The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08


zen" oxcurslonsts. were a day In advance. and
out OF sight and smell. At Harrisburg. MIR.
Quay came aboard. with committed Of roost-
ers from tho Pennsylvania Legislature. These
gentlemen looked careworn. Most OF them
were under indictment for bribery and corrup-
ton in the late matter Of the four-million steal
but their faces frightened when they saw their
King. and they seemed contented and happy af-
ter we had crossed tho boundary OF the State
At Pittsburgh we were Joined by Mr.. Magil,
with some businessi men who Ihad rolled up
fortunes furnishing ironclads and other neces-
saries in the flush war times. together with
few fugitive ROSTERS who had boon hiding In
the woods since the report OF Mr.. Wolfe's inycs-
tigatng committee. But at Chicago we re-
ceved the most notable accossions-the Della
nos from Ohio. tho representatives Of the
Whiskey Ring from St. Louis and Chicago aud
Springfield and Milwaukee. representatives OF
the Indian Ring from everywhere carpet
baggers from the South Poker Jack. Auanias
Hayes. John Patterson. Mad Wells. Tom An
derson. with some nggers." as they denomi-
mated their colored companions; Zach Chand-
Ter with tho boys" from Michigan: Charley
Farwell with the Hatch House gang" and
many more representative characters whom II
would be tedious to onumerate. But tho goats
wore carefully separated from the sheep. The
followers OF these conference.-the "niggers"
and the boys were shipped second class
or. moro properly speaking. cattle clnss while
the rich mon joined us in tho Pullmans. We
were informed here that there had been many
escapes from tho hog trains" which had
passed ahead; that the police had had their
hands full. the station houses were crowded.
and tho country swarming with our citizen
eXcursonists.
THE LOYAL AND TRUE.
Wewere now compleie-so far rs the com any
was concernod-and as observed the sections
passing out Of the depot. including that from
Washington. which had come in on the Balt-
more and Ohio. l could not but picture the JOY
Gen. Grant would feel. after his long exile. in
looking into 50 many we'll remembered faces as
he landed again on the shores Of his native
land. There were the generous and opulent
men who had furnished him the means OF his
splendid progress through the EARTH with no
object to gain but the satisfaction OF seeing him
in power during the remainder Of his life. and
the privilege OF naming his successor for the
sake OF order" There were Gould, and
Huntington, and Dillon. and the Congressional
Credit Mobierists. There We're all the great
men who have opened the country to commerce
and settlement by building railroads at from
$4,000 to 100000 per milo. There were the
Whiskey Ring. the Army Ring. the Indian
Ring. the District of Columbia Ring the Navy
Ring. the Seal Ring. the Post Onice Ring. the
Railroad Rings, and the carpet baggers. There
were Belknap and Robson. Shepherd and Bah
cock. Williams and Delano. Richardson and
Creswell. Cameron and the two Chambers.
with the flower OF the carpet-baggers and Re-
turning Boarders-al loyal and true 1t would
be to him an earnest Of tne future. He might
ha hot Ksrh, h,.1 al
ready withstood the waste OF years. and who
were crossing a continent merely to give him n
single word Of welcome. would stand by his
son. when he should be gathered 10 Jesse. his
father. and perpetuate the dynasty Of Grant
while there should remain an acre OF the public
domain or q nickel in the Treasury.
THE BOSS IN HIGH FEATHER.
Intending 10 resume my seat in the Philadel-
phla section. stepped upon the rear platform
OF passing ear. and found that had made n
mistake. had stumbled into the Washington
section. but 1t was too late TO mend matters for
the present. and preGmpting seat on n cham
payne box in the corner. l toos an observation
This was joller crowd than the one had left
1t seemed TO me. as l mentally drew tho con-
trast, that those roosters In the Pennsylvania
delegation were a hang-dog sorry set. and that
their leaven had leavened the whole lump. Per-
haps. reflected it arose from the meagreness
Of their pickings. now that the Camerons and
the Ring had things so we'll in hand that 1t was
no longer necessary to spend large sums at
Harrisburg. II was only natural that men who
were buying and selling votes for $500 apiece
should be rather melancholy specimens. and
compare somewhat unfavorably with the full
blown Granite at Washington. The latter con-
Quoted matters on a different scale. There was
Mr.. Robson. who was in loud and iovial con-
versation with his old friend Belknap He
went into office poor. and by the exercise OF a
little tact and enterprise came out millionaire,
and laughed in the face Of the country. when a
Congressional committee pointed to our water
logged rotten. and dsmantled navy. and de-
manded some account OF the many millions ex-
pended during his administration. Belknap.
too. l could not help Observing. must have
sailed down large portion Of the profits OF
the post leadership business. for he had the
unmstakable solid look. and appeared as
sleek and well fed as Robson himself. Boss
shepherds face was aglow. and his eagle eye
was lighted by the new born hope. He had be-
| fore him map Of the District OF Columbia and
was explaining 10 a number of eager listeners
| n comprehensive plan OF public improvements
! in which he said there were millions. Why
said he, the old man couldn't be hired TO drive
over pavements like those old things Imagine
those high stepping Arhbians presented by the
Sultan Of Turkey on roads like them Bah We'll
tear 'em all up and do It over again. There's
nothing wanted to make Washington the finest
city in the world. but strong government and
permanent Administration. 80 that we can go
on without regard TO the growls OF churlsh tax
payers" The Boss was on high key. and
would have drawn more elaborate picture OF
| the magnihcence OF the capital under the new
order Of things. but he was interrupted by IN
apparently impertinent question from George
| Alfred Townsend. and they fell into a wranRle
The controversy related to something about q
house; but / did not catch the full purport Of II
The Boss insisted that he had scanned Georgia
rhymes with his own foot rule. and while they
were well intended they did not come up to the
standard. George muttered that the Ring was
famous for fraudulent measurements. and was
speedily hustled into another car.
The representatives Of the Whisky Rims
were among the most hilarious and Measurel
Babcock was in his glory. Mr.. Mckee wa;
holding forth, as | passed him on my way tC
the front. on the inestimable advantages OIL
abolshng elections altogether What, he in.
sisted. was the good OF being allowed to run
" crooked" II follow had to sock up" all the
time for campaign funds and legal expenses il
the courts l observed but one lady here OF
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