The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-12-02


did no. treat them wen when he welded
the gavel before, and even were he not 81
pronounced u protectionist. they would
not help to put him in power again. So
far as internal taxation is concerned, 1t
will be remembered that almost the bulk
OF tobacco growers and distil!ers are Demo
Gratis, and they will no doubt insist on an
extensive modification of the present law"
and it would undoubtedly prove to the
benefit of the country at large, for 1t Is
proved by previous experience that any
reduction of taxation on any one branch
of manufacture or production has led to
correspondingly demand for that class OF
goods, and i'll consequence produced Srea
ter activity and thus upon the WHOLE lar
GER returns TO the government.
Thurlow Weed is dead. and the papers
are full of Mandatory notices OF the man
who during the last sixty ysars. was GER
tainly a power in American politics On
the principle of De Nortias nil nisi 6oaaa
a great deal Of gush is printed about him
ana % lCtt LC oho
wsth which newspapers and periodicals
are flooded. one would get the impression
that one of the greatest and hest men the
country has ever produced had passed
away The truth is that Mr. Weeds in:iu
encc on American politics was bad very
bad, lie it WAS that organized wire phil
ing anl lobbying into the system and rails
Ell it 10 Il fine art. A man of positive char
| aetrr and strong will power, he hcsitated
at nothing when the accomplishment Of Al
object was at stake. To him all WAS fair
providing You were. The political ma
chine is the outgrowth of his methods,
and it is all the worse because generally
the men at the head of it are brainless de
m~agogucs, with no feeling OF homer, ambi
ton or patriotism.
Personally, however, Mr.. Weed WAS
kindly in the extreme. The amount OF
money he annually gave away for charita-
bic purposes, the time and labor he spent
TO do hundreds OF poor fellows a selyioe
would haTly be credible iftold in colo type.
True, he was rich, but how few rich men
who give to the needy any Of Their surabun
dance. MI. Weed was fond of Young mea
in general, and young newspaper men in
particular. It used to be az impressive
ssght at Press Club receptions to see his
bent t;gnre, picturesque face and silver
hair. Journalists ara not as a rule easily
impressed nor are they fond of the past.
They live in the present and the future.
the PAST is an old newspaper to them. But
when Mr.. Weed spoke to them, related his
struggles and experiences, and gave his
young friends some sound practical al.
vice. either regarding their pro fession Or
on life in general, they listened with afieo
e%ionate attention and respect.
Mr.. Weed was very fond of animals. He
used to stand at the window Of mis- study
and feed all the sparrOws in the neighbor
hood. They knew him as well as the
thousands of people who took off their
hats to him in the street, and his appear
ance was the signal of an amount Of chirp
ing and chattering which would have de
nloralized any one but II confirmed lovor
of animals. His special pets however were
IA white pigeon and an Italian greyhound.
They were with him constantly until the
evening before he died. The pigeon to be
excluded from first because it insisted in
nesting on his pillow close by his wither-
ed check, and cooling as if to arouse him
to consciousness. It was locked up in
another room. and there it moaned almos:
like one in distress.