The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-31
TALK OF THE WEEK.

"If the Northern Democrats in the House are
not the equals of those from the South" said
bright young Democratic member from the
former section the other day, ''the Northern
Democrats have themselves to thank for It. In
the cities of the North, where the Democrats
have their principal strength, the average voter
has an idea that national politics are rather or
namental. He thinks it OF much more impor-
tance that his city should be under Demo-
cratic control than that the White House or the
United States Capitol should be. To him his
city hall is the centre of interest and influence
He doesn't give snap of his finger for victory
in national elections as long as he has got the
mayor and board of aldermen with him. He
never bothers himself about national matters.
They seem very hazy and far away from his
point OF view. So he sees no necessity of keep
ing man in Congress more than a session or
Two. Congressman goes away off TO Wash
ington, and the average voter hears no more of
him until election time comes around again.
so ne thinks the position of member of Con-
gress is altogether ornamental, and he sees no
reason why one man won't do to fill 1t as we'll
as another. In fact he thinks that men who
will be satisfied with such an empty honor
should be given whack at it. And thus very
few Northern Democrats are ever left in the
House for more than couple of terms. No
matter how capable they may be they are only
able to learn the ropes during these two terms.
lueu, JUST as Jney Degln 10 De aDle TO make
themselves genuinely useful to their constitu-
ents and to the party, and to make a national
reputation for themselves, they are retired and
new men put in the places. On the other hand,
the Southern members are returned term after
term and are enabled to make national reputa-
tions for themselves This is why the Southern
Democrats always overshadow those from the
North And this state of affairs will continue
as long as in the opinion of the Northern Dem
ocrat the city hall is of greater importance than
White mr.
X
MIR. Leo karpeles, veteran who still suffers
severely from wounds received in the late war;
and who proudly wears a medal of honor
granted by Congress for distinguished services
on the field of battle, spent his vacation this
year at Thomas Swann's Hotel, St. Mary's
County, Md. During most of his vacation the
old Union soldier was confined to his room, suf-
fering from his wounds, but everything that
could be done to relieve him and make his stay
pleasant was done by his host and all the
neighbors, all OF whom were ex-Confederates.
~ tell you it makes an old soldier feel that the
war is really over when you find the men you
fought against acting as these good people down
In Maryland acted toward me-" said Mr. Kar-
peles the other day. "Members of my own
family could not have done more They
brought around their carriages and insisted on
my going driving with them when l was able.
They visited me daily when l couldn't get out,
and put themselves to actual Inconvenience to
show me attention and make me feel at home.
Such generous, affectionate. kind-hearted peo-
pie never met before. They made me feel
that L was an honored guest although they
knew that fought against them all through the
war Why. the man who did most to make it
pleasant for me was among the Confederate
forces in five battles in which | fought on the
Union side. 1t would do Northern people who
keep up the cry that the South is still bitter
against us great deal of good to 20 among the
ex-Confederates as did and see how COM
pletely they recognize the fact that we are all
brothers and that the past is dead forever l
shall never forget the kindness to me of these
citizens of st. Mary's County, especially of Mr.
Charles Pomeroy and family, Mr.. Jack Harris
and family, Mr.. j. w. Tibbett, Mr.. G. j.. Med
ley, the postmaster at Piney Point Mr.. j. A.
Ingram, his assistant who would bring nv
mail to my sick bed, and especially of Mr.
Swami and his good lady,"
X
"There was once a famous Philadelphia ply
sician-Rush l think his name was" said a
Pennsylvania member as he rode joltingly to the
Capitol via the Avenue cars, ''who cured him
self of consumption in curious way. When he
was twenty-five or thirty he was told that he
could live but few MONTHS one of his lungs
was almost entirely closed up, and nothing could
be done for him. But the young doctor had an
opinion of his own on the question and a great
deal of grit besides Though young, he already
had quite practice, and he bought rough,
springless, two-wheeled cart, in which he drove
around to see his patients every day. This cart
as it Jolted along over the horrible cobblestone
pavements of Philadelphia used to shake the
consumptive young physician up frightfully.
His friends looked on pityingly and thought 1t
TOO bad that the headstrong young fellow
wouldn't go to bed and make himself comfort
able during the few weeks he had to live. But
the consumptive didn't mind the terrible jolting
he got every day. In fact, that's what he rode
around in the cart for. Even when he had made
his calls he would continue riding around, rain
or shine, over the toughest pavements he could
ind. You see, 1t was his theory that that sort
OF exercise was what he needed to shake him up
and keep his blood in circulation. And to the
surprise of his friends and brother physicians
the young fellows cough stopped, he grew
strong, and all the symptoms of consumption
lett him. The springless cart and cobblestone
pavement treatment cured him, and he con-
tinued to ride around until he was eighty years
OF age or so. When he died an examination of
his lungs showed that he had really had con-
sumption. One lobe of one of his lungs was
almost entirely closed, and 1t was plain that
very large abscess had been there but had healed
over Now, I've got theory" the Congress
man continued confidentlally, as the jolting of
the car In making the sharp curve about the
HERALD man, "that the physicians of Washing
ton have right here in this car line sure cure
Tor their consumptive patients far simpler and
cheaper than any course of medication or trips
to Colorado or the Canadian forests. If there
Is any virtue in joting, shaking, and general
disarrangement of mans liver and viscera it
is be had in all its in riding thiR