The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-30
Washington Letter.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent

Washington, ID. c., April 23, 1904.
I sought the Capitol. Within its walls
A swarm of human ants were clamoriEg,
And on it's summit golden Liberty
Looked down amused and listened to the fray.
She bent her lissome body DER the dome
And to her ear she held her hollow hand,
Like pilot in a tropic hurricane.
something must he the matter!'she exclaimed
MY Tilllnan's D0ice has struck a pensiVe key;
spooner's less stridulous, and Yankee Platt
Screams feebler; even Morgan has run down
And Grosyenor. Dashful. hrsitatcs 10 talk.
Good Heavens! Hank Cabot TO iaisetto turns;
Our Chauncey dwindIcs to II sparrow's peep;
John Sharp goes stammering down the central
aisle,
And Champ has faded to Il whisper. All"
She wept and laughed: 1.-The boys are going
home
TO fix their fences lest the floclis should stray"
This week there have been two nota-
bie expressions giving the cue to the
two parties for the campaign, one by
the Democratic leader, John Shal y
Williams, and the other by the hnuuc-
lug and somewhat grandlloqu"'t ora.
tor. Senator Doliiyer OF Iowa. The glst
of Delivers speech was that trusts may
be trusted; that there are good trusts
and bad trusts; that the benpficent trust
produces prosperity aud the naughty
trust dies of its W wickedness like an
angry scorpion. He gave Il list OF trusts
"IlNIf 10 fAS S'fV jpt
merely because they tried to Gefraud
the people. The corollary Of these con-
illusions was that trusts could not pos
sibly he an issue in The approachip1~
campaign. At this the Repnhlicaus&p-
piuuded hysteiicaE-h- YPSnn snNnf1emO-
Gratis laughed unanimously. Several
clerks will be employed for the next
six months to furnish to voters the
smooth DDlliverian conclusions. OF
curse the trusts will directly or indi-
rectly pay the scribes.
Mr.. Williams, the leadcr of the House
Democrats, charged the Republicans
with Sinking 1fnd not daring to face
the real issuesbf the campaign. This,
he declared, accounted for their run
ming home SO early. They cannot face
an Investigation of the obvious abuses
and corruption in the departments, cx-
ecutive usurpatiou Of legislative fuuc-
lions, violations of the Constitution,
and failure to pass necessary laws I'M
less those Investigations are made by
the offenders themselves. He asked why
the consplfators were not punished who
had been declared by the Supreme Court
to be guilty Of combining in the North
ctn Securities case; why the anthracite
coal trust had not been prosecuted, the
Goa, carrying railways compelled to re-
form their methods. and the frauds in
the Postotfice and Interior Departments
relcntlessiy exposed. For the first time,
he said, the President had been indulg-
ing in the prSetIce of making laws by
his official decree; and the people have
became accustomed to his habit OF eX-
ecuting only such laws as he considers
wise. Mr.. Williams appealed for reel
procity with Canada, the putting of
coal, hides, and other commodities
the free list, and for the Filipinos a
free press. free speech, and commerce
with the United States by any vessel
they may choose TO employ. He said
the air was full of issues for the cnm-
paign which he believed would retire
the Republican party from the conf
dence of the people and from its posi-
ton of trust next November.
The Democrats of the judiciary Com
of the House turned o neat trick
Wednesday to tie discontinue of
the Republicans. A majority of the
were absent and all the
were present; w~hereupon
the Democrats instantly called up, ap-
proved of, and ordered reported TO the
two important resolutions ~intro-
luced by Leader Williams. One asked
The administration why it had not pros
ecuted the coal trust, and the other in
luired why criminal action had not
been taken against the Northern Secur-
ties cODspiratOrs. AS these resolutions
had been referred to the committee as
20 a graveyard, and it was never in
tended that they should see the light,
he Republicans were deeply chagrined
md enraged. They filibustered, but
we're voted down and overruled, and
he House was asked to pass the resolu-
ions. They are now on the House cal
endar as. privileged measures, subject
be called up at any time. So it is
likely that the Republicans of the house
will be compelled to go ON record, either
q adopting these damaging resolutions
,r in defeating them, an alternative
unpleasant.