New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
DISC listed MISSOURI.
SAMPLE DEMOCRATIC srArrsMEN-BELL AND COLE

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lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE. ]
| ST. LOUIS, May Ill wonder whether any
body outside OF Missouri quite understand the
In the minds Of the people OF this state OF the
important appointments with which the Reform Adj
ministration has far honored This great common
wealth. or course, refer to Bell and Coleman Nor
man j. Coleman, the most honorable Commissioner
or Agriculture and Nicholas n Bell now the supern-
tendent OF foreign mails the Post Office Department
Here. where Coleman was known long time as I'M
limited bore, but good natured and harmless crank
and where the other never spoken
OF. so far as I remember, excepting Nick Bell
the selection OF these two individuals out OF all the
Democrats in this State causes great deal OF
ment and surprise.
Bell is undenlably good fellow " In the common
OF the word he doesn't mean Ill TO anybody in
particulars is generally nofenslve, and has managed
to get along through life without making many enemies.
The secret OF this good fortune easily xpsned There
is nothing of him He q sort of merchant but has
amounted to nothing in IN that capacity He
more or less laxative politician, but
suspected by anybody OF having any influence He
used to hang around Legislatures, but amounted to
nothing either as legislator or lobbyist. He
suspected Of being purist, in any sense, aud
used to associate the most agreeable terms
with OF the greatest scamps ever
known hereabouts, but nobody suspected
that he concerned in any improper operations.
suppose 1t nStnctiyely felt that he not quite
bright enough be trusted in anything of Importance.
He good clerk, because he could read in a loud
and with distinct enuncaton. That is his merit,
and that and nothing he his fortune There
absolutely nothing else OF IL he can read Search this
wide world from pole to pole. and you shall not find
another whom the Latin phrase va 81 preterea
nihH" could be Hty applied. He has unlimited
derable endurance and lungs Of leather That
IA Bell that he particularly corrupt. particu
larry bal, particularly anything, nobody
supposes. II he now and then absorbed some small
OF for fastening the progress Of legsla
tive bill. II makes no difference. In his habits he
much such another the jolly fellows with whom he
associated When all il said there is and was nothing Of
Bell except voice. Now do not suppose that his seec
ton by based the theory
that he could stand the Atlantic Shore and transmit
the malls the Atlantic with his voice. But in what
other way possibly have anything TO do with the
foreign mails it puzzles people who know him TO under
stand.
Then there Is Coleman. He was not a nonentty. by
any MEANS though "a great many people who have been
Obliged to listen to him wished that he He
has voice. though not ia that respect ranking with Fog
Allen with Nick Bell but his principal function
talk and he talks the forever and
forever really good fellow, genial aud kindly. and
not 10y any lacking IN certain sort OF sense,
he has chartered away principally Agricultural sub
jects great many years IA this Western country and
suppose has been more laughed at, in goOdnatured
but partly weared way than any other nau ever known
in the Mississippi Valley, unless be L. u Reavis ln
the good days. when the Capital mover ana Coleman
alternate In deghtiug audiences. this was really
u superior country Tor en- lur'lhee .,. =, -,
Unquestionaby Mr.. Coleman Ia an enthusiast In the
matter OF agriculture II he had only Knowledge In pro-
portion ZEAL he would I've OF the most useful
country. Eis knowledge gu agricultural sub
iects however IL not OF particularly scientific order,
but he has wide acquaintance with Western farm
and Their and wants, and II he does not give
them any Information OF great vaue will at least sym
pathZe with them heartily. lie Will mean to make
his Of great and II he has the gOod Judgment
surround himself with men OF special training and
To- accomp iSh more tnan Otuers personally possessing
! lar .er knowledge ana better tr lining.
represent the great state OF MIS-
souri,. Now this State has some men OF Large ability.
Not a OF them Democrats and some OF them
influential and prominent Democrats. IL would have
been possible Presidential the United States TO I'LL
a great many Offices Ut honor and Importance IN a credit
able way by selection from the active, influential and
really strong IT the party IN this state But when
SON. or a leader thought, one Is obliged to laugh
Good fellows both. n they should Jointly undertake
with all their might for the next nty years 10 lift the
weight the thousandth part OF feather politically,
they would both make wretched failure OF IL. In TACT,
the boy who has Just been pitchOrked into the diplO
matte service give him chance TO travel extensively
al public expense he has the good luck 10 be
son Of Senator Vest, and the gentleman who goes TO
Mexico because nobody know Of him except Senator
Cnckres brOthern-law, could either OF them outweigh
Bell aud Coleman both. politically. II President Cev
land had ambition To hake himself weak In THIS state
by his appointments, he has begun we'll