The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18

The Washington correspondent of a
Chicago paper says there is a good deal
Of curiosity at the national capital as to
what sort OF "devilment' Senator w. L.
Chandler Of New Hampshire is up to. He
has been particularly active of late. and
he is never active except when he has
some "devilment" in incubation Within
a short while ne has declared war against
England, has fixed the policy Of the re-
publicans in the next congress, and the
coming campaign, has determined how the
populist members of the Senate shall vote
and pledged their votes, has selected
Senator Frye as the president pro TEN.
of the Senate, has determined that Reed
and Bradley. shall be the nominees for
President and Vice President on the next
republican ticket. and has outlined the
legislation that is to be enacted at the
approaching session of congress. All Of
this he has done in a most positive man
ner; a manner that would seem to carry
on its face the assurance that the re-
publican party and congress were depend
ing upon Senator Gambler to do all Of
their thinking and planning.
And further than this, the senator, with
the assistance Of Mr.. William Hosea Bal
lou, who became known in this section
through his connection with the unfought
bun fights at Atlanta, is recastng and re-
vising> the Monroe doctrine. The doctrine
as it is now understood, Is not truculent
enough to suit the senator 1t merely
suggests a fight under provocation Of
land-grabblng on this continent by Euro
pean or other foreign countries. Senator
Chandler has ascertained that France
maintains a penal colony on the Isles de
salut, French Guinea. Criminals are
constantly being sent there. Ex-Consul
Waller was sentenced to Imprisonment
there. The maintaining of that colony.
Senator Gambler says, is a violation of
the spirit Of the Monroe doctrine. He will
probably revise the doctrine SO as to en-
able him TO declare war against France.
by or before, the opening of spring.
Meanwhile. the "devilmenr' that Chan
der is up to is not apparent His own
party win never nominate him for the
presidency. and the jingoes are too weak
to elect anybody to anything.
Ex-Postmaster General wanamaker
win probably not hereafter be so free to
speak for the republican national COM
mittec in promising campaign funds In
1892 the Indiana republicans appealed to
the national committee for help, in a
financial way Mr.. Wanamaker told
them to so ahead with their campaign,
that the national committee would loot
the bill, and that he would be responsible
for it. The Indiana folks went ahead
and accumulated a debt Of $1,000 A few
days ago, after thinking over it three
years. and being several times reminded
Of it probably, Mr.. Wanamaker paid the
bin out of his own pocket,
There is alleged to be considerable of
politics in the meeting of the knights Of
Labor at Washington. The Knights have
had a political agreement with the pop
ulist party, but. finding that the popu-
lists can do nothing for them, and seeing
no prospect for the populists ever to
amount to anything more than they now
amount to, it is said the Knights will
withdraw from the agreement, and see
if they cannot make dicker with one Of
the old parties. They viii act independ-
emily unless a trade can be made.