Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-27

adopted in all other subsequent editions
and has become the standard of reference
Mr.. Lodge therefore adheres to it.
Mr.. Lodge was defeated for Congress in
, 1884, and a most determined effort is be-
ing made to accomplish it again; but
Massachusetts proposes through a united
delegation to do her share in making the
Fifty-frst Congress a Republican and
patriotic body.
TWO so-CALLED ORATORS.
To persons familiar with affairs in New
York, it must be amusing to see Thomas
F. Grady paraded as one of the eloquent
men Of that State, and David B. Hill pro-
claimed everywhere as a man upon whose
lips listening thousands hung with trans
port. Neither of them, intellectually, are
of the least importance. The former held
a seat in the Legislature for several years
from one of the worst city districts, and
was simply known for his coarse
vituperativeness, united to certain
flow of speech which was calculated to
capture the groundlings. During his term
in the State Senate he was the thorn in the
side of Governor Cleveland, resulting in
| the ludicrous letter written by the latter
to John Kelly, in which he pathetically
depicted how Mr. Grady kept him awake
nights, and the great grief he brought
to his wounded heart. | am sur
prlsed that some enterprising paper
| has not exhumed this spicy production,
which Kelly gave to the press through his
hatred of Cleveland, although it was in
! tended to be a private communication.
| Grady openly and defantly, all through
| hot SI,o l,a
ernor with shameful corruption, furnish
ing data upon data and challenging denial,
but no investigation was ever asked
When the State Convention of 1882 NOM
mated Mayor Cleveland for Governor, a
delegate in a humorous vein suggested
that another Mayor he put on the ticket
this way that Mr.. Hill got the second
Elmira. He was a loud talker in Conven-
tions of all sorts but never held any posi-
tions of the least importance except mem
ber of Assembly in 20 and II, when he
made no impression. He is not a good |
speaker in any way, is without fuency
and simply relies on appealing to the low
est instincts of his followers. His main
hope for success is the wealth and thor |
ough organization of the liquor men, who |
were elated over his repeated vetoes of
the high license law, whose passage was |
demanded by the best sentiment OF the |
State without regard to party. His oppo-
nent, Senator Miller, is making a most |
brilliant and thorough canvass in city and |
hamlet, and his arguments for protection |
and restriction are meeting with enthusi- |
astic support from the immense audiences
which are greeting him everywhere.
A POETS BIRTHDAY.
They forgot in Boston the other day |
that Doctor Holmes had reached his 10Th |
year, but we are glad to see that several |
schools throughout the country commence
rated the fact in thoughtful and affec- |
tionate manner. We recall the breakfast |
given by the publishers of the atlantic"
In honor of his SEVENTEEN birthday, which |
was a brilliant gathering of statesmen,
poets and orators. The ovation given to |
him, when he arose to read his poem, "The |
Iron Gate" was very touching, for no one
could fail to see that the enthusiasm dis |
played in every instance came direct from |
the heart DIR. Holmes was exceedingly |
touched by the welcome, and for moment
blended his smiles with his tears. His |
name will be well perpetuated by his son, |
Oliver Wendell, who ranks high as an ed
ltor of law books, professor in the Harvard |
school, and most painstaking JUS |
tice of the Supreme Court of
MS own State. The great authors fame
is destined to grow in volume, for he has
been successful in every kind of literature.
Had he never written anything but the
"Autocrat" in prose and "The Last Leaf
in poetry, We doubt if he would have been |
forgotten by any generation. To those |
coming on the stage now he will never be |
known in one of his greatest capacities
as a Lyceum lecturer. He was one of |
the first to drop out when the popularity |
of the platform began to wane, although |
he commenced as early as 1S47. AS boy |
can recall his slim, trim figure, Just
about the war time, as he used to iauntily |
step upon the stage, and the ripples of |
laughter which every little while con-
vulsed his auditors as he used his dis
secting knife, something after his !
manner in the clinics for so
many years, but most of all we
carried away pieces of his sun
shine to brighten and beautify our lives for |
many days after, and | doubt if anyone
ever listened to any of those hour talks
tipS vas ~ PiSteHSe " oIdtOi y-out HAS
felt their kindly influence all through life
Once upon a time he wrote:
:" At thirty we are trying to cut our
names in big letters upon the walls of this
tenement OF life; twenty years later we
have carved it or shut up our jack-knives
Then we are ready to help others and care
less to hinder any, because nobody's elbows
are in our way"
Who upon the Pacific coast does not
send him loving greetings and a thousand
wishes that he may continue to see the be-
ginning and ending of many years, and
give us myriad yet of "Songs in many
Keys" and Songs of many Seasons"
E. D' F.