San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-08

WASHINGTON May, 2.
Daily LIGHT:
On several occasions we have heard
members of congress and distinguish
ed senators complain how they are
besieged and bored by applicants
and supplicants for official position,
place or promotion, and express more
or less Indignation that their precious
time should be so taken up and they
| burdened by continuous pleading at
the departments and executive offices
for official crumbs.
But arguments indicating their
own course of action are not so often
heard from the other side. mo
doubt said an intelligent person of
the latter class to me recently, "per-
sonal and letter petitions to members
of congress are very numerous, but
these gentlemen should remember
how they wanted, worried for, and
received help to elect them to their Of
fees in the congressional and senator
ial campaigns. Members of con-
gress and senators surely cannot ex-
pect to escape opportunities any more
than do constituents in canvass, on
the hastings, or at the polls. Votes
are sought for, importuned for, work
ed for by every means, and it cannot
be that successful candidates, legisla-
tors, state and national, congressman
and senators, can forget their obliga-
tons, and not be as ready to give ia
vors as receive Them"
"'Fair plays the jewel and no man
should become weary of well-doing,
from the president down. The domi-
nant or successful political party in
our country on being inaugurared in
to power must expect to be asked for
place by the con stituency that sup
portedsit-and it is not possible that
| the president and his cabinet should
personally know all applications for
office; and without endorsements, in
structions, and recommendations from
| their fellow citizens, their members of
congress and senator's, proper APP
pointments cannot be made. Changes
| of officers, like changes of administra-
| ton in constitutional government, are
a necessary sequences; and party feai-
ty enioins mutual obligations, espe-
cially in a republic like our own"
A bouquet of beauty fttingly eX-
| presses the scene presented in the
grand stand at Ivy City yesterday, on
the occasion Of the fifth day OF the
| spring meeting of the National Jockey
) club. 1t is so much pleasanter to
come to the races at this season of the
year, remarked brown-eyed miss,
for we can see the novelties in spring
| toilettes,n and the utterance voiced
the sentiments of all who INDUCED in
a glance at the bright parterre of
happy faces in the big stand.
Another feature of the good-natured
| gathering was that it mustered
stronger than any preceding day of
the meeting, and this fact was fully
appreciated by the promoters of sport
at the capital. Under favorable au-
spices it was no wonder that the jock
eys strove their utmost to give good ex-
| hibitlon of the speed of the animals
they bestrode, and although the track
was stiff from the recent visitation of
| jupiter Pluvius, the time made in the
| various contests was excellent. Spec
| ulatOrs were out in force to gladden.
the hearts and line the pockets of the
| bOokmakers with crisp new currency.
AS two out of four favOrites were first
| to get their noses under the wire. 1t
was model day for racing in every
respect save the comparatively heavy
track, and the sport was keenly rel
ished by all present.
Among no class of people through
out the United States was President
Harrison's thanksgiving prOclamatic n
more strictly observed than by the
government employees in this city.
| All of the departments were closed,
| and as the salaries of all who were
connected Herewith were paid, the
day was enjoyed much more than it
would have been otherwise. The
White House bore a deserted look,
the politicians having realized by
this time that it was useless
for them to call during Pres
ident Harrison's absence. The
outer doors of the capitol building
were locked. so that even the scant
privilege of wandering through the
halls was denied the few sightseers
from abroad who happened to be in
Washington. The district buildings,
the national museum and the Smith
sonian institute were also closed, but
during the morning the parks and
pleasure grounds were we'll filled with
people. II.
Tom Boyd is re-arrested for the
murder of West Haney, OH Ore creek,
in the Chickasaw nation. Bill was
J not found against him for lack of evil
dence before. Haney's wife will now
testify.
Jesse Eisey, young man working
in planning mill at Orange, got his
right hand caught in saw and so
| manpled that If had TO he ANIMATED