Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-08

1T HAVE NO MONEY FOR YOU" reigned in their house, where the rent | was five, months overdue. The post mark on the envelope showed that the | letter was genuine and of recent date. | I presumed that the man was ignorant and that he had been misled bY the literature of that day into following Coxey in his crazy-quilt political scheme. But, aside from the man him. self, my sympathies for the forsaken wife were fully aroused. and l pro- cured transportation for him. l also gave him $1O in cash. My committee clerk saw him off on the train and gave his tickets to the conductor. Surprising as it may seem to you, l and surprising as it was tome, that fel- low was out working against my re- election when the next campaign was on. He told the people that l was a nabob living in the lap of luxury; and that when he asked justice of me l simply gave him alns. Some of the newspapers printed his. statements, and he actually caused me to lose a number of votes. That is only one ex- perience of ingratitude. But there have been others, so that am rather chary of helping objects of charity from my district, but this young man is all right and l am glad he came to me-"
 The late Postmaster General Frank Hatton was noted for his charities, but the writer was with him one evening when he peremptorily refused to con tribute one penny to n applicant for his aid. There was formerly strong editorial writer in the Mississippi val ley who fell down before the, demon of the still and ,worshiped him. From bad to worse he went, until he became a creature with no ambition other than to secure another drink He drifted to Washington and one even- ing he accosted MT. Hatton on Pennsyl- vania avenue as we were walking to- wards the capitol building. where there was a night session of the con- gress. He said: Frank, old boy, I want quarter to buy some more whisky. I'm actually suffering for just two more good drinks tonight"
 The smile which once iuumined his handsome face and strong features was the leer of sneak. MT. Hatton
 
 What I have belongs to my wife and little son, Dick. As between you and my family I must choose for my fam fly. My wife and Dick would not ap- prove of such disposition of a quarter. Therefore you can't have it."
 As we passed on the fallen one hurled after MT. Hatton a. tirade of the vilest billingsgate. After going half block, and being beyond the sound of the voice of the drunkard, Mir. Hatton sud- denly stopped, turned around and walked back, the writer accompanying him without a word. We soon over took the fellow, and Mir. Hatton asked him if he had a place to sleep. He re- piled in the negative. Then MT. Hat ton called cab, ordered the driver to go to the St. James hotel, where we put the brilliant drunken beggar to bed, Nr. Hatton paying for the nights lodg ing. But he wouldn't give him any money with which to buy whisky. We then went on our way to the capitol. There are many such cases here every year. Only a few days before his fatal illness Senator Hearst, of California, hired special train and employed a physician to travel all the way to California to look after, a pau per inebriate who had once been prom inent in California and who had ren- dered Senator Hearst superior. service in a celebrated mining case which was long in litigation. The senator said l to the-writer: "I paid him a big fee. at the time, but his services netted me many thousands of dollars, and I could not have rested at night if I had failed to do what I could for him.' The spe- cial train and physician'sservices cost upwards of $a,ooo.t Few paupers find such friends as that. .-3 | Stories of real life in Washington are not often written and printed, because the correspondents here are hesitant to tell all of the truths which come be- 1 fore them. They do not tend to elevate the ideas of the people concerning the national capital; and yet the facts here set forth may prove to be a warning to some of those who are treading the 1 pathway with the, degraded "whose feet take hold on he'll" There is temperance lecture in these facts. i; SMITH D. FRY. E | N~-1nro<gov, of l. Ta