Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-05-04
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
Special CorrespoD dence.


No democrat should ever say "Mon-
roe doctrine" again. The admin 'stra-
ton, after having allowed poor little
Nicaragua to suppose that it would be
protected against the rapacity of Great
Britain, has been cajoled or bulldozed-
it matters not which Into keeping its
hands off while England forcibly com
pels the little republic to do just what
il demanded by the British. Senator
Hill WAS right when he said the Munroe
doctrine WAS meaningless. But it is
only when interpreted by democratic
administration that it is meaningless.
1t has always meant just what it pur-
ports to mean-European hands off
American countries -when republican
presidents were in office, and it has been
so understood by all European govern
ments. An instance was the tottering
and fall of the Macmillan government
in Mexico, which the Third Napoleon
tried to establish while the Z. S. was
busy fighting the civil war, at a few
words from President Lincoln.
Mr.. Cleveland now realizes that if be
attempts to carry out his announced
program of compelling every federal
office holder, large and small, to take an
acti part in the fight against silver
which he has started inside the demo
cratic party, he will have an open revolt
on his hands. Prominent silver dem
ocrats are giving Mr.. Cleveland chance
to back down by publicly stating their
belief that Mr. Cleveland had been mis-
represented and that he never had any
such Intention. or course they know
that he did have that intention, and
thew fear that he still has It, 1t is we'll
known that large majority Of the fed
eral officials in the south and west are
silver mon. A democratic senator says
Mr.. Cleveland will find himself formally
read out of the democratic party, if be
persists in trying to carry out that pro-
gram.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, her daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sartoris, and her grand
daughter, Miss Rose SaItoris, have gone
t, Chicago, where they will attend the
- ri
under the auspices of the Chicago Press
Club.
Civil service reform will less one of it's
most courageous advocates by the res
ignation OF Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt to become Police Commits
soner of New York City. This stepping
from tue head Of a national commission
to become a member of municipal com
mission, even of the great city OF New
York, is not a promotion in any sense OF
the word for Mr.. Roosevelt; but he is
New Yorker, and was unable to stand |
the home pressure brought t. bear to
secure his help in the reformation of the
abuses in Now York poiioe circles which
have scandalized that city. The people |
of New York are to be congratulated on
the change. but there are no reasons for
extending congratulations to Mr.. Roose
welt
Representative Tavaer, of Minnesota, ,
at present in Washington, says he hasn't
been able to see the Increase in the SEN
timent in favor OF the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, regardless of other
nations, which he has heard about since
he came to Washington, Referring to
a published interview in which Secre-
tary Mosely, Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, declared that every thing in
Mipnesots was going towards silver,
Mr.. Tawney said it rem nded HIM OF a
story about a man, who after walking
about tie swamps which used to snr-
round the city of Duluth, approached a