The Opelousas courier., 1897-11-06
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Is, 1897.
Hypocricy is the most contemplate
of vices. Only last week it was an
nounced with a great flourish of trum.
pets thai the Cabinet had decided to
enforce Mr.. McKinley's civil service or
der, that no government employees
should be discharged except upon
written charges, and after being given
an opportunity to answer the charges,
Notwithstanding the decision of a court
that the order was not binding in law
and now those Ohio Republicans en-
Dloyed by the Government in Washing
ton, who had declined to go home to
vote to get Boss Hanna back in the Sen
ate have been notified that Mr.. Sidney
A. Perkins who is known as Boss
Hanna's personal representative in
Washington, has put their names upon
a black list which is to be turned over
to Boss Hanna when he comes baclso
Washington, after the Ohio election.
Of course Mr.. Perkins hasn't told any
OF those put upon the black list that
Boss Hanna intends to have them dis
charged if they do not go to Ohio and
vote for him, but that is what he wishes
them to suppose, and some OF them re,
gard the hint as being sufficiently
strong to cause them to change their
minds and decide to go home and vote.
They know that no matter how much
thu. Cabinet may prate in public abont
the government, that a nod from Boss
Hanna is sufficient to bring about the
dismissal of an employe in any branch
of the government. All the Jews that
comes from Washington indicates that
Boss Hanna is a very badly frightened
man over the prospects of his defeat,
and the latest blast from Col. Conger,
ex-member of the Republican National
Committee, and member of Gov
Bushnell's staff, against him and his
methods is not calculated to allay his
fright. If the Democrats of Ohio had
not been heavily handicapped in their
campaign, there would have been little
doubt of their carrying the State, owing
tOthe extent of the secret opposition of
Republicans to Boss Hanna. They may
do so yet, especially il the visit of Mr..
Bryan results in arousing tho amount
or Democratic enthusiasm and courage
that is confidently expected it will.
Some of MIR. McKinley's fool friends
may get him into serious crouble if they
continue to add to their gloating over
the failure of Senatos Walcott's inter
uSIobAi SouIu1ISSlOu ldlh |
about Mr.. McKinley's having lived up
the promise made by the Republican
platform, by trying to secure interna-
tional b%imetallism through Sedator
Walcott's commission. They may dis
cover before the coming session of Con-
gress is very old that there are silver
men among the Republicans as we'll as
among the Democrats and Populists
who have the courage to question the
good faith of MIR. Mckinley in promis-
Senator Wolcott that the efforts Of
the commission to secure the consent
IF the British and other European gov
9rnments to the holding of an Interna-
,i0nal Monetary Convention for the
purpose of bringing about Inter-
national bimetalism would be officially
packed by him and his administration.
. demand may be made upon the ad-
ninistration from the floor of Congress
or an official explanation Of the stories ,
that while the WOlcott com {
mission was asking England's co-Opera-
ion, in the name of the United States,
o secure International bimetalism, the
Of the U. S. gave the gov :
rnment Of England to understand that !
10 such cooperation wasreally desired. :
Everything considered, the wise friends !
t Mr.. Mckinley ought to be able to t
ee that the less they say about silver
romises having been kept, the better
or their friends good name.