St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-25

certain eoodlt3onA ees exasapsa.
II the oldest correspondent OF .
leading peper Of bis own political eahh
IN that section were brought before The
bar Of the senate. end seqsired 70 -,
tify under oath. b. might Be- obliged -
tell things which would make Ne ~
spected statesman turn ill eoees a col.
ors; In fact modification would surely
Get In.
Il b also alleged that . dissinsuishsa
New England seaatos Who hes psoe.
pered financially. - much - he has proc
pered politically. b the instigatos. aidee
and sbhettoe Of this entire aafortunase
assault upon . member Of the esals d
Washington. II this Be true. and there
can b hardly any doube that 1t b. she
Distinguished legislator would do we'll
% consider the ant and Be visa The
correspondents are I'll Of them wearing
war paint and ere out to- sealpa. juss -
earnestly Is they were soase yean ago
when they went cunning after speaker
Keifer. Their success u that time was
pronounced. and their power since then
has increased In ten-fold ratio. u =
tho part Of wisdom % cater % the freo
lances Of the national capital: and & y
the part Of unwisdom 70 seek their en-
nifty. when. By . friendly warning.
their antagoni&m may b avoided
These ore the words Of wisdom.
Undes the recent resolution esaso,
Alonso Stewart. the executive page.
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the senate. during executive seasioaA
This was casting . susptcioN. By iedirec-
ton. upon one Of the most honorable
young gentlemen ever connected with
the government Of the republic IN any
capacity. M. Stewart b from lowe,
and Il Il not 70 the credit Of the sona.
tors from that state that they permitted
this indignity.
Tho senstorA urged BY some nembes
Of the committee on Sorsign relations.
asserted that inasmuch - NJ. Young b
IN experienced newspaper man. he
alone could have given for psblicat3oa
such accurate accounts Of senatorial
proccedingA sut Secretary NcCook.
who 10 an experienced writer. and
6ergeant-at-arms Valentine. who stuck
type on the Buriington Hsweye thirty
yearS ago. are - good Newspaper mea
- Mr.. Young. and these gentlemen
were permitted 70 remain during he
executive sessions. while ell others have
been excluded What follyi To exclude
. gentleman from the seasions Of thO
senate because he Il brainy and capable;
when ho 10 u the same time hoo0so6l0
Then, q retain other mon equally cap
able and ho0orable. assaming that they
are safe while the other maa = noA
A. . matter Of fact NOT singlc en-
ploye Of the senate fro0 the Highest %
the lowest ever tells IN excessive -
cret There are eighty-eighs seeasosA
and just about eighty-eight Of them will
talk from time 10 time about forbidden
subjects; and they always will do 90
No amount Of scolding and pedagogue.
ing BY the venerable seniors ean pro.
vent the juniors and freshmen OF the
senate from talking 70 their Newspaper
friends, just - they me 70 do them.
selves before they became old. rich,
aristocrstic. proud and self-righteouA
There d trouble brewing for the SEN
ate. and great deal more Of u than
you may understand from these quiet
lineA The Newspaper men of this city
will not permit one Of their number %
be smitteo and insulted without cause.
and 70 b degraded officially without
such . protest - will make itself felt -
we'll - heard We screen more faults.
foiblca. weaknesses and jobbery thaa
any other body Of oewspapes men IN
America. and We know . great deal
more than We are ever disposed %
print about men and measures We aso
al Of N friendly toward the senate and
but we are inclined 70 demand
and Try 70 compel fair play from the
gentlemen for every one OF
Dur number, just - we accord the same
treatment toward the gentlemen on the
door. SNITn H. Fay.