The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspohdenf.l
WASHINGTON JAN. II, 1857.

his cabinet who is so wtdGed To the
gold standard as to endorse the state
ment that blmetallism-a double
standard lis am impossibillty Y That
was the question asked i'll the minds
of many when Secretary Gage sitting
beside the chairman Of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency,
endorsed that statement made by tx
Senator Edmonds, president OF the
so-called monetary conference, and
believed to be the paid attorney of
the gold ring, who appeared before
the committee in behalf of the gold
standard bill prepared by the Com-
mission. Tue question would proba-
bly, not have been askeds had not
Senator Chandler just previously sta
ted that he had NJ. Mekinley's W
word for it that he was in favor Of
bimetallism, and to clinch his state
ment added MI. Mckinley is as
good a bimetallist as | am.n If that
is true, Senator Chandler can hardly
be a good blmetallist, notwithstanding
his constant claims to be such. Sena-
tor Chandler at the anne time said
tlat Mr.. Mckinley told him that the
International bimetallism fake was
net dead, and that he intended to send
the commission to Europe again, A
considerable number of voters were
probably fooled in the Presidential
campaign by that International BIZ
metallism plank Of the republican
platform, but Mr.. Mckinley must
have lost much of the political
shrewdness with which be has been
credited if he believes it can be used
to fool them again. /
So far as they can be seen. the re-
suits eff the first weeks consideration
of the Havana treaty by the Senate
are not satisfactory to the advocates
of annexation. Last week when no
tice vas given that tile treaty would
be taken up Monday and considered
daily until disposed of, its friends
were very confident that votes enough
We're in sight to furnish the t%wo-thirds
needed for ratification, and it is lock-
ed as though their confidence was
justified. Presto, change. And rati-
tication is again in doubt, owing to
the detection of Senators who had
been counted tor it. Among those
who have changed and come squarely
out against ratification are Senators
Thurston, of Nebr.. and Gear, of Iowa,
both OF whom claim to have been in
1nenced by the sugar beet industry
OF their states and Senators Well
lngton, of Md, Spooner, of Wis, and
Macon, Of iii are now placed in the
doubtful column. Unless Dir. McKin-
ley can whip these Senators back into
line, or bride them with patronage,
into voting for an~nexation, there isn't
much probability of the Treaty being
ratified.
The boss of the big boss is what
they are calling Senator joseph. Fire
alarm Foraker just now. There isn't
the slightest doubt that Boss Hanna
owes his election to the Senate to
Foraker, Bor that he would rather
have owed 1t to any other man in the
world. Foraker was in Washington
waiting for Hanna, through Mr.. Nc
klnley, to get down and ask for his
help and agree to his terms. Hanna
thought he could buy his way through
without regard tH Foraker. At the
last minute he got ratified and notified
Mr.. Mckinley to get Foraker's help
on the best terms he could, but to get
it,. It took Mr.. Mckinley and Senator
Foraker two or three hours TO come to
terms, but in the end Foraker had his
way and had sent the telegram to
Columbus that ensured Hanna's cleo
ton to the Senate. The terms upon
which Mr.. Mckinley secured ForaLsr's
assistance for Hanna were, Of course,
secret, but they probably include
much that wonld interest OHIO repuh-
iicans and were certainly advanta-
geous personally to Foraker.
The irrepresslble Jerry Simpson in
jected a little amusement into the
close of the civil service debate in the
House by telling the ants that
whether they would be- allowed to
consider a bill for the modification or
repeal of the civil service law later on
would depend entirely on the Speak
er, OF whom he added ale is the
whole thing and runs the House,
Amid the laughter which followed
Lemnel Eli Quigg, Boss Platt's man,
tried to get funny by turning to Jerry
and asking "Have you consulted the
speakefY" Quick as a flash Jerry re-
plieds mo; he never c~onsults me
and never consult him.
The republican members of the
Senate committee on Finance want to
~pigeon-hele the Stanley Matthews
resolution, declaring that all U. s.
bonds are payable in silver, at the
option of the government, which was
offered by Senator Teller, referred to
tnls committee. They say that the
reporting of the resolution Will canse