Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1883 — The Tip-Top Family in Washington [ARTICLE]

The Tip-Top Family in Washington

The Frelinghuysens may be called the ruling family in Washington, bo ginning with the Secretary of State, who is a sort of* official turveydrop* und ending with John Davis, who married his daughter, and runs the Departments, assisted by Chief Clerk Brown, who curries more importance to the equaie inch that any living thing at the capital. This estimate would seem to be unjust to Senator Jonea of Florida, burdened as he is with the weight of ex-pounding the Constitution; but careful satistioian® award the palm of Brown. Old Frellngbuson scorns public business in the senae of work. But give him a live prince to handlo and hs is as alert as a goat in tno Alpine Range. He astonished Japenase royalty last week with thin nimble feats of diplomatio deportment, after having conducted a Prince of blood to Mount Vernon, and initated him into the masteries of the champagne cobbler.