The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-03
for Infants and Children.
July II, lsgO-2ys.
WASHINGTON LETTER.



WASHINGTON, May q, 1892.
Presidential politics were lugged inSo the
house this week by the Harrison and anti
Harrison Republicans. Representative Hen
IersOn, of Iowa, made hunkum speech
criticising Mr.. Harrison Tor Lot having given
the negroes representation on the board OF
managers of the Worlds Fair, which was
replied to by Representative johnson, OF
Indiana who is known to be very close to
Nr. Harrison. MIR. johnson created some
excitement by letting the cat out OF the bag
concerning the infamous force bill, which
Mr. Harrison is still intent Upon having
enacted into law. If his patty can secure con-
troll OF the house and elect the president
again. MIR. johnson INDUCED III the stock
of abuse of the Democrats IN the south for
their treatment OF the poor negro, which
hr Harrison doubtless hopes will have a
good effect upon the negro delegates to
Minneapolis Democrats were delighted at
this open avOwal OF q close and confidential
I friend Of Mr. harrlsOn's that the force bill
! L. not dead, but only sleepiDg-it will be
| worth thousands OF votes to the DemOcra &c
candidates for the house, as well as to the
electoral ticket.
Since the arrival of COmmander-in-Chief
| John { New, early this week. the Harrison
army has dropped its meek, by-leave-Of MIR
Blaine air, aud from this time OIL 1t will fight
| for NT. harrisUu's nomination. The antl'B
also under Command Vi Boss ClarksOn, have
theif fighting blood up, and the wounds left
| by the battle royal thai Is 10 BE- fought at
Minneapolis will make it all the easier to
elect the ticket nominated at Chicago. MIR.
| CItVtlaUd's friends are anxious for the Re
publicaus to Nominate Blaine a. they believe
biz nomination Will remove all doubt at
To the nomination of Mr. Cleveland at Chica-
GO aud they are confident that he could beat
Blaine worse than he did in 1884.
The action OF the Democratic caucus in
deciding to push the regular appropriation
bills in the house, ahead Of everything else
and to secure al Adjournment at the earliest
possible date, was disappointing to many
members Interested in legislation which they
had hoped to have disposed of at this session
but the very large majority BY which the
caucus adopted it demonstrated that il wa
deemed the proper action to take There
can be no doubt thai the sooner the Duust
can pass all OF the necessary appropriation
bills and demonstrate 10 the country that /
is ready for an adjournment the better /
will bl for the Democratic party.
The refusal of Secretary RusJ; to ask con
grcss for al appropriation to be spent nv tn
. alleged rain-InakeT, Dyrenforth, had no af
, feet upun that cheeky and sleek.tUupue(
] individual, He has talked with such gOul
purpUsc to the senate committee on agrlcul
lure that Senator Pettgrew offered a
amendment 10 the Agricultural bill apprC
s priatiug $40. 900 ior raiI-making experiments
That is Just $1,000 more than Dyreufort
asked Tor, aud be is correspondingiv happ,
Il but his iubllation will BE- short. as the hous
e will not allow this money To be thus throw
down a rat hole, SO to speak, whatever th
senate may do
n ''leddvn Roosevelt is again after Nj
4 Wanamaker, whose testimony relating to tn
II violations of the civil service law by en-
2 ployes of the Baltimore postOfIlce he say
Z. contained "slauderou- falsebOods,n This /
the second time that Teddy has publicI
b accused tie postmaster general of careIessl
handling the truth