The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From II regular Correspoadeat.)
WASHINGTON JAN. 81, 1903.

tina Ciha deserves recognition at sht
hands of this government; the repab
%iicans, whatever they believe. voted
this week to q man to help Spain, by
n continuation Of the do-nothing noli-
cy. Aud in addition, Mr., DingIey,
the republican floor leader, admitted
that tie Cuban question vas a parti
San question. Surely the democratic
party could not ask for more good
campaign material to b. gwen them
in a single week BY their opponents.
Ii the democrats get the votes If all
who believe that 1t il the right and
duty of this country to end the war
in Cuba by aiding the Cubans to gain
their independence. at the Congress
sional elections, they will get about
three-faurths Of the entire vote Of the
country. Mr.. Dingley may dare to
make opposition to doing anything TO
help Cuba the platform upon Which
he will appeal for votss in his own
district, to be returned 60 Congress.
but there are few republicans ii the
House who will dare to DO the same.
But no matter what these mel may
DO or say a: home they cannot escape
the record they have this week made
by voting down the democratic
amendments to the Consular aud Dr.
plnmatic bill, declaring for recngni-
ton Of Cuba by this government.
Let that record be kept before the
voters.
The administration in it's anxiety
to keep down the appropriations in
order to wipe out the Treasury deficit
has made one mistake that may give
il considerable trouble. That is. in
reducing The number of letter carriers
10 cities. There was some plain
talk on this subject in the Senate
from republican Senators. Senator
Hoar said ut is absolutely intoler-
able that this great branch OF the
public service should stop or be Grip
pied. Many Of the smaller cities of
the county are to he deprived prac
tleally of mail delivery facilities, and
it il time that something be done to
avoid serious business embarrass-
ment." And Senator Allison said
The point is. that the Postmaster
General has presented estimates to
Congress zoo low to cover the e
ses of his department." The cut in
the appropriation for the District of
Columbia, which has no representa-
tives IN Congress to make a fuss about
it, is the deepest ut all, the amount
being nearly two millior and a half
collars less than the estimate of the
Commissioners, and more than halt a
million less than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year All of
this cutting is done for the purpose
of enabling the republicans to make
a good showing in the Congressional
campaign of this year, regardless Of
the Inconvenience it may aus
The slowness of the debate in the
Senate on the treaty for the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii has not prevented its
reaching an acute stage. and there
may he some sensational develop
ments before it is ended. The bring
ing Of the President Of Hawaii to
Washington by the administration.
for there is little doubt that Mr.. Dole
came to the U. S. at the request. di-
rect or implied, of Mr.. Mckinley. is
being someM hat harshly criticized
aud many believe that his presence
IN Washington will be much more
likely to make votes against annaxa
ton than foe it. 1t is admitted by
Senators who favor annexation that
they have not yet secured a sufficient
number of votes to ratify the treaty:
Senators who oppose it say they never
will:
The republicans did not succeed in
their efforts to have the old Stanley
Matthews resolution, declaring all
U. S. bonds payable in silver dollars,
at the option Of the government,
which was introduced by Senator
Teller, pigeon holed. The Finance
committee has favorably reported the
resolution to the Senate and there
isn't the slightest doubt that it will
be adopted with q number of votes to
spare when it is voted upon, Dor is
there any doubt of its being pushed
70 a vote. L. is in charge of Senator
Vest.
The quarterly meeting of the exc
cutlve Committee of the American
Bimetallic Union was held in Wash
lupGOH, lHiS week, iOT tue purpose OF
taxing the preliminary steps for par
ticlpation in the Congressional cam
paign of this year. Gen. A. J. War
ner, Of Ohio, rendered his resignation
"a President of the Union. on account
of his bad health, but was persuaded
to withdraw it on the promises of
members of the committee that they
would take up his work while he took
a long rest and tried to regain his
health. The committee will prepare
and issue literature opposing the ar
guments put forward in support Of
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