Telegram-herald., 1890-06-17


yea n-lzlr So 1ns 4 lhe L-slsrs z sh-
he1ae, all aE say raxs rhe led Il ais
1elegaal-g-, has tlas iy-ag h41lt d s
e1rol-c aid dza-<erous fora He sa
L-l,E1 1es y a. l-1DortaEt cCc8sli ittee. au1
his c1lizogle= EAsrrla =ay he = 2-uia1le
an agle. I1dusrr51us ana Essful-a rhor-
Oh Sl-y admirable m4zl-if Ls ~oul3at
h7 - mseh Sessp4ges men wao
know hiu- leFer depend upon anything
be- tel-s them Wisl4oag iayesrzzEou He
tells lies about TIE most triVk Ehlnss,
where there Is II earthly excuse r. r.
He has been beaten once or twice tor
cOngress by tke men IA his district to
whom be has bed about Office Itisn
this way that the chronic nd reckless
har Ia pubhc me Il sure % come - grlef
H. makes promises Shich hs las uo In
tentIon y keePlng ha inyents excuses
which are N time discovered hs leads
I've or SIX nsa % think they are going
. have i certain ofice, and somehow
they sooner Cr Later become acquainted
with this over Issue II collateral add
turn against han The man / have in
mind could probably &c senator from his
state. speaker Cr the national house u
representatives, or even president. II II
were MT fer his weakness IN this direc-
ton Another conspicuous statesman. a
senator and al asplraat for the presl-
doncy, Is similarly afflicted He Is not
80 much given - unnecessary lying as
hs Is = making promises which rs does
not mean u keep IL Is said his state Is
plastered over with unrodeemed pledges,
and poOpled with men who ara Just wait
ing for an opportunity u take revengs
for broken promises. There are many
such men in public life.
Your average congressman is very
fond Of play. In this, a. IN every other
big school, We have workers and shirk-
ers. Industry and laziness are charae-
teristics here seen in striking contrast
There are men too lazy even 70 dictate
letters % their constituents, much less
10 write them with their own hands.
The LATEST congressman know of wants
an electric railway built from the senate
o the house, 80 that when he goes over
% the senate restaurant for his oysters
and beer he need not walk Some Of
these able statesmen are never 10 be
found in their seats. / have in mind
one who VIII do as \ type for large
class. He appears in his seat about five
minutes each day, and then only 10 get
his mail. This done. be disappears and
is no more 10 be found in the Capitol.
Constituents and frieuds send in cards
by the score, knock at the doors OF his
committee rooms, watch the restaurants
and the corridors, and are lucky if they
find him once in q week Where he
spends his time is one Of the mysteries Of
congress which not a few people have
in a quiet way endeavored TO solve.
One theory is that he is engaged upon
some great literary work in secluded
and secret nook Of the congressional Ii
br3Ty. Others DO not think him literary
always in their seats, and make il point
Of pride 10 be constantly at their posts.
The most conspicuous example of this
sort Of industry is Mr.. Ezra b. Taylor,
OF Ohio, the successor Of Garfield in the
house Mr. Taylor boasts that he has
not missed a roll call in ten years, and
without doubt ne Is the only man that
ever served in congress who can wear that
feather IN his cap. There are four Tay-
lOrs IN the house, two from Ohio, one
from Illinois and one from Tennessee,
and IL happens that they are all men who
believe IN attending 10 business. The
result is that on nearly every roll call
the clerk sings ont, Taylor Of Illinois, q"
Taylor Of Tennessee" Ezra b. Tay-
lor" and, finally, Joseph -. Taylor" >"
and as all are Republicans the four
names are followed by four lusty yeas
or mays" according as the majority side
of the house Is voting.
A few members of congress refuse tc
publish their city addresses in the con
gressional directory. Obviously they dc
not want 10 be bothered by the bores
which infcst the capital city and which
seem % be fond of bothering members
Of congress. For the same reason mum
Der Of statesmen rent houses in the out
skirts * the city, where after nightfall
they are not likely TO DC disturbed. Some
years ago member OF the house from
New York state lost his election by fail
ing 20 print his address in The directory.
a prominent ani influential citizen OF
his district came TO town late one after
noon on pressing and important bust
ness. md sought his representative. No
one knew where the congressman lived.
His address was not IN the directory Of
Cougress. nor in the city directory. The
telegraph officials refused. under iustruc-
tious from the gentleman himself. they
said. to give any Information The
natural result was a very indignant
prominent and influential citizen. Next
day be finished up his business without
tho help II the leisure loving statesman.
and then went back home and began
setting up Che pins for this worthy's de-
feaA az tho ensuing election.
St0rT telling u q 1istinctively congres-
si0u1l weakness II Is one u the fads of
statesmen Of fou- hundred and odd
men in thc present congress. I verify he-
Ervs three hundred AMI Gfty imagine
tlemselves born s-0ry tellers. The worst
- i. is that only FIVE or SIX e them are.
Gium 7it chap~ wb1never hai -he faint
esq conception Il humor Jay in a stoc'. a
stories. generally stale ones. AMI tel
fbem over and ove- Whenever 0ppor-
'unity offers Their colleagues know
them from bitter experience and ara able
20 avoid them. tut the poor stranger IS
likely s0 be sad y bored
WALTTR WFrEwAN.
S.sr-,e on swallowed the Tooth.
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