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prolific mcaus of socnrinc; votes. AYitli the fair-mindcMl men 

 who iire at ]ir('S(>nt at the liead of the diffcnnit <^oveniinents, 

 both no (loul)t fully appn>ciatin<4 the desii-ability of a settle- 

 ment, an amicable and impartial arrangement becomes 

 feasible, and considering the two countries at difference, 

 almost inevitable. 



Had President Cleveland's wise suggestions been fol- 

 lowed, there would have been no cause for the tronbh^ which 

 has occurred, and the press would not, as now, with a irw 

 exce})tions, been filled with the clanun* of persons who hope 

 to rid(^ into office upon the prejudices aroused by misrepre- 

 sentations of the facts involved. 



