The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-05-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGToN, ID. c.. April ,

ASHINGToN, ID. g., April %.
MIR. EDIToR:-Prcsident Cleveland de-
clines to get excited because England is
gagged in giving Nicaragua a metaphori-
cd si,:i!.iilg, and 10, there is a great howl
from his enemies, who accuse him of
abandoning the Monroe doctrine. If the
Monroe doctrine means that the United
States shall fight, or threaten to fight,
every European country which those
cOckey little South and Central American
republics by their hot headed acts get into
trouble WITH it ought to be abandoned
As a matter of fact no administration has
ever put any such construction upon the
Monroe doctrine. While England's de-
mand upon Nicara qua may be cxtortonate
there is no doubt that it was provoked by
Nicaragua, which had somehow got the
idea that the United States would inter
fcrc in its behalf before the worst came to
the worst. England is doing precisely
what the United States would do under
similar circumstances compelling rcpara-
ton for insult and injury to her subjects
although this country would probably have
gone about it differently. The admins
tration deserves commentator for its pol
icy of non-interference in this matter,
and can be depended upon to act prompt
ly and periodically when any American
interest is assailed, but it has no idea of
being driven into an uncalled forrow with
England by the irresponsible jingG Gle
ment.
1t is every day becoming clearer that
the republicans are gong to try to strad-
die the financial question in their next
national platform. \ propo 'ition, which
is said to have received the endorsement
of number of their most important men.
including two candidates for the PrcSi-
dental nomination, is that plank be in
serted in the platform for the coinage of
S4O0 ,ooO,Uo0 in silver, at Il ratio of Is to |.
the idea bcin" that this will prevent the
boiling of the silver republicans in the
west.
Ii is nothing new to say that Secretary
Morton is opposed t" the indiscriminatc
distribution of all kinds of seeds by the
Department of y Agriculture. He has been
opposed to it from the day he learned of
the absolute waste which accomplished the
distribution of seeds. and if he could have
had his way Congress would not have ap-
propriated one dolloar for the purchase of
seeds for indiscriminatc free distribution
during the coming fiscal year But he did
not have his way, and an appropriation
somewhat smaller than uSual-was made
for that purpose. 1t is not certain how
ever, that Secretary Morton will spend
that appropriation. The appropriation
act says the money is appropriated for the
purchase, propagation and distribution of
seeds ''as required by law The quoted
clause is what Secretary Morton believes
is Il bar to sending the money as the law
expressly and distinctly limits the pur-
chase and distribution of seeds to such
as are rare and uncommon in this county,"
and it is customary to buy only Il few of
these for use at the department expert
mental stations.
The Supreme Court cannot finally dis
pose OF the income tax cases upon which
arguments for a rehearing will be heard
next Monday, too soon to suit Treasury
department officials. The vote of Justice
Jackson, who will lit to hear the ar@ument