The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-21
WASHINGTON LETTER

| FROM our regular correspondent
, WABHEsTos, D. C., bet. IA, 1892.
Sacrifice everything 10 save the
national ticket" That is the substance
of the confidential order that has been
sent to every Republican district boss
in several close and doubtful states,
Do you know what it msans? 1t
means that the reports received by the
| Republican managers from every con-
gresslonal district 10 the country have
convinced them of the impossibility
Of getting a majority of the next
house of representatives, and that they
are going to give up the fight for
congressman in the close and doubtful
states, and TO sacrifice even those
candidates who are Iunning IN certain
republican districts, if votes can be
traded against them so as to increase
the Vott for the Republican ELECTORAL
ticket M those States, New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, are
the States in which this trading is to
be attempted 1t is q bold scheme,
bat it Is TO be ''lried on" and nearly
all of the Republican candidates for
the house who are TO become victims
have been, between pressure and
promises, made to acqniesce therein;
few are ''kicklng," bnt they will
probably be whipped in some way or
other.
There can be little doubt that the
'bject of the republicans in bringing
lbe question of the cOnstitutioBalitY Of
the Michigan electoral Law, providing
for the election Of presidential electors
by congressional districts instead Of
-l~etiag all of them on one ticket,
before the L. S. supreme court, is to
obtain political decision, similar 10
the notorious eight 10 seven decision
If al877. The question was Argued
before the court this week, and Repnb-
iieaBs are boldly claiming tina. the
law will be declared unconstitutional
before election; bnt it is hardly prob
able that a majority of the conFt will
saBctiOn the Claim by voting for a
decision. The case as brought before
tie CONT is a private one, and contrary
90 all precedent, the attorney general
Of the United States appeared as the
'eading counsel on the Republican
side; but be is hardly to blame for
taking such an unnsual cOnFse, as it
is stated by those in position 10
know, and generally believed that be
was acting under the orders of the
Republican bosses. All the same ii
was Sd improper proceeding although
I probably not illegal. This was srecpg'
ttEed by the attorney general himself,
who took especial pans to have II
known that be appeared 10 the case
~ private counsel and not ID his off,
cial capacity. Lawyers of all shades
Of political opinion commented
Hnfayorably on the innovation, and
/ failed to find one who believed that
Mr.. Miller received a fee tor his aFgn-
ment.
/ Indian bnreau officials are very much
wOrked up over the charge made by
i Capt.J. M. Lee, an army officer awhU
was detailed by General Miles, com.
,naDder of the department of the
Missouri TO investigate the matter,
hat they had approved a claim fur
s67 800 for counsel lees and paid ont
he money thereon without warrant OF
law or equity. The money was paid
10 Samuel J Crawford, ID. b. Dyer,
and John ID. Miles, of Kansas, and Al.
/ @. Reynolds, of ST. LunIs, ont of the
| ., 800. 900 Appropriated 10 pay tur the
lal,ds of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe
Indians, and Capt Lee says the alleged
contract upon which il was paid was
no contract At all, having been obtained
from some of these lodians BIZ frand
and bribery. Reynolds, one of The
lawyers who pocketed this big fre, is 4
parIienlar friend of Secretary Noble
4 fact which Was Dot overlooked BY the
fieials who passed npon and approved
The s1-called contract, aDd 1t IS SAID
| that Noble hss quarrsisd With Secretary
Eikins for having allowed the chang
70 be published. Congress will be
asked BY these lndians 10 repay them
lhis money which WAS, they will claim,
.Dd Capt. Lee says they can prove
lrsudnlently deducted from The
smoant appropriated for them and
paid 10 lawyers who never did any
hing 10 return therefor II wifi
probably be fully investigated by
congress.
II Representative McCIearY, of ken.
tncky, who has been taking AZ active
part 10 the campaign, passed through
i Washington this week. He FrgaFds
tbe election 81 Cleveland AID Steven
son and q Democratic house Is certain
de said: 1.-THE Republicsns hsge
shown very few signs Of recovery from
tie terrible defeat Of 1890 ] feel nC
hesisaiiop iupredieling that gIsyeisn6
Nill carry NsE York 81 20,0oG-l
think BIZ majerily will be betWeer
shai and 10000 i have been lhFoaqi
Indiana twiee and have talked with !
go0h many Of oar folks WHO Lave
been stndging abe situation there.
regard the state a suFely Democratic
4 have talked With Alr. Stevenson AID
Pension Commissioner Black wlsG
i ylaaing - he Democratic eapdi
date i0r c0ngTaaamansalslaega f0l
iilinQis, and they ara eenGdsnl fhsf
She DsmDcraiic slate siekss and Gen
sfal Black viii be eleeied ard thej
ere hopeful u carrying tie slale %
issela1d As for lie so1sa Il !
TODAY more solid saan ever hsier
The mhile.haaaa i very very ~
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