Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our Regular corrsspondent.)

ecess0r, Abraham Lincoln, never
crosses bridge before be gets to it,
and never allows himself to be STAN
peded by what is printed in sensa-
tional newspapers. 1t may be true,
as alleged, that the French govern
ment is through its agent in Central
America encroaching upon rights
claimed by the United States under
the Monroe doctrine, which, as sptly
stated by Attorney General Miller,
means that ''no foreign power has the
right to interfere with the autonomy
OF any government upon the Wes-
tern hemisphere, nor to interfere with
the safe conduct OF these govern
ments. Foreign powers have not the
right, nor will they be allowed, to as
sumo possession Of territory or to in
woke the aid OF arms" in interfering
with the management OF the Panama
railroad, which was built by Americ-
an capitalists; but this government
has n Minister in Central America for
the special purpose of looking after
our interests, and until his report is
made no official notice will be taken
Of these allegations. BY virtue Of a
treaty between the Republic of New
Granada and the United States, which
is still enforced and which cannot be
affected by any change of ownership
in the trans Isthmus railroad, our CIT
liens are given certain rights OF traf
fic on that railroad and those rights
will be maintained by this admins
tration, by force II necessary. That's
all there is to IL.
Senator Chandler will head cru
SADIE against immigration at the com
ing session of Congress, which has for
its purpose the shutting out of all i'm
migrants for period Of at least five
years. The fight in Congress will be
opened when the joint Senate and
House Immigration Committee shall
make its report, upon which it is now
working. after spending many months
investigating immigration. The ma
t,onal platform upon which Mr.. Cleve-
land was elected is pledged against
further restriction of immigration IN
these words: ave condemn and de.
nounce any and all attempts to re.
strict the immigration of the industri
GUS and worthy of foreign lands" bu
that does not prevent many promi
nent Democrats agreeing with Soma
tor Chandler that there is need for
temporary, if not permanent stop
page Of immigration.
General Rosecrans, who although
Democrat has remained Register O
the Treasury ever since he was ap
pointed to that position by Mr.. Cleve
land, has made himself very soil
with the ciamorous horde of Demo
cratic office seekers, which has a
ready made its appearance in WAIST
ington, by including in his annual r,
port TRADE against the working ,
the Civil Service examination. Tt
Democratic feeling against this la,
which they regard as the only barri,
between them and the Offices, is
strong that il will not be surprising
the Democratic Congress makes Il
law dead letter by intentional
failing to make an appropriation
carry it out. Ii they dared tn,
would repeal it outright, but N
Cleveland has so often pledged hin
self in favor of the law that he cou
hardly afford to approve its repe
although there Is reason to belle
that he would not be excessive
grieved to see Congress neglect
make an appropriation for it,
Present indications are that the
will be as bitter fight among I
Democrats as to whether an ext
session of Congress shall be called
smash the tariff as there will be ov
the tariff itself when the DemocI a,
Congress does get together, wheth
in extra or regular session. Feeli
on the subject is running high amo
Democratic Senators and Represen,
tives, but it is safe to predict Il
Mr.. Cleveland's opinion will
backed by a great majority Of t
party; the loaves and fishes viii
he has to distribute make him tie
porarily powerful in his party.