Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-09-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
lFlom onr Regnlar Correspondent.

ing a stronger hold than ever ana
to be prepa; lug for new displays
of autocratic power IN national as
we'll as IN state politics. To The
casual OOserverlt may seen merel!
A coincidence that the three polit.
zeal bosses who have Just obtained
pew leases of power in thelrrespec
tive states-Brlce in Ohio, g rmar
in Maryland, and Quay i'll Penn
sylyania--should be thr. senators
who were during tue long and
hard Fl sht over the SugIr schedule
OF the tariff bill regarded as among
the best friends OF the sugar trus'
IN lhe Senate. But 10 those who
make study of SUCH things it was
not a coincidence at all; but
demonstration OF the power o
trusts III our politics, regardless o.
parties. Those men stood by thu
trusts in the Senate and IN turf
the trusts helped them to STAMP
out opposition in tAeir respective
parties at home. 1t Will be re
membered that it was admitted By
Que of the sugar trust officials dur
ing the socalied investigation by a
Senate committee that the trus
contributed money 10 either Of
both political parties to protect ltt
interests 1t is probable that II
contributed money to aid these
three political bosses to get a new
grip Oh the party machinery II
their respective states, not forget
lag, however, to take mortgages OIL
their persons for future use. The
men who manage the big trusts
recognize no principles, pOlltica
or otherwise, except those Of filling
their pockets at the expense of The
people, and the more politica
bosses they can own the surer they
are of controlling legislation, state
and national, that might conhic
with their interests, AS long a.
this sort of thing goes on it Is folly
to expect Congress to pass an anti
trust law for any other than BAN
boozllng purposes. Old BarDum
was right. The Amerlcansdo like
10 be humbugged.
Secretary Carlisle was not Owe
anxious to take any further par
IN the Kentucky campaign, bu'
the administration concluded tn a.
If he remained away it woald look
like encouraging the administration
democrats ia Kentucy to make wa
upon Hardin because he cODtended
for free silver, and that wOul'
made a precedent that might make
serious trouble IN other states
So the Secretary Will 60 to Ken
lucky and take the stump a little
later on, aud try to bring abOu
harmony, The administration II
somewhat alarmed about the state
as the silver democrats have no
hesitated to say that if the republl
cans carried the state it would bt
because of the meddllDg Of th'
administration. Secretary Carlisle
is especially anxious that the stat
should not he lost this year, as tina
would settle any chance that b.
might haYe for a place on hi
parly's Presidential ticket. WheI
Secretary Carlisle goes back b
will not talk finance, but party
loyalty and harmony.
Labor day, the "Nork Ing Man
Fourth of july" was more gen
orally observed in Washington
this year than ever before. The
street parade OF working men
organizations was large and i'm
posing, the printers alone having
more than Que thousand men il
line.
According to two official report
received at the Department o
Justice The recent Indian trouble
in Wyoming was caused by white
men. The U. s. District Attorne.
for Wyoming says ia his report
81 have no dou0: whatever thai
the killing of the Indian, on o
about the thirteenth of July, was
an atrocious, outrageous and cold
blooded murder, and that 1t was
murder perpetrated on the part o
the constable aud bis deputies il
pursuance of scheme and con
spiracy on their part to proven
the Indians exercising a right anC
privilege which is, IN my opinion
very clearly guaranteed to then
by treaty. Should prosecution b.
determined upon it would be use
less to commence 1t before Com
missioner. AS the law Is nov
we are bound to bring prison
ers before the U. s. Com
missioner nearest the place of arres
and in this case it would be befor,
kho