The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-27
WASElINGTON LETTER.
(frcm ON regular Correspondent
NAsII:NGTos. A9iil 19d,, 1895.

h"i-h'it>. A,tiI t9t8. e'o
President Clevelana's Andrew Jack
sor tirmness in standing ty his iinan-
c!al views is admired alike by those
who a.ree with those views AID those
who oppose them. There are timid
democrats who say that III expression
against the free coinage ei s:lve. WAS
rot polite, in view Of the knowledge
that any democrats faynr IL. Per.
}!aps it wasn't. but Mr. Cleveland has
never been Il polite man. That is one
OF the reasons why lie has got
aian. with the tilinm-ls III the Genlo-
cratic party. His tariff refaln. mes
sage OF 1887 was net Il polite dueti-
lAent, but it resulted III uniting the
democratic party and in making tariff
leiormer Synonymous viii Democrat.
AID is to day regarded bt every demo-
Grat is one Of the best things he ever
dit. Democrats adg.ie courage. aud
no democrat will think less OF Mr..
Cleveland for having the coinage to
stand up for what lie believes to be
right. regardless Of whether It be Pop
uiar OF unpopular with the PARTY at
sarge. He invites Il oilfes. within
the rank, of tie party. antl is confident
that when all the arguments which can
be presented on boil, sides have been
beard that an overwhelming majority
OF the party will e~ntlotst his views.
He may be- rong. Other democrats
have been wrong; bur WHEN lie asks
that the democrats Come together and
discuss this question III all its bearings
before committing the party he is not
unreasonable. A campaign ct educa-
ton is rover one sitied. Let every
democrat hear what both sides have
to say in coming discussions of the
sitve: question, weigh the arguments
As he would the evidence i. he we've
sitting on u jury, and tllen decide
which will be the best for the country.
Up To this time most Of the talking
has brten done by one side.
Secretary Morton is always interest
cd in everything connected with the
food supply of the people hence It is
not surprising that he sliould be de-
voting his time and the power OF the
Department of Agriculture To heading
Oft the extortion of the beef trust. 1t
he had his way and President Cleve-
latid and the Other Hfeitbeis at the
cabinet agree with him. the tariff of 20
per cent All valorem Oh foreign cattle
wonid at once be abolished, but only
Congress can do that. As the next
best thing Secretary Morton has
amended the rules Of his department
so as To admit Mexican cattle, after
they have been inspected by eu off
, csals. Speaking of the result OF THIS
move Dr.. Salmon, chief of the isureun
I of Animal Industry OF the Department
of Agriculture, said st is .aesswnrk
to make an estimate o. how many
cattle viii be brought from Mexico.
There IS no census Of cattle Ill North
Mexico. We have no ii 5ures To so by.
Nor have we any accurate news as to
what proportion of the cattle here are
ready for slaughter. But what is
known might encourage IL belief that
the number of cattle brought in from
Mexico during the next Month will he
heavy. Once before We let down the
bars to the incoming Of Mexican cattle
and within a mouth 25,u0O were
broughtin. Probably the number will
reach 100, 900 this time From the
very marked variations in the retail
price of beef in different cities Secre-
fary Morton is inclined to believe that
the retailer is squeezing the consumer
harder than he himself is being
squeezed by the trust. He is now
making IN investigation of the whole
business, He said "My heliefis that
u beef ring exists among the big
slaugIiterers. The difficulty now be-
fore us Is how to prevent its contin-
uance. If anything is done. the pa
pers will have to Ito It. The Sherman
anti trust law will neither punish nor
protect. We've gone all through it
witt, a microscope, and il is clear that
it was made to be evated aud gone
around. There is notIlin. left but the
whip Of public opinion and that must
be vigorously welded by the papers
Hon. Dorman Il. Eaton. of Ohio.
who claims to have drafted the civil
service law, and who was the first
Civil Service Commissioner, is in
Washington. He paid the President
a high compliment WHEN he said ::
"Fo!I the courage President Cleveland
has shown in e%xecuiin" this reform.
for his faithful adherence Ia the law.
he is deserving of the highest praise.
l am 1t republican, but on this ques-
ton, as III his brave stand for IA sound
system Of currency. Mr.. Cleveland has
shown himself such IA trne patriot that
all questions OF l~art.san>hip are lost
sight OF, and he deserves just as much
credit from republicans is he does
from his own followers.
Attorney General Olnev has filed ii
brlet vita the Supreme Court. against