The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-12-03

There were also inconvenience. Every
year certain officials were obliged To PICK
up tremendous collections of official rec
ords and documents and send them from
Slowburg 10 Fastburg or from Fastburs
10 Slowburg. Every year there was an
expense on this account which the oppo-
stion roared and stormed at, as III the nd
ministration coild helpit
Each city boasted of n structural do
formity of rotten plaster and leprous
whitewash, known as q state house. Each
state house disgraced its own city, bat
the matter could not be rernedied, be-
cause tie two cities were Jealous of each
other. Fastburg would vote no money 10
improve the Slowburg house. and Slow
burg returned the compliment 70 Fast
burg. The same jealousy produced rs
markable economy and frugality with
reference TO public institutions, and 1t u
sssertrd that the patients Of the lunaiic
asylum were not much better lodged and
fed than the average sane citizen, and
Jail cuvicts were brought down 10 q
temperance which made admirers of Jail
birds tremhle with indignation:
/
But az in almost everything adyan-
tazp.s seesawed with disadvantages The
| double barreled scheme of state capitals
kept the legislative body moving. 30 that
| political jobbery and special lobby work
| could not operate effectively, because IL
had no headquarters. It could not get
together q ring: 1t could not raise corps
of lobbyists. What one capital favored
the other opposed, and between them ap-
propriation bills were not 50 much hon
ored a. 20 be ''laid on the table, They
were unceremoniousiy kicked under tho
table; all sorts of public appropriation
schemes and railroad projects went 10
the waste basket. And it Is affirmed that
the Lobbyists were in such pitiabls
} plight that a modern legislative philan-
thropist would have certainly introduced
a bill for their special relief and encour.
sgement. In truth, the public treasury
was well nigh unapproachable.
! Now, into this community came Mr..
} Ananias PuIlwool, OF Washington. he
: was a lobbyist from Wayback, and had
) spent many years at the national capital
: and was deeply versed In every species
: Of lobby lore and practices. he took
parior in the best hotel in Fastburg. fo1
Z it was an even year, and the Legislature
: was sitting in that city. He kept a side.
Q board well supplied with dccanters and
{ cigars, and In q week he was on the bes'
4 terms with many senator's and repre-
8 sentatives.
+ But lobbying didn't work In Fsstburt
a. Mr.. Pullwool expected, and after try
ing several schemes he gave a snort o
disgust and asked of Mr. Dicker, OF tn
house, "What does this mean! Mr.
= Dicker, who was frayed out iawye
= and self conscious faiiure, answered
= 1.-TWO capitals" Now, Mr.. Pullwool
" having the old Harry in him, and there
= fore fun OF all shrcwdness and sabtlesy
a perceived at once the full scope an
= force Of the explanation He droppe'
D. gently back into his armchair and sad
~ "I see.s After few minutes OF pro
found thought he broke out, I've 60
It, Dicker, want you TO bring in . bi
TO make Fastburg the only capital
er- DECKER demurred at FIRST, saying
nd would be Of no use; Elowburg voui
ng fight II and beat It. But Punwot
de would have no demurring. BE paanfe
nj brilliant scheme before Dcker, an
ate Dicker promised 10 bring In the Dal.
Id. 20 20 ssnackss with Pullwool in All thi
ow came from It
mol
Lon Dicksr put in the bill Fast5urg va
iubilant. The Fastburg press doomed Z
81 schsme and gave vent TO shriss OF EN-
AZ tstiou. The Siowburg press growied
te. diseust and snorted with rage. The %
he vss the great thing Of the day; ever
vl- thing else was forgotten. and sucn
ers thing as legislation for the commo'
on- wealth wss not thought OF. Puliwo
ian became sctive. he didn't care ce'
- where the capital went. but be saw 2
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y