, 1876-09-16
HOLMAN.
A Look at an Indiana DEM
ocratic Congressman.
An Oflice-Scoling Barnac1c, Con.
trActionist, Inflationist,
Obstrtctionlst, and
DemagOgue.
How the Puritan, George F. Hoar,
Put Him Down...Holman as a
"Muoker,"

Nv AAts4 0V"Assex4VAAAhA 10 O
Mucker."
From Orr O~n GoyYtxpondeaH
WASHINGTON, D. e., Sept. 12.-NIl1ian 8.
Holman ought to succeed II SUCCESS ID to be
mcasured by of1ee-sceklhg. lie i,as been ono
Ok tho most persistent Of oillce-scckers In tho
State Of lndlanu. Hth measure Of himself, as
stated In an official Congressional publication,
is In theso words:
ia orHNETH Ills MOUTH.
william, 9. Holman, Of Aurora, WA barn At 4
lounty. Indiana. sspt. ., lsas Teccised tA. con-:
College. Indiana, for two years: etndlcd md prac.
ticed aw; was Judge Of thn Court Of Probate from
70 e IL esns1 eoa,S1ans e% ds
vcnton OF indiana in 1sa1; was a member Of ths
Legislature Of Indiana In 1851 wns y Judgo oi ihe
elected to Tic Thirty SIKH, Thrty.scye!th, rhlT.
ty'cighth. Fortlrth. Forty first Forty. .terond, and
Fosty fourth Consrets IS a democrat, Receiving
~ .'u. yulcs agnlnst TO- 635 votes for C1Aypool,
Republican.
HIS sCuAnAcTEH1sT1Cs.
Tint means that lie has been almost continu-
oud in ollcc since he was 81, when he was noml-
llatcd Judge Of Probate. lie might have been
Judge much earlier, probably, II ho had been
born earlier. Voorhees, sometimes fnitctl 10
satisfy his constituents; Nib1ack suffered ship
wreck with the salary-grab; Mcdonald Is SONG
times severely criticised; and Kerr, even, caused
dissatisfaction on account Of hs pos!tivencss; :;
but the Democrats ncver failed Holman. He is
on ingenious, audaclons dcmagogue,-t real.
izing the idea Of Democratic leader. Hc never
torgcts tho voter, when he is in condition to
remember anything. lie moro constantly keeps
his constituency In view thnn any other man iu
ltrnQfrSN. Tha mi At,oN Ia,
is one Of tho most genial and nflablc gentlemen
in private life. He Is bclltgercnt to his political
opponents when Ills record Is being made up; he
Is suarc and gracious In social intercourse.
HIS Two-uoRsE FEAT.
lie sometimes nnakcs one record for use In
Washington, and another for "homc-consumu-
tfon." IN the winter Of 1873-'74, III WushIng-
ton, he was d Contractionist, and voted ngainst
the Currency bill Which President Grnnt vetoed.
Thurman and some other radical IIard-Moncy
Democrats, Holman voted repeatedly with them;
but at hume, In tho State Convention which fol-
loved, he was enthusiastic In favor Of the Green.
ho ID reported as having "labored'' on tue
Committee Of Resolutions to have adopted tho
resolutions fasoring the redemption Of the E-nD
bonds n greenbasks; fayoEing The repeal Of Tho
IN gold; fayoring the repeal Of thY National.
Banking act, and tho substitution ofEgreenbacks
fur rnational-banking currency.
seyeral county conventions In bis district con-
de,nned hss course In Congress IS q Contrne-
ttoniet, while the nominating convention Of his
district indosscl HIN as amenbcr OF Congress.
Mr.. Holman In That year was succcssful In hood
W'nklng the people, and waa at the sumo ti.ne.
AL things to ail men," Ills position upon the
Currency question then was successful two
horse feat.
Before tho campaign is over, he will have
1ined ana slept III the house Of every p!olniucn.
Dearborn and Franklin Connttes arc his strong
bold and the seat Of Democratic power. They
are constantly reled-upon to furnish the neces-
sary, vote 10 elect him. It is unnecessary to
send out secret circular to these counties, ae
Iilden did to the State of New York i1 tS6S.
ThtsB counties always know how many vutes to
return Tor Holman.
PuT-DowN 1T 4 PURITAN.
Iho most complete picture that has ever been
made Of Holman ns dcmuEoguc and on OBJ
ssruetlonlst vas dsawn By George Z. lioar, tho
ETeatcat master Of sarcasm In The House. Mr..
England culture: The question at issue waa o
legal ono; md Holman seemed TO think that,
u TUG courts did not agrco viii! him, and did
agree with Hoar, Y was SO much tho worse for
the courts. Ar. Holman became angry at Mr..
uoAt's onposition:: lie charged that Hoar hnd
"elnasculatcd" Ills proposition, and that llc
had forgotten his manhood and his duty to Ills
sSnstit9snts T. may be safe for Democrats to
ToEhety, and pcdauttc. 1t would not be safe
for any man In New England or elsewhere,
within the hearing Of their voices, to tmpugn
tho honesty. Of their motives, They camo froln
Puritanlsm. George lfoar waa quick upon his
feet. Tho scholar WAS arolsctl. In sharp,
biting, Saxon words, he skctchcd tho dcna-
geogue, taking Holman as his subject. The
Al iYY@ vChH G{o
HOLMAN AZ A pEMA1oGuE,
Now. ihe gentleman frotn lnlana sn!d what he
had no right TO say: that knew or supposed was
d9ass.i,ns hts amendment T.
right to say 70 him that the.e aro two mathols Ut
legislatlon' Ono II tho method which denis with
With equal and c3set Justice, 30 that, wIlo lcg!s
equal 70 tho functions Of onr judiciary, dealing
With 0ll porsune uliko, and equally md tustly,
The other method Is that of constantly GsttInS %
with unjust, tturraetseab'e suggctttoni. that DO
House, Or TO Tic Of )u.tice Of the incn WHO
arg to vote upon thcm: nnd then gaiug homo, Ike
ademasosae I'D saynE to shy reopG %hG Do nos
only friend Of Jl.ascet 10! nm tho only friend Of
thy Pcople. SEQ hpw unjust, how much under tho
and yoar consc.s o aa ssc:yboiy cl.o Ent e
patriotism, asi economy. viii not pons out To i,
picsurc Of legislator
HOLMAN AND THE Observation-Disclosures.
Alr. Ioar, In the coltrec OF his arlaignmcnt
presumed to be when sitting !u tia seat.''
These words were bitter and unkind, but they
struck home nt llolnan's weakness.
Holman. y couple Ut winters ago, II II said,
loinea tae Congressional Temperance Society.
rallied him about his new departure, when, tho
at0ry gucs, HOLMAN Took Him 0nu side and sail
"Don't you tell tint story to nny uf MY people,
tor anything In tho world. It b true enough;
but ! could novcr como basli hore II tley had
any Idea tliat I WIS q temperate Mau.n
HpBOTECTION.n