The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From cur regular correspondent.
TV.eT4TVuToS n & Sent. 9. $50

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2, 1892.
A marked feature of the present
campaign is the great difference be-
tween the way prominent Republicans
who come TO Washington talk for
publication and the way they talk
among themselves In published in
terviews they all with one accord talk
as though the campaign was already
settled IN their favor and the election
a mere formality that must be gone
through with just to keep up appear,
ances; bnt let two or three of them
meet privately, where they think
themselves safe from the sharp ears of
wicked and prying newspaper men, and
to hear them reminds one Of the line OF
the familiar soUg-"Oh what differ
ence 10 the morning"
Two office.boiders-U. S. Treasurer
Nebeker, aud Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury Crounse, who is also tue
Republican candidate for governor Of
Nebraska returned from visits 10 their
respective states this week, and before
they had shaken the dust of travel
from their clothes they both gave ont
rose ,colored interviews of Republican
prospects 10 Indiana aud Nebraska,
10 WHICH those states were stated 10
be entirely ont of the doubtful list.
By a mere accident ! learned the real
opinions of those two men. Nebeker
sent word to Mr.. Harrison and TO HE
man Carter that nnless something was
Immediate done to satisfy the disaf-
fectrd Republicans in the Fort WsyDr
district of Indiana all hope of carry
ing the state might as well be aDan-
dOned. So much for bis confidence
Mr. Crounse feels so uncertain about
The result 10 his slate that he is lott
10 resign his present Office, aud wants
10 fix it SO that when he does resign
his pay will rnn to the first of October,
and the place kept vacant until after
the election, IN order that be may be
reappoiDLed if he gets defeated. liz
has appealed to the national commit
tee for foanciaI assistance in his
campaign, with the statement that II
is money or certain defest.
1t may be that Secretary Tracy can
explain satisfactorily the charges which
The New York Herald daily reilerates,
that the change IN the armOr Of the
new war vessels was made al the
request of the firms that make the
armUr, and that it will put several
hundred thousands of dollars 10 the
pockets OF the aforesaid firms, but the
ugly fact remains, that up TO the
present time be has not done so, and
10 attempt pooh, pooh, charges made
by so responsible a journal as the
Herald will hardly 60 down with an
Intelligent public. The charge OF
fayoritism, not to call it by a worse
name, has been specifically made and
nothing short Of an answer just as
specific will satisfy the nnprrjudiced
public. II Secretary Tracy can prove
the Herald to be wrong. it is a duty
be owes to the administration, as wei
as to bus own good name aud TO do &C
at once.
Secretary Tracy is coming III fol-
considerable criticism because of tbs
unprotected position of American
interests in Sontb America, which wa
sharply brought to miud by the forei
bic seizure of political refugees on I
passenger steamship carrying the
American flag, the other day, by
Yenezuelans, and the consequent
hurried ordering of The gun boat Con
cord from the Atlantic coast 10 Vene
zaelan waters. When the sueia
Influences of officers of the navy wert
many months ago scheming to hav,
the best ships in our navy spend tn
snmmer on the Atlantic coast, to Civ
the "dear ducks" who I!danee 81
delightfnlly,you know, ran oppoFtnnit,
to pnt IN little time at all the fashion
able seaside resorts. Secretary Trae'
was begged by those interested +
keep one or two vessels in Souti
American waters TO look after Amer
can interests which are constaDtl
ie0pardlzsd by the unsettled conditio.
of the countries over there, but b
cunld NOT stand the social 'tpuli'
hence the present unsatisfactory col
ditoD of affairs,
a The possibility Of an extra sessio
Of congress put Washington all IN
hutler this week, that Is if The rune
prevalent about Mr. Harrison inlenl
ing 10 call an extra session TO prohib
immigration, on account of the spFea
/ Of cholera 10 EnEope may be said /
make a possibility. Treasury depar
meht officials, who oagbt to knoE
snch thing WAS contemplated, deeIir
10 talk about il, although several /
them admitted that Suspension
immigration would help very much
keeping the cholera ont Of Units
States. Senator Gallon, Illinois, DO
10 Washington, gays be does b
believe there is any foundation f
the rumor, and that there is 20 neee
sity st this time for any Law absolute
prohibiting immigration, although
admits that il may be become nece
ssry If the cholera continues to
crease 10 Europe.