Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-13
NYB IN WASHINGTON.
A THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION ON TIE BROW
OF THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
Ho MsaIs the Vice President Who Regaes Him
With Two Anecdotes Dealing With 8raai
Public Q1ss!ioas-Ths Really Happy Man IS
Ont Of Politics.
Copyri H. 1871, 6y Elgar w. Ne.
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DURTNG TIVE HOLIDAYS,

This is q great place In which to
study nature, especially when new
congress is here reading the signs on the
high buildings ana taking drawing les
sons learning how to draw it's mileage).
Always when a large number OF new
members are sent in at one time Isolated
barns bring good rental here. have
piece of suburban property here on
which l grow turnips, but they are
haunted house and barn on the place
which are used constantly now-and
have been for the past year-tor re-
hearsals. / presume that my live stock
out there has heard more speeches on
the tariff and currency than the presi-
dent of the senate or the speaker OF the
house.
Thsvice president was speaking the
other day to me on board the Ashevlle
and Washington sleeper Of the old time
political stump speaker, and among
other things told OF Dick Oglesoy's
methods Of dealing with the currency
question.
"Gsntlemau," De said, 1--WE now como
to the currency question, OF which the
Democrats talk TO you 50 much.
"Now, they ought MOTTO do that They
don't understand and never dld and
never will understand the currency
question. Why, gentlemen, the plain
goddlemighSy's truth about the cur
rency Question Is that it's as much as
the Republicans can do 10 understand
IT.
Spaaking further of the ioiut debates,
Mr.. Stevenson told of one which oc-
Cured between General Fry and Col
onel Woodford, ii am not mistaken, in
a little western town.
Woodford mad been Union soldier
from Kentucky, but was a hot Demo-
crat while General Fry, Of course, was
a Republican. Woodford said to Fry:
Ppm no speaker In public, never hay-
ing had any advantage, but after we're
troo, ef there's time, I'll make FEW
disiinted remarks Jest SOS you won't
nave il intirev your own way"
So after General Fry had spoken In o
moderate way, among other things re-
ierring TO the msgnanmty OF the fed
eral government 10 the south after the
war. Colonel Woodford arose and said:
"Gentlom en-. ye'Ve all heerd what
Jineral Fry says, especially about inc
Republicans magnanimity after ire
wsb. Now, gentlemen, Jinerel Fry
orient to do that, jest because he comes
from Danyille, whore they have a col
IeRe and churches and telegratts. us
no way for him TO come down nero
where We are plain people, with no ad-
vsutages ana no schools and no thea
ters. 10 tell us about the magnanimity
OF the Republicans after tho war
"We are ell plain people here, and
we make no pFetensions Whatever,
gentlemen, bdt II there's anything we
do love next TO our wives and our
country its tho everlasting North
American truth.
"And what aid they do with poor old
Ssonewall Jackson az the clothes OF the
wah9 Mind We, | didn't agree with
Stopewall regardin the yah. but yet BIO
was brave man, and though ~ on
The other side, my blood boiis when
mink OF the way they treated him after
me Confederacy busted up. AND. what
djd thew do with Stonewsll Jackson, IS
hrave man that ever straddled wan
hoss gentlemen? Took him AID tried
him bY drum head cote martial aud had
him sno,! Took him out Ike . dsserter
and shot him 10 the bresh y
but" said General Fry Colonel
Woodford, you don'i want 10 nisleao
these people here. Everybody agrees ca
The courage and herolsm oil uenefal
StonewaI Jackson, north as wen as
south. There's no controversy aoou'
sSst and everybody knows who reads
s .r-I' that General Stonewall Jackson
" s. shot in battle while leading a
charge, and accidentally, By one OF MS
own men" .,..s
p,aaa5ord vim a look OF mild reproof,
We must not come down here and
.,yjve to bamboozle our people bseuz ye
s >" ''S from r. Danyiile, where there's a
college and Opry house. We are plain
folks here, add We don't aim 10 puI 70, on
any style; but, boys, when 1ineFe' fry