Show THE TIM EEWARD REWARD arx governor shepherd aho w ho made washington the most beautiful city cit in the world and who at one time yas was the best beat abused man in m the united states is about to be tendered a reception and banquet at the capital on inn his return from a long absence in J mexico where lie is la engaged in silver mining archange boss boas shepherd as lie was called client public money with a lavish liand hand during tho the timo time of his au autocracy t at the capital probably he be was not even en honest in in his extravagance and lie the populace from highest to least roundly cursed him for hie his apparent at wastefulness the expenditures pend iturea tures which he lie made upon the avenues and parks of lV washington ashington were called the perversion of public money by an official thief boss tweed was considered an immaculate anchorite in comparison with the district of columbia boss boos shepherd was called everything bad from pickpocket to murderer we lve believe lie wis was even ev cu hung in in effigy and when lie ile finally departed from the capital cap itil he lie vi ent and public hatred followed him today to day though less 1 than a score of ye care ra hive have eclipsed elip clap sed he is ie beloved belov ed bv by all IV washington hington for ins his estr at giai h made of the capital the most beautiful city cita ili in the arld VT ald and aonie time we shall doubtless fee ocoa a monument erected to tho the memory of a s shepherd hepherd fc while the economical ad ministrations will havo bunk sunk into complete oblivion obi iv ion shepherd was not even honest but lio ito nas a man of ideas ho lie looked into the future and readily saw a vital necessity for vist public improvement tott now he lie is is to gain the row reward a rd lie ile v will ill bo be feasted and timed famed and beti hereafter washington will regard him as the chic feet elint saint in in her calendar calenda r how much more might bo be acco accod in labed byan by an honest holiest administration in any city cit if only shepherd shepherds 8 grand ideal of public enterprise could bo be adopted 1 and nd how hov much quicker and better would bo be the coming of fame for that lund kind of beneficence I 1 cities have lave F honest officials ficiala fici an fn als but sometimes those of ficula make Ili li an excuse for nig eBs and mow mom backiel it 11 is quite possible poa sible to bo be perfectly honest and at the same time enterprising |