The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-15

because there is no telling how the
tariff duties on them may be changed
within the next three months. They
dare not enter into longtime contracts
for domestic supplies, because i. is
IMPOSSIBLE TO FoREsEE
where the prices of merchandise will
get, or what may be the state of the
money market little while hence.
From the way Congress hes acted thus
far, the people have grown Suspicion,
that there Is no intention To pass Il
tariff bill. or definitely reject one this
session, but that both Houses will pre-
fer TO wait till the people have been
heard from at the polls. Every dav
the House spend in tiIou>tarlng, there
fore, is accepted as q sign taat he day
of settlement it st II as f1c on as eVrr.
This is ell wrong. A majority bias
rights which EVEN q minor V with an
i'm perfect code of rules at It's back Is
bound to recognize and respect
There Is not. among all The generous
men IN the S:uate. u moe jiOdrai one
than s nator Palmer, aud his soft
heart is continually Leading
HIS JUDICIAL HEAD AsTRAY.
He was called upon, the other day, by
a woman, who has some indefinite
connection with an obscure paper, who
told him a sorrowful tale aud asked for
the loan of 500. The Senator asked a
friend what he knew Of the woman and
was informed that she was p rpetual
beggar, and that she would stop at
nothing to obtain money, He sand he
had promised her something, and was
advised to iiml5 DIS donation 20 the sun
of $40. The Senator then went to the
woman, and told her what hal been
said of her She admitted her short
oomings in financial way, but pleaded
poverty and distress, shed floods of
tears, told of a forthcomming eviction
from her house for unpaid rent, and
then, in company with her child, cried
again. This was TOO much for the
tender-hearted Michigander. He al
most blubbered himself rs he said, in a
voics as gruK as he could make it:
How much must you have?"
mot cent less than $780," was the
reply.
well, here" said Mr.. Palmer, as he
handed out ffty-dollar bill, "go and
pay vour rent"
'.You are a tool said his friend.
Il know it," replied the Senator, but
can't help it, and don't Care"
EVERYTHING a MILLIONAIRE Dogs
is public property. and coed story on
one of the best known OF the man, rich
men in this favored land Of ours viii,
doubtless, be received as interesting.
One of the pest features Of the foiios
ing narrative is its absolute truth;
every body Ill Washington knows of 1t:
Senator Stanford eau often De seen
stroling about the CITY. walking slowly
and -ome:imes With 4 very sl!gnt haII
OF one leg, sca4 cely i limp. Behind
him snort distance, and following
along at about the same rate OF pro
grssS, may be observed an unprepos
seasipg coupe drawn by 4 colo7et man,
who, inter aud suamer, wears Il iur
cap. NoG0dy WouiG suDpUsa th-te X
any COnuectiun between tie fifty mil
lionaire" Senator aud that rlckety old
rig, but there is. The coupe looks as If
itIhad been shaken up byss whirlwind.
IL is old, the vanish has long iiDce
faded, the wheels are sprung; and as
for the horse. he looks az if he would
tumble over if taken cut Of the shafts.
The harness is in keeping with the
coupe and the horse. The entire out.
TT, except the driver, would scarcely
fetch single bid at an auction, yet that
is known to the drivers Of public cabs
and hacks as Senator Stenford's
COACH" and the old coIored man as
Senator Stanf0rd's c0achman." The
Senator's acquaintance with the So
called coachman and rig began some
time ago, and has been continued, with
profit on side, if devoid OF comfort on
the other, ever since. Senator Stan
carriages, but in the winter time, he
toll III any of his own ccnveyancss, be-
cause he Will not expose his coachin2n
and footman to the cold and inClelcent
weather while waiting for him during
sessions of the Senate. SO his general
custom has been to walk out to the
cabstand, east of the Capitol and hire a
cab or carriage to take him home. In
the course OF frequent visits to}the cab
stand, he observed that the old driver
i'll the fur Cap rarely got fare; that he
kept on the outside of the line, and was
not so urgent in offering his services.
The Senator, one day, walked up to the
old driver, and asked how 1t was that
he got no business.
I'm jes' tell We, boss" replied the
old darkY. "Ye see mos OBJ desc folks
up hyar is doods. Dey wants a fine
boss, shiney harness and tree tou-
sam dollar kerridge to do a ffty-cent
job. Ny rig doan cum up ter de mark;
and, tell de troof, it doan' look fDe.
But den its jes SIS good as de bes'."
''Do YOU think that horse can pull NE
homer" inquired the Senator.
"Yas, indeed. boss, he ken dat. Yo'
jes try him, an eff he CANT, III do it
myse f."
The Senator got into the coupe. and
was driven home. When he reached
there, he made the old driver happy by
paying him three or Jour times as much
as his regular fare. The old fellow was
so grateful that the Senator entered into
a sort of compact with him, and he
has been employing the dilapidated rig
ever since.
SENATOR STANFORD
IS fond of walking, and he takes all the
exercise OF that kind that a weak
ankle will permit. Unless the weather
Is too Indictment. Le will start from the
Capitol and walk ten or fifteen squares