Middletown transcript., 1895-05-04

N 6 from george
Washington to
Benjamin Harrison, and from Thomas
Jefferson to James G.. Blaine-there is
only one word that fittingly character
ICES the policy of this Administration
in dealing with the dispute between
Great Britain and Nicaragua, which
has now reached the point at which
Great Britain has given the world
practical demonstration of its belief
that "might makes right,' by the oc-
cupancy of the principal port of entry
of Nicaragua by an armed force, and
that word is double-dealing. Herbert
Spencer said !: "The affairs of the
universe are not carried on after
system of benign double-dealing," but
Spencer wrote before Mr.. Cleveland
was President or. Mr.. Gresham Secre-
tary of State.
1t is as certain as anything not Off
cially promulgated can be, that the
Administration has had an understand
ing with Great Britain, which included
the acceptance by this government of
the British construction of the mean
ing, 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 United States vessels in
South Atlantic waters for the express
purpose of compelling Great Britain to
respect that doctrine. Now the fact has
leaked out that the Administration
probably fearing that the patriotism of
Admiral Meade would be stronger than
his orders, took good pains to have
that fleet away from Nicaraguan waters
when British sailors performed the
brave feat of occupying the territory
of helpless and defenceless country,
which had made the mistake of expect
ing that the United States would see
that it was fairly treated.
The Nicaraguan minister to the
United States is so placed that he can
not express his opinion, but it is an
open secret that he was led to believe
up to the last minute that this couE-
try would prevent Great Britain carry
ing out its threat Of occupying Cor
into, and that he in turn had caused
his government to indulge in the same
belief. Had it not been for that be-
lief there never would have been any
controversy. Nicaragua would have
agreed to the demands of Great Brit
ain as soon as they were made, know
ing that without the protection of the
United States she would sooner or later
have to do so. Owing to the impenet-
rable mystery which surrounds every
thing done by the Department of State
it cannot be positively stated just what
the nature of the agreement with
Great Britain is, but enough is known
to cause every patriotic American to
wish that the whole discreditable af-
fair could be blotted out the History
of the United States.
There is rumOr in circulation that
movement is on foot to make Secre-
tary Gresham president of the pull
man Car Co., in place of Mr.. George
Pullman, at the annual meeting of the
directors of that company, to be held
next July. 1t is certainly to be hoped
that the movement will succeed. 1t
would prevent Mr.. Gresham sinking
any lower in the estimation of the
people, who have tried so hard to think
we'll of him, "a, would give him an an
nual salary of $4,000, which would
keep him out of public life.
FROM advices received in Washing
ton from Kentucky, it is regarded as
probable that if the fight now raging
in that State between the gold and sill
yer wings of the democratic party is
kept up until election, the State will
60 Republican. The Re. ublican party
has steadily gained in the State for
past, and with its present OIL
ganization, and good leadership, it is
believed that it will be able to easily
thrash the divided Democracy.
The reception given that single gold
standard interview of Secretary Nor
toms, which was published as a feeler
Of the public pulse, has frightened Mr..
Cleveland and caused him to go IA liz IL
slower in mixing his campaign for the
single gold standard The official at
nouncement that Secretary Carlisle had
the invitation to deliver the
principal address at the "Slund Money
which is to be held May
%, at Memphis, Tenn, was accom-. d
MED by statemement that the Secre-
AIRY would in that speech endeavor to.
point out the danger to which the
country would be exposed should it at
empt to establish tho free and unlimi-
ed coinage of silver Independently
'ther nations. The question If, will
le dare to follow Secretary Morton
Ind openly declare single gold stand
'rd to be the only sound money or will
le follow the phraseology of Mr.. Cleve-
and's Chicago letter and talk mean
ngless platitdues about "sound cur
ency" and ''honest money!?
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