The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspoadent.)

Has President Cleveland made a
deal with President-elect Mckinley?
Strange as this question may appear
current rumors make it pertinent.
One of those rrmors has it that a list
of Federal employees in a number of
southern states who took an active
part in supporting Bryan in the late
campaign is being prepared that they
are all to be dismissed and gold dem
Ocrats appointed in their places. and
that an understanding exists Dy which
these gold democrats are to be allowed
to retain their places under the Nc
Kinley administration. Ex Congress
man Fornan, of H., who took an ac-
tive part in the campaign as a gold
democrat and who has just been ap-
pointed Commissioner of International
Revenue to succeed Mr.. Miller wlIn
resigned to enter private business, is
said t o have received assurances that
he weuld be allowed to keep the office
under the Mckinley administration.
In fact, it is said that he would not
otherwise have accepted the Office.
and 1t would be difficult to believe
sach things possible had it not been
for the political happenings Of the last
year. just imagine what would have
been thought of the man who would
have correctly forecasted the political
events OF the past twelve months one
year ago.
The larger the number Of republic
can Senators and Representatives in
Washington grows the more probable
it becomes that no real effort il going
to be made by them TO pass the Ding.
ley tarifi bill in the Senate. While
there are a few conservatives among
them who favor passing the Dingley
bill or some other bill slightly amend
ing the present tariff law at this SEES
sion of Congress and sparing the
country the worry of an extra session
the great majority of them are deter
mined to have an extra session and to
pass a high tariff bill in the House and
to try to pass it in the Senate, aud will
probably have their way.
Senator Mills, OF Texas, is among
the early Congressional arrivals. He
says he doesn't care to guess what will
be done at the coming session ~ Con-
gress, but his talk indicates that he
doesn't expect any tariff legislation.
He had a few words to say that are
commended to the gentlemen who are
inclined to follow the advice of Sena-
TOT PETER and favor the organization
of "A party to combine all the eie-
ments opposed to McKinleyism and
the gold standard. Said Mr.. Mills /:
"The democratic party will live as
long as the government lives. No
amount OF whipping a kill it,
Some of the friends of the Mckinley
administration are not talking as
wisely as they might about the posi-
BILE relations of the silver republican
Senators to the proposed protection
tariff bill which is to be put through,
The House aud ATTEMPTED To be nut .
through the Senate at the extra session !
of Congress expected to be called as /
500 as Mckinley is inaucurated. For
instance, Representative Grout Of Vt,
after expressing the belief that the
constituents of these Senators would
compel them to support a protection
tariff bill. goes d step further !
and makes the threat that if they do
not vote for it they will be ignored in
the distr button of Federal patronage
in their State during the entire term
of Mckinley. While this threat would
almost surely be carried out, it is |
certainly inipolitic, not to call it alb !
solutely foolish. to publicly make it
before the Senators have indicated
their intentions. High spirited men
are seldom controlled by threats, and
if the ool-friends Of protection are not
careful they Will drive away votes
they might have got had no threats
been made.
Senator Vest, of Mo, isn't one of
those who thinks there is the slightest |
chance for the Dingley tariff bill to
be passed by the Senate at this session |
He said: Il have no doubt that the |
republican Senators who voted with |
the democrats at the last session
against the considerations Of the Ding
ley bill, With the possible exception of !
Carter, will sta,.d with us again. and
il they du there is no possibility uf
passing The bill"
Standardized Pettus, who will on
the 4th of March succeed Senator
Senator Morgan about thirty years ago
and might bave been in the Senate |
twenty years G had he not declined
the nomination.. When he takes his
seat Alabama will have what no other
State has or ever had-two Senators
who are residents Of the same town.
Gen. Pettus, Zoe he was a Confederate
Brigadier, will bring to the Senate a
ripe experience. He is as strong an
advocate of the free coinage of silver
as could be found anywhere.
The jackson Democratic Associa-