The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Washington, ID. c., News.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. Nov. 14th, 1898.

Washington. Nov. 14th, 1898.
Mr.. Mckinley ha been getting
some very bad advictas@Asn~SuiD7,
the recent race troubles in N6ftl
and South Carolina, but he has
been wise enough not to accept it,
or at least, not to try to carry 1t out.
These unwise advisers have been
trying to get Mr.. Mckinley to order
Federal troops into both of those
States, although no request for
troops has been received from the
Governor of either. He had been
told that the same section of the
United States Revised Statutes,
nnder which President Cleveland
sent Federal Troops into Illinois,
during the railroad riots, gave him
the authority to do so regardless of
the regularly constituted author
tiles of the States. He has done
nothing further than to countenance
the semi-ot1icial statement that if
any Federal official in either state
was interfered with, force of Dep
uty United States Marshals would
he used to protect them, and in case
of their inability to do so, that they
would be reinforced by Federal
troops. Some of the men ordered
out of both States, among them a
white Post Master, from South
Carolina are in Washington, trying
to pose as martyrs, and to persuade
Mr.. Mckinley to get mixed up in
their quarrel; but every one of
them would gladly compromise by
accepting an appointment in Wash
ington.
There may be democrats who are
downcast over the result of the
election, but ifso, they haven't been
seen. All those who are talking Oh
the subject express the opinion that
the party made q splendid showing,
under the circumstances, and that
reducing the republican majority in
the Honse almost to the vanishing
point, puts the democrats in bet
ter position to make a winning
fight in 1900 than they would have
been had they captured the next
House. With both branches of
Congress in their hands, the repub-
licans will be certain to make lots
of good democratic campaign ma
terial in the next two years.
The outcome of the efforts of Boss
Hanna and other McKinly boomers
to jolly "Teddy' Roosevelt into
supporting the claims of Mr.. Nc
KinIey for denomination in 1900,
by promising him that they will
support him in 1904, will be watch
ed for with interest. Before Roos-
velt was ever thought of as d
Rough Rider or as Governor of New
York, Mr. Mckinley secured Platt's
promise of support in 1900; but as
Roosevelt only put on the Platt col
lar after he had practically made
his nomination for Governor GER
tainty, in order to get Platts ma
chine to help elect him, he may,
through his power as governor, be
able to prevent Platt controlling the
State delegation to the next Nation
al Convention, thus making it i'm
possible for Platt to deliver the
promised votes to Mr.. Mckinley,
without his consent. What Roos-
velt will do, will depend, in the
opinion of those who know his
disposition thoroughly, upon what
he thinks will best promote his own
political interests and upon what
he thinks he can accomplish. Ifhe
gets the idea that he can secure
the nomination himself, the jolly
ing of the friends of Mr.. Mckinley
will have no effect upon him, what
ever. 1t is whispered that Hanna
intends to tempt "Teddy" by offer
ing to throw Hobart overheard
and make the ticket Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
Administration republicans have
already began to put out feelers to
ascertain what chance there will be
of getting an administration man
elected Speaker of the next House,
instead of Gar Reed. They
are afraid of Reed, who
is known to hold anti-adminis-
tration views on the expansion
question and believed to hold them
upon others, but they are also
| afraid to show their hand unless
certains that enough votes to con
troll the republican caucus can be
secured. Every republican elected
to the next House is to be carefully
sounded to ascertain whather he
would, if the administration desired
it, vote against nominating Reed
for Speaker. In putting out those
feelers, the name of Representative
Henderson, of Iowa, is suggested
as a possible administration candl-
date for Speaker, but care is taken
to leave the impression that no par
ticular candidates would be insist
ed on I; they only wish to ascertain
whether it is possible to defeat.
Reed.
1t is announced that the admins
tration has sent an ultimatum to
Spain, demanding immediate ac.
tion upon the demand of this gov.
ernment for the Philippines. just
why that announcement should be
made now, it ia little bit DuZZIeing.