New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-10
Gath Moralizes md illustrates.
The ski!ltu! Washington correspondent OF
he Ch;cap 90 Tribune .alks as follows:

The Chicago Tribune calks as follows:
Do you wonder that, in general, a popu.
lace like shis is in favor Ct good deal OF
;obbe,ys Plenty OF pluuder. plenty OF
schemes. plenty 0. appropriations and Fat'
listed ciaims. make rosy winter IN Wash
ing,on. This is why the man OF projections
and grabs 10 always az home here. Nobody
accuses him in lis visiting circle. The
outer papers that do, arrive only IN the
evening. when a reception, hop. round
OF calls, distracts the perusal OF them: OK
neu.rs!izes the effect. Peopls DO not lose
eersibility, but che associations which stlfn'
u!ate it. Here, neares, the seat OF power,
in tie common sanctuary Of the tribunal,
the executloner and the cuiprit.
"Will IL be a lively wllteg!'' Gays the
hotel man 20 the correspondent. -,
Lively for iseues, or for money!
.Oh, money! COnfound the issues
mo. can't see any projects which will
receive common respectful attention.
"Oh:' eays the hotel man. ''you are mis-.
taken. II the elections 60 Democratic. we
are sure 20 have iots OF good jobbery. Then
the Republicans will cay: This is our last
chance 20 squeeze the goose. 80 right III,
boys"" -,
''lts about the same. 4lat wliA oe
yindicat!on Of lioera! expenditures, as IN
the past. Why,"-ari this is a real con-
yersation, not merely representative one,-.
do you suppose any party can keep IN
power without providing tor its own re-
tainers: idon', care what party !: is. See
there!-do you know that manI
] see q man with familiar face. who
mods pleasantly, as if well acquainted.
'Tha. man l have seen tor q year, but
can't remember where met him.
"We.l. that is Priam Achilles. tho fur
-. ~, ,r f,,rp and HnhOiaferv
to the Chow.Chow Department. You think
he's lobbyist! Well, that's no matter. He
elects the congressman, Biscuicing. every
time. He's royal man. He takes Biscuit
ing right up, and runs him with his own
money. Do you suppose Bnscuiring won't
work for him to refurnish the -Chow.
the P;cadilly and the Potted Herring De.
partment of this government"
well. that's bribery!
II. isn't bribery, It's a return Of otliga-
ton. It's decent friendship. It's what IS
done in every department Of business. be-
tween the professions and throughou: So
ciety. You must maze new race OF men
to get those s.atuesGue, blood.ess politicians
Of which the books and newspapers wan:
supply"
lirical society. PAY your bills:"is the only
human commandment. Even a very large
civ, Ike SE!cGkU VI Ots Aouies "OuAA Ava
the ;mpuision Of millions OF appropriations.
az can be seen when they require new
postotfice. or pier. OF river Improvement.
Blu: here il no other source OF supply. The
commercial resources Of this place are Or
dained never TO be, unless government
creates them.
Politics is a kind of caravan. where the
Congressmen trarepor: :heig dependents to
the general fair on the oasis OF he Potomac.
Here is a Senator who brings along his
elevator man and commands This particu'
lar elevator .c he pu. up in the Washington
Monument, Or he will abolish the office OF
architect. Another Congressman comes
with his lawyer, and che lawyer mafipu'
:ates the Congressman 20 tie head OF a
committee. In shcr: time you hear the
remark. Blame that fellow, PackenEim
You can't make poin: before his committee
| withou, retaining Gihbes:' After While
Globes drifts along to De stable!
respectable citizen Of the place. and
| brings up his daughters mere. One OF
them marries Commodore Pers;mnon, and
the little PersimmOnses storm Atgiers. OF
Joppa, or Newcastle -On-Tyne. and rise te
poste2ity in monument. Then posterlty
hears in the books that Admiral Gibbes is
the grandson Of one OF the most accom-
plished and patriotic lawyers a: the seat OF
Governments gentleman too self respect.
ing and independent to take any ottce. bu'
! the adviser Of Ills government in cases in
yoIvng the greatest tde.ity.
The subject of the prize conundrum ought
/ 70 be: "IIow are you going TO reconcile
ideal morals with politicss = People won''
be conspicuously poor any more. OiogeLes
will mansard hi. tub. General Marion
/ won't eat chestnuts before British cffcer
Wasniugto vii; lie. What is the reasen
I And vet there are pathetic and ludlcrous
sides to all the buttoonry. Look at yondel
Congressman. For fourteen years he has
been a steady devotee to the science and
application OF government. There may be
I men Of more grasp and mascunnlty. 9q,
none Of that class have the activity. Ht
| literally leads the profession Of legislator
/ and is lit for nothing else, having let tht
| powers decay which do no. minister to thit
! alone. He avoided general society. and cal
/ up nights reading Lieber and Monteequieu
| and what not. Other Congresemen dis
! liked him for his seclusion, envied his pure
! fame. and were anxious 70 see him e!lp up
! He did. Like all such naturally homes
! men. he had no art in deception. His chll
Gren had grown up: school bills and bill
| for shoes came in; halt his constituency ex
| pected 70 eat dinner with him wGeH the!
| visited Washington: the artist prodigy. sh'
I country editor, the 500 clergymen. and al
the bunMers borrowed money TO return
home.
| So he awoke from his trance Of publicisn
| and Iooket: around him on tlourishing cas
| Gals, on insensate colleagues with big banl
| accounts. On parsimoniOus GeNagogues
| who used the Speak mob like wall TO-
| q trap ball. that their gabber might rebount
! to where they came from, and they THENCE
| to Congress again.
| Lend me $500" he said to some thick
| headed giant, who uses Congress like tul
| crum 20 work hie ArchiMedean lever. IL
dom: raise i. they'll fOrccloee my NOR.
| gage. They may sell out m, furniture
"Why, wha: kind Of constituents have
| you got: Can't they lind enough use tol
| you to keep the wolf away from the door
Come. III DO yo,. . service"
And 50 .tey trade in the exceptionally
| high name Of this man. who was one OF thl
| few with name to keep. instan: expeeur,
| and public resentment aiighted, not on thl
| fourishing fogues around him. but on thii
| one reputationi polished like . shield
| whitened like a plume.
! He awoke. He aroused himself.
! The barbaric horrors Of campaign broke
I round his head. They dragged his family
I into the arena in the name of reform. ac
cused him Of abusing his wife. robbing In
| dlans and ecalpinR orphans. On: OF tha
| campaign he came victoriOue. but not tht
! same man. A spirit Of resentment, rug
gedness acquired in the contest. gradua
| t;on in the business school. had been con
! ferred in This ordeal by FIRE. And. whil'
his constituents had prosecuted him for cas
cality. the following article welcomed nj
return % Washington:
IF tine Republican party is in danger o
defeat. it owes it TO such unworthy leader
| as MoorielG and Crows. who have omitted
| no opportunity 10 emblazon tie errors o
the party. and threaten it in the name o
the country people. We want no such dis
| organizers on the important committee