The Republican journal., 1881-04-28
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
TIE MAINE SENATORS.
Maine, says Mary Clemmer in the Independent,
has no cause TO he ashamed Of her present sena
tors. She can afford to wait till they nave time in
which to build up personal repute in the Senate
for honors, honesty and ability worthy the sue
cessors of Fessenden and famlin As they hold
their heads together chatting, they look like men
who have scarcely reached their prime, although
one is % and the other somewhat past 10 years OF
age Still, ''the boy fingers in the outline of face
and figure of both men, as he is very likely to do
IN men the most variousy endowed and most fine
ly organized. Hale has the more thoughtful face
Frye the larger vitality Eugene Hale is of med
um height, of aspect not robust, though in these
later days he has taken on the look Of actual
health. He has the nerVous-motive temperament,
with olive skin, straight black hair, a beard hpged
with gray tnely-cut features. dark expressive
eyes, and certain patrician look, which is sup
posed to be not the natural inheritance OF hoy
born and bred on farm. Lingering nasal tones
IN his vernacular still attest to his origin but his
entire aspect and bearing is that of polished gen
teman He has an acute subtle, prescient mind
that instinctively forecasts the future. He is
of the men who look on, and then work on to
gain certain end. This faculty in itself is large
guaranty of success. Thus far he has been untor
tunate, so far as he has been Overshadowed by
Baines more ponderOus personality He entered
the House of Representatives when his brilliant
colleague from Maine was at the acme Of his fame
tHeIelu. lOuUSeT III years dlu eApelleuCe anu
less aggressive in temperament, he assumed, in
the sight OF the public, the movements of moon
in Maine politics In the Senate he strikes into
new orbit in which it is quite possible for him to
be the central figure. In fellowship with col
league stinctively his peer that there is little
danger of collision. his ascendant path opens full
of pleasantness In him, to the native shrewd
ness of the indigenous " \ ankee, are added large
clear and line perceptions, H"eSN" of intellect that
can compass much, fine cultivation and fluent
IJn hos hI,t tf,r I,yEitb
sincerity, that kindness Of manner which is not
condescensiOn but care to the lowliest of Gods
children to be surer of his future even than he has
been of his past
William p Fryeis the opposite Of Eugene Hale i'll
temperament, whose forces are alike acute ami
active. Although years lis senior, he has less
dignity of manner and more boyishness of aspect
than Mr. Hale. His hair (thick on his head) Is
light brown HiSeyes are blue. lie has the nose
of fighter whose pugnacity is modified some
what however by slightly retreatlng chm. He
sports no beard, but wears an ample mOustache
He is of medium height, and his open collar and
careless necktie carry out the impression OF boy
ishncsS first given by the face above it. In a po
iltica campaign he is an electrical force, through
the vitality OF his oratory, which is at once earn
est, impressive convincing and all alive Per
haps one man did greater individual work Tor
Garfield than did Frye IN his wonderful stump
speaking in the last campaign He stands high
as a. debater If oni 7, FOR the cause that he never
speaks for the sake OF talking. but only because
he really has something to say lie is an earnest
student OF history and of politics, and has but 70
ignore the future leadership OF auv mGI to be true
to his highest Set and to hls highest trust, to he IN
his own right invE;lblc
rHE wEs'N IN WHIIIEEs GALlAp .lloYp le.
son. 4 rDEILNNp VESSEL
The Essex Statesman publishes Photographic
fac simllc of the poet Whttier's letter to Samuei
Roads, jr.. author Of recent history of Marble
head, cordially asserting to Mr. Roads correction