The daily gazette., 1879-05-01
THIRD EDITION
WILMINGTON LErrER.


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Prom our Regular correspondence. &
sss2at WASHING TON, April 20, 1879. 4
Yesterday went to the reporters gal
lsry Of the Senate to hear the speech Of
nsnator Pendlston, Of Ohio, In favor u
,alviue members of the Cabinet seats on
! tAs door of Congress. The junior Sens.
I oor from Ohio, who has been gwen The
eSbriques of Gentleman George, and who
nwas . precocious presidential candidate
tsn years ago. looks hte man Of force,
4 haudsome, and not over forty-hye,
though believe he ID quits ffty. He
speaks like an orator, indeed too much
like an orator. mean his style was too
energetic and impAssioned for subject
that WAS merely didactic and argpmenta-
tive. He should not have said undispu-
ted things about the duties Of Cabinet
Officers and the Executive in such fiery
way. But crisiciss only the manner,
the matter was excellent, and evidently
appreciated by the entirs Senate, with
out respect TO party. Senator Conkhrg
was the first to grasp his hand In oou-
gratulation which he had finished, and
he was followed by Blaine aud other Re-
publican Senators, while ms. Hayes,
beside M Murat Halstead, gracefully cor
gratulated Mrs. Pendleton. The best
part of the speech was that in which ne
referred TO the oifficnlty Of securing in
formation from Cabiuet officers, even
, when 1t was necessary, for legislation,
and when he spoke of the voluminous
departmental written reports, which few
read and none understood, and he en-
phasised the advantages that would &C
crue from having Cabinet officers on the
fl00r at all times ready to explain and
answer questions relative to their sever
al departments. This IL very fine in the
ory, but Senator Pendleton should serve
An apprenticeship es a department clerk
He would learn many things. He would
learn that Cabinet officer knows little
more about the workings of his depart
ment than a member OF Congress knows
about statesmanship. He would learn
that clerks Of department run this pom
dreus government, and that they alone
are Intimately acquainted with all its
heavy and delicate machinery. An au oma-
ton capable of signing hls name about
one hundred times day to papers that
he does not understand would make q
pretty good Cabinet officer.
There were parts of Senator Pendle-
tons speech that were heavy, and your
correspondent improved the oscasion to
make Observations for the information
of the world and posterity.
There Is widespread opinion that
Senator Conkling is a vain man. His
a cAricaturists represent him as a pouter
pigeon or a turkey-cock, birds which
spread and display their plumage, Oar
win says to dazzle the gentler sex. l do
mot believe Senator Conkling is vain, or
that he poses before either sex.
While he listened to Senator Pendle-
toms speech, he was engaged all the
time pen-kuife making the toilet of his
finger nails. Vain men do not so utterly
ignore polite conventions. Senator
Coukhng Is both fortunate and unforlu-
nate in his appearance. Men call him
fiEe looking, while women say he is too
y,
but his tout ensemble, independent of his
dress, is what children of the world
would call cloud" Now he has neither
created nor trained his blonde hyperion
curls, or nodded his features of J0ve, or
form of Antiuous. Wicked caricaturists
should not taunt him with his perfec-
tons, for he is true friend, or genuine
batter, as the case may be, and no senator
better deserves the suJriquet that has
been given TO Senator Pendleton.
The chief difference that | have cbsery-
q ed between European and American
statesmen Is that the former keep their
cl0thes buttoned while the latter do not
But this difference in wearing clothes is
not confined to statesmen merely. If
= you see man, on the other side of the
Atlantic ocean, with his "Prince A lbert"
unbuttoned, you may know that he is a
O0mpatriOt and will answer to the name
Of Coly Governor, Captain or General
wearing the coat unbutoned is pecu-
harly American fashion, or, rather de-
nance Of fashion.
vi When Senator Conkline returned from
Europe about eighteen months ago his
coat was huttoned up to his chin, but
the buttons and button holes became
gradually estranged until now only the
lowest pair are on irtimate terms. In
this respect he differs from Senators
Bayard and Butler whose coats are
usually united at the top buttons, but
free and easy at the lower ones, thus af-
fording unimpeded process to their legs.
Analogously Senator CoDkhng's style
may be called the enfranchisement of the
heart and lungs, while the style of the
majority of senators suggests physical
freedom in its broadcast, loOsest sense.
II Is impossible fo- me to decide which
Is the better dressed man, Senator Burn.
side, OF Rhode Island, or Senator Whyte
Of Maryland. Regarded spectacularly
they are booh perfect statesmen, and
leave nothing to be desired. Their clothes
are well made, well buttoned, and ex
qnisitely worn. Senator CLristiancy was
the worst dressed senator on the fiool
Notwithstanding the fact that he had the
youngest and prettiest wife of them all
But he has taken his wardrobe to PERI
and left his dazzling,1 plump, colder
haired wife ON tennsylyania "A venua.