The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-10
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From our regular Correspondent

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With all due respect to the positions
held by Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Gres-
ham-positions which have been hon
ored by, and which have henored a
long line of patriots from George
Washington to Benjamin Harrison,
and from Thomas Jefferson to James
G. Blaine-there is only one word
that fittingly characterizes the policy
of this administration in dealing with
the dispute between Great Britain
and Nicaragua, which has now reach
ed the point at which Great Britain
has given the world a practical demon
stration OF its belief that "might
makes right. by the occupancy OF
the principal port of entry of Nicara-
qua by an armed force, and that word
is double-dealing. Herbert Spencer
said: "The affairs Of the universe
are not carried on after a system OF
benign double dealing, but Spencer
wrote before Mr.. Cleveland was Presi-
dent or Mr.. Gresham Secretary of
State.
1t is as certain as anything not Off
cially promulgated can be that the ad-
ministration has had an understand
ing with Great Britain, which includ-
ed the acceptance by this government
of the British construction of the
meaning, or rather lack of meaning
of the Monroe doctrine, which friends
of the administration have been say
ing for weeks past was to be applied to
Great Britains treatment of Nicara-
qua, pointing out the fact that there
was strong fleet of u. S. 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 admins
tration, probably fearing that the pa
triotism of Admiral Meade would be
stronger than his orders. took good
pains to have that fleet away from
waters when British sail
ors performed the brave feat OF oc-
cupying the territory OF a helpless
and defenceless country, which had
make mistake of expecting that the
United States would see that it was
fairly treated.
The Nicaraguan minister to the
United States is so placed that he
cannot express his opinion, but it is
an open secret that he was led to
believe up to the last minute that this
country would prevent Great Britain
carrying out its threat of occupying
Corinto, and that he in turn had
caused his government to indulge in
the same belief. Had it not been for
that belief there never would have
been any controversy. Nicaragua
would have agreed to the demands OF
Great Britain as soon as they were
made, knowing that without the pro-
lection of the United States she
would sooner or later have to do so.
Owing to the impenetrable mystery
which surrounds everything 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 affair could be
blotted out of the history of the Unit
ed States.
There is a rumor in circulation that
movement is on foot to make Secre-
tary CIR esham president of the Pull
man Car Co., in place OF MIR. 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 estimation of the people,
who have tried so hard to think well
of him, and would give him
annual salary of $25, 900, which would
keep him out of public life.
From advices received in Washing
ton from Kentucky, it is regard as
probable that if the fight now raging
in the State between the gold and sill
yer wings of the democratic party is
kept up until election, the State will
go republican. The republican party
has steadily gained in the state for
sometime past, and with its present
organization, and good leadership, it is
believed that will be able to easily
thrash the divided democracy.
The reception given that single gold
standa I'd interview of Secretary Nor
toms, which was published as feeler
of the public pulse, has frightened
Mr.. Cleveland and caused him to go
little slower in making his campaign
for the single gold standard. The
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