New-York tribune., 1885-03-29
CHATIN TIE HOTEL LOBBIES
POLITICS AND OTHER MATTERS FROM
NEW-YORK POINT or VIEW.

hair column of brutal riicnle directed at Senator
spOoner. lie happened 20 be III New-f"rk next oa'' %
I mentioned IL 20 him. lie laughed good-nAurea" """
sad: Tue disadvantage OF stature was once constant
source of snnoyance 10 me- had always to hHht io'
recomton. In INV first pnbc saeakns have many a
time a. was introduced looked over the audience "n"
OLD gliucng at rach other' as hn"cu "' "
-ay, Who is this pre-uning hoy that thihkS Ut o
instruct us IN politics Aud have seen tbs outer euso
OF my audience begn to cru,GhIe. But ! wonld hoia
them with a story aud after time secure tho'n 90
patient listeners An that over wears ago You sew
evei ybuly III Minnesota. Wisconsin and ILLINOIS ca"e !"
know me u tiuie shall have something VI '"'
sain. xpcrienco Washington, but IL Is not "or'sN
me all Tie burden OF proof :" show capacity s w
me II I were a by man. the public would take u 'o
granted that was big l-utally well. aud pro'ihed
only had sense enough keep nv mouth clo'e' 'h''
might never discover the difference even though NY
brain was as sGiall q bnmmng BIRDS
Senator spooner ia by unknown qnanuty'
though lie modcsty places hinsef at the fot o' '"e
Senate ladder. Thirteen years asO was in Wa'Ih-Ion
when there to represent his state peio'e "o'
supreme Court ins,lvns the rights OF certain
railroad laud grants The argument he maze ~ 'ha'
time attracted the attention OF the entire legal fraternity
practising that bar. and the decision In us ia'o
which followed quoaed authority to ths hay Ns
an orat and lawyer bo ranks among the nst o uo
Northwest "A attorney for aue Of tue railroads OF MS
state he has Tor loag enjoyed An annual foe oil
$1,000.
am told tha, General Grant has recently recev.da
letter o sympathy from General Fitzhugh Lee o VIZ
eni who spoke for the rate spdiery IN srh
kiuily manner deeply the recipient of the
htter.
Ahr.m g. Hewitt Is reported as saving that New-York
ReJ nbicsns only make the EFFORT tn carry the
This fall II IL suspected that Mr. Hewitts love Tor
Democracy does 10 its Presidential exponent
hear that one OF the first steps In reform In the
Interior Department the purchase of a sl3 IVORY
toilet set for Secretary Lamar.
1T generally known" said prominent Republican
who spends great deal OF time In Washington aud WIN
whom discussing The foreign appointments. that
Mr. PeudCton not the author OF the ri' service
laa which bore his believe It was never even
claimed that the Law his production Bat there aas
been q rat deal of sentimental talk about his being the
father nf the law securing ITS pa>Sa1s The taSts
are dead against this sentiment was In the senate
When tue bl passed. There we're only I'VE Demo-
Ia favor of H. Pendieon was Oh the verge o'
defeat. and he knew a. lie went over Ia Joe hawiey
aud thrcx the whole burden the Generals shoulders
rhe Gsuer fnr1ons wei! he might e bat he got
his feet aud hill went through Tnen the "hos
country pra sed Nj. Peudlotou."
an told rnat property aronnd Sullivan and Thompson
ats /. becoug valuable Tor MISUNDERSTANDING aud storage
purpo,i auI thai tue cDpIo prui,e ~llI he gialn1'l5
y,u out ol Lho,- sests. h-Ssrai large trah'ihrs oI
prpperty hav. recently negotiated ou thV-e thor
o.guares watch viii result In biz Inano's stractnres
Boston man said 10 uie the other day; = onr nius-
wuInp- are q precious lUL lake Charles H. Goldman a.
aiI rnaple outside tue city. 80 ~ To aVoil
payins taXe. But hast fail ~ h- anxiety To defeat VT.
