Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
Not Happy.

The News man questions the policy
of the Governor in his appointments OF
Visitors to the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind Institution, and especially can
see no good reason for turning down
Samuel Forrer, of the county, presi
dent of the old Board, and appointing
r. s. Turk, of the city Well, the News
man spent most of the winter in Rich
mond looking after the Legislature and
the Governor, we presume, feasting on
diamond back terrapins and canvass
back ducks And the Spectator man
remained at home saving wood. y
X = The fact is, the News man will
have to learn good deal before he is
able to keep up with his party, and ex
ercise salutary influence over the af-
airs of the State We are sorry he
got left, after spending money and time
at the capitol, while the Spectator man
came in on top, while Saving wood
at home and leading a quiet, domestic
life.- Yosts Weekly, March 10Th.
How Can the Senate Be Reformed!
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, spoke and
abused the President. even to the ex
tent of deriding Mr.. Clevelond's relig-
| ion, and the august and self respecting
| Senate snickered and chuckled. Mr..
Vest caused much amusement, says
the New York He1aid's correspondent.
''by his caustic references to the
Presidents appearance and remarks at
the Presbyterian home missionary
meeting in New York. Loud and
general laughter" says the New York
Sums correspondent, greeted Mr..
Vests refined sallies, and the CORES
pondent adds an incident not reported
in the general dispatches. Mr.. Vest
was emphasizing the difference be-
| tween what he intimated was the
Presidents Knock piety" aud the pure
and genuine religion professed anG
practiced in the mining camps and
''poker f1ats'' of the innocent and I'M
sophisticated West. and said: In con-
| nectlon with this humble aud real re
ligion I am tempted to quote these
beautiful lines of the Scotch poet:
compared with this, how poor religions
- pride,
| In all the pomp of method and of art.
When men display to congregations wide
| Devotion's evry grace, except the heart"
| "At this point continues the Sug' S
correspondence. "the Vice President
asked Mr. Vest to suspend his speech
until message should be received
| from the President OF the United
States Mr. Vest stopped and the mes
sage a0as delivered, general laughter
being eecited at the incident. and being
continued Uhen Mr.. Vest remarked,
aoith assumed gravity, that he aDould
be glad If the presiding officer aooald
| e1amine the message and see If 1t aCaS
in respone to anything aOhich had 0c-
Cured in the Senate to day."
Thus, a rihald and easily amused
Senate made itself not consenting
party merely, but an active partici
! pant in the disrespect paid to the
President, and in the spectacle present
ed to the American people and the
world, of the President of the United
States being held up to derision in the
highest branch OF the federal legisla-
ture.-Baltimore Sun.
Probably more disgraceful scene
never occurred in the U. s. Senate.
That Mr.. Cleveland is president of the
United States should exempt him from
such an attact. and that it was made
by a man calling himself a democrat
causes US to bow our heads in shame.