The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-07
'OkA1'OksiIl.s THE SENATE.

|4om uis Anyu1aas sl0a) Chronicle. 1
When Mr.. Conkling left the senate. one
0f, the really great orators Of the republic
paseed from that arena into quasi -retire-
ENenE Hs was most formidable debatef,
bec4uSe OF his eminent attalnmenis and ex
pefience. He had no superior % an ora
tor. because OF many gifts Of person and
intellect. Many Of his speeches were i'm
peompss. azd L VAS yoedsrful whas apt.
ness there Wls In his selecGion Of words,
and with what dextrous art he marahaled
his arguments. His etspeeches. barring 4
trAmafic surrounding, we're models Of thsiy
tinds ..s a peodtgioas memory. which Quin-
sniitan calls The treasury OF eioqnence,
stsod him 10 good stead. and Ne nost In.
ertcate sta.istics were rolled as trippingly
the Rladiatorial phrases OF rhetoiic. Hi
voice was deep, resonant, fulllthioatod, and
under perfect control. Tho least
whisper o. we'll 81 the most strldent ei,eu-
htion, penstsased every nook Of the chip.
ter. There Was at times o monotonya OF
what may be called the shtuesqne in his de.
livery, and sometimes stately verbosity
that made NJ regret the crisp Hstceness and
cand0r Of Z.charia Chandler. But, US
Judge Davis said, hewas -the bes. equipped
orator IN public lifs," and beyond I'LL
comparison, the most remarkable If repub,
licang senator's. HIS retirement from
the chamber lft an untitled pap ON that
side, and there is no one to fill his place. I
Next 70 Mr. Conkling in readiutss. hut
not In eloquence. is the grim Vermonter,
Judge Edmun6s. whoss learning iss only
eq1aled by his integrity. The speaches OF
anything els,, but they read admirrbly ma
are delivered v1thont manuscrint aiSs
Even Mr.. Blaine, toward the last. rs.siortad
to written or printed slips, and CopklIpa
aid Edmunds we're about the only recuL.
icars who did not fOllew that plsn. Nov
Mr.. Edmunds stands the solitary orator oi
the republican senato,s-an orator without
eloquence. What the new mon NAV do "a
clnnof "; but the chancss are that they
will fallow the fashion Of the maiority.s
On the democratic side the two Heoroia
senators ore extemporaneous sneakera.
Nothing~could be finner. In old dsys. than
Mr.. Hills speeches, whether on tie spur
OF the moment or prepared. He vas alonc.
side Mr.. Ccukline q the R.eat orator Of the
senate, and superior to the New. Yorker 81
ordinary occasions. They had desesyedIy
great respect for each others intelleciusf
strength, and. though their encounters vere
many, neither transcAnded the couttesy 81
UeUHSes SHARP, nara blows were gwen
and taken. but always within parliamentary
limits, leaving NO stine behind, What ei.
feet the wound upon Mr.. Hills tongue may
have upon his eloquencs We can only CON.
lecture. II will, for some time TO come.
impair the rotundity and symmetry Of his
articulation, but some sof hisi more ,fecent
utterances hay4, 3rsn c.ttmoa Sbpogt.
been In no ssnl6 iHtdstor to The spten1id
exhibittpns of - Iasl,t ss-s
Senator Brown 6ss ade inany, ,spssohes
and mono from manuslfipt His seeies of
addresses In thsextlst t5ssi6n lastspnn8 visre
the most memorable Of that time. excepf
Hills terrible arraignment OF Malone. Out
Of that contest the junior Georgia senator
scaDS As the conqnering hero. The champfnns
Of fsimbl blieanisaa mel. him and were sosry
forit Logan Illustrated tho state Df Eeei.
ing vhens hayihg besp nkAl svhy hes dii
not nltch into Joe Bro&n!" retorted a6a4 he
bad been in and xas not going again. .
During that extraordinary tern our senator
deprecated making 81 many speeches. and
90 sisted to Senator Butlef, be. E0ut6 Caro.
lima. Bu. Butler saw that be. was inst ,hs
man b make Dawes and Hoar and Hawlev