Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
Compliments for Senator Rid
dleberg

WASHfNGTON.-The following is
one Of many dispatches which
have been received by members OF
the house, representing the extreme
Irish element Present the greet
ings Of the ish.Americans of the
Northwest to Senator Biddlebarger.
Bayard is dead. God save ireland"
This Was from john Fitzgibbons,
president of the Irish Total Separa-
tion Society, of st. Paul.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Before
the senate met this morning Mr.
Riddlebcrger desk was the centre
of attraction of visitors and such
senators rs we're in the chamber.
\ beautiful floral harp rested upon
1.-THE tribute, as is presumed, of
Mr. Hildlcberger's Irish admirers.
The harp was over two feet high,
the frame composed Of tea roses,
iaponicas, hyacinths, heliOtrOpes
miguoncttcs, the base of azalias,
cuphorbias, lilies and other rare
exotics. The strings Of the harp
were wreathcd with smilax.
Senator Riddleberger received
similar greetings from scores of as
sociations representing all the
greater cities besides hundreds of
personal letters and kilograms,
which he has carefully laid away.
Those who so quickly pounced the
young Virginiau have learned SOON
er than they expected that one man
with right on his side is a majority.
One signing himself an Irish
Democrat writes thusly to the
Sunday Capital Of Columbus, o.:
4 see that that snOb, Senator Bay
ard, is the first one to Jump to his
feet and OAera resolution of sym.
patty to England over the dyna-
mite explosion. This is pretty kind
of business for a sOcalled Demo
crat 10 Introduce, and this is the
man most talked Of for secretary
Of state. lfClevcland knows what's
good for himself or the Democratic
party hc will drop Bayard. Minis
isier Lowell would be a better
selection for secretary Of state than
Bayard. for believe Bayard is a
worse English snob than Lowell.
All honor to Senator Riddleberger
and Representative Robinson Of
New York. Hadn't you better tune
Bayard up a little. Tell Cleveland
we want no English in his cabinet
-Chicqgo Citizen.
The house of representatives sat
down on the BayaYd- Elmunds sen
ate scare. Senator Riddlcbargcr
begged information, Had they fol-
lowed his advice they would have
been saved Ito ludicrous and hui
initiating position they are now in.
-Ro.t L'wisr.
Senator Riddlcbargcr, ofVirginia
seems TO have been the only L. s..
senator whose head was level.
The seHa,c put ITS foot in #
badly on tine Bayard resolution and
the Elmunds bill. Tribune
The Washington star Gnd.
Democrat) says:
Ihn Senate must look out for It's
dignity. 10 has always been sup
posed tnlt the upper chamber was
yer. strong in that line. while the
ll1u., has "a bad name for irer.and
easy mariners. Hence, the Sena-
tors ought To- feel the rebukc adj
mnistecd 10 them yesterday by
fhcllousc foreign affairs clmmlttce,
which has voted that it is beneath
the dignity of the House to pass
a dynamite resolution similar IN
tone 10 that adopted with only one
dissenting voice in the Senate. Can
it be, after all, that Mr.. Riddleber-
ger is the only dignilied Senator :
After all, the Democratic House
Of Representatives has voted with
Senator Riddleberger on the dyna-
mite resolution. IN the Senate Mr..
Riddlcbcrger was in minority OF
one; but in the House he is backed
by the solid Democracy
Now let the Bourbon press quit
bowling at him, or else include the
Democratic Representatives in their
Observation-Disclosures Wing.