The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-05-23
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From ouf regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, MAY 18th. 1896.

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NAsH.NGToN. MAY 18th. 1896.
President Cleveland has never sign
ed a River and Harbor bill, and there
isn't one chance in q thousand that lie
will sign the one passed py the Senate
this week, which provides for spend
nection, of so, 000,0On. 1t IS conf
IDENTITY expected that President
Cleveland will veto this bill in il ring
III. message showing the reckless *
travagance of tue republicans.
There are democratic members Of
the A. p. A., but il those who attended
the meetings of the Supreme council
of that organization, in Washington
this week. are not convinced that they
are ont OF their element it is difficult
to imagine what would convince them.
Not being n member Of the orgaaiZa-
ton | cannot ydnch for its truth. but
those who are members assert that
Mckinley has bought eff the "pposi-
ton. Anyway the A. p. A. isn't going
to oppose Mckinley.
Secretary Olney has been using
some plain language to Spain in con-
nection with those Americans it pro-
posed to execute as the result Of il
court martial in Cuba, and he is
prepared to talk still palmer if neres-
sary to prevent punishment out Of
proportion to their otfense being given
them at the civil trial which Spain has
promised them.
Not Il single democratic member of
-. .a Ittn
and Foreign Commerce voted for the
Mahnn Nicaragua canal bill, which
was this week ordered to be favorably
reported to the House by hat com
m,itee. That is creditable Il the
democrats on that committee. 1t is a
republican bill, founded upon the re-
publican idea of public subsidies for
private enterprise. IT might as we'll
appropriate 100000. 900 outright rs
to provide for government guarantee
OF bonds to that mount. as it does. SO
far as the final result is concerned.
With tlt example of tie Pacific rail
ls.tils before them the people Of tie
country should never endorse another
scheme to loan the public credit to
private corporations. If Congress re-
earsis the building Of the Nicaragua
canal as a public necessity let it pro-
vide for bnying the interest Of the |
private company and for having the
canal built by the government. We
have already had enough of the re-
snits of government partnership with
private individuals. Car Reed has
not Yet indicated whether lie Will allow
ttIS Hill fh NcSS .t fh1S SncSinn
SeNator Smith Of n. j.. returned to
Washington more convinced than ever
that the democrats can win this year
if they exercise care and discretion.
Speaking of the State convention il
New Jersey he said 'sThe democrats
gathered at Trenton with as much
vim and spirit as the- ever did. There J
We're plenty of candidates for delegates
to the National Convention. and
among the rank and file there was a
very general opinion that if the Ma
tlorai Convention would only do the
right thing III the money question there
was hope of carrying New York. and
thai Connecticut and New Jersey
would certainly be IN the democratic
fold"
Railroad men as a rule regard poll
teal conventions merely for the mon
ey they pnt into their Golfers by the
increase in travel. Hence. these
words of a prominent ~railroader, now
in Washington. contain not Il littlo
encouragement for democrats: "The
premature capture Of the republican
nomination by Mckinley is killing
interest in the st. Louis convention,
but the railroads will do much better
business on account Of the Chicago
The contest over the
financial question will be sure to at
tract interest and spectators, and al
Chicago didn't know it at the
time, she got much the best congen-
ton SO far as attendance is concerned"
The democratic Senators-Harris,
Vest n Walthall-wllo form the
majority of the subcommittee of the
Finance committee which has
been designated by Senator Morrill,.
that foxy old republican, to inVesti-
gate the issues of bonds by this adj
,ninistfation. under the resolution
ADOPTED by the Senate. are too smart
to fall into the trap Which has
been set for them by the republicans.
They were selected because of their
being silver democrats, with the hope
that they would use the investigation
to widen the financial breach in the
party. The other mem
bers OF the subcommittee are Jones, of
Nevada, and Platt OF Conn. Secreta
ry Carlisle notified the Committee as
soon at it was named that he would
all possible assistance. He
has been asked to submit a state