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UOONI-:, WATAUCiA ( OUNTV, X. t, TIIUltSDAY, MARCH Itf, 181H).
no.
Washington letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
For tin' Democrat:
The Supremo Court of tl.o
UnLed Stilton is to bo given
an opportunity to decide
whether Speaker Read's new
method of counting a quo
rum is'oonstitutional or not.
The Demoortio leaders have
mapied out a programme
with that end especially in
view. Mr. J. 0. Pendleton of
the first district of W. Va.,
who was unseated last week
by the votes of less than a
majority of the House, which
is a constitutional quorum,
proposes to claim his salary
as a member of the House of
Representatives, and if the
Treasury officials refuse to
pay him and they will he
will enter suit for it in the
court of claims and apiealit
from there, if decided against
him, to the Supreme Court.
And if the Republicans show
any disposition to delay the
case in either court he will
sue out a mandamus to stop
the Treasury officials from
paying the salary of the man
who has been illegally given
the seat belonging to him.
It is well that this question
is to be legally decided, and
the sooner the decision can
be gotten the better.
How circumstances alter
cases was never made plainer
than by the actions of the e
lection committees of the tw o
Houses of Congress. In the
Houso where the republicans
need every vote they ran get,
there has- been an indecent
haste in reporting contested
election cases, while in the
Senate where no votes are
needed, there is a dignified
leisure in the way contests are
created. On the 15th of Feb.
the evidence was all taken
nnd the arguments heard in
--the Montana Senatorial con
test; Saturday, Mar. the 1st,
the committee met and ap
pointed a sub-committee to
collate the facts to be report
ed at t he next meeting, which
will be next Saturday."
Governor Thompson, the
Democratic Civil Service com
missioner, is the only one of
the trio that has not been
smirched by the investiga
tion now in progress. Lyman
has been convicted of favor
itism of the worst kind in
having prompted his brother-in-law
after he had ae
knowleged that he had sto
len examination papers from
the office for n party who
was seeking promotion, and
now Roosevelt, the h'gh
priest of the "1 am better
than you" element in poli
tics, is convicted of having
deceived the Secretary of War
in order to transfer an in
competent clerk from his own
office to tne War department
and of having deceived the
Post-master General and the
Superintendent of the census
in order to obtain a place in
the census bureau for a man
who had perjured himself in
order to help Roosevelt make
a report against tne post,
master at Milwaukee.
The urgent deficiency ap
propriation bill, $23,050,000
has been passed by the House.
$22,000,000 of it is to pay
pensioners in the- war of 18-
12 and the Alexiean war.
The world's fair bill is now
in the hand of the House
committee awaiting the de
cision oi the representatives
of Chicago as to what chan
ges they desire- made in it.
As soon as this isdetermined
upon the bill will be reported
to the House, nnd there islit
tle or no doubt of its being
promptly passed by the
House. The doubtful part
of the business will be reach
ed in the Senate.
A New York syndicate, of
which I). (). Mills, the father-in-law
of Whitelaw Reid, edi
tor of the Iribune and ex-
Senator Tom IMatt. the re
publican boss, are leading
members, and have been a
warded, by Secretary Win
dom, the exclusive right of
catching seals in Alaskan wa
ters for 20 years from the
1st of next May. This is a
combination of politics and
business that, is quite char
acteristic of the Republican
party.
Mr. Rlaine has become so
disgusted at the administra
tion that he refuses to see
any applicants for office even
in his own department; he
tiirns them over to one of
the assistant Secretaries of
State.
Assistant Post-master Gen
eral Clarkson is telling his
frfc'nda that he can not pos
sibly remain in office longer
than the first of May, and
that he may resign earlier,
but he does not tell them
hat he has received a very
pointed hint from the i 'resi
dent intimating in the most
unmistakable manner that
his resignation would Le ac
ceptable. The question of a railroad
to South America has been
much talked about since the
Pan-American Congress adop
ted resolutions recommend
ing the appointment of a
commission to go over the
proposed route and report
as to its feasibility etc. A
joint resolution has been in
troduced in the House, by
Mr. Buekalew, authorizing
the President to appoint sui
table parties to examine and
report of the advisability of
a rail-road to South Ameri
ca. C. E. Kincaid, correspond
ent of the Louisville Times,
shot ex-Representative Taul
bee, of Kentucky, during a
personal dfficulty at the Cap
itol Friday. Mr. Taulbee's
wound is not dangerous.
Washington, D. C.
IS HE CHARLEY ROSS.
A young man who may
possibly turn out to be the
long lost Charley Ross has
located m Port Alleghany.
McKeen county. Pa., and the
story of his life is of a nature
that may throw some light.
on the sensational abduction
of Charley B. Ross from his
fathers residence in German
town on July 1. 1874. The
young man is just the age
now that the stolen child of
Christan K. Ross would have
attained if he is alive. He is
going to Philadelphia to see
Mr. Ross.
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REJHXISCEKXSA!U COGITATIONS
M'MHKU X.
Foi flip Democrat.
