The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-16

for health can't stand the Northern cli-
mate, you know but notice that num-
Der of them get back as far north as this
city, and manage to wiggle through q
few severe Washington winters.
KENTUCKY III WELL REPRESENTED
that is, she has men of ability and chArac-
ter as her servants. Both Stevenson and
Davis were much in public life before their
election to the Senate. In addition to
other official trusts, they have each served
two or three terms in Congress.
LOUISIANA.
W. Pitt Kellogg and J. l'Rodman West
represent Louisiana. The way they sign
their names, as here given, is of itself an
indication of genius. Now, if each would
part his hair in the middle, and pronounce
paper, pa-pau, there would no longer be
any doubt of their claim to consideration.
As it is, however, their chief merit con
sists in the taste they display in displaying
their names. But it is having its effect. A
member of Congress from the same State
has profted by the Senatorial example,
and now sports j. Hale Sypher. 1t is well.
WEST VIRGINIA,
the fractional Mother of Presidents ia repre-
sented by Messrs. Boreman and Davis.
The most remarkable event connected with
their history is the fact that they were both
born the same year, one in Maryland, and
the other in Pennsylvania. Boreman's
ante-war neutrality-suspicious. consisted in
having been member of the lower branch
Of the Virginia House Of Delegates, while
Davis had no legislative experience at all,
except what railroad depot agency would
give him, until the war came up, and com
menced its work Of making great men out
of little ones.
OF TEXAS
not much can be expected, and those who
have the sagacity to expect little will not
be disappointed. She is represented by
Messrs. Flanagan and Hamilton. Hamil-
ton began his career as a clerk in the War
Department, and perhaps the country could
have got along in an Indifferent sort Of way
if he had never been promoted to the SEN
ate Chamber.
FLANAGAN
first served his country in the capacity of
justice Of the peace in Kentucky. He ad-
ministeyed the law-as far as he was able to
read it-with great firmness and impartial
ity. The sacred soilers trembled when he
adjusted his spectacles and opened his
court, for he dispensed with justice, and did
not temper it with mercy. Afterward he
went to Texas, and became a member of
the Legislature. His career, like A. Us,
has been upward and onward, although he
has skipped several Offices in his long
strides.
We NOW COME TO TENNESSEE,
poor Tennessee, the old volunteer State,
etc. Tennessee used to loom up in the
Senate, figuring extensively in the Globe
through her representatives, but the most
of her figuring now is done at roll call and
on pay. Brownlow and Cooper are hers.
Brownlow is very weak, physically, and
entirely played out, politically. But if he
were in good health, and popular even with
part of any party, he would not be the
man for Senator. He made success as q
preacher at local camp meetings, and also
as a country editor, the same qualities
being essential TO both callings, namely /:
A never ceasing ability to pitch in. Brown
low could always pitch in, whether aiming
his blows at Democrats or other sinners.
He was pretty good in debate, too, but
not good enough to establish from the BIZ
BILE that slavery was Divine institution
handed down to US out of heaven by our
Father for our especial profit and convent
ence, although he tried very hard
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Brownlow might have made a passable
Senator, but he is too old and feeble now
A man VINO cannot rise in his seat without
help is not in q proper condition to repre-
sent a great State. The position is ex-
tremely trying to his PROSTATE body and
his weak nerves, but he sticks to his seat,
for, should he resign, oh fearful thought,
Democrat would be elected to succeed.
Let US close our eyes to the melancholy
picture, and tell Brownlow to stick.
HENRY COOPER,
elected over Andy johnson by treachery,
is not making any character as a Senator.
During the war Henry and his brother Ed
ward were both taken up by Andrew John
son and made something of-that is, he
made one Circuit Judge in Tennessee,
and the other Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
DURING THESE rUMULrUoUs TIMES,
he took the Coopers under his wing, so to
speak, and provided for them, because they
had been lifelong friends, and because he
had confidence in their ability and inteQ-
rity In 1869 both the Coopers were elect
ed to the State Senate, and promised their
support to johnson for the United States
Senate. They were among his warmest
supporters, and johnson went into that Bit
ter contest, relying implicitly upon their
support. But, alas for weak human nature,
the Coopers betrayed their benefactor in
the last part Of the eleventh hour. They
were bought off by the enemy, who gave
Henry the nomination, and Edmund voted
for his brother against his benefactor. He
shed tears when he did %, which ia credit
able to his fine feelings; but it would have
been more creditable to him to have stood
by his old friend a. his old friend had stood
BY him. Thus was johnson defeated.
Some people have gone 30 far in their acute
ness Of vision as to zee stroke of Provi-
dence in this but it looks to me more like
q stroke Of treachery.
NORTH CAROLINA
isrepresented by John Pool, z. B. Vance
not having got in yet, and it ID doubtful If
he viii. There is something themstter with
his record some way, but, to 60 to the bot
tom Of things, the chief objection, away
down, covered up with oratory rubbish, is
the fact that he Is Democrat. II he was
truly loyal, he would not find 20 much
trouble in getting into the seat TO which he
is elected. 1t is . great thing to yell with
the largest crowd. Pool is native Of the
State, and saw service before the war in the
Legislature.
MISSOURI
In the ablest represented of any of the