Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-11-29
WINSTON, N C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2e 1ss.
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
THE GATHERING OF SENATORS
AND MEMBERS OE CONGRESS.

THE GATHERING OF SEN ATORS
AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
A Few Leisurely Reflection. Butler
and Sullivan; On Carlisle and
Randall.
Especial Correspondence Of the Sentinel.)
WAsHINGToN,s Nov. 25-There are
now present in Washington about half
the Senators and perhaps a third of
the Tcf5rcrcnyufsFves.sa zsEiaereA in no f,ssrss
ticular- reason far4our being here, said
one of these latter, to the writer, but it
is very pleasant place to be, and we
politicians are without any special oc-
cupation, now that the elections are
over, until Congress meets. Ours is a
queer trade, or would you call it a
profession, he laughingly continued ?
Yes, much more profession than prac-
tice, though that is not entirely our
fault. We mean well, but we cannot
control things, they get away from US !;
our good resolutions and promises are
we'll intended but We cannot carry
them out. I did know a member of
Congress from Michigan once who was
sent solely because he favored scheme
Of internal Improvement, which need
ed government appropriation to
move it. But he never got chance
to present his bill. He was in Con-
gress two years and his longest speech
was "aye"; his only other speech one
| letter shorter, was NO" In other
words, he got a chance to vote but
never caught the Speakers eye to
speak about his measure. The Speak
er had taken his measure in the first
place and as he happened to oppose
the idea, he merely let the Michigan
martyr look in vain for recognition.
The poor man went home to his angry
constituents politically ruined.
Your correspondent finds this men,
Der of Congress, with ample leisure to
talk i'll happy and contented frame
of mind, not only amusing, but in
structive, as well. | did not interview
him, and I will not quote him but his
views as to the results of recent politi-
cal circumstance, and his forecaste of
coming events is interesting, Just as
they dropped from his lips. 1 sum
them up for the sake of brevity in his
own concise sentences.
"Butler will brain the Democracy
in '84," he said, ''see if he don't. He
is thoroughly mad. He believes he
would have been nominated for Presi-
dent and would have got it. But Sui
1 Ivan aads hiA. Snili
van turned the stomachs of the Bos
tonese. They had all they could do tc
swallow Butler. Boston was bccom-
ing famous principally on account OF
Sullivan and Butler. This hurt the
feelings of the bean eaters. A cham
pion physical bruiser and champion
political bruiscr were too much to sup.
port. The Massachusetts, pilgrims sunk
beneath the load. In this condition
Butler became an easy prey to the wiles
of the artful Tilden. This mild, be-
nificent old gentleman who seems to
delight in doing good, sent force Of
his emissaries over from New York
with specimen from his "bar'l." The
result is Butler beat, and a rising Pres
idential Candidate consigned to the
silent tomb. So they suppose. But
Butler will bea political Banquo. He
will appear in the National Democrat
ic Convention with his sepulchral gar
ments about him, wrath in his eye
and the ghosts of workingman's par
ty at his back. He will take seat a
the head of the table and hel p himsel
to the turkey, mind if he don't. H,
will take the "white meat" thank yo,
for his" here our jolly improvisatol
burst into hearty laugh at the picture
he himself drew.
I wish [ could give you more of hi,
talk which would. fill volume.
will close, however; with resume o
what he remarked concerning tn,
Speakcrship. Carlisle and Randall
represent the antipodes of Demo
The former is for a vigorous campaign
lie will try to put some vitality int
the old Democratic skeleton. He viii
make an advance, and indulge in the
novelty of new idea, if he is permit
ted to. He has the mistaken motion
that the Democratic party has som
purpose i'll its existence except gettin,
office. Now Randall knows better
He dosen't purpose to sacrifice vote.
by any such folly. "Abuse the re
publicans," is good enough platform
for him. What is tariff legislation
Answer. Something that divided tn
Democratic vote therefore let it alone
What is an appropriation? Some
, thing that takes money, therefore t
be opposed on the score of economy
Randall's estimates of his own part
sets them down as barren of sense o
application of public questions. Cal
lisle thinks little better of then
He proposes to emerge from the Jack
sonian period. The votes for tn
Speakership will be test as to whic
of these theories will be adopted.
In any case, the Democrats are a
the end of their success. Butler vii
put up their headstone next yeal
The inscription will read: Here lie
Democracy, which died in 1884, c
/. too much Tilden." FORSYTH.
1 "Rouau ON CoRNs."-Ask for Wells "Roug
on Corns" I5c. Quick, complete, permaner
cure. Corns, Warts, Bunions.
= Real glory springs from the silent cor
quest of ourselves.
5 Swuynes PtlIs-COnafsr rsing tS the
sick.
Thousands die from neglent to properly trek
) Impure Blood, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Nal.
8 ria Apoplexy, Liver, Kidney, Heart Disease
9 Dropsy, and rheumatism. But to the dbilit;