The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

.
very unkind in Mr.. Lodge to go and do
it. Five or six years ago one of the
Drlghtest newspaper correspondents in
Washington was Mr.. William E. Bar
rett, OF Boston. He was active, persist
ent, skillful. One of his greatest friends
was Mr. Lodge, who has, among other
comforts and attractions, an income of
$4,000 year, and precious little of that
from literature. Why man who has
$4,000 year should bother his head
about history and musty old documents
III the state department is moro than l
can fathom. But that's another story,
as Kipling would say.
One day Correspondent Barrett thought
he would like to have paper of his own.
Ho had his eye on Boston paper-the
one which he was the correspondent for
III Washington. MI. Lodge was appealed
to and responded generously. Mr..
Lodge, through Mr.. Barrett, bought the
paper. In the course of time, having a
genius for finance as well as journalism,
MIR. Barrett became sole owner Then
he went into politics, was elected to the
legislature, praised some men and lam
pooned others till he won the speaker
ship, was twice reelected, and then,
though mere STRIPPING and amateur,
set his mark for the senate.
Last fall we heard in Washington that
he was going to win and that Mr. Lodge
would be knocked out, and as fellow
journalists and admirers of nerve and
genius whenever we sec it we were pre-
pairing to have good laugh over the
fate of the ambitious statesman who
I,fc
with which to buy newspaper, for,
don't you see, it was the newspaper
which Mr.. Lodge bought for Mr.. Barrett
that gave Mr.. Barrett his political start
and made him senatorial possibility.
1t really is too bad of you, Mr.. Lodge, to
spoil good story in this cruel fashion.
don't like to trench too much upon
the domain of politics, but was over in
New York few days ago, and while
there heard curious yarn. Unlike
some curious yarns it was true, of which
have the best evidence. Mr.. Cleve-
land has been wanting to give a seat in
the cabinet to Judge Walter Q. Gresh-
am, of Chicago, for whom he entcrtains
profound admiration. Mr. Cleveland
seems to be just the man to do a bold
thing like that-for it would be a bold
thing for president to take into his
cabinet man who only four years ago
was II candidate for the presidency with
In the rival party. Mr.. Cleveland, am
told, would have offered Judge Gresh-
am the sccretaryship of state or the in
terror but for one thing, and that was a
strong hint through all of Judge Gresh-
ANS friends that he would not accent.
Snpn1yinCr nf M.
astic estimate of the man who is to be
his secretary of the treasury reminds me
that another man who stands very high
III the good graces of the president elect
is James G. Carter, of New York. Prob
ably Mr.. Carter is the foremost lawyer
OF the metropolis, at any rate III admi-
rally and international cases. He is one
of the counsel for the government in the
Bchring sea arbitration, and will have
to go to Paris next month to appear be-
fore the court of arbitration. Would it
surprise you to hear of Mr.. Cleveland Of
fering the secretaryship of state to Mr..
Carter? I don't say it will be done, but
L know it has been under consideration.
1T Mr.. Cleveland can't induce Don
Dickinson to take it, possibly Carter will
be the man. Dickinson long ago decided
that he wouldn't go into this cabinet.
He wants to make some money. But
MIR. Cleveland wants him, and wants
him SO badly that the chances are Mr..
Dickinson will yield.
Every one in Washington is glad to
hear Colonel Dan Lamont is coming
back. He is to be member of the cabi-
net this time. That has been decided
IL l.
tary of the navy, tho post in which Mr..
Whitney made such a fine reputation,
and he may be postmaster general. Dan
is convenience to Mr.. Cleveland; he
can be shifted about from one place to
another, as the exigencies of cabinet
making may require. Every one here is
sure he will be success, no matter
where he is put.
Do you know the secret of Dams re-
markable influence with Mr.. Cleveland?
l do, and I'll print it for the benefit of
Office seekers. He doesn't toady. In his
relations with Cleveland Dan has al
ways had habit of speaking right out
in meeting. When he thought Mr..
Cleveland was wrong he has never hest
tated to say so. They do say that at
times Dan brings the great man cup
standing" as the saying is. Now Mr..
Cleveland is self willcd man. He likes
to have his way about things pretty
much all the time. But like most stub
born men he despises toadying and has
no use for man who is afraid to sneak
MS mind. WALTER WEILMAN.
Roads and Horses.
One of the best arguments for good
roads is contained in calculation re-