The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-11-11
RETIRED TO PRIVATE LIFE
THOSE WHO WILL BID FAREWELL TO
THE HOUSE OF CONGRESS.

Some of Them VIII BE Very Much
Missed Blair's Educational Bill the
Gainer BY Aiken's Broken Health.
General Bragg'S Prospects.
WARRINGTON Nov. 6.-Some of the men
who are retired from public life by the cleo
ton Just held will probably never find their
way into congress again There is Wyatt
D. Aiken, Of South Carolina, for instance.
He has not been day ia his seat In this oon-
gress He was only able to be here part of
the time during the last congress, but he was
reelected in the hope that he might recover
his health and serve the state again. But
there seems little hope that he will ever be
able to represent his state in any legislative
body again
He was so feeble this fall that when the
primary election was held he requested the
ballot box to be brought to his bedside to
cast his vote. This was done, for a little
strain Of the law such as that does not count
for much in South Carolina, especially in
primary elections. He was shot through the
lungs in the Confederate army, during the
early part Of the war, and has never recov-
cred from it. His departure from the house
removes one Of the most ardent opponents of
the Blair educational bill. He thought it
unwise and unconstitutional, and did not
hesitate to say So He was one Of the earliest
men in the south to predict the nomination
Of Mr. Cleveland.
Another man who is probably likely to bid
long farewell to congressional life is Gen.
Bragg Of Wisconsin. Bragg made pretty
good record in the Forty seventh congress,
but he has not accomplished anything in this
congress except 10 make himself unpopular.
And thers are very few who adopt his ex-
preRive language, and love him for the enc
mics he has made. Bragg is . natural
Aghter. He is never happy unless he is in a
fight. He Is little fellow and weighs per-
hsps q hundred pounds, always neatly
dressed, always looking around for some
body to knock chip Off his shoulder. He Is
watching the senatorial fight in Wisconsin
with the hope that some day he may slip into
the senate, but there Is little probability
of it,
Congressman Cobb, of Indiana, retires
from the house and probably from public
life. 1t is just possible that he may come to
the surface as a candidate for the senate, but |
that candidacy seems to be pretty we'll filed
by Joe Mcdonald. Cobb is a belligerent fell
low, and his bout with Laird last summer,
and that with the member from Chicago q
couple of years ago, have not helped his pop |
ularity at home.
Ex-Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, the |
war governor of that great state, has no |
thought Of returning to public life again. He |
will be seventy years old at his next birth |
day, and he feels his weight of years good |
deal His has been a very busy life, and he |
is glad to take rest at this age. 1t is just
rs well that he does SO, too, for there are
signs that the old man is not SO strong In |
formally as in former years Yet he is CEN
ter figure in the house. His tall, slender flg- |
ure, white hair, and clear ringing voice COM
mands the attention Of everybody when he !
gets on his feet There is always a crowd
about him when he speaks In the house, even
on the most commonplace subjects.
Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York. undoubtedly
expected when he declined to be a candidate
for the house again, that this should end his
days in public life. He is sixty-four years of
age, very feeble physically, and not fond Of
the details of life as a member of either
house. Yet it is not impossible that he
might like term in the senate, and there is
just possibility that he may get there
Congressman Singleton, of Mississippi,
who retires at the close Of his term, will
probably bid farewell to public life forever.
He is growing very feeble. He is seventy
two years old and has seen 60, deal Of
public life He was here in the Thirty third
congress over thirty years ago, serving con-
tinuously until his state seeded when he
withdrew, and was elected to the Conferate
congress. After the war he was sent back to
his old seat in the house, and it is only his
extreme age and fSebleness that rstires him
now. He is not a brilliant man or speech
maker, but he has managed in some way to
keep q remarkable hold on his seat in the
house.