The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, AUGUST II, 1886.
TOPICS OF THE DAY,


respondent of the Philadelphia Record,
he called on Senator Joe Brown of
Georgia, ard asked him for his sup.
port. Theroupon it is recorded that
"Olc Joe" assumed his judicial atti-
tude, softly caressed one hand with the
other, stroked his long white beard,
drew It's two longest white hairs
through his knotty fingers and said
"Well, now, Mr.. Hill to be frank with
you, and always like to be frank with
gentlemen, think the Hill family has
had its share of the Georgia Offices.
Your father was United States Sen
ator, you have been Solicitor General
of the Atlanta Circuit for seven years,
you've got your brother into that, and
now you want the District Attorney
ship at $4,000 year. ! would not
feel justified in aiding you, for |
think your family has had all 1t
deserves from the State Of Georgia. "
Nevertheless, Hill was appointed Dis
trict Attorney for the Northern District
of Georgia. Now there is a vacancy
in the District Judgship of this same
Northern District, and Joe Browns
brother Jim is candidate for it. Ben
Hill, jr., has been here this week to
see that another man gets II. He said
the other day that he had some idea OF
going to sec cole joe and saying TO
him: "To be perfectly frank with you,
Senator, and | always like to be frank
with gentlemen, | think the Brown
family has had its share of the Georgia
offices. You have been Governor and
are United States Senator your brother
has been State Judge your son Is q
manager of the State railroad, aud the
rest of your family are equally well
provided for would not feel justi-
fled in supporting your brother jim for
the District Judgship, for / think the
Brown family has had all it deserves
from the State of Georgia" | would
like to see somebody talking right out
like that to cole joe"
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Says the same correspondent: The
wife Of Congressman and the dau |.
ter of q Congressman sat opposite to
me In the horse car coming down from
the Capitol after the adjournment on
Thursday. Said the wife of Con.
gresham to daughter of Congress.
man: II could not find time to call on
you and your mother this session, and
am going away tomorrow. | will
give you my card now instead" So
saying, she opened her manicure bag,
drew out a big visiting card and
actually presented IL to the daughter
of Congressman. The latter was too
much surprised to say anything but
THANK you" | don't believe she
ever saw that picture in Punch repre-
senting two London women in the sur
at Ramsgate. II have been trying to
call on you," says one to the other,
lever since you came down here, but
/ haven't been able to find time. Please
consider this call" VERY well,''
replies the other quickly, "and please
consider this call returned"
Nv
Says "Gath" in recent letter to the
Cincinnati Enquirer: Pride is power
full feature in Logan's character. He
has courage, friendship, ambition, but
not much patience. 1t used to be said
by General Grant that whenever there
was no fighting to do Logan was the
biggest grumbler in the army, but
when the enemy was in sight he
stopped his grumbling and was one Of
the best fighters Grant ever saw. That
is somewhat the case at the present
time. Now, the Ohio mutinecrs, who
certified everybody up where nobody
could reach them, resolved that Logan
should not be the candidate for the
Presidency after he had failed to see
things with their spectacles, &c. He
was solemnly read out of the party,
for it is the same to read a man out of
his chances to be a candidate ms to read
a smaller man out of the party lines.
Eyarts. too. was dismissed from the list
of conseuuentials. Ohio certified him nm
somewhere Gs n. o.. to use n Freemn.
sonry sign 0pain. The political marty
which has inst been beaten. and Is ont
of mower, is taking peculiar stems To
re.establish Itself by certifying one of
the most eminent men in tIe Elst and
another Of lis most eminent men in the
West ont of all future PROMOTIONS be.
cause thev would not do nm inbnsnito.
Die act to an old gentleman who had
won their private respect 1t is one
thlng to be out IN ONO yelling, another
w nc III We onltcu Dsatcs oo'ln'c s'V-
,, ns ~ t s;ohnp s;hipv W. oi 'o or,o 'ia,, LA
in opcn and executive session, and
there to listen to the mob outside of
the windows instead of the fine self
respect which SUITS inc senate
Nh"''V.it o,in ,, oIu 'u,a'o' ,l;, '. u'n
,Le whole holy can he
stumnedcd The Senate took its die.