The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.


4AEs A1HE3AhHH 3 4GLEEA Bl D@GF lh01@%
was q very decided innovation in thai
lime. Il breaks all precedeuis and
! instead of being a letter Of acceptance
pure and srmpie, ii is in addition,
carefully and skIilfully prepared isW
/ ysr's plea for the Republican party il
! ppBeral and the Harrison 8dmiBsstra,.
lion IN particular, and like other abIr
lawyers pleas it rs liable 10 impose on
those who are not familiar, and who
viii not take the trouble TO famiIiartze
Themselves with the other side 1t
shows, too, that the stories whicL nave
from time to time been told o. Nj,
Harfison's inteatlJB to individually
boss the Republican side Of the cam
paign were all founded on the solid
truth. The intention has broom" a
fact, and TODAY Mr. Harrison is the
acknowledged boss of the Republican
Batl0nal committee, which IS c sBd0el-
ing the campaign according TO bas
orders. Ii IS known hero that the
publication of the letter Of acceptance
this week was directly agaInsi the
wishes of Chairman Carter and a
Humber of the working members of
the committee; they wanted it held
hack al l.asi month, bat boss B~B-
jsmin ordered it given out, and gwen
ont it was
| Mr. H.rrison's attempt to dodge the
rec bIIl issue IN saeh way as 10
leave the impression nPon those VIII"
favor that outrage upon constitutional
liberty that be il sill with thpm-a~
be really is, heart and snul--sud Al
lbe same lime make those uppos,-d to
Il believe thai be has abandoned it,
as Ike mast forts of Il similar B4lnFr
--snpremriy Ridiculous, and meels
"Bly with meaning smiles 10 every
quarter. Democrats and Republicans
alike knnw just where Mr., HARRISON
Stands npon this question: that, II be-
be re. eIeel,-d aud the Drxl hUuap Of
representatives be c0uir He'd b5 The
republicans, be will Ia bls first mes
sage 10 the fry Tbfrd congress ask
Iiant bill of The fly 6rst comgres, be-
passed. There is only ooe WAY for
this country 10 escape The horrors of
The force bill, which in one srctrgu Of
The country would be as bad as n
visitation of the cholera, and that is,
to defeat Brnj smiu Harrison aud the
Republican party.
Dir B!aInels letter, made public the
day alter that of Mr.. Harrison, fell
like a wet blanket upon the candidates
prODuBelamento. Ii Dulltfi-d about
half of Dir. Harrison's letter by ad-
y'sing the Republicans 10 ignore all
issues, except three, IN the campaign,
and worse than all for Benz ,mlu the
greal-In bis own esttmatiOu--il DO
where mentioned Mr. Harrison name
M R~pubilcan with whom I have
talkrd has doubt about this slight
Ia the head of The Republican ticket
beng deliberate and Intentional on the
parl OF Mr Blaine. 1t is d slight, too,
Ltlat Mr, HARRISON dare not resent al
lhIs lime; but ygu may be sure that be
will Try to ''get even" after the cleo
ton, whichever way it goes, by jump
'pg on the Blame Republicans where
ever be finds them.
The milk ~ the eOcoaBut, concern
ing The application of the human Line
steamship company for American
registry for two OF their best steamers,
winch WAS granted at th. last session
IF Congress, MAS exposed when the
buds for carrying ocean mails, under
the mail subslay act of the billion
dollar, congress, were this week
opened by Msnamaker. The Inman
Line under lis new American
aame-iFhe International N,yiga.
iioR Company, of Philadelphia
adopted, solely with the idea of get
ting a slice Of th,s Subsidy, was the
only company that pat in bid foE
The European service, and the only
company ih4t propuses 10 carry The
mails Ia vessels 0f the frst class. IL
pnt 10 Two blds, aud Mr. Wanamaker
iaays they will both be accepted
Each of them is for weekly servics
aud IN each the compensation asked
A. s4 per mile. Multiply the DnmbrI
Of miles across The Atlantic by f0ui
sud the Tesnit bg l04 and a sam oil
money II piled up that fatty explain,
lha desire Of The Stockholders 10 sthl,
cenlany to change The flag over sDci
of their ships ~ they could get subs
silzpd ~ i gblY. Some people havs
sad that Air. Wanamaker had somt
VERY near friends who were allowed II
| purchase stock 10 the recognizes
company At normal price, bui, u
p9urse, that had no influence ID ih,
deal.
1 Representative Gatchings, of Mis-.
sissippi, il II Washington. He say
sh4 Democrats Will Uot lose a singh,
electoral vote II the south, an
that ibe Peoples party will %
bare ~ many members ID The next d
they have ID the present House. Hl
/ figures VI DsmpeFalic majority D
hssween forty and fifty ii Tie mex
House
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