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SAID IN A BLUNT WAY
The President’s Reference to
the Seed Distribution Farce.
ANOTHER FAMOUS PHRASE
How He Rubs Congressional
Fur the Wrong Way—The
Postmastei’s Share
Washington, D. C., December 12
There has been a great deal ot gossip in
Washington concerning Mr. Cleveland's
blunt way of saying things which mem
bers of congress and senators do net like.
Tn his message the president managed,
probably without intention, to pour a lit
tle vinegar into the wounds which were
caused by that sentence in a letter of his
written some time ago in which ho spoke
of “having congress on his hands” again
soon. Those passages in the annual mes
sage to which members of the national
legislature take exceptions are the ones
relating to the wastefulness of seed distri
bution by congressmen and the relations of
congressmen to civil service reform. The
president’s objectionable words were as fol
lows: “It surely never could have entered
the minds of those who first sanctioned
appropriations of public money for the
purchase of new and improved varieties of
seeds for gratuitous distribution that from
this would grow large appropriations for
the purchase and distribution by members
of congress of ordinary seeds, bulbs and
cuttings which are common in all the
states and territories /tnd everywhere eas
ily obtainable at low prices. * * * Yet
this indiscriminate and wasteful distribu
tion by legislation and legislators contin
ues, answering no purpose unless it be to
remind constituents that their representa
tives are willing to remember them with
gratuities at public cost.”
,A Stahdrirg Jnke;
There is nipt a congressman in Washing
ton who does,' not know that the president
tells the truth in this matter The seed
business has (or years been nothing but a
cheap method cf elecHoneerinj, of tickling
the fancy of constitrqLnts at tae expense of
the government. Tbe seed distribution
business has become in standing joke, and
congressmen laugh tit it as much as any
one. They know it i:Aa farre, and that it
is a mere waste of pubrfc mJney\, but they
do not like to have their attention'chlled
to it by the president of the United States.
They think the president should pay more
heed to their dignity and to the comity
which, according to tradition, exists be
tween the great co-ordinate branches of
the government. They say it is not the
business of Mr. Cleveland to lecture them
over such a small matter. In their opinion
the reform which the president proposes,
that of abolition of the seed business, may
be a wholesome one, but they cannot see
why he does not recommend his reform, if
he is determined to have it, without rap
ping them over the knuckles. This is just
where the fun comes in, for the president
appears to be inordinately fond of taking
a crack at his friends on the bill.
Another Famous Phrase.
In his little discourse about civil service
reform the president rubbed the congres
sional fur the wrong way when he said,
"“The law embodying this reform found its
way into the statute book more from fear
of the popular sentiment existing in its
favor than from any love for the reform it
self on the part of legislators.” Thus the
president stated another truth in an un
pleasant and unwelcome way. The states
men who sit in the two houses of congress
admit this is true, and the most of them
who voted for the civil service law are
sorry they ever did so, which they frankly
admit. But they do not like to have the
president call them “spoilsmen,” as he
does in his next sentence, and say he should
bo able to find away to praise civil service
reform and advocate its extension without
insulting members of the other branch of
the government. When the average con
gressman is offended by the executive, he
al ways falls back upon the traditional and
more or less real dignity of his branch of
the government. Those Democratic con
gressmen who were offended by the presi
dent’s remarks on this head found some
comfort in the evident slap at the Mug
wumps which immediately follows, where
the president.refers to the “querulous im
practicability of many self constituted
guardians’ ’ of civil service reform. ‘ 1 Quer
ulous impracticability” has been seized
upon by the gossips of the capital as anoth
er picturesque by President;
Cleveland io the of our day. It is
heard on every si ami rep:-, sent
atives greet one with the playful
remark: “You impractica
bility. Why don’t you take something-for
it?” Or, “Where did you catch that bad
case of querulous impracticability which
you havo in your head?” This phrase is
destined to become almost as famous as
“innocuous desuetude” or “where am I
at?”
Good Nature?! and Wise.
Strange to say, the congressmen do not
like Postmaster General Bissell any better
than they like Mr. Cleveland. They accuse
the fat faced and good natured postmaster
general with being a large sized imitation
of his chief in the White House. To hear
the average member of congress talk about
the postoflice department and its head one
would think that Mr. Bissell had been
studyingall Mr. Cleveland’s sly little ways
of offending the men who think them
selves great statesmen, adding thereto a
few frills of his own. Os course all the
trouble is about the postoffices. Mr. Bis
sell does not always appoint the men
whom the congressmen recommend for the
honors of licking stamps. In fact, Mr.
