Milford chronicle., 1895-05-03
WASHINGTON LETTER
washineion. Anil 20. sos

Washington, April 1o. 1905
With all due respect to the positions held
/ By Mr.. Cleveland and MI. Gresham -po-
stions which have been honorsd by, and
which have honored a long line ofpatriots
from George Washington to Benjamin
Harrison, and from Thomas Jeffersnn TO
James O. Blaine-there is only one word
| that fittingly characterizes the policy of
/ this administration in dealing with the dis
/ pute between Great Britain and Nicaragua,
which has now reached the point at which
Great Britain has given the world a practi-
cal demonstration of its belief that might
makes right by the occupancy of the
/ principal port of entry OF Nicaragua by an
armed force, and that word is dOuble-deal-
! ing. Herbert Spencer said: THE affairs
of the universe are not carried on after a
system of benign dOuble-dealing but
Spencer wrote before Mr. Cleveland was
President or Mr. Gresham Secretary of
State
It is as certain as anything not officially
promulgated can be that the administration
has had an understanding with Great Brit
ain, which included the acceptance by this
government of the British construction of
the meaning, or rather lack of meaning Of
the Monroe doctrine, which friends of the
administration have been saying for weeks
past was to be applied TO Great Britain's
treatment of Nicaragua, pointing out the
fact that there was a strong fleet OF u )
vessels in South Atlantic waters, for the
express purpose of compelling Great Brit
ain to respect that doctrine. Now, the fact
has leaked out that the administration
probably fearing that the patriotism of Adj
miral Meade would he stronger than his
orders, took good pains to have that fleet
away from Nicaraguan waters when Brit /
ism sailors performed the brave feat OF oc- I
cupying the territory of helpless and de /
fenceleSs country, which had made the mis- /
take Of expecting that the United States !
would see that it was fairly treated.
The Nicaraguan minister to the United .
States is so placed that he cannot express (
his opinion, but it is an open secret that he .
was led to believe up to the last minute
that this country would prevent Great
Britain carrying out its threat Of occupying
COrint0, and that he in turn had caused
his government to indulge in the same be-
lief. Had it not been for that belief there
never would have been any controversy. II
Nicaragua would have agreed to the de-
nandS of Great Britain as soon as they
were made. knowing that without the pro.
ectiOn of the United States she would
sooner or later have to do so Owing to
he impenetrable mystery which surrounds A.,
everything done BY the Department of
state it cannot be positively stated Just (
What the nature of the agreement with
treat Britain is. but enough is known to z
ause every patriotic American to wish that G
he whole discreditable affair could be blot I
ed out of the history of the United States A
There is a rumOr in circulation that |
movement is on foot to make Secretary i.
Gresham president of the Pullman Car Co Y
! place of Mr. George Pullman, at the an
ual meeting of the directors of that com
any, to be held next July 1t is certainly
) be hoped that the movement will succeed
would prevent Mr. Gresham sinking any u
lWer in the estimation Of the people, who D
ave tried so hard to thins well of him, y
nd would give him an annual ealary of b
5000, which would keep him out of pub s.
: life.
From advices received in Washington
ON Kentucky, it is regarded as proba- H
e that if the fight now raging in that ne
.ate between the gold and silver wings of ~
e Democratic party is kept up until cleo "
'nthe State will go Republican The a.,
publican party has steadily gained ia II
e State for some time past, and with its TT
esent organization and good leadership.
IS pcNeVel mat II VIII De able TO easily
rash the divided democracy bill
The reception given that single gold &c
lndard Interview of Secretary Morton's,
lich was published as feeler Of the pub
pulse, has frightened Mr. Cleveland and
used him to go a little slower in making ~.
campaign for the single gold standard. "a
lie official announcement that Secretary / ~.
Irlisle had accepted the invitation to de- a.
er the principal address at the Sound a.,
'ney Convention" which is to be held r .ol
~ q, at Memphis, Tenn was accom- Az
lied by statement that the Secretary e.
uld in that speech endeavor to point out ~ ~
danger to which the country would be Nc Nc
losed should it attempt to establish the IL IL
: and unlimited coinage of silver indie IL IL
IDENTITY of other nations The question I TI1
will he dare to follow Secretary Morton lIirF.
openly declare a single gold standard IA
le the only sound money, or will he fol -
the phraseology of Mr. Cleveland's a.,
cago letter and talk meaningless plad- t ~
IS about sound currency" and ''hon- ~ sgi'
money?n M NJ
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