The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-14
Washington Letter
From our Regular Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, July 8, 1891.
Grover Cleyeland's marvellous back
bone was never more credltably dis'
played than in the crisis now upon the
country. He recognized from the hist
that the first and foremost duty OF the
President of the United States is at al
times to maintain the authority OF the
Federal government, which was detied
by the stopping of mail facilities guar
anteed to the people by the National
government, and by the refusal OF
rioters to obey the judicial orders
regularly issued by the United States
courts, and he did not hesitate to order
that the army be used to uphold the
authority of the government. No one
can regret more than he that men
should have been killed by the militia,
but he is not blind to the fact that it is
laws should be shot down than that red
handed anarchy should be in control
even for a single day of any portion
of our country. He intends that the
people shall enjoy their mail facilities
and that the dignity and authority of
the u. s. Courts shall be maintained no
matter what the cost may be in money
or blood, and his entire cabinet and an
overwhelming majority of Congress,
regardless of politics, are behind him.
1t is a matter for regret that several
democratic governors Of states and a
few democrats in Congress should have
confused the question Of states rights
with the patriotic policy which the
President has adopted. 1t is a mistake.
There is-there can be-no connection
between the two. Nothing has been
done by the administration to interfere
with the rights Of any state, and moth
ing will be done. 1t is for the preser-
Walton of the rights of the National
government that the President has
ordered that the tied up Pacific railroad
shall be operated Gas provided for in
their charters) as military post roads,
and that q. S. troops be used to see
that the mails are not INSTRUCTED upon
any railroad and that government pro-
perty is protected.
The government that does not main
tain its own authority cannot retain the
respect and allegiance Of it's people.
no authority to interfere with railroad
or any other strikers, but when strikes
are made the means for the propagation
of anarchy and the defiance of National
authority it may be relied upon to act,
as long as President Cleveland is at its
head. There is nothing in common
between a patriotic American and the
teachings OF anarchy, and there cannot
be a doubt that President Cleveland
will receive the thanks of all good
Americans for the p~romptness and
decisiveness with which he has acted
in suppressing anarchist tendencies.
There is no mistaking the sentiment
which caused the democrats Of the
House to vigorously applaud the plain
words of Chairman Wilson concerning
the Senate amendments to the tariff
bill, which the House refused to con-
cur in and which are now being con-
sidered by a Conference committee of
IA members-seven Senators and seven
Representatives. Mr.. Wilson said con-
corning the work of the Ways and
Means committee of the House "the
committee performed their work
honestly, deliberately and to the best
of their ability: Che bill was based
upon the principle that, in gathering
revenues, taxes should be levied upon
finished products and not upon raw
material, which was in accordance with
a great fundamental democratic idea.
The bill comes back from the Senate
and does not recognize that principle.
Only wool and lumber have come back
by the Senate amend
ments." The Conference committee
held it's first meeting to-day. Daily
meetings will be held and progress will
probably from time tt time be reported
to the House and Senate, but it is hard
ly possible that the committee can con-
clude it's labors inside of two weeks,
although there are not more than rs
of the amendments over which there
will be any serious difficulty in coming
to an agreement,