Bissell told a delegation of Missouri con-
—a disordered liver—that
attacks of cold Cr chiils on slight
You get “tired" easily. The feeling is ac
companied by a “ tired ’’ digestion, which fails
to assimilate the food. This often results ■
what we call Indigestion or Biliousness. U
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets rouse the li\W
to vigorous action, and this in turn starts tjo
machinery of the body into activity. I.ivjj
stomach and bowels feel the tonic effect, and
in consequence the entire system is invigo
rated. The processes become self-regulating,
and a reserve force is stored up against ex
posure to disease.
If you’re too thin, too weak or nervous, it
must be that food assimilation is wrong.
This is the time to take Pleasant Pellets.
They permanently cure Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Dyspepsia, Sick or Bilious Head
ache, Dizziness and Jaundice.
Catarrh cured by using Dr. Sage’s Remedy.
gressmen the other clay tnat hehadseareb
| ed the constitution and the statutes
| through without finding a single word
I about the responsibility of senators and
representatives in congress for the appoint
ment of postmasters. Mr. Bissell said this
w»h a playful smile upon his face and
dainty dimples dancing through his
cheeks, but he meant it, just the same, as
some cf those very congressmen have dis
covered to their sorrow. Things have
come to .such a pass that the postoffice
recommendation of a Democratic senator
or representative may bring the appoint
ment, and it may not, and of course this is
a state of affairs which in the opinion of
the average statesman is akin to revolu
tion and destruction of the liberties of the
people.
The capital has just had its first taste of
winter. The snows have mantled the big
white capitol and tipped the Washington
monument with icicles. There has been
sleighing in the streets of the capital, an
unusual occurrence. Washington is not
built for a winter city. The street pave
ments, being of asphalt and as smooth as
i floors, are frightful horse traps when snow
i falls or ice and slush cover the roadways.
! A two inch fall of snow nearly “knocks
I Washington out,” as the saying is. The
■ grocers have great difficulty in delivering
I goods.
The resumption of woik in various in
dustrial concerns throughout the country
indicates impoved conditions.
Shiloh’s Cure, the great cough d
croup cure, is in great demand. Pocke
size contains twenty five Joses, only 25
cents. Children love it. Sold by drug
gists. For sale by D. W ('urry.
$6.50 win buy a rich Onyx’Top
B.assTab eat McDoua d Furniture
Co (Th y disp ay 25 sty as of brass
tab es and p ano amps with Onyx
Tops $6.50 to $ 0 each. Nothing
like fhem in Heme.
12-20-3 L
Chief Harris created a commotion in
the Cherokee logisla'ure by vetoing the
bill for a delegation to sell the Cherokee
bonds.
Karl’s Clover Root will purify youi
blood, clear your complexion, regulate
y< ur bowels and make your head clear as
as a bell. 25c. and 50c. For sa.e by D.
W. Curry.
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“Peck’s Bad B y” at Nevin Opera
House tomorrow night.
Ifr/ty-five fourth class pcs’masters were
Mrs. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga
Tenn., says: “Shiloh’s saved
my life.’ I consider it the best remedv
for a debilitated system I overused”
For dyspepsia, liver of kidney trouble it
excels, Price 75 cte. For saie by D. W.
Curry.
“Peck’s Bed B >y” at Nevia Opeia
House tomoirow night.
Five col a’s wi i buy a beautiful
: ladies Antique Oak Desk at Me-
I Do; a d Fu'ni qre C . They are
showing Or pa .terns cf deskj~and
cabinets $5 to SSO.
12-20 St,
I
' The c.oui t sustameo a geneial demurrer
in the $8 01'0 damage suit of Joseph
. Hatton against the Missouri and Kansas
■ Trust Company.
Ail diseasesot the skin cured, and lost
1 c mp exion res'oted by J ihnson’s
O t-u f al Soan. Sod at Curry’s diug
store, Rome, Ga.
“Peck’s Bad Boy” ac Nevin Ope a
House tomorrow night.
I The Indianapolis Sentinel wants to
: know who is the most popular >t acker.
■ The one who gives the longest recess.
I Rbeumstifiu orqu aur >u the morbid conc’i
■ tou ut the blind. Hood's Sarsaparilla cure
i Rheumatism. Get only H qd's.
Children Cry
Pitcher’s Castoria.
The sea-seipernt has been teen off tl
: banks of New Foundlaud. The captaitl
must have bad a groggy trip. 1
Bnckien’s arnicasalve.
The Best. Solve ui the world for CtSB
I Bruises, Soros. Ulcere, Salt lihonWl
i fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,<
' Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
■ quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
«-<r-gfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box.
I For sale by D. W. Curry, druggist.
The Hartford Couiant t hinks it is ti e
' south pole’s turn now. That would be
a reusing revolution. ,
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Our Embassador to Germany.
