The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM our regular Correspondence
V AsII:NGToN. Oct. 4th, 1893.

liltltiISVtI liz oNo Se''s
o,,.l,t to know better, remarked i
gentleman prominently connected with
the administration. "Onc might sup
posi- from the contents at the hrNs-
pa{,pIs that il VAS merel} Il question:
of sympathy rs to the position malh-
taIutd by the administration. IS a
matter Of fact sympathy i rot i tacfnf
The government Is Centralized by III
ternational law and plltencc. Fnr
this government TO recognize the e"v
eminent which the Cuban revolution
lists have established on paper. but
which has as vet neither lrratinn nor
itahitation, would he equivalent to de-
claring war against SPAN for the
purpose of aiding Cnha to gain its in-
dependence. or TO opening aIr 1feas-
ury to demands for indemnity which
Spain could and would make upon us
if we kept our hands off aad the revolt
was put down. If we assumed the
right to openly assist Cui,a we should
probably find ourselves involved in a
war with more powerful opponents
than Spain. Wien Cuba sets M and
maintains IN independent government.
a> did the Central American colonies
of Spain. at the tine the ~fannus Mon
roe doctrine was promulgated. will be
tiiac enough fer this government tn
fecoeaize llpr inderegdenre. 1t is
simply nonsense to talk of Recognizing
what does not tNist. Just h~eca'se ne
>vmnathize will, what is sought to be
established. Governments cannot hr
. =, ~, .l,,. i,,ai- E,,iA,,4 t,f I,a,ir
bette grounds for recognizing the bel
lieetelcy Of the Southern CotffdeIacy.
which had armies. Il navy and an cS-
tabliSlted government. and yet an in
te1natlanal court Of arbitration ilade
Engiana pay dearly fer tlaf reeogn!-
tinn. in the hard cash that went to nav
The Ah.i,ama claims. Had the South
ern Co~nfederacy succeeded those
claims would not have had to be paid"
Hon. d. T. Murphy. Deputy Gem
missioner of Pensions, whose taking
part in the Maryland campaign has
Knocked the last plank from the bot
tom of the silly lie about President
Cleveland not wishing the democratic
party to carry that state this gear.
takes "a very sensible view Of that
campaign. After expressing the opin-
ion that the state would go democrat
ic, NJ. Murphy said II canuot under
stand how the disatfccted democrats
can reconcile themselves to the position
the have taken. They seem to think
t'!at if they let the republicans win
this year they can Dust them next year.
They cannot do anything of the kind.
A republican victory this fall means
that the state viii, he in the hands of
that party for years. 1t the regular
democracy is defeated this year does
any nne believe that next year the tail
will wag the dog and the regulars. who
are IN a large majority. will go to
work to help the boitersg 1t is hardly
common to rely upon such a
situation. No. sir: the democrats if
they want to control Maryland. must
not let it go ont of their grasp this
year.
Tie attempt to start Il Lincoln
boom. by gi"en it out that ex-Prc>i-
dent Harrison was in favor of the
nomination of ex Secretary L.incnln
fell very fiat in Washington. Mr..
\ ! . wv WI huoNit lRIt. Ills
abilities were thoroughly sized mp
WHEN he was Secretary Of War, and
the verdict WAS unanimous that it was
away below the Presidential grade.
Had Bob Lincoln been of onc-tenth
OF tie ability of his father. Instead of
the well-dressed. well-fed. nonenity
he is said a republican who has help
ed To make and unmahe candidates
for his party for more than Il genera
ton. his name would long ago have
made him the Presidential candidate
of his party"
Senator Blackburn came to Wash
iueton to attend the marriage Of his
daughter, Miss Lucille. to Mr. Thomas
+. Lane. of New Jersey. which occnl-
ed Tuesday, but he returned to Ken
tuc.>y the same night to resume his
campaign. He said the democrats
were gong to elect the state ticket
and the Legislature, and that his re-
turn to the Senate was assured.
Secretary Carlisle. told Ex Repre-
sentative Wilkerson of La, now CO..
ieetor OF Customs at New Orleans. who
called to see him in behalf 1.-THE sugar
rtante that he conid do nothing ex-
eeP'= - eEpeditc a hearing Of their
ci4i'.ts f1r bounty by the Cont of
CtaaaEs, III accordance with The deci-
Sic me of Comptroller. wl,iei. he had
no power to oyerlule. For some rea-
o none of the claimants want to get
before the Court Of Claims. While
Eehady seems to know Just what will
be done. it is printable that nothing
viii be done until after Congress meets
and it shall have been ascertained
whet'iir Congress will act.