The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-04-27
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WASHINGTON LETTER !.

enemies as to its friends, although, of
course opinions differ as to it's ability to
hold that position until the Presiden-
tial tickets are launched, and az to the
part it is to play in next years cam
paign. But it is present conditions,
not those of next year, which are oc-
cupying the attention of the country.
From north, south, east and west comes
news of the agitation of the silver ques-
ton. Politicians from the east, where
silver has been supposed to have little
OF no following have reported an I'M
usual interest being displayed in the
question by workingmen. One anti
silver Senator told several Washington
friends that a street car driver at his
home-in an eastern State-had asked
him questions about silver which he
could not satisfactorily answer off
hand, and which the man assured him
would have to be answered in the
next campaign. The administration
Democrats are considerably alarmed
over the movements In Illinois, Min
nesota AID other States to commit. thu
democracy &c. free coinage, but that
nloveulent is being openly enconr-
aged ny silver democrats of othe,
States. Tor instance, Senator Roach.
of North Dakota, at present in Wash
ington, says in "a published interview.
after heartily commencing the move
ment: elf We put a free silver plank
in our national platform, there will be
no third ticket in the field, and the
Democratic candidates will be elected"
There has been great activity among
the anti-silver Democrats lately. but
it is sofar entirelyssecret. But cannot
remain SO muchllonger Any day a
public move may be made that will
not only disclose the planet the CAM
paign the administration purposes
waging against silver, but will also
show whether the talk of again run
ming President Cleveland, upon an
antisilver platform, has anything
more serious behind it than the wishes
of few of his personal friends.
1t seems odd that men should have
been allowed to hold regular commits
sinns in the United States army with
ont thems ,lvas being. American citi-
zens, but they have. When Major.
Charles Stuart. " hp.has been surge
On iii the United States army since
March 3, 1864, took out his natural
ization papers last week, the last alien
to hold ii commission in the army
passed IF the stage, and for the first
time since. eacly in the late war every
holder of a commission in our army is
an American citizen. The practice
of commissioning aliens originated
with the necessity for trained officers
during the war and has long since been
abandoned but,it took long time to
get at all the aliens and compel them
to either take out naturalization pa
pers or leave THE service. For several
years determined effort has been
made to. .Aineritanize the enlisted men
III the army. ndlnayy, and The per-
centage ofAmericans is rapidly grow
ing in both. -
The iingoists are in state border
ing On despair because of the unofficial
news thatSNicargua had made an an
swer to Great Britain ultimatum that
was entirely tisfactory. Most peo
pie are, however, heartily glad that
tho matter is to have pacific ending.
1t is NV apparent that many of those
who poohpoohsd any danger of a con-
fict betw cen the United States and
Great Britain over the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine were in reality
very much alarmed, fearing shat Nj
caragua, relying upon the jingoistic
sent ment 81 prevalent in the newspa-
pers of tle United States, would make
a defiant answer to Great Britain
which would provoke the British into !
the use of force. But as calls well .
that ends well, "'.why discuss possibili-
ties of trouble, now happily averted,
unless the news IF setslenlent is e1'-
roneouE.
A weeks study of the halfway de-