The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-06-01


diana IS well that can not defeat ~.
The demOcratic party does not depend
on those States for success. il was pres
emit last evening when ibis guhiecl was
discussed 81 several gentlemen high ia !
the eounsels Of the democratic party,
and it vas clearly demonstrated chat
democratic President con be elected
without tie vote 81 either 81 Chose
States Tile Southern States, Which we
are aure 20 carry, win. With New York
New Jersey, Connecticut California.
and Oregon, giveus s majority. While,
on the other band, If We we're 10 cat1y
Ohio and Indiana, and lose New York
@and Connecticut, oF New York and
New Jersey We should be defeated II.
Therefore, we do not depend on the
vote of Chic and Indiana i'll NOFem-
Der, the loss Of Ohio ii October can
not affect us. We want, and hope to
carry, those States but their loss can
not defeat us.
TIE PRESIDENTS $50, Gao SALARY.
The tenaeity with which Grant holds
on to his $50. 600 salary grab, obtained
in the first instance 81 lobbying in IA
vor Of the pickpocket bin by which
every Congressman, on the last day Of
his term, laid hands on $1,000 extra
pay, was to have been expected from
the character Of the man whose whole
appreciation of the office lie holds is
limited by its mateTial advantages 1T
is true the repeating bill could not have
affected his allowance lii any way under
the constitution, and would only have
restored the S25, GOO salary for the next
incumbent but it gave him the oppor-
tunitE to make an argument IN support
If his own greed in a veto message, OF
which he availed himself in his own
| peculiar style. he alleged that the
prices of the staples Of life are now
three times as high as they we're iii
1880, when the Presidents salary was
| fixed at S25, 600 an assertion not sus-
tanned by facts On the contrary, it
has been shown BY Prof. JevOns that
forty articles in most common use in
England, not including manufactured
goods. but metals, lumber, -four,
breadstuffs, meat, sugar, tea, coffee,
dairy products, etc, III 1860, showed a
decline Of 20 per cent since 1882 III
to these were added goods manufae-
| tured, as they now are, by labor saving
machinery, until all markets are over
stocked. and cotton prints are selling
at md cents yard, good shoes at
| 81 to So per pair, all sorts Of household
goods and furniture at nominal prices
So uncompensating that they do not
| encourage further production, 1t would
be seen that Grant, IN declaring that
prices are now ten times higher than in
| 1890, had not based his assertion upon
any candid comparison thereof. but
misstates tie facts to strengthen a weak
/ argument. The truth is, we should
never have had the infamous salary
grab bnt for him He wanted his $50,
900, and suggested the general increase
In order to find justification for his
own, which the great mgicrltY Of the
I last Congress was quite willing to take ;
although most of them were elected to
stay at home in consequence thereof.
I Ut is i'm outrage that 81 much eStrav-
uga,nce should be in5nlged in By pHblic
officials ut q time when the country is
suffering from continued financial
\ depression, when the vllue of property
has decreased ona-half, and millions oI
working people are outof employment
MARYLAND IN THE FIELD.
The friends of Hon, Thos. Swami, Of
Maryland. are actively and earnestly
urging him as a suitable candidate for
/ the sc. Louis nomination, Mr.. Swami
/ il i man IF high order Of ability and
unbiemished personal integrity, and
his experience in public affairs is sur
passed by very few men in this coun-
try. AS Mayor Of Baltimore, Governor
of Maryland, Chairman OF an impor-
tmlt Committee of the House, Presi-
dent of several railroads, he has inva-
4 riably succeeded. Mr.. Swami has, 80
\ fan. never been connected with fall
IRE. public OF private. whenever he
was the controlling power. Mr.
Swann's friends have been q little too
| late IN bringing his name forward fol-
the first place on the ticket. If how.
even, he can be induced to accept the
second place, there is little doubt but
what it will be rendered him.
ATTEEDAE0E AT THE CENTENNIAL.
Some fellow who exhibits q taste foi
ssiiggers, and IS probably q Govern
ment clerk with plenty Of spare time
4 on his hands, Inns been calculating tht