The Washington critic., 1886-07-15

Republicans, Democrats and Greenbaclk-
ers as statesmen have widely divergent
ideas Of money, but as politicians, anything
will do which will serve to assist some un-
ccrioin voter in making up his mind where
he shall put his vote.
MK1NLEY's soLmoQuY.
On Congress- stormy floor | stand,
And cast wishful eye,
To Senate's fair and happy land
Where my possessions lie.
oh, the transporting raptrous scene
That rises to my sight,
Sweet Sawyer fat and Evarts lean,
And speeches Of delight
There, gen'rous words that never fail,
on tongues immortal grow,
There peace and stiffness Of the vale,
With milk and honey flow.
No chilling winds nor bitter tears
Can reach that blissful floor;
Defeat and sorrow, each two years
Are felt and feared no more.
When shall reach that happy place
And be forever blestY
When shall see John Sherman's face
And on his bosom rest2
Filled with delight my rapturcd soul
Would here no longer stay,
Though waves OF opposition roll,
Fearless I'd launch away.
The President by his veto power has
formed nucleus for the organization OF
society to be known as the National Asso-
citation of the Vetoed, and the prospects
are promising that after one more Congress
II will have large membership with
branches in every State and Territory In the
Union.
Since the New York World has expressed
an opinion that 1t was a very ordinary af-
fair for man to 20 through the rapids Of
Niagara in a barrel, the enraged Philadel-
phians have called an indignation meeting
to adopt series of boycott resolutions
against that paper.
A lad was shot Sunday in Chicago on his
way to Sunday school. lie was stranger
in town, and thoughtlessly told flew native
Chicagoans where he was going. Chicago is
a very pleasant place, however, to live in, II
one is only a little careful.
Mr.. Morrison is contemplating a change
OF title from Horizontal Bill to Surplus
Bill. The latter appears to be more mas
cotty, as 1t were.
The President has issued an order to
office holders, which sounds little like he
was talking to lot OF vetoed Congress
men. Grover is no politician.
Senator Joe Browns compliments to his
convicts in Georgia are at least sincere, for
not man of them can vote for him for U.
s. Senator. Consistency, thou art q jew
elry store.
The report that Editor Reid of the New
York Tribune has gone West to solicit sub
scriptions for his weekly and distribute q
few chromos among clubs, is not true. Mr.
Reid's object is to lay q proposition before
Geronimo and his band to come to New
York and accept positions as aldermen.
| This is authentic.
Congressman Tom Robertson of Ken
| lucky, In whose district Abraham Lincoln
| was born, has introduced bill to appropri-
| ate $4,000 for the erection of monument
| at his birthplace. In this connection we
| will remark that there are monuments In
| Kentucky which are neither worn In hip
| pockets nor are opened with corlscrew.
| Walt Whitman says the-poet of the future
is to come from the West. The National
Board of Health is hereby warned to get its
quarantine in working order.
There are 1880 medical students In this
country, and the Lord only knows how
many graveyards.
The following breezy extract is from
Miss Cleveland's novel, "The Long Run"
"The western horizon gapes with crimson
wounds that drop their heavy ichor on city
spires and domes, and redden city windows
where the golden sun beats through
| wounds that are not staunched till Venus,
| throbbing, great and tender, rises to bind
them up with love.n
Is It any wonder she remains splnster
Congressman McKinley's speech yester.
day almost jerked the legs of of Senator
Payne's chair. Mckinley is anxious to
move it over on the other side Of the cham
Der and occupy it himself.
The Grant Memorial Bridge.
EDITOR CRITIC: ! am quite sure that
express the sentiments OF thousands OF
patriotic citizens of the District and the
whole country when say "thanks" for the
reproduction in your Saturdays issue OF
that exceedingly elegant and forcible edl.
torial of August 5, 's5, on the subject of the
"Grant Memorial Bridge" BY this republi
cation you attract attention to the fact
that you were the first to call the attention
of Congress and the country to this splendid
national project, which, when completed
will give to the Nations Capital the grand