TIip I'tvss. a New York
daily pajer, has a w riter w ho
furnishes a column or so of
articles each day over the
signature of lion Abon, un
der the title of Topics Talk
ed About. 1 copy the follow
ing for the purpose of a rem
iniscence: "Some Smidiivs ago I listened
to a Hermon lv a New YiJ-k di
vine in which lie drew a wol d pic
ture of a wonderful toestry
which had lieen created by the
weavers without ever seeing the
face of the work lie was creating.
He used it to illustrate how an
unseen nnd providential nana
gulden the destinies of mankind.
1 met the c.ergyninn yesterday
morning on Brod-ny and referr
ed to his illustration, when the
fact came out that it was the
large (iolwlin tajM-stry which
hangs n thelloftmau House cafe
to w hich he he had referiel I
have never seen it" he added,
"although I should very much
like to do ho." I offered to pilot
him into the luxurious drinking
place if he cured to go, and he uc
cepted the invitation. There were
only two or three ersonsin the
cafe when we entered, hut his
first and involuntary movement
as the sin foundings of the place
met his eye was to remove his
hat. It was the tribute of inno
cent reverence to art, and my
knowledge of the conventionali
ties and thecertaintvthat his act
would attract undue attention
to him, alone induced nie to sug
gest that he should replace tin1
tile. As we went out Billie Kd-
Vwards. kwn eved ami observant
stopped uif for a a moment and
whispered: "Your friend is a del
gviiian 1 see. Thev all take their
hats off when thev come in here.
Curious, isn't it? Hut lots of 'cm
conn s. 0!i, it's all light, we nev
er say a word."
It reminds me of a picture
I saw a great many years a
go in Massachusetts. Asyou
entered a darkened room you
beheld an oil painting with
out being able to discern any
outlines or figures of persons
or things, but by intently ga
zing awhile, the form of a
huntsman was seen, then his
gun; soon you coulcj see the
game he had secured, and
then all the details of ground
forest and stream. It was a
most elaborate and excellent
painting, the like of which 1
never saw, though I have
seen a gieat many paintings.
Now for a cogitation:
Shakespere wrote, "On
what meat doth this our
Ca?sar feed that he has grown
so great?" I am reminded
of this on learning that the
House of Representatives at
Washington has voted Chic
ago as the place for holding
the World V Fair in 1802, in
honor of the occurence of the
four hundreth aniversary of
the discovery of America by
Cristopher Columbs. I can
well remember when Chicago
had a population oflesstnan
one hundred persons. Now,
it is a great, populous and
wealthy city. '
By this action of the lower
house of Congress I am re
minded, too, of those words
of Bryant, the poet.
"Westward the march of
empire takes its way."
The sceptre of power in this
government is departing
Irom the East to the Great
West. Yet, the power once
wielded by the East wil! be
continued in the West. The
only difference is, the West
will say "Dirigo" I lead,
and the East will follow, and
in following will help the
West carry out her own ideas
and principles.
In the past there has been
two leaders in the I'nited
Sinter Massachusetts and
Virginia; that is, those States
have given tone to two
sections in this country. We
may say that the New Eng
land nooplenrehomogeneous
yet Massachusetts has been
the leader of the other five
Yankee States. Massach-
setts has given tone to the
States a little to the South
of her and west wanl to the
Pacific Ocean.
Virginia has given tone to
the States South and West
of her as far toward the Pa
cific as our territory extends.
In my boyhood dajs the
Congress of the United States
passed a law authorising the
construction of a military
road through Md. Ohio and
III.' to the Mississippi river.
The road was built. We
hear it alluded to very sel
dom now-a-days, because the
railroads have superoeododit
us a road over w hich soldiers
and army supplies are con
veyed. It cut Ohio Iowa and
Illinois in two North and
South. I have heard it said
repeatedly that one could see
a difference in the people on
the opposite sides of that
millitary road. Northern
people settled north of itaitd
the Southern people settled
up to it on its south side.
Well, now, if those two
States led their respective
sections For a hundred years
or more, which is bound, ul
timat ly, to lead the other?
Will some of your readers
answer? J. S. W.
Linville, March 7th.
THE AM ERIC AX CROMWELL.
What Ex-President.Clevdand Says Re
garding Mr. Reed's Rullings.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Her
ald has published an inter
view at length had by G. H.
Armistead, its city editor,
with ex-Presiden Cleveland a
few days ago in New York.
The following is an extract
from the interview:
Remarking upon the atti
tude of Speaker Heed, Mr.
Cleveland characterized his
policy as"Crotnwellian,"and
well calculated to repel the
admiration of the country.
He said that the conduct of
the Democrats during the re
cent struggle in the House
had been, to Ids way of think
ing, characterized by motives
that must command respect.
