The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent
AsH:NGToN. Aug. 31st, 1894

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Chairman Wilson. before leaving |
Washington, took occasion to express |
his opinion freely concerning the IF
feet Ut President Cleveiand'S letter 10
Representative Catchings upon the
Congressional campaign. MIR. Wilson
endorses every word said in that let
ter also TIE action of the President
in allowing the thrift bill to become Il
law without his signature, aud be-
lieyes that the letter viii be OF much
service in preventing lGke-warmness
of tariff reformeTs towards democratic
candidates. Mr.. Wilson also disposed
most effectually of the republican ar
sument that the promise OF additional
tariff refolm in the future, which the
President made in his letter, meant
another general tariff bill and its con-
sequent upsettiEy OF business. Con
cerring this far-fetched argument he
said ."Fhe work of tariff reform will
be continued by easy g%raduations and
by special reductions from time to
time until we have accomplished our
purpose. There will be no other gen
erai tariff bill. The tariff lates will
remain stable on the great ma jcrity of
articles, and it will be upon compare
lively few that the peifecting OF de-
tai 5 will be necessary in order that
the tariff reform law placed on the
statute books shall be IL consistent
whole. This work VIII be performed.
however, in suci, "a manner us neither
to disturb the business conditions CT
the eountry nor 10 affect either the
employer or the employed" Mr..
Wilson is confident Of bis reelection.
DO matter who the republicans may
run against him.
Representative Warner, of New
York, who strongly believes that su
gar should have been made free 50 as
to down the sugar trust, said Of the
Presidents letter: "The President
proposes to 60 at the thing right this
time. He leads out i'll an attack
against the trusts which occupy the
most strongly iEtrenc'led position in
the center of the protection line.
When once we carry the center of the
line and rout the trusts, the rest of the
fight will be easy enough. and we will
get free raw material and everything
else we want without any difficulty"
As u rule, all democrats who really.
believe in tariff reform, and there are
few. very few, who do not, strongly
commend President Cleveland's letter
to Mr.. Catchings, and predict that it
will do more to keep the democrats in
control of the House than any one
document that will be a factor in the
campaign.
President Cleveland does not intend
to return to Washington until Octo-
Der. unless something of great pnblic
importance now unforeseen shall make
it necessary for him to do so. In the
meantime no public business will be
neglected, as he has arranged to have
ali matters requiring his official atteD-
ton forwarded to Gray Gables, where
witt. the assistance of private secreta-
q ry Thurber, an executive Office will be
maiptalned
Secretary Carlisle will not be able
to take an extended vacation this
year, as there will be many questions
arising out of the administration of
the new tariff law that will require his
personal attention and which delay in
answering would seriously %inconveni-
nce many business men. The coudi-
ton OF the Treasury is much better
than it has been at the end of any
month recently. and The probabilities
are all in favor of a continued inn
%prevement, owing to the increase in
receipts under the new tariff.
All of the other members of the cab
met will take vacations. Secretary
Herbert went away last week, combin-
ing business with recreation by max
ing IL tour of the Atlantic coast navy
yards Secretary Lamont left win
President Cleveland, and will remain
in New York fer several weeks Sec
rotary Gresham expects to get away
IN IA few days for "a months stay, "a
portion of which will be spent in In
diana ard a portion fishing Attorney
General Olney has gone to Boston and
the three OF four weeks he expect to
be away will be spent in and neal
that city Secretary Smith. who has
already been to the seashore for a few
days, will spend W weeks in Geor.
gia Postmaster General Bisseli has
gone to Buffalo where he will meet
Mrs. Bssell and decide where his va
cation shall be spent, and Secretary
Morton will delay his departure until
the middle of September, when he
will go to Europe.
Washington hasn't had a chanc,
to miss Congress yet. This week HE
Uniformed Rank Knights of Pytlias
about 10000 strong, are holding theil
aunual encampmert here. and the
Southern Development Convention