The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our rsgular.correspondent.I


WASHINGTON, D. c., July /, 1892.
Mr.. Harrison has long been known as a
very stubborn man and by two very con
spiCuous actions, this week, one public and
one private, he has emphasized his right to
the title His public act was the nomination
Of MIR. John W. Foster, of Indiana, to be
secretary of state, in spite Of the protests of
leading Republicans, and In the face OF his
already having one Indiana man in the cabt-
net. This is unsatisfactory to the Blaine
element for two reasons. First, they believe
that Fosters spying upon Mr.. Blaine, at the
instigation of Mr.. Harrison, had no little TO
do with driving him out of the cabinet, and
lastly, they believe that it indicates de-
termination upon the part of Mr.. Harrison to
give the vacancy on the bench of the su-
preme court to Attorney-General Miller,
although it Is not thought that he will dare
to do It until after the election. So much
for the public act Of stubbornness.
What be did in private is OF far more
interest to Democrats, and will be 8 factor
not to be overlooked 10 the defeat of Harri-
con and Reid. Public opinion having shown
so Enthusiastically its aversion to any revival
of the attempt to bring the force bill to the
front again, a number of Republicans, in
Guiding several senators who are opposed 10
the force bill, called on Mr.. Harrison for the
puI pose of trying to persuade him that It
would be good politics to defer to public
sentiment, and announce in some unmistak-
able way that If reelected he would not use
his influence as president to have the force
bill passed. He at once assumed his most
frigfd manner, and told his callers that the
| force bill was the one measure which he IN
| tended to see enacted into law, II the Re
| publicans controlled the next house.
! Owing to the dilatoriness of the senate In
acting upon appropriation bills long ago
passed by the house It was necessary TO pass
| joint resolution, this week, extending 10
July Is, all Of the appropriations Tor the
| fiscal year which ended yesterday. IL Is
| hoped that no further extension Will De
necessary.
That Republican "harmODy" about which
| editors of that party are now writing SO
much came very near resulting In an IN,
| precedented occurrence at the meeting OF
the Republican national committee this
week. Mr. Clarkson came here with forty
one members of the committee pledged TO
vote for him for permanent chairman,
| whether he was Mr.. HarrisOn's choice OIL
not, and with those pledges 10 his possession
Mr.. ClarksoD thought he could easily make
| a bargain with Mr.. Harrison by which be
| could remain at the head of the committee
| but be was mistaken; Mr.. Harrison refused
to "dicker," and demanded an entire new
| deal in the management Of the committee:
| This made the fOrty-One members VINO mao
| pledged their votes to ClarksOn so mad tbal
| they actually offered to elect CIarksOn cnalr'
man and ignore Mr.. Harrlson's wishes, II he
| would only say the word, and ClaTkson
| would have said 1t quick enough If great out
side pressure had not compelled him to sWal
| low his anger and say that in Difference to
| Mr. Harrisun's wishes he declined to allow
| his name to be voted for, Mr.. Harrison
| man, who happens also to be the man OF the
wealthy Armour beef trust, was selected fol
chairman, but the feeling ia the committee
is more bitter, IL such a thing is possible
than was the feeling left by Mr.. Blaine'I
| selection of B. r. Jones to be chairman II
1854. 1t shows Mr.. HarrisOn's determination
to make the Republican party a Harrison
party or to destroy 1t.
Here is Senator Vests opinion Of the mar
| selected by Mr.. Harrison as chairman OF th'
Republican national committee, publicly
uttered on the floor of the senate: ~ affirm
here, on my personal knowledge, that Mr.
| Campbell is and has been for years the palC
| lawyer Of P. D. Armour attending TO all hl
law business; that he followed my beef com
mittee to St. Louis and Chicago, advising
| Mr. Armour and that be is the man who in
stigated the movement on the part o.
Armour to refuse to obey the subpoena o
the senate. This man is nothing but TOO
of monopoly. OF course he is at the heat
of the Republican national committee. III
is the sort of man to do the work"
Senator Vest did a very creditable piece o
work. this week, when Senator Hale made
silly speech, laudatory Of the obnoxiou
Mckinley tariff law, BY jumping on tina
imaginative individual with a lot of fact
and figures showing how much the American
people have to pay out on account OF tina
class law and how little they are benefited
thereby, not forgetting the war which Car
negie, one of the most protected men II
America, is now waging against his work
men. Hale will remember his knockdOWI
for some time.
1t remains to be seen whether the passag
of the free coinage bill by the senate will
precipitate another silver war In the house
the chances rather favor it, not 80 much be
cause of their opposition to free coinage a
because they want to adjourn.