Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-05-03
From the Lamoille Newsdealer.
Our Representatives in Congress
BY CARL @. KIzAR.

istration of President Grant, although
not gifted with "ambrosia locks" and
winning ways, which characterizes the
great Conkling of New York, l doubt
if there be Senator in Congress who
has more influence and is more respected
than Geo. +. Edmunds of your State.
Not being honored with classic titles"
he never deals in spread eagle 'oratory
yet what he has to say is to the point
and tells. Schurz with all his conceded
keenness is not his peer, except it be -
an orator, for as such it is admitted that
he has no equal in the Senate Chamber.
Each are ready for any emergency, and
these remarks are rarely read from "cry
manuscripts. Both are young men,
Senator Edmunds being one year the
senior of Schurz, and if their lives are
spared they are destined to occupy very
prominent position in the future of our
country. Mr.. Schurz is the greater
scholar, but Edmunds possesses keener
perception, coupled with cool indiffer-
ence, which enables him to be the cham
pion in debate.
Senator Morrill, has been member Of
the National Legislature for nearly
eighteen years, having served twelve
years in the House. He is not fluent
speaker, not often indulging in the noise
and confusion attending debate, but
his opinions are always received with
careful consideration, as coming from .
candid man. He is now sixty-two years
of age, and is one of the most high-mind-
ed and ineorruptible members that con-
stitue either body of Congress. Courte-
GUS to all, he has earned, and receives
the respect of all parties.
While in the gallery of the House, q
short time since, l was asked by a stran-
ger to tell him who that tall, dark-eyed,
white headed gentleman was, with the
brass buttons, the blue swallow-tail coat,
and side-whiskers, who SO much resem-
bles an English nobleman." His eyes
we're on Judge Poland, a graduate of the
classic schools of the classic town of Wa
terville, up in Lamoille county, Vermont.
When a stranger visits the House of
Representatives, healways sees the Judge
for there is none like him. He is more
quickly discerned than Butler, with his
cooked eye," Banks, with his ever
changing hair, and heavy moustache, or
Farnsworth, who tumbles about the aisles
like lumber-man. He is the only
member of the House who has occupied
seat in the Senate, (though all expect
to- expectations being the daily bread
of Congressman, and am confident that
his large number of friends here and
there would be glad to see him returned.
Being one of the ripest lawyers in the
country, his past experience and con-
ceded ability would make him one of
the strong men of that body. Vermont
ers in the different departments, when
they need " backing up" invariably So
licit thu influence Of the Judge. They
do not look upon him as the representa-
tive of this or that district, but of the
whole State, and there is not a member
of the entire delegation who guards more
attentively their interests and the inter-
ests of your State, than Luke P. Poland,
with the "brass buttons, side whiskers,
and the swallow-tail broadcloth."
Representative Willard is a true type
of the Yankee-tall and slender, with
Roman nose, high forehead and dark
hazel eyes, you would say, He's Var
mounter, sure" He is one of the most
active members of the House, and du-
ring the present session has crowded that
civil service humbug before the people
at every opportunity, with as yet no
great success. Congress will be slow to
vote the spoils to the vanquished, and
although reform may be needed in our
present civil service, yet like female suf-
frage coupled with free love, it evidently
is in the dim, distant, future. When the
reform" has been attempted thus far,
he that was best backed secured the de-
sired position. Ability can never rival
favoritism in securing political appoint
ments. Mr.. Willard has the necessary
acquisitions for the position he so we'll
fills, being graduate at Dartmouth,
lawyer, editor, and politician.
Mr.. Smith is one of the very few
members of the House who received
their positions from the people unsought.
He is no politician and never crowds
himself before the public in debate. Du-
ring all the time he has been in Con-
gress, believe he has not sought to
make political capital by making sim
gle speech but in the Committee Room
be is said to be hard, influential work.
er. He is member of the important
Committee on Banking and Currency,
also Mines and Mining.
Mr.. Smith is graduate of the Yer
mont University, lawyer and geptle-