Show JIT IV it A INGTON LETTER the silver question is not a party parly issue ANOTHER WAR WAE CLOUD bryan creates a sensation in the congress debate IVAS R INGTON D C march 20 26 92 the session of congress congles s just proceeding a 1 presidential campaign genera generally ily fails to accomplish much important legislation and the present one promises to bo be no exception to ti the rule the representatives of the great political parties arc on these occasions occasion sparring for position each afraid to give the other in an opening the position of the majority party fit at such a time is especially dangerous and at the beginning of the pr present besent session aion it was the pro gramme of the democratic leaders to pam one or two bills punching 0 small holes in the mckinley mckin ley tariff aud alad then after voting the usual appropriations secure an early adjournment but these well laid plans have lave to a certain extent inis miscarried carried because of the agitation of the silver question at this inopportune time while the silver question is not a party issue a large majority of the advocates of free coinage are arc democrats especially in the I 1 house fouse where the silver states though R republican ac have 1 a I small tiou in ili the senate there are no less than four presidential aspirants two republicans cullom and allison and two democrats palmer and gorman german who would prefer not to discuss the question just now flow liven even president II arrison whose alio c views on oil the subject are arc iso BO well known does not lot want to be called upon to veto a silver bill ri right lit on the eve of tile the minneapolis c convention but all will have to face ace the music there is no reasonable doubt of the passage of the till bill through in both houses housea it is quite us as strong pro proportionately port innately iona tely in the senate as in the lower house ss es i Sil vp y lave have their 0 greatest reate bt voting ironing 0 strength 0 A V vigorous dorous effi effort cirt is being made among n eastern men to secure inaction but it is not likely to meet with success especially in the house vie the only possible chance for postponement is in the senate where a number of silver democrats may be induced to vote to defer until next session though this is not at all probable another war cloud somewhat larger lamer 0 than a mans land hand and even more portent ious than tiie the late chilian dispute now loonis looms up up on the horizon there ie quite a strong 0 probability that uncle sam may inay have lave ultimately to fight for the protection of liis bis seals in berina bering 0 sea in ili that ease our northern possessions which we have all along congratulated ratu ourselves were acquired at such a 0 great bargain r may after all prove tolerably expensive the british government seems indisposed pose d to join in ill preventing canadian poachers from killing hilling the seals at wholesale the modus of last season is not to be renewed the chief reason evidently being 0 that the r seal eal killers are arc bostl mostly y british subjects there is li but ut one ile 0 opinion minion here as to the proper course for the united states government to pursue gun boats must lie be sent into bering set sea and ordered to blow a lot of canadian thieves out of water if inthis this results in war with great britain it can not be helped as much at it would be deplored this is the extreme view of the case it is not believed however that any serious trouble will insult front from a vigorous vi vigorous Orous policy on the part of uncle sam A great reat many americans would feel their patriotism boil a good deal harder over the question il if f they were certain that the interests of tile the government were not considerably mixed up tip with those of a certain cart ain alaska commercial company composed of several wealthy and influential citizens there is a great unanimity of opinion as to what would be tile the outcome of a war with great britain should one occur we ive have licked the british twice it is generals generally said and we can do it again there is a good deal of inconsiderate brag adocia about this yet it is probably true but it ia 6 well to consider coll sider how low much better prepared for war england is today to day than wo we are arc and what immense damage she could at leat least do to 0 o our Marati Marat inic mc commerce Cominer ceto to our seaboard cities and to the commerce and cities upon the great lakes gen boan ton toll has 1118 lately hall had a of les acs in the washington post erdi ing what that preparations groat great F tian has r made and is offensive in makin aking for fg operations on oil out our north crit border great canals are arc licin constructed through which ell E 9 lands immense was hh ships can call in from the st lawrence into tile the per lakes and p line of naval un P posts points of great has strength been cutali cst c st al facing our entire A atlanta coast from halifax to jamaica jaina ica i jn addition to this a naval station ha been established on tile he pacific commanding tile the entrance ent ranco to puget IW sound and lying between our pos mc on that coa coast t al all I 1 t them ose preparations says boynt boynton Coyn ton 1 bich have been planned and pushed ra fw r ward with great vigor durn the past five years look kilell farther bluthe into the future than the simple dp do tense of canada along thu the sae same line is tile interview published la f saturday with gen jet mil miles CS calling attention to the really defenseless condition of this country as against any ally well equipped naval power the general gc believes that in thoe lays days of dynamite icily ma chine guna arid and similar modern engines of war the american Ame idea that there is time enough to pre pare for war when it comes is not unlikely to bo sadly badly slipped up sooner or later in ili this his country we do not like to think of war or provide for its possible PO I 1 isible coming but 1 1 as the surest eurest way to insure p peace a ceis is to be prepared prepare for war thoughtful tho U haftl men are beginning to give ive the tha subject more consideration consider atio 11 it is rarely that a new member of congress gets an opportunity to spread his wings to any ex extent ant during durin t his first f session the old members think thin it their business bli siness to monopolize the front seats and make all the noise n when hen there is anything import anton tap tali hence the new nev member is made to feel that lie must take a few leagons before making any br breaks oaks anil finds it to catch the speakers eye as the saying goes td dilt but the alie present congress is a little peculiar in ill tin this s respect so many of the old members got snowed i n owed under at the last election that there is an unusual proportion of new blood an and d ill plenty enty of room i in n front for men of ability this accounts in ill a measure for the airing young 3 mr ryan of nebraska was enabled led to give his voice a few days ago on oil the tariff question yet the f was ivas the se sensation mation of tire the session thus far and one of the best that has been delivered in any ny congress on that subject it marks ma its is L author na us secure recognition 0 ion under tinder any circumstance cum stance it is to early yet to predict that more of his stamp many ma not be developed amono among the many uti untried tried men on oil the floor the record of three deaths and at leaa lea two barraw escapes from fit fam af illness so far this session Ls 14 rather above the average 0 mr aprin sprin springer er has been enjoying ig bini himself self during 0 liis his convalescence convalesce nse it is said eaid reading in 0 the obituaries printed in the newspapers when lie was so BO near deaths door |