The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-12-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

When the rush of bills begins in Con-
gress the country is generally amazed to
find how large is the number of cranks
who have broken into the highest legis-
lative body in the country.
Mr.. BafEum says that after infinite
trouble and pains he has secured a white
elephant The Democratic party has an
elephant on its hands. also. Mr.. Bar
NUNS beast comes from Siam. The
Democrat halls from Kentucky. Mr..
Barnum S troubles are over. The Dem.
ocrat agony is Just begun.
General Bob Toombs, of Georgia,
lives in big two-story frame house, into
the hall of which a wagon-load of hay
could almost be driven. He is rich,
having received for years a handsome
income from his law practice. When he
was young he bought large tracts of land
in Texas, and it is said that he has
cleared 500, 900 on portions thereof that
he las sold while he still owns enough
to earn him two or three times as much
more.
Which is whicho Who is whoo Does
Carlisle himself really know; or is he,
too, in doubt as TO what manner of man
wieds the George Washington gavel?
And while the question is still in the air
here comes Ex-senator Mcdonald telling
an Indianapolis reporter that "Mr. Car
Isle is in favor of a tariff for revenue
only land in favor of such protection as
that tariff gives TO the industries of the
country. That is to say, Mr.. Carlisle
from the Med maid point of view is a
statesman who is willing that the in.
dustries of the country shall be nour-
ished npon all the blood that gathers in
the turnip of tree trade.
The announced intention of Mr.. kas-
son, OF Iowa, to retire from public life
at the expiration of his present term of
Congressional service will still further
reduce the number of strong men from
the West. Mr.. kasson first entered the
House i'll 1868. serving four years during
the war and reconstruction period. lie
came back in 1913 and served four years
longer. His present service began in
1881 and will embrace two more full
position on nearly all questions although
he was one of the few Western mem bers
who resisted the initiation movement and
the silver craze from first to last and
thus did much to restore good sense on
these questions
According to the Washington Post,
Colonel Crook, who signs land patents
for the President, was SO struck with the
antics of Guiteau that he made little
sketch of his head in his note book upon
the 18th of May preceding the assassi-
nation. Colonel Crook says that Gui-
teau came up to his desk on that day
and borrowed two or three sheets of
paper. lie was very impudent and was
very indignant because Colonel Crook
gave him plain paper instead o. the
official paper. Colonel Crook said very
shortly: You can take that or nome"
Then Guiteau said with thump upon
his breast: Perhaps you don't know
who am Dashng down his card he
continued: Il am ore OF the men who
made Genera! Garfield President. The
Colonel was SO struck with the appear
ance and pretensions of this tramp that
he then and there made a little sketch
of his face. He wrote under the sketch.
''Charles Guiteau, of Illinois, one of the
men who made General Garfield Presi
dent BY the side of this sketch he
wrote: This fellow put on more airs
than is usual for man who is begging
for Office When Garfield was shot,
Colonel Crook turned to his book and
found that the assassin and his impudent
caller We're the same.