The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-23
was MS colleague. He quit public life in

1887.
?. u Cockrel and Lewis B. Bozy, both
democrats. then spoke for Missouri Bogy
was curious Character. He was from one
OF the old Fre-ch families that settled S..
Louis, and Is now dead while the breezT
George Vest sits in his Place. Gen. CockreIl
still holds on
The wonderful changes that have taken
pace II the Senate WIZ in tia past twelve
years can Dc seen from tbs fact that in the
Gays Wnen Presi len. was elected By a
commission, B. K Bruce and ]. l. Alcorn
represented Mississippi. They were both
republicans, and Bruce the same colored
man tnat was register Of tie treasury under
Arthur Rsvels OF Mississippi was the first
negro who sat IN the Senate and Bruce was
the SEQ d Both Of them were exceedingly
cF71llaole representatives OF their race.
Alco7n was man Of means and fair ability.
ne Is no" a planter II tie state he then
represe ted IN the Senate.
Nebraska had A 5. Paddock and P.-W.
hitchcock, both republicans. Both were
De2tea Tor reelection, bU, Paddock skipped
back last year by a comp- 3nllse.
he IestlVe Sharon, WHO was in the Sen
aue from Nevada al this time, was rarely
ever IN his seat. John P. Jones, the other
one. always attended to his business, and
mas been returned ever sincs. Both were
republicans. Sharon spent the greater part
various mlsrresses, and then died. The
recent death OF Judge Terry was an cut
c1me Of his intrigues
There has beea a great change from
NeW Hampshire. B. Wadleigh and A. H.
CTagln have both been passed out By their
Constituents. The former is in Boston
practicing law, while old man Cragin was
not long ago engaged in the patent right
business. When they were in the Senate,
trying 70 help Hayes into the presidency,
+. 1. Frelinghuysen, who was Arthur's
secretary OF State, was the republican SEN
etor from New Jersey. I. Z. Randolph, a
democrat, was his colleague. Both are now
dead.
In the list Of signatures of the men who
were in the United states Senate in 1876
appear those Of Roscoe Conkling and Fran
CTS Herman as representatives from the state
OF New York. The mention of these two
names recalls the conflict that was begun
with Mr.. ConkliDg on March +. 1877. which
ended In his ostracism by Garfield and final
withdrawal from politics. Herman was sue
ceeded By republican, and now lives at his
home In Utica enjoying his declining days
IN peace and quiet. II. W. Ransom and
a .. Merrimon, both democrats, repre-
sented North Carolina. Merrimon gave
place to Gov. Vance, and Gen. Ransom is
still there A G. Thurman and John
Sherman represented OHIO until Sherman
was called into Hayes cabinet. After
various changes Sherman is back there
again, while Thurman, after being can
dldate for president, remains inlprivate
life, and always will from choice. j. Il.
Mitchell, republican. and J. II. Kelly,
democrat, represented Oregon. Kelly is
out Of the Senate, and Mitchell was for
long time sort of railroad lawyer about
Washington. He is now back again.
What a change in Pennsylvaniais repre-
sanitation in the Senate since those DAYS!
Then, Simon Cameron was there as
tenacious of his partys success as ever;
while William A. Wallace was as ardent
and unvarying in his support of the democ-
racy. Cameron got tired Of politics during
the dreary and monotonous Hayes admins.
tration, resigned, and put his son Don in
his place When Wallace's term expired,
by kick in the party which Mr. Blaine
cou1seled, John J. Mitchell got in, but did
not fill Wallace's place. He gave place to
Quay. Poor old Gen. Burnside and H. B.
Anthony, who were there from Rhode Island,
are both dead. j. J. Patterton, who tried
to steal the state, and F. j. Robertson, also
a republican, were there from South Caro-
lima. Patterson lives in Pennsylvania and
Robertson has fallen out of view entirely.
d. NJ. Key and Henry Cooper. democrats,
represented Tennessee. Cooper was muir
dered, and Judge Key, after making fail
ure as Postmaster General under Mr..
Hayes, settled down in Tennessee as United
States judge. M. G.. Hamilton, a repub-
ican, was then Geo. s. B. Maxey's col
league from Texas. Hamilton, who was
never of much account, has given place to
the democrat, Coke, who is known as the
"Texas Steer" George F. Edmunds and
j. S. Morrill, were senator's from Vermont
then, as they are now, and will likely be as
long as they live.
t. g.. LIT.
greatest change of ALL Gen. r. E. Withers
and j. w. johnson of the Senate of 1876-77
were succeeded by Gen. Malone and Il. II.
Riddleberger, who acted with the Repub-
hcan party. Malone gave the Senate to
the republicans four years after Withers
and Johnston wrote their names on the
register, from which | am drawing the
evidences of the wonderful changes that
have taken place in the highest legislative
branch of the government. Barbour and
Daniels now speak for Virginia.
Henry G. Davis, who at the same time
represented West Virginia, has retired, and
is making his millions, while Samuel Price,
who was then his colleague, is dead. Kenna
and Faulkner sit in their places.
I. o. Howe, from Wisconsin, after being
Postmaster General, has been called to his
final account, and Angus Cameron, who
was with him in the Senate in 1876, has
quit politics for good.
Out of the seventy-five senators who con-
stituted the Senate of the United States
when Mr.. Hayes was made President, and
the Democratic party by that self-same in-
justice was started on the road toward the
election of Grover Cleveland, only eleven
will now answer to the roll call Sixty of
them have gone to their fiual political rest
The list from the south shows that recon-
struction was made complete by the same
deal that put Mr.. Hayes into the presi-
dency, and there are many who feel that,
dear as the price was, 1t was perhaps best
that it should have been paid. 1t is i'm
possible, without going over the names
carefully, as l here have done, to appreciate
what great political revolution has been
going on since 1876.