Milford chronicle., 1892-01-22
NeroN LETTER.


',ze Il fight, represents in three
re present status Of the Chilian
The time for negotiation has passed
de ess aea the President would haYe
! sefaasafi Of the correspondence and his
prociAn- lion 20 Congress had it not been
for repr. citations made by Senor Mont,
the Chi an minister It is not believed
Mat Ser3r Montt, who is thought to be
SAcerely in favor of peace, actually misrep-
resehted me intentions Of his government.
but there is now little doubt that he allowed
his hopes to influence his statements to a
degree not warranted by what he must have
kuown the feeling of Chill to be towards the
United States.
It is now fully settled that the proclama-
ton, which is all ready, and the correspon
deuee will go to Congress just as sosu as the
report ofJudge Advocate General Remey, who
took the deposition of the sailors Of the Bal
timore, is received, and that is expected this
week. there can be no doubt that Congress
will respond by an immediate declaration Of
war and sufficient appropriation to rush it
to a successful conclusion. Every prepara-
ton that can possibly be made in advance
Of the actual declaration ofwar is being care
fully looked after by the administration,
although no details are being made public,
as it is not desired that Chill shall know
what we are doing.
Ex-Speaker Reed is proving that he is as
much of a thorn in the flesh of the Demo.
Gratis of the House, now making pitiable
exhibition Of their iucapaoity to control
national legislation, on the floor of the
House as he was when in the Speakers
chair So far he has only given them a
little humorous naggiug. 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 resolu-
tion bv the House, but it was hardly twenty
four hours after the adoption of the dema-
gogic manifesto before the Democrats Of the
House gave the country a practical demon
stratiou of their insincerity by refusing to
curtail the number of committee clerks en-
pioysd by the House, Notwithstanding the
statement of honorable gentlemen, members
of the committee OIL accounts, that num-
Der Of the minor committees had no real
need for clerks. The Democrats are al
ways willing to reduce any appropriation
which is expended by Republicans no mat
ter how much it may injure the public inrer-
est. but when it comes to reducing the
patronage controlled by themselves they
fy the track and refuse TO do it, as in this
case, where they authorized the payiHg of
number of sinecures for no other purpose
than the bestowal Of the patronage upon the
chairman of number of unimportant COM
mittees, 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 Seua-
tor Voorhees,, who is expected this week.
This is merely q courtesy, by no means un-
usual. extended to the Democratic Senators
from Indiana who are bitterly opposed to
Judge Woods confirmation, and indicates no
towards Judge Woods, whose
confirmation is regarded as among the GER
.ainties.
Senators Aldridge, Allison, Hiscock, Car
isle and Harris, composing the sub-commit- |
zee Of the Senate finance committee, have
gone to complete their investigation, began |
" = ~ummer. Of the effect of the Mckinley |
III, ne ',nt Trade rr9 Commerce of
l.e, country. Representative Boutelle, osl
r-..- ... l.. AL .,ost t,,,.,,oro,e epae0h of !
he session. taking for his subject the pres
mt ludicrous aspect of the Democratic party. |
from the beginning, when he said; "What
comical old huuibug the Democratic party |
S, - to the end, when he said; The people
Il this great country are going to have
iapuy and prosperous New Year in spite Of
he Democratic party, the gentleman from
ndiaua (Holman) aud his nickel-iu-the-slot
Machine, " the House was in an almost con-
iuuous roar of laughter, in which most Of
he Democrats good naturedly Joined. Mr..
lampooning of Representatives
Iolman, Dockery and Wheeler. althoueh
ntireiy free from ill-natured personalities,
must have been CALLING in the extreme to
hose gentlemen but neither Of them at
ampted to reply, although Wheeler says lie
yill
Oh no, Tammany does not boss the Dem
cratic party. It was merely by accident
nat the other twelve strongly backed appli-
ants for the House restaurant privileges,
,hich, owing to the large Democratic major
y are much more valuable than usual, were
arned down, and the plum given to Tam
lauy's man. It is also slander. probably,
, charge that Tammany will control the
ecisiou of the national Democratic commit
.e, which meets here this week, as to
here the nominating convention shall be ,
eld, aud yet, intelligent men, Democrats,
re making the charge.