The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-03-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(t'rom Our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, March ii, 1899.


Washington, March II, 1899.
! Mr.. Mckinley hasn't gone to
Thomasville, Ca, where he will be
the guest of Boss Hanna for several
weeks, solely to get rest and recre-
alton. Not by jugfull, there Is
political schemiDg, and lot of it, In
the trip. While they are in Thomas
Vile the leading administration Sena-
tors and Representatives Will visit
them, and in addition to clinchiDg
Mr.. McKinley's denomination mex;
year, the question of whether the
administration will try to prevent
Car Reeds reelection as Speaker
of the House, will be carefully gone
over and decided. If it were only q
question of inclination, it might be
considered as already decided. Mr..
Mckinley and number of his Clos
est friends are sore on Reed because
of his attitude towards all of the
administration measures that came
before the late Congress, and would
gladly antagonize his reelection as
Speaker, if they thought they could
beat hlm, but there's the rub. They
are afraid to fight Reed. unless they
are reasonably certain OF being able
to control enough votes to down him,
because if they do SO and fail, they
know he would fight back during the
life of the fifty sixth Congress, which
will be as long as that of the admin.
istratlon.
Democrats will be glad if the Re.
publican party will endorse the claim
of Representative Cannon, of ILL.,. ,
one of Gar Reeds most obedient
henchmen, that real Nicaragua Canal
legislation, which has been COM
mended by National Conventions,
regardless Of party, was purposeiy
prevented at the recent session OF
Congress by the Republican House.
The blame for the failure of that leg.
islatIon had been placed upon Reed,
but when Mr.. Cannon says: ''For.
tunately, the House OF Representa-
tives resisted the enactment of The
proposed legislation," IN his labored
commentator of republican accom-
plishments during the fifty-fifth Con
gress. he places the responsibility or
the Republican party, and actually
gloats over it as something to be-
proud Of. VIII the National Con.
vention of his party dare to assume
the same attitude on this question!
While the friends of Gen. Miles dc
not 90 so far as to make the direct
charge that the canned meat furnish
ed our soldiers in Cuba and Porto
Rico was horse meat, although label
ed Roast Beet" they do not hest.
late to say that suspicion strongly
points that way. 1t is known thai
350, 900 csns Of the meat was bought
in Europe, where it had been shipped
from this country. The labels on the
meat said it was packed in Chicago
but the firm alleged to have packed
it. "Tbe Prairie State Packing
Co.'s said TO be unknown either ir
Chicago or to the wholesale trade oil
the country. That horse meat is be-
ing canned in Chicago and shipped
to Europe is known, and persons who
ought to know have declared that the
meat IN question was horse meat
Il the Military Court of Inquiry
really wishes to get at the bottom Of
this business, it ought not to be &
difficult matter. The contractors
who supplied this meat could be
made to tell who canned it and where
canned. The court is alredy accused
of failure to call witnesses known tC
have information tending to prove
Gen. Miles contention, and if It's
members are not careful their report
Will meet with the same reception the
country gave 10 the report of the
Alger Whitewashing Commission.
Senator Chandler, who has q repu-
tation for talking against things sup
ported by his party, but always vot-
ing with the party, has an acute at
tack of anti-trustphobia just now.
He talks against the trusts as serious
ly as though he was a good democrat
or populist, but that is no reason to
expect that he will vote against any
measures desired by the trusts which
may come before the Senate. in the
future; he certainly has not done SO
in the past.