The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-04-10
wAsmHNGToN LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1886.

WAsHrEeroN, April 2, 1886.
From our Regular Correspondent.
With three members Of the Cabinet
and the Presidents efficient private
secretary sick; the President anxious
about his own physical condition, oe-
casioned by over work and lack OF ex-
ercise; family quarrel in the Senate
between brothers Logan and Teller
ferocious assault upon each other IN
the House by two Congressman from
Tennessee, Messrs. Houk and McMii-
Ian; Treasurer Jordan and Senator
Vance condemning the Civil Service
Law combinations in the Senate IN |
spite of adverse reports from commit
tees, and with full particulars made to
the public of the proceedings OF the
secret sessions of the Senate Star
Chamber, to say nothing of the spring |
floods and labor strikes, 1t would seem
that 'sthe times are out of Joint"
The fight for the Republican noml-
nation of 1888 has opened early in the
season and not under altogether balmy
auspices. AT least Senator Logan's
Presidential Hboom" has proved avery
uncomfortable thing for him to con-
duct personally, Senators Edmnnds,
Evarts, Hoar, Sherman, Allison and
the rest manage theirs with less fric-
tion. Senator Logan insinuated that
Senator Hale's opposition to his bill
to increase the army was inspired by
a certain historian, who has spent the
winter in Maine writing on his book,
and alternating his literary labors with
tobegganning, ice-boating and other
healthfnl recreations. Logan spoke
rather acrimoniously, and the admirers.
of Mr.. Blaine determined to get even
with him. They undertook to show
that Logan wants the army increased
so that it may be used to put down
labor strikes, and that he wants the
pay of the soldier increased while he
will do nothing for the working man.
The Illinois Senator was quite as
tonished to have his sarcastic reference
to Senator Hale answered from Colo
RADIO. Senator Teller is not man
that another should be afraid of, M
der ordinary circumstances, but he
succeeded in giving Logan a great
deal of annoyance. He reminded the
General that great soldier is notnec-
essarily great Statesman, and that
making the Senate ring with personal
"reminiscences is not necessarily states
manship.
Mr.. Teller's remarks that Logan
would never permit the public to for
get that he logan had served in the
army, stung the latter acutely. Logan
said if the remark had come from a
copperhead he would have understood
it, but no confederate on the opposite
side of the Chamber would insinuste
in such low, mean, despicable way
as that. He denied having any Presi-
dental ASPIRATIONS; added that he did
not pretend to be q statesman, and
that Mr.. Teller WAS not a statesman
simply because he had served in the
H Cabinet. Mr.. Logan, at least, made q
good point in his remarks when he
said, II am not statesman" Such
argument was unanswerable.
4 The House of Representatives has
been on strike, inasmnch as it has
beon trying to solve the great labor
and capital problem. There has been
an interesting debate upon the settle
ment of strikes by arbitration. Thu
causes, effects and remedies were dis
cussed and criticisms and warningt
were freely given.
Senator Vance took 'tpartyh as tht
text for speech which he delivered
in the Senate against the Civil Sefyict
law. He avowed himself party-mar
in IFS most comprehensive sense. HI
believed the safety and welfare o
; American institutions lay in party
feeling and allegiance, and he crit
cised the Civil Service act as an inya
, sion Of the Presidents powers. Foi
want of political parties, he said, Rus
! STA had Nihilism, France slept on com
munistic fires, and Germany had t.
: maintain enormous armies He dit
notsec why q Government clerk shoult
be endowed with official immortalit,
any more than the president, or th,
. Senators and Representatives.
! a Senator remarked that there wa
a good deal Of sound philosophy il
I the measure recently introduced in TIL
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