New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-14
IRRUPTION OF THE POLITICAL cos.
SACKS.

SAChSs
The public may see the insane and
rabid appetite for the spoils which animates
the Democratic aspirants by the extraor-
binary avowals Of Mr.. l.. II. Fitzhugh,
Democratic doorkeeper of the House Of
Representatives. We have published the
genuine document. 1t has been improved
in its grammatical and orthographical
simplicity by the expurgated editions
copied into the Pico,rme. Fitz does not
seem to have been appreciated at home,
in Austin, Texas.
"Fay and myself spent the evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr last evening"
That exactly fixes the fact of tie date. Il
am great favorite Of hers, Mrs. Coxs
and Mrs. Senator Gordon" The lucky
dog "Quite contrast here and Austin,
says Fitz. We should say SO. 81 can't
turn for friends here" Unfortunate
Austin.
Ihave now fifty lsttors from my Southern
friends all parts of the South congratulate
ing me, thus wags the world, les man be
prosperous g. every man is his trieDd, must
close.
Fortunate friends from all parts Of the
SouthLwho had never known or neglect
ed Fitz The traditions beggar on horse.
back. child in a shop Of Christmas
gifts; a young lady just out of con-
ventual school, with an open letter on
/ Olympic; starving hack horse turned in
to clover field; hummer at q free feed; /;
the poor tailor's son rubbing up from an
old lamp precious gems, luscious fruits
and resplendent garments, are all but fee
bic types Of the ravenous zeal with which
Democrat fasting for years from public
Office, elbowed out of social estimation,
rushes into the enjoyment Of salary and
its perquisites. The importance Of Fitz
the doorkeeper-
1 have been trying ever since my election
to write to you, but have been beseigued
from light in the morning until one O'Clock
or two at night. l had about one hundred
& thirty appointments to make & have had
reckon without exsgeration three thou
sand applications besides men women &
children pulling & lurking me every time
would put my head out of the door of m Y
office, l have had to keep two ushers q
two to three clerks ever since the hour OF
my election in my office, & II is now five
O'clock in the morning that l have gotten
up to write write to you.
.s.lIy election was ar era besiegued by
three thousand Democratic applicants for
one hundred and thirty-eight appoint
ments." besides Democratic men, women
and children 'jurking' at Fitz every time
he ventured his official head outside OF
his door. No wonder he had to put on
an extra force. The promp:itude with
which he provides for his own household
is highly commendable, and would go
somewhat in any magnanimous mind to
palliate similar instances of domestic at.
fection with which Republican officials
have been reproached.
s.Fay" does not seem, as the name
would imply, sprite, but a lineal IN
heritor of that zeal for Office illustrated by
his papa "Fay," says the paternal Fitz--
Arrived or Saturday morning all safe
set him to work on Monday at S2lOo place
and he is the most delighted fellow you
| ever saw.
Not an hour lost except the unofficial
Sabbath.
Fay, however, does not seem to impal
his health by precipitate devotion to his
iabors. He unites with papa IN the car
riage exercise provided by generous
Demdcracy:
wish YOU could be here with me do try
& come on, the Govnt furnishes me with Z
fine turnout g. spanking pair of Horses q
before & after the house sessions q recess
7 have exclusive use of them, my coaohnal
comes down every morning for US, that !.
Fay & myself and after driving around tt
my breakfast take me to my ONCE.
Fay subsequently solaces the tolls OF
twenty-one hundred dollar appointment
by spending the evenings with papa il
the society of the Speaker and his lady.
We would infer from the devotion O.
Fitz to his friend, as from the breadth and
cordiality Of his invitation, that he must
originally have come from the hospitable
Old Dominion. He invites his core
spondent and friend to 9.
Come on & l will give you and - 8
good time. Congress is invited over to the
Centennial on friday, we will have bie
time-come back on Sunday.
This egotism of Fitz is shocking. Il,
said he, will give you good time" Bu'
the s.good time, the 'bis time" is given
by somebody else. Tom Scott, or some
other lobby railroader, gives Congress
free ticket; the servants of the House are
to be taken along; the correspondent and
friend are to be smuggled in among the
legislative valets.
Fhz subsequently urges the genial }.
W. to .'ceme over and help him" in his
Democratic labors, but still on the dead
head principle:
NV come on christmas for few days q
4 wa will have a glorious time, l have more
;nvitations to frolicks with the members
Senators than any man in Washington.
With an eye to prospective frolics' 'flt7
says subsequently:
am making up party already
4 TO come on to Texas on the adjournmt,
Cox to head it.
Generous Fitz! In the midst Of this
ecstacy comes a matter of practical
finances:
Imay draw on you for one hundred d
twenty five dollars tomorrow which yot
can draw back for on the LIST Jan, go'