The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-12


his knowledge of the inside of Washington |
life from the lofty emincnce of n canc-bot-
toned chair in the Office of the Baltimore |
Gazette, has this to remark
A journal in Washington has stated That
" 1t is a matter of history That the Deino ,,
Gratis of the South failed to elect president
pro tenn. before adjournment because MI
Bayard insisted on his right TO the pi9ce'
and his colleagues, who preferred MT. lihr.
fis. of Tennessee, because OF his superior
qualifications as an officer, deferred 10 Mr.
Bayardis sensitive nerves and broke up
without final action in the promises"
Whcreupon he states that sit would be
difficult to pack greater number of false
hoods into so small a compass. Mr.. Bayard
never insisted on his right to this place or
any place. indeed, save that of Senator of
the United States to which his State had
leagues preferred Mr. Harris, of Tennessee,
to Mr.. Bayard. 1t was reported that the
Republican caucus expressed preference
for Mr.. Harris, and Mr.. Conkling certainly
did prefer him, but the Democrats of the
body would beyond question have selected
Mr. Bayard as the Senator Of all others in
the body who, by his seniority, talents, ex-
perience and prominence, was entitled to
this recognition. In this tribute there is
little doubt that Mr.. Harris would have
Joined and insisted"
Now, inasmuch as the above languarge ap-
peared in THE CRITIC, and as this valuable
organ, though still young, has an established
reputation for veracity, we desire to say
that the talented young man has probably
been mislcd by an intense admiration for
Mr.. Bayards personal qualities. In spite of
the powerful veto intcrposed by the Gazette,
1t is matter of fact that but for Mr.. Bay
ards demand for his personal right to
this place, both parties would have united
in giving it to Mr.. Harris. We trust the
circumstance that the Republican members
of that body were ready to vote as u unit
for Mr.. Harris, because of his ability and
conservatism, will tend to spike the guns
of some Northern editors who trembled
violently at the prospect of having rebel
war Governor" in that chair If the Gazette
will prevail on Mr.. Bayard to write card
denying that he blocked the programme, it
may hear something to its advantage.
THE SUN is wreaking terrible vengeance
in Cincinnati, st. Louis, Baltimore and
other cities East and West. The most ap-
palling reports of sunstrokc come from Gin
cinnati, all indicating that the heat is more
intense than any known for years. Yes
terday the death rate was enormously
high, twenty cases of sunstroke prov
ing fatal, while fifty more are
dangerous to greater or less extent The
accidents are reported to have been so fre-
quent that the Coroner could not meet the
demands upon him, and the curious spccta-
Gle was presented, in a city of over 100000
of the dead remaining uncared for mum
ber of hours on the spot where they fell
Sickness is feared, and with good reason
Great caution in diet and exposure can alone
prevent train of distcmpers.
The heat here is certainly enough to NEE
all the requirements of summer solstice
and yet we have had no sunstrokes. o
course this is accounted for in great part b,
the fact that so few of our people are en-
gagged in occupations that expose them t,
the heat of the sun. We are not busines
centre. Most of our work is done unde
roofs or some sort of protection from th
sun.
But there is another reason which on
Western friends would do well to heed.
large proportion of the men who walk tn
streets of Washington in such extreme hea
can be found under umbrellas. 1t is a Gus
tom which has become general to an cxten
seldom seen in Western Cities and account
for much of our freedom from sunstrokC
: When the thermometer ha, death in hi
eye, it is good time to dispense with tn
:. notion that it isn't "business-likc" for gen
l tlemen to carry umbrellas in the sun. TIL
!. remedy is so exceedingly cheap and simple
and the good results so manifest, that al
J. sensible human beings should adopt til
preventive. AS long as the sun has til
same affinity for men as for women, VIII
: should women have the monopoly of carry
ing sunshades?