National Republican., 1883-01-31
ON THE AVENUE.


son, and all the other statesmen of other days,
whom there were giants in the land, may now
rest quietly in their graves The Standard oil
senator vindicated their memories by pro-
ducing record proof that they stood upon the
same tariff platform he conceals under the
ample soles Of his monopolistic brogans this
very minute. "What did George Washington
say ?" pipod the orator, looking around inquir-
ingly. Such of his colleagues as were not out
of their seats were either asleep or immersed
in correspondence, and none paid any atten-
tion to his inquiry. 81 will read you what
Washington said," continued the and o.
Demosthencs, and he did. "what did An
drew jackson say ?" he shouted, not long after
ward. Nobody appeared to care what Andrew
Jackson said, but the poor clerk had to read
it, just the same, and so the speech proceeded
to the end His demands for enlightenment
concerning the views of deceased statesmen
reminded his auditors of tho Kentucky gem
tlcmen who engaged in a discussion over the
title TO a stolen mule. "You are scoundrel
and thief" exclaimed one of the gentlemen,
land your conduct is infamous. What did
Bobbie Burns, the greatest poet that ever made
a rhyme or plowed up mouse, say about such
conductp
az am sure 1 do not know what Bobbie
Burns said' replied the other gentleman I;
"what did he say?"
"Why, he said-he said-Bobbie Burns
said--well, I'm d-d if ! know what he said !;
but this sort of friendship is all - -
fudgep
"What q consolation it would have been to
Washington and Jefferson and Madison and
Jackson" exclaimed one OF Senator Daviss
admiring friends from a western state, 60 If
they could have looked down through
the dim vista of the future and known
that they would be indorsed by the Balti-
more and Ohio brakeman over yonder who
represents West Virginia. 1t would have
soothed their dying hours, and materially
lightened the labor of drawing their last
breaths. The declaration of independence
would have lost interest to Thomas Jefferson,
and Andrew jackson would have forgotten
all about the notification scheme, if they
could have only known that in after years
Davis, of West Virginia, would have vouched
for the soundness of their views on tariff.
Truly, this is world of compensations"
~
James II. Ferguson, of Kanawha, w. Va,
who is aflcctionately denominated Brains u
Ferguson by the discriminating people of the
state visited the senate chamber yesterday
and had quite reception. Mr.. Ferguson Is
one of the few men of the country who will
not take office, having refused many times to
abandon the law for politics. He might have
been elected to the senate this winter in,
stead of his partner Senator Kenna, but
he would not bind himself to be the SER
want of the corporations, and these inter
ests united upon another man. "Senatoi
Kenna is brilliant man and an able man"
observed an acquaintance yesterday in
giving the Avenue Man an analysis of the new
senator's character" but his surrender to the
monopoly ring which has control of the legis
lative machinery Of the state, was the very
worst thing that could have happened him
1t has killed him with the people: and robbed
him of influence. 1t is patent to everybody
that his election was the fruition of an Illicit
and selfish trade in the interest of the Balti
moro and Ohio railway, and the Standard ant
the Camden Consolidated oil companies
| Davis has been their man for twelve years
but finding they could not re-elect him they
picked on successor, and the mantl,
fell upon Kenna. They have KEEP
the seat in the family. Heretofor,
they have been represented largely by vot
ing vacancy. Now they have man. Sena
tor Davis is a man of mediocre talents, as
momentary scrutiny of the cranial bulb OF
the upper extremity of his spinal column
must satisfy the veriest novice in phrenology
He made money in mules during the war
and by byattaching himself to the growing Gar
ratt administration he worked himself int
the legislature, and then into the senate. HI
was in it at the bornin of the Standard Oh
company, which started thirteen years ago a
the Southern Improvement company, ant
fastened its paralyzing grip on the oil pro
duction of Pennsylvania. He is ais
u large stockholder in the Baltimor
and Ohio, and share owner il
the Camden Consolidated oil company, whicl
is young Standard concern, of which Sena
tor Camden is president and principal owner
Old Camden has fixed upon the oil fields O
West Virginia as the scene of his depreciation
on the interests of producers, and as he is
stockhodor in the Standard Oil company tn
two organizations will not collide. Betwee
these monopolies the producers and the peopl
have as little show MS cat in tophat withou
claws"
a@s
Ex-senator Mcdonald visited tho whit
hoRse yesterday, He inspected the surround
iugs with more than ordinary interest an
mentally resolved that when he moved in h
would have the red hall and stair carpet
taken up and mattings substituted, wit
plenty of square boxes filled with sawdus
scattered about for tho use of his eXpectol
ating long haired corn cracking constituent
from districts where chincapins are the chic
article Of diet,
90
The per cent. land claims of states agains
the government, amounting in tho aggregat
to $5,0O0,00O or $G,000000, have been befoI
congress for many years, and it is now pre-
posed to bring the question of their paymer
to an issue TO the passage of a bill, giving th
states interested the right to sue the genera
government in the supreme court of tn
United States. 1t is understood that such
proposition will meet with the approval of
large percentage of the members of the senat
and house judiciary committees, whenever
may come before them in a form to enttle
to consideration.
80
"The belief is growing, find by inquir
in both ends of the capitol, that the demot
rocy will not dare IN carry their nnnngition