The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11
STATESMAN OUT OF A JOB.

STATESMAN OUT OF A JOB.
Phase of Their Lives Unknown to the
General Public.
The recent death Of Daniel w. Voor-
bees gives peculiar interest to the fol-
rowing bit Of correspondence by VIM.
g. Curtis In the Chicago Record;
During the closing hours of the FIJI
ty-fourth Congress three members Oh
the "Millionaires' Club" as the Senate
has often been called, were sitting In
committee-room condoling with each
other over the expiratio of their public |
life. Said one of them, and he came
from an Eastern State: Il have an
offer from q business concern to look
after its business interests in Washing
ton which will pay me about as much
as my Senatorial salary, and think
will accept 1t. If do. however, shall
have to give up all hope Of reelection
and consider my political career
ended"
81 would be mighty glad to give up
my political prospects," said No. 2, who
had been in public life for more than
a third of century, 'for such job,
or ANYTHING else for that matter that
| will bring me bread and butter. have
| lost all my practice, and 1t will be
mighty hard work to get itbdck again.
I haven't the slightest encouragement
| for the future. The only thing can
do is to go back home, work IN my gar
den and raise enough vegetables to feed
my family. / have decided to try 1t,
| and wait for something to turn up.
81 have no home to go to, have no
garden to work, and l haven't money
to pay my expenses there II had one,
| said Senator voorhees,, who was the
third member of the group. Il have
been in public life since 1861" he con-
tinued- "thirty-six years, and all the
money L have is in my pocket THIS
morning. don't know what am go
ing TO do" and In melancholy tones
often with a sob in his voice, the ven
cradle Senator described the hopeless
ness of his future.
1t was only few days ago that Sen
ators German and Allison were discus
sing Mr.. Voorhees, situation and trying
to contriye some method by which he
could be made comfortable Tor the rest
of his life. They could see no way TO
rive him pension. There was no posi-
tion on the government list to which he
could be appointed. So the only thlnS
10 be done was to create one with duIies
that would not be too irksome Tor u
man of his feeble health and salary
sufficient to keep the wolf from MS
door. The situate of Mr.. voorhees, is
not unique. There are several meih-
hers of the Senate whose financlal con-
dition would answer the description ne
gave of his own, and yet that body Is
called the .'miIlionaires' CLUB. -~---~-
The London newspapers are taxing
, lively interest in the visit OF the BRAD
lev Martins, and one even predicts tina
the lady member of the combination
, | will be the future leader OF London SO
ciety. This prophecy Is probably IN
tended as choice bit of satire, bu
there are abundant signs that the finan
cial item in the great American Bradle.
Martin fancy dress ball has gone ia
/ to nave the way to considerable socla
: success for this picturesque famil,
q when it takes up its abode in London
. or course there is such superiority 0
q snobs already in that city that the al
Y rival of snobs Of the American variety
r even though they have attained hig
/ degree of snob-culture, would not b
' an episode of marked Importance. Blu
i the Bradley Martins are not of the oil
) binary snob brand and will enjoy a
= unusual degree of liberation becaus
I. of the number of American dollar
! they can be counted O, to scatter abou
: them wherever they go. London new.
:, papers, therefore, should be careft
= what they tag as SATIRE" for whe
:. the Bradley Martin cash begins to flo
: n great many ordinarily satirical u
terances may prove te be the coldes
: matters of fact The London Glot
= takes occasion to sound the warnin;
!. civilian the Conqueror landed in En-
: land on Sept. %, 1865. Mr.. and Mr.
% Bradley Martin landed in England {
: April 2, 1897. Students of English hi
= tory must not confuse these dates"
- is barely possible that some jealous
scendants of William may attempt
20 confuse these dates, but no one with
Is proper appreciation of the Bradlt
% Martins will regard the date Of Il
III landing of the early conqueror as
Is matter of importance. -
lg |
Id A Russian philologist has invent
'ir a new language, which he fondly il
NJ agines will fill the bill UNIVERSAL
- He names it Esperanto" but it