The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-07
Harry White.

a correspondent writing from Harrisburg
to the Indiana Democrat. draws the follow
ing pen and pencil picture Of our distin-
guished representative in the State Senate,
whose present ambition it is to become the
next Radical candidate for Governor.
HARRIsBuRe. Pa. March &c, 1870.
To THE FDiToR OF THE DEM0CRAT
DEAR Sir 81 Have been here some ten days
and find our members busily engaged in fran
ipg enactments, or something else.
The Legislature will adjourn about the 7th
of April. God he praised
Some men are born great, others achieve
greatness, while others have greatness thrust
upon them. OF this latter class. is the bril-
liant Senator from the Xxx lid District, the
right honorable Harry White. He is 10 the
Senate whit Be-.Is of Bucks is to the House
II both of these men were aw,.y, the make up
of the Legislature would he imperfect. Both
of them are lobby, very jobby." They at
tend TO erery5ody's business but their own
particu arly White. lie should be arraved in
the CCIECtIs IIsrel of our Revolutionary
Grandmothers, not emitting the spectacles.-
W know that he would become such a uni
form
Col White is a man of words, in fact he is
nothing else but words he is chuck full of
them. and strings them together as handiy as
farmer does his "ingirs-" They are about
as savorv too
White. yclept the Colonel puts his spoon in
everything that comes along. no matter what
The subject may be. He is a regular Don
Quixote, and first class wind mill
Blalam's spoke but then Baalam's ass
was not u member of the Legislature. How
ever. Mr.. Donkey is ably represented in some
material points by the gentleman from the 22d.
When the gallant White opens his mouth.
and is preparing 10 spread himself for lengthy
speech the galleries are quickly deserted, and
the members gradually steal away and even
the Senator from Delaware yawns, carefully
folds his arms. and goes to sleep. while Speak
er Stinson likewise iudulges in gentle sn )oze
But White goes on regardless of the beggar-
ly account of empty boxes He is character
and great one at that. Before Legislative
honors were thrust upon him. Ned Buntline
wrote him lecture full of melodramatic efforts
and red and blue FIRE. We have been afflicted
with that lecture. in every speech he makes,
ever since We paid twenty ive cents once to
hear him deliver that lecture in the Court
HoWse, and though that the last of it.
But aside. the irrepresshIe White is a fraud
OF the body polite. When that important
measure. the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek, &C.,
was before the Senate, he made himself per.
iectly ridiculous. He kept up constant fire
of silly and nonsensical amendments, none of
which. however, received the least attention
But he did mere than that-he frittered
away the best interest of his constituents In a
portion OF his district He could have had a
very important Improvement made through one
of the inet coal 6elds in out of the State
by making the proper amendments at the prop
er time This improvement developing the
best part Of his district, he well knew, could
have beel had. but he refused and even went
so far as to make spout. by amendment in
reference thereto. His constituents in effer-
son county will be advised as to it. again he
made himself even more ridiculous on Friday
last by attempting to lntImidate Speaker Stin-
son. You ought TO have seen the grand -four
ish Of yonr talented Senator as to this, how
ever. see proceedings.
The next best points now to be made by the
Hon. Senator from the 22d District is TO give
his unSiyide3 attention and great influence