Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-08
THE ANNUAL EXODUS
It Makes Washington Look Like a
Deserted Village.
After Congress Adjourns Statesmen
and Society BUTTERFLIES Leave
the National Capital en-
Masae.
Especial Washington Letter.l
! HE national capital shrinks VIII

the congress adjourns. While
the statesmen are here we dwell
in metropolis; albeit there are more
populous cities, but less popular. When
the statesmen depart not only hun
dreds, but thousands, of others go
their ways, some of them never to re-
turn. Others make their livings by
following the congresses. as a certain
other class make their existences out
of following the races.
The greatest immediate hegira at
the conclusion of congress is the
hasty disappearance of the members
of the house of Representatives with
their families. The good housewives,
who have learned to act also as Wallets
to their husbands, begin to packup and
make all preparations for the exodus
as soon as it is definitely determinsd
that congress shall adjourn within a
week or ten days. Consequently, when
their lords inform them that certain
day is fixed, they rise to the emergency
and are ready to take the lares and
penates, as well as the babies and chill
dren, to the train at the hour named
by their great consorts.
In this matter, as in all matters, the
sentatives. The latter hurry off to
their dear people, seeking renomina-
tons and reflections. The senators
are never in a hurry about anything.
The repe esentatives must look after
their reflections every two years, while
the senator's do not bother about their
continuance in public life because they
are elected for six years and are not
required to do any biennial hustling.
In the intermediate years they sol
EMMY and carefully look after their
political interests, but they are never
in a hurry. Nor do they hurry to move
away from the national capital. 1t
happens that some of them are 50 well
fixed here that they prefer to linger.
Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan, owns
one of the finest residences on one of
our popular avenues. He is as much at
home here as he is in Detroit. By the
way, he told the writer one day not
long ago that when he was married
he bought little house on the install
ment plan. When it was paid for his
instal1ments of children caused him to
require more room, so he bought an
adjoining house on the instal1ment
plan. AS he grew in wealth, he Bought
all O. the houses in that row; and,
upon becoming a millionaire, he bought
the entire block of ground upon which
he made this beginning and erected
thereon the palace which is his home.
The senators from one state in our
| union never buy homes in this city. It
will be many long day before the
statesmen of Minnesota forget the fate
| of Senator William Window on the
| house question. When he was candi-
| date for reelection in 1880, one of his
| political opponents caused thousands
of copies of photographs of his splen-
| did Washington residence to be sent
to the people of Minnesota. The peo-
| pie were informed that Senator Win
dom had built that palace in the ma
tional capital because he intended to
| live there for the remainder of his life;
and that no citizen of Minnesota ever
owned or lived in so fine mansion
| Window was defeated.
| Senator Clark, of Montana, did not
| remain a single hour after adjourn
| ment. Already the richest man in the
| world, he is 80 engaged in business
| affairs that he has little leisure. He