The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-02-15
WASHINGTON
LETTER
Interesting Correspondence From
v The Nations Capital City
AN ELECTION LAW

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Crowinshield Now on the Re-
Hired List. ia l
Washington, ID. O.--Repressatatise
Lanhsm, Of Texas, Demeefatic men,
ber Of the House Judiciary Commit-
tso, presented q minority report on
The bill for the protection Of tho
fresidrnt against assaults and con. !
spirsoy. While agreeing with the
fisa thas the United States should
not bo made an asylum for anarchists
and those who oppose organized gov
srDmsnt. yet he ,dissented from Civ
Ing the President protection not ao-
erded to other citizens. AS to this,
be said: tp a 4f
az deny the proposition that one
honest and law-abiding mans life 10
any more sacred than that Of another.
ANY officer Of our government 10 but
ths servant Of the people and the
servant cannot be greater than the
Lord. The holding or possession of
ofloe does not of itself render any
man improbable or immune from hu.
man fraiities and impsrfections. Pub
Ito men among us can do wrong.
There In no suoh thing as royalty or
titled nobility or hereditary peroga-
tivss in the United States With us
there are no ARTIFICIAL distinctions
and one good man Ia as good as an
other, and as mnoh ssnctity surrounds
the life Of one as 1t does that OF an
other. The murderer Of the humblest
sitizen In our land Is just as heinous,
just ~ felonious as that of the great
est or most distinguished. Murder 10
marder upon whomsoever inflicted,
and human life by whomsoever on i
,oyed The lifo Of the highest officer
ia the country or that of any ambas- 4
sador of a foreign government is no
more precious in the sight of God
and republican mon than is that Of |
The hnmblest and most Insignificant
resident of our great republic"
He points out that Booth Guiteau
sad Ozolgoss, presidential assasins,
have met death. He holds also that
the state should deal with the subject
and that this federal law would prob.
ably magnify the Importance Of az.
sassiHation In the distempered fancy
OF those seeking to destroy rulers.
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The bill supported by number Of
Sonthern Republican representative
proposing strong federal election
law against intimidation, ballot box,
frauds. etc., was considered by the
House committee on election Of Pres.
dent and Vice President. Messrs.
BArshold, Of Missouri, and Gibson Of
Tennessee, who have assisted in
framing the proposed bill, were heard
on the extent of the election irregu-
iarities In their states and elsewhere
in the South. They explained the al
legged partisanship Of election boards
% made mp by the governors, and
also cited recent decisions of the
courts, which showed they contended
shat the judicial branch took rather
ienient view Of ballot box irreguari-
Ties. Mr.. Gibson said it as bad enough
TO deny the franchise to the negro,
but when the white man also was de.
MED the franchise the situation be-
came intolerable. This drew a spirit
ed rojoinder from Representative
sulloway, Of New Hampshire, who
maintained that black aud white
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The members of the Louisiana del |
eEation have pctitionod Secretary
Wilson Of the department. of gricui-
ture to prepare and publish special !
bulletin bearing upon the agricul-
tural products Of tho state of Louis
lana Secretary Wilson has done
much to develop the rice industry Of
me state, and In many ways has
shown great interest in the agricui-
tnrai industries Of Louisiana.
hesr Admiral and Mrs. Sohley ar.
nved In Washington Saturday from
their Western and Southern trip, and
went at once to their apartments In !
the Richmond. The severe cold from
which the admiral has been suffering
has greatly improved.
Two hundred and eighty clerks In
the census bureau were dismissed
Saturday on account of the gradual
complstiou Of the work. There will
% . large number Of dismissals DUR
Ing the NEXT few weeks. t9igel
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Cuban Workmen's Appeal. Z
Washington, Feb. 10. Secretary
Root received the following dispatch
from Havana; An assembly Of dele
gates from ali the Havana cigar fao-
tories, representatives of nearly one
hundred Thousand workmen, unani-
mcusiy agreed TO support the claims
o. the Cuban Commissioners at Wash
ington, considering II the only salva-
zion OF the country. Particulars by |
mail through Wood. . d
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RHX HOLDS ifiQH CARNIVAL.
The King Arrives at New Orleans
and Festivities Begin.
New Orleans, Feb. 10. The week
oi real merrymaking has arrived and
.ne oily Is crowded. with strangers
'ron all over The country who will
Vie with Aha s.nn..t.