The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-10-20
WASHINGTON LITTER.
I'rom oar regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18th, 1894.

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scented NJ the B.tavia, n. u, ce!ebra
tiou Of the centennial Of the Holland
land office, which was the beginning
of the public la"d SYSTEM of the United
States, by n" less than five members
of the Cabinet. Secretary Carlisle
will he the orator of the occasion, his |
subject being Robert Morris, a signer
Of the Declaration OF Independence, IA
Ieyo!uti"na,! Secretary Of the Treas |
nry. and the originator Of VI public
land system. The administration party !
lett ie,c 10 day. accompanied by ti,e
ladies ri fheir families. and will return !
early next week. While there is
nothing political about this trip, the
opportunity that i will give the mem
bers of the Cabinet Ia let the promi
nent New York democrats they will
meet, understand how deeply inter
ssted IN administration is in the
election of >enator Hill. will certainly
be fully taken advantage of.
The nomination Of an independent
democratic candidate for governor Of
New York has no supporter in the
cabinet, and if there is a single demo-
crat III Washington who Goes II con-
de,sn the movement lie has kept SO
quiet that nobndy has head of | i'm.
Senator Faulkner. Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
committee, VIII" has just returned from
New York, a Y democratic prospects
are improving every day i'll that State
and that he now regards Senator Hills
election as il certainty.
The annual renovation of the White
Honse is complete, and that portion Of
she building to which visitors are adj
mitted. is Gpen for the first time since
the latter part OF August. The date
for the return of President Cleveland
and his family has not been definitely
liked, but il will probably be within
che next ten days.
Above the rna,in. of the republican
buffers aid calamity howlers is heard
the clear notes of democratic predic-
lions of victory. Here's one, sounded
by Capt. j.. !, Crutcher, e. s. Marshall
Of IDAHO, which indicates the gain ola
State and OF a y. $. Senator : IF Ida
no doesn't swing into the democratic
column this year," said Capt. C%rutcher,
now in Washington, IL shall never
more essay the role of q political pro-
phet. | believe tho State is gong
democratic all the way tl,rough. but
as t O the election Of the democratic
candidate for governor there is hardly
any doubt. There is more than all
even chance that the democrats aud
pOpulists will control the next legisla-
tu,e which means a democrat as the
successor of senator Shoup."
Elk Secretary Whitney has always
been very popular with democrats,
and he has become more popGl IL than
aver since he wrote that ringing letter
in favor of democratic harmony and
,tiIe election of Senator Hill to be gov
ernor Of New York. AT The headquar-
ters of the Democratic Congressional
Committee Mr.. Whitney's letter is
regarded as a rafting campaign docu
ment, not only in New York, but
every where else, as the arguments he
uses are in the main equally applica-
bic elsewhere. 1t is believed that it
will exercise great influence with those
democrats who have been making the
mistake OF allowing their personal an
imOsities to iniu,e the party to which
they belong aud to which they are
still devoted
There are several reasons for the
belief that the recent cab.egrams which
have been published intimating that
Germany intended to retaliate upon
the Uaited States because Ut tho dis
eliminating duty that is placed upon
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res Oring the p%roaibitory regulations
concerning the importation of Ameri-
al polk and by other methods, are
inspired by the republican managers
of the Congressional campaign, solely
for present political use. AS il nat
ter Of fact, the conference committee
on the tariff bill agreed without divis-
ion to strike out the discriminating
duty on sugars from countries which
pay IN export bounty OF sugar, and it
was only because Ct the peculiar cir
cumstances which caused The. bill, as
1t passed this Senate to become q law,
that the ciause was not struck ont i'm
acrordarce with tho committee agree
ment. 1t is generally conceded that
the discriminating duty is unjust, both
10 Austria and to Germany, and rs
generally believed that it will be re-
pealed ut the coming session of Con-
gress. These things are as well known
TO the German government as to our
own hence it is folly to suppose that
1T is thinking Of retaliation for what is
merely Il temporary objection. But
che publications show that the Iepub-
ticans aie leaving no stone unturned
in their efforts to bamboozle the voters.
The news received By the Congress