The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-23
South Kentuckian
ADVERTISING RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, b. O., May 20. 1882.


Washington, D. c.. May 20. 1882.
The rariif Commission bill is at
last out Of Congress, having furnished
the largest amount Of chin-music OF
any measure before that body for
years. Some OF the speeches nut de-
livercd, but whose authors ob,ainel
"leavc to print" are still coming out
in the Record. / do not entertain
any great degree OF admiration inr
those Democrats who supported tls
bill and forced the party in Cohgr~s
to throw away the advantage it might
have derive from square stan'l Oh tn,
question. The re sire has Already
begun OH the President III behalf Of
persons anxious to serve on the com.
mission; and the applicants do not
consider that thcY know nothing about
the subject of tle tariff. but are conf
pletely absorbed with the iiea Of $40
per dism and expenses. Tne presi-
dent will, it is hoped. put some experts
in the commission but it will require
all his nerve anu dcterinlua'fuii tn
Withstand the appeals Of the polili.
clans. 1t is generally accepted here
as conclusive thst the commission will
manage to perpetuase'lts tXlstehcc ior
several yosr, to come, aud il it makes
any report at al at inc ocglmahg o.
The next session oil Congress IL VIII
be merely one Of preliminary chir-
acter. Indeed, the longer tho pro-
tec'loniSts eau Keep 'hf commission II,
existence ,hc better 'ney WIN os
pleased, II can os set down as y ueaa
certainty that nothing wili oe "one
win the 'aii! unrinS .no me o, 'n's
Congress, AMI II the Democrats o' 'ii'
next Congress surrender 10 ,he
stfaigh'-out protec'ioh's's az 'hcy
nave now any hopes 'iie 'a''n ,''"t
mers'inay nave oi revision o' ,"e
resent tarli prior 70 'he rtcs'no"''a'
election Of 1901 VIII prove grouhuieSs'
Nlucn mas peen sai', anu wr'''ca
lately about f'e'idehI fulnu. MAJ
ners AMI habits ad.nlcue ol iile'out
am not lnc'ined 10 oelieve ha'. mat
reported concerning INC 'his'i olu
times oil himself anu Jew c,iplco
spirits over theif wine ~ inc "hi'e
House let u Is uhqacs'ionao'Y ',uc
that the i.resi'ent Is a hlsn iiVcr' ne
likes good wine, gooa cooAing. anu
the s"clety ot ms particular ir'ehuS.
in addition to th's he y an af,s'oc!a'
IN his feelings tastes ana al ms ~
stlncts. Some time ago the'e was
great flourish OF tru,npe's over the as
serted iact that AZ ias' we naa an o'
time gentleman ~ the Wh"e = y
"a man oi the o-u sch"oi, VINO wpu''
entertain royaliy ana restore ., ,no FIX
ecutiye Mansion 10 'he couf''y nan
ners to which ior some years IL i,au
been stranger Dut somehow 'hlS
tune is no longer sung among our NO
cieiy devotees Dcyona ms a''s'"
cratic ways anu MS lree use u W'"o'
there does ho' seem 70 10 ."e oo"I:
llness aoout tne rresiueh' , anu M. n.s
ooard when was an'lcipa.ro' n..o
Is oil late even OF a "ispos'''on M, - c'in ,
eise ms iacs OIL courtesy ihe o'ne'
evening at us cara ferep'isn MS IN
yiled guests were KEEP. coo'i'H 'ne''
hecis IN the open an u'ore 'ian wen
y minutes a'.er .he hou' "a'l's' ="
the cards OF inyita'iohs aiIr 'he ie,
cep'ion 70 pegin' pese'al !, nuaaieu ,:
peopie hau oeen ins''ea nea' ol '''"'
between tne noufs .. e'sn' anu 'o''
o'clock. Inc fresiaen' se' 'nc ''''o
himsr''; Wneh e'sh' a o,oes oa"'o ,
u lonnu TWO OF 'n'ee hun".cu e., ea''s
oirds III front o! 'no fAoO''re Ma"
sion awa''ng nus p'sasure' Du' my
hsd TO wan ,or nea''y nai. .. no.'
later, and tue lau,es' sn,vef'ns ~
evening wraps al tne "m'e no.'e
door, heaped a go4a many 'eh'p'he
otJurations on thc rres'ueh' nca",a"
ahIer tue circumstances my ''''u'
iy had perfect f'ght 10 w.
The society people usea 70 sneer AZ
hayes lor not ha.ins w'ho q. ''' .a .a,"
receptions ou' az 'hc 'e'ee ,no o'"e'
night neither wine nor ea'so'e' we.o
served anu most o' 'he insi'eu sas''s
went supperless 70 oeu u"'ess 'nes
TOOK coli oi'c a' nome Nc'e'.
lew were invited 20 ulhs' ou' 'he lo,'
were not oneiea 50 macu as san"
wen, 10 give ,nc r'aua ~. a's uno'
must say 'na' na!es, % WIN % a., .h' n'a
suns''"cSS, "eso' 'a.'e: - ' ~, Az
'ao'e on 'hese o'csNlons. n"s -.
Arthur cares on'y ior 'ne company
anu coun.ehancs $, y 'oNe" ,;e =, :"
cno'ce splrns, ;:. anu 'e,uses - sa.',Lo ,I''
ms persona, hae''s VI eon''1''' ,, " 'no
rrcsluen.lal % oilice' & ro' IN n'' .,','' Inu"s
the White House doors are aiways
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