Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-09

Would not have wished you the latter
# did not think that you would live
through it and all the others. Possibly
7ou will not reel off many years in the
coming century sin the flesh" but with |
The eye spiritual you and countless
others will behold the untold glories of |
the new ages. Well, Slocum, sincerely
trust that your reportorial untruths will
not come up in Judgment against you.
The truth is would not worry over
your future welfare were it not that
know that you have INDUCED in that
very sinful pleasure of newspaper writ
ing, You will have to pay the penalty
for that, and am inclined to think that
our Catholic friends are about correct
In providing the Universe with Pur-
gatory, or else you newspaper scribblers
would have to go to warmer and more
dangerous place to have your transgres-
sions wiped out. Give up writing for
the papers and attend to the things of
Importance, and your life, / am sure,
will be spared for long years here, and
gloriously hereafter.
1t is the expectation now that the
year and century will depart about IL
o'clock tonight, though by the papers j
see there is some question with the as
tronomers, and other asses, as to the e2-
act time. Some say it will be about 5
o'clock tomorrow; or in other words
that they have ascertained that the old
century is not as gray haired and imbe-
cileas it was thought. Great is astron-
omyl Great is science!
We are going to whoop it up with
theatres, watch meetings, sermons,
speeches, drunks and other evidences of
religious fervor and modern civilization
methods. Tomorrow we have recep
lions in fine homes, with punch bowls
flowing plentiously, with women in long
robes below stairs and short ones above.
SO that the various modern and civilized
Venuses may be viewed to q dvant
age. In order that there may be no
breaks in any way. am going up to aid
Mac in receiving the good people of the
realm, (this is an Empire you Dems.
must remember) and see how the new
Century behaves itself. will be un-
able to take part in any of the other re-
captions as all my swallow tailed coats
are white and made for night use; and
while this might be good match for
the women's outfit still it is not consid
cred good form" for the new Century,
and do not consider that am called
upon to begin new regime of fashion
just at present. Then, too, they will
persist in placing wines, whiskeys and
women, oh, 1 mean soda water, before
the unsuspecting youth, and l am OPP
posed to that. So after bidding Mac
good day, and wishing him success and
honors in his imperial goyernance l
shall go to the top of some high emf
nence, possibly my greatness, and there
behold the past and think of the future.
Congress will reasonable on Thurs
day and then things will buzz. All the
lobbyists will be here, all the nice women
will be here, some of the virtue Of the
country may be here, good deal of the
cussedness is here and abidee, and the
money will be cared for by the legisla-
tors. have better and 8 worse 0pin-
ion of our law makers than when i
came. Think that the house is made
up of q lot of ordinary mortals, the most
of whom wish to do right, if they were
perfectly sure what was right. The
House however, has only q few first
class men, and our state proportionally
has the best showing. Henderson is
making good Speaker and we of the
Bird District, independent of party, have
reason to be proud of him. Another of
the big guns here, is my boss, Grosver-
nor, of Ohio. He is more than ordinar-
lily strong. Richardson, of Tennessee,
the Democratic leader of the House is q
shrewd man, and competent leader. He
can outgeneral our man, Payne, of New
York, any day in the year. The Senate
is far better body OF men than the
people think, and is made up of men Of
over the average ability.
There are some men in that body who
have gotten there simply by their money,
but the majority are there as recogni
ton of ability. Some of whom we have
heard the most abuse are good and true
men. Hanna and Tillman are two such
men. Both are good senators and in
telllgent men. Pettigrew and Yelling
ton are frauds and farces. They are
disgraces to any party, and while the
republicans have gotten rid of them,
the democrats are praying that they may
never come into their RANKS. There will
be only the really necessary legislation
passed this session, think. 1t is ques-
tionsble whether the Subsidy Bill will
get through now, or in its present shape.
The bill as 1t came out of this commit
tee, Grosyernor's committee, is far bet
ter one than the Senate's. Think 1t will
pass in some shape in the next congress.
The Nicaragua Canal Measure will not
get through this session, If for some
time. There is too much in it for some
body. The Army reorganization bill
will 60 through, and that soon, probably.
We Manchester people are thriving,
excepting Major Morissey. His mishap
will probably make him lame for the
balance of his life. Think he will get
around again, If he continues to improve
as he is doing now. Luckily for him
he is on the permanent roll OF the House