The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-10-13
WASHINGTON LITTER.
from Il regular Correspondent
w ,sr;.xGToN. OFT. 9th. 1884.

York , lnuh.fui state, Instead OF the
1n.ner,,i. STATE which it OUGHT 20 he.
md would he with the democrats
nritaa has g"ie to New York to use
his influence TO bring ah"nt harmony
in the STATE campaign M confidence
- violated when the statement is mad, !
.I,,t Secretary Lamont believes that
senator iiill sl,nll,l have the unite.
s~upDort Of tie democrats in his cam
paiau for the goyeluorShi2. whether lie
intends. as las been 1t ported. to re-
sign the govetterslIp. II elected. ana
retain his seat il the Senate. or % re-
.inn sl,r Spnafer~hip and serve aunth-
or term as governor. Those are nat
ters for him to personally decide, lie
is the REGULARLY nominated candidate
of the party unanimously nonp" ted
againts his VIII, and il is as little As
every democrat can do t" give him
local support Tint the influence of
the administration will b" used in his
behalf is certain, and the belief IS
general here that he win he elected.
/ know Of one we'll known republican
who has wagpred that lie would he
elected, if be accepted the nomination.
The anuual report Of the Comn.is--
siouerl of Indian Affairs. .jast~asade
public, takes strong groHnd in faT"r
of encouraging the LEGAL authorities
by money payments to cooperate
with the government III getting the
indian children intotnc puhlic schools
and a Y that lie policy which result
ed in Il reduction of $4,000 in the
o appropriated by Congress for
contract schools for the current fiscal
year will be continued by the govern
ment until the Indian children are all
absorbed in the pnhlic schools.
Gen. Wade Hampton. U. 5. Rail
road Commissioner. has just returned
from an official ton over the Pacific
Railroads. He says the roads are in
good condition and that they are
doing as good business as could be
expected. A detailed mort Of his
"trip will be made to the Secretary Of
che Interior, who will inclufe it in his
annl;al report to the President, which
will be submitted before Congress re-
assemblies. Gen. Hampton says that
many people he net in California
were clainorous not emily tor govern
ment control of the union aud Cen
tral Pacific railroads, but of all others.
He is opposed To the idea in toto.
Speaking on the subject. he said: ''ln
the first place the bonds Of these roads
held by the government are not due
until 1897, and the government cannot
fOrec.ose until default has been made
in their payment. Then it becomes Il
question Of expediencv. If the gov
eminent should foreclose, having only
the second mortgage. amounting ia
many millions. Even then tie gov
erninent wouid fnd it>eifin possession
Of roads without terminals. A gov
such as ours cannot operate
railroads. In au%tocratlc governments
h it is possible. but not in this. TIE
demand for foreclosure of the Pacific
roads does nos come from the best in
y formed people Of the Pacific coast
although it has become popular in tho
West"
Hon. John s. Seymour, Commission.
er of Patents, wl;u has just returned
from his home in Connecticut. report,
the democratic party in that State a:
iu Il splendid condition. and 2~utilusias
tic over the unusually strong Stat,
ticket it has nominated, and as maxim.
an aggressive iigtttin the C0Ngression'
al districts. lie says that nearly
every manufacturing interest in ths
one way or another. He itenlizes til.
benefits thusly ''Eree Iced and free
copper will tieip the brass goods man
n~facturcrs- Free wool will aid tilt
makers of many lines OF textile goods
and free alcohol in the arts has Ions
been demanded by the lat makers, t,
whom it is a necessity. Free iumbe
and reduced duties on Goa! and iron
ore will also be appreciated by thu
manufacturers while they can find nc
fault with the textile schedules.
Still, the republicans arc claimin.
Connecticut as certain. 1T does seen
to be certain-certain to go demo
cratic.
The populists in two of the Aiabam;
districts must have had difficulty il
finding candidates for Congress, o
they would not have nominated TIVE
men who are well If not favorabl,
known in Washington. Onc of theS,
Men-Nr. Iiaward-is the author q
one OF the tiIthiest books ever put 81
sale in Washington. with the sacreli
gious title of "If Christ Came to Con
gress.' and the otlser-Lee Crardall-
has for years been tie editor of
Washington weekly paper which la
existed solely fer the purpose oIseiliD.
its columns 10 whoever would buy
Alabama democrats should eyperiene
no difficulty i'll beatins sucll men 4
these ~