The Opelousas courier., 1899-11-25
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 30. 1890.
Representative Richardson, of Tenn,
is the first one Of the four candidates
for the Democratic nomination for
speaker of tho House, which carries
with it the Democratic floor leadership
during the Fifty-sixth Congress, to
reach Washington and open hcadquar-
ters. Mr.. Richardson says he has re-
ciaved more pledges Of support than
any OF tho other three candidates
Banki,ead, Of Alabama, DcAtnord, of
Missouri, aud Sulzer, Of New York, and
expresses confidence in his success, but
the friends OF the other candidates
also express confidence OF the sue
cess Of their man in this good
ic leadership in the House. MIR. Bailey,
of Texas, has not yet reached WASH
ington, but he stated during the last
session that he would not again be a
candidate. but would support Mr..
Bankhead for the honor. Some are
predicting that there will be a deadlock
in the caucus and that the friends Of all
the candidates will compromise by
nominating Mr.. Bailey again.
IT there were any doubt about Repro
sentative Henderson having been the
administrations choice for Speaker, it
would have been dissipated by what
has occurred since his arrival in Wash
ingtOn. Almost before he had removed
the dust of travel from bis clothes, he
called at the White House to know
whether Mr.. Mckinley had any orders
to give as to the Committee assignments,
aside from the packing Of the Commit
tee on Banking and currency in favor
81 ftl s,~lD fnt,t aSn,(nry I'm .rl;.k,
was ordered last summer Mr.. Hen
Speaker, and this House, instead of
registering the will of Car Reed as the
last one did, will register the will of Mr..
Mckinley.
In order to get control of the Sen
ate Finance Committee of which a
majority have for years been silver
men, ever since the Committee was
controlled by the Republicans, the
gold wOrshipers are going to reergan-
ize the Senate Committee, giving the
Republicans nine members in those
consisting Of thirteen and seven in
those consisting of eleven. Even then
the gold men will only have q majority
of one in the Finance Committee, as
Jones; of Nevada, classed as a silver
Republican and Wolcott, of Colorado,
who calls himself a Republican bimetal-
ist, can DO counted upen to act with tho
silver men on the question Of reporting
a bill to enact a single gold standard.
are Vest, of Mo, Jones of
Arkansas, Danieis, of Va, and Chiffon.
OF Texas, all stauncli silver men. uu-
less Mr.. Mckinley gets frightened by
those Republicans who. although will.
Ing to vote fora gold standard bill if
to do so, believe it will be
policy to pass n OF the W. Of n
Presidential campaigns, such Il bill is
likely to be damned through at this
session OF Congress. 1t will depend
largly upon the attitude taken by Mr..
Mckinley in his message to Congress.
Nothing could more clearly show the
relations existing between Secse-
Gage aud the Wall street specu-
.ators, and the absolute control Of this
administration by the iAoney kings,
than the manner in which Secretary
Gage wentto the rescue of the Wall street
crowd, by purchasing $25,000,00J worth
)f government bonds. Not two hours
the order was officially issued to
Duy those bonds, Secretary Gage as
would be bought. Later he received
lis orders from Wall street, and promptly
'beyed by ordering a purchase of
ponds. When the Wall street gang
the public, the government
goes to the relief of the public,
,ut let the screws be turned a few times
N the big spectators, and the treasury
a big wad Of public money into
Vail street to ease the pinch, and the
public is expected to accept the
tatement that it is a patriotic act, done
o prevent a financial panic, when it is
yell known that it is really done to pre-. !
'ent loss on the part of the big specu-
atOrs, who do not hesitate to make sit
|ations threatening a money panic
fhenever they think it profitable to do I
0, because of their knowledge that the ,
J: 5. Treasury is behind them There
'ill come a time-it will have to come c
'hen Wall street spectators will not |
ictate the actions OF the U. s. Treas :
~, but will not come until there is an {
administration in power which does not !
Its election to money put up by the 4
spectators of the country. There .
I'll bs a chance to elect such an adj =
Illustration next year..
Although the election is over, Ohio Re !.
ablicans are still getting fat slices of e
from the official counter. One of
ie last TO be fed was Mr.. Fl. w. Hart,
young lawyer of Alliance, who has 7
cen appointed U. S. Consul, at Dus- l
Germany. considered a yerv 9
esirnble post, to fill a vacancy caused :
DEATH. Y
The statement that Boss Hanna had :,
I'D Mr.. Mckinley that he would not II
main at The head of the Republican i
ational Committee is believed to be n
more than a ruse to head off 4
'e fight against Hanna, by prominent "
epublieans. Hanna may retire, but if c
, does, it will because he knows itfy
loice of going apparently of his own !
and getting kicked out. )
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