The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-28
SPIRIT OF THE HOUR.


Robert ]. Burdette, writing from Ogdens-
burg, n. T., to the Ha,oksye says; "By the way,
there was good Joke on Lieut.. Danenhower here.
He was pTec eded In the lecture course but
got showed In on the railway and COudn get through
Now, other lecturers have been showed in and the
disappointed audiences have CRASHED their teeth and
said, Oh, nonsense he could have got here he had
tried.' But when man who has fought the eternal
ice and snow OF the Arctic Tor three gets
into snowdrtt la New York State that he can't pos
sby get through The American people begin 10 under
stand what terrible labor this lecture business Is. 50
Gath writes that "signs multiply that
Grant Is to be brought forward, II possible PTes
dent again. The day after he appeared at Washing
the appraisers oriee here given Of his
military friends, and 1t involves half million Of
patronage, enough TO pay the opening expenses OF the
Ourth-term BOOM as the present term belongs to the
same eoterie. Tho open advocacy Of Grant by his
family adhefents aud Old band OF lobby followers shows
that The fears Of the Republican party 10 be op.
Grated upon 10 the furhes limit aud the cry sounded
that nobody be elected, ana after that Is well
Simulated the whisper VIII be' Perhaps ran tmight
accept Perhaps Barkis never was wiIlin'.'
The Boston Herah says: "The struggle
for tue control OF the Yellowstone Park privileges
has brought out very Interesting facts Gen.
BTlshin who Ia stationed IN that vicinity, has been
granted the privilege OF running one steamboat on
Yellowstone Lake, aud his published letters to Com
eress an Heford disclose his anxiety 10 have the
privilege enlarged and Issued exclusively % him.
lie estimates that the privilege Will be worth ~, OO0
600 for ten years. The scheme OF the Rufus Hatch
nOEOus 10 this modest m0nopOist, but he promises
10 object II his navigation privilege be not in-
terfered with Ihe action OF The Assistant seCTs-
tary OF the Interior IN executing In the absence Of
Secretary Teller leases for seven tracts uf land Of
Gao each, and including lhe geysers aud other
natural curlostes has very suspicious lGOE II
there is not iObbery afoOt Ia connection with this
park the ear-marks are misleading The Senate
has moved any too soon 10 protect the Yellowstone
country from Its protectors "
The general impression that Govern
ment navy yard Is good thing for its neghborhood
Is not sustained by the testimony Of the Manchester
Ns. " Mirror, which says that Portsmouth Is in a
,eeline and that this Is due 10 the navy yard aud
III ~ explains why: - Because, In the nTs place,
no InanufactuTe can live In place where the
Cove NniBent pays men large wages for doing very
easy N'ork, II by courtesy II can be called work. eight
q day. Che competition Is simply TuinOus. Nobody
will enter private establishment who get work
Ia the yard, ,iAd those who cannot VIII do mOIs
for a days pay tLan do thOse Ia the yard because a
navy yard aud vs. enyiTOna always swarm with uni-
formed lOafefs, who look Win contempt upon
honest work aud legitimate bualuess because, Ia a
town OF tho sizs OF Portsmouth, Ia which the Gov
erunent dishurses sJ0V 600 year, nearly everybody
expects 10 live by Eetliog, directly Indirectly,
slice Of that amount and The habit Of shftlessneS
waiting for a chance 10 get II, becomes chronic:
because the navy yard bosses debaueh aud control
tue public affairs, the city government, aud
Il 70 freeze out an private enterprises. We believe
the navy yard has been o bghting curse TO Ports
mouth and that II would be blessing 10 the city and
the State II II could be wiped out Of existence. -