The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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AHo Nationh fhlt II DOOmlHB lDl5
week and Washington presents a live
lier appearance than il has for many a
day before. The national character of
the exhibition is not fully developed
yet, and the general outside interest is
not 10 great as il will be in future
years, but from Washington stand
point the enterprise is n grand success,
Tho immense procession on the opening
day was four miles long and comprised
representation Of all the business in
forests of the city. For community
not much engaged in manufactures It
was big thing, and the industrial ex.
hibition on the grounds is surprisingly
good, OF course, as ] expect TO bo an
angel when | die, ! won't say anything
about the "hoss races and sieh." But
speaking of industrial matters reminds
me Of the lecture delivered here on last
Tuesday evening by Mr.. Holyoake, the
English author and promoter Of coop
erative trade among the working class
es Of that country. lie described in
detail the plan upon which tho co oper-
atiye societies of England wero organ
lied, and astoniahed his auditors by do
failing the remarkable degree of success
which has resulted from their efforts.
He said that the societies now have
two ships running between this coun-
try and England. transporting supplies
purchased here for the cooperative
stores. The societies have also estab-
lished permanent purchasing agencies
in almost every producing country in
the world, in order to obtain absolutely
pure articles of food at first prices.
Tho newspapers have had good
deal Of fun over the suggestive appear
ancc, on platform in Brooklyn, of
that domestic trio, Conkling, Beecher
and Hicks, and Frank Lealie's illuatra-
ton entitled "a fellow feeling makes
us wondrous kind" was timely hit.
Conkling fresh from Canochet, Beechsr
with the odor Of Elizabeth's confession
cliuging to him, and Hicks fresh from
Florida, where he is known as "The
Devils Deputy" Hicks is probably
the worst sedGcer Of the lot, but he has
the advantage Of not protesting to be
much better than he iA The three ON
platform certainly made striking
picture. They tell n good story apro-
pos of Conkling's vanity and love of adj
miration from the fair sex, which il
worth repeating There is a lively lit
tie lady in New York, who keeps on
her center table, under IA glass case,
lock of auburn hair labeled "'rhe Rape
of the Lock-rare and curious" II is
nothing less than tho historical curl
which people who have seen Conkling
will have noticed hanging proudly over
his forehead. Somebody wrote a verse
on it thus:
There was = big senator and he hAI little curl.
That hung right down the middle Of his forehead.
And ~hrn he good he very. very goDA.
But ~hSu lie ~As bad he hOyrti"
This little lady heard Roscoe speak
in Booper institute, and was no struck
with his inordinnte vanity that she sent
him letter setting forth that she WAS
a young girl just out of school, and no
enamored Of the handsome, eloquent
man that she begged of him CORES
Pondence, and, If possible, an interview
The able man whose vanity makes him
an ass, and sometimes a vicious ass, fel
into the trap, and he first corresponded
with, then sought out and courted the
little witch in pettieoats. She had but
one objective point in view, and that
was a capture of the lSck Of hair
that the statesman had cultivated into
a distinguishing feature. She made its
possession test of his love and won,
and then she disappeared from his gaze,
leaving the "Bully Bottom" Of the SEN
ate transformed out of all recognition
to his immediate friends.
The result Of the Ohio election seems
to have emboldened John Sherman, and
he now declares openly that "when a
member Of Congress or an officer of the
National Government is to be elected,
Congress has power to regulate such
elections, and the Republican party in
tend, if the present law is not strong
enough, to make it still stronger"
This indicates that the Republican par.
ty are looking forward to another dis
puted election. Their original plan
was to capture the present House Of
Representatives. In this they were
foiled; hence the raising of the bloody
shirt banner in the fight which has just
closed in the Buckeye State and is now
on in New York, in the hope of secur
ing the governments Of those States fol
next year. If they succeed in New
York as they have in Ohio the plan fo
1880 is to give the electoral votes o
: those States to the Republicans, wheth
er they are entitled to them or not
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