San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHIS GToN, Jan. 4, 1892

WASHlN GION, jan. 4, 1917,
The President will this week send
to Congress all OF the correspondence
which has passed between this coun-
try and Chilli, together with q special
message, in which it IL supposed
that he will make q recommendation
embOdyiDg his ideas of the duty of
Congress in the premises. While
this does rot necessarily mean war
It certainly points that way. A bout
the only basis for thinking that war
will be averted is the belief that
Chill will at the last minute see the
folly of going into war In which she
is bound to get thrashed, and make
an abject apology.
1t Is pleasing to note that the Presi-
dent has the cordial support not only
of his own party, but of many of the
prominent democrats in Congress.
One of the latter, Representative Nc.
Greary, of Kentucky. who has for q
mum Der of years been one of the lead
ing members of the committee on
Foreign affairs of the house, said on
the subject: "SoOn after Congress re-
convenes the President will send the
correspondence to the two Houses
and then we can consider the matter
with better understanding. be-
lieve that the President has acted in
VIGOROUS and manly way in this
matter. am sure that the course of
the United States will be dignified,
firm and courageous. Whatever the
result may be / do not think we can
war, or that we shall suffer any loss
of dignity".
The meanest thing in connection
with this whole Gillian business is
the attempt which has been made by
. newspaper man, who is credited
with having been in the pay of the
Chilian revolutionist while they were
trying to get recognition from this
government, before the fall of I'll Q
Balmaceda government in Chilli, uy
carefully worded in nuendo to make
it appear that Secretary Blaine has
become "peace at any price" man,
in consequence of q business under
standing he has had with ex-Msyor
Grace, of New York, who has large
moneyed interest at stake in Chilli,
and who is naturally infavor of neace
between the two countries. In Wash.
ipgton where the cause Of this mans
personal eDmity is known, nothing
that he can say carries any weight.
He lacks the courage to openly attack
Mr.. Blaine, and, In keeping with his
character, vents bis spleen by pyint-
ing speaking paragraphs whenever
The opportunity presents itself, con-
tanning covert sings and slurs a. him.
He is spoken of even by those who
associate with him as the Captain
DsIgetty of journalism. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that people OF this
country know the man too well to be-
lieve that James G. Blaine will ever
be found occupying any position upon
any question that is not compatible
with the Hottest American patrlo-,
tism.
Gen. M. G. Meigs. y. 8. A. retired,
From his Appointment to West Point
filed positions of great honor and
greater responsibility, and he filled
them all we'll.
Pension Commissioner Raum has
detailed 50 extra clerks to assist i'm
pushing the work of the Pension
Board of Review.
Although few republicans here APP
peared to have at first thought of ex.
representative Perkins in connection
with the Kansas senatorsh'p. his ap-
poiD tmenJ by this governor 10 fill the
uueXpired term OF the late senator
Plumb was very well received. Mr..
Perkins has had years experience
in congressional life and that he will
ably serve his state in the senate can
not be doubted.
A very determined effort is being
made by the democratic leaders 10
bring about an outward appearance
of harmony in the house, hut they
are far from being successful, and it
looks now as though they would be
extremely fortunate il they succeeded
in preventing an open rupture be-
tween the Crisp and Mills men or, as
they are oftenest called here, the
Cleveland and Anti Cleveland men
on the floor of the house. The [Cleve.
land men who have been snubbed
and be Titled by speaker Crisp are
not in humor to be forgiven, and
wherever two or more of them are
gathered together the atmosphere is
filed with dire threats of vengeance
at the first opportunity. speaker
Crisy is laid up with the grip during
the entire recess and is yet. and has
little opportunity to know how deep
the feeling of resentment against
him is, but his friends have fully re-
cognized the gravity of the situation,
and, having gobbled up the most
desirable places, they are now try
ing to mollify the Mills men by
Feeding them large deses of "taffy."
But the crow which the Mills men
have SO recently had to eat left q taste
N their mouths which prevents their
enjoying anything like "taffy," par
Licularly when IL comes from the