Daily Republican., 1881-08-17
RECALLING OLD DAYS.
Tn1 LRGlSLATUDE REUNION Al
8EA0sorA YEDrHnDAY.
How . Democratic Member Rexap.
% HimseaL snd Talked Abeas
ahe Session or 1851.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN, r.

RRHOBoTH, Aug. 17.-Frtsh from
the even tenor Of their daily walk II
the Hornfield, the country grocery an,
the insurance Office the Democratic
members Of the Legislature met her,
to-day at their reunion. They were al
here and the sight Of their meeting wa
. solemn one. Strange, brave legisla
tors fell into each others arms ant
wept out Of very joy at meeting again
and took their apple-jack without ,
dash of water, to keep the friendly feel
ing warm. Among the whole gather
ing all was Joy and gladness.
| It's nice 70 be Legislator. There /,
something gratifying 10 the. though
ana altogether pleasant But man,
OF the members gathered here tO-da,
never before realized tue Joy Of utte
freedom of responsibility. 1t was un
derstood that none Of the correspon
dentsof Republican papers would be
present, but the re-union was not start.
I'll until Mine Host Fell of the Doug.
lass House assured them on this point
| When this was settled and it was made
plainly evident that not ~ single Re-
publican member was l0afng around
the Reunion was declared commenced
and the down-State representative abap-
doned himself to innocent pleasure,
And such pleasure as 1t Was Jov
was unconhned and the aL.ics OF the
playful re-unioni.ts we're az ridiculous
as the Tilden repiObation resolutions
Loud laughter sounded away across the
lake to the Bright House, and every.
thing went moving ~ State Treasurer y
banquet.
l could not help noticing the com.
mnn!ng together Of certain mem bers. an
they recalled old times and circum.
stances. These was the same flow of
soul ~ eve between the fame US vii.
liam Paynter Jones aud the Honorable
Speaker Williams, and they explaipe,,
u each other how the former properly
got the stationary contract and the lat.
ter dodged the vote Oh tue local option
bill how the latter showed discourtesy
TO Mr.. Bradford because it would help
the party, and how the former farhered
the Tilden resolutions beca use he Chan.
ce!iOr told him to. There was similar
talk between Cahall and Robinson, and
the latter was congratulated and made
. iion of. And why should he not be
q lion2 Who had carried
Of the laurels as he? Had he not been
the saint Of divorces, the foe of compete
tion, the defender OF Derrick B. Morris |
and the upholder of all the Dover and
Democracy asked him to |
Uphold And had he not been the only |
man who WAS brave enough to attempt |
to gag the press in its cruel and licen-
tious CARER, and endeayor to shut off |
criticism upon the partizan acts of the |
Democratic side? Certainly Peter
Robinson had done all this, and more.
He had opposed education in all forms
and had done his best against Whining
toms interests. Hence, be was the lion
Of the occasion.
Then there was the blatant Cahall,
and to him there was look of admira-
tion, and the other few leaders all re-
ceived the proper mede of praise from
me less important members, who dur
ing the session had been willing stool.
pigecns-rnere automatons as It were.
Some political talk was INDUCED in.
The different aspect put upon the state
1olitical field by the last session of the
legislature was discus ssei, and general
'egret was expressed at the change that
lad been wrought. All the members
elt pain at having lost forever from the
'olitical platform the bright assistance
II the Speaker of the House, and spoke
With some displeasure at how the next
anvass In the State would ring with
he utter stupidity of the Democratic
Of 1881.
This Of course was the dark spot in
he silver cloud. No earthly joy is per-
oct, but this was all that detracfed from
he great pleasure of the event. And
hey had q good time-oh, yes, very
ood time. And the Dover lobby with
IA capac.ons pocket still. jingling with
abroad wealth, which was also on
and, made things as interesting as
suai.