The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-26
BLAINE, OF MAINE.
The Speaker a Good Den1OlishCr
"a Little Fun About q IsuiSSant
TrCnCher Knight, 2

The Speaker a Good Den1Olishcr
"a Little Fun About q ruissant
!TrcnCher Knight,
A Herald correspondent who met Mr.
Blaine at the Dclavan supper table in
Albany thus scars away Into the realms
Of the imagination in treating of some
substantial facts ir his habits and man
ners His consumption is prodigious,
not that lie loves tho vulgar food for its
own sake, but the machinery of his
system, mental and physical, requires
an enormous quantity Of fuel to keep it
going. In truth, ho is as a gigantic To-
eomotive drawing five miles Of freight
cars to baby perambulator as compar
ed with other men. Then he forge:s
half the time he is eating bis meals,
fancies he is presiding over the DELHI
crat:ons Of the House. Under this
halucination be eats alorg regardiessly,
smashing plate here aud a cotleo cup
there, with his knife for gravel. Oc-
casioDally lie startles guests and walters
alike by Il sudden rap which diminishes
the crockery stock, accompanied by a
loud vigorous exclamation. "'Fhe ques
ton is shall the bill pass all in favor
please, say aye; contrary, no-ayes
have 1.-THE bill '9is passed. - This
weight of his mind, he goes for anoth
er plate Of pork and -heans. At his "a.
yorite hotel at home the waiter is in.
structed that after two .hoursu have clap.
sed, and half ton weie Int Of pork and
beans, tripe, Goldfish balls, hominy, sue
cotash and pumpkin pie have been
cleared off the table, to sing out 81
move that the House adjoWny' where
upon the speaker breaks just ore plate
with his graveh Or rather his knife
Jumps up and proceeds to the herculear
labors with which he is ever engaged
l notice the speaker still wears that Ra
galan oyorcoat, with the wide caps
| sleeves, In, moaning against the vino
he looks as il he had wings on and was
just about to soar If he trifucated tht
toes of his shoes, shaved bis head ant
Jumped from the top of church steeple
he might be taken while in mid air fol
the great, bold and broad North Amer
ican eagle. Let us call him the eagle o
the North. What a potent title tha
would be in u canvass? It,ought to bt
patented for the. New England States
After sweeping away everything On tn
table, except the silverware, he swep
out of the room with the same grand
Iordly air Talma might have assume,
in Louis Quatorze. He is now sweep
ing onward toward the north pole H
never sleeps. He sweeps Morpheu
away with magnificent sweep of hi
hand. OF course he swept Maine. i
1 RepubiiCanismi In England.
4 The English Republican agitatol
| Bradlaugh, has written letter to d
American correspondent in London
/ giving his views of the progress an
lprospects of republican ideas in Eng
land He says English republican, club
will soon combine to form Nations
association He does not favor an a
, lance with Communists. In his opir
ion, it is perfectly lawful to dethron
the reignng family 10y Parliamentar
means. Brsdlsueh claims that republ
can ideas are having steady gruwt
throughout that country. Ii laDde
prop rietors will make liberal concess
ions. he Hopes the republic may be pos
lponed, since he regards tire land que.
ltion as the real battlefield in Great Bri
ain. He says 'The agricultural |:
borers lave beer aroused by hunge
and misery from political lethargy.-
Empty bellies think fiercely, and it vi
, require much more than Bishop {
GIoucester's sneer at agitators, or
Duke of Marlborougi,is threat again'
malcontents, to check this movemeI
among farm laborers. Que Of thel
told me the other day, There are shur
. dreds Of us who want to join you,
, you will come among us and tell {
: how BradIaugh concludes hy al
, yocatino perfect religious freedom. %