The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-12-22
BRIGHT, ABLE AND SPICY
Ii the Communication Below From the
Versatile Pen Of MI. Percy L. Moore.
News, Wit and Matters Of Common kpnse
..Al Gracefully Intermingled.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 18th, 1894.
Dear Sentinel:-The last time that
your prophetic and tenacious Wash
ington scribe aired his political igno-
rance through the columns of your val
liable paper, he conscienticusly pre-
dicted that the Republicans were en-
gagged in an industrious search for a
soft place to fall on-politically speak,
ing. This was week before the last
election. Possibly you have heard
that they were successful in their
search. The lesson has taught US one
thing-never again to enter into vio-
lent competition with good old Brother
Isiah On the eve of a national election.
But laying all jokes aside, didn't we
have a Hill of time?'
Most of the boys had sufficiently re-
covered, to answer to their names at
Congressional roll-call at the opening
of the session-sonlething that many Of
them will never do again. When the
Democratic majority entirely RECEIVERS
from It's paralytic shock, and the Re
publican minority gets through with
its jubilant cloak-room congratulations,
Congress will doubtless get down to
business by adjourning sine 6e-which
translated, means, dead as the devil
We mean the Fifty-third Congress, Of
course.
BY the way, speaking of the Fifty
third Congress, reminds US that we
have seena good many statements to
the effect that Senator Walthall will
resume his seat in the Senate on the
fourth of next March. That is vir-
tua'ly true, yet misleading to a certain
extent. The present term Of This, the
Fifty-third Congress expires, on March
I, 1905. when the salaries of the mem
bcrs OF the Fifty-iou tn Congress will
begin, but that Congress will not meet
until the first Monday in Deccmbe,
1895, unless called together earlier by
the President. However, we need not
bother ourselves much about the next
Congress, for the Democrats will not
have much stock in tha, enterprise.
We still have much to congratulate
ourselves on--prsiIcnt Cleveland S
annual essay was read to both houses in
Il good, clear tone of voice, by his Fri
vate secretaries. The President would
make good editor. His paper was
full Of ncWS-ht says everything il
lovely and the goose hangs high with
the Democratic party. However, he
may encounter some difficulty in point
Ing out the logical features Of his con-
conclusions to such leaders as Father
Hol man. Davy Hill, Billy Wilson, Dick
Bland, Willie Bryaa, Tim Campbell.
Tom johnson and some two hundred
more of the boys, who actively partir-
ipated in the 'ghost walk on Novcm-
ber 9Th. Uncle Grover also seems
much concerned about our "foreign re-
lations." He could not have selected
a more opportune time to discuss that
important question than right now.
during this sweet lull in our home af-
fairs. But his substitute for the white
metal is not entirely satisfactory to tn,
''silver-tongued" boys, as they still in
sist on having few 'shlning wheels
with which to ''pitch dollars during
the long, dull summer season yet I,
follow.
A prominent political statistician hns
figured out nine hundred and clever
different causes which have been as
signed for the recent Democratic mas
sacre. The list was handed to tho
President and Cabinet at its last meet
ing. and strange to say, aftera thor
ough canvass OF the list. could not fine
Il single cause that could in their opin
ion, be Justly attributed to arythine
that the President or the Cabinet haC
ever said or done. 'Blesscd are tn,
pure in heart
Congress is experiencing a sort o
itching SC nsation just now, but it don
know exactly where to scratch. "Olc
Trace Chains" made pass at those
elastic Senate rules the other day, ii
an effort to apply air brakes to tfe sen
atorial lungs, in the hope OF limiting
debate and passing the free sugar, iron
coal and barbed wire ''popgun bills.
but the tall sycamore of the Wabash
and few other "conservative' Demo
Gratis objected to any more tariff tink.
ering' at this stage of the game, and
Senator Georges effort was defeated.
1t is generally believed here that tie
Nicaragua Canal bill. the bankruptcy
bill, and the bills admitting Arizona
and New Mexico to statehood, will be.
come laws, and that some financial pol
icy looking to the extension OF more
elastic currency. will be adopted
doubtless along the lines mapped out
by Secretary Carlisle. But no more
free silver" legislation is expected
during this session, and the anti-optior
scheme seems to be unpopular.
The emphatic announcement of the
New York Tribune, owned and editet
by Whitelaw Reid, the recognized
high muckey-muck Of the national Re
publican party, to the effect that the
Republican party must have no alliancs
with the Populists south and west
. Granny Hoar to the contrary notwith
. standing, has created considerable
comment in the political circles. Ant