The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-17
THIBoDAUx, La, SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1897.


everybody else knows better; knows
that the administration exnected and
worked for republican success, which
it would have considered an endorse
ment. Senator Jones, Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee
says: "While / am not al all disposed
to attach too much Importance to
purely local elections. | do believe
that the result in Ohio ia largely due
to the dissatisfaction with the Nation
al and State government of the re-
publican party. There is no donbt IN
my mind, either. that tlie cause of bi
metaIlIsm has made tremendous
strides since last November, and |
believe that more has been accom-
pishe'i for cur cause by the very logic
OF events than was done by all the
campaign methods"
There IS little wrangle going on
between the administration and the
republican members of the Senate
Finance Committee. Mr. Mckinley
has been nringing pressure tn bear
np0n them to report the tariff bill not
later than the 10Th of this month.
while they insist that they cannot get
the bill in condition to report before
May 3rd. ii so soon.
Humanity is the one power that is
strong enough to fuse all the discor-
dant elements which go to make up
Congress into solidity in an effort to
relieve suffering. The joint resolution
apprapriating 100000 for the relief
ct the sufferers from the foo II in the
Mississippi River and its tributaries
aud in The Red River of the North,
which became a Jaw this week. re-
ceived the unanimous vote ofCongress.
The Senate has been talking Cuban
belli@erency again, and has adopted a
resolution requesting the President to
endeavor to save the life of Gen. Ri
viera
1t would be difficult to find a more
vigorous bit Of dignified English than
Senator Cafftry's reply to the request
of the New Orleans Board of Trade,
that he should vote for the republican
tariff bill. as may be seen by the fol-
lowing extracts "When my political
views change so as to convince me
that this great country, with its vast
resources, its free, pushing, enterpris-
ing, inventive population. needs pro-
tectinn against countries with not half
its resources. with populations op-
distinctions, or tyrannons government
without the skill and inventive genius
of our own people, will hand in my
resignation as being cnt of touch with
democratic principles. take it that
Louisiana is democratic yet, notwith-
standing the temporary split in the
democracy about finances. and the
detection of the sugar planters to re-
nnb.icanism. or rather to bounty"
The letter closes with this description
of the tariff bill "It will blight the
budding promise of increased export
OF American manufactures. 1t will
cripple the export of our cereals. -four
fuel and raw material it will add
enormously to the burden of the toll
ing masses of our people, it will create
greater discomfort where discomfort is
already threatening the peace and
stability of society. And it violates
the cardinal, essential. cherished.
princinles of democracy. I will not
vote for it. will vigorously oppose
it."
Fortunate is the appointee who gets
the praise of his political opponents as
we'll IA that of members Of his own
party, and they are as few as they
are fortunate. One of them is Mr..
Benjamin Butterworth, who has for
the second time been appointed
Commissioner of Patents. Arthur
first appointed him to the place. In
asmuch as Mr.. BatterwOrtil's ability to
fill a higher position is unquestioned,
it is believed that Mr.. Mckinley has
put him in charge of the Patent Office
for the special purpose of correcting
abuses in the practice of patent attor-
neys, in and ont of the Office. and rails
ing the practice 20 a higher profession
al plane, his ability as a lawyer and
experience in the patent branch es-
pecially fitting linn for the task, and
that after he has succeeded he will be
promoted to a higher place.