The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
{From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 6, 1895

SedSOu, anu IL HAS Dccu d COlu pl my,
is the attempt of the admistration to
make it appear that it was its diplo-
matte representations which proven
ted the loading OF Nicaragua upon
the British war vessels and its re-
qnoval from the map of Central
America. This attempt does not
come directly from the administra-
1ion, which still keeps up its policy
of mysterious silence upon every
thing relating to our foreign rela-
SONS, but from the Washington
sources it usually makes use of when
Gtwishes to get something before the
public in the way of 'tatfy" for it.
self. Just to show how the matter
IS viewed in diplomatic circles, the
following is quoted from a private
conversation: "Great Britain"
said diplomat of wide reputation,
-<Fseems to haYe had the Cleveland
administration under its thumb, so
20 speak, from first to last; but there
sgas something it feared more than
the administration, and that some
thing was public opinion in the
United States, which it was
thoroughly posted upon and knew
SO be dangerous to trife with.
That is the real reason for John
Bulls eyacuating Nicaraguan terri
tory. He dosen't want war with
the q. S., and he now knows that
public opinion IN this country would
aave made war inevitable had ne
followed his usual policy and held
ON to what he had"
Washington has been for years the
favorite resort of the German and
anti-Gorman forces in the hot cam
paigns they have waged for the
control 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 Cor
man, and were it not that the Re
publieans have chance for it this
time-a good chance. many believe
there would be little doubt of this
one having the same ending. Cor
man, like every other man who has
built up large and strong personal
following, has made it arule to stand
by those who stand by him; conse-
quently he has one of the best
organized and most effective State
party machines IN existence, which
mas easily defeated the efforts Of
some of the most prominent Demo
ecrats of Maryland to break Germans
hold on the Democratic party of the
State. This year the National ad-
mlnlstration will cast the weight of
ats influence against the German
machine, while the antl's are being
Aed by ex-Representative Rayner, a
Hebrew, who represented one of the
Baltimore districts in Congress for
three terms, and who makes no
secret of his desire to succeed Mr..
German in the Senate. The older
democrats who haye fought German
tor years have allowed Rayner to
come to the front as leader this year
which is of itself pointer. The
Republicans of Maryland say they
fare thoroughly alive to the situation
;ahdthat they expect to elect the goy-
ernorrtnis year.
Representative Baker, of New
Hampshire, who is now in Washing
ton, says'o some recent events:
$50 far as the administration has
permitted the people to know its
policy in regard to Nicaragua, it is
pusillanimous In the extreme, and
should be reprobated by every man,
woman and child in America. 1t
is a strange commentary upon the
government by the people and for
the people, that the people are COM
Delled to secure their information in
regard to the purposes of their own
government from the London Press.
1T so happens that under our Con-
stitution the President is for nine
months in autocratic control of the
government. He can commit us to
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