The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-07-12
Washington, ID. e., News.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July Z, 1902.


Before he left Washington for
his home in Georgia, Senator Clay
spoke most encouragingly of the
prospects of the democratic party
at the coming elections. He told
Inc that he believed the ''let we'll
enough alone" slogan, of which Mr..
Hanna was the author, was prac-
tically worn out, and he did not
believe that, as the people came to
realize that ''let we'll enough alone"
meant s'let the trusts take all they
desire and let the people have what
is left," they would continue to lis
ten to the platitudes inspired by
the Senator from Ohio. Senator
Clay also believes that the passage
of the ship subsidy bill by the SEN
ate, Notwithstanding that the meas
ure was so iniquitous that a num-
Der of the leading republican sena-
tors felt compelled to vote against
it OH conscientious grounds, will re-
suit in disaster to the republican
party. Especially is this true when
taken together with the fact that,
as is we'll known, the bill was not
pushed in the House because it was
felt that it would prove inimical to
the interests of the party in the fall
elections, but, on the other hand,
was retained in committee, from
which it can be reported and passed
as soon as the elections are over.
In word, the Georgia Senator
does not believe that ''you can fool
all of the people all of the time," or
even q majority of them.
Another charge, which in the es-
timatien of the Senator from Geor-
gia, the people will bring against
the republican party will be their
unwillingness, or incapacity, to leg
islate in the direction urged by
President Roosevelt and demanded
by a large faction of the party it.
self. In his message to Congress,
the President laid especial empha-
sis on the necessity for so legislat-
ing as to create federal supervision
of trusts aud make their affairs
public. In private conversation
with the leaders of his party he
urged them to frame bill which
would make the Sherman antitrust
law effective, but without result.
The House and Senate committees
on Judiciary both refused to report
any such law. With great combi
nations of capital putting up the
prices on everything the people are
compelled to buy, from food to fuel
and clothing, and the party in pow
or refusing to take amy effective
means to prevent the hardships
thus imposed on the people, ricf
AND poor alike. Senator Clay pre-
diets that the people will fine
"nothing we'll enough to lot alone
Senator Vest, who, perhaps, may
be said to belong to the old school
, does not regard the fall election
with as much hope as his colleague
from Georgia. Speaking on tht
i prospects, Saturday, the "Littl
= Giant from Missouri" said: cit j
E useless to protest against the Phil
: ippine policy now. If the republi
, can leaders can continue the pres
n ent boom they will carry the fal
elections and the next presidentia
!. election. Of course they are in a
!, lance with the trusts. That IL
= thinking man can deny. The Suga
Trust, for instance, was powerfr
4 enough to defeat the House bi
r +. providing for reciprocity with Cub;
and in their general legislatio
they have shown conclusively the
y intention not Ito attack the trust
:, in any way. Nevertheless, viii
q the farmers and manufacturers col
e tinue to- receive high prices fl
q their products, the republican part
3 will continue to remain in powe
a As to the fall elections, | am n
ID certain that much would be game
it by the democrats if. they carrie
"a the House. Sooner or later q fina
J. cial reyulsion is bound to com
and if it should come while t
democrats were in possession of t
ty House the politicians would p'
suade the people that the den