Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-05-12

Things THAT Can Not Fail TO Inter-
est the Reader.
Gath in Cincinnati Inquirer)
hear a good deal of talk on the Bel
mont Blaine matter, and the defeat of
Forster's Irish policy by Parnell and
the tenants of Ireland is likely to give
Blaine's views an enthusiastic support
as being contemporaneous to Parnells
contest with Gladstone. I had talk
to-day with a distinguished Irish law
yer of New York, who put forward the
following view about Blaine and Bel
mont. He said,
"Young Belmont, either from credu-
litv or ignorance, assumed to be the
tool of the parties who were bound, if
they could, to humiliate Blaine for tax
ing the part of naturalized citizen,
Landreau. Every German, every Irish
man and Englishman IN the United
States who has become one of our citi-
zens, can feel some interest in the case
of the naturalized citizen, Landreau.
The war between Chill and Peru is be-
lieved by shrewd people to have been
bottomed on Peru's previous deposits
of guano. Chill is a country CORE
spending in South America to Califor-
MIA in North America. Lying farther
toward the South Pole, it has a more
bracing climate than Peru, which is
nearer the Equator, and, therefore, has
| less cool and less energetic people.
Chill has been factor of England for
| a great many years, the pet of England
in South America. Some time ago
these inter deposits were discovered in
portion of Bolivia, which comes be-
| tween Peru and Chill on the coast.
| The immense value of them was at
once seen by the English and French,
and they, observing that the inter de-
posts were not in CHILEAN soil, punched
up the CHILEAN government to bully b.
livia and get hold of the nitre. Bolivia
was weak power, without any navy.
Peru undertook to support the claims
of Bolivia; and, war breaking out be-
tween Bolivia and Peru, the Chilians
declared war against Peru also, and
] having more energetic character and
a better Government, and the moral
and bullion support of England and
France, Chill soon beat the Peruvians
and Bolivians, and seized all Peru, all
| the guano and all the inter in the in
terest of England and France, which
| co-operated 10 make South America a
factor to them.
a"The state department at Washing
ton, knowing great deal more about
the motives of that war than people in
| general do, undertook through its min.
ister, Mr.. Hurlbut, to palliate the case
of Peru, and induce Chill to accept q
large war indemnity and retire. Mr.
Blaine knew that Chill was backed by
the British interests, seeking to shul
every other country and people out oil
those huge deposits, which made q
basis of great future commerce. Oh
course he could not explain, as secre-
tary of state, that he had any ami.
mostly or suspicion toward Great Brit
ain or France, but our minister tc
Chill, Fitzpatrick, had a wife whom he
had married in that country many
years ago, and was hot advocate oil
the Chiliaa interests. Consequently
Fitzpatrick, our minister to Chill, and
Hurlbut, our minister to Peru, began
to fire into each other. Blaine desired
in Il conservative way to have Chill
paid of and Peru remanded to hel
territorial integrity, 80 that the United
States could have a fair chance at that
commerce. He could not explain al
this, however, to the two foolish minis
tiers there. They had not sense enough
to discern tile situation. Blaine's idea
was that as Peru was comparatively
clear of European control, and as Chill
was completely under that control, the
Americans would get a hand in the
| commerce that must result from the
sale of those deposits. Suddenly Pres
ident Garfield died, and Blaine ceased
to be secretary of state. The stalwart
administration which succeeded re
solved to sweep the American idea
out of the state department, and put il
back where Fish and Bancroft Davis
and Evarts had held it as a sort d
colonial Office for the British to ope
rate through. In order to dispel prom
inence Blaine had assumed, they made
use of this old fellow Shipherd, who
has been lately Investigated by con
gress.'
"Do you know anything about Ship
herd ?" | asked my lawyer friend.
"He is bland old scamp, once 8
preacher, who concluded to hunt for
tune, and picked up one of the many
claims afioat against an improviden
and loose country like Peru, and came
to Washington with little money
which he is said to have obtained il
Philadelphia, to get the state depart
ment TO sustain it. A man of blanc
and benevolent address, with letters o
introduction and with boundless assur
ances, he obtained that respect from
Blaine which any man might get going
before new secretary. Blaine paiG
no more attention to him than was suf
ficient TO discover his rascally charac
ter, and then reprimanded him and lei
him go. The fellow, like many who
leave the church for the flesh and the
world, had resolved, however, that
| everybody was open to purchase, anG
wrote letter TO Hurlbut, our minister
just being appointed to Peru, offering
him an interest in his company. Gen.
eral Hurlbut had not good reputa-
ton. He was reckless, disappointed
man, who took to politics, and war
like freebooter. Inquiring about him
Shipherd got news that Steve Hurlbut
would want to be let into anything in
order to work for it. OF course, Ship.
herd hated Blaine for shutting the door
on him. After Hurlbut got to Peru,
and rather Unexpectedly exceeded his
instructions on behalf of that govern
ment, the murder of Garfield hap
pened: and, new secretary coming
in, everything that Blaine had done
was carefully scanned by Bancroft
Davis, the representative of the old
jobbing interests and the foreign CLIQUE
in New York city, and hence an inves-
tigation. in which this insignificant
Shipherd is made the cat's-paw to be-
little Blaine. The result of the investi-
CATION has been overwhelmingly in IA
vor of Blaine, and the quarrel with Bel
mont arose from Blaine's conscious
rectitude, his c 1ntempt of such appear
ances as Shipherd could make, and his
unexpected encounter with young
congressman who desired to nail up his
name underneath Mr.. Blaine's as a
short cut to fame"
"Was not Secretary Fish answerable
to those New York foreign cliques
somewhat ?"
"Afr Fish has son-in law, SYDNEY
Webster, who has been for years en-
ployed by foreign Cove rnments to at
tend to their interests in this country.
He was the consul of Spain during all
the Cuban instruction, when Spain