The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
Committee Material for the Use Of
Mr.. Carlisle.
Views OF Texas Delegation on the
Hoube Organization.
Washington General News by Mall.

respondence. THE house committees will
hardly be announced before this reache
you. Even If they are current comnen
Of the present time will help to throw ligh
on the orgaizstion OF the working macbin
cry of the house. Carlisle supporters ar
the leading men of this congress, viz: Nor
ri. on, Holman Hunt. Hewitt, Hammond
Tucker aud Densler. Cox and Randall
would haye voted for him If they had gon,
into the caucus; at any rate they nrs to b,
classed as commit.e material for Carlisle
On the other hand Randall had Curtin, Ell
lis, King and Eaton to reward and draw IL
for committee material. One oan sse n,
contract at glance. Still there is chaHc,
for the successful man to be magnanim ou
toward the supporters OF the defeated can
didates. The country would rebuke Ran
dali if being elected he had ignored Morri
son, and Carlisle would not dare possibly
to bury such men as Curtin out OF sight
II Cox had been elected speaker-if he haC
been, it would have been en- accident anC
be would have been forced to be magnani
nous for he would have to 60 to supporter
of the opposition to get any sort OF com
mittee material. The speaker always, who
ever he is, has to furnish the party with thu
shape legislation. 1t is plainly to be seel
that the situation is beautifully diversified
with variegattd opinions and shades o
opinion. Nothing short of wise, far-sGe
ing policy will ever set the democratic par
ty in good light before the people. A BIZ
trained republican said to me to-day
"Why, sir, we are perfectly serene with the
election in New York aud Pennsylvania
before us aud the weight, this democratic
congress has TO carry. They will blundei
In time to disgust the country thoroughly
before the meeting OF the national conven
tion." have carefully noted the best opin
ion of leading men in the democratic party
as to the dangers threatening the future
Here is about the substance CT it. The peo
pie will, as time passes, applaud or con
denim in such terms as will keep the repre-
septaiives awake to wise course.
No sane man who lives in Washing
can fail to observe, If he is familiar with
public affairs that there is no such thing
as fixed convictions among politicians.
Such statement would seem to involve In
disputable proof Outside of knowing Cir
Giles this will be necessary. Among sophie.
ticated people proof is in their own minds.
Instead of standing on their clearly stated
convictions Cox, Randall and Carlisle have
been creatures of expediency out oil hunt
tor votes. No journalist or politician
can accurately tell to-day just where either
question. They have been into rviewed and
published, corrected and defended, ex
planned and coerced-still no one can place
either one of them. 1t is fashionable to be
plastic and underlined, versatile and agree.
able. Pronounced views leave no room fol-
wide margins. Such persons are in the
very small minority everywhere, and are
accounted bigoted. A large country and
growing, has all kinds of interests to be
oorad for Mar ra alertad n off IN iOpal
creeds and are retired unless they are tai
ented enough to change with these beliefs
A combination of such hampered men Il
expected to make tariff law. How to dc
1t is the problem that is now the issue in
nutshell.
Dignity supplies the place Of breeding in
some of our depar tments here. Or is il
that unexpected power exhilarates beyond
self.control? The fortunes of pc itics place
men IN a high place who sail into impor
lance on the widening sea OF nepotism. A
passable business man OF goot Sunday
school habits, In quiet town of the one.
business-street order, comes into place by
appointment in the fourth degree: |. e he
is appointed by an appointee Of an ap.
pointee of the presidents appointes-an nc.
cidental president at that. Thus merit and
civil service reform suffer death at the
hands Of arbitrary patronage which keeps
in power by framing bulwark of strikers.
Kinship with smart men does not pass for
much except Ia game for combined per.
sonal interest. The bond of family rela.
tionship thus gathers about chief without
COST to bis hypocritical lordship, formida.
BILE baud OF swearers, who say yea or nay
&C n signal. Public business goes through
this cruc.ble and yet the country still lives,
while the unsuspeeting plosshman goes
regularly to the polls to vote his party tick.
et-the greatest party that ever made a
platform for framing in glass case. as an
i'm practicable necessity Of the party.
Many danes OF society who have minds
feel destrait. A smart fellow named Fen.
ardent has questioned Cesnola's celebrated
collection OF antiques. Cesnola calls II libel,
and invokes the federal courts. The case
brings OuL evidence OF experts-among 9TH
ers Mr. Glider Of the Century Magazine =
who say there are more fraud 10 works OF
art than in anything else. T. Gossart, oil
Nav York, who makes coloring for broDses
saws the broDzes of Central Park museum
are limitations OF the verceantique. Thous'
o as OF well.traveled persons have seen
these curiosiIiss and pointed out their an
tiqutty 10 the piiied ignorance Of their
gaping proteges. ALI the upper ten have
ragged over the antiques because 1t was the
proper thing, you know. Lace-enveloped
stout-frOnted danes have gone abroad 10
get antiques for home communication and
celebrated the arrival Of the wicked decep-
lion with little feast for oonnosseur3 only.
They spent hours wisely talking OF ex.
humed varieties, decipbering hieroglyphics
aud bewailing the lot OF those denied such
Injuries And all this time the chipped
halfcharred, jug looks down from the
mantel not with the honest face OF centuries
agone, but with complaeent fraud learned
At its birth oelow the surface-in q base.
ment--of cheapside.
Sunday morning circulated among some
Of our Texas delegation 10 hear their views
on the organization OF the house. Senator
Coke most vigorously expressed what was
thought BY Senator hsxey aud Congress.
man Mills, Hancock and wellborn who
were the CDes seen besides Senator Coke
Senator Coke said: III The democratic par
" adopt such measures ne will bene6cially
effect all parts Of this union. that partv Q Z
afford o hear the SUCCESS and abuse n the
republicans. The democratic. party mus
be vesterDired IN i've sentiment. And nov
that We are started on our true course By
virlue Of the votes Of majority Of the dem
ocrafe Of the lower house, most Of thess
votes being from the west and south, ~
nsn 10 DO 'dly forward and not psuss -
ialy - look back" The sbove expressions
en- body the views Of the arm. able and
brosdfhinking element Of the democrats
berr. They ere The tones that belong 70
Tbess tvo are mentioned becsuse they
made their fRht Tor reelection 10 congress
On the tariff reform issue. and In districts
that he'd ben. under the new appointment
20 fired" Il vst thought ss 70 irsure .
strong, sf least safe, republican msjority
seriuFf esch Of them. In their ranFnsses
they we're bold and positive, defying The