The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

come To you, as the weekly visit Of your
paper Is 10 me, My friends here call the
Farmer md Hechunic my political
gospel" - Of course | can't expect
anything | write to have as much
weight, or be received as cordially.
However, you said your correspondents
must b0 brief and cOntiue themselves to
news. | tlatter myself, that If | asked
you 10 exempt me from this rule, you
would agree TO it, but | wont ask this
Of you.
Col. |. j. Young has been here max
in 4 successful effort To save his polIt-
ical head. | heard last night from good
authority that he would not lose his
Office. General Phil Hawkins has been
working for his place for some months
| understood.
Judge Tourgee intimated to me with
4 twinkle Tor a flash of triumphl III his
cross-eye, hat he had Holden ct ais ;,
all right and that 4oldens friends might
work as much a. they pleased, but the
work would be In vain. Tourgee told
NE that Holden was too strongly en-
dorsed by leading Democrats for hun.
THIS occurred months ago, and | have
been satisfied since that conversation
that Nichols would be nominated.
TOurgee has great influence with the
administration. Some ut this is due to
Alex. Stephens who went up to the
White House and complimented "A
Fools Ecrand" and its author to the
President III the most eX~travagant
terms. Mr.. Stephens Vas pralsing the
same book III a recent conversation with
me, but when | told him the real names
Of some o. the characters In the book,
notably, that of Judge John Kerr, he
opened his eyes In amaZement, and
asked lie TO tell him more about it from
my STANDPOINT.
Mrs. Tourgee, by the way, calls our
people who 90 North carpet baggers."
She instanced good old Mr.. f j. Hale,
and said he had carpet bagged North
since the war;
That strikes you in new light doesn't
it? | never heard hat Mr.. Hale went
North to get office at the han Is of the
riff raft of New York. | don't think
Judge and Mrs. Tourgee are quite as
kindly disposed toward our people as
they might be. 1t is a pity, for she is a
very clever person, and is very much ola
lady in appearance and conversation.
| was about to forget to tell you that
Tourgee said, with a wicked smile,
hat he thought Holden's church
needed hin more than the p~ost-othce.
He SCENE | to think that some of the
recent additions to the church of which
Gov. Ii. is a member would make it
necessary for the ex Governor to turn
his attentions entirely in that direction.
DAnnln hnra ara worry 1nunh IntnrnStnI
In the Senatorial contest at Albany.
About three years ago, L went up in
the Senate gallery for the first time. As
| looked down on the Patres Conscriptl,
| saw a man who was seated across the
aisle from our Senior Senator, Gen.
Ransom, arise to defend the State OF
New York from some slight charge. |
did not know Roscoe Conkling, but
| had made up my mind NOT to like
him. This unknown man had the form
of Apollo Belvidere. He threw back
his broad shoulders, stood erect and
half turned his finely chiselled profile
50 that | could see him plainly. He
spoke deliberately. His voice was as
rich as that of our ideal orator, the Hon.
George Davis. His gestures were few,
but well timed and graceful. His SEN
fences were beautiful. His elocution
was perfect. La ten minutes, he utter
ly demolished his adversary and resum-
ed his seat. | turned to a promi-
uent North CarOlinian beside me and
asked, who is that? | like him better
than any man in the Senate, except
Ransom and Bayard." have admired
him ever since. | have hoped ever
since that he would be a better man. |
have been proud of his triumphs. |
will probably never know him, but |
will be his friend as long as he retains
possession of his magnificent abilities.
| want him to defeat his enemies, the
President and all of them. | want him
to turn Democrat and be candidate
for the Presidency in 1884. [ believe
he would win. He has a great many
qualities that commend him to the best
of the Southern people. He is not a
hvpocrite like that snivelling Hayes, and
bribe-taking Garfield. He is as proud
as Lucifer, but they say he is kind hear
ted and true to his friends. | wish we
could get him tor the standard bearer
Of the Democratic party mex time.
You know his two brothers and brother
in law. Gov. Seymour, are Democrats.
Let me tell you a joke on him and Ran
som. A New Yorker and a North Car
olina were members of quite a party
of friends in the Senate Gallery last
winter. The question vas asked,
who is the most polite Senator The
New Yorker said ''Conkling." The
Carolinian claimed that Ransom was.
The party agreed that from their gen
eral bearing, the palm ought to be
awarded to one of the two but which
one? | believe bets We're at once made
and both Senators were well backed. 4
The following test was to decide it. a
messenger who had access to the floor
was to make it convenient to hand a
needed paper, book, or document to
each Senator. Soon Ransom wanted
some document. The messenger who
on the alert, procured it and handed it
to him, Ransom nodded thank you"
Shortly afterwards, Conkling called for
a book from which be wanted to make
reference. The same messenger ven to
serve him instead of the ordinary page.
Conkling glancing up, saw who was
handing hun the book. He arose,
bowed, and smiled as he said Il thank
you sir" 1t is needless to add the New
Yorker won the bets. n. B.-COnk-
ling's bow was for the galleries. A
man may be very polite without getting
up to bow when handed a book by a
messenger Ed. +. & NJ.
Is hat yarn about Mr.. Furman and
Miss Mary Burt Howe true, or did that
Versatile uantiamap DR. RlaoEp,Il