Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-04
SENATORIAL TRIALS.
The Peri,s Of Haiden Efforts i,s the SeHat'
With Wife an the GalterY.
.shineton Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. !

INC feTuS OF -uH10eh IUOttS HS esE h'ff''sc
With a Wife in the GALLERY.
washington Coz Cincinnati Enquirer
l crowded into seat, one of many hun
dreds attracted by the announcement that
man of the people was to expand his lungs
on behalf of his class i'll the cold, thin atrnos-
phere of our State-created fog-bank. Look
ing down upon the Senatorial fathers with
their bald heads, round sto1nachs and slen-
der legs, all indicative of wisdom and pro
prlety, the subdued light, the extreme quiet.
the very space allowed the Solons, adds to
the impression of conservative dignity and
Roman grandeur, so TO speak, and one real
ICES how impulse. the motive power of oraory.
may be frozen out. A man to break through
these and be himself must be bold man.
With this the condition at all times, how
appalling it must be to one who steps for
ward to make his maiden speech l have
seen many fine fellow who has roared to you
like lion on the stump quasi-inglorious in
the fog-bank. / do not forget first effort
of a popular orator once that was positively
painful. 1 sat in the gallery when the late
George Pugh went TO the front. George was
the finest declaimer upon the stump ever
blessed with lungs. language and auaacity
He had, in addition. magnetism that Won
upon the crowd in advance of his utterance.
His progress to the capitol was continuous
triumph of popular oratory. and expectation
was wrought up to a climax when he APP
peared. So assured were his friends of
great success that his beautiful wife made ore
the audience.
| This presence of ones wife to sensitive
man is a dangerous experiment when he is
on trial of this sort. OF all people the
wife is the one man hopes to appear we'll
| before. And then comes the depressing fact
| that he dear ropti1iDp heart that feels
for you, loves and looks up to-and probably
! is the only one in the wide world who truly
believes i'll you-suffers more anxiety i'll the
trial and more grief over your defeat than
you do. Mrs. George Pugh will long be re-
menbered in Cincinnati and Washington as
one Of the most beautiful and accomplished
ladies the West ever produced. She was no
less ambitious and sensitive. So that could
not look in her fair face while the effort con-
| tinued.
That effort was a disastrous failure. from
} which the young Senator never recovered
When he arose. presenting his young face
|, and slight figure 10 the Senate. 1t was evil
: dent at once that he was cowed and embar
raised. Instead of the confident. easy man
. ner, the bright, intellectual look that had
. often greeted and controlled great crowds,
t there was hesitation and fear III every Inca
: ment and move. Anticipating this, he had
e written his speech. Now. George never did
. write anything that was worth reading.
t Take from him the graces of oratory, and all
s that was left was not worth preserving. He
e read badly. III a low. hesitating tone, and the
! crowded galleries soon thinned. and the Sen
e ators who had gathered about him in great
It expectations returned to their seats.
O Let Inc carry on the trunks i'll your play.
it said youth studying for the stage.
l. what the devil do you want TO do that
> for" asked the astoundcd manager
v That may get accustomed to the foot
lights, was the response
y Now. one can never get used to the foot
d lights of the Senate Senator Jones first
II effort was a success, because he had some
er thing to say and was eager to say 1t that
a he forgot his surroundings. John Logan
=. scared on with ungranimatical t1uency and
I'd ease because the gallant, handsome soldier
Sc cuticle is SO thick that it makes up his en-
tire body But all others have failed. Ant
ed the fact is. the rule is general that IL man
be who has stuff i'll him is almost sure To fai
I'd in his first efforts. Fools rush In Where
C. angels fear to tread, and in majority of Ill
nd stances rush in successfully. III their frs
I dash. But after it is found that every alb
he sence of sensitiveness is an indication OF
to lack of power.
nd and return to our Indian mutton-meanir
os thereby no disrespect for the Tall Sycamor
nv of the Wabash. | saw him rise from M
ms seat, cool and collected as if about to adGres
,r- a jury of Indiana pith
Three of them Johnaons and the balane
ho Smith
na There was no question that Dan was &C
~ ing to give those old solons of the fog-ban
;; :. a piece CT his mind-whch as Dickens say
-, somewhere is generally the most disagree
- able piece man has about him-and 1t we
y, very evident that he didn't care a Norther
- Pacific bond for all the solemn old sleC
-. ~ about him. or their Chamber. Tall and we
formed, and imposing in his appearance,
=, you well know, he has confidence i'll hin
~ ~. self that is perfectly amazing. ! took il
~ ~ tense delight in the display. 1t was so dr'
~ matte
~ To tell you the truth. / never could rea
- one of Dams oratorical efforts, for one b;
=" to worry through such a sea of words
49,, search of one idea, and then when found
- is not whole. Dan is not, never was. al
~, the probability, therefore, is that he nevt
w. will be. student He belongs to that cia
a, of disagreeable people who know all abol
~ everything without studying anything. /
ar has the fatal gift of facility of utteran'
that is aggravated by the charm of person
H.
NV, af hogshead of sound to teacup of sense.
~ On this occasion, however, listened
e, "a him with great delight. A new, fresh al
tha powerful voice was ringing III that chanbe
IL. 1t was the voice of oppressed labor al
No 80 fatherless owls and antiquated crows know
49,, "a as Senator'S blinking in amazement as tn
-. voice rolled in on them. Conkling sat Wi
.l, his elbows on his desk, and actually lsten
~ "a compliment he seldom pays anycr
30 This legislative creation of corporations la
~. of course. a sheer On his countenanc
"a Conkling and Voorhees, have one thing
a common: their ideas are barnaced over wi
-a ~ words. and the New York Senator ma
,,o+ ing note from time to time. was evident
preparing little discourse of few hou
~ in length in which a whiriwind of wor
'.l. would sweep down the Tall Sycamore. i
o. munds, leaning back. resembed ..Mephist
pheles,' in Faust when he tries to shake
the widow. Blaine. stout and hearty. on
81 more seemed to be exceedingly amnse
. Thurman fingered his snuf-box and gaz
,,a thoughtfully upon the floor as if speculate
aia as to how far this audacious tribune of t
ent. people would talk himself toward the Pre-
his dency while the Southern Senators. W
Use have no sympathy with labor or lahore
the and yet have tenderness for this style
one oratory, looked on admiringly.
,rey There was nothing new in what this Da
sion ton of to day had to INTERIOR was ii
mia fered in a new form-but it was novel to
oul- ten to such bold utterances III this Ila
,ro- Gpa could olporcf ,,+o;l, -,