The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-02-15
Washington BETTER.
Prom 0aE Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. 1850.

WASHINGTON, feD. q, lSS9.
Governor David B. Hill, of New
York, was the lion of Washington,
politically speaking, this week. He
come over to attend a grand dinner
given by Secretary Whitney in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, and re-
manned two days as a guest of Score
tary Whitney. On Wednesday a
special reception was given by him to
Democratic members of Congress,
and it was attended by nearly every
man of prominence in the party.
Afterwards Coy Hill called on Secre-
tary Fairchild, Representative Samuel
J. Randall, who he calls ''the greatest
living Democrat" and other personal
friends. GOV. Hill did not meet Mr..
Cleveland except at the dinner at
Secretary Whitney's, and great deal
Of gossip was started by the fact that
the day of the Whitney dinner Mr..
and Mrs Cleveland took a late train
for New York Probably Mr.. Cleve-
land arrangements had been made to
60 to New York before be even knew
that Gov. Hill was coming here, but
that does not prevent people from
saying that he went away to keep
from meeting that gentleman. ] do
not pretend to say that the relations
between these two prominent gentle
men are not perfectly cordial, but if
such Is the case, then public opinion
here, as expressed on every hand, is
dead wrong
Mr., Cleveland has announced that
after the 4th Of March he will become
member Of famous law firm in
New York City, and will reside there.
He and Mrs. Cleveland went over to
New York thus week to perfect
arrangements for their residence in
that city. Society here deeply re-
grets losing Mrs. Cleveland, who has
been the most popular woman ever IN
the White House.
The "smaI fry" of the Blaine
crowd 10 this city received a shock a
day or two ago that sent them to
running around with wild eyes and
blaDcDed faces The shock was caused
by telegram from Indianapolis say
ing that Blaine had declined to 60
into the cabinet It was really amusing
to sec the Consideration for several
hours in the gang, but il was not long
before official news from the head
center was passed around among the
faithful which caused them TO resume
the wC-Owu-tbe-oarlh manner, which
they have worn since it was known
that Blaine was to he Secretary Of state
Mr Blaine is evidently not super
stltiOns, as be has just leased the Iesi-
dencc in which the attempt was made
to assassinaLc Lincoln Secretary Of
STATE, W II. Seward.
Marrying an English vile seems to
have somewhat confused Senator
'HawIey' S mind as 10 the kind Of GOV.
eminent under which be is living. lie
has offered an amendment 10 the
Suudry Civil Appropriation bill, pro
ylding for q gift to the widow Of Gen.
Sheridan Of $50, 900, 'In recognitiou
Of his eminent and extraordinary
services TO his county, This is truly
a remarkable proposition, and should
it be adopted would establish precc-
dent which would be decidedly
dangerous. Ii has been referred to
the Senate committee on military
affairs, and if the members of that
committee have the good sense with
which they are generally credited
that will be the last of it. Gen. SUerl-
dan was great soldier, that every
body will admit, and that his widow
should have a liberal pension for the
remainder Of her life is no more than
right; but that in addition $4,000 of
the peoples money should be given
TO her, smacks a little too much Of
royalty for tins country. Gen. Sheri-
dams services TO the United States
were great, and l would be the last
one TO deprive his memory of one
iOta of the credit due him, but on
the other hand, were not the services
of the United States equally great to
Sheridan? What would the poor
Irish boy, Phil, Sheridan, ever have
amounted to had be not been APP
pointed to West Point and educated
at the expense of the people of the
United States. The line must be
drawn somewhere in disposiDg of the
peoples money, and it would seem
that at such absurd propositions as
this of Senator HaWIey's is a good
place to draw it.
A remarkable political trust has
been formed by the Republican mem
bers of the Senate, nearly every one
OF them being prospective candidates
for the Presidential nomination. The
purpose of this trust is to serve notice
on HARRISON that unless he agrees to
fOTegO a second nomination for the
Presidency, the Senators propose TO
make his administration a failure by
refusing to cooperate with it. 1t
was this trust that compelled Allison
to decline being Secretary of the
Treasury, and the same thing will pre-
vent any member from accepting a
position in Harrison's cabinet. The
result of this boycott on Harrison
will be watched with interest by the
few people who make study of the
under-curronts in politics.
PHbIic Lands of LOlIisiana.