The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Regular oorrespondent.l

TOe uocttlne again. Inc auDlnlsJra-
tion after having allowed poor little
Nicaragua to suppose that it would be
protected against the rapacity of Great
Britain, has been cajoled or bull-dozed
1t matters not which-into keeping
its hands of while England forcibly
compels the little republic TO do Just
what is demanded by the British. Sen
ator Hill was right when he said the
Monroe doctrine was meaningless. But
it is only when interpreted by a demo.
cratic administration that it is mean
ingless. 1t has always meant just
what it purpOrts to mear-EurOpean
hands off American countries-when
republican presidents were in Office,
and ii has been SO understood by all
European governments. An instance,
vas the tottering and fall OF the Maxi
milan government in Mexico, which
the Third Napoleon tried to establish
while the U. S was busy fighting the
civil war, at a few words from Presi-
dent Lincoln.
Mr.. Cleveland now realizes that If
he attempts to carry out his announc-
ed programme Of compelling every
federal ofice-holder, large and small, to
take an active part in the Eight against
silver which he has started inside the
democratic party, he VIII have an open
revolt on his hands. Prominent silver
democrats are giving Mr. Cleveland a
chance to back down publicly stating
their belief that Mr.. Cleveland has
been msrepresented. and that he never
had any such intention. OF course
they know that he did have that inten-
ton, and they fear that he still has it..
IL is well known that a large majority
of the federal officials in the south and
west are silver men. a democratic sen.
ator says Mr.. Cleveland will find him
self formally read out of the demo-
party, if he persists in trying to
carry out that programme.
Mrs. U. ). Grant, Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris and her granddaughter, Miss
Rose Satorls, have gone to Chicago
where they will attend the celebration
Of General Grants birthday, under the
auspices of the Chicago press Club.
Civil service reform will lose one of
its most courageous advocates by the
resignation Of Civil Service Commits
si0ner Roosevelt to become police COM
missioner Of New York City This
stepping from the head Of the nation
al commission to become a member of
a municipal commission, even of the
great city OF New York, is not a pro-
motion in any sense Of the word for
Mr.. Roosevelt; but he is a New York
er and was unable to stand the home
pressure brought TO bear to secure his
help in the reformation of the abuses
in New York police circles which have
scandalized the city. The people Of
New York are to be congratulated on
the change. but then there are no rea-
sons for extending congratulations to
MIR. Roosevelt.
Two members Of President Harri-
sons cabiuent, Senator Proctor and ex-
Attorney General Miller, have declar-
ed most positively their ignorance of
any intention on the part of General
Harrison to become a candidate for re-
nomination by the next republican ma
tional convention. Senator Proctor
added that be was not committed to
any candidate, and that any republic
a would be satisfactory to him.
Mr.. Cleveland'e implied rebuke to
Secretary Morton for having come out
fiat-footed for Z single gold standard
was about the same sort of rebuke
that a certain class of merchants are
IN the habit of giving their clerks in
the presence Of some customer who
complains of having been duped by
Misrepresentation 1t will be noticed
that Mr.. Cleveland did not once say in
the interview he furnished the press
that he did not agree with MIR. Elorton.
lie contented himself by saying that
Mr. Morton had not been authorized ia
speak for him. The only mistake made
by secretary Morton was in supposing
that Mr.. Cleyeland was willing to have
II opinions expressed to the public
Just 8 lie bad expressed them to the
cabinet.