National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-11
THE MAY ON TIE AVENUE.
Small Talk Abou. Men and Measures.

smnll Talk ABOUT Men nnd trnsurss.
"No." said tho whisky man. Two are not
going to waste any timo pattoring with a
paid lobby, who last session had u soft thing
in taking our money and accomplishing
worse than nothing In roturn therefor We
expect to employ come help, but we intcnd.to
use this more to locate tho opposition to the
| Wills bill than 10 influence IL. This We will
do in order that wo may let those members
who propose TO sntagoniae that measure
know that they arc digging their political
graves II has been demonstrated in New
York, Ohio, and several other state that tho
influence Of tho whisky interest was poton-
tial enough to defeat mon who were known
to be hostile to it. We propose to mark
down our enemies, and next fall we
will relegato them TO private life
to stay thcre. The manufacturers ofdistilled
spirits have paid tho bulk Of the internal
revenue tax, and arc willing to 90 on doing
so to the end of tho chapter; but when the
condition of tho market renders IL irnpossi-
ole for rs 10 force the salo Of goods that we
are compelled TO take out Of bond, thea we
are entitled ut least to such n hearing ~ will
enable us TO put our case fairly bolore COO.
gross and ask for that rclaf which has here
tOiors boon accorded TO other industries OF
the country when threatened with o
trade crisis. We have been forced to take
part in politics in the states to defend
ourselves from hostile legislation, and
we are now prepared to go a step further
and eliminate from the rolls OF the house the
few fanatics who go or into q ready-made ct
at tho bare suggestion of extending any relief
TO tho whisky men.
Its not q question of party lines to u.s.
but an issue of life or death, and 1 assure you
that before we got done with this fight we
will lay out some stiff work. Where we End
a member fighting us as some of them fought
us last year, we propose to go into his dis
trict, find some good man with broader ideas
to take bis place, and then go ahead and elect
him"
But will not this raise hue and cry
against the Willis bill that will, render IL inn
possible to secure its passage"
mo worse than has always been the case.
Besides we don't stand alone in this matter.
You would be surprised to know how many
of the national banks throughout the coun-
try take the deepest interest in the success
of the bonded extension bill. The alterna-
tives presented in many cases are ruin or re-
lief, and II we have to force the fighting along
the line we mean to mako It worth while for
some of those who talk Of opposing the Willis
bill to sit down and quietly count up what it
will cost them"
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"Col. Bill Morrison's position" said the
ST. Louis man, is not properly understood
He is fully as great man as we think he is,
but people who expected that he was going to
skip to the head Of the procession and lead
things have been mistaken in the nature of
the man. Col. Morrison is not a leader, he's
o pusher He gets behind the house, as it
were, and boosts. When he leans his weight
against thing it's boundN to move.
No man understands his own capa-
bilities better than Col. Morrison,
and he knows he's not nearly so good at
pull as he is at push. Hence this position.
To him, as pusher of the democratic Majority,
naturally falls the duty of moving to adj
journ along at the tail end of the proceed
ings. 1t Is really the only snowy act he has
to do in the house; the only thing which ap-
peals to tho galleries for applause-and SYM
pathy. His remaining duty is to lean on
things. There is a serious split now threat
ened in the democratic side of the
house. Mr.. Sam Cox appears to think
that his long service and ability
to mako some jokes entities him to
the place which really belongs only to great
brains. He is attempting to usurp Col. Nor
rison's place as pusher of the house. He
moved to adjourn to-day. Col. Morrison s
friends arc justly indignant at this bold
faced piece OF impudence. There is much
bitter feeling on both Sides and understand
that Speaker Carlisle has written to Mr.. Cox
and COL Morrison requesting a conference.
He hopes to conciliate both parties; but can
say for myself and the rest of Col. Morrison's
friends that no satisfactory arrangement can
be made except upon the condition that Mr..
Cox acknowledges his error and renounces
all pretensions to be considered the pusher of
the democratic majority"
~
A novel wager was mado between the
keeper of downtown restaurant and well
known German musician last evening. On a
bet Of So the latter agreed to drink twelve
glasses of lager beer while the town bells are
striking for midnight beginning with the
first stroke Of the bell and concluding with
the last.
Sc
IL Wduteu W De u apply
a place." said the policeman. Now I'm
both policeman and footman; and the ser.
wants work isn't of my own choosing either.
There are plenty more of us in the same
D situation. After we have been on duty all
, day as policemen we are required to do ser
wants duty in front of rich mems houses
and public halls where there are parties and
receptions. We have to stand in the cold
and rain from four to seven hours, and our
business there is to call out for carriages
It's the work of servant, for which the
party-gi ver seems to be too stingy to pay.
=. For this work, which costs the party giver
nothing and isn't our work at all. we are not
even thanked. We are much more frequently
insulted by people who profess to represent
tho intelligence refinement, and culture of
Washington. We don't want to do this work,
and the officers Of tho force are responsible
for degrading US with such service They
either haven't the backbone to refuse to
make such details, or else they want
to toady to people they are in
fear Of Our health and tho public
good both suffer in consequence
When l ought TO be in bed getting strength
for the next days work ] am stationed as an
ornament in front of somebody's house. II
, is mark of 'shoddy' in tho citizen to re-