The daily Argus., 1874-03-14
The Republican Party's bigger Baby

and L am afraid himself in particular, with
his speech. 1t is always the case that
truths too well known are only then appres
clated and command attention when one Oh
the chief culprits parades them before the
world as naturally enough people VIII
cry out and say, 'this must be true, as
the disseminator OF it was one OF the chief
actors. .1 ....
Poor Mr.. Dawes, as is well known, is
frightened at his own success, and reminds
one very much Of Pmchs cartoon in 1851,
after Lord John Russell wrote his famous
Durham letter on no popery This cartoon
represented the diminutiye Prime Minister
as dirty street boy chalking up No
Popery" on dead-wa and then running
away, fearing the police. ..-.
Mr.. Dawes finds to his astonishment that
instead of hitting the present Appropria-
ton Committee and the Administration he
has written mo Popery" on the Republi-
can party, and he now lodges and fears
the police of his political party. He GER
tainly most piteously tries in his pointed
speech TO fix no blame to the Republican
party, yet there is the hitch. The coun-
try seems to be unanimously of opinion
that if Dawes is correct the party must
pay for the piper. Now, it is potent fact
that Mr.. Dawes only twenty-one months
ago indorsed a lot of figures got from the
Treasury, which were published by hun
dreds and thousands as q campaign docu-
ment, showing conclusively that the Ad-
ministration during Mr.. Grants term, up
to June, 1872, was the most honest, the
most economical Administration, and the
Republican Congress the most incorrupt
the country had since it became an inde-
pendent government
Now this is strange, this is irreconcilable
with statement made two months later by
the same man, showing that the whole Re
publican machinery is, as Disraeh has it,
'blunder and plunder." must really be
INDUCED in telling Mr.. Dawes an anecdote
which will be quite pat on his perplexing
situation
An old French gentleman, very rich
and very amiable, took to himself young
wife. Poor old gentleman he did not
escape the usual consequences his wife
showed all sorts of odd tancies, except the
only one Of fancying her old husband. She
fancied parrots, small dogs, Partisan cats,
monkeys, and even fancied a stalwart
strapping young negro from Martinique
for her servant In all these fancies her
loving and confding old husband gratifed
her. A few months after her latest fancy
she suddenly changed her conduct, and be,
came quite affectionate to her old spouse
She informed him one day that their hap.
py union was likely to be blessed with ar
increase. The old gentleman was Of course
the most happy man in Paris, where they
lived.
One day a strange accident happened tC
the lady. She and her husband were
driving in a carriage on the then new
rA fhar
nearing the Rue Rivoh the lady's atten-
tion was drawn to large black painted
figure, with turban on his head and pipe
in his mouth, standing on pedestal before
tobacco store. No sooner did she see
this figure than she began to shrek, got
into Mysteries, and was with difficulty
brought to her home. Doctors were called
in. They prescribed the usual remedies
asafetida, brandy, &c. The lady gradual
ly recovered, and became after day or sc
quite well The poor husband, after being
in great agonies, took only the more care
of his wife. After the usual period the
lady was delivered of son. The old gen
tlemans delight knew no bounds. and he
showed indelicate impatience to see hi.
son and heir. He entered the room, ap
preached the couch, and demanded to see
his offspring. The nurse unfolded the Gov
ers, and imagine the old gentleman's hor.
ror and surprise to find his new born babe
little ''nigger," or half negro. As soor
he could find speech he exclaimed: How
is it possible that my child should be hal
negro? / am not black you, my dear
are not black. How does this little blacl
rascal come to us p
''Ah, my dear" exclaimed the lady
you remember the strange accident tha
befel me on the Boulevard Sebastopol
when / was so frightened by the black
painted figure.
''Ha' said the husband, much relieved
so it is | do indeed remember the CIR
cumstance. But hold / distinctly re
member that that black figure had tur
ban on its head and pipe in its mouth
Where the devil is the turban and where
is the pipe p
Now my good friend Henry L. Dave!
Sahib. let me point out now the simile
Your party finds itself confined in the
year 1874 with little "ngger" The
whole country cries out that that little mig
ger ought never to have been the offsprin,
Of so pure, chaste, and white party
You. my good friend Henry L. Dawes Sa
hib, say TO the country the little niger
is the result not of the party, but the Admin
istration and the appropriations. But, sir
l distinctly recollect that you showed
these painted figures in 1872, when yol
made speeches against my late lamenteC
master Horace Greeley Sahib, as having
turbans on their heads and pipes in thei
mouths; that is, you held them up ant
indorsed them as the most virtuous, mos
economical, incorrupt administrators ant
appropriation managers since the days o
Washington.
Now, sir, if your little 'nigger" is tn
result Of the misdeeds Of the Administra
ton and appropriation, where the devil i
the turban and where is the pipe? Tha
is,where is the honesty and economy yol
indorsed for them only twenty-one months
ago2 Particularly as in 1872, when yol
held up their virtue, the appropriation
had been made for 1928, the very yea
you hold up as being that of extravaganc,
and misdeedsP
No, Mr.. Dawes, the country will no
misconstrue your speech your anxiety t
charge the little niger of 1874 on tn
fgure-heads will not do. The poor olC
Frenchman no doubt remembered ther
was strapping negro from Martin
ique in the family. The countr
Is likely to make your party
and you above ALL who have been Chair
man OF Appropriations up to 1872, respou
slble Tor the little niger of 1874, and yo
are, perfectly right in being alarmed O
your own success. m
Pardon me, my dear editor Sahib fo
talking so long to the Chairman of tn
Ways and means Committee, and beGev
me yours, ever sincerely.
ADERSEY CURIosIBHoy