The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
fEr3m n reguIGr Correspoadeat-l
WASHINGTON. Au..1ish. 1893.


President Cegela.d'- message II
CoDgTess has been a. clo>eiy a. any
similar document evef ra<b ~ mem
beE> u Congress. and II j e~yIdehr,iat
Ills going 10 at 4 pos eit.l factor IL
tie financial - afao= u tie ~e--lu1.
L. apparently opposes the ideas OF
many democrats III both House and
Serarr- 77s - 10 celebrated -ar7f+
message of le.- did. ant honest and
conscientious beliefs conspicuous ia
fTrlg sentence. And tie opposition
Z 71at are known = -4s.et democrats
J. u.0Ie apparent than real. ty1 rl4ev
al agree wiIL tie Presidents recon-
Incubation for tic ~5sEer t~Hfchasta.
clause VI tie e.IeEI..aL aa. o1Iy eft
ielsl- a. = hat stsal gr substituted.
lie message recommends tie Erpra.
and Leaves the question Of "a Substitute
u tf- wisdom Of Congress. and uiue-
r~e-.tis of The democrats are certain
+-at tie recommendation a. = le,-eal
VII r. fell. -. aI3 .,a- v.l-: Ea.u-
Ga legislation, which VIII IL equally
satisfactory 10 TIE s:iveT democrat.
f - President Cleveland. viii g-
a-leed upo4 b. sf= democrats III ba,.l
Hose sAd Senate. ard that tie pes.s-
ItLt ettOIts of Tie republican. II enlit
TIE democratic party 81. Tie silver
question will fail.
acting On the maxim quoted IN the
Presidents mess4-e-Hr gives ~ vice
WHO -lFes quickly the democrats ia
the House, both silver and aB;i-e5!ve.
mel- are TRYING Il reach an agreement
~ taae NJ ard decide the silser qtIe.-
tI"h without waiting fel tie appoint
Dei- q committee, aud tie adoption
81 iales. II wIil be easy 10 lake tie
matter up without al agreement. only
a majority tote being IeauifeE. bn- 4
~ agreement car be reached upon
1ast what l. 10 ie voted ut,on and how
much time Is 70 5e given to discussion.
MUCH time viii u saved that woald
necessarily be wasted if no agreement
4 made 70 say nothing II lie pc,>5bi-
lily Of epdles. GIlibust-riUg.
lie silver IAeB lave III caucus de-
cidtd 20 vote Tor the repeal Of tie pQr-
chasing clause II tie Sherman law. IL
The Dii! Tor lis repeal provides for the
tee coinage OF silver on such q ratio
a. "it provide and maintain the par
u. between gold aid silver. The fact
tia. 40 particular ratio i mentioned
J. siGDigcant. It means that tie eau-
Gu 81 silver democrat. I'D not btIieve
Il possible 10 succeed il maintaining
tie present ratio 10 to l and that they
are willing to increase the ratio.
Il l. DOW claimed that a careful poll
q the Roust made this week. shows
majority OF % in favor Of tie repeai OF
TIE purchasing clause Of tie Sherman
iaw- Tie Senate i more doubtful.
All u i m9ei mole d~llfcult 10 ascer-
tain h6w SENATORS whose positions are
10 clearly defined will vote. but
siinAE efforts are H0w being made 10
bIlh5 lie democratic Senators tocetI,-
e. aEd the Indications point to sue
cess. 4 cducus of democratic Seua-
toI. this week appointed a committee
OF hye-G0iInan. Ransom. GRAY. Eor-
hee& Ii BlackbuTH-to consider and
report with that end III view. Tie
republicans. unIntenti0nalIy. ofcour.e.
adaed largely to the probability of
united democratic action in the Senate
By their attempts TO make political
capital, winch we're promptly aud
properly rebuked by Senator German.
out Of the present financial situation.
lie Senate committee on Finance.
OF which Senator Worthless l. chair
mat. heit rs first meeting Yesterday.
The committee did not lack for bust
ness. either. a. more than 4 score If
financial bills which have been intro
duced IN the Senate have been refer
req to that committee. 4 majority of
this committee are b~imetalists. bDt
some OF the most prominent Of them.
including the chairman. have declared
then belief in the Nervousness of the
Sherman Law and their willingness to
vote for its unconditional repeal. The
Senate Is naturally deliberate in all its |
actions, so 1T will not be surprising if
the house takes up the silver question
before this cornmitte reports "a bill to
the senate. The resolution of Seua-
tor Lodge, OF Force bill fame. direct
lng the committee TO report a bill for |
the repeal of the Sherman law and
providing that a rot should be taken
up ON the 22nd of this month, was on
~ a biz of republican buncombe. and
the adoption of the resolution would
have surprised 40 one more than it's
author.
Tie bitterest pill in the Presidents !
message, for the republicans TO swal-
low, was the plain statement that he
expected Congress to obey the will of
the people, and proceed to reform the
UBIQUITOUS tar1H as o as tile finances
have been looked after. Because the
troubles brought upon the country by
republican financial legislation have
so c-OnspicQOuslY forced themselves