Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington as a Business Cfty-Out-
h Vandalism-The Sena-
X tors Working Day.
Especial Correspondence

proud of washington. Unlike some OF
the rural members, who would appar-
emily delight to see the national capt.
tai relegated to the backwoods stage,
Mr. Meyer believes that everything
handsomest capital in the world. "And
q do not agree with the assertion that
washington is purely a residence city
and will remain So" says Mr.. Meyer.
rPeople who talk that way do not COM
prehend present conditions or divine
the future. This city is growing rapid
ay and steadily. Its m or bust
ness is increasing. Its manufactures,
already considerable, are also increas-
ing, and, like other capitals, Washing
ton seems to me to be destined to grow
4at a very rapid rate. 1t is true that
london has easy access to the sea, but
hydraulic science may do as much for
Washington in the future. Paris is an
anterior city, without any n~avigable
stream, but it has vast business indus
tries, manufactures and wealth. Ber-
lin and Vienna are cities of wonderful
growth and enormous trade. 1t is safe
~ say lAdL IOA Will AdfC d
great and increasing growth, which
will be proportionate to his country.
1T will have something more than
grand public buildings, tasteful resi-
dences, broad mi flower gardens,
etc. 1t will have, as it already has, it's
Atilitarian side. 1t will have work
shops and industries, like other great
capitals"
LINT. Meyer believes that the greater
washington will expand north, east
and west, the southern boundary being
Axed by the Potomac. He thinks that
~the magnificent and beautiful country
west of the Potomac" will become pop
ulated and that not merely one bridge,
but three Or four fine bridges, will con-
acct that section with this side of the
Potomac.
Vandalism.
! The brOnze doors of the capitol are
works Of art. They are very tall and
heavy, and each is composed of several
panels which present in bas-relief pic
tures from American history.
The execution is SO lifelike that the
Ggures stand out some distance from
the background Of the doors. The guns
Of the Revolutionary soldiers protrude
from the shoulders of the men, the
feet of the cavalrymen are perfect.
This fidelity to nature has been the
opportunity of the vandal. The doors
have been robbed of every bit of bronze
thai could be Clipped off. The bayo-
nets of the guns have disappeared, the
spurs have been taken from the feet of
the men on horseback, and ven the
feathers in the headdresses of the In
dams have been broken away. OF
course there is no way either to catch
the offenders or remedy their vandal-
ism. The defects in the beautiful
bronze work remain as evidence of the
insatiate desire of the average Ameri-
can tourist to carry off a souvenir.
In the same way the statue of Pere
Marquette, in NStatuary hall, has been
aisfgured. The Indians in the bronze
bas-relief had feathers in their heads
when the statue was unveiled, but now
every feather has disappeared.
III Senator'S Working Day.
!! All that is said IN the floors of con
gress does not get into The Record.
0ne day the senate sat very late-well
into the evening, after the electric
lamps were turned on. Mr.. Pettus of
A1dOdIud udu DcOA ing S1ShS VI
Nneasiness for some time, especially as
the speechmaking had been growing
pretty prosy. By and by, a lull in the
debate occurring, he slowly rose and
caught the Y of the presiding officer.
Reering over his spectacles. shifting
his quid and speaking with his quaint
est drawl he said:
"Mr. President, b hours of labor in
the government service in Washington
are everywhere limited to seven per
day. 1 have been in this chamber since
Id o'clock this morning. 1t is now, by
the senate clock, 20 minutes after e.
int is past the limit of my lawful work
ing day, Mr.. President, n I'm going
to quit. Good night"
And, with a bow, the old gentleman
gathered his papers under his arm and
started up the aisle. The official re
porters decided among themselves not
to treat his farewell speech as a part
of b proceedings of the day.
Mixed Metaphor.
Senator Caffery of Louisiana was
discussing the flood of spectators who
eVerrun Cuba and the Philippines,
seeking all that they may devour.
wherever the carcass is" remarked
Mr.. Cafery, ''there will also be the
eagles, with their pockets full of mon
ey."
1 This expressive but rather mixed
metaphor made the senators laugh.
Senator H~ansbrough, who is quite an
artist, Immediately drew a sketch of
an eagle clad in trousers of generous
&ize. with pockets bullying out with
Money. The sketch was passed around
vac senate and finally reached Mr..
safery, who approved it as exactly
aeeting the idea which he intended to
&DuEey.