The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. II, 1895.
President Cleveand's obstinacy, or
whatever you may choose to call it, is
neither affected by party victories nor
such crushing defeats as those admin
istered 10 his parts last week. He knows
nothing and will learn nothing of the
doctrine OF give and take which is SO
familiar to politicians of all parties He
is perfectly willing that the Democratic
party shall get together, provided he
can stand still and that the ether fell
lows will swallow their opinions and
meekly take their places behind him.
He refuses positively to give up the
Of party harmony, but insists that those
members OF his party who differ with
him shall give up all theirs and accept
his. Men who place their admiration for
Mr.. Cleveland above their party al
legaDce call this bravery, but-mark
the prediction-before the coming ses-
sion of congress is sixty days old. it will
publicly be called political bullheaded-
ness by more than one Democratic
wheelhorse; and nobody need be sur
prised II it eventually brings about that
Democratic party. No political party in
this country has ever succeeded when
completely dominated by the ideas OF one
man, and 1t is not probable that one
ever will. No one man knows it all.
The principles of all political parties
have been builded by concessions and
compromises, representing in part the
opinions Of the entire membership OF the
party.
Several Of the officials Of the Nicar-
augua Canal company are In Washing
ton, trying to find out what the report
OF the United States commission which
inspected the proposed route Of the
canal, was. They believe, In common
with the public, that the general nature
Of the report is favorable To the canal,
but they are anxious to know what, II
anything, the report says about the
canal company and its little scheme fer
pocketing a few millions at tho expense
Of Uncle Sam. The exact nature Of the
report will not be known by the public
until 1t goes to congress.
Ex-Representative Holman, of Indiana,
long known as "the Democratic watch
dog Of the treasury" In the house, is
visiting Washington. The old gentle
man thinks that the principal trouble
with the Democratic party is that after
preaching retrenchment and reform In
public expenditures for many years. It
failed when 1t got into power 10 do any
retrenching. The only present ex-
penditures that Mr.. Holman endorses,
are those for pensions. He always did
stand by pensions.
1t might or might not be very desir-
able thing to have our coasts SO defended
by heavy artillery that they wonld be
practically impregnable, according to
your point Of view, and whether ft wouDd
be worth the Si25, ,000, 900 which General
Miles estimates In his annual rcpsrt to
the secretary Of war, IL would cost Is q
question about (Which people will also
differ. Gen. Miles merely does his duty
10 recommending that our coast defenses
should be Improved; he IL soldier and
naturally expects sooner or later to see
this conntry engaged In war. Previous
copgresses have had similar reeommen-
dstions made 70 them, and each Of the
last three or four has Appropriated q
small percentage OF the amoua 1t estimated
~ needed TO be spent for that purpose.