The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-07-20
Washington, ID. c. News.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1901.


WASHINGTON, july Is, 1901.
That there are number of re-
publicans, some of them prom
inent, who would like to prevent
the election of Dave Henderson
speaker of the next House is GER
tain, but it is equally certain that
there are not enough of them to
do it. Consequently the stories
of an organization to try to de-
feat Henderson are moonshlne.
Politicians do not knowingly but
their heads against stone walls.
If there was even lighting
chance to beat Henderson, the
fight would be made, but as there
isn't, the men who dislike him
most are likely to be found shout
ing the loudest for his nomination
by acclamation in order that they
may not be left out when he dis
tributes the Committee plums.
Personally, Henderson favors tar
iff reform of some sort, although
he probably does not go as far as
Representative Babcock, but what
his personal opinions are will not
affect the result, as he has Il record
showing that there is never any
difficulty of his being completely
controlled by party bosses. That
is one reason why his reelection
was assured before the adjourn
ment of the last Congress. The
bosses know his measure and do
not care to take any chances with
a new man.
Democrats have done great
deal of talking among themselves
about the Ohio democratic plat
form, but few of them care to
express opinions about it for pub
lication. One of the exceptions
is Representative Bankhead, of
Ala, who said Of it: "The Ohio
platform is all right, and should
receive the support of every DEM
ocrat in the Buckeye State. 1t
conforms to existing conditions
and states the issues of the cam
paign in language clear enough to
be understood by anyone. | sup
pose the republicans thought the
democrats would reaffirm the
Kansas City platform and renew
allegiance to Mr.. Bryan and all
that sort of thing. But they were
fooled. Mr.. Bryan, | am salts
fed, is as, popular with the dem
ocrats of Ohio as he was in 1896
and in 1900, but there was no
need or necessity to discuss him
in the State convention. 1t would
have added nothing to have
placed free silver in the platform,
and it might have caused a divi-
sion in the ranks. As it is, the
Ohio democrats have agreed to
bury the past and have formed a
line of battle on conditions
that have arisen since the last
: campaign. I believe as conven-
tions are held in other States, the
people will witness the democratic
, leaders following in the footsteps
of the Ohio democrats. The
democrats of the South have the
greatest respect for Mr.. Bryan
and he can always depend upon q
royal welcome when he comes
= among us. 1t does not signify
+ that he has lost popularity when
the democrats in convention de-
, cline to mention in State plat
, forms the issues as set forth IL
the late national convention
We must meet changed condi
tions and that cannot be done by
sticking to the issues of the past
AS to Immediate national issues
!, Mr.. Bankhead said: "The re-
publicans seem to be divided OF
+, the question of tariff revision anc
the adoption of reciprocity
treaties. [ am in favor of tariff
+ revision and it must come sooner
! or later. I am opposed to trusts
and believe the only way to xii
the trusts is to pass a revenue
6 tariff. Havemeyer says that thu
l tariff is the mothrr of trusts, ant
!; he ought to be good authority