Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent


Goals Dy congress IOr its poilcy In TIE
Nicaragua affair. 1t is doubtful
whether anybody. except Mr.. Cleve-
land and the members of the cabinet,
has seen the Official correspondence.
but 1t IL known that in the beginning
of the dispute between Nicaragua and
England. Secretary Gresham gave DR..
Guzman. the Nicaraguan Minister to
understand, IL he did not tell him ex-
plicitly, that the administration
thought Nicaragua right and would
support 1t, II necessary. And there
are reasons for the belief that 1t was
the intention of the administration to
stand by Nicaragua until Ambassador
Bayard, whose partiality Cor the En-
glish Is well known, made certain rep
resentations in his dispatches from
London which caused the adininistrn-
ton to turn a somersault and agree to
allow England to do what she pleased
with Nicaragua. 1t cannot be stated
to a certainty what those representa-.
tions were. but suspicion strongly
points to their having a connection
with hobby which Mr.. Bayard has
had for long time-that England
and the United States shall jointly
control the Nicaragua ship canal.
Whatever may be the views of Mr.
Bayard and the administration as 10
such a partnership it is certain that
Congress will never agree to 1t. This
isn't matter of party politics, but OF
Americanism. and when the matter
comes up in Congress, as it will early
in the next session. manv of the ablest
in Congress. including Senator Nor
gan, present chairman of the Senate
committee on Foreign Relations. will
be found standing shoulder to should
er with the republicans in advocacy
of a declaration so strong that it will
convince the world that the United
States is determined to dominate
this continent without tie formation
of any copartnership with England
or any other European nation.
Senator Stewart. of New, made
public an open letter to Mr.. Cleveland
this week which contains some fine ex-
amples of a sarcastic style of writing.
For instance: 1.-The joint success OF
yourself and Lord Kimberly. in plant.
ing the British flag and extending
British rule over Nicaragua is admired
and applnuded by every loyal subject
of the Queen, and will secure for you
the love and respect of all true En-.
glishmen. Your great and magnani-
nous nature will not be disturbed by
the unreasonable complaints OF any OF
your own countrymen who continue
to cling to the narrow and unreason-
able prejudices which the descendants
of the rebels of 177G still entertain
against that great and good govern
rnent, which is still willing to protect
us, notwithstanding the i'll will and
ingratitude of our deluded ancestors.
Your exalted position enables you to
see the great advantage of Gordon OF
British naval stations guarding our ex.
posed seaports OH the two oceans, and
the great security and commercial ad.
vantages the Nicaragua canal will af--
ford under the British Jurisdiction.
Your clear vision spans the con-
tinent and extends to the far.of1
islands of the Pacific coast" Follow
is the closing paragraph: "Cease to
be astonished ct the unreasonable op
position of the Senate to your benefi
cient policy, and continue to treat
with contempt the vile insinuations OF
improper motives in discountine
bonds to the Rothchilds to secure
protection and prosperity for our be-
loved country. Keep an eve single to
the glory and renown and the iInper
ishable name you will leave to pos.
terity by achieving a union of 1885,.
000. 900 of English speaking people I'M
der the benign and unselfish rule OF
the British Crown"
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt who has
resigned as U.s. Civil Service Commits
sioner to become Police Commission
err of the city OF New York, says of hil
new duties: II shall act solely with q
view to the well being of the city ant
the interests of the service and shall
account only of the efficiency. honesty
and record of the men. Neither il
making appointments or REMOVAL
shall l pay any heed to the political o.
religious affiliations of any one. Out
side of the position o. police commits
sioner I remain, as have Away
been, strong republican. Mr.
Roosevelt will leave Washington mex
week.
Representative McCleary, of Min
nesota. Is In Washington on business
for his constituents. He says of TIT
political situation In his state: THE
democrats are In hopeless minorit,
In our state, and realizing that ar,
irving to see IL they cannot utilize th'
old scheme of divide and conquer b,
getting the republicans split into hos
tile factions on the silver question
is a cunning plan. but don't thinl
the republicans are going to be sill,
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