The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-24
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The Washington Post remarks: 1T
NAV he that the Mississippi was mere
" rising to call attention to its desire
for an increased appropriations"
News comes from Donallsonville
that at the sale Of the ptws Of the
Catholic church there. the prices
obtained ranged generally higher
than last year.
News from Alexandria. La, indi-
Gates, that the cold weather Of last
week has injured the cotton very
much. In some Instances it Is SAID,
farmers will be obliged to replant.
The New York Journal slyly sug-
gests "While the Republicans 1T
Washington are in "A retroactive mood
they should contemplate some Of the
campaign promises they made last
year"
The Eastern press, which has been
saying So many hard things aboCt
Kansas, should now do the State the
Justice TO mention that its Legislative
is about to adjourn.-kansas City
Journal. Rep.
The Washington Star, which is III a
position to know, SAYS:
1.-The size of some trusts does not
render them 81 unwielly az {" prevent
great agility in lodging legislation
Senotor Hoar was right when lie
remarked that "the history of no reo-
pie is heroical to is MugwumpS."
There is nothing lieroical to the aver
age mugwump outside of his own
little egostical personality.
Last Sunday after mass, the Catho-
lie church and priests house at Mo-
reauville. La, were completely
destroyed by fire. The loss is estima-
ted at $50. 900; and there a no
insurance. The origin Of the fire is
unknown.
The effort Of Congress to get the
country interested III a tariff debate
will not be crowned with success. Ii
there is any one thing the people arc
sick of it is tariff twaddle.-New York
Journal, Dem.
Hon. w. j. Bryan addressed the
members Of the Kentucky legislature
last Monday On the coinage question
Some 1900 people, besides the lsgisla-
lure heard him, among whom was
Gov. Bradley who occupied 4 seat or
the stage.
Senator Morgan proposes a new test
for the immigraut-a knowledge and
understanding of the ten command
ments. If he will add a provision
that the immigrant shall have kept
all these from his youth mp he will
probably be able to put an effective
check on the incoming tide for several
centuries to ~come.--St. Paul Pioneer
Press, Rep.
Whatever may be the b%uldoozing
and Threatening tactics brought to
bear against Senators N the Repnbli-
a side who believe in the encourage
ment of art and education, they eve
it to themselves and to their country
to stand fast for liberty and right. No
tax on art! No duty on learning No
falling hack upon the long-deserted
camps of purblind NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Globe, Dem.
Suppose the value of tile cloth in a
suit of clothes is $40. Under the
present tariff the single ad valorem
rate Of 40 per cent raises the east to
$14. The new Mckinley tariff i'm
poses a tax of three and one half to
four times the duty on wool of the tirss
class, s to Is cents a pound, and 20
per cent ad valorem, according to tile
price. This would raise the cost Of
the clothes from SO t. S25 or S26.-
Boston Post, Dem.
Just at the time when Philadelphia
manufacturing establishments are be-
coming successful bidders for railway
material in China aud Japan the
Congress of the United States i'm
engaged ip making commercial war
npon those countries by imposing
fines upon the importation Of some Of
the pioduct most largely sold to our
merchants and manufacturers. And
tins passes muster as up to date Re-
publican craftsmanship i-Phiiadel-
piiia Record, Dem.
The renewal of the talk of giving
tie new tariff law an ex post facto
bearing on goods imported before its
passage is made perhaps in the idle
hope of preventing importers from
stocking up with goods to be sold after
the bill passes. 1t is absurd from any
other standpoint. as neither IN law Enr
in fact could an increase of duties be
laid on goods which, having once paid
the lawful rate Of duty, had entered
into consumption.-New York World,
Dem.
We are sending nothing to cont