Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
THE SENATORIAL IDEAL.
Constructed from Six New England sena-
tors.

[Springhcld Republican.
The State of Vermont has chosen leg
islature overwhelmingly pledged to re
elect Senator Edmunds Senator Morrill,
and Senator Hoar were reelected two
years ago. We trust Senator Hawley will
be reelected, as Senator Aldrich has al
ready been. We hope also to see Senator
Dawes reelected by the legislature of
Massachusetts soon to be chosen. Here
are half a dozen senators, from whose
characters we can judge something of the
qualities which in New England carry
men into the Senate of the United States
None of these men is perhaps an ideal
senator, but yet from the half-dozen we
can form conception of what constitutes
the senatorial ideal in New England.
A striking incidental characteristic of
the group is thai not one of them is IA
wealthy man. A single California or Ne
vada senator could buy out the whole lot
Mr. Aldrich is very successful business
man, but he is poor beside the great mil
lionaires of Rhode Island even. All these
men have accumulated their moderate
completeness by hard professional labor or
push in business. Another characteristic
common to them ell is that they all spring
from the old ahkee STOCK IN yeoman cir
cunstances. Every man Oh them wrought
out his own fortune.
When we come to personal characters
tics we find wide differences, Universities
OF gus put the Same spirit
Inc people Oh MassachuseI'Sh nave lately
| llau ulEeu upon theih, as the senatorial
lueai, Some one ABOUT 70 years Oh age emf
neht lor persuasive olatol9, whether AFTER
ulhner, cattIe'shoW or stump ana OF hlgh
personal charms, on the ground that the
republican party heeueu MS cheerlul ana
| cheering services uurlhR Ohe campaign,
Wheii ne ShouIu conG oelore lneil TO Gus
pay IeauelShlp' ~ 10 SlrihlhS Iact
thaV uhe senator vi az the aooNe nan
toHell "no - perhaps Ile illoSu ehliheht IN
'ue eSc vi tie HdtiuiI' anu W 'lohl iie state
VI erlnoi. mas ll'SL rel useu 10 part WIN,
Is tne one nlQsu lacklils Ill az lhese char-
aC.eiIsticn "iscli gre oeinS ueiu up 10 me
a'lliidclol Vi -h"sstCu WI. Eu-
ii i u Is no orator ana coulu count upon
ms nilselS an iile auuIesseS ne eyer maze
10 larse aSseiiipIles' ms rise III terlnOht
Ma' 'uG " " wv t'i iii9 III neL Parliament
tIy pouIes anu ~ lhc eAtraorulhary saga
CltA ~ NoN' DIlllhSh1Ill III naming MN
10 10 M ouC an uheXpireu Term IN ihe | nited
9ud'cS SenaVe' Hs parry leader ne
mas Iu9U oeeli supJecteu 10 lhIeatS OF as
tlp'iiie' pe'' - !egiSiatoT III
| tlie oen9 e Vi 'Ie l hllGu states ne mas
uolie laE SreHter WORK IMAM any other
sen;tloT Ol MS il,le'
Nj EuhlunuS venerable colleague Is
aholher man lar Del'er known Tor ms con
strucllNe leSlslallon ana MS interchangeable
attendance upon tne senate than Tor or
nahlental ileld-Work lor the party, though
Mr.. Morrlll early displayed good power
Oh making aDsiruse questions pam TO
larEe masses OF people In zen. HaWley
we nave man OF me oratorlc power,
Whon me people are always Delighted to
near, paI ueh: haWiey adds that touch OF
personal heroiSi6 III ms own career which
mar aii tle dilltrehct between nm VINO
HaS II anu MN VINO RACKS II. lie Is down
| rlEht, nearly, devoted, win magnificent
voice ana presence, ana Il grand face, grlz-
EIeu Win I'VE years pattie-storm Ihere
Is a man whose career ana whose personal