Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-02-04
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
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] Washington, Jan. 20, 1892.
The President and his cabinet emerge
from the Gillian affair with the Ameri-
can flag proudly flying and with the
good will of all patriotic Americans,
irrespective of political utilization
They have upheld the honor of the
United States without at any time
attempting the role of bully towards
the weaker power. They practiced for
bearance towards Chill until satisfied
that advantage was being taken of that
forbearance by the Gillian government.
Then they brought the Chilians up short
by sending an ultimatum, and took
Congress aud the country into their
confidence by making public the cor
respondence and the Presidents message,
which was one of the most manly and
patriotic documents ever WI itten by an
American President Congress was
practically unanimous in its support Of
the administration. and it is not sur
pfising that Chill quickly responded
with an humble apology.
Whatever the ignorant masses of Chill
may think of the power of the United
States those in power in that country
know how great it is and saw instantly
that they had dalied as long as it was
safe. 1t is now only a question of a
few formal details before the matter
will be happily for all concerned finally
disposed Of This country is to be con
graduated that it escaped short but
costly war, and the CHILEAN government
is to be congratulated that it had the
good sense to decide in favor of Chill
retaining its place on the map of South
America.
President Baker of the Chicago board
of managers of the Worlds Fair is here
to look after the he s., 200, 600 appro-
priation that is wanted from Congress,
but it is not expected that the matter
will be taken up until the Appropriation
committee completed the proposed in
yestigation of the World Fair expendi-
lures already made and makes its report.
Representative Rayner, of Maryland,
created some commotion among the
democrats of the House when, in answer
to some remarks in favor of free silver
by Representative Lanham, of Texas,
he jumped on the anti-Cleveland and
free silver people, with blood in his eye,
attempts were made TO stop him by
points of order but they all failed and
he had his say out. He predicted de-
feat for the democrats unless they threw
free coinage which he characterized as
1.-the most absurd heresy that ever made
its appearance in ans intelligent repre-
sentative assembly" overheard and
made Cleveland their candidate. This
is but another bit of evidence of the
harmony existing among the democrats
in the House.
Senator Hill made failure of the
first thing he attempted to do in the
Senate. He made avicious fight against
the nomination of l.. q Rathbun to be
Postmaster of Elmira. New York, but
with how much effect may be judged
from the fact that the Senate committee
on Postoflices has favorably reported
the nomination. which makes it pracii-
cally certain that it will be confirmed.
Delegate Harvey had introduced a
bill for the admission of Oklahoma as a
state, and he is industriously at work
convincing members to support it.
The Senate Finance has bvunanimouS
vote favorably reported a joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President to invite
the governments of such countries as he
may deem advisable to join the United
States in conference for tbs purpose
of securing permanence in the relative
value of gold and silver at a common
coinage ratio. providing for the enlarged
monetary use Of silver, and for giving
it equal mintage rights with gold
During the discussion of the new rules
5 in the House ex,Speaker Reed in de-
( tending tbs rules Of the last House
made the democrats vince by telling
t them in his inimitable drawl that he was
glad 10 see that they had experienced a
] change Of mind about its being tyrani-
cal to give the majority the right to
4 close debate, rs they have done so in
! their new rules. He said he considered
II as much the duty Of the Speaker to
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