The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
ALL THE WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SENATOR LINDSAY AFTER HIS Po-
LITICAL ENEMIES.

Observation-Disclosures W heeler OF
Kentucky WIN Remain in wash
ington-says He Does Not Mind
HoaSt-GrOsVenor Is Unhappy.
] Hanna for Permanent Chairman.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Lindsay
OF Kentucky is going to make a speech be-
fore some commercial organization at the
! Waldorf-Astoria on Jan. 81, and viii take
as his subject 1.-THE open Door"
The big Kentuckian says he does noi
know what he is going to talk about, but
those close to him say that he is going
to have fun with the politicians, partic-
ularly with his political enemies That
takes in good many people. for the S5n-
ator occupies a peculiarly isolated posi-
| ton in public life these days. He is about
! the only reict of the Palmer-B uckner
! pariy-that is the only man of the origi-
| nal Indianapolis crowd who is in a posi-
ton to say anything. All others have
been retired to private life or soon will be.
THE funniest thing about the political
situation as 1 see it," said Judge Lind
say, sis the way the Republicans are
scrambling over one another to get on the
Indianapolis platform. They have now
not only come to the gold standard plank
of our platform, but in their Porto Rico
provisions, and especially in their reciproc-
ity treaties, they are coming around 10
our position on the tariff. They are
scrambling onto the Indianapolis platform
as fast as the Democrats are scramblinS
off Of their Chicago platform"
He Is "a Free Lance.
Judge Lindsay considers himself free
lance in politics these days, and he pro-
poses to take a free lance privilege in
piercing the weak spots in the political
armor of the other fellows The Ken
| lucky senator is a giant physically as
well as mentally, and he speaks in roar
that is in keeping with his size If he in
terjects into his New York speech as large
a number of good American oaths to the
| square yard as he does in conversation,
| he will prove particularly interesting to
those who are so fortunate as to have
| seats in that banquet the last day of jan
uary. One thing which calls forth the
| Kentuckian's good round oaths more than
| anything else is the calamity cry INDUCED
in by fellow senators from the South.
| There never was a time, said he
when the farmer of the South was in
as good condition as he is to-day. In the
| bitter years from 1865 to 1870, when every
| body in the South was desperately poor
! you never heard a complaint; now when
| they are progressing and have real pros
perity, the Southern farmers listen to ca
lamity howers and imagine themselves in
desperate straits"
Bailey's New Hat.
The Hon. Joseph w. Bailey of Texas
was a part of the holiday parade along
! f street this afternoon, but he was in dis
! guise. Friends and enemies stared at him.
| Men and women turned to look at him
| after he had gone by, and all of them were
| filed with wonder. The cause OF 1t was
a tall silk hat of latest fashion. The big,
broad sombrero which have been the dis
| tinguishing features of the Texans attire
had been cast aside, and in its place was
| a tile which would grace the SWEETEST man
| who walks Fifth avenue.
II am wearing this" explained the for
mer Democratic leader, Just to see If it
is true that there is nothing more to me
! than that big hat. People have been say
| ing that they knew me only by my hat;
now l want to see if 1 haven't just as
much sense without that as with it."
Some of Bailey's Texas enemies are in
| great glee over the transformation 1T
| will beat him for the Senate" they say.
No man can go to the Senate from Texas
that wears a silk hat"
Loves TO BE Roasted.
Congressman Wheeler of Kentucky. is
going to spend his holiday vacation here
| In Washington.
MY wife and family are here and see
no reason to go to Kentucky or anywhere
| else Christmas is where the little ones
are"
He looked very full of the holiday sea-
son. with his arms full of parcels, evident
ly meant for his role of Santa Claus. The
young Congressman from the dark and
bloody ground was laughing heartily to
himself when / found him amid the toys
of the Boston store.
mo 1t isn't the toys or the Christmas;
he explained ITS a hot roast have re-
ceived in one of the most prominent pa
pers In Kentucky. The fellow who runs
the paper Is one of the eblest editors in
the state as keen in his methods as Hen
ry Watterson. He Is one of my political
enemies and enjoys roasting me more
than anything else. This particular edi-
torial takes me to task for my defense of
Goebel the other day, and then goes ahead
to paint in glowing terms the sort of a
congressman the district ought to have
All these things are painted In way to
sort of make the mouth water; then after
! telling the people of the district how
Wheeler might be all of these things If he
would, my critic with equal art shows
where In his opinion 1 fall short 1t was
the sort of a roast that a fellow can't
help enjoying If he has any appreciation
of the artistic, even II II does cut nam 70
the quick. I make it a point to keep every
unpleasant thing a paper says of me. 1t
does a fellow good. When he begins to
get a case of swelled head he has only to
glance at some of the things his enemies
think. That will cure him." Wheeler has
the Southerner's ability at word painting
Speaking of Owens who was leader of
the anti-Goebelites. and who has just been
defeated for Congress. he said:
cold? Why he's so cold that II you
were to sleep next to him all night, and
get up In the morning and sit on an ice
berg, you'd sweat as hard as a negro does
at camp meeting"
GrOSvenOr Is Unhappy.
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio Is inclined to
be very wrothy with his fellow party man
ayers over a scheme which has de-
veloped TO leave him off when the slate
for the Philadelphia National Convention
IL made UP. The General represents a