The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-17
WHAT LIE NARD THINKS OF HON. JOHN
A. KAssON.
A Free and Easy Pic MIC

WASHINGTON, June AO Aotf'
As the time for the dispersion Of our as
sembled wisdom draws near, longing to
take another look at them took possession
of me, and Saturday afternoon found me
in the gallery, quietly observant of my ia
yorite speakers and most effective workers
in that collection of points of order While
listening with all my ears to the debate
upon 3. Buffers amendment, which ef-
fectively kills the Civil Service arrange
ment, I remembered having seen para
graph in THE ARGUS relative to the re-
election of Mr.. Kasson. of Iowa. and which,
If | am not mistaken, conveyed the idea
that "the party" would not return him un-
less he chose to be fettered by all its dead
and dying issues, as heretofore. Now the
fact Of that geutleman's being a western
MEMBER neighbor, so to say, Of Rock
Island-has caused me to pay particular
attention to his appearance, department in
tue House, power as debater, and use
fulness generally; and l have come to the
conclusion that, if Iowa is so rich in ac-
complished and useful men as to be able to
replace him easily, the best thing her sister
States can do is to borrow some of her sons
to represent them, instead of sending the
national errand boys which now occupy
seats in the House and dispense national
pap under cover Of being the representa-
tive men Of their States,
Take it all in all there are, say, from
twenty four to thirty members who, to all
intents and purposes, do all the work done
there, and of these Mr.. kasson is one of
the most able, dligent and best informed
to be found, being, moreover, of great
weight even among his political opponents,
through the perfect mastery Of his subjects
in hand, and the evident honesty which
shapes his course. And when it comes to
defend western interests against eastern
encroachments, then the half cynical, halt
good humored member from Iowa, with
his smooth, polished sentences, eau cut
down an opponent as deity and clearly al
though every clearly enunciated, slightly
foreign sounding word were a Damascus
blade, which fact, together with his pccU
liar power for influencing his colleagues tc
agree with him, accounts for his success in
guarding the interests of his district and
State so well.
Being a member OF the Ways and Means
Committee, he took prominent place in
the investigation Of the Treasury Dept;
and he it was who remarked, after a con
Guided questioning Of Mr. Richardson, that
there was Some satisfaction in fighting &
bold, bad man but that this affair was
just like fighting a wet rag
| don't know whether this subject is Of
interest to you; but when, among a mum
Der Of useless, inefficient men, see on
distinguished for the opposite qualities, i
seems to me that he ought to be apprecia
ted by everyone who delights in seeing
the right man in the right place, anC
this is my excuse for making Mr.. Kasson
your neighbor, the subject Of my remarks
After a spell Of intense heat our weather
has moderated into the perfection of Jun,
days, making all sorts of pleasure trips, b,
water or land, a delight instead Of a pen
ance and poor, wearied humanity make
the most Of it, with never thought of thu
days to come. Every association, howcvc
small, gives at least pic mic somewhere
and there they dance, and sweat, and eat
and drink till something or other in tn
shape of a row ends the entertainment i,
a striking manner The Knights of 81
Peter held one Of these pow vows on An
alostan Island, opposite Georgetown, few
days ago, and as a friend of mine insisted
that, if nothing else, the ride would do M
good, was weak minded enough to 60
and oh the crowd ! saw,-jolly, red anC
freckled, steaming, drinking, hugging, til
the scene, together with the mercury, grey
too much for me, and ] protested that thi
glimpse Of this particular degree of knight
hood, was amply sufficient to last me 70
the remainder Of my natural life thu
causing the speedy return of our party t.
our less animated but far more ploasan
parks within the city.
There is nothing in the way Of interest
ing news afoat, and wise correspondent
are fitting from here to the different wa
tering places and summer resorts to pre-
pare dishes of dress, manners and aneC
dotes for their voracious readers, instea
Of the usual supply of Washington GOSSIP
Even the Reporters galleries of the Hous
and Senate wears a depleted look and
our Solons do not soon adjourn, their say
ings and doing will remain clothed in darl
ness, I'm afraid. LE NARD.
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