The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-06-20

COME OF THEM TAKE A
DOWNWARD COURSE:
..ss as a Toboggan Chute Is
,,teresting as Congress as
a Stepping Stone.

GFeo0 L.
E5er in public life-to advance 70
,orors Just as much has been
:, the past of those who have
.bo national house of represen-
~ bnt a stepping-stoue to greater
q batter things. But little is known
otbor side. There are just as
r ~, mon who, honored by a seat IN
- ,onrross of the United States
.aofortb 90 down steadily to a very
d a,,ra Mace in the world. Congress
tohoooan chute is quite as inter-
inc as congress as stepping stone'
n bo1ob comparatively unheard Of
n the pension Office at Washington
he found a former member OF con-
as Of considerable prominence and
N only a middle aged man, who is
h annloyed as a copyist at $500 a
~ and it is whispered that he might
hold even this place but for the
,nathatic interest of some of his old
Lociates. He did not drop from con-
ess to this declivity, having first
on bigh-salaried law clerk, but
b gradually denoted" for what was
1 parded as a good and sufficient reas
# until he has now reached this place.
was once a great factor in the poll
Of Mississippi valley state.
h the death few days ago of form
k,o6gressman Clover of Kansas an
er illustration is afforded. He came
prominence through the farmers
bnce, and was a leading candidate
Governor. Just falling in that, he
nominated and elected to congress,
hating Bishop W. Perkins, who was
after appointed to the United
Is senate. But Clover did not
se a great statesman, and was soon
ed into retirement, from which he
ICED a few years later to announce
abandonment of populism and his
fn to the republican party. When
republicans came into power In
ps he was, after some delay, re"
ed with the position Of farmer at
the state schools, for which his
IS said to have been only $40 a
Even this he soon lost at the
bvenurn of politics, after which
ifted into the hotel business in a
town and had been practically
tten when the news of his death
ed his strange career.
en- the democrats made so SUI
sweep Of the country in 1890
Jle-hearCed country school teach
& IL western state found himself
d to congress. When nominated
those who joined in according
Dis honor had no more notion
would mean anything than they
Nave that Wharton Barker will
~ cted president of the United
They simply put his name on
Put the ticket in hopelessly re-
u district, for nobody else want
honor When congress assem-
hlred a frame house about four
as put OF the city of Washington
Rere installed his family. For his
son he secured a 81, 200 position
sas OF The doors at the capitol, and
morning father and son together
d q INTO the city to attend to their
% 1--WE duties, carrying a luncheon
q Ihey shared in one of the cloak
n al noon. 1t was estimated that
in Ongressman saved his entire sal
70 lo'VOo-the money received for
) services, with the ordinary
nIeS' amply supporting his mod
J 'OD'nment. OF course Che was
! 'I7cIed, but on retirement hard
" return to his district school
U'came a book agent. Not hav-
:, SssA barcus' celebrated "Science
2 he is said to have made lit
way IN encouraging literary
! Nv when last seen by one of
o0i"Ues was in hard lines and
ence OF having lost a good
'ne snug fortune accumulated
d esslonal service.
e socn cases confined to the
representatives. A former
tates senator who wos in1no-
ll :, COOKING for something to
. ng ago found doorkeener,s
"i'nln reach He asked his
s 8gue' senator Vest of Nilsson
would be any derogation in
5 ~ LIS accepting it. Vest re-
M w. sir; not in the least. |
3 L eA- United States senators
~ ooV the Corridors" in which
Bb doubtless emphasizing his
2: !: little judicious exaggera-
{ 'ulllar sight on Washington
= said to be an old man SELLING
y all ,I ne carries around usually
"nat dilapidated baby car
.Ors USED to be at the head of
lmpOrtantZfnance divisions