The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-10-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18th. lS91.

net vii probably aecninpahy ffes'-
dent Cleveland and his entire. cabinet
WHEN they leave Washington i"r 'ih''
Atlanta exposition. next Monday
Mr.. Cleveland did not intead II 20
but when she learned how di>api"in-
Ted the thousands who had never Seen
her but hoped to do So af the expo>i-
ton and en- Iuute wouid 1T II he
did not go, she. with her usual good
nature and ebiiging Disposition. has
been almost persuaded to change her
mind and 90.
- President Cleveland and all the
members of his cahinet met tor the
first time in several months ut the
~re"aia, cabinet meeting THIS week.
9he meeting was more III tho nature
OF Il Il tndly social gathering 'nan one
OF business. although there was some
exchange of opinions aud informal
discussion of Important matters bear
Ing upon the coming session OF Con-
sfeSs.
Sympathy for the Cuban isolation
Ist, Is Il perfectly natural teelin. in
the hearts Of Americans. but the zeal
Of an enterpri>lng newspaper puolisii-
et of Washington, IN pursuit of poru-
lar free advertising for his property,
has caused Il number OF more ~ less
prominent business iie,t Ia allow their
sympathy to run away with thti: good
judgement and to JON i'll II public call
for a mass meeting TO be held for the
purpose of publicly expressing sylnp;t-
thy far the IeyolatioHi>ts. The meet
ing will be he,d, and the resolution Of
sympathy adopted fnf under existing
circumstances it Is IN i'll advised affair.
implying an en'itely unnecessary and
uncalied for lack OF confidence IN the
administration To deal properly with
the Cuban affair. The aforesaid en-
terprising publisher has been srcon-
ded in this scheme by republicans.
who hopet hereby to embarrass the adj
minlstration. President Cleveland Is
probably as fully %couveisant with the
present status OF affairs IN Cuba as
any man III the United States. and
hold lg meetings in Washington or
elsewhere will neither oelay nor tx
pedite matters. He will do his duty
regardless OF his own or the sympathy
OF UtipiS.
Assistant Attorney General for the
Pos Office Department Thomas mes
Il clever fellow, IL good LAWYER and il
good democrat, Notwithstanding that
long t.tle-in his annual report to
Postmaster General Wilson. leaves no
donhr oi his opinion Of those business
concerns wi ich adopt lottery methods
to attract customers. After giving the
numb Of lotteries which have been
shut ont of the mails by the anti lot
terry law, which he declares has sound
ed the death-knell of lotteries m this
country. Mr.. Thomas IL his report
SAYS: But MANY business men think
they must, in order to succeed. resort
to schemes that appeal To the gamb-
ling spirit of the people, and they ac-
coi,ill.ly sugar-coat their legitimate
enterprises with lottery ADVERTISE
ments. These fascinating aud appar-
emily Inpocents schemes reach the bows
and girls of the land and tend 10 make
them gamblers" The iehuke is sharp.
bat no thoughtful newspaper reader
Il deny that it is deserved, nor that
it is needed by some business concerns.
Mr.. Harrisons managers are losing
then siirewdness, if they approve Of or
are responsible for IL political fairy
story that WAS circulated in Washing
toa this week. Talk about IL thing
making Il horse laugh, if such a thing
were possible this story would do it
Whe preface to the story sets out that
it was Tom Plat and his wicked anti
Harrison associates. ard not the IN
IN ,culate Benjamin, who stabbed
e., Sf,rtn,, nth, (,.I-,tt IL. Az.
ntaroils convention of 81 aud gave
the vice presidential nomination to
Whitelaw Reid. And as if that were
hot II Sufficient ~perveIsion OF facts for
Il single story, it proceeds to tell that
Mr.. Harrison doesn't want next wears
nomination to 90 to Reid, Mckinley Or
Allison. but to his rasom friend and
oGe-tfale running mate. Gov. Morton.
Coy. siofton has not proved himself
to 81 Is good a politician as he is Il
hti>lhesS man, ottIobodN in Wasliing-
ton believes that he etn be- fooled hy
any sl9tit story a. this. He knows
that Atr. Harrison WAS IN ~teleorapliic
communication viii. tire men who
cent.aited the Minneapolis convention.
and that one word from him to John
{. New would have prevented the
Niltelaw Reid deal being carried out.
He also knows that the friendship @
s. 50 pihiicly plotfered Is bat the Judas
like fercursor Of another stab IN the
back. 1t the opportunity to administer
1t occurs.
great many cock and bnll stories
are being told concerning bargains
g natie by the democratic Senators Will,
the republican Senators for Il reorgau-