Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-13
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when. ca the seessssoa 20 poNet %
President Garfield. Mr.. B,atas sssaUso
esusrol of ths DepartGsns ct STATE Il
v.s the general expectation sero0eho9a
,hs country that 3 neg eEs vas soo1t 70
hahn Ia our diplouisy. fEis szpecta
,iou was not disappssutsd. Traditions /
vsrs disreeArded. TIE ns~ Secretary 1
fat that the time had ssrns fer tie Via |
aron. ssssrtiou Of American nationality /.
note 20 the English GovernDent an
souncsd In tsrns friendly and eoarse
IA. euoush. has sneh ne we're not 70 b
misunderstood, thai TIE matter Of con
ssructing and operating Canal ifo"
tae Atlantic TO the Pacific By any OF sts
nvouoa.d rootee wAH an AnexicAa Anair'
ana that the American Government felt
perfectly eompetsui 70 manage H.
At thu same time proposals we're MADE
20 the various countries Of Central ana
south America boxing TO tbs mestios
of a conferences, the Obiees OF when
should be 10 establish closer relations.
sommsrctsilY and oshervIse, among
the countries of the western hsmia
phere. Among the ultimate objects Of
sl,is as.sub,ses you'd be the dIscassion
Of the establishment Of an Information
M Board Of ArbitTsiion. By the opera
ton Of vhioh var would forever be ban
ishsd from the American Continent
Ths needless and xassefnl var SaRins
between Chill and Peru also occupied
The attention Of the DepaEtnsnt, and
efforts were made 10 bring ahoot its
speedy conclusion.
when thess vast projects Sere In 40
uooomplsted condition, hsssvsE DO
fare the peoples of the sarth Thoroughly
eonpFehcndsd that the policy OF Amer
isa vas hereafter TO be American, the
ballet Of an assassin entered the body
of President, piefced the heart of
Nation, and vent crashing on into the
future ringing its changes 10 the utter
most verRea Of time. The history Of
continent Vas changed, and amid all the
ruin, the greatest Wis the ruin Of Mr..
Blains's American policy. The people
had a first approved Il ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Nov IL waa thrown open to their inspec
ton at the most inopponune moment.
The press under the lead Of the NeV
York dailiss. which have ever made Ea-
ropean interests In America their one
particular care. began an attack upon
10. and public sentiment gradually
changed. The people we're lallsd back
into their old dream OF perpetual seear-
ity and we're again satisfied 10 LET aaairs
driit m they would Frederick Theo
dors Fsslinehupsen. Of New Jersey, oh"
had for some years posed - an sxsen-
ssor and a ''Rentlsman Of the old
sohcel," took the ssat vacated By Mr..
Blalns. The invitations to the Aneri-
eau conferences we're withdrawn the
bold position taken in regard to the
isshraus canal was not maintained, and
tha rnusty traditions Of the Department
barred the new policy oat Of sight.
siinse the retirement Of Mr.. Blaine
Ausrisan diplomsos has been disgrace
fully nervous. halting and vaoillalinR.
England vas allowed TO offer an nRre-
bulsed aifront 10 the Uuited States, in
absolutely disregarding the mild and
proper request that the execution Of
Osnonnsll be delayed. pending in
Qtiries inio bis claima 10 American CIT
iEsnship. The recalling Of Minister
Sargent from Berlin was a piece of
moral covardioe that would have
shamed the Bushmen OF Africa. Every
position taken by Mr. Blaine was
vacstsd. The Prime Minister Of the
Beers would have been decapitated for
such a shamblinR and oowardly policy
a. the Minister Of nAtion Of sixty mill.
Iona people openly avowed.
Nov, look at the result. After three
years. 10 which everything that savorsd
In the slishtes. degree of Blaineism has
been summed and rhiicnled. the logic
Of svants and the force Of public opih.
Ion have forced poor Mr.. frelinahuysen
back into the position which had been
taken by his brilliant predecessor. and
he strains himself 10 all the place as
vail as 90 litsls q man can. We have
lost the advantage OF Mr.. hIaiue's Arm
aud consistent policy. Instead Of bis
dream Of an ultimate American Zell-
ssrsia, questionable reeiprooity treaties
are negotiated with two or three Of the
ssanlsh American States. An even
rssipFoelsy between the United States
and eli spanish America is possible /;
enc between the United States and any
one Nation Of Spanish America is i'm
possible. We have Lost the main ad
vantage Of Mr.. Blaine's polioy, and We
nsw sesk 10 grasp its disadvantage.
Ia regard 10 the osAal. the Government
has tesn forced back into la old posi-.
tiSn. and from that position 10 cannot
zoe retreat. By the negotiation Of the
Nicafagaan treaty We have indirectly
mada 20 tho world pFsolsely the same
assestion that Mr.. Blaine made directly
10 hhi noss 70 Granville. We have lost
shfes years Of preeioas lime. bet We are
back a last. Even Mr.. Fsslinghuysen
Asa announced thai thu American PEG.
pie feel perfeesiy able 10 run the aanals
II thsy are not - able 10 Do 20 a. they
Imagine, the soonef she coaeci, 10 taken
out et them the better.
Gould Mr.. Biaine's policy Be more
splsnsidly vindicased In the short
spass Of three years an administration.
which rejected !, and heng 10 aside
With acorn. 10 forced 10 rake around In
shs dusa-hseps OF she past seeking for
such ahreds Of abe fabric which 10 tore
10 pitcss. a. can be ussd 10 patch TO-
gsshsr into . quilt,lIas policy that
shall at least look somsshiae like The
se-eAlled JinRc pollcyN Of Ms. Blaine.