The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-05-22
SOUTH KENTUWAN
ADVERTISING RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10, 'S3.

The well known fact that our mill
tary service is overcrowded with pay
masters has recently been brought
fOrcibly to mind by the incident rela-
tive to Paymaster Tucker. Under
the wasteful red-tape system there is
one paymaster in the army with the
rank of major for an average ofabout
three hundred men. When a politi-
clan Of influence and capacity for in
trigue has on hand poor relation
who will neither work nor fight the
custom, is to put him in the Paymas-
ter's department. in which there is al
ways room for one more, as in q
crowded street car. With round sal
aries and little or nothing to do, most
Of the paymasters have an easy time.
But this life of idleness and ease at
the expense of the country is apt to
lead them into mischief, as in the care
of Paymaster William T. Tucker, SON.
in-law of Senator Logan. This in
teresting son-in-law and his estima-
BILE father-in-law were reported to be
in a scheme for gobbling up about
half the fertile lands of the Zuni In
dians, including all their water
sources. The timely intervention of
the government has saved the Indians
their land, but it has made Logan
awful mad. After term or two as
President it was probably the design
of the Illinois Senator to retire to the
beautiful Zuni reservation and there
indulge in pleasing contemplation Of
the ownership Of thousands of cattle
grazing on its fat pastures. That
dream is over, but Logan's nature is
not to bear his disappointment and
loss. He will be heard from before
the next republican national conven-
ton. In the meantime it win become
one of the duties of the next session
of Congress to reduce the Paymast-
er's department to decent proportions.
The simple way of accomplishing
this is to strike off all the latest ap-
pointments from civil life to the
number of at least a score. Then the
remainder win have an opportunity
of earning their salaries. f
1t is said that the President is pre-
pairing a small joke to get off on Sen
ator George Freezble HOar when next
he sees him, and it is asserted as
positive fact that thirty seven demo-
cratic senator's have short speech on
the ,Tewksbury question now in
the stocks for Mr.. Hoar's benefit.
Mr.. Hoar is never weary Of talking
about the terrible state Of affairs in
the "Saouth," which he twangs
through his nose; his philanthropic
soul is grieved nigh unto death at the
want of knowledge Of Bronson Alcott
and William Ellery Charming, and
even of the Boston '1iser, existing
among the best educated people at
the south. Philanthrophy is the Sem
ator's stronghold, but he will be re-
minded that the kind Of philanthro-
ply which licenses polygamy and pro-
hibits Sunday concerts, which spends
millions on missionaries while home
paupers wallow in filth and starve, Is
not the healthy sort. aagi
Speaking Of the President: beng a
great fisherman he takes much inter-
est in the propagating works of the
Fish commission, and steals down
there every now and then. The baby
salmon evidently know he is an enc
my, and do not want him to be elect
ed again in 1884. They have been
told by their parents of seeing tall,
stout gentleman, with side whiskers,
! in medieval coat autediluvials
trousers and straw hat Of the pal
aozoic period, fishing for salmon in
the waters of Alexandria Bay-and
salmon, having great deal more
sense than they are credited with,
know the President when they see
him, and they loathe him. If Mr..
Arthur had only thought oft he need
!, not have gone all the way to Florida
: for little fishing. If he had walked
: straight up Pennsylvania avenue, in
:. front of the White house, until he got
!, to Seventeenth street. and then turned
towards the river, he would soon
have come to the Potomac, where
!, there is very good fishing indeed. Tic
could have had cheir brought from
the White house and Secretary
Gambler could have held an umbrel-
la over him while he coaxed the fish
to bite. Then he could have had
Mr.. Whatshishuysen and the rest Of
the cabinet to admire the scientific
q way in which he threw his line to
4 catch a picked salmon-which arc
very common around Washington,
Q Once more work is resumed on th'
= Washington monument, and it is ex
,tl pected that the shaft will be carrlet
1t one hundred feet higher by the en'
II Of the season. That will make a tota
d Of four hundred and twenty feet anc
d leave one hundred and thirty fee
II still to be added. Stone-cutters hay
II been for several weeks engaged IL
20 dressing the marble prior to Its benz
placed in position. After few NOR
4 layers are secured there will be n
X further use for the granite backing
* and the idea will be carried out tina