The speech made by Theodore Run
yon, American embassador, at the
Thanksgiving dinner in toasting the
emperor has elicited favorable com
ments from the German and American
residents. Part of Mr. Runyon’s speech
was:
V "Wo are in a foreign iaufi, yet-ono
F not entirely strange to us. We know
the people and their language. They
: assisted to a great degree in creating
the prosperity of the country of which
we are so proud. Wo are not exiles here.
Wo have come to drink at Germany’s
fountains of learning, to be taught at
her schools of science and art. From
I the German people, from their gallant
| young emperor down, we have received
I a generous and hospitable welcome.
; The emperor, both in word and act, has
shown kindness of feeling toward .cur
! country. He also striking
and memorable evidence of his disposi
tion in using his personal influence for
the creation of-the magnificent exhibits
sent to Chicago.” These words were
heartily cheered.—Berlin Letter.
the r omjk tribun f
Hood’s 5 Cures
Mrs. David N. Kibler
of Shanley ton, Va.. was a sufferer with stomach
trouble. At times she was In severe pain and '
great misery. Piercing pains would seize her ;
in the right side and at times shoot from i
the hip to tho breast. She also suffered chills J
in the body and limbs. Physicians failed to ’
diagnose tho case and medicines failed to cure. s
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
quickly brought about a change and tho result
has been a perfect restoration to health.
Hood’s Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. 25c. i
W. L. DOUGLAS
S 3 SHOE: NOT RIP.
Do you wear them? When next In need try a pair.
Best in tho world.
X 52.50
$3.52 '
§2.59 vh2.oa
12.25 4 hI.7S
V MwOcMfoh boys
Mr -H’-ys
, >s
I If you want a fine DKESS SHOE, made In the latest '
I styles, don’t pay $6 to SB, try my $3, $3.50, s4.Coor '
J $5 S'hco. They fit equal to custom mado and look and ’
| weo--, well. If you wish to economize In yourfootwear, 1
i dose j 'irchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes, Name and ;
; price st. mpod on the koi' > lock for it when you buy.
I W. 15. DOUGLAS, Erdckton, Mass. Sold by
- 'JAN I K ELL OWE 8 :
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The United States has never suffered
from any disease that has caused such
fearful results as has LaGrippe. Royal :
Germetuer has never failed to cure it •
quickly where used.
RELIABLE EVIDENCE.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28, 1593.
“Tn January last I had a violent attack
of LaGrippe. I was advised by a friend ;
to use Royal Germetuer, which cured me
i in a couple of days. I was again attacked
by the grip’ this month, ana profiting I y i
my fornier experience I commenced at
with Getinetacr ami dill, not have
to g<Kto bed. I consider- it a specific for
LaGrippe. L. Stuart.”
Keep the bowels open witb Germetu r
Pills.
King's RoyalGermeiuerCo., Atiuma.Ga.
Endorsed by the Highest Medical Authorities, I
I
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y \ j J v.’ondcrful Loon tc- f-’.tfferers
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CI \F.ANTkES issued on’y by
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! OomplexiG-n zW-k
dr. hebra’s
ViOlA GES
Removes Freckles. Pimplos.
Liver • Moles, Licclsheeds, v’
Sunburn and Tan. and re- \
nores the skin to Itsongi
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clear and healthy eoni-figGn. Ji'fds.lD’bs.z. ,
plexion. Superior to ell face 'f'"’ ' !
firer'rations ar.fi peneelly harmless. At all
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skin pui .i' inT So»P» so? the toilet, r.nd without 1
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, TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 12. 1893
Opportunity Extraordinary
THE JAMES STOCK.
Charles W. James, 37 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, failed in business. He had been in
business but six months. Everything new, everything bright, and everything • season
able, and the btoek fell to us underlie hammer. We gave but little for it and now
:«rr»TTTr= MOST STT3TESKTIOOTJS 3AHCAIMS
In fine, fresh go ds, ever people in this portion of Georgia are in stbre for our
customers in Nome at
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? Locz: \ . r -:.: uv.v:r.vj xr.viaasiaMaMgMM
& Fagan Stock.
These gre:-’. 1 : d shoes and hats, 100 Whiteh ill
succumbed to t :e h entire stock frpm tjnMMMBBMM
little cash goes a Jong
Xjittle
Bought this mnniniot'i. st-ck am! if you want an article in the Ch)thingßßßßHHH|
or a pair of ? —ho—y « r shu I — eorne at oncejhr the greatest
in this place 'WHHHfIH
We are in po iW v u? se'l goods lowe , before
MfcK'r ■ rrf• ts --Kim <-r not supply your ■vin* to you fl
n ill be y ; . r Il 1
- V :?o CMlts vii’l lH' |
22 cents.
CITATION,
GFORGIA-Flojd C< untv.
To al! whom it
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