The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-04-14
THE LOBBY.
rHE MEN WHO HAVE THE GHEATEsT
INFLUENCE ON LE@lsLATIOa
AT WASHINGTON.

b eWashington Corrgsippn'Ien'o Times in''a'eip"'"
4 Winding in and out through the long, de-
Txnra r,ossaaes crawling through the cor
\ ssidofs: trailing its slimy length from gallery
10 committee room, ut last it lies stretched at
Full length on the ii9ors Oh congress -thls u
HE lobby. It is true Senator Thurman Is Oh
Ct1and fully equipped with his judicial arrows;
Out what Is Thurman-dear old ThurmaI,-in
Ithe face OF such foe2 From the gallery
the statesmen. Philadelphia's charming
Daughter fair, fat and forty-ernbraces them
with eyes whose seductive powers have only
I11een intensified by years A luscious, mellow
banana! Juicy, melting peach. d. golden goiiaie,n
coral strand comes the $4,000 cashmere wrap
fhat snuggles close to her fair shoulders.
diamonds, brilliant as the stars In Orions
jewaled belt, adorn her dainty. ears, whilst
ailk. satin. velvet, feathers and laces prove
what railroad can do when its funds are ap-
piled In the proper direction.
To-day O remarkable set OF men are en-
|ployed In digging, burrowing, and blowing
. up Senatorial rock-men whose faces seemed
carved out OF the very granite that kissed the
keel Of the Mayhower many years ago. Is IT
possible that all the iron endurance and
savage aggTessiveness 30 necessary TO make
/ indorIftabIe characters, has been entirely alb
sorbed by the railroad kingsY
In the Senate wing, in room 80 perfect In
/ It's appointments that 1t might be mistaken
for o jewel casket, may be seen jay Gould,
the Napoleon OF the hour. small picture,
hut great deal Of time spent ON the work:
tow, elaborately and how exguisitely finished
About the height Of the Little Corporal, but
more delicate and slender. rare head, well
rounded, with ears such as oil blooded ami
mails possess. Pallid In complexion, like
every other mortal whose blood is pumped!
fires blazing. Eyes radiant and piercing, and
hair tinted like the locks Of the Prince OF
\ Darkness. III Samson's strength lay In his
curls, Jay Gould's must be found in his nose,
for 1t is feature that betrays the whole char
! acter Of the man. AS there is but one Jay
Gould on the face of the earth, there Is but
this solitary nose, which is neither Grecian
Roman, acquiline, nor pug, but a nose abun-
= dantly able to poke into every earthl y matter
Seand manage to come out victorious in the end
n His mouth Is another extremely attractive
feature, the kind, however, that Is not given
to talk. 1t is more useful as dainty recepta-
Gle for terrapin and champagne, though II
\ may be considered o chasm Of another dan
kerous kind, from which women are warned
for oil future time to keep modestly away.
VA For many months Jay Gould has kept one
#sof the most beautiful women In Washington
54busily employed on the Congressman. and
Elastonishing to relate, the Senators seen
IN Floating In Congressional waters, but un
like his awful prototype, which is securely
fastened to the bottom of the sea, at all hours
lpf the legislative day may be seen the burly
Form of Huntington, the great, huge devil.
Fish Of the railroad combination, bearing not
] The slightest resemblance to his elegant asso-
Aciate SO far as grace OF manner or personal
appearance is concerned. Cast in the same
colossal mold is William M. Tweed, with al
5he grossness exaggerated and all the
majesty left out, he plows the Congressiona
Anain, shark In voracity for plunder, devil
2iish In tenacity OF grip; for once caught IL
,he tolls Of the monster. for the helpless vic
IT, t. hn blhfv VtinrH n
Every session this Representative OF the grea
Central Pacific comes to Washington as Ger
lain as member OF either branch OF Con
gress, secures his parlors at Willard's, which
oon swarm with his recruits, both male ant
hon by order Of the tommander-in
Ihief What motley collection Of camI
apllowers! To the naked eye are visible
Ix-Senators and ex,members, discharged
f,apitol employees who are thoroughly in
hess it is to warn those who have tn
privilege of the floor OF the auspicious mo-
a1ent for successful raid. Every weakness
IL q Congressman is noted, whilst the viii,
Huntington plans whether the attack shal
e made with weapons of the male or femal
Ind. Tall and broad, both round and square
quivering mass OF concentrated sensuality
old enough to appear in public. with th
carlet woman on his arm, a heroism which
aunts the courage Of the vilest of his own sex
sot content with his already princely gains
he now seeks, like the late Jim Fisk, to lay
fhole continent under his avariclous tribute
aid member Of Congress: 'He can draw
yis check for hundreds Of thousands of dol
4rs; everything which is in the market h
IN buy" During his life the time is tot
hort for the people to learn how to check
late him. He is to this age what Alexander
hannibal and the great Napoleon were to tn
asst. He governs, but not with cold iron o
l.eel; he uses keener and more subtl
eapons. Instead Of the bullet, whicl
cared the way in former age, mans homo
the point which receives the poisone'
goignard. What will be the fate of the re
ldblic when all national legislation is permit
id to become defiled? Within the memor.
middle-aged men foreign ministers wer
s'ot allowed the privileges Of the floor.
.hese sacred aisles have now become head
flarters for the kings of the lobby, who ar
much at home there as the Senators Q
Eldest frame.
A CALIFORNIA REBEL.
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