Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-12-05

Anne 0noy tuust live III a CHROME state OF hos.
tility; but they don't After it is all over.
they shake hands, clink their glasses, and
enjoy together plate of terrapin, or dozen
on the half shell. 1t is often true in this
world that |things are not what thew seem. y
THE FLORAL DISPLAY.
striking feature in both Senate and House,
was the large number of floral tributes, many
OF them most deliberately and exquisitely
Wrought that adorned the desks of the men,
bers 1t may be, perhaps, a significant cir
cumstance, that three-fourths of them bore
the names of Democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives- Possibly the Republicans feel like
outstanding their private resources just now,
and have no disposition to squander them by
s'lch Investments. Whatever may be the rea-
son, the fact is as stated. There were BOOSTERS
galore, some of them two feet high, made of
flowers, combining all the brilliant hues-mar-
vels OF beauty and ingenious workmanship.
AS they stood, with heads and tails erect,
looking as if they would crow if they could
over the downfall of the Radical dynasty,
their appearance elected the warmest express
sions of admiration.
The friends of Senator German, of Mary
land, outdid all the rest. Upon his desk were
two of these lordly birds, in rampant posture.
and supurb floral chain, bearing the legend,
wrought in flowers /: Reserved for A. P G.,
1887" pleasantly suggestive of his re election
to the Senate at that time Tie Senator re-
ceived an ovation at the hands of his Demo-
cratic associates. He was overwhelmed With
congratulations upon the mastery manner in
which, as Chairman of the National Execu-
tive Committee, he directed the, great cam
palgn. Floral gamecocks also stood upon
the desks of Senators Jonas, of Louisiana
Harris, of Tennessee and Voorhees,, of Indi-
ana, the latter having as companion piece a
beautiful horse shoe. Among other Senators
complimented. were Camden, of West Virgil
MIA; Maxey, of Texas; Hampton, of South
Carolina Bayard, of Delaware Ingalls,, of
Kansas Sabin, of Minnesota, and Lapham
of New York. Senator Logan was promi-
nent figure. His swarthy face seemed the pic
ture of health, but it was not difficult to see
that he felt, not less keenly than his friends,
his recent defeat. Democrats and Republic
cans alike crowded around him, and grasped
his hand in token of then. personal esteem.
" You must have voted all the women down
in Texas" said Senator Ingalls, to Senator
Coke, of the Lone Star State, as they met and
exchanged greetings.
Well" answered Coke, 81 don't know but
they did in the back districts; the figures
look like it. We've got about hundred and
twenty five thousand majority for Cleveland
as far as the returns are in and there are sew
eral counties yet to hear from"
IN THE HOUSE
the most elaborate display was on the desk of
Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York. Appropriate
to his position as chairman of the committee
on Naval affairs, and to his recent speech in
favor of building navy. he was presented
with an exquisite floral ship. Upon each side
of it stood bottle, but as these were care
fully wrapped with paper it was left to the
imagination of the observer whether their
contents were WORCESTERSHIRE sauce, cold tea,
brilliant horseshoe marked "Good Luck.n
Inasmuoh as he re presents district that has
given him 10000 majority from time imme-
mortal, it would not appear that he is in great
need of assistance from the talisman IS charm
The desk Of Hon. J. S. Barbour of Virginia,
was entirely covered by great pillow of flow
ers, bearing his initials in monogram It
seemed to suggest that Mr.. Barbour well de.
served to rest on bed of roses after his sue
oessful management of the last two cam
paigns in which the Old Dominion has been
redeemed from the hand of the spoiler Fifty
or sixty other members received tributes of
various kinds, from the plain bouquet to the
elaborate specimen of the florists handi-
work.
SHARP RAAoTToB IN NEWSPAPER ROW."
During the preparation and printing of
Presidential Message, prior to its delivery it
is most carefully guarded, to prevent the keen
newspaper correspondents from getting hold
of it and printing it in advance. This has
been accomplished two or three times within
90 years. to the great chagrin and annoyance
of the Presidents who fell victims to journals
tic rapacity. When Grant entered the White
House the boys tried it on him, aud success
fully, too, His first message was spread be-
fore the public 80 hours before it was pre-
sented to Congress. Grant did not say much
about it, but he registered VOW that they
would not get any more of his messages for
premature publication-and they didn't. They
tried hard to outfank the old General again,
but they had to give it up. The night before
the delivery Of his second message he invited
several Of the leading correspondents to meet
him at the White House the next morning
Of course they were all there at the hour APP
pointed. Grant came in with big roll of
manuscript in his hand and said: ':Well, boys,
you fooled me last year, but you have to be
pretty smart to do it again. Here's the mes
sage; you can copy it if you want to!"
Nobody wanted it then, as it was about to be
sent to Congress, and was already in the hands
of the Associated Press.
'sDIAMoND CUT DIAMOND"
But they played it again on the guilelesa
Hayes, who made the mistake of believing
that everybody was pious and "goody " as he
was. A depraved individual succeeded in
stealing "proof " of the message from the
Government printing Office, and the New York
4taaes, Chicago Times, and Cincinnati Enqui-
rer paid him 81 500 for it-$5OO EACH Their
correspondents got it Saturday night, tele-
graphed it to their papers as Especial, at a
further cost of 300 each, and it appeared in
full in those threa papers Sunday morning.
The Chicago Tribune played sharp trick on
the vandals. 1t had In some way got wind of
the scheme. Full arrangements having been
made at the telegraph offices in New York and
Chicago, the first copy of the 7Snaea that ap-
peared in the former city was snatched up by
the piokets that had been posted by the Chi