People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — Washington Letter. [ARTICLE]

Washington Letter.

From our regular correspondent. Washington, June 7.—Those who regarded a change in the foreign policy of the government as probable with the ac cession of the new secretary of j state did not count upon the pro-’ J motion of Attorney General 01I ney to the position. It is now considered ascertain as anything in the future can be that Mr. Olney as secretary of state will , make no change in the foreign policy inaugurated and main-

tained by the late Secretary Gresham, and it is believed that the knowledge that he would not was what caused President Cleveland to choose Mr. Olney for the place. It is needless to attempt to say in advance what sort of a secretary of state Mr. Olney will make, but nine out of every ten men who have come into personal contact with him as attorney general, without the advantage of a personal introduction or a letter from one of his personal friends, will agree as to one kind of secretary that he will not make—a popular one; he isn’t built that way. Those who have pierced the invisible but none the less real wall of frigidity which surrounds his person say that he is a most agreeable gentleman, but they are so few in number that they do not count with the frozen out pjublic. He differs as much in this*respect from the late Secretary Gresham as it is possible for one man to differ from another, and the foreign diplomats will probably, for that reason, regard him as an ideal secretary of state. There was quite a sensation in the treasury department this week when Charles B. Morton, of Maine, was without any exexplanation dismissed from the office of auditor for the navy department which he has held since early in the present administration. He is said to have written letters criticizing almost to the extent of personal abuse, President Cleveland and Sectfe* tary Carlisle.

For many years, those who have given the subject much study, have been quietly advocating the advantages the world would derive from the establishment of an international gold coin which could be circulated in all countries, but it is likely to be a long time before such a coin will be put in circulation, as it coulff'not be done without the consent of all the countries concerned, and countries are slow to agree to financial changes, us the people .of the United States very well know. At a meeting of the National Statistical association, held here this week, Mr. Henry Farquhar, assistant statistician of the department of agriculture, read a paper advocating the establishment of an international coin, which was discussed by the association and will be printed in its journal; , There’s a screw loos® some- ■ where in machinery connected with the treasury’s gold reserve, but up to date the officials have not been able to locate it. The gold reserve now stands within a fraction of SIOO,000,000, and the bond syndicate has,sß,ooo,ooo more tu pay between this and the middle tober. That’s all right as far as it goes, but what is worrying the officials is - the knowledge that more gold is. being taken out of the treasury of late than is required for ordinary business purposes, and their inability to find out who is withdrawing the gold and why it is withdrawn. Suspicion would naturally first fall upon the bond syndicate, but officials declare that the bond syndicate is “toting fair” and is not withdrawing gold. Stitt, it would not greatly surprise some people to see the withdrawals of gold rapidly increase about the timeAhe syndicate makesits last paySbnt and is ready to handle another issue of bonds. Some of the finest political wire palling seen for a long time is being done in behalf of exPresident Harrison, and one of the bead pullers is Senator Carter, of Montana, who has been in Washington ostensibly for the purpose of securing a residence for his family during his term in the senate. Senator Carter’s position as chairman of the republican national committee makes his influence valuable; also his well-known views on the silver question. He talks' to the newspaper men about his candidate for the nomination being Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, but the work that he is trying to put in where it will count is all for Hon. Benjamin Harrison, whose losing campaign in 1892 was managed by him. He is merely using Senator Cameron for a figurehead, as he knows that Cameron’s nomination is not probable.