The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-26

ence which he possessed upon ente
ing the Senate six years ago as son,
thing of an independent. Connect
cut replaces an able and faithfr
democrat, William W. Eaton. by
rank republican partisan, Genera
Joseph r. Hawley. The lattel
however, is the peer of his predecessc
In ability, and is a statesman of n
mean degree. Delaware retarns fo
another six years the tried and faith
ful Thomas F. BIyard, the equal a
statesman and in culture, homo
and integrity Of any man in tn
United States Senate. II that bod
we're composed OF such men q
he the country might rest contentet
and happy III the consciousness tina
nothing wrong or improper would bt
done by Congress. Indiana retires
faithful and conscientious democratic
statesman, Joseph E. Mcdonald, anC
replaces him with a violen partisan
Gen. Ben. Harrison. republican
Harrison is unquestionably q man o
ability, aud has for twenty years beer
an acknowledged party leader IL
Hoosierdom. He will not lower the
standard of American senators.
Eugene Hale succeeds the venerable
Hannibal Hamlin from Maine, and
will be an improvement. HRmlin
was never more than mediocre,
and long since outlived HE usefulness
as q legislator or active official. Both
are republicans, but Hale il more OF
the stalWsrt order than his predeces-
scr. Henry L. Dawes is bis own sue.
cessor from Massachusetts. This
can hardly be called an improve
nent. Michigan sends Omar D.
Conger to the place now occupied by
Henry P. Baldwin, and while the
change does not alter the political
feature of the seat, it replaces a mode
rate republican by a stslWarl of the
radical type. Conger is a noisier
mau than Baldwin, bat that his
Judgment is better or his ability
greater is Questionable. Mcmillan is
nis own successor from Minnesota.
John Z.George, democrat, who replaces
Bruce, republican, coIored. OF Missis-
.ippi, Is represented as 8 brilliant
1rstef, and one who has had expert
snce as legislator. This change is
n every way a gooi one. color, poll
les and ability included. Oockrell
has been reelected in Missouri. Ne
oraska has not done herself credit,
ler choice as a successor to A. S.
Paddock being Gan. Charles q. Van
Wyck, both republicans. Paddock
vas no "great shakes" but he was
a every way the superior OF of Van
WICK, unlsss we except the power to
,ab, and Call that ability. General
TsnWyck represented the Eleventh
now the Fourteenth) District of New
FORK in the Forty first Congress, and
managed to do go 30 poorly that no
ody ever theIght OF rejecting him.
IS nothing was lett for him in his
alive state when his congressional
lrm expired. lie came west, and
seating in Nebraaks City, has since
cen scheming aud skirmishing for |
official prelerment. Success has
naIly crowned his Efforts, but if Ne
-aska does no! get heartily sick of
IN before March 4!h, 1887, then We
i'll acknowledge that our neighbors
e better pleased with soap bubbles
an substance. Nevada fills the seat
at should have been occupied by
aaron, republican, with James G.
lIr, miner and democrat. Colonel
sir has been a most succcRs-
| minor, and possessing q
'od deal of hard common sense,
ere is no reason why be should not
'te right. His Judgment ought to
J worth something in the 8 nate.
any rate, be will be worth more
an Sharon, who served his state in
q Palace Hotel, San Francisco, in
cad of in the Senate chamber. A !!
aunoh democrat, experienced legis- J
.or and brilliant statesman, Theo- I
re F. Randolph, Fetires from one q
New Jerseys seats, which will be
,upied By Gen. seWell, republican, +
whom little ia known outside his
n state. 5eWelI has besn in the q
tie senate two or three times, bu. q
by no means a brilliant man.
lis change is not for the better.
w York replaces an sble demo
Itic statesman, Francis Herman, by a
rained republican politician, Plat, b
10 goes in as the Acknowledged tail
the Conkling kite. PIstt hos twice .
an member Of Congress, but be
played less ability as q statesman Il
IN he has done as 9 politician and -
rty worker, in the interests and at =,
} dictstion of Roscoe Conkling. er