Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our REGULAR Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S. '9

predecessor, Abraham Lincoln,
never crosses q bridge before he
gets to it, and never allows him
self to be stsmpeded by what is
printed in sensational newspapers.
1t may be true, as alleged, that the
French Government is through
its agent in Central America en-
croaching upon rights claimed by
the United States under the Mon
roe Doctrine, which, as aptly stat
ed by Attorney General Miller,
means that mo foreign power has
the right to interfere with tn, au-
tonomy of any government upon
the Western hemisphere, nor to
interfere with the safe conduct of
these governments. Foreign pow
ers have not the right, nor will
they be allowed, to assume pos
session of territory or to invoke
the aid of arms" in interfering
with the management of the Pan
ANA railroad, which was built by
American capitalists; but this
government has a Minister in
Central America for the special
purpose of looking after our in
terests, and until his report is
made no official notice will be Ia
ken Of these allegations. By vir-
Tue of a treaty between the Re-
public of New Grenada and the
United States, which is still en-
forced AID which cannot be affect
ed by any change of ownership in
the trans-Isthmus railroad, our
citizens are given certain rights of
traffic on that railroad and those
rights will be maintained by this
| administration. by force if neces-
| sary. That's all there is to it.
Senator Chandler will head a
crusade against immigration at
| the coming session of Congress,
which has for its purpose the
shutting out OF all Immigrants 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's now working, after spending
many months investigating lmmi
| grafton. The national platform
| upon which Mr.. Cleveland was
.e>ted is pledged against further
testriction of immigration in these
| words. eve condemn and de-
nounce any and all attempts to re-
strict the immigration of the in
iustrious and worthy of foreign
| lands" but that does not prevent
many prominent democrats agree
ing with Senator Chandler that
there is need for temporary if
not a permanent stoppage Of i'm
migration.
Death is again lowering over
the White House. This time it is
DR.. Scott, the aged father of the
late Mrs. Harrison who is await
ing the summons to JOIN his be-
loved daughter who has so recent
ly gone before. The physicians
have Informed the President that
owing to DR., SCOTS age-he is
past ninety-three-there is little
or no hope Of his recovery from
his present illness, which dates
from his trip to Indianapolis to
see Mrs. Harrison buried. He
may go off any hour or he may
linger for several weeks.
| Who ought to know best the
condition OF Mr.. Blaine's health,
his family and his physician, or
the newspaper men who In obedi-
enoe to orders from their editors
are filling their papers with alarm
ing and absurd stories about il?
His family and his physician say
that he is not seriously i'll, and
has not been seriously ill since
his return to Washington, and L
believe them. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Blaine will 90 to California
in a few days to remain until
spring.
General Rosecrans, who al
though democrat has remained
Register Of the Treasury ever
since he was appointed to that DO
sition by Mr.. Cleveland, has made
himself very solid with the clam
orous horde of democratic Office
seekers, which has already made
its appearance in Washington, by
including in his annual report
TRADE against the working of the
Civil Service examination. The
democratic feeling against this
law, which they regard as the
only barrier between them and
the offices, is so strong that it will
not be surprising if the democratic
Congress makes the law a dead |
letter by Intentionally failing to !
make an appropriation to carry it
out. Ii they dared they would
repeal it outright, bat Mr.. Cieve-
land has SO often pledged himself
in favor of the law that he could
hardly afford to approve It's repeal
although there is reason to believe
that he would not be excessively
grieyed to see Congress neglect to
make an appropriation for it.
Present indications are that