The Evening critic., 1883-03-27

The Critic called at the British Legation
politics and things with Minister West.
Now if there is any one thing more than
another that the Critic is thoroughly posted
on, it is English politics. He is paid big
money to keep track Of National and inter-
national questions. When he entered the
Minister'S residence he sent his card to Mr.
West who Immediately ordered the attend
ant to show him into the private office.
Good morning, Mr.. West" said the
Critic.
GOOD morning, sir; be seated" respond
ed the Minister
The Critic took a seat, and after short
talk concerning the death of Postmaster
General Howe, the man of news inquired
Has your Government taken any fur
ther action regarding the alleged incendiary
talk of o Donovan Rosa and others regard
ing the dynamite explosion in London?"
"No; nothing further than the note /
sent Mr.. Frelinghuysen, stating that unless
the violent expressions Of certain professed
American citizens ceased, the otherwise
amicable relations existing between Her
Majesty's Government and the United
States might be disturbed"
But" broke in the Critic, "Mr. West,
see by the public prints that socialistic
meetings are daily being held throughout
England. Why does not your Government
make some effort to suppress them?"
The Minister hesitated a short while, and
then said:
Because such meetings are held in Eng
land that is no reason why the citizens of a
friendly country should openly advocate
the destruction of life and property by
mobs of lawless men who are operating in
our country"
But do you not think, asked the Critic,
sit were better to begin at home in this
matter?"
THAT is no doubt true" said Mr.. West,
"but there is no excuse for American cti-
zens to openly sympathize with assassins.
am sure, however," continued the Minister,
that the better element in this country de-
plore and condemn the actions of the Irwin.
cibles and other organizations which have
been doing so much mischief recently"
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During a lively debate in the House of
Representatives last winter Mr.. Springer
Qll.), in the course of few remarks, in a
burst of eloquence, shouted:
II would rather be right than to be
President"
To this Mr.. Reed (Me), a big, gawky-
looking specimen of the rural down
Easter" retorted in his Yankee twang.
"The gentleman from Illinois will neuer
be either
The retort was so very applicable that it
brought the House down, and Mr.. Springer
yielded the floor.
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During the last fortnight of the session of
the Forty seventh Congress an order was
passed requiring the Senate to meet at 10
o'clock a. m. On the Senate meeting on
| the first day that this order went into
| effect there was but one Senator in the
| Chamber when David Davis appeared
| with the chaplain to open the session with
the usual prayer, whereupon Mr.. Davis
seized the gavel, bringing it down with
| more than ordinary force, and said
1.-THE Senator from South Carolina will
come to order" and the chaplain offered his
| prayer.
This being finished, Mr.. Butler, the
South Carolina Senator, moved for call of
| the Senate, and Mr.. Davis putting the mo-
tion. Butler voted "yea," Of course There
being no votes in the negative, Mr.. Davis
| said: "The motion is unanimously agreed !;
the clerk will call the roll.''
The clerk then proceeded to call the roll,
but before he had finished some ten or a
dozen Senators had arrived and answered
to their names. The following morning
| there were but two Senators-Morgan, of
| Alabama, and Hoar of Massachusetts, in
their seats when David Davis called the
Senate to order, saying:
"The Senators from Alabama and Massa-
| chusetts will come to order"
After the prayer had been concluded Mr..
Morgan arose and said: II think some one
the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. But
ler) is not in his seat 1 will defer raising
| the question of a quorum"
| Thus Mr.. Butler was put on the record
as the only Senator being absent.
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An Ohio statesman was met by the Critic
to-day. He is the most knowing statesman
the Critic has met since Senator Tabor, oi
Colorado. left the city. This Buckeye
statesman knows who will be the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in the
coming fall contest, who will be the Repub
lican nominee for the same Office, who will
be elected and who will be the successor OF
Civil-Service Reformer Pendleton in the
Senate. The aforesaid statesman said tC
the Critic that Mr.. Geddes would be tn,
nominee of the Democratic party, sure
and that John Sherman would be the Re
publican nominee.
"Geddes," said this disciple of Vallandig
ham, will be elected as sure as fate. Ii,
is Methodist, and can eat more yellow
chicken than any man in Ohio. He know!
every old woman and man in that State
goes to every camp-meeting, sings, pray
and exhorts. He lives in the same towr
that Senator Sherman does, and / ventur,
he will carry it. Sherman is the ables
man by ali odds, but he cannot catch tn,
populace like Geddes. Geddes will g
through the country, and seeing an oil
farmer in the field ploughing, will get OF
his horse and go into the field and follow
the old man around the field two or three
times, and finally take hold of the ploy
handles and show the old fellow how h
ploughs. If he should happen to be pass
ing along by farmhouse and see the oil
woman out after a chicken for dinner h
, would get OFF his horse, go in and help he
to catch the chicken, and after it wa
i caught he would go into the kitchen
| and sit and talk to her until dinner wa
ready; sit down to the dinner table, an
, ask blessing with as much grace as an
minister in the land. Geddes will be th
. next Governor of Ohio, sure, and Converi
! will be Senator, vice Pendleton. job
Sherman will be nominated by the r,
publicans for Governor and get beat. TIL
! you can pat into your pipe and smoke it,
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81 would not be surprised" said prett
well posted gentleman, " If Ben Butter
worth, ex-member Of Congress was ofierC