Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-11-23
wAsmiNGvoN LETTER.
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hToken tNtO 'nc CNlhuOl hHu ueCoWV Coh'
ponent part ol tile government. The de-
vious paths Of political career will lead
many cf them back to the shades of dis.
agreeable retirement, while others will go
on until the cravings of ambition shall be
ra,iNted with postoiTice or foreign mis'
sion. IN the House there will shine with
good deal OF of etfnlgence, the Anonias OF
the Pampns, MIR. Tom 0cliltree, who has
recently cut larger figure In the newspa-
pers han any Texas man since the days of
the redoubtable Sam Houston. In the |
Senate there will be another Tom, sur
named Bowen, the nntipodes Of the Texan
Sinbad in many things, though expertness
IN the art of prevarication may not be one
OF them. The latter Tom followed the
fortunes and misfortunes of war into Ar
kansas, where he lifted his mighty voice In
behalf of a united people and seat upon
the Supreme Court bench, where he held
the scales of Justice with so steady hand
that the people OF Colorado sent down :or
him to come on and look after their min
Ing interests. The over-issue Of some Ar
kansas State bonds about the time that
neighborhood was said TO have been an IN
ducement for his departure; but Tom
says II was lie, and l believe II is true.
Toms career In the State that has sent him
to the Senate has been attended with such
a constant succession Of successes as 10 en-
able him to count his ducats by millions,
which he knows how to utilize better than
any man in seven States, except his 30day
predecessor, Tabor.
We shall also have in the Senate, in ad-
dition to the financial giants of past Con-
gresses, Mr.. Snbin, Of Minnesota, a tive
millionaire. who made his money booming
logs and Judiciously performing his part of
the contract to furnish supplies for the
Saltwater penitentiary. He II WINS who
Goored Window, after the best mental ma
teral in the Stale had been exhausted In
the contest though it should not be said
that MIR. Sabin is wanting in the in,ellec.
tual requisites of good Senator. He is n
clever fellow wilhal companionabe, and
accessible to a degree rarely met among
wealthy public men. His colleague, Me-
MILAN, has few of the qualities that go for
popularity, and all Minnesota say that n
first rate Judge was spoiled when they
made a Senator of him. He was really a
born Judge, acguitting himself admirably
upon the bench in the callowness of TWEEN
ty- five, and making his way to the Supreme
Court without apparent effort. He mani
tested his slight acquaintance with the po'
, li,ical methods of those davs by turning
Joe Wheelock out Of the st. Panl post
? oflics and putting his own brotherin law
< in the place, for which he has since beer
y pursued by Wheelock's newspaper, the
Pioneer Press.
Roscoe Conkling comes to Washington
}. every now and then, and while here nsn-
r ally falls in with somebody TO whom III
q talks more or less freely During his las
vislt, not many days ago, it is stated thn
~ lie made some savage remarks about tn
's present administration. Among othe
= things he is reported as saving that "thi
II administration has passed from langni'
existence INTO conatose condition. Th
y only sign of existence left ia a feeble heat
IT ing of the pulse in the Department of Jus
le tice." Mr. Conkling especially blame
NJ this administration for not making som
live issues for the republican party to g
upon in the next campaign. There
k probably only one republican prominen
= enough TO be nominated who would hav
y Conking's support. This ia Grant. Ther
Is has been n great deal of talk about Grar
re lately. A number of republicans are loci
m ing toward. HIM, believing that he wonl
"a he the strongest man they could name.
republican Congressman from the west,
OIL great admirer of the President, calle
I'd upon the latter recently tor the purpose
a. finding out whether he would he cnnd
"A date for reelection. He talked with II
'N President two hours, and when asked If |
found out whether Mr.. Arthur was a cal
didate or not, replied: ~ can't say I dI
The best got out Of ii was an impression
'e "Well, what was yonr impression" ?" an
e. impression WAS that the President has NJ
nd vet made up his mind. He is in n hesili
ri ting mood. He sees, probably, no advar
tSge in coming ont and saying: Il won
W. like to have the nomination. / think
ry is doubtful about carving New Yol
lc. without the aid of Mr.. Conkling, and
an long as he is doubtful on tha' point h
=" friends will not get much satisfaction fro
zee him touching his candidacy" Among Il
de best Informed politicians, however, the
is little doubt that Mr. Arthur wants Il
nomination and that lie would like to I
place Mr.. Folger in the Treasury depai
ment with some friend who would 10 mo
me to and him with the machinery OF that
ast partment.
:, The candidates for Speaker OF the ne
~ House of Representatives are openi,
hs headquarters at the prominent hotels al
'nt the contest begins TO warm up. One cn
nd ions feature il the calm certainty viii
ch apparently fills the breast of each cand
~ date and the large number of votes en-
"g has pledged. There are about 100 den,
to cratic members, but If all the claims
NJ support are allowed there must he at lei
.he 800. Mr.. Randall makes the largest clai
,., and he is sn exceedingly shrewd campaiI
Ia er, hut after several qniet talks with Co
'ss. gressmen from different sections am i
ew clined to think Carlisle stands the b,
,rL chance of success. In the crowd alrea
" beginning to throng the hotel corrido
'h' may be seen, elbowing their way betwe
on. excited par,isans, the faces and figures
on several claimants who have haunted I
seat of government for session after sessi
in the abiding hope that at some time
'ce other the Golfers will he opened to the
ny, and they shall 60 home satisfied. Some
to these hopeful claimants onght TO ha
ST. been satisfied long ago. Others, aga
lst. ought long ago TO have been permanent
ice discouraged. Many who have been pa
'pe were not entitled to the money they e.
dit and the fact has probably operated to pi
M vent just claimants from receiving the p
try sums for which they have been inetie'
las ally pleading. The most worthy claiI
he anita are not always most persistent or /
he most ingeniouss DON Pedro.
The discovery has just been made IL
'at the prefix All to Chinaman's name
''S equivalent TO the title Mr.. Thus b
,is Harte's lannon's All Sin becomes, in pls