New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
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Floats now from Washington on the vcrnal
air an odor a, of gunpOwdcr Not pronounced
and we'll defined aS yet but sort OF >atpctcIy
and prcmonitcry. like that Of the rat Smclt by
Sir Boylc Roche, which he saw :" Heating in the
air, and proposed to "nip in the bud.' The
Hon. Elisha f. Meredith. who represents in
Congress the Virginia district adjoining Wash
ington, whore 80 much gunp0wdcr was burned
during the war that the smell Of II has not yet
dclaitcd from the garments Of citizens and the
conversation of leading statesmen, is on the
warpath for the scalp of Il clerk IN the once
of the Commissioners Of the District OF Co
lumbia whom he describes with the spreading
n stills and piercing snolt Of the warhorSc
going into battle As " that man Brown.' The
Hem Mr. Meredith having formally de-
mandcd the removal from his clcrkship OF
that man Brown on the ground that eight
wears ago he made remarks of an uncomDll-
mcnaly character concerning Mr. Cleveland,
and the mmis>ioncrs not having complied
with the demand as promptly rs he thought
they ought waited upon Commissioner Parker
in state of mind, and in the manner Of a man
who thinks he has been tricd with wanted
to know why. An interesting and somewhat
exciting clloquy cnsuod, which was reported
in Washington newspaper
According to this report the Virginia Sta'c'-
man thrt atcncd unless his demand was com
rlcd with t. take the case t. the President
Whcrcat the Commissioner said he WAS not
to be bulldozcd int putting any man out OF
of1icc": u kind Of remark which. under the
present Administered II. is not considered At all
rropcr The Hon. Mr.. Meredith then said that
If be did 90 10 the White House il would be
for bigger game than Brown. The convnra-
lion rapidly approached personalities. " ! cam
here As gentleman slid the statesman. "cN-
rcding T. meet a gentleman and | say t. You
now that yCu cannot BULLDOG ne either. That
man Brown has GOT L. 20. and ! want YOU Ia
understand it," Which seems AT first blush
trific pcrcmptorl. But cyid ntly the SAT >nan
knew his rights. and knowing dared mlintain.
He was after the scalp Of that man Brown.
lie knew he WAS entitled 10 il under III" Dem
ociatic construction IF Civil service Reform.
ard he meant to have it. Friends inicrro''d
in the interest Of peace and. order being re-
stored. the Commissioner remarked that he did
Mt like 10 be approached in such percmpi5fN
fashion, bat that he was willing - with lraW
ANYTHING he had said which the statesman con
.idticd offensive. But the statesman stood on
his dignity and refused any concession in lc-
turn. on which the { mmi>.iOncr formally with
drew his IctIac;iCn. l. ia were in state Of
mind which docs nr permit the omission OF
formalitic, The last word Of the statesman
was the announcement: am ready = AN
>wcr fer what have sid n any pl1'e when
Il may suit your convenience.
That line of remark is commonly understood
10 mean blood Blood pronounced beer l-u-d.
NJ drawn and Guiding. II i consequently
ihought tha' the Virginia statesman has with
drawn himself t. some place in the ighbri-
ho II, vhcr, communications Of Wariikc ch1r-
ac;cr can reach him wifhout danger of being
intercepted by the polio. and has begun pra"
Using firing at marx. - that when the time
comes FIR the final settlement Of the buldoZing
question he can fine all around his adversary
in such way aS Il aycngc his wounded honor
without danger = anyb dy but the >pcctItol
Meantime "that man Blown" the innocent
cause Of In, war. is said 10 be digging away
at his daily duties just rs though nothing had
happened