Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-03

SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 3. 1888.
Brewster and Bliss.

Brewster and Bliss.
Senator Van Wyck calls the attention
Of the Senate and the country to the
liberal manner in which Attorney Gen
aral Brewster is spending the peoples
money. The attorney general isa man
Of liberal ideas. He believes that the
laborer in law is worthy of his hire; and
q he pays first-class rates, Re doubtless
considers that he gets first-class services.
he pays Mr.. Bliss for prosecuting the
Star Route people one hundred and fifty
dollars a day and expenses. Senator
Van Wyck, on examining the vouchers
sent in by Mr.. Bliss for his expenses,
which are marked as approved by "Brew-
ster" finds that Mr.. Bliss, notwithstand'
ing his first-class talents--or rather
perhaps, because of them-is not at all
neglectful of the small items of his
expenditure. Mr.. Bliss, though his time
is worth one hundred and fifty dollars
day, or fifteen dollars an hour for ten
working hours, which is twenty-five
cents minute, takes time to enter in
his account book, small items of expen-
ditures, such as five cents for stamps,
twenty-one cents for messenger, fifty
cents for sleeping car conductor and SO
on. MI. Bliss is man of exactitude, which
is becoming in a man of talent still, as
the United States pays him twenty five
cents q minute, it might be more profit
able for it if Mr.. Bliss was little less
particular in the enumeration of his
items of expenditure. Such costly
creature might be permitted to lump
his charges rather than take up twenty
iye-cent. time In detailing
them.
Senator Cameron is stout friend of
Attorney General Brewster, who gives
him the aid of his Oratorical powers
when he needs them. Senator Cameron
is not an orator, but he has nevertheless
q high idea Of his manly power. He
took occasion to tell Senator Van Wyck
to stop talking about the attorney gen.
eral. He assured him that lie talked too
much. It was his desire that he should
stop" right there" Attorney General
Brewster was an honest man and did not
get any of the money he gave Bliss.
Senator Van Wyck did not stop talking,
though he agreed with Senator Cameron
that the attorney general did not divide
with Bliss. He was no such vulgar psr.
son. He was not a thief by any means.
he was only a very generous man
with other peoples money, that
is a noted characteristic of our
grand and gorgeous attorney general.
He is a man Of liberal mind and large
ideas and cultured taste. He likes to
surround himself with comforts. AS
attorney general he has made himself
comfortable with fine furniture about
him and high tone surroundings in
every particular not excepting
high toned assistants, if theil
tone is to be gathered from theil
cost. Any nice young lawyer, who has
friends of the attorney general for his
friends, can get pleasant berth from
the attorney general, and secure his
signature to his vouchers for all the sal
ary that he wants. There is nothing
mean about Brewster. His demeanor is
as fine and frill-shirted throughout as is
his linen. He is an honest man, but a
very liberal one indeed. 1t is a luxury
to have such an attorney general, when
we can afford it /; and as we have more
money in the treasury than we know
what to do with, Brewster is just the
man for the times. We can afford to
leave Bliss too with Brewster and still be
happy. Senator Van Wyck ought to
shut up we agree with Cameron that
he talks too much. He ought to be
thankful for Bliss and Brewster.