St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

knew. when, in u spttch III the oehatt,
h.. tainted the Republican Senators int"
demonstrating that they bad no l'.ttn-
finn pf rep. ting suhtltnte TOR the MUS
hill at the present session. III was MOST
Sn,,;i;,tinp and cnwardly admission to
,.aL.. il shows how ahject the Rppnb-
loan Senators can he, hen their mas
tsr lin Blaine, issues his commands.
Nat two week ago. the Republican SEN
ators. i'm caucus, agreed TO report their
t.,itf i,iIl in ten DAYS, and now Senators
of such uromnence as Sherman, Allison
and Hiscnck have to get up and ack
nnwledge that they do not intend 10 re-
mort the bill at this session. 1t was |
great triumph for Bla inc, Int how hui
initiating ii must have been for the Sen
aturs. The reason which they give for |
not reporting the bill Is perfectly absurd ,
the lack Of time. Pray what have
thrv been doing since last December, |!
for it was inst IN we'll known on the |,
first day of the Fifteth Congress that |
the Democrats of the House intended to
uerfect and pass tariff bill AS it was m
that warm day in last July when the
House passed the Mills hill. and there
was nothing to prevent the Republicans
of the Senate from having their bill
ready lust as soon as the Democrats of
the House had theirs. But the Repub-
leans counted on the failure of the
Mills bill in the House, and We're badly
disappointed by its passage. There are
several reasons why the Republicans
have decided not to report their bill.
First they were by no means certain
that they could pass il. If it was report
ed. Secondly, they dare not report
bill without entering into a general re-
vision of the present ubiquitous tariff,
and that revision wonld he certain to
lose them votes among that favored
:. class Of manufacturers who are protect
ed Mt the expense of the people at large
Thirdly, and most important of all, Mr.
Blaine issned an pdict that no Repul,li-
can tariff hill should be reported at this
session. II The voters Of this county
do not censnre the Republican party for
this cowardly evasion of what was plain
Nv it's duty, / shall he very mnrh sur
prispd. The people Of this country adj
u,ire manliness and bravery in politics
az in everything else, and after the
Democratic party had made up its bill
upon which tn appeal to the country, it
was manifestly the duty of the Repnb-
licans to present similar hill. in order
that the voters might intelligently chose
which party to vote for. What with
Mr.. Blaine's ideas on trusts and this
latest command of his, the Repnl''irans
are likely to wish he had stayed in Eu-
rome.
Secretary Whitney and Senator PAYNE
have both made explicit denials of he
ing in any manner connected with the
Standard Oil Company. Aud they both
stat4. that nine enfhs of the stncktiold-
era in that company are Republicans.
So much for Senator Hnal's insinna'ions
that these gentlemen were connected
with that corporation. and that the said
CORPORATION was large contributor to
the Democratic campaign fund. 1t this
cnncern has contributed to either marty
it is probable that it was to the Repub-
licans.
The Democratic Representatives will
hold caucus Tomorrow night 10 decide
whether the House shall pass joint
resolution setting n date for adjourn
mpnf or whether thew shall cnmnel the
Senate to take the first sten. There ia
AT present diversity of opinion among
:, the Democratic leaders, hence the eau
Gus.
. Senator Gormanhaa gone TO New York
to direct the campaign during the ab-
senre IF Chairman Brice.
The new silver vault in the Treasury
Department contained Saturday night
$40 toms If silver dollars.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
e4on-hnle the Canadian retaliation bill
recently passed by the House.
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the Chinese
restriction bill has not vet heen voted
upon In the Senate, owing to the lack of
a quorum. IF quorum il present to-
dav it will probably he agreed t".
II il believed that the Republicans
are plotting ~ keep Congress in session
until affer the election, in order to pre-
vent the Democratic members from TAX
ing an active Part in the campaign.
Senator George. replying to Senator
Hoar's insinuatinns regarding Secretary
Whitney, took occasion tndeliver we'll
deserved eulagv on Secretary Whitney.
In the course of which he said that not
since the foundation Of the Government
Ind there been a man in the office OF
Navy who had been more efficient, more
honorable. more devoted to the interests
confided to him than the present Secreta-
rynf the Navy. There were no scandals
i'm that office now, no Secor ROhes0n con-
tracts. nor snanicinn that single dollar
appropriated FIR the Navy had not been
fGllv, completely, and honestly applied
to that purpose.
There ia mt word of truth in the
rnm0r that Secretary Whitney proposes
to retire from the Cabinet.
The Senate has passed reanlntinn in
efrucfing the Committee on Finance to
inquire into the cnpper trusts and to re-
port what legislation ia necessary to
protect the people from it's eyactinns.
The bill amending the Interstate
Commerce law has been passed by the
Hnnse.
Hon. George G. G0rham formerly Sec
rotary Of the United States Senate and
editor of the National Republican, Of this
city, savs he ia for Cleveland in prefer
enca to Harrison with Rlaine attached
IA Secretary of State. Mr.. Gnrham as
clnae friend of the late Roscoe Cnnk-
lin and has always been Republican.
Never was there more marked differ
ence between two documents than that
between the letters of acceptance oi
Cleveland and Harrison. Every para.
graph of Mr.. Cleveaand's letter is as
straight from the-sk;s nlder-sledee-ham
iner blow. while the Harrison letter is a
wiahy -washy milk-a(1d water aftair all
through. Even Republicans ackDowl-
edge that there is go comparison be-
tween them.
Mr.. Cleveland has written letter
strongly endorsing the forming of Dem
ocratic clubs and expressing the belief
that the Climb ia the NEST effective agency
for the dissemination of political infor-
nation. He has also written a letter
denying in the mDst pnsitive terms that
he ever made nse of the expression that
III believe in free-frade an hsiieve in
the Protestant religinn.n which, writer
in the North american ReUielU accused
him OF having used.