The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1898-04-30
start for Cuba.

last week, provides for four Maj Gen
erals, and the impression is general in
Washington that Fitz Lee, and Joe
Wheeler, of Ala, will be rendered
commissions of that rank. "Teddy"
Roosevelt, the scrappy Assistant Sec
retary of the navy. viii resign that
position in order to serve on Eitz. Lee s
staff in Cuba.
When once our army gets in Cuba
!: viii make short work of whipping
! he ;SDauiaris, but several weeks must
elapsc before that army can be gather
ed on the southern coast, preparatory
to embarkation for Cuba. Until then
we sh, have to content ourselves
with tn knowledge that our warshlps
will Civ, a good account of themselves
in any engagements they Win nave
either with the Spanish forts in Cuba
or with the Spanish wa,ships; and we
may as well also prepare ourselves to
hear of the occasional csptur. of an
American merchant ship on the other
side of The Atlantic by the Spanish.
We can hope that the boastful Span
ish navy will come over and fight
our ships, but there are no indications
now in sight that it will do so. 1t
looks as though as we will have to 60
after them when we have captured
Cuba. But Cuba comes FIRST.
The bonds authorized by the war
revenue bill reported to the House
from The Ways and Means committee
are coin bonds-the gold idea had to
be abandoned by the few who enter
! tanned it-heAring 8 per ceut interest
$500, 100000 is the amount, TO run
from ten to twenty years at the pleas
ure of the government. The issue of
500, 100000 in 3 per cent treasury
certificates of Indebtedness is also
authorized. The bill makes increases
in the internal revenue tax OF beer
and manufactured tobacco, and pro-
vides for new taxation, costly by stamps
similar to the system in vogue jusf
after the war, that will it is estimated
add 500, 900, ,0G0 year to the gov
ernment's revenues.
There IS very little doubt that the
witty speech Of Private joan Alien
of Miss. shamed enough republican
members of the House to save the seat
of Representative Carmack, of Tenn,
which was contested by Josiah Pat
terson, who ran against him as gold
democrat and was supported by re-
pubIicans. Six republicans voted. for
Carmack ana number did not vote at
all. 1t had been understood that the
| solid repubiics., vote had been pledged
to Patterson by Gen. Grosvenor and
other leaders of the party, but after
John Allen had shawn up in his Own
iuImitable manner ne ziszag fnsncial
career of Josiah Patterson, emphasizing
his points by string Of his best stories
the vote was taken and Josiah was
defeated by vote of 159 to 12o.
"A long story might be told about
the Lightning cabinet change, in which
editor Charles Emory Smith succeed
ed Merchant'James Gary as Post
master General, but if so old all enemy
of Smith as Senator Quay was willing
to keep quiet and even move that
Smiths nomination be confirmed by
the Senate, surely Others can DO so. a
least until after the war is over. jus
now nothing is wanted that will no
add to the strength OF the government
the first and greatest demand ia tina
no time be lost in fighting the war to
victorious end.
} Another change IN the Cabinet
r pending. John Sherman has got t
1 90. He would have gone before now
e had it not been for the desire OF MI
e Mckinley to put Mr.. Day in his place
There is kick against this from nun
r erous. influential republicans who thin
It the position several times too larg
o for Mr.. Day. As soon as the matte
'e can be amicabiy arranged MIR. She
st man will resign, on the plea that Il
he work Of the Secretary OF State dur'i
ID war times is too hard for man
ly his age.