Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-05
Veashlngton Standard
"GEORGIE" SPEAKS.
he TAXES CONSIDERABLE INTER-
EST IN MUNDANE AFFAIRS.


Cabby Engages i'm IA Confidential
Chat with the statue of Wash.
inston al the East Entrance OF
Ihr Capital Turns IA Marble
Heart on Congress.
seattle Times
The George Washington statue
IN front of the east entrance to the
big capitol building was uncovered
recently. Every fall Architect
Clarke of the capitol causes IA lum'
Der covering to be put over George
in order that he may be protected
from the wintry blasts which whiz
around the capitol. Along about
the st or 18th of May the aged
architect thinks it about time that
George should have a Whit OF
fresh air and orders the covering,
which is barn-shaped construc.
ton, removed. 1t was not until a
few days ago that the father of his
country felt himself called upon to
say something about what had
been going on in the capital since
he was hidden from view last De-
cember. The cabbies who stand
in front of the big white building
noticed George moving about ner.
vously in his chair, and it being an
uncommon sight a big, raw-boned
English cabby plucked up sufficient
courage to approach the statue.
Howdy, George, hold boy
You're looking we'll this morning
How We feeling these days?'
"Well, I'm feeling all right
Johnny. But tell me-has Cleve
land issued any bonds since Ive
been penned up here?"
Bonds, George? Why, I didn'
know you had been so dead to thu
world. Didn't you hear about tina
last trick he turned to the tune O
$lQ0,000,OO0? What didn't hea
about that? You must indeed
have been dead, George. But say
George, old Grover felt the public
pulse in time to save himself, ant
didn't let Morgan, Belmont ct al. il
on the deal, so you see it isn't s,
bad, after ALL"
Now, don't come giving me an,
of your cockney slang. What d.
you mean by felt the public
pulse p" the man who was first il
war asked as he turned himsel
around in his big marble chair.
Il mean that he left the bond
in this country; didn't let then
get across the big duck pond" thu
cabby spoke up quickly, and will
an air becoming a man in his sta
ton.
What else has been going Of
this winter, Johnny Georg'
asked. "Have we had any Wilson
German tariff bills?"
"No; no Wilson, German tariffs
but Brother Dingley and our OLE
friend Tom Reed you remembe
Tom, of course-they fixed up
sort of temporary measure, bu
that silver push in the Senat
blocked their game. They wante'
to tack free silver rider onto tn
bill, and the gold standard fellow
wouldn't have it that way, so tn
scheme was queered."
Now, you say silver push
Johnny; what do you mean b.
that?" George asked, feigning ig
norance.
"Oh, come off, George. Dom
give us that. You've been her
all these years and haven't hear
of the silver push? Well, I'll tel
you who they are. There's Teller
and Dubois, and Cannon, and Mar
tel, and Brown, and Pop Stewar
and Jones-oh, l might enumerat
a dozen of them. You see, the
won't allow any tariff or fnancis
legislation unless it is favorable t
their free silver hobby. There j
hardly enough Of them to pass
free coinage measure, but there
just enough votes to kill an ant
free silver bill. So there you are.
"That is enough of the silve
fellows" the man who was first i
peace said. "But tell me, have W
annexed the Hawaiian islands vet
"Not yet, George. But thes
are days of uncertainty, and Their
is no telling what we might dc
OF course you have heard som
talk about annexing Cuba? What
You haven't? Oh, you are too slow
George cabby said as he DIRE,
from his inside pocket a cigarett
and lit match on the seat of hi
trousers.
HAS there been some talk 9