The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-09
The ahita Daily EAGLE: Tuesday gore neeember 1890

In Massachusetts five members fail of re-
election, including Greenhalge, the wit
and orator, who actually made fun at his
own political funeral, and Rockwell, who
had become known 10 fame as the father
of seven bright children, "a girl for every
dav in the week and boy for Sunday"
The most noted of the new men from
! Observation-Disclosures one who will be most
eagerly watched-is Sherman Hoar, a
Democrat, against whom his uncle, Sen
ator Hodr, spoke and worked with all his
vigor. Young Hoar, bearing the name of
two United States senator's and with the
blood OF family of statesmen in his
veins, will, with Cabot Lodge, st. George
| Tucker and John f. Andrew, form quite a
group of scions OF great families in the
next house.
In California we find another veteran
! taking off the harness. Gen. Eandever de-
| clined a denomination to congress, con-
Guiding that he had had enough OF public
service Thirty-two years go he was first
elected TO congress from Iowa, but the war
breaking out he left his seat and William
| p. Allison, now senator from Iowa, was
elected TO the vacancy. This is what Sem
ator Allison refers to when he says, as he
| sometimes does say, that he had military
experience; that he was Gen. Vandever'S
| substitute-in congress. California also
! appears to have the spirit of change, for Of
! her six members of the present house but
one is reelected.
One of the most complete turningS over
seen in the north is in Ohio, where Of
| twenty-one statesmen in the present house
/ only six arc reelected. Here number of
| strong men are retired to private life,
| among them the leader Of the majority III
! the present house, William Mckinley, Jr.
| Mr. Mckinley is now completing his thir-
tenth year of service in the house, having
been once unSeated after Eerving half a
term Ben Butterworth, wit, philosopher
and orator, who declined denomination;
Gen. Grosvenor, Judge Thompson, Judge
Seney, Capt. Morey and Gen. Kennedy,
famous for his anti-Quay speech of last
summer, are other well known Ohioans
who do not return to congress.
Michigan sends six new men, among
them little Ford" who was in the
last congress, and who contrived to make
great reputation for himself with one
shrewd move, an investigation of the i'm
migration question. Two or three well
known men are among those who disap-
pear, at least temporarily, the most con-
spicuous being Gen. Cutcheon, now chair
man Of the committee on military affairs.
Illinois sends eight new men, greatly to
the surprise of all the political wiseacres.
Some of the most famous men in the dele
cation are left at home, among them Joe
Cannon, who is one of the veterans of the
house. having served nearly eighteen years,
and who has slowly risen to a position of
leadership in his party; Mr.. Payson, one
Of the most popular and earnest men
in the house, who is serving his tenth
year; Capt. Rowell, chairman of the cleo
lions committee, WHO'S in his fourth term;
George Adams, of Chicago, who has also
been four times elected, and Billy" Ma
son, who has been in congress long enough
to gain national reputation as an orator.
Frank Lawler, the quaint Irish member,
about whom so many good stories are told,
declined "a denomination for congress in
order to take the profitable office of sheriff,
and now, after a campaign which cost him
the last dollar he had in the world, he
finds himself defeated for sheriff.
Iowa sends seven new men in a delega-
tion that numbers but eleven, among the
defeated ones being Ex-Governor Gear.
member of the ways and means commit
tee, who has spent fortune in politics.
Among the many changes in Wisconsin is
one which brings q new and unknown
man to the seat hitherto occupied by cit
tie Lafallette," who some years ago wanted
to be an actor, but who was induced to
give up that ambition on account of his
Slight figure Mr.. Lafallette was also a
member of the ways and means commit
tee and one of the promising men of his
party.
Minnesota returns but one of her pres
emit representatives, Nebraska none at all,
and Kansas but one-stern and sterling
Farmer Funston" OF the thirteen mem
bers from Indiana six fail of return to the
next house. Judge Holman is not one of
the luckless half dozen. 1t begins to look
as if this wiry, shrewd, alert old man had
found the fountain of perpetual youth. |
Year after year he comes back here, the
same tall, thin, sharp eyed, shrill voiced, |
Illuminating statesman, working hard from
a. m. to 9 at night, retiring at 10 and get |
ting neither gray nor BALD Twice they
have beaten him in his district, but they |
could not keep him down. Parties and
presidents and tariffs may come and go, !
but Holman appears 10 run on forever He |
is next to O'Neill the patriarch of the |
house in length of service and as he is only |
6S, and the same Holman, to all appear |
ances, that he was fifteen years ago, when |
he had already been fifteen years in har-
ness, it is not unreasonable TO suppose !
that fifteen years hence he will be sitting |
in the same seat, popping in the same old |
objections to i'll considered or suspicious
legislation.
What a pity, from a purely personal |
view and with politics left ont of consider |
alton, that all the veterans cannot hold on |
like Father O'Neill and the perennial Hol- |
man! There is something pathetic in the |
enforced retirement of men who know /
nothing else, who are incapable of success
full work in other fields, and who are left |
stranded after years OF toll and self sacri-
fee. Yes, stranded is the word. l know
personally of a half dozen men who will /
retire from congress March next without
money, without employment, almost with
out hope. Some of them will have to Dor
row money with which TO remove their
families and household effects home. All /
OF them will lind it necessary to renew the
battle of life at the very point AZ which
they dropped it years agO-only they are
now so much older, 50 much nearer worn
out, so much less fitted for the struggle
The scores Of young members who have
had but term or two-a bit OF experience.
n lark in Washingcon-can endure retire
ment without hardship. But one does pity
the veterans, whose careers are so suddenly /
interrupted, whose foundations are so
rudely knocked from under them.
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