The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-01-18
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 6, 1896.
President Cleveland is likely to get
much more satisfaction out of the
Venezuelan Boundary Commission,
which is being highly commended by
everybody, than out of the result of the
political schemng that is now being
dor7 by Republican senators. Instead
of trying to l:elp the National finances
out OF tue hole into which they have
been put by the adherence on the part
by previous Republican Congresses, the
Republican Senators are spending all
their time trying to put President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle into a
hole, regardless of it's effect upon the
business of the country or the finances
of the government. This is playing
with fire with a vengeanCJbut it is
none the less true. There isn't the
slightest probability that the Senate
will offer the administration any finaH-
cial legislation that President Cleve-
land could consistently accept, and
while pretending to the contrary Re-
publican Senators are purposely delay
ing action showing what their inten-
lions are. hoping that President CIeve-
land will become impatient and issue
they will swear that if Mr.. Cleveland
had waited they would have legislated
so IA to have saved the peoples money,
aud more Of the same sort of rot. Aud
they expect this sort OF thing to go
down with the intelligent people of the
country. 1t is possible to admire an
open and honorable opponent, but not
such tlickery as is now being INDUCED
in by the opponents of the administra-
ton. From the first, President Cleve-
land has been open aud abOyebOard in
his dealings with Congress and the
country on this subject. He told them
plainly that unless Congress provided
some other way to marntain the public
credit, lie would do so;ey issuing more
bonds. But he will not issue those
bonds until he considers the danger
line to have been reached.
upon the floor of the Senate for a long
time than Senator Hills defense Of
Secretary Carlisle when Senator Teller
charged Secretary Carlisle with being
"ncompetent or dishonest" and other
republican Senators joined in the abuse
of the Secretary of the Treasury. SEN
ator Hill, said "1mbecile, incompe-
tent, dishonest, is what we hear
John G.. Carlisle incompetent! One of
the greatest public men this country
has ever produced. John G.. Carlisle
dishonest! And yet, thirty years in
public life and a poor man to-day, liv-
Jug on his salary. Imbecile, dishonest,
is what We hear hissed across the Sen
ate" Senator Hill added force to his
strong language by saying that if any
one had suffered at the hands of Sec
,retary Carlisle it was himself and his
III M
had been ignored in the Federal ap-
pointments in their own State. But lie
added that he was thankful that he was
broad minded enough to recognize the
uDfagging patriotism and devotion of
Secretary Carlisle to the country and
his ability in meeting the requirements
of the OCCASION Aud he closed by fe-
minding the Senate that Secretary Gar
Isle was now seeking to act whila'his
critics stood picking flaws on this
thing and that and pickering in the
face OF an emergency. Senator Hill
made many friends by those few words.
1t is natural American trait to admire
manliness.
1t is a fortunate thing that many of
tue bills introduced never get any fur
ther than being printed: For instance,
Representative Clark, of Iowa, has in
LFOuuCcu d uIli NtlChS IL ShaStOu lAto u
law, would in less than twenty-four
hours put premium on gold and bring
on money panic. This bill prohibits
the further redemption of .greenbacks
and Treasury notes with gold until the
gold reserve exceeds $100,O00,0 600, and
also prohibits the reissue of greenbacks
except in exchange for gold.
Hon. Rufus w. Peckham, Of New
York, made his debut to-day as a full
fledged Associate Justice OF the U. S.
Supreme Court. His coming out gown
was of heavy black silk, made in the
regulation way, and he wore it just as
though wearing gowns had always been
an every day affair with him. Justice
Peckham is no stranger to his col
leagues on the bench, who regard him
as q decided acquisition, both on ac-
count of his great legal ability and be-
cause Of bis sterling qualities as a man.
Gov. West got the pen with which
President Cleveland signed the pro-
clamation declaring Utah State, and
that is about all the Democrats will get
out of the transaction-for the present,
anyway The two senators to be elect
ted and the one member of the House
already in his seat, will all be Republi-
cans.
NOTICE FOR BIDS.