The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-10-02
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From u regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 81, 1897.

WASHINGTON. SEPT. u, 1897.
Mr.. Mckinley and his Attorney
General ale in New England inst in
time to receive the thanks Of the
numerous persons in that section who
will be largely benefited financially
by the construction the Attorney
General. under direct orders from
Mr.. Mckinley, has placed upon sec
tion % of the new tariff law. 1t has
long been a saying around Washing
ton that New England never gets
lett in tariff legislation" For a time
it looked as though that saying would
prove false, because it seemed certain
that the discriminating duties pre-
scIibed by section % would be levied
upon importatinns from other c0un-
t les that come into the United States
Though any portion of Canada. 1t
Was stated that Attorney General
Mckenna favored that construction,
which Senator Elkins declares was
what those who framed the section
intended, but New England Influences
We're brought to bear upon Mr.. Nc
kinley and he promptly responded
lle will need New England support in
the next republican convention. The
result is the opinion OF the Attorney
General, which will be accepted as
law by the Treasury officials who
administer the tariff, declaring that
the section does cot impose a discri-
%minating duty on importations from
other countries shipped through Can
ada; nor upon i%mpOrtations from
countries other than British, possess
sions shipped in British vessels. Sen
ator ElkIns his intention to
make a fight in Congress for legisla-
ton that will compel the collection of
discriminating duties upon the class
of i%mportations exempted by the
Attorney Generals opinion, but with
the administration against him he is
rot likely to make mnch Roadway.
1t is probable hat he is only making
a bluff, anyway.
1t was an absolute waste of breath
for Secretary Sherman TO deny the
truth of the story cahled from Europe.
that this government had sent an
ultimatnm to Spain saying that the
war in Cuba must be ended before
VIZ 'oCb =" " vi tHls SoNSIU.
ment would take steps to secure the
independence of Cuba. 1t was very
well known to every person who had
watched the antics OF this admins
tration upon Cuban matters that no
such prompt and businesslike policy
tad been put into effect. although the
administration Ia have some such
s cry sprung upon the public a dav or
{ o before the Ohio election and allow
it to go undenied until after the votes
are counted.
Speaking of the Ohio campaign, ID
looks now as though Boss Hanna had
succeeded with his little scheme to
put a muzzle on John Sherman until
after the election in that State. All
aiofg Mr.. Sherman has stated it to be
his intention to make some speeches.
IL Ohio. and he reiterated that inten-
ton e~en after Mr.. Mckinley had
limited TO him that he had doubts of
Che prOpriety of the Secretary Of
State making stump speeches, hut the
Cd man has been silenced some way.
and this week he said that he had
about decided that that State of his
health would not permit him to take
any part in the OHIO campaign.
Some day the whole story of the
manner in which Johr Sherman has
been treated hy Boss Hanna and Mr..
Mckinley will get out, and You may
be sure it will make interesting read
snr.
Eleven more or less eminent advo-
Gates of the single gold standard and
enemies of himetallism, international
or independent. met in Washington
this week, and with all the eg0tism Of !
the tailors of Tooley Street, who, it
Will be remembered, styled them |
selves Eve, the people," and organized
themselves into a monetary confer |
ence. under authority of a resolution
adopted By the gold bankers conven-
ton that met at indianapolis last
January. This job is also being boss
ed by Hanna. but not big Boss Hanna.
Mr.. H. H. Hanna, Of indianapolis, |
who Ragged Mr.. Mckinley into send
ing that special message to Congress, |
just before adjournment, asking for |
authority to appoint a monetary |
commission, is the boss of this outfit. |
Congress ignored that recommended
ton, but a little thing like that didn't
worry tins Mr.. Hanna, who proceeded !
to appoint a monetary commission Of
his own, and he is actually foolish
enough to believe that Congress will
pay serious attention to the recon-
mendations it will make, which are
certain to be aDtagonistic to silver.