The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-14
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a larger floating population than Washing
ton. 1t Is estimated that during the see
slons Of Congress twenty-five thousand
people, whose homes ore In various parts
Of this and other countries, make this city
their place Of residence. Some come here,
attracted by the advantages the city offers
Tor making the acquaintance OF public men;
Others have various claims which they wish
10 present, while tho great majority gather
here, as the crown flock 10 the carton, fol
the sole purpose Of getting o morsel at the
public crib. Tho latter class, az a general
thing, originate the many schemes which
terminate in vicious bills, all Of which are
neither directed at the public treasury, OF
toward that revenue which the black.mail.
Ing oil corporations or private enterprises
NAY bring.
While walking down Pennsylvania ave.
nue., the other day l met Mr.. William NJ.
Ashley, formerly Of your city, whose long
residence here has made him unusually
well acquainted with the operations Of ths
lobby. by T5ij
Having made my wants in this particu.
cular direction known, In answer TO au In.
terrosative, Mr.. Ashley said: In'
EYES, during my residence here I be.
come well acquainted with the workings Of
the Third House. as 1t Is termed, and could
tell you Of numerous jobs, which, like the
'Heathen Chinee,' are peculiar"
"You do not regard the lobby, as q body,
vicious, do you?" -
mot necessarily so, there are good and
bad men comprising 'thut body;'yet there
have been times when it must be admitted
that the combined power OF the Third
House has overriddeu the will Of the PEG.
plo. The bad influence OF the lobby can
b. seen In the numerous b.ood.bills that
ara introduced at every session."
but how can these be d%iscovered?'
Easily enough, to the person who has
made the thing astudy. ! can detect them
at d glance" 5
"lell me, to what bills do you refer?"
swell, take the annual gas bills, Tor in.
stance. They are introduced for the pur.
pose OF bleeding the Washington Gas
Light company. They usually result In an
investigating committee which never
amounts to anything more than q draft
upon the public treasury for the expenses
OF the investigation. Another equeezs is
the abatoir bills, as they are called. These,
OF coutse, are fought by the butchers and
The first atttem pt to force q
bill OF this description was in 1877, when a
prominent Washington politician offered 0
fabulous sum for the franchise"
Anything else in this line that YOU
think OF. Mr., Ashleyn
"iep, there's The job to reclaim tho Polo.
mac flats, which, had it become a law,
would have resulted III "a enormons
The work is now being done by the
itself, and will rid the place
Of that mslarial atmosphere OF which We
hear go much outside the CITY,"
During your residence here have you
experienced the bad results Of living in
this climate?" $50
swell, while I have no. at all. times en-.
joyed good health, l am cerlain that The
difficulty which laid me up 8, long was
not malarial. 1t WIS something that had
troubled me Tor years. A shooting, sting.
ing pain that at iimes attacked diFs,en,
Of my body. Que day my right arm
and leg would torture me with pain,
There would be great redneae, heat and
swelling Of the parts p; and perhaps the
next day the LETT arm and leg would be
similarly affected. Then again It would To-
oats in some particular part OF my body
aud produce a tenderness which would
well nigh drive me frantic. There would
be weeks at a time that / would be stHicted
with an intermittent kind Of pain that
would come on every afternoon and leave
me comparatively free from suffering dur
ing the BALANCE Of the t~weuty.four hours.
Then | would have terribls raroxysm Of
pain coming on at any time during the day
or n gh', when | would be obliged 10 liz
upon my back for hours and keep as mo-
tlonless as possible. Every time | at
tempted to move a chilly sensation would
pass over my body, or would faint from
hot aasher. ] suffered from 8 spaymodic
OF the muscles and a soreness
the back and bowels, and even nv eve.
balls became sore and distressed me great.
y whenever l wiped my face. ! became
ill.tempered, pesvish, frslful, irritable and
desperately dtspondent."
"Ot course you consulted the doctors re.
your difficulty ?"
HOonsulted them 7 well ! should saw l
did. Some told me ! had neuralgia, others
that | mad lntlammatory rheumatism, Tor
which there was no cure, that | would be
ALL cted all my life, and that time alone
would mitigate my suderings."
Bat diin't they try to relieve your mis-.
ei .s?'
''Ycs, they vomited and pbyeiced
NO, !blistsFsd apd bled NE, plsstersd and
oiled me, sweat, steamed, and everything
but lrcxs me, but without avail"
"But how did you finally recovery"
II had g friend living in Michigan who
had been afflicted In q similar way and had
been cured. He wrote me regarding hia
recovery and advised me to try the remedy
which cured him. l procured a bottle and
its use, taking a tablespoonful
after each meal and at bed tim4. l had
used 1t about a week when I noticed a de-.
crease Of the soreness Of the joints and
feeling Of relief. I per.overed in
It's use and finally got SO | could move
around without limping, when | told my
that it was Warner's Safe Rheu.
matte Cure that had put me on my feet"
land do you regard your cure as per.
nanen,?'
Certainly, I haven't been 80 we'll in
years as | am now, and although I have
been subjected to frequent and severe
Of weather this winter, l have
not felt the first intimatio4 Of the return Of
rheumatic trouble"
"Do you object 10 the publication Of this
Interview, Mr.. Ashlpy?'
Not at all, sir. Hook upon It as a duty
I . my fellow crcaturea to alleviate their
'ufferlngs so far as l am able, and any com.
nunication regarding my SYMPHONIC and
cure thai may be sent to me at 500 Maine
avenue will receive prompt and careful at
ention." 1--I
Judging from your recital, MI. Ashley,
here must be wonderful curative proper.
lies about this medicine 2"
"1udeed, there il, sir, Tor no man suffered
more nor longer than did ! before this 70,
medy gave me ~relief.h
ITO 90 back to the original subject, AR.
Ashley, l suppose you zee tho same fami.
liar facts about the lobby session alter ses.
sion 7"
mo, not SO much so as you might think
New faces are cons.antlv q and o,d onoo