The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

W 'Aots ~ -AStt ~
Secretary Carlisle is daily proving
himself to be the right man In the
right place. He has not allowed him
self to become anxious or excited dur
ing the financial furry of the week,
brought about. as he firmly believes,
by Il combine of bankers WHO are
seeking by a renewed demand for gold
for shipment abroad to force an issue
of bonds. So firm is the Secretary in
his belief that this is true that he pO-
lltely, but positively, declined to ac-
cept an invitation extended him by
New York city bankers to meet them
IN that town for the purpose Of dis
GUESSING the gold problem; he also,
when it was suggested TO him that
the bankers would come to Washing
ton to discuss the matter if he would
invite them, declined to do so. For
the U. S. Treasury to be run entirely
independent of Wall Street men is
something decidedly new, and compli-
ments for Secretary Carlisle are heard
on all sides, from republicans as well
AS from democrats. One gentleman, q
personal friend, said: "Secretaly Car
Isle believes that Wall Street bankers
have had entirely too much say in the
conduct of the financial department
O.: the Government in the past. and
that they are largely responsible for
the present situation. Consequently
he has no idea of taking them into
MS confidence as to what he intends
doing He proposes giving them Il
needed lesson by showing thea, that
all the financial ability is not congie-
gated in Wall Street, and that they
cannot dictate the country's financial
programme" The firmness Of Secre-
taly Callisle against an Issue of bonds
has already brought about Il better
condition of affairs, and it is believed
that if those who wish to compel an
issue of bonds become convinced that
none will be issued the demand for
gold for foreign shipment will soon
resume its normal condition. The
outlook is now considered much bet
ter than it was at the beginning of
this week.
Attorney General Olney has appar-
emily been selected as the target at
which to fire every SANDER and lie
that Is Matched up by the guttersnipes
of the oppositional and the sensation
al press. One of the most audacious
of these was the one which purported
to give i'll detail the particulars of
Representative Wilson, of West Nir-
sinia, being snubbed by the Attorney
General, i'll the Office of the latter.
which was published at a time when
it was known that Mr.. Wilson would
be where he would not be likely TO
see the story until it had had about
two days publicity, and worse shan
:nat, some of the papers that printed
the lie neglected to print Mr.. Wilson's
unqualified denial, which was tele
graphed to them as soon as he read
the article. The Attorney General,
like the dignitied gentleman that he
is, quietly performs his official duties,
just as though the barking ours did
lot exist.
Many statements, some of them ri
Giculously absurd, have been made
about President Cleveland's intentions
concerning Hawaii. The fact of the
matter is that he will await the re-
port of Commissioner Blount before
deciding what to do. 1t was because
lie did not consider the Information at
hand sufficiently definite to make up
his mind what ought to be done that
lie sent Col. Blount to Hawaii. All
statements to the contrary are mere
~ guesswOrk, as neither the President
nor Secretary Gresham will discuss
the matter, that is not for publication
President Gle Veland and Secretary
Gresham have been investigating the
working of the NATURALIZATION
reciprocity treaties made under Tho
authority of the Mckinley tariff law
and it looks now as if they were ont
and all failures and that they viii
have 20 go. Those with Brazil, aut
with Spain for Cuba and Porto Rice
will probably be the first to be abol
ished, as there have been numerou,
complaints about the manner in wlicI
the custom officials of those %countrie
have violated the treaties. Table
prepared at the State Department
show that the whole system has beer
a failure, and that instead of increas
ing the market for American prod
ucts there has been, III several coun
tries, IL marked 1aillnS Oh In our trad
since the treaties went into effect
The President believes that Il concil
iatory policy towards u ~neighhor
will result ain much greater CONNIE
cial benefit to us than tie policy {
reciprocity by coercion which WA
practiced by the Harrison administra
ton.
Hon. James E. Eustis, Of Lou,aian;
this week qualified as U. S. Ambassa
don to Eranao and 70 1n.- L. / &. L