Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-17
Rooms NATL Tx. COMMITTEE. J
WAsHISGroS, March ,, 1876. !

SIR: Cream stances over which we
have no control, aud which I need not
!!ere particularize, render it desirable
that we should III THIS Centennial year
return in so far as we may TO the econ
ony end integrity of onr fOrefathers
This is demanded Ivy the circumstances
of the nation. (Sae Republican plat
forrn) In future honesty and ef1ici.'n-
~ wifi be the sole passports to official
IN plovrnerit 10. 'Tt il to BIZ, regretted
thitt the evil of an irredee1n ,bie cur
rency tor which thh Democratic party
is strictly responsible (Ib) should
have brought dn era of speculation and
carbohydrates which the return of the
Democracy to power would convert
info a 'pnrlderhnniuui Of corruption.
90, and editorial in the New York
rribunc). The National Executives
Committec therefore urges upon You
the abs lutte necessity of returning at
once 10 the economy and integrity of
YOHt' forrfuthrrs. failure to do so
from now TIL after the e ectons will be-
regarded NJ sufficient cause for inn
peachInrnt So say we, ''all OF us. ~.
i't a' '@'f curs economically, L7".r's'
y. NJ. EDMUNDsy (W:IscIi = P.'4sD J am
,~''ss % 's'' -''@ IKE '@5 Secretary.
sI'. ST have all own the a,,t,ve to TIL -
President, who repeats his former ia''
junction, "Let no guilty man escape"
|. "Well?" said I. >" 2n''al -" f7'' Il.
"Well?" echoed Pumic-. "'t',is is.
what the id fool Belknap has brought
ON us. Here we are living IN two
rooms, the7children sleep IN trandie
bed under ours, Mrs. Purnice does her
own housework and cooking; trying 70
AZ e L : Ffltl>-
light is not as good DIS gas, but look st
the saving; besides, this iibing at non
explosive kerosene is all fooiishness.
But here comes dinner -'' '-' al
The dinner, alas! was not all that my
fancy had painted it. Mrs. Pumice
xllained that porter house steak nov
was Is cents and round only IA, aud
many little made a mickle. Ii WIS
50 hard. too. to get potatoes at th'>
time Of year, and she had given up hei
grocer because he asked Is cents for
Muscovado sugar that she could ge;
for IL next door.
1T tell you this is fearful" said
Pumice, and how to make both end,
meet don't know. wish / was like
B N Schenck, aud had a father to
AYE me d coal mine in " sconsiu."
How very sad about poor Mr..
Ftasher,"' said his wife.
Yes" growl. d her I,u,hind;"" poor
oily Flasher. He hid 81. 6O) salary.
TAD when E lIAuuds sent out his cir
cular he ret. euched. He sold Ills
horses gave mp his rooms at the Ar
lington, shook that widaw that used to
b. SO unsuitable, and tried t. .beeco
nomicaI; but he had picked up Goldfish
for breakfast yesterday and to-day and
Robson sacked HIM. Robson said |
that living beyond his means would |
attract attention to him. Said he:
You may be as innocent as I am, but |
stall people will talk; and while ] !
am, Secretary of If the Navy this !
depar tment has got to be like. Ce sar's |
wife-below suspicion just all be- |
cause that fool. Belknap," said Pumice,
bitterly, couldn't Keep his business
TO himself till next November 11T
g"How's BAbcock ?'l asked. desir- |
Gus of changing the conversation. a.a-r
"Oh, just $685." said Pumice.
They have been passing the hat for
him to day. to pay his lawyers, We |
raised 81 S21 IL our sbureau-pretty |
good wasn't it ?''' -s4g,sz, -: 81 -
1T was, indeed, for this Centennial
year." I answered. "But I thought
Bob was pretty we'll fixed?"
"Wel, yes" Pumice replied, " he
has invested about $4,000 in lots |
since 1870, and I suppose the build