National Republican., 1882-12-18
ON THE AVENUE.
Wniiss and Tnii.. ,yl.h Public sIcn.

Wallis and Talks with Public Men.
Mr. Jaines 3. Belford, the Colorado congress-
man. is addicted to political frisliihcss, and It
is his delight to tease his constituents and the
public by making believe ho is on the point Of
iumping the fence and doing business in the
independent style" Last fall he was n can
didate for denomination, and when the dele
gates caine together to make a choice IL was
discovered that w. A. Hamill known in Col
orado as "Bill" Hamill, the leader of the
Clear Creek delegation, was against him.
Hamlll is man of weight in his state, and
his influence was feared by Belford's friends
one Of whom went to wrestle with him in the
spirit "Ubme, now, Bill, ;" he pleaded, don't
90 back on Jim Belford; he's a good repub-
lican, and has made good congressman, and
we ought to return him"
"Yes," replied the possible, successor of
Senator Chilcott, "he has made a fair con
gresham, but don't take much stock in his
republiranism. He is one of those blanked
political Utes who are never seen on the
reservation until the annuitioS are due"
Mr., Horr, of Michigan, once stumped Tom
Reeds district for the Maine statesman. T."
had terrible time of it," he said in narrating
his adventures subsequently, land was on
the go incessantly, joltinE over the country
all night and talking all day for two or three
weeks at d stretch One night struck n
country tavern, and had the accommodating
landlord rig me up place to sleep in
his parlor, utilizing lounge and sew
eral chairs in the construction of a bed.
| was completely exhausted, and nearly
dead for wink of sleep. My head had
scarcely touched the pillow when an old
farmer, true type of a dOwn-east granger,
who has never travelled beyond the boundaries
of his county, came tinidly into the room and
introduced himself to me. He sat and talked
to me for half an hour about Mr. Blaine, ask
ing me all sorts of questions, but finally work
ing up to his point. I'VE think a heap o.
Jim Blaine up in these parts he remarked
confidentially, hitching his chair up little
closer to Inc, and we hate to hear anything
wrong of him; but, 'twiXt you and me, Mr..
Horr, ugly stories are goin' round bout him.
They do say he swears terribly, and our folks
are kinder wrought up about it. don't believe
the stories myself, COZ my daughter she took
dinner one day at jim Blaine's house, and she
hearn him talk bout most everything for
morn an hour, and he didn't swear onc't,
Now, think if a man can keep from swearin'
in his own family, he'll never swear no where
else.'
AZ assured the old fellow that he was boring
the proper theory, and went away by and by
satisfied that jim never used a crossword
stronger than gol blamed,' because he didn't
swear round home."
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The democrats, greenbackers, anti-monopo.
lists and disahected republicans of Kansas
have about made up their minds to consoli-
date their strength, as far as it goes, on Mr.
Anderson, representative from the first dis.
trict The opposition to straight republican
rule in Kansas legislation is venomous and
noisy, but as it has thus far been able to mus
ter only sixty votes out of q total of 165
it may not fetch. 1t will hardly be necessary
for Senator Plumb to return to his political
farm to make repairs to his fences.
senator from Pennsylvania and one from
Iowa draw their salaries each month in sill
yer dollars. Why they prefer these cumber
some coins to crisp, new greenbacks is moi
stated. Perhaps it is because they " size up ,
| BETTER
An observer who thinks he can read the
handwriting on the wall gives this interpre
tation of the writing "The finger of fate has
pointed out Ben Butler as the next president
of the United States and nothing but his deatl
can prevent him getting there He will be
nominated by the labor party in the spring o
| 1884, and the prominence this will give hin
will force the democrats to take him up ant
make him their nominee. The democratic
party cannot injure Gen. Butler when hi
looms up as the candidate of tn,
industrial classes. An attempt to snul
him will result in the alienation
of hundreds of thousands of workingmen il
states where the democrats will need all tn,
help they can get and where the loss of few
thousand votes may be fatal. Gen. Butler, a
a workingman's candidate for the presidency
will be in position to defeat the democratic
party should another man be nominated fo
the presidency and he will do it. He woulC
organize the workingmen as they have neve
been organized before, and he would Civ,
them power and prestige as class they hav'
never before enjoyed, a power which canno
be taken from them. Anti-monopoly is goinl
to be popular issue in 1884, and th
anti-monopolists and workingmen, by joining
issues, as they will surely do, will swing
million votes. The aggression of capital hav
been SO marked of late, and the operation o
combination of money kings so colossal anC
so daring that the necessity of checking thei
growing and dangerous power will be recog
nized as urgent and imperative. No publ
man in the United States has the bull-do!
strength of purpose and the will to lead al
attack upon what labor pronunciamento styl
the "giant monopoly" that is possessed in al
eminent degree by Ben Butler. He is tn
man for the occasion, and his fitness for tn
position of leader will be so paten
that no one will attempt to deny it. Circum
stances will force one or the other of the tw
great parties to make him their STANDARD
bearer. The democrats will be afraid to pas
him by for fear the republicans may take hin
up, and it will come to pass that he will be tn
nominee of two or three parties, whose com
bined vote will seat him in the white house
The free traders will have to take back seat
and the democratic senators and representa-
tiyes who are in congress by reason of thei
allegiance to monopolies, will have to tax
themselves out of the way or be run over.
#w%
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, is reaping th
reward of his researches ON the tariff ques
tion. AS chairman of the ways and mean
committee he is obliged to do about sevel
mems work in connection with the tariff re
vision. He rises at 5 o'clock in the mornin
and does a days work before breakfast. The
he climbs Capitol hill and does another day
work before noon, debating correspondence
and listening to the tales of visiting dele
cations. His afternoon is taken up much i
the same fashion, visitors oftentimes waitn
for hours for an opportunity to pour into hi
tired ears their stories on the subject of earth
ehware, distilled spirits, French dolls, &,
Toward dark he escapes and returns HON
and works until IL o'clock putting in orde
and digesting the mass of information an
misinformation that has been crammed int
him during the day. At midnight he retire
too tired TO sleep and prostrated with nervous
ness. The few moments of leisure he ma
snatch during the day are occupied fghtin
off newspaper correspondents on interviewin
errands. If he does not break down undC
the strain before the close of the session
will be a miracle.
A stalwnrt Lie.
San Diego Sun
The herseshoer employed by Henry Koste
at his blacksmith shop on f street made di