The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-24
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The roster of the new Congress about
assembling will present numberless
araMolies in the way Of public men
who by the confederation of our strange
politics have broken into the capitol and
become a component part of the govern
ment. The devious paths of political
career will lead many of them back to
the shades Of disagi gieeable retirement
while others will go on until the cravings
ofambitions shall bo satlated with post.
ofioa or foreign mission. In the
House there will shine with a good deal
of ofIdlgence, the Anapils OF the PAM
pas, AIr. Tom Ochiitree, who has recent
ly cut larger figure in the newspapers
than any Texas man since the days OF
the redoubtable Sam Houston. In the
named Bowen, the Rntipod.s of the
Texan Sinbsd in many things, though
expcrtness in the art of preyarcation
may not be one of them. The latter
Tom followed the fortunes and misfor.
tunes of war into Arkansas, where he
lifted his mighty voice in behalf of
united people and seat upon tho Su-
prems Court bench, where he held the
scales of justice with SO steady hand
that the people Of Colorado sent down
for him to come on and look after their
mining interests. The oyer-issuc Of
some Arkansas State bonds about the
time that Tom left that neigaborhood
was said to have been an iuducement for
his departure; bnt Tom says it was lie
aud | believe it is true. Toms career in
the State that sent him to the Senate has
been attended with such constant sue
cussi0n of successes as to enable him to
count his duca's 10y millions, which he
/ knows how to utiliZs better than any
man in seven States, except his 3O-day
| predyc ssOr, Tabor.
We shall also have in the Senate, in
addition to the financial giants OF past
Congresses, Mr.. SaLin, Of Minnesota, a
two millionaire, who made bis moley in
booming logs and judiciously perform
ing bis part of the contract to furnish
supplies for the Saltwater prniteutiary.
He it was who loorei Window, alter the
olst mental material in the State had
been exhausted in the contest though il
should not be said that Mr. SAbiu Is
wanting in the intellectual requisites OF
a good Senator. He is clever fellow
Withal; companiona6le, aud accessible
to a degree rarely met amopg wealthy
I public men. His colleague, Mcmillan,
has lew OF the qualities that go for popu-
laritY, and all Minnesota say that a first.
rate judge was spoiled when they made
Senator of him. lie was really born
judge, aequitting himself admirably uP.
on the bench in the calloTness of TWEEN
ty-hye, and making his way TO the Su
pTeme Court without apparent effort,
He manifested his slight acquaintance
. with the political methods of those days
by turning Joe WhesloCk out of the St
Paul post office and putting his owl
brother.in-law in the place, for which he
has since been pursued by Wheelock'
newspaper, the PIoNEEE PEEss.
Roscoe Conkllug comes to Washington
every now and then, and while here usu
ally falls in with somebody to whom IA,
talks more or less freely. During hi,
LIST visit, not many days ago, it is stalled
that be made some savage remarks abou
tEe present administration. Among
other things he is reported as saying thai
this administration has passed from {
langu!d existence into counatoss con
dition, The only sign Of existence left
is feeble beating Of the pulse in the
Department Of Justice Mr. Conkline
especially blamfs this administration fol
not making some live il sues for the re-
publican party to go upon in the mex
campaign. There is probably ouly one
Republican Eminent enough "a b.
= nominated who woald have Oynklilg's