Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
IspRcIAL coRREsPoND ENcE OF THE MONITOR. ]
Washington, Mag 6, 1895.

season, and it has been a cold spring
is the attempt of the administration
to make it appear that it was it's di-
plomatic representations which pre-
vented the loading of Nicaragua upon
the British war vessels and it's remov-
al from the map of Central America
This attempt does not come directly
from the administration, which still
keeps up its policy of mysterious sill
ence upon everything, relating to our
foreign relations, but from the Wash
ington sources it usually makes use of
when it wishes to get something be-
fore the public in the way of "taffy''
for itself. just to show how the mat
ter is viewed in diplomatic circles,
the following is quoted from private
conversation: "Great Britain" said
diplomat of wide reputation, "seems
to have had the Cleveland admins
tration under it's thumb, so to speak,
from first to last; but there was some
thing it feared more than the admins
tration, and that something was pub
lie opinion in the United States, which
it was thoroughly posted upon and
knew to be dangerous to trifle with.
That is the real reason for John Bulls
evacuating Nicaraguan territory. He
doen't want war with the U. S., and
he knows that public opinion in this
country would have made war in
vitable had he followed his usual poll
cy and held on to what he had.
Washington has for years been the
favorite resort of the German and
anti German forces in the hot cam
paigns they have waged for the con-
troll of the State of Maryland, and it is
in Washington that the plans of the
present contestants are being drawn
up and perfected. These contests
have ended in a series of victories
for Senator German, and were it not
that the republicans have chance
for it this time-a good chance, many
believe-there would be little doubt
of this one having the same ending.
German, like every other man who
has built up a large and strong person
al following, has made it a rule to
stand by those who stand by him; con-
sequently he has one of the best Or
gained and most effective State par
ty machines in existence, which has
easily defeated the efforts of some of
the most prominent democrats of
Maryland to break Germans hold on
the democratic party of the State.
This year the national administration
will cast the weight of it's influence
against the German machine, while
the anti's are being led by ex-Repre
sentative Rayner, a Hebrew, who rep
resented one of the Baltimore districts
in Congress for three terms, and who
makes no secret of his desire to sue
coed Mr.. German in the Senate. The
older democrats who have fought
German for years have allowed Ray
ner to come to the front as leader this
year, which is of itself pointer. The
republicans of Maryland say they are
thoroughly alive to the situation, and
that they expect to elect the COVER
nor this year.
representative Baker, of New
Hampshire, who is now in Washing
ton, says of some recent events: $50
far as the administration has per-
mitted the people to know it's policy
in regard to Nicaragua, it is pusil-
luminous in the extreme, and should
be reprobated by every man, woman
and child in America. 1t is strange
commentary upon a government by
the people and for the people, that
the people are compelled to secure
their information in regard to the
purposes of their own government
from the London press. 1t SO hap
pens that under our constitution the
President is for nine months in auto
cratic control of the government. He
can commit us to any policy he
pleases; he can outrage all our feel
ings of patriotism, and the represen-
tatives of the people, duly elected,
are powerless during that period. [
think Congress ought to be in session
now. There ought to be an amend
ment to the Constitution, authorizing
the presiding officers of the Senate
and House to convene them in session
upon the written application of one
third of the members. If we had some
such rule in force now an application
for an extra session of Congress to
preserve and uphold the American
nation and keep it from being made a
laughing stock among the nations
would be signed in no time, and the
representatives of the people, as well
as the President, would have a voice