Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-10
Short Sketches OF the Would-be
Speakers of the Next House.

Short Sketches OF the Would-be
Speakers of the Next House.
ws-b a..on Co -rptponteneo of the burlington
LlaLeyc.
Who will be the next speaker?
VIII it be democrat or republi,
can? Will Garfield leave the floor
aud go 10 the chat? Randall, Banks,
5Gqrfell,. Fostee, Cox, MORRISON, Say
Ter, Blackburn and Springer have
been named. know all these men
! nlo,c or tess. have srun t1Utu At
I their best and have observed and
sorrowcd Ut their wo st.
Idoubt Whether Garfield in the chair
would be as strong as Garfield on the,l
floor. Ii took me scme ,i'ne To study
| Garfield. He is u man of irresistible
vigof aud strength Of resource He is
untiiin2, aud ye. to look at him is 10
see man wlro by the very build OF
his features showcs unwic icline,s-a
cumbersomncss that would grow
weary OF lis own movements. Gar
| field is strong in attack, aole in de-
feuse, and calm in cauucii. | will not
deny that he is largely vulpe, abe in
debaie, but cannot be cowed. | have
seen Duilsr shut him up by an infer-
ence, but il was wien Ga field knsw
that friends would suffer if he repelled
.he iuic.eaee. Gal1Gcld is a man OF
/ standing courage and unyieijing dis
position IN eoafseAtmem. He Is not
captious, ana nsver rams be risk OF.
|pe.eupg out. He never lets slip IN
EIo{5poF tuuf ~ of ulc msnt. He IS ualur.
ally a leader though hoatself bolster
ous N gat becoms his Leadership.
Sam, Rsnasll is much the saa,e sort
Of man AS CtsfGell. He mas Gar
/ fields pseja,ices but not his vigoi.
Yet Randall has qualities which
would add to GarGelais wosth had ne
tie same. R4a64il is an open handed
| straightforward polit,cal human en-
| gipe. He is la -sse- hearted and even
| balanced. He is man Of good brain
4 qualile, and handsome. There is uoth-
u Ing bad aaaat his face; not Il line, not
. projection, not a shsde. He is a msn
Of consistency, difficult to sway from
I early early lea4acd principles, and with os-
c y false action sicmuled by con-
scieacr sllas stau3s over the gateway
t OF his career he a guardian angel.
He is snpremely unscli.h, and ncfe,
he ,aicf he would sha.e with pal
who knew nothing Of a sly haul. Ran
dali is a man OF cead,.ion aud thiv-
ing thrift, OF good habi. and not over
dressed cloth. He has self-esteem and
respect for feelings.
Sam Cox is an educated, clownish
!. Ioppor,unity snatcher. He is man
who likes his own roealization and
other people's idolization. To fail to
Ilaugh ut one OF his jokes is to put your
sell down as wooden headed ass
in his estimation. Laugh either at
him or dis point, and he'd marry your
mother-in-law Sam is a good fellow
t in everything but this cccentricily.
!, But take this away and not even his
eye. glasses would be left. His lecture
: on s'lrish Humor," an old lady tolc
q me, wsa FIRST published in 1928, in &
4 publication called sayn's pictorial al
\ manac, which had ve,y large circu
il lation. Cox has hard vitage, I
sizzl'ng, uueo ling way Of debate, ane
is as seuscless to defeat and rout as al
Il eligy. He is meanly little, veal
a faced, bluuted in rctrospection, Hbera
). but bigoted, vigorous but ever cffer
vescent. Dawn away from his man
ner aud subdued he is blinded to hi
condition and ordinary. His bes
h "holl" is repafles aad readiuess. Fl
is always teadrtfo anything, from n
). attack upon moth miller, to u & "a
!. for free lunch, a platform exhibition
: of himself, or a Pacific railroad blow
IS out.
Morrison has weak back and
Of lack of nerve, and is meddlesome. II
marner is namby pamby and sugge!
tive Of mental cowaedice.
Y Morrison has had no influence sine
I'D Npooc Kerr died. He is withaut phi,
ps steal energy or manly will He 'hs
- lno element OF leadership or directiu
{, force. There never has been mo,
" twadd|esomc man, in aspiration K
y the speakerslip.
Or Blsckournl have but little
say. AS a speaker he woeld be hear
- in manner and voice al over the ca
60 ital. II that is necessary, he will d
ott But | believe he woald be much
4 louaness sttd tifTeetiye ard polite
thunder.
Springer 6zzled and fumed al
- fused and frowned and fuddfed al
an fabricated aud legged and fretted al
nd aoundered and fracted and foray,