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WAsHIN6ToN CIrY II. u, Dec. ., 1919.
Editors Of The FIRES Press
Like auchronic sore which is continually
erupting aud growing worse, sol is P. B. s.
Pinchhack. the almond colored candidate for
senatorial honors For the past two years or
more this owner of faro-bauk in Louisiana,
has been knocking at the doors Of the Senate,
pretending to claim a seat in that body, on
certificate issued by the usurper kellogg, as Gov
Every thing connected with Pinchbaek's case
has been worn threadbare and to reopen it
again seems satire on common decency.-
Ex- Senator Carpenter, Senator Bayard and
others, have completely exhausted every tenet
upon which Pinchblck claims a seat, by their
unanswerabie speeches during the last Con-
gress, aud just from the jaws Of death was ne
saved only 10 renew his claim again, by having
further consideration. thus avoiding a final
vote-pos.poned until the present Congress.
His case comes up again Monday next, though
/ il is not probable that q vote viii be reached
on that day, since all of his force are not here.
The country is quite sick Of such legislation,
and Pinch pack should be, at once, retired to
| the shades OF his own loved Louisiana Qaite
I a valuable acquisition 70 his bank lfarol ac-
/ count, however would be, a check for 500
/ OO0 the back pay due him provided he should
be seated, which is very doubtful Doubtless
| at present it is not so much the honor OF
! seat this cream colored candidate aSpires to,
as it is the Interior consideration, after aG-
mission, in the sh pc Of that check.
| The Tribune. started about u year since by
/ the society printers who we're "ratted" ont Of
( the Chronicle Office. aud. at once launched into
/ popular favor by It's bright. spicy articles, aud
/ excellence, has been sold out, 50 we hear. tn
( ex-Gov. ~ r. Shcpperd for the sum of So
\ 600 and Dr. f. + Howe, Chief Clerk To the
| District Commissioners, installed as business
/ Manager If To own the major part of all the
new houses that have been built within the
! past two years; 10 huy the m 1T eligible pro-
| perty for sale in this District; to be able 10
| build one Of the finest private residences. and
own the largest corner 9Th and Penn. ave-
nue) in this city subsdize the entire press:
( buv up those for sale, and, IN fact own every
thing worth owning, is natural consequence
by holding the reigns for two years over now
oppressively taxed people. Verify, we say,
the Office of President Of this Republic-Gud
save the mark alone from its hOnoTS. prob
ably, presents bat slight charms TO our am
biton, provided we could only set a wo years
lease as Governor Of this Territory. Notwith-
standing, He that haSteth tn be rich hath ar
evil eye" To this injunction we would
forever be as sealed book for while we
have implicit faith in the Good Book and It's
teachings caudor for which we are more noted
than ior our religions piety, compells US to
state that we must invariably seek the aid oil
our friends, whenever we desire to quote it.
The message Of the President is something
longer than usual, and gives evidence of rather
more thought, and goes more generally int
details than did any Of the former ones, On
the whole it is very commendable. The
press however, are little diversified upon it.
approving certain portions and condemning
others The Philadelphia Press says "Presi-
dent Grants penultimate annual message re-
calls forcibly the farewell address Of General
Washington and the Philadelphia Times
states: The message is manly, sincere and
statesman like in most respects, with con-
siderable vein Of pitiahle thirl-term demogo-
gism on schools and sectarianism."
JEFFERsONIAN.