National Republican., 1883-12-18
r11r MAN on rnr AvrNur.
Small Talk About MEN and Measures


"You thought that was funny thing you
wrote about the man who wouldn't hand up q
fare on the bobtail street car, '" said the in
dignant old citizen, but as q matter Of fact
there is no fun in it You have got no right
to compel me to perform the duties of street
car conductor fof q company which is too
niggardly or too dvafieiuus TO employ one
for itself l pay for tho blessed privilege Of
standing UP in dirty, bad.smelling car and
being iolted over wretched track, with q
crowd of people jamming their elbows into
my ribs and their parasols into my eyes,
treading on my toes, smashing my hat, and
throwing unsavofy breath into my rostriis.
Then you and the company expect me
to work my way as conductor
by collecting fares. Its nuisance
and beggarly outrage upon long suffering
people. If the citizens of Washington had
any spirit they would not endure 1t for
week. Why shouldn't we do what has been
done in other cities, form associations pledged
to pay no fare until an officer or employe Of
the company asks for it2 If all the men who
are disgusted with this bobtail country town
street car Service would refuse TO pay fafe, it
would not be month before we should have
roomy two-hofse cars with attentive con-
ductors. At any rate, we can decline to serve
longer as conductors without pay"
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Two Illinois congressman were talking
about the refusal Of the English government
to grant d repreve TO O'Donnoll said Mr.
Dunham, "If man was tried for murder
in Chicago, convicted, and sentenced TO bo
hung and the governor of Ohio should ask
for rcprieve the governor Of Illinois would
grant it as surely as his name is Hamilton"
"Now, will show you" said Mr.. Cannon,
that governors don't always grant such
requests. When Ashbel p. Willard was
governor of Indiana his wife had
brother named Cook, who
drifted away down into Virginia and
got acquainted with John Brown.
He helped get up that Harper's Ferry re-
bellion, was tried for it, convicted, and SEN
fenced to be hung, although Dan Voorhees,
went down there and defended him. After
he was sentenced Gov. Willard sent message
after message to Gov. Wise, asking for COM
mutation of sentence, for reprieve, for any
thing. Gov. Wise would do nothing, and
Cook was hung. Gov Willard said then: If
Gov. Wise had brothor-iu-law in Indiana
who was sentenced to be hung and If he asked
for reprleve would give 1t to him though
the heavens fell Dan Voorhees, said: And
by - he would"
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Good omens attend Gen. Joe Blackburn in
his Kentucky senatorial fight. Ho occupies
tho seat in the house which Stephens aud
Pendleton occupied in turn when they were
congressman, and from which they graduated
into the United States senate. Gen. Black
burn was talking about IL to some Ken
tuckians the other day. Before we draw
for seats" said he, ''I thought if 1 could only
get that scat should take 1t as most favor
able augury. drew that seat"
"Yes," said Mr.. Willis "aud you had the
whole job fixed up beforehand with tho clerk
who drew the numbers"
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Speaking about this fight between Goa
and Belmont for the craftsmanship Of thu
committee on foreign affairs" said the Ohio
man, there's one thing that everybod,
seems to have overlooked. Belmont cai
never get that committee. Carlisle's election
was only the first step toward the nomina
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will be nothing done by the new speake
which will even seom to work against Nc
Donald. Now Belmont is tho champion Q
Bayard. Four years ago Belmonts fathe
offered to pay the entire cost of his caripaigi
if the democrats would nominate Bayard
He has since then expressed his willingness
TO bear the weight of the financial responsi
bility Of q campaign with Bayard at the hea
of the ticket. Mr. Cox need give himself n
uneasiness. He might just as well smil
when he meets his colleague Carlisle wi
never give Belmont that committee.
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The comm ittee Of congressman, who wei
, on Saturday prevented by Secretary Folger'
sickness from applying to him for a sixt
days suspension Of the collection of the ia
on whisky in bond, decided to make thei
call yesterday morning. They had becom
D so thoroughly convinced, however, that th
request would not be granted that they col
, cluded yesterday morning to give it up. max
no request of the secretary, and devote then
:, selves to pushing their bill for two year
further extension of the bonded period Q
J. whisky. They have also concluded to amen
0 the bill by dropping out the allowance fl
8 leakage of whisky while in bond.
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The Virginia tobacco men have instruct
y their senators and congressman to work f
Z the abolition of the tax on tobacco. II
I. Cincinnati, Chicago and Louisville tobac
n men, on the other hand, have notified the
d representatives to let the tobacco tax severe
"a alone. They don't want any discussion
the matter, and say they lost too much mon
10 by the last change. They only ask for
p appropriation to cover the unpaid rebate
U, taxes.
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IA Derrick Dodd. in his book "summer Sau
terngs" tells q clever story Of James ONE
% the actor, formerly leading man Of the Ca
+ fornia theater, now playing an engageme
at the National theater. 1t is to the Ell
lis that when he was courting his charmi
is wife he could never muster up courage
os propose, on account of the depressing
rangement of the furniture in her parl
us Ono day, however, tho idea occurred to h
en- to move the sofa into the center Of
he room--the position, 1t will be recollected
ed always occupies in society dramas. Stand
III behind this, and leaning upon the back
tho most approved Montague style, ha
"e soon exerted its power, and the handso
"o James easily popped the momentous questi
Dr. even without the aid Of sudbued orches
ID, fiddling. If this story Is not true, 1T II
No least interesting from an intrinsic, "
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