St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1888.

WASHINGTON, May %, 1888.
st. Louis is the Mecca toward which
the eyes of all good Democrats are now
turning. Next week when the Demo-
cratic convention meets there, it will
only have to ratify the choice of the
narty. long since made, Of candidate
for the presidency; to formally accept
and adopt the platform already mapped
out by Mr.. Cleveland's last annual
message to Congress, and to select a
candidate for Vice President. on the
ticket with Mr.. Cleveland. The only
thing about the whole programme
about which there is even the slightest
particle of doubt, is the last, and it is
more than probable that Mr.. Cleveland
will signify his preference for run
thus removing all doubt, for the Con-
vention will take pleasure in nomina-
ting the man for whom he expresses
preference, and it is only right that
they should for he has proven himself
the savior of the Democratic party I?
Ave, and more. He has restored the
party to it's old time Andrew Jackson
aggressiveness for the first time in
many years the party starts a presi-
dental campaign by brilliant charge
on the enemy's picket line, which has
been forced in with such rush that the
main army have been compelled to beat
IL retreat, which has SO far been n very
orderly one, but ere the ides of Novem-
Der it will have become route. All
this has been brought about by one
courageous individual. His name is
Grover Cleveland. He has given the
country clean, honest administration,
and the only reason that he has not ac-
cOmplished more, is that he has been
hampered by q Republican Senate, but
this time it is to be a clean sweep and
from the 4th of March, 1889, the whole
government, in all its various branches
will be administered by Democrats, and
in the interests of the whole country,
not of q small fraction of it.
The President has approved the act
restricting the hours of letter carriers
to eight per dav. A most excellent law,
and like most other good laws il origi-
mated with a Democrat, Hon. S. C. Cox,
of New York.
The demand for Mr.. Carlisle's tariff
speech is unprecedented Already
five hundred Thousand copies have been
ordered, and every mail brings new or
ders. This is as it should be; it would
be good thing for the Democratic par
tYand the career of revenue reform if
that speech could be read by every vo-
ter in the United States.
The House is making good progress
with the regular appropriation on bills,
having already passed several of them
The bill creating department of
labor has been passed by both
Houses. and only lacks the signature
of the President to become law
The President has approved the act
authorizing him to arrange q conference
between the United States and the Re-
publics of Mexico, Central and South
America, Hayti and San Domingo, and
that this country will derive much good
in the shape Of increased commerce,
from this conference.
The President will review the memo
rial day procession in New York and
Brooklyn.
Senator Vests resolution for an in
vestigatiOn OF the meat product of the
United States having been passed. the
following committee was appointed to
make investigation; Messrs. Vest,
Plum, Henderson. Cullom and Coke.
The House judiciary Committee have
favorably reported the International
Copyright bill, recently passed by the
Senate.
The bill establishing II department of
Agriculture which has already been
passed by the House. has been favora-
bly, reported to the Senate, and is certain
to pass that body at an early day then
the Commissioner of Agriculture will
become a member of the cabinet.
Mr.. Fuller's nomination is still chung
I'm" by the Republicans in the Senate.
The Senate Finance Committee re-
ported adversely the House bill to is
sue paper fractional currency, but in
lieu thereof they reported the bill re-
ducing the fee for postal notes under
one dollar to one cent. Gen. Sheridan
has been dangerously i'll ); he is now
somewhat better, though the danger is
by no means past. Valvnlar disease of
the heartis his complaint.
Thelaying of the cornerstone of the
new Catholic University in this city
Thursday was an event Of great inn
portarce. The impressive ceremonies
were Conducted by Cardinal Gibbons.
i,ssistad by about thirty bishops. and
over two hundred priests. The Presi-
dent and his cabinet were present.
The Democratic caucus of the Hoise
had long session Saturday night, de-
voted to the consideration of the re-
mort of the Democratic member of the
Ways and Means Committee upon the
proposed amendments to the Mills tariff
bill. Quite q number of minor amend
ments were agreed to. There is to be
another cancus held tonight, when the
subject will be finished up.
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