St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-29
Fresh Items of Interest from the
Political Center of the
United States.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Cubans Visit the Capital and Con-
denim American OficiaIs-Unpopu-
Iarfiy of the Industrial Commis-
sfon-RooseveIt's Apology spoiIs
I'm Sight.
[speclal Correspondenee.l j

IQe president CAME all the way from
Canton to Washington to welcome the
Cuban school-teachers who have been
visiting in this country.
~ Many of these teachers are men.
They were brought here at consider
lble expense in order to impress them
favorably with the institutions of this
country and the way government is ad-
ministered by President Mckinley.
1t was another republican disappoint-
ment. The Cuban visitors are enthu-
siastic democrats, and do not hesitate
to say that the Mckinley administra-
ton has failed to keep its solemn
pledges made to Cuba.
The Cuban teachers attended a white
house reception and were permitted to
shake the hand of Imperialist Will
liam, but not word of commendati tion
could be extracted from them in re-
gard to the administration s. manage
ment in Cuba.
'The resources of our beautiful is
land have been drained to pay lot OF
American officials who are more
naughty and insolent than our former
Spanish masters" said one Cuban.
sour island is desolate. The people are
too poor to go into farming or manu-
featuring for themselves, and there is
no encourag cement for the investment
of outside capital. We have had enough
OF McKinleyism. The Cubans hope to
see Bryan elected. He will carry out in
good faith the pledges made by the
United States.
Our people would not have been so
bitter against Mckinley continued
this Cuban. a man of high intelligence
and fine culture ''if he had shown any
disposition to investigate the postal
frauds and punish the offenders. But
what has been done? The committee
appointed by the senate contents itself
by calling on the war department. for
a detailed account of all disbursements
and then adjourns to meet at the call
of the chairman. There is no indica-
tion that the war apartment is prepar-
ing any such report. tits clear that the
postal scandals. are not to be investi-
gated before election. Neely is to stay
in New York and Maj. Rathbone is liv-
ing in luxury in Havana. Things of
this sort make the Cubans discomfort
ed. We put our trust in the United
States, and it's chief executive makes
no move to protect us when We are
robbed by hisiservants." II IS criticism
is just, but it was not " lat the ad-
ministration expected VIII n it took
such trouble to welcome the Cuban
teachers TO Washington.
Unpopular with Labor.
The industrial commission is begin
ming to realize that it is not popular
with organized labor. The commission
sent an agent from Washington to in
terview the Central La Dor union of New
York about wages. and conditions of
employment. The agent was met with
a fat refusal to give any information
which might, and probably would be,
used to the disadvantag of organized
labor. The representatives. of the va
rious unions called attention to the ed
iting of testimony by the commission
and its attempt to justify the atrocities
of the bull pen in Sdaho. Senator Kyle,
the head of the commission. made him
self conspicuous by his opposition to
the eight-hour bill in congress.
The carefully edited reports of the
industrial commission are being sent
out by the republican campaign man
ayers with a view to convincing the
working people that the information
was gathered by persons friendly to
their interests. It will not do. Wage
workers have known for more than a
year that the industrial commission,
like the bureau of statistics and the
census, is only an adjunct to the re-
publican national committee. It's re-
ports are neither impartial nor accu-
rate,
RooseveIts apology.
Roosevelt has been made to under
stand by Boss Hanna that his. ST. Paul
speech was very hurtful to the repub-
lcans. His wholesale denunciation of
the democrats stirred up even Gen.
Palmer, candidate of the gold demo-
Gratis in '96. Gen. Palmer objected TO
being labeled as one of a class who
''stand for lawIessness and disorder, for
dishonesty and dishonor, for license
and disaster at home and cowardIyi
shrinking from duty abroad"
So Roosevelt takes the opportunity
to make most humble apology. He
eats his own words with the weak ex-
planation that they were only intended
for the class of democrats who con-
structed and stood upon the Kansas
City platform.
Well, that's the only kind of demo-
Gratis there are now. The gold demo-
Gratis couldn't rally enough to hold even
the shadow Of a convention and make
a nomination. So Roosevelt's attempt
at apology placates no 5. one and
estranges some. like Palmer, who
would have voted for Mckinley. Tt is
to be hoped that Hanna will turn
Roosevelt loose soon. He will make
democratic woes everywhere he goes.
His truculent style Of abuse will also
add TO the republican stay at-home
vote. There are thousands of repub-
licans who wit refuse to aid in the
to put Roosevelt into any po-
sition of prominence. To be sure, the
vice presidency carries with it no very
onerous duties, but it's incumbent
should be . Eaaa of fexperience, dignity