The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-04-20

From our regular eorresf ondeut.

tickets are launched, and as to the part
1t is to play in next years campaign.
But II is present conditions, not thoss Of
next year, which are occupying the at
tentien OF the country. From north,
south, east and west comes news OF the
agitation Of the silver question. Poll.
ticlans from the east, where silver has
been supposed to have little or no fol-
lowing, have reported an sunusual inter-
est 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 salts
factorily answer off hand, and which the
man assured him would have to be ans-
wered In the next campaign. The ad-
ministration Democrats ara considsi ably
alarmed over the movements In Illinois,
Minnesota and other states TO commit
the Democracy to free coinage, but that
movement is being openly encouraged
by silver Democrats 1rsm other states.
For Instance, Senator Reach, OF North
Dakota, at present In Washington, says
in published interview, after heartily
commencing the movement: If we put
a free silver plank in our national plat
form, there will be no third ticket in the
field, and the Democratic candidate will
be eiected.".
There has been great activity among
the aati-silVer Democrats lately, but 1t is
SO far entirely secret. But it cannot re-
main so mich longer. Any day a public
moye may be made that will not only
disclose the campaign The administration
proposes to wage against silver, but will
also show whether the talk Of again run
ming President Cleveland, upon an anti
silver platform has anything more
serious behind it than the wishes OF a
few OF his personal friends.
Treasury officials have just discovered
new and dangerous SIS note. 1t pnr-
ports to have eeen issued by the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank of New
York, is one OF the 1892 series, check
letter F, and has portrait Of Garfield
ca 1t. Warnings have been sent to
banks, with a full description of the
counterfeit note, which is a Photographic
reproduction OF the genuine.
1t seems odd that men should have
been allowed to hold regular commits
sions in the United States army without
themselves being American citizens, but
they have. When Maj. Charles Stuart.
who has been surgeon In the United
States army since March 8, 1864, took
out his naturalization papers last week,
the last alien to hold commission in tbs
army passed off the stage, aud for the
first time since early In the late war
every holder Of commission in or
army is an American citizen. The
practice OF commissioning aliens origin
ated with the necessity for trained Of
ficers during the war aad has long ago
been abandoned, but It took a long time
to get at all the aliens and compel them
: to either take out naturalization papers
or leave che service. Fer Several years
determined effort has besn made to
Americanize the enlisted men In the
army and navy, aud the percentage Of
Americans is rapidly growing in both
TheJingoists are 10 a state bordering
on despair because Of the Unofficial news
that Nicaraoua kad ,nada a N n neuar D.,
Great Britain's ultimatum that was en-
tirely satisfactory. Most people are,
however, heartily glad that the matter
10 to, HAYS a pacific ending. 1t is now
apparent that many OF those who pooh.
poohed any danger of coafllct between
the United States and Great Britain oyer
the enforcement Of the Monroe doctrine
were In reality very much alarmed. fear
ing that Nicaragua, relying upon the
jingoistic sentiment SO prevalent In the
newspapers Of the United States, would
make q defiant answer to Great britain,
which would provoke the British into
the use Of force. But as "aips we'll thai
ends we'll" why discuss possibilities OF
trouble. new happily averted. unless the
news Of settlement Is erroneous.
weeks study OF the hallway decision
OF the income tax question has only re.
suited In adding to the dissatisfaction
with which the action, or rather non
action Of the supreme court is regarded.
The administration will collect the tax
upon all incomes except those iron rents
or bonds, municipal and state, and trust
to luck as to what will be the result Of
the re-hearing land positive decision
With . full bench sitting. 1t Is reported
that Justice Jackson has consented to
sit at the re-hearing. regardless of his
health,i In order that the constitutionaiity
OF the tax may be settled. Justice Jack
son Is believed TO favsr upholdInx the
Law, but two other members OF the court
wEo voted that way are said TO be shsky
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