The Washington times., 1894-03-30
BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

prominent Democratic Senator from the
North was asked a day or two ago about Hon.
Hoke Smith as q prospective Senator from
Georgia. lie replied that he didn't care a
rap where he went, SO he got out Of the In
terror Department His administration Of that
office had done more to disrupt the Demo-
cratic party than all other things combined;
which is exactly what all Republicans used to
say of Mr.. Noble. The same Senator said if
1t were not for Judge Reynolds, Assistant
Secretary. 1t would be an army of old veter-
ans marching on Washington instead OF
Coxey's. Judge Reynolds was good lawyer,
liberal minded man. and when he had been
permitted to have his way. had literally con.
strued the pension laws. He had several
times overruled the Commissioner.
1t is fact that the recent ruling touching
the pensions Of idiotic and helpless children
was ready for promulgation two months ago.
Those at the Pension Office who have an OPP
portunity to know say that for the two months
during which the ruling was held up more
than n hundred cases were rejected, notwith-
standing the Commissioner knew what Judge
Reynolds decision would be.
There are no golden opinions for the Attor-
ney General among the Democratic Senators.
Yesterday Senator was reading paragraph.
which said that Mr. Olney expended all his
energies trying to find how not 20 do his duty,
and he added ll-naturedly: at requires ell
his strength to keep his nose at the proper
elevation"
One on Col. Bob Ingesoll.
A few years ago Ingersoll was engaged
making Republican speeches in Indiana. He
was posted for Logansport. The Democrats
of that town were not ardent admirers OF the
great infidel orator, and they had a rally
advertised for the night before Ingersolfs
appearance. At the meeting one of the speak
ers said:
The Republicans have Bob Ingersoll going
over the state making speeches for them.
Why, fellow citizens. Bob Ingersoll does not
believe in Christ: he does not believe in God;
he is nothing but an internal invalid"
When this was told to the Colonel he laid
his hands on 4 part of his ample display of
anatomy and replied:
'.Why, l have health to let
Major W. d. Bickham. editor of the Day.
ton Journal. whose sudden death has Just
been announced. was one of the noted jour
nalists of the West. He began his newspaper
career on the Louisville Courier, drifted to
New Orleans, and then TO California, where
he engaged in mining. Returning eastward,
he worked as a railroad brakeman for awhile.
but eventually took service with the Cincin-
natl Commercial. He was on that paper when
the war broke out and was at once sent to
the field as one of the war correspondents. 1t
was ON the strength o. one of his letters from
Kentucky that Mr.. Ha'stead based his famous
charge that Gen. sherman was crazy. Gin
cinnati furnished three of the most dis
tinguishcd of the correspondents during the
late war. Major BckhGm. Whitelaw Reid and
Joe Mccullough. now of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. Sherman was very hostile 10 cor
respondents. and several times ordered them
out of his department; and once he ordered
one of them to lie shot. But the intervention
of the late Governor Morton saved the unior-
tunate. MAJOR Bickham served as volunteer
aid on the stah of Gen. Rosencranz.
1t is not generally known that one Of the
attorneys for Col. Breckenridge is also one Of
the leading Republicans of Kentucky and q
prominent candidate for Governor. Maj.
Stoll is the man. He says if election only
could come of now Republicans would carry
the State. both on national and local issues.
He expects TO win the nomination. but says
there is no telling how many changes may
take place between now and the day OF the
election. When not in the courtroom he
talks freely on political topics.