The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10Th, 1894.
at is the hoIr before Gay that is al
WAYS the darkest" just when demo
Gratis almost despaired any agreement
ever being reached on the tariff and
the outlook was at its darkest, the day
of tariff reform began to dawn, and
o the SUI is brightly shining upon
ar agreement which, if it does meet
with the enthusiastic approval of every
democrat, can be honestly and con-
scienciously supported by every dem
ocrat without loss ofdignity or smircll-
ing of party principles. The agree
ment is not a victory for either House
or Senate; it is a victory for the great
democratic party of the country,
which made its wishes known in
Washington, and there should not be
any doubt of its prompt acceptance
by both House and Senate. There
isn't as far as the House is concerned,
but, unfortunately, things do not look
: so promising in the Senate, where
threats have been made winch may be
carried out and the will of the party
be defeated by the votes of members
of tile party. However, let us not
borrow trouble when we should be re-
ioicing oyer the end of the long dead
loci. 1t may be that the threats re-
ferIed to, which were made before the
agreement was reached by the confer
rees, were merely made for bluffing
purposes, and that the only danger the
agreement will have to meet in the
Senate will be the attempt Of the re.
publicans to postpone a vote by dila-
tory tactics. Next week will probably
tell the story.
The House judiciary COMMITTEES has
unfavorably reported Representative
Everett's bill to enable persons of ia
panese descent to become citizens of
the United States. The committee
couldn't see any good reason for grant
ing to the Japs what has been denied
to the Chinese.
In response TO several petitions ask
ing that Judge Kicks, of the Northern
District of Ohio, be %impeached for mis-
demeauors in office, the House Judi
ciary committee has, through Repre-
sentative Bailey, of Texas. rep orted a
resolution authorizing that committee
to investigate the charges, and the
House has adopted it.
Senator Butler. of South Carolina,
has returned to Washington from his
sensational joint stumping tour with
Gov. Tillman. The Senator expresses
the greatest confidence in his re-elec-
ton to the Senate.
President Cleveland's veto of the
private bill for the relief of Eugene
Wells, late captain in the Twelfth In
fantry, as approved by army officers,
and it is moreover based upon princi-
pies of the highest justice. This man
retired from the army in 1870, to avoid
a court martial that would have result
ed in his dismissal ; was appointed a
second lieutenant in 1885 and court
Martiaied and dismissed from the ser
vice in. 1887, for drunkenness and 9th
er causes. The vetoed bill provided
that he should be appointed a second
lieutenant of artillery and placed on
the retired list without the usual ex-
animation. In plain words, that a
man who had been officially found IN
fit to be an officer should be paid a
1 salary for the rest of his life as a re-
tired officer. The fact that Wells has
Influential friends merely adds to the
credit to which the President is enti-
tied for vetoing the bill, and brings
out the strongest trait in Grover
Cleveland's character-his absolute de-
termination to DO what he believes to
be right regardless of whom it may
please or displease.
The republicans in Congress who
were tleluded INTO contributing money
to the Kolb campajrn in Alabama
there are a number of them-in the
hope that Reinforcement might be made
the entering wedge t o break up the
solid democracy of the South, were a
deeply chagrinned lot OF individuals
when the returns were received.
Needless to say that the democratic
colleagues of G~overnor-elect Oates
were delighted at his success, and
doubly so because he has always
s%toutly opposed anything like conces-
sions to the populists. President
Cleveland also had good reason to feel
gratified, as Gel. Oates from the be-
ginning of his campaign for the romi-
nation had been classed as the Cleve-
land candidate. This election has
thrown a wet blanket over the loud
mouthed. but poorly-informed, inli-
viduals who have been prophesying
tremendous gains to the populists in
the South at the expense of the demo-
cratic party. # i,as also convinced
many that the democrats will retain
control Of the House at the coming
Congressional elections.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, was not