The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1900-03-03
Washington, ID. c., News.
ON our Regular Correspondent.

Washington, Feb. rs, 1900.
! The Democrats of the House
have q right to claim the
amendment of the Porto Rican
tariff bill, which the Republi-
cans were compelled to make at
the eleventh hour in order to get
the Republican votes needed to
pass the bill, as party triumph.
The firm and united attitude of the
Democrats was what enabled the
Republican objectors to force the
amendment of the bill.
AS predicted, the gold standard
bill reported from the Conference
Committee is little bit worse than
either the House or Senate bill.
It contains every Objectionable fea-
ture that was in both, and has
made most of them more objection
able. AS the Republicans have
the votes, the Conference bill will
probably be rushed through this
week. It has already been agreed
that the Senate shall vote upon 1t
Thursday.
Quay is in sight of success. A
test vote made it sure that he will
get the seat when the final vote is
taken. A number Of Democrats
will vote to seat him as u matter OF
principle.
Senator Butler, Chairman OF the
Populist National Committee, ex-
presses the opinion that the at
tempt to create friction between
the Democrats and Populists will
fail. Speaking of the nomination
of Col. Bryan, Senator Butler said:
"Bryan will be the choice of three
elements, the Democrats, the Pop
ulists and the Silver Republicans.
The two latter will meet on the
same day, if present arrangements
are carried out, and will in all
probability unite upon the same
/ candidate for Vice-President."
Representative Richardson, the
Democratic leader in the House,
has by new resolution, added the
steel trust to the sugar trust, the
tin trust, and the oil trust, the
products of which previous resolu-
: tions authorize the Interstate Com
merce Commission to prohibit the
transportation of Interstate Trans
portation lines whenever they have
knowledge that the prices asked
for the goods produce profit in ex-
cess of per cent on the actual cap
p ital invested in the trust which
: controls them.
Mr.. Mckinley has rendered
+ places on the new Philippine Com
; mission to two gold Democrats
Gen. Luke E. Wright, OF Tenn.
, aud Mr.. Henry G. Ide, of Vermont
: Inasmuch as both of these gentle
: men are supposed to endorse the
: financial as well as the foreign pol
. icy of tue Republican admlnlstra
tion, it is farcical for Mckinley tc
expect the Democratic party te
recognize them as it's representa-
tiyes on the Commission. 1t il
I equally farcical to label the new
Z Commission partisan, Whea
L -Ieyerybody knows it to be thorough
Ell ly imperialistic.
" Although the Wisconsin Demo
J, Gratis made strong and almost
|. winning fight for Milwaukee, non
!. of them have shown the slightes
n disgruntlemeut over the choice o
!. Kansas City for the National Con
is yention by the Democratic Nation
;, al Committee. Like all other goo
!. Democrats, they believe in maJorlt
!. lrule, and accepted the vote OF tn
Committee as ending the contrc
> versy. It is the same WITH tnos
% Democrats who advocated holdln
+ the convention ahead of that OF To
Republicans. Upon second though
- - every Democrat recognizes no
:, fitting it is that the party yhIe
= stands for the true America1 COZ
e struction of the Declaration pf Ii
. dependence and of the Constipation
~ should hold its National 66onvel
70 ton on Independence DaySsa,n,
le indianapolis has been nancy
@ the place and Sept. 5 as the i'm
e. for holding the National Convex
ton of the Association OF Dem
cratic Clubs, by the Execgtl'
n Committee of the Association.
re Senator Vest thus sized up I'll
n Republican policy in a sho
I'd speech: aThe proposition that IL
ch i. S. can hold territory as q col
o. aial possession and it's people
ht yassals, is the most prepostero'
so and dangerous that has ever BET
ed advanced in the course of my pu
ho lie life.
~ IT'S the Confidence One Zee