Herald of Kansas., 1880-05-14

| Kearney would say.
Unjust confess that IS sal in,the
Senate gallery five years ago last
March and saw the colored Senator
from Mississippi walk np wi'hGcn.
Aeral Burnside aud the rebel General
Gnrlon and Others to be sworn in. l.
ike many Others. hal NY doubts
and fears as To whether ornot he was
Il, prove to uSt'l bIcs-ing or curse.
Enew then, little 90 tbs man. Ibid
not know the ms,erial "f which lac
ia made. | have the more ofatlFat &c
count, watche with pecu.iaF infer
est. his whnle course in that bod +.
| tell YOU. frankly. thought II to-
soon for one of our race ID till 50 OK
altci position. L thought we were
ao' prepared i"r II.
After these i've years o. wttching.
aoub;ng, rs I sail lii ~ frs. |
know otnn nan in public life. whe
has more fnlv demonstrated 90 the
country the capabilities oF'the tlAck
man.
Siace his en'iw into that august
body composed AS il i o the h">t
brain of the-couatrr the recognized
leaders oftwo great political parlir.
he has bv his mtrlv, dignifr I. gem
manly bearing, won the esteem oi
! both alike
ALWAYS modest and yrt--n0t ctag-
ing. he has f1rce u &c .ogniiioa ~
their hun l. which wtslt no tImi
accorded the eolhrtl mr nberS OF thr
House: no one Of whom was ever
placed NJ the held OF a oommiitce
rar iadeed~ dil they ever occupy
phccs on import Mt committees.
white Senator Bruce has lad the
chaifmanship of suin of The urAst
important COMMITTEES in tue Senate.
When thai bslr passed into the
hands OF the Democrats IL Wa rc,s
oaahle to supp a>e thlt wr wOuldm0t
aganI see II coinrc u! III chlirnln Of
a committee bat not sI;np spon"r
had they re0r4@niz Il that body, aud
haA taken to them selves The chair
mlnsiip OF the COMMITTEES. "A il III
custom whenever n pIrtv g.tts cnn-
troll, diu they reite Il SpeCi 81 com
lnittee OF which they male SenatnT
Bruce chairman. Thus shown. 10
the country, that they recn1uiZ IL in
him an eonll an II peer, Rnl on nc
a0hHt of his ability, hp, Ut The thirty
six republican Senator's was given
The preference and. TOO. 1t tie hrl !
of coasmiaee upon which was tn
serve such men u Gen. q n lpn. OF
Georgia, Gov. GtvIanf, of ArkanSl-
and Senaior WIthers, q: NjrInil; !;
men whose whole teiching. from in
fancy has bees 10 rtItrI the N+Irn
tA1 ill al Us tpt tth btEtf t"F Ahg lEfAl
anl the auction block.
Knowing this. nal IL i my busi-
nessst0 End out from them >ince they
have served under Senator Bru"o
what their opinion o. him il, aul
thew unhesitatin elv afirn that a.
member of the S"n1te ha- .i-plntpl
more executive All it's IN thr mtnnc.
OF his investigation ot The F..ee1
rnaa's Bank. Thj. comm. y. il does
/ from such men ~ these. You mns'
regard a.. a yerv nAttcr;n- rompli.
ment. No QUE can AL til. SelaIar'
speeches hnt Hut son IL IH.n 4
mlster mind II mind able 90 grtpp'c
/ with any subject.
! More than once was lac called upon
/ whca the repusli ans controlled ia
/ Senate To nre i Ia Over their dc inrr-
ntiDns On'l tao oihers dlywa- ~
/ called Ia The Wee Presislrni's chair
aAd dHriu- tiss grettor plrt Of tn
session did he preside over that boil,
With honor 10 him .clf an the rae
: he 80 upbiv represents; iast see
/ have slrrt!s m lds this So, snnz AID
tuH.t no. IT thi> time cousutae NOR.
Uf your vAlulbiA space.
kespecinlly,
J A. II.