Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Views Of a louisiana Congressman
on the Wilson Bill.
The Debate in the Sens!s-Othfr Pressing
kstisrs-Bis Of "Reminiscences.

"AsHlSGioNi april O. special -
My district is very peculiar" said the
Hon. Robert c. Dayey Of New Orleans In
the course of lengthy talk on political
prospects, ''and often surprises the oldest
politicians in il. For instance. we were
beaten in 1854 and lSss, and yet l carried
the district in ls9a by some 6,0oO majori-
y. notified the people several weeks ago
that / would not be a candidate again,
and there are four or five lively applicants
for the nomination. That part Of the dis
trict in New Orleans is Democratic, Of
course, but outside the Republican major
ity was formerly 5, COO. The negroes be
came so well satisfied with the general &c
ton Of the planters that / got enough of
! their votes TO reduce the outside majority
20 Il few hundreds. But IL would be non
I sense for anybody to run on the platform
Of the Wilson bill as it passed the house,
and they might rs well ask a man to shoot
himself as 70 vote for ii. The planters
would go against him unanimously and
carry all the negroes with them In fact.
! nobody could be induced to run on any
such platform
1.-THE planters and people outside of the
| city were very anxious for me 10 run again,
but ono term has satisfied me. II costs SO
much to make the canvass and SO much TO
live here that ! lose money by staying, and
/ every year man stays in congress he is
| less fitted for business. | ana not a profes-
| stonal man, 50 | have resigned and entered
/ into a partnership, one OF the conditions
! being that | shall stay out of politics. But
IS 10 the main question anybody can see
/ that there is - least the usual discomfort
| ar the end OK the first year OF an admins
ration II NOT 4 great dcai more, ana that
u VIII DC yer! nara pulihg TINS year Tor
/ b,44oVf"'7' ihVtN - = very Fargo clcilftNS
Oh VoufS thao are Always out o. huihor
| WIN l''c parry IN power ana Gerry man
| "Ho NsSi'-9 " iaiu On an administration Is
I SURE 10 nave u Iol1n"IH5' IL you VIII 100.
! over our poIitital history tAihI' YOU VIII
1 ma 'HaO ne" paf'cS always start IN IN
oli year VI course, II the clcctlcn were
! hhiu HOW, inc Democrats Wuhiu d L;st.lF
| beaten, ana next idli the cAaEccS ere some
what mixed for Ne next house.
and what VIII be the erect Of CieTc-
/ lGhd Vcto ana rs apDC.ntncntSF'
oh,l should he glad to talk about that,
Dut really you must excuse mo now.
nave an important committee meeting at
tAij hoar
zinc tariff Debate.
Tie CORES ponGarts prophcsiCd fo,t-
night a@o thao the tariff dcblt,e in the zen
ate wouid be = slew affair, and the senate
hes 50 far more than fulfilled the prophc-
! q. Ii Wa quito disappointment 10 see
the galleries not quite filed when A.r.
N"ornccs optl.d 'le nepate' emu IL was
huEIFi7e 10 ma ti'eih paf'ly chiFtl'u ENioFe
nc cioS'u' pue tlat was ohiy b'GIhhih% oi
tho signs t indifference. 10 lscFldent that
.he discussion Is Il!d aslie OF taken up
from DAY TO Gay, Just as the notion may
tAkc the senator's ana the pressure to nave
other measures considered IS SO great that
| u seems sometimes as II me taril were
/ ABOUT to be LAID aside altogether. senator
Morgan Is extremely anxious To have Nc
1 aragua' the Mosquito coast and oil along
shor2 IN tAat region a4Sru SSeC' ana senator
MhIfe lnStSt8on carly consideration OF the
! CElhoS2 treaty although nc Went nome
/ Abou' the time IL was maze lunhc. mere
mas lHeh Very peculiar cnailaS q OPINION
on thiitgraty' Inc lirst Paclhc coast iAcn
WHo spoke denounced 1t bitterly decicr-
ing Ii Il s"fnndcr to the chinese, but S'n-
atGr VI mite declares that Ca!l1Grnia Up
proves It, and that being the case there
VIII BY very little opposition to it, Scna-
tor Morgan hopes 10 have 1t disposed OF be
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