The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-25
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
lwAsHrSGroS. b. c, Dec. 81, 1896

washington epCIttl WI '"'N
casion to complain OF a scarcity OF
material for social events this season.
for the prolific crop OF deoutanteS
alone would supply the .demand, to
say nothing Of the oyerstocked matrl-
monial market, ITO which must be
added the usual supply Of stale and
very swell affairs, which consist prlncl-
paIly OF handsome drawing rooms. Il
p%rofusiOn Of palms, pot-plants, sml-
lax, mantles banked with roses, a
wealth OF Titan hair. elaborate
gowns Of a la muuSSelinc de sole over
full skirks of imported rsiIk, pulled
yoke OF the girliSh %efTecte, bodice out
lined with dainty strands OF baby rib
bon, a fun supply Of CAB and giggle.
Most any pOsscSS0r OF a title and
Spike-tail coat would find Washing
ton a ycritahle Paradise. No wonder
sam Jones said.ii he'owned:WaShing-
ton and Hadcs. he would rent out
Washington and live in lladcs. Sam
must have gone all the gaits while up
there.
You have doubtless heard OF men,
who. when under certain inspirations,
could see snaBcS, or see two objects
where there was in reality only one,
or experienced Some difficulty in opcr-
ating the night key on going home at
"A late hour, but | am SURE you never
heard III anyone miStaking a poor old
h~unch-back beggar. woman for a pO-
liceman, until that Texas Congress
man put in his appearance at Wash
ington. The average kcntuckian
would give lots to know the brand Of
goods the Texan carries, but he will
perhaps have 1t copyrighted for the
benefit of his cowboy constituency.
Speaking Of Texas, reminds me Of
the latest j0ke on Senator Mills, the
worst feature of which is the truth it
contains. A Western Senator was
pleading for a higher tariff IN wool.
Mr.. Mills replied that the durn wool
growers did not deserve any protec-
tiuu because they were mixing horse
hair with their wool. Why he
continued, IL have on a wooden suit
Of clothes that cost $40, and it is half
horse hair at the same time pulling
long stiff hairs out OF the lapel " his
coat. But lie came near faintIng
when told that the hair vas only Il
material used by tailOrs as stitfning
for collars.
1t is refreshing, however, to know
that there is one distinguished Texan
in Washington who is playing in lit
tie better luck than his two fellow
statesmen Just mentioned. hut that is
perhaps due entirely to the fact that
he was born. reared and educated in
Mississippi, where the people know
the difference between Il dcCrcpit wu.
man and a policeman, and can tell
hair-Cluth from wool when they see IL.
| have reference to the Hon. Joseph
w. Bailey, WHO is prominently men
toned as the probable successor to
the late cX-Speakcr Crisp, as leader OF
the Democratic minority in the
House. McSSrs. Mcmillan and Rich
ardson, OF Tennessee, are both candi-
dates for the honor, and it is believed
Mr.. Bailey viii be elected ASA result
" the Jealous rivalry between the two
TenncSSCcanS.
We are now well into tho holiday
season. Congress is getting ready u
hang up its stocking. President
Cleveland is down in South Carolina
enjoying duck hunting, ETC.-which is
perhaps his last Presidential duck
hunt-We don't tOuch for the ETC;
and everybody else is worrying all mt
the presents each expects to receive.
Grover will return in time for his
New Years ~tist-Shaking performance.
when all the "HiggcrS" ana poor
whites in town take Il tug at the
hand that has signed the appoint
mcnts Of as many Republicans as
Democrats, under what was intended
to be a Democratic administration.
The hand which wrote the letter tt
the editor Of the Atlanta Constitu.
ton, which stated that it was the
duty Of all true Democrats to abide
by the decision Of a majority as eX'
pressed in National Democratic Con.
ventiOns. The hand that wrote the
letter OF endorsement Of the actions
OF the few punv ~n0ndcScriptS who
bolted the last National Democratic
Convention. The hand that has re.
ceiyed from the party which it now
bctrays and seeks to destroy more
honor, more power and more 'bOOdlc'
than any other hand that ever found
It's way into Democratic confidence,
The hand that will hereafter shake
fewer Democratic hands than any 9th.
er hand that was ever voted int
Office by Democratic hands. Fare.
well, old. hand, and may you rest in
peace"
The most interesting incident that
has transpircd under the dome of oul
Nations Capitol during the last few
days is the unanimous report OF the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rcla
tiOns favOring Cuban independence
The resolution by Senator Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania is as follows;
"RcSolyed, blythe Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United
States Of America. in Congress assem-
bled, That the INDEPENDENCE Of the
Republic OF Cutr he, and the same is
hereby, acknowledged by the United
States CT America.
Sec. ., That the United States will
use its friendly Offices with the gov
eminent Of Spain to bring to a close
the var betweea' Spain and Cuba"
The resolutioniwill be taken up by
the Senate to-day. on the first thing
after the holidays. and will pass that