ett, accompanied by Drown, the populist
candidate for congress in the first district
against Allen, democrat; Jameson, populist
candidate in the fourth district against
Money, democrat, and Newman, populist
candidate against Spencer, ilcmoerat, in
the seventh district. Their presence here,
coupled with the fait that certified copies
of election returns have been ordered from
these three districts from the secretary of
state, makes it almost certain that con
gressional contests are to be instituted. It
is believed that the franchise clause of the
new const it uti'in w 'i he attacked.
Tin- Pops VV ill I’onlcMt.
Jackson, Miss., November 24.—(Special.)—
It is accepted here as a fact that the
seven defeated populite candidates for con
gress will contest the seats of the seven
democrats.
They will rely chiefly upon the allega
tion that the franchise clause of the new
constitution disfranchises more than half
the citizens of the state.
Brown Mi: ii'lraw h.
Baltimore, M 1., November 23. —Governor
Brown today formally withdrew from the
gubernatorial race, giving as his chief
reason that the party leaders are all di
vided and at sea as to what corns? to
pursue in the coming campaign for state
officers.
"The people are in the saddle," he said,
“and unless they make th ■ nominations
themselves they are going to reject the
candidates at the polls when they get a
chance. I think the party is in a bad way
here in Maryland, and 1 do not want to be
the victim."
Still Holilm tin* It <• I urns.
Nashville. Tenn., November 22.—(Special.)
Secretary of State Morgan today again de
clined to make the official returns of the
el'ection public until the law had been fully
complied with. After securing- the publi
cation of a lengthy answer to Mr. Morgan’s
statement of the legal points back of his
position. Chairman Sanders, of the re
publican committee, left for Chattanooga.
Hon. H. Clay Evans followed on the night
train.
CoippllinK the t <>ies.
Raleigh. N. November 23. -(Special.)—
Official returns from seventy two counties
show that Tate, democratic, nominee for
state treasurer, receiv'd 1V3.5.T5 votes and
Wort I . the fust m nominee. lis. ,:j l. Tv enty
four counties remain un trivially reported.
If these preserve the same rati the deniu
<--,it:c vot" will be ItiiUW. and the fusion
vote 151.<W. This will male, the fusion
majority only 15.010.
Professor Pet r I tz, city chemist of
Indianapolis, says: "I can '•'commend Dr.
Price's ('ream Raking Powder to every
lions* keeper, as pure, wholesome and effec-
<’le\el'Uid's Yew SeliemeH.
From The Grand Ranids Pre-'s.
Tho almost incredible report is sent to
some of the metrul»olitan papers by their
Washington correspondents that Cleveland
regards the recent republican landslide as
a call to him for a third term, lie believes
that he is the only person who ean lead
his party to victory in ISiMI, ail oth< r leaders
having been rejected by the people at the
polls.
Simultaneously with this rejiort another
one comes to the effect that the president,
now that the tariff question is laid on tile
shelf for a couple of years at least, intends
to take a hand a* the financial question. lie
is tired, it is said, of Mr. Carlisle’s policy
and proposes to assume direction of affairs
himself. The first step, or one of the lirst
steps, will be an issue of bonds for the pur
pose of strengthening the gold reserve and
replenishing the treasury.
Those who are at id! interested in finan
cial matters know very well what this
means. It means that Mr. Cleveland has de
termined as far as lies in his power to
pl 'ce the finances of this c. uniy upon a gold
basis, and that he proposes to plant the
democratic party squarely upon the gohibug
platform or to disrupt it in the attempt.
Witii the egotism w hich blinds h‘s ey< s to
the rebuke to him and the repudiation of his
administration contained in Tuesday’s vote,
he is confident that his views are the only
correct views and that the party winch has
heretofore hastened to obey whenever he
iiiKtdeu, will lamely submit to have him
fashion its policy on tne most important is
sue now before the country, or forth t mat
ter before the entire civilized world.
There is no lack of evidence that there
will be plenty of lacking for .Mr. Cleveland
in the policy he has marked out for himself,
and that he has been carefully stacking the
cards. According to Wall street a.dvices E.
C. Benedict, the banker, has been consult
ing with the banking fraternity oi New
York at Mr. Cleveland's request, ami it is
announced by the bankers that there will
certainly be an issue of bonds.
The result is very likely to be that almost
before the democracy knows it, the party
will be forced upon the goldhug platform.
The indiscriminate defeat of every democrat
at the i orth tii t .lose sit'tes where silver
was made the principle issue will bo used
as an argument that the sentiment for sil
ver is not so strong- as claimed. J’he entire
banking money loaning fraternity of the
country regardless of party affiliation will
Join with the president, and the coming
winter session is likely to result in impor
tant legislation on this important subject.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
II’HAT HAS TIIAXSPUtKO AT THE XA
TIOXAL CAPITA 1..
What Alabamians in Washington Think of
.Mr. Kolb s Manifesto—The Income Tax
I'robtibly a Dead Letter at Present.
