National Republican., 1888-02-01
CURIOUS .ANrIP.ArIIIES
OF some Great and Few Smail
Men.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Ii tue
truth were known about every man. IL
would be discovered that, deposited soma.
where in his character, is a strong anttp.
athy to particular thing. Certainly no
prominent man ever lived without at some
time showing this special weakness, and
the great men of our own day are each aud
every one OF them more or less afflicted
with some cranky idea. After having care.
fully studied the peculiarlties VI u number
of these gentlemen we have come to the
well grounded conclusion that
Samuel }. Randall never sees pile OF
pig iron without sQuealing for more pro.
lection.
That William 5. Holman seldom comes in
contact with liberal special Providence
without obiecting on the grounds OF public
economy, unless, perchance, he happens to
he the sole beneficiary.
That since the woolly part of the Presi-
dents message has received such a comb
ing by the wool growers his eXcellency
looks eheepish, and turns pale whenever he
sees a hydraulic ram, and that Col. Lamont
nearly swoons whenever the President hears
the word lana mentioned
That the chincapin orator OF TshomingO,
Mr.. Allen, who is under the impression
that $4,000 per annum is sufficient salary
u -
~lsmes because his able-bodied consti ttieTft,
y d. Garter, Of Tupelo, only earns 5000 a
year at 6hcssmithiptgt; IS so "dead set agin
ambassadors extraordinary and ministers
peDitentiaryn that he wont go near J Ill
unless he is forced to-
That Frank Lawler, the alleged author
Of "Ais Nibs," cannot hear the word "po-
tato" pronounced without feeling very
hungry, and feels ow'spirited for weeks II
tr q. ,nN oatf feHa ut
That Sunset Cox never hears small boy
whistle "Shoo-tyn without looking nerv-
ously about to see If Ben. Butler is in sight
That the handsome }. j. O'Neill, though
particularly partial to the odor Of ionqntls
and hyacinths, experiences great incon
yenience from the smell of roses, aud faints
dead away at the perfume OF any other
"dandy.llon.n
That William NJ. Springer, OF Spring
field has such an Intense horror of heas th Al
the sight Of one ILLS him with feverish ex
citement, and to see one In the act Oi
spriIginC throws him onto the ragged ell q
| OF a convulsion.
That Prohbitionist st. John has upon
more than one occasion disc irJed a friend
because he became member OF the bar.
That the nooest old Democratic Roman
| OF them all, Thurman, of Onio, suspicious
| every man who takes srrlf with his lef
| hand, aud would not tru such a perspr
| under any circumstances
That Postmaster General Don NJ. Dick
| inson cannot look up IN dead letter wi;'I-
| out shudder.
That Attorney General Garland cin't
tell a phone from Bel-letter unless h,
bad certain number OF homny croquette'
| for breakfast.
That Secretary Whitney never hears
bark without expecting an old sea dog u
| appear with grOwl OF some kind.
| That the Secretary of War, although
never timid in the presence OF the bigge'
gun in the service, even when they ar
"pretty well loaded" pales AZ the sight o
beans 10 any shape, and.eXperiences an alb
dominal twinge whenever he sees peri
winkle or suet dumping.
That the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain neve
hears the word ''mackerel" pronounced
without feeling i'll for several moments
and that Sir Tupper cannot endure tn
smell OF preserved Goldfish when he has
right smart thirst on him.
That some Of the members Of the fish
cries commission have no knowledge o
bait except OF that kind which is alway
found under light strata Of cork, AM
what they know about this species ma
stimulate trade iu Kentucky, but its ia
iluence will scarcely extend to the banks o
Newfoundland.
And, lastly, that the people Of the Unite
States never think OF a "surplus" withou
being reminded OF the remarkable deilci
existing at present in the secretaryshp o
the national treasury.
The most Of these antipathies are unac
countable and seem absurd, but we dOub
that any Of these gentlemen can contrO
them or convince themselves that they ar
ridiculous. Are they natural infrmitie
and pecuiarities or only IA Itastical hallu
cinations? When we remember that Olive
Cromwell could not pass Il tripe shop with
out bursting into tears or that the supersen
sitive George William Curtis never thinks
next November without feeling twing
Of the chill. Blaines, or that certain men
hers of the unwashed Democracy turn pal
at the smell of reform soap, the concluso
is forced upon us that these autipathies ar
the direct result Of natural inrirmaties q
peculiarities. D'B