St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1888.

WASHINGTON, rep. ~, 1905.
The time for the meeting of the DEM
ocratic nominate. convention being
fixed for June st: makes it two weeks
before the Republican convention meets,
This date was not agreed upon without
struggle, for there il an element in
the party, though small and rapidly dl-
minishng, still believes in waiting for
the Republicans to make the issue. The
majority of the party. however, think
that the issue has already been fully
set forth by the Presidents message to
Congress, and that no other platform is
needed to make the fight on.
This is the aggressive element those
who carry tile elections; and the pres
ent aggressive condition of the party
will rouse their enthusiasm to an unu-
sual pitch will mike them think of the
many national victories won by the
party in antc-bellum days. The selee-
ton of the great metropolis Of the
Southwest, st. Louis, rs the place of the
meeting was the very best that could
have been made.
The further the Government printing
office investigation goes the better it
shows for the Democratic management
OF Mr.. Benedict He has saved the
Government already over 100000 and
has ever been done in the same length
of time in the history of the office.
Quite number Of Republican papers
have been foolish enough to charge
Pension Commissioner Blacksmith show
ing fav0ritsm in allowing the sainount
0f.pensinns-to soldiers living in Demo
cratic States A table has been issued
by the pension office, showing the aver
age pension paid each soldier in each
State and Territory 1t shows that the
largest average amounts are paid to
soldiers who are residents of the United
States and Territories which have al
ways given republican majorities.
Bring in another Republican canard.
The worse squelched man in the
House is Mr.. Boutelle, Of Maine, the
gentleman who recently got rampant
over the proposition to return the cap
tured Confederate battle flags to their
original owners, and who wanted the
Secretary of War to furnish the
House with detailed statement of
verything he knew about these
flags. That statement has reached
tie House That is what squelched
Bouteie. 1t contained more informa-
ton than he wanted. 1t showed that
the Democratic administration had TAX
en- much better care OF the flags than
that not Confederate flag with one ex-
ception, aud that was loaned to be re-
turned, had ever left the possession of
the war department. under this admin
istration.
The negotiation of the Fisheries
treaty would alone OF itself be a sufi
cient reason for the people to keep the
government in fle hands ut the Demo-
cratic party. The subject covered by
the treaty has been a constant source of
worry to this country for more than a
hundred years, and many attempts
have been made ut settlement, but none
SO favorable to this country as the pres
ent treaty.
Committee on Ways and Means says
that revenue reform is making rapid
Roadway in New England. He was in
formed in Providence r. |. by life
long Republican, that although never
having cast Democratic vote, this
year he proposed to support Cleveland
and revenue reform, and that he be-
lieved there were enough men just like
him to carry the State.
Mr.. Springer's bill for the orgaDiza-
ton OF the Territory of Oklahoma was
considered by the House on Saturday,
out no vote was reached.
IN0fe Is ID fulilOf I'D Society LuaG Sec
Rotary Bayard and Mrs. Folsom, the
Presidents mother-in-law. are shortly
to be married and that Mrs. Folsom,
who is now in Paris, has gone there for
the express purpose OF getting her trou-
seau.
~ The Secretary has been interviewed
on the Fisheries treaty. He expresses
himself as entirely satisfied and says
that we got everything that was cor
sended for
Washington is in mourning for its
foremost private citizen. w. w. Corco-
ran, the millionaire philanthropist. He
was buried this afternoon.
1t is said that Postmaster General
Dickinson is already seriously i'll from
S,verwork. The office seekers and their
friends are to blame for it. All those
who had failed to get what they wanted
frnM Mr.. Villas. pounced Ipon the new
official, to say nothing of the large mum
E,er from lais own State who expected
something.
The Presidential party returned home
yesterday morning much pleased with
what they saw and witt the cordial re-
Geptinn which they met on their
hurried Southern trip.
JAm uncle and niece named Charles |
Wing ard and Annie Fox eluupd from