The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2Sth. 1894

mitlee. consented this week Tor the
fist time to give out his estimate OF
the result of the Congressional cleo
tons. He figures, after making a
most liberal allowance for doubtful
diStricts-too liberal many democrats
think-that there will be in the next
House 1870 democrats, 156 republicans
and 10 populists. As instances OF his
liberality in making allowance f"r
doubtful districts it may be mentioned
that he only claims tie election Of
nine democratic Representatives. IN
Illinois. while the estimate Of the Re
publican campaign committee con
cedes the election of Democrats in
that State; he only cialmS5 IN Loaisl-
ana. while the Republicans concede T.,
in South Carolina he claims 4 and the
republicans concede G. That will give
a fair idea of the care exercised by
Senator Faulkner in making up his
figures. He IlefeTs Understanding
the democratic strength to overeStl-
mating it, and has no desire to en-
croach npon the buster and Dragging
which has been such a marked feature
of the campaign on the republican
side.
Senator Hill is just the sort of man
who makes strong friends and bitter
enemies in his W party, but the bit
terest of his enemies will coDcede that
he has Il wonderful hold on the demo-
cratic voters of New York, which lie
has demonstrated time and time again.
Circumstances having made 1T neces-
sary That the democratic candidate fer
governor of New York should be a man
who could bring out the full democrat
ic vote of the State, which is always a
majority. it logically followed that
Senator Hill was that a For that
reason Democrats in Washington.
whether they be his friends or his en-
emies, were pleased with Senator Hills
nomination and are confident that he
will be elected. He has never been
defeated by the voters of New York
and he will not be this year. There
Is much disappointment over Sena-
tor Hills nomination, but it is confin-
ed to the republicans who were not
counting upon such a formidable an
tagonist. A member of the Cabinet
was asked by a personal friend how he
supposed President Cleveland would
regard the nomination of Senator Hill,
and he quickly replied ''Why. just
as all other good democrats do as the
best that could possibly have been
made under existing circumstances.
The President wishes New York to be
carried by the democrats, and l know
he believes that with Senator Hill at
the head of the ticket it will be. 'But
what about 1896 ?" querried this in
Guisitive friend. LET us win the cam
paign of '94," replied the member OF
the Cabinet; .'then we a begin to
discuss the probabilities and posi-
bilities of go"
Public Printer Benedict has made a
decided reform in the Government
Printing Office by abolishlng piece
wolk and putting all the printers on
time. Nothing around that establish
ment has caused more pickering and
jealousy than the piece-work system,
which a portion of the men worked
under. 1t made u mans pay depen.
dent more upon luck in striking
''phat,' or the favor of his foreman
than upon his merits or his skill as a
printer. By putting them all upon
time work, the pay is equalized, and il
is believed that the work will be bet
ter done. 1t is certain that the Pub.
lie Printer will be enabled to devote
much time to more important duties
that he has heretofore been compelled
to waste in listening 10 the friends Of
those working Oh time who wished tc
get transferred to the piece depart
ment, because they could make more
money.
The new tariff abrogated all the
reciprocity treaties made under the
Mckinley law, and the formal notice
served upon the State department by
Brazil OF it's intention to abrogate the
reciprocity treaty between that gov.
eminent and the q. S. on January l
1895, was merely a compliance Will
the expressed terms of the treaty
which were that either country shoulC
give the other three months notice
So far as this country was concerned
the treaty was abrogated the day tn,
new tariff became Il law. Mr.. Men
donca, the Brazilian Minister, whe.
asked what effect he thought the alb
rogation of the treaty would have up
on the trade relations of the two coun
tries, said 1.-The rates will not b.
materially raised by Brazil agains
this country, and am expecting thi
country to make large Increase in send
ing manufactured woolens to Brazil a
a result of the new wooden manufac
turing induced by free raw wool il
the new 'aiiff law. Outside of thes,
items few changes will occur by TIT
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