Washington, November 20.—[Special.]—
Tho news from Alabama that Mr. Kolb
proposes to seat himself as governor of
that state and that if he attempts it Gov
ernor Jones will arrest Firn for treason, is
causing cjnsidirable commotion among
Alabama politicians now in Washington.
Judge Blackwell, third auuitor of the
treasury, is from Alabama, and for many
years has been closely identified with the
political history of that sta’e. “If Mr.
Kolb attempts to carry out his threat.”
said Judge Blackwell, “he will certainly be
arrestci for treason by Governor Jones.
There is no question as to the result. The
only doubt is whether Mr. Kolb will go to
the length he threatens.”
Judge Blackwell thinks that this is Mr.
Kolb's last appearance and that. aPer hav
ing issued his manifesto In an allegid spirit
of good faith, he and bis followers will
subside. He does not believe that Mr. Kolb
ean rally to his support any considerable
body of men who would take up arms in
opposition io the vested authority of tile
state.
Is It to Be it Dead Letter?
Treasury officials say the income tax
cannot be collected until congress makes
an appropriation to pay the expenses of
the work. The tax on incomes over SI,OOO
for the year ISOI is due on January Ist, but
until congress appropriates $50,000 to pay
for the force to l>e employed In collecting
it it is said at the treasury department
that the work cannot be commenced.
it is hinted about the treasury that the
tax never will be collected. It is said that
Mr. Cleveland construes the result ot’ the
election as a repudiation of the tax and
that lie would pr fer congress make no
appropriation to collect it.
It is apparent already that a vigorous
light, 1 d by Hill in the senate and Cockran
in the house, will be made against the ap
propriation, the defeat of which will mean
the repeal of the tax by mullifying the pro
visions of the tariff law providing for its
collection. With the republicans and a
few democrats arrayed on his side in the
senate, if Hill makes the same vigorous
fight, he made last year against the in
come tax law, he can possibly kill the ap
propriation. Thus, after all, it may be that
v.e shall have no revenue from the in
come lax law.
Who Will Piiy the Blllwf
Washington, November 2»t.—During the
recent strikes many railroads applied to
the governmt nt for protection and troop-.t
w- re placed on trains ami along the dis
turbed portions of their routes. Now the
companies, who availed themselves of the
tro< ps for the protection ot their property,
are filing bills with the war <|epartment
for the transj»ortation of the soldiers, whoso
chief duty was to keep their lines open
and guard their property. Nothing, it is
asserted, was said about charging tor car
rying troops at the time they were asked
for, and it was supposed that the roads
would transport them free of charge, as
their services were chiefly needed to sup
port the interests of the roads. This,
however, is not the case, and the railroa 1
companies now want pay for carrying th
- who protected their property. The
war department opposes the payment oi
the charges, and it is likely will contest
the claims in the courts. The depa.rtment,
it is said, will raise the point that as the
railroads sought protection of the troops,
they have no right to regard them as or
dinary passengers.
CiHitrul of the Senate.
The democrats will still control the sen
ate. That is the present organization will
remain intact during the fifty-fourth con
gress. It is true that neither the demo
crats nor tiie republicans are in the ma
jority in the senate. The populists hold
the balance of power. The republican
lea lers have, however, decided not to at
tempt to overthrow the present organiza
tion for the reason that it would simply
lead to the elevation of the populist sena
tors to high committee assignments and
would not in any way benefit the republi
can party.
’l’hVy do not wish to attempt to trade
with the populists to combine with them in
a reorganization of the senate because it
would result in no benefit to their party
even could they (effect such a combination.
Th republicans prefer, under the cir um
stances, for the senate to remain under its
present organization, and in the event tne
populists attempt to bring about a change
in order to elevate themselves it is said
that the republicans will vote with the
democrats to prevent it.
Tne republican senators do not care to
tie hel<l responsible for tariff or financial
legislation in a year preceding a presiden
tial election.
Livi»KNlo>> Bonds.
Colonel Livingston is very hot in his
criticism of the bond issue. He has been
sailing about the departments for several
days gathering in a few belated offices
tor his constituents, but after the de
partments close he finds time to talk about
bond issues and other passing matters.
“This bom! issue >s an outrage upon the
people,” said he as he lighted a plum:'
nickel cigar and brushed a speck of dust
from a new S’l't suit, less tariff. ")es, si",
it is an outrage, and it is clearly outside
the law. The act only permits an issue of
bonds to maintain the gold reserve. Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle intend to use
the money derived from the sale ot these
bonds to meet the ordinary expenses of
the government. Thus the president is
practically making an appropriation which
is prohibited by the constitution. Aga n
the interest which the government must
pay on these bonds is derived by taxing
the people, and the constitution says only
congress ean impose a tax.
“Cotigress should take some action to
stump such assumption of power on the
part of Mr. Cleveland, and 1 believe it
will.
“Yes, sir. there will be lively times when
congress meets over this bond business.
FINANCE THE THEME.
M. inlx is of Congress Are turning Their
Fv s on tin- Cnrrencv Ituestion.
