Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Senator Cokc's Personal rtculiariilcs--
His Moral Character nnd
Patriotism.
Judge firld's Dissenting Opinion IN the
Legal Tender Case.
The Two Dromios from North Carolina
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Special Correspondence OF the Gazette,
Washington, March IT, Senator
Coke IL no respcrtor of persons. lie Is
neither u putltd-up place man no.
toady 10 the arls,ocracy OF oiiice or OF
gold He measures men hyn standard
defining their moral aud intellectual
worth. and serves those most needing
his Intervention In their behalf, and
especially Ia he addicted 10 kindness To
'lSxan and have reason To Suspect "
latent weakness inpelltng him to deal
must generously with Nirglnians. Hut
his devotion 10 Texas Ia houndlcss, and
the reason may be that the great COM
has lnvishcd choicest hon
urs ON the vigorous mat
,erofinct statesman. II has rarely
happened that senator has been
chosen by the unanimous action of the
two branches of the legislature, and
Mr. C0ke'a gratitude hettays Itself In
keen Interest, not only In every public
measure affecting the fortunes of his
state, bat In personal matters and In
hia personal and social relations aud
action, 1.-THE odlous and lnwless cnt-
tie disease bill fails or loo ahor n OF it,
most rcptohonsiblo features, the result
will bo mainly done 10 his tiIelcss aud
earnest opposition aud unanswerable
arguments and ciiticisms. But II
was not my purpose 10 speak VI this
matter. The Congressional Record
tells ihia story, and senatorial debates
show how thoroughly he had studied
the Mcta aud how lahoriously and
skillhilly he had collatod them. lo
certainly convinced the senate that
the tenn Texas M applied To tho
"catlle fevcrn was NJ misnomer, and
that tho plague mpdo u pretcNt for
the concession of lawlets power 10 "a
commission of cattle dOctors,p per.
vadcd tho older Eastern states and was
unknown In Texas. In truth, the
measure IL designed, like one pending
affecting "a few Indians aud Okla
homn, to give u monopoly
of the cattle trade IN the
one instance and of the user Of II rich
territory In the other 10 favored spec
ulaturs In beef.
corr AND iIuNr1NoroN.
But was going 90 tell OF Senator
Col,e's personal character and conduct,
MOI very long ago when &, II. Hunt
lngton sought 10 Induce congress 10 re-
peal section Rulabpgacd into the
'Iexrs constitution, 10y which the con
solicitation OF mllways In the state IL
Inhabited. Huntington paid a good
man Sln0 10 ask Coke Ia grant him
tlluntington) an Interview In
the marble room Hunting
TOMS agent delivered the message.
Cuko'a Instant answer was. ",reil
Mr. Huntington that can concel ce OF
no roEsan why ! should see him.
II ~ the fimt timo hundred MIL.
lions hHs been cooliy robutisd by a
member OF congress, and Isuspect That
Huntington doesn't love Coke. hat
the senator's conduct shows that he
has studied The good book, aud would
avoid even the appearance VI evil.
There n another popularity
that distinguishes Senator Coko
from the most of HIS race. He IL
neither n niggard nor spendthrft.
Having u competency, and more, he
is perfectly content. lie never trades
or buys or sells or Fpceulat,A, His
private Income and public salary sup-
ply his modest wants, aud whilo he
lives well and In most generous 10
members Of his family and TO needy
friends his tastes nrc simple and wants
few, and there Is neither extravaganza
nor parsImony. The truth IL, IN all
things he II omlncnily "lcvel-headcd. -
Therefore he N the imporaonation
of sturdy conservatism, derived per.
baps nom his Wing ancestry In the
old Dominion, But the enntor's per.
sonal aud moral qualities, and hls in-
tegIity and simplicity of character aud
hluif irankntss aud bonosiy OF action
and expression VIII make him a con.
fresod leader when these political
parties, now pohinrng before the
country and separated by sentimental
rather than practical questions, sub
'titute practical Issues When.ytN
and the tariff are domi-
iant aud hanks aud corporations
md mills aud mines are conipart,d
'gainS. the common people, Senator
'nke viii he the natural lrAdcr OF the
aud simply becauae, ifmr
no other reason, hn can be thoroughly
rustcd. Ilc VIII never scll out.
Money has no more value In his eyes
hnn hiA hat or cont. IIuniingionla
millions could not sworvo him a hairs
from the path OF duty and
lntrioiisiu, such IL the estimate com.
monty entertained OF the virtues
md character Of Ssnator Coke,
md Texas Will assert the fact
Trough liz delegation In the rre,lden-
ial nominating convention.
JUDGE FIELD.
Judge Fields minority opinion de.
laiing the lesal.tendcr aut unconstitu.
ional, published this morning, IL pro.
lounced unanswerahlo by lawyers.
Without reference 10 their partisan pro.
Elections In aud out Of congress. 1fis
he plaincei, simples, logical demon
tration OF the fact that the power 70
cola money IL not tho power 10 IL.
ne paper currency. The government :
nay issue bonds or other paper Ia or
Ter 10 borrow money, but such issues
no not and canIfssr DO, aud We're
oi designed by the fraliefs OF the
onstltuilDn 10 bo money. The green
acLa aprang nom the womb al war,
nd were All Inevitable necessity or the
oriod, and tho supreme court has
imply perpeiuated rho war In nna neo
. have sherman and Malone In poll
Ics. II IL n partisan eourt, rendering
artisnp dcureees, and Judge Field