Blnr s cont ibuol hund eds U dollars To pay the poll
tar or the rim raj. the city. which payment npe than
eligible voicr, ut the spring eiocton TIE city control
con .oqurutiy passed into tile hsni ui the Dci"crao
roagnS This /, mngwn'np calls the exercise u
hgp-tntpdci. puDlc-spIrloI iudc.ende"ce
the suect oi the condition Of the blacks IN
the South tue othr day party of well IhiUimtn
pIJiti,aDs. southrrn Republican, -hid: was BLACK
Republican tIl the was free aud hal ang To vote
wanteI TO 40 further AID force tie oounuE oT ais vote
Mr. Blnne dceaed tue Force It'll aud my parry. Woik
cpael right there It, ulo-O aowni out when the
Force biu vas d.isusL Bat ~ great work has br"u
accomplished. Abstracty. what tue uer" sabted was
,-,r-,ual Iinorty. caHis't hsv- psnsonai hLorts
wi.i,oi the bapt It u,s@ss no da'rauoo 1" hn "ht-
ever Who IL Prysdcat OF G"s"rD"r. "bat affects ui"
,,,.i Il who l. Prosecuting Attorney sud ara sho
members OF soh,Il b0ads lie want ~ know that u he
4, marty IN trl he have equal Justice wth "hitc
man native foreign. lie wants hi- efuAl chHhce AZ
.Iucai,on ", At We r. pubcau. wanted ni to do was
TO vote with bi. od ms-tor ucLl olcfrs AMI give u'
s vote on Prescntia, electors. We slipped np on "oth
nr,nn,,ti,n. Tho uegro II sIrewd enIush "a vote
,.st his oi m tstr TO-DAY matter thai aiccts
himself drccy. Where IL ouy vague aud indStiuct
Interest that he election lac VIII side win the
whlte Gian-"
Ncw-YDrk Democrat said: 81 never realized that
until relative a. NTGnIa told mo OF his experience
lie ran for Co;re,s and defeated by tue c"Io'el
vote lie hal heeu q soldier III Loes army. and ths was
shortly aficr Lie lie nominated again. lu
uakug Lis he acros, an old arkey who had
les his faeg's slave an Uyly-ssryau aud discovered
that the uidn going To vote Tor hls HhtiE"H'et
Wuen questioned reason. the Oil ma hnaiiy SAID
that a the clorcd people h been led 10 boliay" lIat u
in, peu,u,r1ts returned To power they would bo re
crslaroI Ny relative the old fellow At work 10
II. lite all tie Old slave. Of hi, fathers plantation To
lg larbccne. when II un he male them little
speech and handed each man a mtnunis"l"n paper.
telling them that only thus could he convince thein tat
he hal M wrong motive toward their race. lie WAS
elected to Congress and reelected ne and again there
alter"
The Republican saii: "These arc the rslyct paws OF
the cat. The cruel claws are hdlrn underneath. Dan
vile and Coplah are far Jack. nor yet the night
riding Of the Ku-Kux. the brutal muriers aud the
Terrible whppings Southern white Of my acIuidut'
ance say u Brains and ability control the Yates o
the North they will the South. YUu work on the
feelings and passions OF the ignorant whites 10 carry an
election and nothing s thought of IT, We work on the
feelings and passions OF the ignorant blacks. and the
effort s made 20 show that II tine The fact s
the white race Is tho dominant race and intends 10
remain 40 by whatever means Gentlemen, there are
claws beneath such declarations confess think they
are right When they declare that they will remain dom
ant at There will be 1873 solid Southern
votes for neInocrstc ticket In the Electoral College
Till Federal Offices give out But there IL day OF
reckoning coming. The negro is free. II Is only
question OF time when he will become educated In
revolutions OF century Is nothing. But the black
man will bs a ruler when what s remnant OF tie
old proud white race OF the south Ia extinct"
I was talking the other day with Judge Stevenson
Burke and he said 20 me: In Hooking Valley rsn
think we have settled the labor question west OF the
fur fha ~