St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Dec. 9th, 1884.

HAS dG ldSI ORGANIZED anu gone TO WOFks
and the result of its labors is seen in the
appointment of subcommittee, aggre-
eating 300 men prominent in business,
IN politics, and in society here. 1t has
been the object of the committee to ap-
point, as far as possible. to thesub-com-
nittees those who are not aspirants for
office. Republicans as we'll as Demo-
Gratis have been appointed, and it is the
desire of the management that the
whole country shall rejoice in the re-
demption of the United States, and feel
that they are in their fathers house
when they visit the Capital of their
country.
1t is estimated that 100000 people win
come here on the fourth of March,
mostly Democrats, of course, but there
will be host Of gloomy Republicans
resident here to furnish foil to their
joy. A committee of Public Comfort"
has been appointed, whose business it
will be to know more about where you
want to go than you know yourself. If
you are millionaire, you viii go to
Wormley's, to Wizards, or to the
Ebbitt House and pay your bill without
looking at it. But if you have ronnd
trip ticket and twenty dollars in your
pocket, you need not have bad time in
Washington. every filling meals" can
he had for prices ranging from IS to IS
9ap$p Rod a,,I boor7 ,,no7 T,nE oo,k
more than one or two dollars per day..
Many military and civic organizations
have already engaged quarters; large
number will come, and lodge in Pullman
cars during their stay. a projected
feature of the inaugural procession is a
military company from every state Of
the Union, each marching in the order
of the date OF fadmission of its state to
the Union, the thirteen original states
coming first.
Congress has been quite busy during
che past week, and the House and Sem
.ste are ID a quarrel over the Naval ap-
pGoprlttions bill, which bids fair to keep
Congress ID nominal session through
the holidays. The Senate refuses to
adjourn, unless the House shall agree
60 vote money for new ships of war.
q .Ie House replies to the Senate: eve
era stand it if you cam" 1t appears
now that quorum of both houses may
be in Session during Christmas week.
have been in Washington for thir-
teen consecutive winters, but have new
er seen so lugubrious d Christmas sea-
son as the present. one. There is lack
Of the usual preparation purse strings
are contracted; dimes are boarded
where dollars were spent. The Repub-
lican government clerk, always prodigal
when he could borrow money, is now
economical from stress of circumstance.
The Shylocks who were won't to accom-
lnodate him for Eve per cent. per month,
IRE themselves ruined by the loss Of |
money loaned at this rate to bet on
Blaine. Twelve months ago at this
season it was difficult to find standing |
room in the holiday stores on Seventh |
street and Pennsylvania Avenue, now
yheae stores are almost deserted, and
lie few who enter them, come to gaze
-atEer than to buy.
It looks now not unlike Mr.. Cleve-
and's administration will be under the
lecessity of assuming an active foreign
,olicy-that is, if anything that con-
;erns the North American continent
an be called foreign to the United
states. 1t is impossible for the Ameri-
an people to look on without concern
While powerful maritime powers cut a
gater way between the two oceans and
Genre quicker passage way for ships
B San Francisco and the Pacific States
nan we can command. France has, at
his time, powerful feet ia Chinese
,aters, against which our pany navy
,ould go down like lead. But ii we
ad navy equal to that of France, we !
-ould be at great disadvantage COM
elled to 90 AROUND Cape Horn, while
rance could reach either the Atlantic
! Pacific coast on an interior line. If
"a United States should dig ship G
mai across the isthmus at Tehaunte- t
u. she would hold strategic position, 7
ith which no EurDbean power could :
sna. With an extension of 0ur railway T
stem through. southern Mexico, we ?
onld be able to throw an army of 9
lndred thousand men upon the 18TH '
ms before France or any other power .
,S5Id land ten thousand there. Both 4
rance and England oppose the control q
an Tsthmian water way by the Unit =
States, but their opposition will be II