Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-28

ut least satisfied the committee for
mally that his correspondence had no
reference TO money matters but that
the pretty wife of the speculator
had answered him. He was forced to
resign. He il the father, you know, oil
the god and morality consolidation
plutocratic party of our time and
thought it proper to give To some cx-
tent the details Of this theme OF gossips
whose tongues wagged az glibly ninety
years ago as do those of Washington
women to-day.
ARTHUR's LICK.
President Arthur shares the fate OF
his predecessors and he need not be
ashamed OF 1t. George Washington, s.
fame i'm this behalf IL no more
stainless than was Jefferson's. / have
heard, and even read. queer old stories
about the lives of both that led me TO
believe that after all they were only
men very like the most of US, and,
however careful to avoid even the APP
pearance of evil were forced to confess
that "a president to escape the tongue
of Washington crelumny, must he Of
the sort with which Philip event
down into the water that he might
be baptized. In truth, If the good
people of the United States would
have u chief magistrate who
can occupy the White House four years
and never have his fame sullied by
whispered ISLANDERS of jealous women,
we must import harem-keeper from
Constantinople and invest him with
the kingly robes now worn by our
Prince Arthur. A few newspapers
have printed the story to which re-
fer, bit only the vulgar sensational
sort and nobody gives it credence. But
II set the tongue of gossip a-going. 1t
scared the pretty women ofsociety and
| observe that none of them will even
look at a man encountered on the
avenue. Washington is mighty
moral place now. II does II patriots
soul good to contemplate it's present
godliness and the charming modesty
of its women Without intending ii
vulgar gos-ips and jealousy and envy
have wrought great good.
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
II Is stated that no tariff bill can he
enacted at this session. Opposition
and advocacy are alike fl 'tiona.
There are Il dozen classes of Demo
cratic thinkers and rs many Republic
can. There are only two or th,co
Morrill's and Hoar's who deem a
protective tariff an unmixed blessing,
and only minority OF the Democrats
of the two houses declare that 'protec-
tectiono Is unconstitutional and for the
simple reason that the constitution
only authorizes the collection of "reve-
nue. its followers never dreaming
that the central government would
attempt the robbery of one class of
people to enrich another With such
a diversity Of faith and purpose there
cannot be that unanimity required for
the suspension Of the rules and enact
ment by the house of the senate bill.
1T Is Il revenue bill, and AS such should
have originated in the house. There
fore it incurs, ut the outset, the objec-
ton of unconsttutionality.
AND INCREDIBLE.
1t is believed that John Cowdon's
Lake Borgne outlet scheme will be
to the house and enacted
What a triumph ! A heretofore UNI
known river man comes To Washing
ton, unheralded by the press. He il
upheld by no ring. He has no lobby.
lie fights potent, rich, and West
Point crowned commission. He is
pursued by ridicule and malignity
He is sneered ut by the river
commission. One of its members Is
paid $lO0, 600 annually for the dam at
the rivers mouth. The commission is
endowed with prIncely revenues by
the government. What will happen
next? A poor man and private citizen
who has even been pronounced
crank, wins the smiles of the Ameri-
can congress! 1t is incredible, but
may be true. A majority of The spe-
cial committee pronounces for John
Cowdon and against Eads. Such is
the story abroad tonight. jim Win
tersnth of Texas will be the door
keeper of the next house. Y.