The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-11-03
WASHINGTON LITTER.
FROM a regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2Gth. 1901

i''sinfht Ciett!aad Is again at the
White House. He is in robust health
tnd, Ike nj! other democrats, in sp,en-
<ita spirits. on account of the clearing
aspect OF The democratic skies, This
has been Il good week at the head
quarters of the Democratic Congress
-ionai Campaign Committee. From
every direction comes ne rs Of a do
cided Improvement in business and
consequently IN democratic prospects
Even IN Aew York city, where it
s"okea fnr a time rs though five o, six
seats IN the House wtie to te present,
-" 10 the republicans by running two
'iem"efaflc candidates in each district.
She tal'gie is being Strengthened nut.
ttiai'as 10 The hard wa,k of Senators
ftiti ard Faulkner and the good ad-
wee OF President Cleveland, and the
1.tction of Democrats from all the
CITY districts ma.ie certain. ..If the
election could be postponed tllirt,
days. said a member of the Congress
sl""a' committee, sit would add at
east thirty tn the democratic majority
IN the next House."
Postmaster General Bissell has the
rlstit idea of the postal service.
Speaking OF an order sent out by him
shss week.. calling the attention of pos
hai employees 20 that portion Of the
avii service law which prohibits
foEeoa political contributions from
Federal employees, lie said : 1.-THE Post
s'mce department is a business, not a
political institution. 1t has been my
:ndeavor to conduct it on business
principles. SO as to give the people the
vest possible mail facilities. We do
not want the service crippled or inter
supted for political advantage" Those
are ideas that will make votes among
business men.
Chief Clerk Daniels, Of the Interior
department, who has Just returned
from North Carolina, is regarded as
liigh authority on the politics Of that
State, and his view OF the situation
there widel:: differs from that which |
populists and republicans are giving
out. He says: ''The republicans and
populists have effected q fusion, SO
Sar as formality goes, but many in
Doth parties repudiate it. Together
they hnve $4,000 more votes in the !
State than the democrats. and the
problem Is to mass them. IF it could
succeed they would carry the Stai.,
put it is not universal. My own opin
ron ia that tho democrats will carry
seveii districts certain, and that their
chances arc the best in tho two doubt
tnl districts. The Legislature. which
will elect two Z. S. Senators, wi
surely be democratic on joint ballot.
fhe democratic judicial ticket
VIII, | think. be elected, although
chat isn't as certain as democratic
CONTROL OF the legislature" Members !,
Of the Democratic Congressional COM
nittee regard the predictions of Mr..
i,nnieis rs very conservative.
Mr.. w. A. Croffut, /" well known
journalist, who vas lately dropped
from the pay rolls of Uncle Sam, has
furnsd democrat after losing His office,
thus differing from those who have
pretendtd to turn democrat to keep
the'r offices. He is Eow on the stump
IN Chairman Wilson's district. His
reasons for becoming a democrat, as
rold by himself, are good ones. He
says: Il went to England. | found
mat IN that country under free trade
they had lower wages than here.
Etien thought the protectionist policy
a good thing. | then went to Germa-
where they have II protection.
found thar wages were iawer there
THAN III England. ] then went to
france, w!eie they have a hig!, pre-
t%ectiYe. even between different tiyis
lons oil the country, and there I fonnd
wages still lower ti,an in Germany.
began to think then. / saw that tariff
dld cot regulate wages. / saw that
something was wrong. I found that
1t was IN the protective system. and
that Is u of tho many reasons wl.y
have changed my views ard am row
a democrat.
Commissioners Of Pensions LocIun
says of the bureaus letter to a post
master, which the republicans have
printed as a campaign document ain
so~Judica'i7g Il pension ease it alwa,.
mas been the practice OF the bureau to
Saii on rnstniasters in the locality
where tie a!liailt resides for informa-
i o IA 70 his cseGitability. PoStre3 i
fers sometimes object to giving this
information. n%articul,rlv who, H. :.
formation is de,onatory to tho, t.,oc
Ter OF the atliant. wjthcrt soua $50,
aQee that tl,eir co;nmunie,ttnns In
be held confidential. It was il .,sr.or
20 an inquiry from Postmaster +. L.
Sparliag, ut Granville. Ohio ~ r.
whether sncl, information ,r.,,ld sa
held rs confidential flat the rrtt.,
is being given nnb,,c,t,. w,s
written. No Simi,a, .attar ~ L.,
q n crs. tv3iasn i, .,.