Washington, November 22. -(Special.)—
The house comniitte ■ on appropriations
were at work again today framing their
bills so as to put them through as early in
the session as possible, then-bj diminishing
the chances for an extra session. Repre
sentative Washington, of Tennessee. a
member of that committee, is one of those
most eager to get these bills out of the
“The sooner we get these bills disposed
of,” he said today, "the more time we
will have for the discussion of the financial
situation. 1 believe congress will assemble
th's session with the determination to ex
pand the currency. It will either be
through free silver or through the repeal
of the State bank tax*. What the people
want is an expanded currency, and in my
opinion the repeal of this tax will answer
al! demands.”
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
another member of the committee, said
that he agreed with Mr. Washington in
believing that the state bank tax would be
repealed by both house and senate, but
that he went further and confidently look
ed forward to the passage of a free coin
age bill.
Mr. Washington said that the ‘majority
of congressmen with whom he had talked
since his return held to the same opinion—
that the state bank tax would be success
fully repealed this session.
A republican who is very close to Mr.
Reed is the authority Tor the statement to
day that the ex-speaker will make his
presidential race on a ballot, reform plat
form. Realizing that McKinley has the
advantage over him in the doctrine
tection, he will raise the cry of ballot k.
form in the 1535 campaign and contidentD
looks to it to l»e his shibboleth. ’(his stat •
m '.nt was given out h'-re today; it is posi
tively asserted on account of a letter from
Jdr. Heed, in which he said that the next
house could be depended upon to go into
the subject of the last election with the in
tention of bringing all the facts to light. A
full investigation, he Claims, will be made.
The recipient of this letter says that Mr.
Reed will not hazard his old force bill, but
the measure which he intends to father wil.
not be sectional, but rather in the nature
of a national Lexow investigating commit
tee.
Mr. Reed in locking around for a nobby
horse on which he hopes to ride to the
white house has decided un the old force
bill, though he w 1! call it by another name
and claim it to be a different method, but
with tne idea of reaching the same result.
<riMp'<« Kiibbit Foot.
A young new.-paper correspondent here
in Washington owns a rabbit loot which
has never tailed to bring luck to its holder,
it is the left hind toot of an Anderson
ville, Ga., national cemetery raboit, and
was formerly the property of Speaker
Crisp.
\\ !!• n Mr. Crisp was a candidate for the
speakership, just at this time three years
ago. one of his feminine admirers down in
Anderson*, ille sent him this rabbit foot,
with a letter, requesting that he hang it
over the door of his headquarters, and she
was sure it would bring him success to the
sjeakeiship contest. Mr. Crisp curried out
the request and hung the rabbit foot over
the door of his headquarters in the Metro
politan hotel.
The night the caucus elected Mr. Crisp
speaker and while he was accepting tn?
congratulations of his friends, the news
paper correspondent painted to the rabbit
tout hanging over the door and remarked
that it hail done the work.
speaker Crisp afterward had the rabbit
foot mounted on silver and presented A
to the correspondent.
At that time the correspondent in ques
tion was earning a small salary, but since
he came into poswssion of tne lucky foot
he has gradually forged ahead until he is
now one of the highest salaried men ou
newspaper row.
A few nights ago while sitting in hi 3
offic • he received a note from one of the
most prominent of south -rn congressmen
requesting him to come to Chamberlain’s
hotel quickly on a matter of grave im
portance. The correspondent rushed up
and sent in hi s card, which was imme
diately answer*'! by the appearance of the
congre.-sman. who was in a thoroughly
ruffled state.
"Boh,” said he to the correspondent, a.3
he put his arm around him. “I understand
you hav ■ a rabbit foot. For God’s sake
lend it to me. lamina game of poker up
stairs and am S7OO behind.”
“Certainly.” replied the correspondent as
he handed out the rabbit font, at the satn<»
time having his han s of a gr-?at sensation
al news it* m shattered.
The next morning the congressman cams
around with his fa< ea beaming smile. He
had wo’i back his s7'** with SSOO additional.
The correspondent still has his rabbit font
and will soon wear the handsomest suit
of clothes that can be made in Washington.
“When a man’s single” he knows noth
ing of goo I housekeep'ng. When h'e mar
r s he learns all about it—his wife uses
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder.
RETURN OU THK RELICS.
tmericans Royully Entertained by the
Spn n in rd s.
Madrid. November i!».—Commander Wil
lard 11. Bri'wnson. of the UnPed States
cru'.s* r Detroit, with nine officers and
twelve sailors of that vessel, has arrived
here with the Columbus relics. Th" Ameri
cans ar? h’ghly pleased with the recep
tion accorded them by tho anthcrities of
this city and of Cadiz. The Spanish gov
ernment is paying ail the expenses of their
entertainment. The American officers will
be rec ivd in audience by the queen re
gent. wiil bt banqueted by the marine de
partment. and will be tendered a reception
at tiie American leg'tion.
R»cli Released.
Denver. Col.. November 19.—Frank Roch,
the suspected strangler, was dir-charged to
night. several days in the “sweat box”
having failed to obtain anything from him
in the '.v iy of a con fission. This ’ leaves
the field of suspects clear to Demady. who
is the only one likely to have had a mo
tive for the crime.
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