The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-09-28
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From oas regular correspondent,
wAsHGSa4oy d. d. sept IA, 1894,
cheerful feeliHg prevails At demo
cratic headquarters, d may ee jaagei by
the talk Of Secretary Lawrence Gardner
who said: ssTlse result III Maine Il llanily
what W. expected, considering tAe char
aeter "a lie Eight made b. the republic
cans. tlse amount 81 money spent, and
the speakers of national reputation
thrown into the state. When compared
with the little that was done hy the
democrats, ii strikes nae that the vote Is
ridiealensIy small, Tho democrats in
Maine had nothing to lose, whereas the
republicans had everything to gain, not
Oaly III keepiig up their maiorities, but
Is incraasiae them Tor lie effect else
where. asut back of 1t al Is llie personal
state pride afa presidential boom. Per
1nally, j feel delighted withthe result,
as / FIRMLY believe 1t win have the same
Rect on the democrats TINT THE Tdeme-
cratic vote ii that state in 1880 had ON
the republicans. The democrats If the
unitaa States have determined to eleCta
majority 81 the members Of the next
honse. They have not been rainbow
chasing viii, the hope Of securing amy
votes fraaa either Maine or Vermont, ana
are not Is De professionalism ~ any 80
called plepomenal votes, showing great
percentage Of so-nallad republican gains
in republican strong-holls-
Hon. Clifton Il. breckenridge, u, s.
Minister ta Russia was nj tho state he
narbment this week to receive his tiaal
instructions He expects x sail from
New York en ilae 10th inst, ard will
stop Ii London few days as the guest
OF Ambassador RayaFd before going to
sit. Petersburg.
TIE democratic campaign text book is
ready for delivery, and ii lisa sslfnmfasr,r
as might have been expected from the
fact Of Representative Bynum, of In
diana, having been its chief editor and
compiler The book is not for general
distribution, but is intended to furnish
ready information on campaign issues *
speakers, editors, and political writers.
Ii is Supplied by the Congressional lanl-
paign Committee.
Secretary Carlisle is daily proving
that he ia the right man Ia the right
place. Here is the opinion Of a New
York tariff lawyer whose personal inter
ests ara being made to safier BIZ the Sec
retaFylsaets: The prompt and liberal in
depreciation Secretary Carlisle IS placing
on the disputed features Of the new tariff
is causing grief among New York law
ycRs. YDu eannot appreciate the inn
p0rtance of Secretary Garlisleis action
unless you are aware that many New
York lawyers made large fortunes out of
the almost endless litigation caused by
the Interpretation of the Mckinley tariff
hy republican treasury officials / don't
know whether Mr. Carlisle was aware of
this, but judging from the pnomptness
with which he has decided how certain
provisions of the new law shall be con-
strHed by the customs officers, ] should
suspect that he was. As a matter of fact,
he is saving the government thousands of
dollars, even if be is knocking the law
yeIs ont of business. And he is doing that
with such easy freedom that about the
emily thing he has left them to tight over
is the question whether goods imported
between the list and 2Sth days of August
shall he rated under the old or the new
law, the first being the date stated IN
the bill for the new law to take effect
and the last being the day upon which it
actually became law. The secretary
has rulad 80 deeisively and quiekly on
the leading features that the courts will
liaYB practically nothing TO do Hnder the
present law"
United States Treasurer Morgan re-
turned CO Washington this week from
six weeks tour Of the Pacific coast. Mr..
Morgan brings good reports, both po-
litieal and business.
From business point of view the
calamity wall, which the republican
campaign managers have adopted as a
party Trademark, is indefensiale ard
much TO be regretted, as il Will uA4ues-
fionably have the effect of RetaraiRg the
growth of the business revival now be-
ginning TO lie felt throughout tlae conn
try; but from partisan political point
Of view, it is mighty good thing for
the democratic party, as it will convince
the donhting voters that the men who
are directing the republican party pre-
fer continuance Of the business stagna- /
tl0n, for which they are primarily re-
spaasible, to a revival of business which /
would be properly credited to the demo-
cratic party, and viii therefore be worth /
thousands OF votes TO the democratic
party from those who are too patriotiot
10 support party that is willing to talk /
down the business OF the country for the
purpose of trying to get the votes Of
th0nghtless or ignorant people. A parts
that has no better argument to offer to
get votes than the business misfertnnes
Of people for which its own legislation
was responsible, will never be returned
10 power in this country, unless The peo-
pie have much less sense than they are
credited with having.