The Phoenix herald., 1880-07-09
THE RATIONAL CAPITAL. Social and Political Matters
 At Washington. The Army of the cumberIand's Banquet to Gen. Garfield. Commencement Exer- ciSeS at the Archer In-
 Stitu$e.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE HERALD.

II and tranquil now. Not even tn lg latest news from the Cincinnati in Convention has power to disturE ie our siestas. We are glad to nave q rest, assure you; rest from po- ,s litical life. You who are so fal ss away from the great heart of the ic Nation cannot feel the mighty - tlrobbing that at times makes us all so weary. and We cry out '. "GIVE US A REST"
 t Which Congress did do. by ad- l burning, and never did q set of t distinguished men want to go home ] so badly, and never did a people
 seem so willing to have them go
 as we were. Not because we are
 unapprecia'ive and unloving, bless
 you've love these noble fellows
 to death, and laws how the boarding
 house widow will miss them; how
 the gentle department clerks will
 mou.n them, Low the ear and cab
 drivers will feel the need of their 1
 stim Ilating curses, how lonely the l
 Temple of Fame will look by moon [ light-a favorite resort for love
 lorn Congressmen; and to see one
 of these romantic chaps with his
 fair ons on lis arm, standing on
 the steps of the Capitol, witL his
 eyes cast up to the moon, is touch
 ing-and how dreadfully lonely the
 President of the United States will
 be without their daily visits, but we
 are so anxious about the health of
 these fragile human beings that we're glad to sec them take their departure for the North, South I East and West, to get life and Il vigor put into them. They left l here a sickly looking set, especially 2 those who had attended the Chi cago Convention, and came back 2 played out and discouraged. Sen N ator Hoar and General Garfield had a nothing to complain of. But, o, the Mighty Fallen, it fared i'll with theml We'll drop q pitying tear over their remains. cf THE PEST UP LIGHTNING IN LORD 9
 ROSCOE el Spent itself III a large palm leaf Nj Ian he held in his hand. The s handle of the fan was shattered in lis grasp with the furry of the cc ightning striking the trunk of oi giant oak, leaving the branches to T, ell the story Of the Nithel ing R blight The leaf of that fan still ,xists to tell sad stories of the un- oi .ertainties of political power in le America. While Roscoe Conkling ar id not conquer, he is still uncon- G Iucred, and when the Ship of ;tate' is homeward bound from her 1I our years cruise, the lord of the m senate will be the first to lower her . mast and cast loose her anchor, and e will lose no time in unloading nd ridding the vessel of its bar 2 acles. His voice is now husky, E e growls and snarls lie a mad og; he chews-yes, he does, the Iegant Roscoe-the end of cigar, nd is most reckless about splitting l a street car. quite unmindful of ne lady, delicately dressed, in dan- E erous nearness to him. But the SE pittocn is becoming to his com lexion, the fashionable shade of PR ed, you know the elegant gentle lan is very fastidious about how Pre- lings, even trifes as light as air, Nil Nil ecome him. He still curls his Goa eO1 air very carefully, but the top of is head is getting bald, and l am graid that will endanger his pros s ects for the future. A
 Whatever the disappointment 1t by those who failed in their lan for the Presidency,
 IL UNITE ON GENERAL GAR AA
 FIELD Ba $ a man well chosen to represent le Republican party. That he i'll make sure and able President - one can deny, even his enemies, O he has any. I don't believe he S as any real enemies. Yet, some ow, there was a want of enthusi- sm. We were so surprised, you ( now. We didn't expect it. well, e didn't somehow, I can't tell why we didn't that's all. But this IS NU bad place to get up an enthusiasm yer anything in the line of politics; ou know we have it stretched ali Y le year around. Yet General Gar at aoi i eld was most heartily welcomed sIe, sIe ' all. The demonstration at the 9si Ss iggs House was earnest, but not VOs1 O cry noisy, and the absence of laine. Cenkling and other leaders A the Republican party, had it's -