Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-01-28
TFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. Is. 1892.
Apologize or fight, represents in three
words the present status Of the Chilian
| affair. The time for negotiation has pass
ed Two weeks ago the President would
have sent all of the correspondences and
his proclamation to Congress had it not
been for representations made by Senor
Montt, the Chilian minister. 1t is not
believed that Senor Montt, who Is thought
to be sincerely in favor Of peace. actually
misrepresented the intentions Of his gov
ernment, but there is now little doubt that
he allowed his hopes to influence his state
ments to a degree not warranted by what
he must have known the feeling Of Chill
to be towards the United States.
1t Is now fully settled that the procla-
nation. which is all ready, and the cores
pondence will 90 to Congress just as soon
as the report of Judge Advocate General
Remey, who took the deposition of the
sailors of the Baltimore, is received. and
that is expected this week. There can be
no doubt that Congress will respond by an
immediate declaration of war and a sufii-
cient appropriation to rush it to success
ful conclusion. Every preparation that
can be made in advance Of the actual
declaration of war is being carefully look
ed after by the administration, although
no details are being made public, as 1t Is
not desired that Chilli shall know what we
are doing.
Ex-Speaker Reed is proving that he is
as much of thorn in the flesh of the
Democrats Of the House now making 8
pitlable exhibition of their incapacity to
control national legislation, on the floor
of the House, as he was when In the Speak
er's chair. So far he has only given them
a little humorous nagging. Later he will
sting.
The Democratic party is always loud in
its clamoring for economy, as shown by
the adoption Of the Holman clap-trap reso-
luton by the House, but it was hardly
twenty-four hours after the adoption of
the demagogic manifesto before the Dem
ocrats of the House gave the country a
practical demonstration Of their insinceri-
ty by refusing TO curtail the number Of
committee clerks employed by the House,
Notwithstanding the statement of honor
able gentlemen, members Of the commit
tee on accounts, that a number Of the
minor committees had no real need for
rl ar hA h..rr,
Ing to reduce any appropriation which is
expended by Republicans, no matter how
much 1t may injure the public interest,
but when it comes TO reducing the patron
age controlled by themselves they always
iiy the track and refuse to do 1t, as In this
case, where they authorize the paying of
a number OF snecures for no other pur-
pose than the bestowal Of the patronage
upon the charmen Of number of unim-
portant committees who are Democrats.
The Senate judiciary committee, at the
request of Senator Turpie, has postponed
consideration of the nomination OF Judge
Woods of Indiana, until the return of
Senator Voorhees,, who il expected this
week. This is merely a courtesy, By no
means unusual, extended to the Democrat
ic Senators from Indiana who are bitter
" opposed to Judge Woods confirmation,
and indicates no unfriendliness towards
Judge Woods, whose confirmation Is re-
garded as among the certainties.
Senators Aldridge, Allison Hiscock,
Carlisle and Harris, composing the sub
committee of the Senate finance commit
tee, have gone to New York to complete
their investigation, began last summer, Of
the effect of the Mckinley tariff law upon
the trade and commerce Of the country
Representative Boutele of Maine, made
the most humorous speech of the session,
taking for his subject the present ludi-
crous aspect Of the Democratic party. From
the beginning. when he said What q
comlcal old humbug the Democratic party
Is, to the end, when he said; The peo-
pie of this great country are going to have
happy and prosperous new year in spite
| of the Democratic party, the gentleman
!
the slot machine" the House was In an al
most continuous roar Of laughter in which
most of the Democrats good naturedly
| Joined. Mr.. Boutelle's lampooning of
Representatives Holman, Dockery and
| Wheeler, although entirely free from i'll
natured personalities, must have been gall
| ing in the extreme to those gentlemen but
neither of them attempted to reply, al
though Wheeler says he will.
| Oh, no, Tammany does not boss the Dem
ocratic party. 1t was merely by accident
that the other twelve strongly-backed ap-
plicants for the House restaurant privi-
leges, which, owing to the large Demo
cratic majority, are much more valuable
than usual, were turned down, and the
plum given to Tammany's man. 1t is also
a SANDER probably to charge that Tam
many will control the decision Of the ma.
tional Democratic committee, which meets
here this week as to where the nominal
ing convention shall be held, and yet, in
telligent men, Democrats, are making the
charge.