The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-24

"Well, just won't do it." Riddleberger
shouted louder than before; that's all there
is TO it,"
Harrison Riddleberger had his revenge on
another occasion. Urgent matters We're
pressing the hard-pushed republicans at
the close of one of the sessions. The recall
cltrant VIrginian always turned up in the
way. He would not down. The situation
was becoming desperate.
For Gods sake" said the grave and rev.
erend senior. who happened to be the re-
publican whip OF that day, in a husky
whisper to Tom Bowen of Colorado, "get
Riddleberger down stairs or somewhere
anywherei
GET HIM FULL. IF NECESSARILY
Bowen took Riddleberger by the arm,
coaxed him through the wide door into the
elevator, and down to the Senate restau-
rant. They sat down Bowen ordered a
small bottle. The waiter brought it and
broke it.
Now, Pll tell you how it is, Riddle said
the Colorado senator, confidentially. His
nibS got me to bring you down here and get
you full and keep You out of the way. I
won't deceive you about it, old man"
''Whatw Riddleberger roared He did,
did he: Waiter, come here. Bring quart
bottle. Bring it - quick, too. Ton,
you did right. I'll just g up in the Senate
and give you an imitation of a man raising
The fiery Virginian was as good as his
word. The quart and half of Mumm's
was punished without Eany trouble, and the
by his actions that his mission had failed.
There were evidences in his face, too, that
he didn't care if it had. the imitation
which Riddleberger had promised was an
extremely accurate one. The flu lasted for
two hours. Riddleberger would keep the
Senate in executive session and all other
business was stopped. The Republican whip
was wild with rage, put powerless. The
cause of all his trouble finally got tired and
went down to the re Staurant again with his
only senatorial companion.
On the last night of the last session Rid
dleberger was no more obStreperous than
he had been hundred times before, but his
antics were hundred times more annoy
ing to the republican majority and the pre-
siding officer than ever. Mr. ingalls, re-
sorted to desperate measures. Riddeberger
was carried out by force. just then it was
that comedy young girl who had been
occupying one of the senatorial seats i'll the
gallery. shrieked, grew faint and fell She
was Harrison Riddlebe gers daughter.
Sympathetic hands cared for her. The Ill
ness was soon over; but the disgrace, not
for long time.
1t was scene of crazy confusion on the
!,
shaking his right fist indi ynantly in the
air, stalked over to where Don Cam
eron and Aldrich and Allison stood in a
group.
"Godsm the fiery ex-confederate congress
man and senator roared, when | heard
tnat young woman Shrek | was mad
enough to fight; but what can we do? Is it
our place on this side to interfereg You
need this mans vote and you tolerate him,
then. Now you don't need him, and this
sDider-legged son of a sea cook from Kansas
has got to put on airs and have him arrested
and make an exhibition of him. If you had
a spark of manhood about YOU" he roared
still louder, shaking his finger in the very
faces of Cameron, Aldrich and Allison,
you would make some protest."
mo" said Cameron quietly, there is nc
manhood about any of US. 1t is politics {
are playing tonight"
The friends of ex-senator Riidlebe rger
very eagerly predict that he has a public
future. He has visited Washington half q
dozen times since inauguration day and
stayed two or three weeks each time. He
has lived in bis old accustomed haunts and
associated continually with his former GRO
MES; yet, if he has drunk anything, he ha
done 50 in the secrecy of his own ROOM aud
nobody has discovered it. He invites the
boys I'D to the bar as formerly, but he him
self takes nothing stronger than q black
cigar. Riddleberger is sure to have fol
lowing over in the valley. HIS old soldiers
of the Tenth Legion still live there. He wi
continue to run his paper He knows
good manners and always uses EN-.
He is good talker and always al
| his ease. He has remained loyal tt
| his friends, even if they have been the
| sturdest of democrats. There is the best
| of evidence that he considers his political
| metamorphoSis bad thing in many ways.
He feels That he has bee badly treated by
| the republicans. Some who know him well
| insist that he will espouse the cause OF
| democracy again inside of six months. His
| congress district is 'O'Ferralrs. Il is not
! likely that he could come to the lower
| branch as republican, even if O'Ferral
| should step along and out, though he posi-
| bly, might be elected as a democrat on SONS
new local issue. 1t is more probable, per
| haps, that he will 60 to the state Senate
| again, and look for further honors in lt
more circumscribed surroundings at Rich
| mond. He insists that he will have nothing
| to do with Malone