Said he: . 'They have been
loyal totheconstitution, and
very firm in their adherance
to its teachings. They have
been strong in protest and
courageous always, but they
have not allowed their pass
ions to run riot with their
judgment. Having squarely
placed themselves on record
and emphasized upon the
public mind their honesty
and vigor of purpose, they
have with dignity and discre
tion assnmed an attitude
where the Republican party
must be held fully responsi
ble for the conseouenees of
I LB nirfiui latino, cinia tne
aims of its leaders. The eye
of the nation has been fixed
so intently upon the party in
poiver that it cannot hope to
escape severe scrutiny of its
acts. Therein In the dan
ger to the Republicans. The
recent elections frightened
them badly. They are des
iderate, and the manner in
which Reed and the other
leaders have gone to work in
Congress show that they
will not hesitate at anything
in their determination to
capture the machinery of the
government so fully as to
prevent Democratic success
in 1892. The federal election
law whicn the Republican
Congress will pass is a sure
indication of this purpose.
It is a dark blow at the fre
dom of the ballot. I hold
that the masses of the Amer
ican people w ill not indorse
this fraud upon their suffera
ges, and that this course w ill
powerfully react upon the par
ty that essays it. The pur
pose of the Republicans to
lavishly and recklessly ex
pend the surplus is as clearly
accounted for. The high tar
iff laws are too well under
stood now by thecountry for
its wrongs to be concealed
by opening sluice gates to
the surplus w hich they col
lect. Tariff reform is grow
ing; its strength must in
crease with investigation,
and I am confident the prin
ciple is more popular than it
was two yeora ago."
"What do you think of the
election of 1892?" he asked.
"I have abundant confi
dence that the Democratic
party will win in the next ap
peal to the country. The Re
publicans are inviting disas
ter. They can not expect to
much longer deceive the rank
and file of American man
hood; they are traveling
paths where the masses will
not follow democracy will
win in '92," was the earnest
reply.
"And what of you for its
leader in '9.2?" some one in
terjected. "As to that," wasthequick
response, with a deprecatory
wave of his hand, "I have no
thing to say."
The ex-President smiled and
turned the conversation into
other channels, but the ques
tion did not seem to be dis
tasteful. HARD ON DUDLEY.
In a contested election case
in which the notorious Dud
ley was counsel for the Repub
lican claimant and who quo
ted Scripture, Mr. Crisp re
plied and said: That was the
idea he meant to convey.
When he had heard the coun
sel talking about the impor
tance of a pure ballot and
the protection of the people
from corruption at the polls,
t hough he could not call him
the devil quoting Scripture,
he was reminded, of the negro
rhyme, preserved by the Sen
ator from North Carolina:
"De bigger dat you see desmoke,
De less de tire will be,
And the leastest kind ; of possnm
Climbs the biggest kind of tree.
De leader at de old camp ground
Dat kin loudest sing and shout
Is gwine to rob some hen roost.
Befo' de week is out. -
Laughter.
REED'S RULING.
Reed's ruling is to be test
ed it npeurs. The Supreme
Court is to be asked to de
cide w hether or not a consti
tutional quorum was pros
ent when Pendleton, of West
Virginia, was unseated the
other day. Mr. Pendleton
himself is reported assaying:
"The action of turning me
out was clearly unconstitu
tional. A member is unseat
ed by the House, and the quo
rum consists of 1GG mem
bers, not 1G2. There are two
ways and tw o places in which
the question of constitution
ality may lie brought up.
Suit can either be brought in
the Supreme Court or in the
Court of Claims. The procee
dings can be quo warrantoin
nature, and based on a call
to the Speaker to show cause
w hy he prevents me from ex
ercising the privilege of a
member. A suit for salary
can also be entered. In either
event the question for settle
ment will be whether the
Speaker has a right to de
clare a member unseated
without a quornm."lt seems
to be the idea that the Demo
crats will not bring suit un
til Atkinson, the Republican
who was seated, votes on
some bill which becomes a
law, and that then they will
make the point that it is un
constitutional. The Ilepubli
can managers are reported
w illing to make a test case of
the matter, but weopinethat
any proper trial of the ques
tion will show up Republican
management generally in a
nythingbutafavorable.light. News and Observer.
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The Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue left Washington
Monday night for an inspec
tion trip through the line of
collection district to New Or
leans. We commend to his
especial attention the infer
nal internal annoyances and
atrocities his Republican sub-
agents pat upon the people
of this State. The difference
between the administration
of the internal revenue law
by the Democrats and by Re
publicans, so far as the peo
ple are concerned, is that the
former make the best of a bad
regulation and the latter the
very' worst. That is the whole
thing in a nut shell. Newa
and Observer.
NOTICE.
By virtue of an execution is
sued from the Superior Court
Clerk's office of Watauga county,
in favor ofT. J. Coffey & Bro.,
and against Nathan llorton for
the sum of $5.80. together with
cost of sale, I will expose to pub
lie sale, at the court house door,
in Boone, on the 7th day' of Ap
ril 1890, it peing Monday of the
Superior court, and the let Mon
day in said month, Nathan Hor
ton's interest in a certain tract
or parcel of land lying on the wa
ters of New rivei, adjoining the
lands of wm. Hortons heirs and
others known as the land now
owned by T. J. Coffey Bro. pur
chafed from said Horton. Levied
on bv me on the first day of
March 1890, to satisfy said exe
cution. This March let 1890.
J. L. Hayes Shebief.