Telegram-herald., 1890-11-22


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the presidential room At the Capitol Con
gresham Nzsoa. OF Chicago. asksd foe
ths pen 2s a present for his little boy
Lawrenoe. and the president gave II 70
hlm. Tsoor three days after the recent
elecsioa. Ia which Mr. Mason was de-
featsd In hk district. hsEle Lawrence
dled Of diphtheFiA-
A story ab0ut this bright little boy,
whose death broaght his father 4 thou
sand times more grief than the result u
tie election - worth telling. One day
Mr. Mason carried home = bag OF candy
and passed il CUT 70 has seven children
piece by piece til &C last only three or
four caramels remained. When little
Lawrence eams up, holding cat his chub-
~ hand for moro candy, Mr.. Mason, 10
try the lads temper, remarked that the
bag was empty.
Il want some more candy. persisted
the boy.
But. Lawrence, tel you the bag is
empty. You certainly don't think your
papa would lie 10 your"
Something IN tho congressnan's face
must have told the story 10 the keen
eyed little fellow, for he watched that
bag with eager interest. Ii was evident
that no doubted his fathers word, and
yet was afraid 10 say 50. Finally way
out Of the dificulty occurred 10 him,
when he sidled up 10 his father and in
an insinuating tone remarked:
'Well, papa, s'pOse you just give me
that empty bag
/ Congressman Morrow, OF California,
some time ago decided TO retire from
Y public life, and consequently did nos
stand for re election. One Of his friends
/ asked him what he Was going 10 do after
I he had left congress. and Mr. Morrow re-
/ piled:
Il am going to spend my time or
ganiIng societies for the good of man
kind. From politician I am going TO
I rise 10 the heights of philanthropy.
I There Is class of unfortunate people in
this country who have been neglected
by the workers in the fields Of charity
and reformatory efforts. They are un-
happy. miserable, grovehng people, who
need just such relief as hope 20 be able
TO afford them"
''And what VIII DO the nature of your
new organizations"
''Its title viii be, The Society for
Ameioration of the Condition of the
Rich"
Isuppose this was Mr.. Morrows unique
way Of saying that it was his intention to
leave congress and TO go ont into the
world rs practicing lawyer in quect of
fat fees from people whose money had
involved them In litigation and other
troubles.
A congressman who stood for re-elec-
ton and was defeated tells me the fol-
lowing story Of human ingratitude:
II owe my defeat to one man, men,
Der of my own party, and 4 man on
whose friendship / thought 1 had some
claim a few years ago he was one of
the poorest men in my district. He had
served in a desultory sort Of way in the
army during tie rebellion. and had a
vague idea that he was entitled TO a PEN
sion. His case was not very good one,
and it strained my conscience little TO
take IL up but the man was so poor |
finally decided 10 do so. He had seen so
little army service that no didn't even
know the number Of the regiment to
which he had been assigned, and had
never done anything more onerous than
camp duty anyway.
al went to the capital Of our state,
and after long search found his name
on the adjutant generals rolls. Then
came down TO Washington and by a
good deal of hard pushing and pulling
managed to get his case through the
pension Office. had his name put upon
the rolls and secured for him q, 800 back
pension money. This sum was the
foundation Of his fortune. From that
moment his luck changed, and he is now
one Of the wealthy men Of my district.
He turned against me on q trivial mat
ter. Of no consequence whatever, fought
me bitterly and managed 10 defeat me by
few votes WALTER WEILMAN.