The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-08-09
Washington Letter,


been watched with greater interest
by the party leaders in w Washington
than the Iowa state convention.
The fact that Secretary Shaw,
Secretary Wilson and Director of
the Mint Roberts all had voice,
personally or through their repre-
sentatlves. in the convention added
the weight of administrative IN
dorsement to the proceedings. 1t
Is further understood that II was at
he directly expressed wish of the
President that the tariff plank, as
framed IN the Des Moines platform,
was adopted. While that plank
expresses, in the most conservative
terms, a sentiment In favor of tariff
revision. 1T Is believed here that
such an expression coming from
Iowa will have lis effect on the
national policy and that not only in
the fall campaign but In that of
1904, the Republican party will
stand for moderate tariff revision.
The more radical, IN their views,
express the belief that the short
session Of the Fifty seventh Con
gress will, as result of this action,
appoint commission or sabcom-
mlttee of the Ways and Means Com
mlttee, TO sit during the summer
and draft a tariff bill to be con
sidered during the first session of
the Fifty-elght Congress. That
tariff revision Will be posslb dur
ing the short session no Republican
believes. The Democrats, on the
other hand, clam that if the Re-
publicans are really IN earnest they
will rush through a bill which will
remove or reduce the duties on
trnst-made goods. even though
they are obliged to defer more
extended consideration to the next
Congress.
A subject which Is attracting
considerable interest in Washing
ton Is the proposed reorganization,
on new and broader lines, of the
Union Veterans Union. Hereto
fore admission to this society has
necessltated, on the part of the
candidate for admission, that he
have servel at the front daring TIL e
Civil War. 1t IS now proposed 10
open the membership to ali soldiers
and their immediate descenden,s,
and possibly to members of the
National Guard. 1t has been claim
ed that Notwithstanding the fact
that the G. A. r admits members
of all political parties to is rank,
1t has been and is, To all lntents
and purposes, a Republican organ
Ization, while 4. il hoped to make
Of the Il. V. u. Sc cret soele!,
which shall have but single aim
and that the espousal of the inter
ests of the soldiers, their wives and
families. The chief promoter o.
the proposed changes is General r,
G. Dyrenforth, now national com
mander OF the u. V. u but he il
ably assisted by Private Dalzell
Colonel Strattan Of the Post Offic,
| Department and Others.
| Speaking of the aims of the u
Nv. e., as he interprets them
General Dyrenforth told your cor
respondent that he desired to Sc
the new organization a politica
unit for the benefit of the veteran
] especially. "The new organization,
SAID the General, ''will be neithe
Republican nor Dem ocratlc but vii
throw its weight of numbers All
votes in every national state an
municipal election IN favor Of tn
candidate who will pledge hlmsel
TO favor the Interests of the soldier
his widow or orphans and, viii
some members might vote the RI
publican ticket in one place, other
might vote the Democratic tlckt
in another. The single object, til
{ iurtherance Of the interests Of III
veterans, will be the aim Of the
Y. u.
n HInterest is being awakene
s throughout the country in tn
movement, as there Is not yillae
in the land that does not conta
$ some veteran or his relIct. 1t