The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A KANSAS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN
Is VERY MUCH DISCONCERTING
HIS BRETHREN.
Pledges to Blocks of Five Dudley" Are
Being Literally Carried
Out.


gresham Peters of Kansas is a thorn
in the flesh of the Republican party
of the house. He recently declined
to be candidate for denomination to
congress, because his expenses are so
heavy and his income so small that he
cannot afford to continue here. Since
reaching that conclusion Congress
man Peters has become great eco,
nomist. In a recent speech he very
plainly showed to congress that they
must stop their profigacy in the mat
ter of pension, river and harbor APP
preparations, as we'll as appropriations
for public buildings, or else they would
not only wipe out the surplus in the
treasury but leave an actual deficit to
be supplied by loan or an increase of
the present highest taxes ever i'm
posed upon the country in time OF
peace. 1t is nOt surprising that a
leading Republican like Congress-
man Peters should now boldly call
upon his Republican colleagues to face
these figures, because if not faced
right Low they must be staggered by
them. AS he says, they are indeed
chilling figures, but he we'll appreciates
the fact that prohigacy is in the air
about the capitol, and that there is
the gravest danger of bankrupting
both the treasury and Republicanism.
The Republican party is early at the
end Of its tether and it will stick at
nothing that promises Doodle. From
the present outlook the Democrats
will not find the price Of single beer
in the treasury when they take charge
again in 1893.
The Republicans have not shown
their purpose in detail yet, because
they have not got the majority in the
house that they want. When they
have unSeated about dozen more
Democrats and seated Us many Repub-
licans they will bring forward their
scheme and with the help of the
speakers arbitrary rulings they will
put through measures that will make
the surplus look very small in COM
parison with the demand upon it.
When Corporal Tanner exclaimed
TO hell with the surplus" he could
hardly have imagined that so active a
lobby would have gathered in Wash
ingtOn to enforcethe eminently patri-
otto sentiment.
Veteran soliiers who take pride in
comradeship and soldiership should
take note of the fact that this adj
ministration, with soldier at the
head of it, takes no note of honorable
scars. A Democratic veteran in Office
has to walk the plank with as little
ceremony as though he had never
TO lght Tor the flag or smelt gunpow
der.
Duet, inoffensive, likeable Jack
Brown of Georgia. One OF the most
prominent Republicans If the South,
u white man and a handsome fellow,
has been making for the administra-
ton. He was very anxious to have
his son appointed postmaster at Amer
icus, Ga, and he had reason to be-
lieve that the appointment would be
made until recently. But there is a
colored man named Dudley, who re-
sides at Americas who is a Republi-
can Of prominence and some political
experience and influence. He was a
delegate to the Chicago convention i'll
1888 and was presumably for sale, as
most OF the black delegates were, be-
cause it is known that he visited all
of the Republican headquarters and
conferred with the various mana
gers. When he reached the
Harrison headquarters, he was i'll
some manner corralled and captured
by the celebrated Col. Dudley. Despite
the fact that Harrison is not on speak
ing terms with Col. Dudley he does
carry out all pledges which were made
in his behalf by Col. Dudley at Chi
cago. Consequently the black man
Dudley was appointed postmaster at
Americas, Georgia, and the son OF
Col. Jack Brown was knocked ont
Inasmuch at Col. Jack controls the
Georgia delegation Mt all national Re
publican conventions it is pretty fair
to presume that MIR. Harrison will get
no votes from Georgia in the conven-
ton of 1882. "Bchold how good and
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity"
The duly elected senators from the
State OF Montana have been here
fighting for their rights, the rights OF
their State and for the incOntcstible
right OF the people to select their
in both houses OF
congress. The senate committee,
having broken all presidents and hav-
irg violated the presidents of their
own party, having been followed by
in the senate almost
without question, the duly elected
senators from Montana have fought
their light in the face Of Il packed
Judge and jury. Nevertheless they
nave done molly and well, and the
seating OF their opponents, in spite of
the iact that their whole claim was
based on L fraud, is the greatest dis
grace that ever cane upon the senate
Of the United States. The result is
the iufamy Of this age. BOB.
THE LLAEO EXTENSION,