Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-21
NEW MEN FROM TEXAS.
Texss' New congressman Striving to
Discharge livery Duty DeyOIviBg
on a National Legislator.
Tho Withdrawal of q Man fro m Congress
after 3 Brit Term IL Up1us 10 Him
and IL furious TO ais People.
special Oorrespondence Of the Gazette.

Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
Washington, Feb. 16 The new Texas
members, genial sold Howdy" included,
are rapidly "cstching on" TO every phase
of Congressional life, ana every man Of
them deports himself with becoming dig
nifty. It is almost supelfl1ous to add
that these Texas representatives are
without exception, striving to discharge
every duty devolviHg on national legis-
lator. No question can come up that
they will not be found on
the right side. OF the new men, Colonel
"Buck" Kilgore OF Val Z1ndt Is conspic-
uous by his uncommonly fine personal sp-
pearance. Tall and finely formed, snow
white beard gives him sn exceedingly
pstriarchial look. Yet his spirits are SEEM
Ingly as light as II the frosts Of many
winters were poWerless to subdue the
blythe buoyancY of his nature. In the
committee on territories the other day
during q discussion on the Oklahoma
bill, Colonel Buck, with an innocent air
as II be were doing the most natural
thing on earth, moved
TO DEFINE TIE BOUNDARIES
OF the proposed new territory OF 0klaho-
ma, 80 as to leave Greer county within the
limits of Texas, thereby settling vexed
question. a good many Of his colleagues
were ready to vote with him, but Chair
msn Springer fought the point and the
Colonel was beaten. His keen wit, how
ever, was displayed in causing the adj
ton Of s. ction to the bill, providing
that the statu quo Of Greer county should
not be disturbed pending the settlement
of the dispute as TO the ownership of the
county This was 8 bit of precaution
that was quite opportune, and will effect
ually block any game to get Greer county
from under Texas jurisdiction by other
than regulsrIcourse OF procedure.
Judge Abbott Of the Fort Worth diss
trict Is also "novus homo" in whom
there Is flue premise Of excellent develop
ment. While not politician he ieone OF
the soundest and best posted lawyers N
the House, and his opinion is alEays re-
garded oy his colleagues as suthor3ta-
tive. Conscientious ard faithful
in discharge of every duty, whenever he
makes up his mind as to the meTitsAot~ Q
question, he Is
POSITIVE AND UNwAVERING
ss to his course. With conceded ability
flrmness and integrity, there Is noGeub'
but that his district will be ably repre-
scented. Judge Abbott lacks Kigore'i
Ebatriarchisl look, but he Is fiOe looking
frnsn and in the very prime of life. The
Thought Of personal appearance brings
I to mind the fact that taken q!
5 whole. no congressional delegation
shows up q better personnel than the one
from the Lone Star country. Stewart
Moore, Grain, Martin, Hare, Culberson
Mills, Kilgore and Abbott, are all men o.
fine physique, none under six feet high
aud well muscled. SIyers and Lanham
LIT must be owned, are somewhat stock
and lacking in the lofty proportions O
their brother members, but this pair GER
tSinly make up in intellectual Vigor enc
statesmsnlike ability, whatever maY bt
defective in physical build. Boil
are rs bright sud brain!
So any state can boast and both hsv'
mlde their marx In the House. Neither
Is ever known to miss committee meet
ing or fail to respond to his name. This
the sbility and usefulness Of members &
Congress
GROW WITH LENGTH OF SERVICE,
no man can doubt. Other things bein.
equal the longer q man stays here tins
more widely recognized is his merit, thu
more enlarged his capacity 70
doing good work. With these
facts known the exchanging 0
true, tried and able rep esentstives TO
novices In legislation ought to be spar
ipgly INDUCED in, and for this reason tn
constituents Of men like Joseph D. Ssyer
and Sam Ell Lsnham would do we'll by
themselves to keep such men al Washing
ton Indefinitely. In this way the who'll
state becomes better known and is bette
served. The Withdrawing of man from
Congress after only brief term Is upiu
10 him snd Injurious to his people. How
ever strong man may be mentally, how
ever we'll equipped, he can not hope
TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH
Ia one or even two terms of compression
81 life. 1t takes time for man to lear
ard develop here, and the practice o
constant change of representatives. Is dis
astrous to Sll concerned. Say that
member, by hard work and ability, get
advanced to the chsirmsnship of an i'm
portant committee after three terms. HI
he's Just then reached plact
where he can be OF real use
where he can exert some real influence
Should he not be sent back to Congress
By all means, because II new nal
is elected to succeed him tn
latter IS put away down at the tail end o
some committee, where he Is unlikely Il
ever be heard from, and so all the sub
stantial benefits Of his predecessors pro-
motion are lost to the state that sent him
The advice Of every thoughtful and ex.
4 periepced person would be, be slow Il