The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-22
WASHINGTON Z
from u regular Correspondent

A cheerful feeling prevails at demo
cratic headquarters, as may be judged
by the talk of Secretary Lawrence
Gardner, who said ''The result in
Maine is hardly what we expected,
considering the character of the fight
made by the republicans, the amount
of money spent, and the speakers of
national reputation thrown into the
State. When compared with the little
that was done bV the democrats, it
strikes me that the vote is Ridiculous
Iy small. The democrats in Maine
had nothing to lose, whereas the re-
publ;cans had everything to gain, not
only in keeping up their majoritles,
buJ in increasing them for the effect
elsewhere. But back Of it all is the
personal State pride of Il Presidential
boom. Personally, | feel delighted
With the result. as | firmly believe 1t
will have the same effect en- the demo-
Gratis that the democratic vote in that
State in 1880 had on the republicans.
The democrats of the United States
. have determined to elect a majority of
the members of the next House. They
have not been misunderstanding with
the t,ope of securing any votes from
either Maine or Vermont, and are not
to he panic stricken by any sO-called
phenomenal votes, showing great per-
centages of so-called republican gains
in republican strong-holds.
Hon. Clifton Il. breckenridge. L. S.
Minister to Russia, was at the State
department this week to receive his
E..I i,ntr,ot,yc H., aynnnts tA c,Il
frcm New York on the Goth inst. and
will stop in London a few days as the
guest of Ambassador Bayard before
going to St. Petersburg.
The democratic campaign text book
is ready for delivery, and it is a "hum-
mer,' as might have been expected
from the tact of Representative Bynum
of Indiana, having been it's chief edi-
tor and compiler. The book is no,
for general distribution, but is intend
ed to furnish ready information on
campaign issues to speakers, editors,
and political writer's. 1t is supplied
by the Congressional Campaign Com
mittee.
Secretary Carlisle is daily proving
that he is the right man in the right
place. Here is the opinion of a New
York tariff lawyer whose personal in
terests are being made to suffer 10y the
S%ecietary's acts 'The prompt and
liberal Interpretation Secretary Car
Isle is placing on the disputed feat
ures of the new tariff is causing grief
among New York lawyers. You can
not appreciate the importance of Sec
rotary Carlisle's action unlessSou are
aware that many New York wyers
made large fortunes out of tTe almost
endless litigation caused by the inter-
probation of the Mckinley tariff by
republican Treasury officials. | don't
know whether Mr.. Carlisle was aware
of this, but judging from the prompt
ness with which he has decided how
certain provisions of the new law shall
be construed by the customs officers, /
should suspect that he was. AS a mat
ter Of fact. lie is saving the government
thousands of dollars, even if he is
knocking the lawyers out of business.
And he is doing that with such easy
freedom that about the only thing he
has left them to fight over is the ques-
ton whether goods imported between
the LIST and 18th days of August shall
be rated under the old or the new law,
the first being the date stated in the
bill fer the new law to take effect and
the last being the day upon which it
actually became alaw. The Secretary
has ruled SO decisively and quickly on
the leading features that the courts
will have practically nothing to do
under the present law"
u Treasurer Morgan returned to
Washington this week from II six weeks
tour Of the pacific coast. Mr.. Morgan
brings good reports, both political and
business.
From a business point of view the
calamity wall, which the republican
campaign managers have adopted as a
party trademark, is indefensible and
much to be regretted, as it will I'M
q~uestionably have the effect of retard-
ing the growth of the business revival
now beginning to be felt throughout
the country but from a partisan po-
lltical point of view, it is a mighty
good thing for the democratic party,
as it will convince the doubling voters
that the men who are directing the re-
publican party prefer a continuance of
the business ~stagnation, for which
they are primarily responsible, to a
revival of business which would be
properly credited to the democratic
party. and will therefore be worth
thousands of votes to the democratic
party from those who are too patriotic
to support n party that is willing to
talk down the business of the County,
for the purpose of trying to get the