The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-20
l WASHINGTON LETTER.
Bright and Breezy Stuff from the
National Capitol.

Bright and Breezy Stuff from tn.
| National Capitol.
Men and Matters In Washington as Viewed
by Percy l.. Moore.
| WASHINGTON, b. c., Oct: Is, '94,
Editor Sentinel:-As the rusty hands
on the old clock Of time make their an.
nual circuit around the dial, and once
more Jack Frost points his finger to
the date on the calendar to remind US
Of the changing seasons, our hearts are
turned back to Dixie, and we feel that
we'd like to 60. Tis true the National
Capital has its various and sundry az
fractions and shines with the bright
ness and beauty Of morning star
among the collection Of the great cities
Of the world. 1t represents the frontis-
piece Of American history and Is writ
at the top Of each succeeding page. It
has the distinction Of having been tho
domicile Of the "Father of his Coun-
try,"a has sheltered every President
OF the United States, from the immortal
Washington to the illustrious Grover
Cleveland; IT has watched the stars on
-the American flag grow in number
from thirteen pale spots to forty-four
brilliant and dazzling electrical illumi-
nations, and is to-day the honored ban
her of the greatest nation OF people on
earth; it has the grandest capitol build
ing that the gorgeous god OF day ever
smiled upon, whose gigantic propor-
tions stand out in bold and majestic
splendor, a mighty monument to the
independence Of sixty millions Of brave
and wonderful subjects; it has its
Washington monument, the most stu
pendously magnificent Shaft that ever
lifted its lofty head toward heaven,
every stone in which is chapter Of
history within itself; it has its stately
government buildings, that represent
untold millions of wealth; Its has its
learned statesmen, jurists, philoso-
pliers, soldiers and scholars; its
uueenly women and knightly men. All
Of these aud innumerable other attrac-
tions make it the grandest and most
beautiful city on either continent. But
it is lacking in one essential-it Is q
beautiful rose robbed OF its fragrance
for the divinely inspired words Of John
Howard Payne lend no music to the
ear of the average Washingtonian
to whom this is buta temporary abode,
and not ''home, sweet home.' And all
Of its gorgeous beauty, brilliancy, ele-
gance and style fade into utter insigniti-
canoe to the country editor at the
thoughts Of killing frost at home,
when the persimmons begin to fall,
and Br'er Jones sends in good fat pos
sum to pay his subscription. Away
with your Washington! Its frills and
flounces; its tailOr-made dudes and
society bellies. We can get more good
solid comfort in one hour out OF a good
old-fashioned log fire and corn.cob pipe
than was ever enjoyed by all Of the cod
fish aristocracy that ever lived ut the
national capital. To us country folks
there is more genuine music in Il pack
of hounds and Melodious dinner-hOrl
than there is in all OF the marine bands
that ever played in front of the White
House on Saturday evenings.
We can see the yaller-shoed Wash
ington dude with his hair parted in the
middle and slicked down on the side,
get a magnificent curl of disgust on his
two cent beer-blossOm nose that resem-
bles green cowhide in u monday sun,
as he reads these "touching lines,
and he'd lose his breath if he were to
accidentally get Whit Ola pot OF good
old "biled" bacon and greens, ind here
we will leave him.
Tho popgun politicians up here arc
watching the political arena with bated
breath and pounce on 10 every bit OF
news from the field with an enthusiasm
only paralelled by that of q hungry fly
ut the thoughts Of m0lasses. The Re-
publicans seem to find much solace and
satisfaction (y) in the fact that the
Democratic majority in Georgia was
only about 30, 900, after one of the hot
test political battles that WAS ever
fought in any State. But they don't
know exactly what to do about Dave
Hill in New York, and have already
begun to cast about for soft places on
which to fall.
It won't be long now until we have
Congress with US again, and every lit
tie small plea newspaper In the country
will have something to talk about. It
is noticeable fact, however, that quite
number Of the ''boys" through choice
or ''otherwise," will be conspicuous by
their absence from their former seats.
Most prominent among whom are W..
J. Bryan, the brilliant and bl'ainy
statesman Of Nevada; Bourke Cochran,
the great Tammany champion; Kick
Ing Buck" Kilgore, Of Texas; Hon.
Charles E. Hooker, the ''silver-tongued
orator Of Mississippi;" the two
''Brecks''-the Hon. Clifton r., Of Ar.
kansas, and Willie Madeline, Of the
blue grass stock, and a great many
oHhcrs TN numerous to mention Mt this