Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-06
BATH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1910

American President furnished with plain, sub
stantiai, American manufactures? Is this the pol
icy that Mr.. Van Buren, proposes by which we
to protect domestic industry from foreign compe-
tition VIII he adopt the strange mode of con-
ferring benefits American artisans by trans
porting their money to reward the artisans of
England, France, Belgium and Saxony' What
will the American wool grower say to his plan
How will the American weaver relish that? To
correct and punish this outrage against Ameri-
can skill and American industry, rely with full
confidence on the friends and patrons of Amcri-
can manufacturers and mechanics.
With your permission, Mr.. Chairman, / will
now again conduct you to the first story of the
palace, where shall enter the great "Court
Banquetlng room, in which | can promise you
sight that will be "good for eyes" 1t is
genuine Loco Foco's dinner table--set ont, ar
/, ranged in order, and duly prepared to receive the
Court guests. In the first place, however, must
inform you that this table is not provided with
those old and questionable dishes, sshog and
hominy," ''fried meat and gravy" "scknitz, knep,
and sourcrout," with mug of ehard cider"
No, sir, no. Ali these substantial preparations
are looked upon by gourmands, French cooks, and
Loco Foco Presidents as exceedingly vulgar, and
fit only to set before "Bank Wings" and men
Gas the Globe eloquenty expresses it) "who a
dept the maxms and principles of COOLERS and
tinkers." But the true orthodox, democratic
viands, with which genuine Loco Foco furnish
es his dinner table, consist in massive gold plate
and French sterling silver services, blue and gold
French tambours, compotiers on feet, stands for
bonbons, with three stages, gllded French pla-
teams, garnshed with mirrors and 2arands, and
gaudy artificial flowers. During the apostolic
days, the saints were commended to ''eat what
set before them, asking questions but
if any good Christian man should, by mistake,
find his way to a table thus furnished, and should
incline to obey the precept according to its letter,
! hn yuoul1 ain1 hav hard fare If If Hp
might perhaps sustain famishing humanity by
browsing artificial flowers and wreaths, or,
paradventure, by touching with the tongue the
saccharne compotiers and bonbons, somewhat
after the manner Of the very commendable usage
said to have prevailed at an early day among the
inhabitants of Undertook, Of suspending by
cord large lump of sugar Immediately over the
centre of the table, so that it might swing round
to the guests alternately Albeit, sir there is no
food for the palate placed upon this Loco Focos
table, there is feast of gold for the eye that
would have satiated King Midas himself. And
although the wood of several large forests was
not cut down to dress the vctuals for this Tam
erlane banquet, yet it required the enormous sum
of ELEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
AND NINETY ONE DOLLARS AND THIR-
TY-TWO CENTS OF THE PEOPLES CASH
TO BUY THE TABLE CURVATURE"
You seem amazed, Mr.. Chairman. Do not be-
lieve that ! speak not the swords of truth and
soberness." l have now in my hands, sir, the
''offcial vouchers" which show the expenditure
of every dollar of that large sum, and that the
whole amount thereof, with the exceptions of
81, l25, expended since the days of the plain,
frugal, economical, republican, retrenching
formation, Jackson and Van Buren, commenced
And here, in my place, demand, in the name OF
my constituents, that the Committee the Ex-
penditures on the Public Buildings make a report
to this House, and communicate copies, not only
of the vouchers on this subject, but all the vouch
ers in relation to expenditures for the Presidents
house, furniture and grounds; that they may be all
spread before the People in s'oficial form. =
This everlasting leakage from the Peoples strong
box must be stenched.
But l will exhibit to the committee the various
bills which from the aggregate of 81 l9l 81 for the
table service of the democratic President.
will, in the first place bring to the notice of the
committee the bill for the French sterling silver
plate and gilt dessert set, bought from Russian
beman de NJ. lie General Baron de I'ayll, resident
Minister, fhis Majesty the Emperor Russia at lis
bon for the OF four thousand three hundred and
eight dollars, and eighy-two cents.
The silver plate consists of soup t1reens, sauce
boats plates dverses grandeus, bottle stands, soup
ladies', SC. &C. &c, three hundred and thrty-eght
pieces.
The gilt desert set is composed of table spoons,
sweetmea Spoons tea coffee spoons, knives, forks
&c. &c. one hundred and forty pieces.
The following receipts are endorsed on the bill for
the silver pate and guilt service:
'Received June 30, 1888, four thousand three
hundred and eight dollars elghty-two cents, being in
full for the within service of plate.
" ~ - GEO. W. SOUTH"
81 certify that have received into the President's
House all the articles contained in the within service
and they are intended for the of the Presidents
House. J. BOULANGER.
"Washington. July 1, 1883"
1t may be proper to remark that pure gold ia
generally considered too ducile and soft to manuac-
ture into knifes forks and other utenslals, which
quire some degree of frmness or want of pliabity.
The gilt or gold service, therefore, used in the pal
aces Of kings and at the castles of wealthy noble
men in Europe, composed ola slight substratum of
silver, thickly plated or overlaid with pure gold
And hence, presume the gilt service Of the Presi
dent was manufactured after the same manner. No
honest democrat, however, by taking up the var-
GUS articles of which it consists, would be led to
doubt a moment that they are made of gold. with
out any alloy. They may be pure gold, though
am inclined to believe otherwise inasmuch they
were procured from one of the great mobiles of the
Russian Empire.