Milford chronicle., 1895-05-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Mr.. Cleveland will be compelled by the
Senate to make a full explanation of the
somewhat cratic course the administra-
ton took in that Nicaraguan business.
This is not a guess, but a positive state
ment Of fact obtained from trustworthy
sources. 1t has been known from the first
that the Republican Senators would de-
mand this information, but now a sufficient
number of Democratic Senators have
pledged their co operation to make it GER
tain that a resolution calling for all the
documents will be put through the Senate
with a rush And that isn't all. 1t is on
the programme for the Senate to reafirm |
the Monroe doctrine as the people, not the
lawyers of the Cleveland Gresham stripe,
have always understood it-European
hands off American governments; and there
is little doubt that the Republican House
will promptly adopt the same. Whether
the administration will be allowed to 20
with the tactic rebuke carried by a Con-
gressional reafirmation of the Monroe doc
trine will depend upon the nature of the ex.
PLANTATION it sends with the Nicaraguan cor
respondence. 1
That gallant old tai, Admiral Meade, after T
forty years of service in the navy of which
any man might be proud, has been so
nagged by the present administration that t
he has asked to be retired from active 0
service; and, smarting under the petty in s
suits which have been heaped upon him, a
he so far forgot himself as to publicly ex- S
press his opinion of the administration, and s.
that opinion was far from complimentary h
This has greatly eXasperated Mr.. Cleve- d.
and and Secretary Herbert, who has de-
handed an explanation or denial from Ad-- IL
niral Meade, holding out the threat of a e,
curt martial for violation of naval regula- v
ions if the Admiral declines. Admiral ne
Meade was unquestionably wrong in ex- XII
ressing his opinion, but he was also very eli
uman. Brave men seldom stand dog w
ing silently, whatever the consequences ne
resentment may be.
The conclusion of the long wrangle over Hr
lie Senatorship in your State has attracted ev
attention in Washington. be. tor
luce Of its possible bearing on the ques.
On of whether the Senate shall or shall not the
recognized when Congress meets. The dr..
neral impression is that the Democratic bic
ting Governor of Delaware was wrong sen
claiming the right to exercise at one and gaz
= same time the functions of Senator and P
)Yernor, and that his vote in the last bal stor
for Senator was illegal Accepting that o'cl
w Of the case Col DUPONT will be ad-. desi
tied to the Senate as successor to Mr.. are
ggins. Senator Sherman said on the v
'ject; "Mr DUPONT will, in my iudg- and
Mt, be seated-assuming that Governor been
ltson, when he cast his vote as Senator. with
5 the then Governor of the State of Del cond
lre.' In other words, Mr.. Sherman frien
sn't see how one man can be a State fear
ator and at the same time Governor of year.
tate Do your tame
he Supreme Court has reached de.
N on the income tax cases. but This
there was no leak and the decision
not be made public until next week. bv II,
impression was general up to the time the 4
lecision was reached that Justice Jacl<- only {
would vote against the Constitutional. BY &C
the tax, but several things, unimpor. caused
in themselves, have occurred which cous Ii
caused a reversal of opinion, and a this ia
rty now appear to bellows that he sound
the other way. A little patience. and entiel
hall know all about it. III, 'SSs "a "a