The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-05-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent
WAsII.NGTos,. MAY Isl, 1896

49, WASHINGTON, MAY Isl, 1895.
Senator Germans speech protesting
against republican extravagance in
providing for AT expenditure Of $780,
600 900 when the estimates of the gov
ert.n,ent receipts for the ext fisca.
yeai a,e only 1914, 0O0, 0OJ was 4 notice
served upon the republicans that
during the coming campaign the peo-
pie should be fully posted upon repuh-
liean intentions, not avowed, but
surely indicated by the action OF their
leaders in both branches of this Con
gress, to increase Federal taxation all
around, in order to raise the money to
meet needless appropriations. The
men who are in control of the repuD-
lean party apparently wish TO put
tbs country upon Il European basis
i'll the matter Of expenditures, and
pe,hays III other Ways. Now, Mr..
Geluian and other leading democrats
believe that il m~siority-an over
whelming majority, of the plain, every
dis: people of this country favor the
American IDEA of economy in public
expenditure, and oppose public extrav-
aeance i'll any and every fern and
they intend to see that the facts are
placed before the Eeopie.
Not a little amusement has been
caused by the testimony Of Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, before the Senate Naval
committee in the investigation as to
the cost of armor plates tor onr fight
ing vessels, which although given
sometime g was not made public
until this week. Mr.. Carnegie lad
the nerve to tell the committee that
he considered making the armor for
the government at $3.50 a ton Il work
% patriotism. The public is wonder
ing what Mr.. Carnegie calls the ~
tlact he has made with the Russian
government 10 furnish the same kind
ii amor for $500 a ton. Abuses
hla&ght TO light by that investigation
cau>et the Senate tn amend the Naval
appropriation bill So as to prohibit the
employment of naval officers by pri-
Natt contractors after June 80. 1897.
Nlhle nothing positively criminal vas
shown in connection with such emiioy-
mtitt. enough suspicion WAS en4tn-
sleled TO make ii desirable To put Il
stop to the practice.
Elk Congressman John ID Anderson,
OF w. Va, takes a rosy view ot demo-
cratic prospects in that State. He
SAYS: 1.-The democrats of my state are
going to make ii great fight this year
to redeem the state from republican
rule, and | think they are going to
win. 1t is going to be Il pretty exciI-
il. contest, but our party is united.
and the conditions are all favorable
10 snccrSs."
Iie Senate evidently is not afraid
Of the \. i. A., whatever its other
faults may be. After listening to
masteli, eulosies on the life and char
aetes OF Father Marquette by Senators
Villas and Mitchell. of WIS. and Kyle.
OF South Dakota. vino, by the way. is
a Protestant minister, 1t adopted a
JOINT resolution Offer ed by Senator
Palmer. of H.. accepting the statue
Of Father Marquette, now in Statnary
Hail. and thanking the state IF Wis.
1t ltEiains to be seen whether the A.
=. Il. can prevent the House adopting
this resolution. Ii is understood that
it viii make the attempt.
Representative Clarke, who was the
unsuccessful ''sound money" demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Ala
bama. has returned to his sea. in the
Honse, and he brings good news. He
says mo matter how much we may
differ on financial questions, the dem
ocratS of Alabama are harmonious in
agreeing that the best interests of the
State require that it shall remalD un-
der democratic control. We ale all
together in the support of the ticket
just nominated and will elect it fairly
and triumphantly,' That's the way
for a democrat to talk. There is no
sore head under that mans hat.
Mckialey's managers stole il march
on Reed Wien they captured that Yer
mont State convention, even if they |
failed to get everything they wanted
from the Illinois convention. 1t begins
to lock as though Quay and Platt had
undertaken a task Of gigantic proper
lions in trying to keep Mckinley from
getting that nomination. Their f,
latest scheme of uniting all the oppo-
sitiou to Mckinley on Harrison Is not
at all pleasing 10 Reed, who hates
Harrison. One Of Reeds friends
speaking of this scheme said: "If Plat
and Quay can't beat Mckinley without
taking up Harrison they can't beat
him atall. Just remember what | say, |
1T these nen try to stampede the con-
ventiom to Harrison, Mckinley will he
nominated. aud the man who Will do
70 bring it about will be Tom
Ree3. Reed wants the nomination
himself, ard next 10 getting it he wants