The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-29
THIBODAUX, La, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1897.

i, republicans because Mr.. Mckinley has
not taken them into his confidence as
I" his intention towards Cuba. The
Senate will probably act, anyway,
but the House can Go nothing as long
as it wears the Reed muzzle.
Mr.. L. E. Wardner. the we'll known
Boston editor and publisher was in
Washington this week conterring with
prominent silver men in Consiess. He
reported the silver sentiment in New
England to be greatly on the increase
owing To the eyes of merchants aud
manufacturers having been opened. ly
the continued fall IN prices. aud said !:
"The silver feeling in the large towns.
always strong. is increasing rapidly
and will make itself felt in the Com
gressloDal camgaign. Skilled labor is
more than ever in favor of silver. The
shoemakers of Lynn. Havcrtiil aud
other places are almost To Il man bI
metalllsts. The Typographical Uni"n
Is nine tenths fns silver. There vi /
be ut least six silver Congressmrn IL
the next Massachusetts, delegation.
and the chances are pretty good that
tbe next Legislature will contain a
silver majority. ! sincerely and hon
estly believe that if Massachusetts ia
were to vote tomorrow she would
east her lot on the side of bimetalljsm
AS against the gold Standard Mans
business mel, Mr.. Wardner said, had
given up hope OF any relief through
the tariff bill.
The presence of Ex Senator Ingalls,
and Bob Fitzsimmons in Washington
at the same time caused some way To
start a story that Ingalls, had taken
the job of press agent for The prize
lighter. Although he denies, there
are reasons for believing that ingalls,
is after Mckinley pie.
Senator Tilman says he intends to
see that there is an investigation of
the new srgar trust scandal He give
his reasons In the following language !:
"Ilie Senate cannot afford to let this
matter rest where 1t is. We cannot
ignore the charges have been made
The principal thing for US to find out
is what influences were back of the
adoption of that schedule by the
Finance committee. As far as specu-
lation III sugar stock by Senators is
concerned. l know of no reasan why a
Senator has not the same right to risk
his money aud gamble in stocks as
other men, provided he does not do it
on secret and advance information
which is not accessible TO the public,
and provided it is not at time when
his vote in the Senate would influence
the course of the market" Mr.. Till
mann says he will wait a reasonable
time to allow some older Senator to
offer resolution providing for an in
vestigation before doing SO himself
but that the Investigation will GER
taialy he made, if persistency on his
part will get resolution oreering it
adapted.
No greater farce was eser enacted
in Washington than the imprisonment
Of Chapman. the sugar broker, which
was begun this neek. He is supposed
to be in prison as punishment, but
there 10 mighty little punishment
about. it He has a costly fitted up
bedroom and an office adjoining; his
meals are prepared at a swell hotel,
and he has q waiter from that hotel
detailed to wait upon him. He re-
ceives callers and entertains them all
the time. and can dc about anything
he could do in q hotel except to leave
the Jail. This ia an injurious farce.
too, because it increases the belief.
already to prevalent, that there 10 one
justice for the wealthy and quite an
other for the noor.