The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15
WASHINGTON BUDGET.
Mr.. ClEvElAND'S OPINION OF
THE NEXT CONTEST.
Facts That the s'icott fnvestigstioh
Brought Out-secretary WINDOWS Cir
cuIar-Contest In the House over Seat.
Joe Jenerson--Other Matters.
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
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RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
December IL. 1oS9.)
'Blocks-of-Fiye Dudley" has been let of
BY the copnivance Of the administration, and
the worst scandal in our official review. ex-
cept the Hayes steal Of the Presidency, has
been endorsed by Ben Hassan Ali. Federal
Judge Woods affected to discover that IL
was not a sin to bribe voters, though the in
dctment was so plain that a wayfaring
man might see what law was in the case, if
Justice was law.
On the affidavit OF respectable citizen
the Federal commissioner issued a warrant
for the arrest Of Dudley last Thursday, but
United States District Attorney Chambers
has caused the warrant 10 lie pigeon-holed.
This is the outrage perpetrated by the
personal power Of Ben IIassan Ali, who
allows that warrant to be put in the private
pocket of a Federal District Attorney.
The American people see that the Radical
party have Star Chamber Court worse
than what England had at one time. and
the insult to the spirit Of our institutions is
thing that cannot be bfidged over by any
plea Of sentimental prejudice.
Dudley and Woods may be iocular over
the triumph Of such an outrage, but Mr..
Dudley and his sponsors will be tried at the
bar OF public opinion, from which there is
no appeal.
CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Cleveland saws in his last utterance
that "the coming victory Will be more
speedily achieved and more complete" or
course Mr.. Cleveland has the vanity Of
ambition, but the fact is there that the cards
hold the game for the Democracy, whether
Cleveland or SOME other leader plays the
game.
The policy Of the Radical party and the
personal ideas Of President Harrison have
effected more self-destruction for party
than has ever before been done in the same
length Of time. The nepotism, the abroga-
tion Of the civil service reform, the col
usi0n with Malone. the vulgar adj
yertisement of Wanamaker, and the
last horrible act Of letting ont Dud-
lev are all accuinulatng popular con-
tempt for the administration. Mr.. Harri-
son has hardly score Of prominent men
outside of Ofce-seekers who Will 80 far hui
initiate themselves a. 10 do him honor. lie
is, in fact. the best argument for the Demo
cratic party, and if he does rs well for us
as he has been doing. the mex! three years
will work out great Democratic victory
in spite of the chronic Democratic blunder.
LEEDOM AND sILcOTT.
II appears from the investigations Of the
silcott delalcation that Mr.. Leedom must
have managed his Office IN a very loose way.
Mr.. Carlisle and great many other MEM
bers Of the House evidently Oyerdrcw their
salaries. and the Sergeant-at-Armsa appears 20
have discounted the advance Ofmoneys. Mr..
Leedom explains that the discounting was
done with his own private money, but still
the Question is, what right had he to do
that. Mr.. Reed and many other members
appear as Oyerdrawn.
Speaker Reed says: Il have never over
drawn my account. | drew Sl,o3i after
was elected Speaker. ! handed in my GER
tificate that the money might be got Tor me
from the Treasury in the form Of a draft on
New York. got my draft in due time.
do not see how they could have got the
draft without depOsiting the certificate IN
the regular way. | do not see how this
can be put in the light Of an Overdraft 1t
is certainly not due TO any act Of mine.'
Mr.. Leed0m and Mr.. slcOtt were init
mate friends from boy iOod, and hence the
pressure on Mr.. LeedOm, who is trying 10
free himself of responsibility.
JOE JEFFERSON.
jefferson is the modern David Garrick In
his GENIAL and artistic sketches. He and
Florence and Mrs. Drew have been playing
The Rivals here for week, and the play
ers not only do their parts well, but they
pronounce English in classic form. We re-
member seeing Joe play the Grave Digger TO
Edwin Booths Hamlet, with George BOni-
face as the Ghost. Mrs. Booth as Opheia,
Wilkes Booth as Leartes, and Edwin Adams
az HoratiO.
That was the rarest cast Of "llamlet' ever
seen on the stage, considering the reputa-
tion Of the actors that they won IN aiter
rears. There never was such Grave Dig
ger i'm ..IIamlet' a. Joe jefferson. lie gave
the part a rbald tone Of comedy that no
other actor ever reached; and BOniface
smoke the lines Of the Ghost in such sepul-
chral tones ~ have never been equalled.
Theodore Hamilton played Marcellus and
Mrs. Edwin Adams played Opsic. Perhaps
some of the men who saw that performance
NAV remember the elder Booth and wonder
today at the difference between The style
Of the two great actors.
The elder Booth had the genius OF his
art 10 the degree that he could declaim IN
classic Tragedy ana SUN ildhc YOU Ahihh
that he was only talking. The old people
say that he played Reuben Glenroy in
Flown and Country so that you would
think it was only a country boy courting his
sweetheart, so natural and life-like was his
style. He undertook once in Boston 10
speak the lines in Richard III. in his own
way-"Shd i0rSfO-nigh hare struck more
terror 10 the soul Of Richard than cOuid
the substance Of ten hOVsoHd soldiers
armed in proof and led by shdiloiC Rich
,nOnd." lie drew line on the stage with
his sword. as if imagining battle, and
spoke the lines in the air, as if to himself.
The Boston audience took the point, but
when he tried il on the other part Of the
country they would not have il.
They wanted the conventional melodrama
and he had to give il 10 them.
Mr.. jefferson says that the actor should
take the human from the characteE he
PLAYS and not from himself. lie illustrates
this by quoting repartee at dinner party
in London. lady sighted the beautiful
blonde hair of belle, and remarked that
il grows on YOU" But" says Ar. JEFF
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