The daily critic., 1890-05-29
HoDNETr. snRarANr Ar.ARMs.


John Pope IIodnoit, esq, the most
distinguished Of Republicans, next to
Secretary Blaine. the friend Of labor.
the almost inspired poet, Is a candidate
for the position Of Sergeant-a at Arms Of
the Senate Of the United States. I'm.
pressed most seriously, by a knowl-
edge Of the fact that Mr. Hodnctt dc
serves this place, we are saddened
deeply, by the fear that he will not get
it-that il will be withheld from him
by men who owe 10 him their places In
the Upper House Of the American Con.
grcss. American Senators. as well as
republics, are uugrateful
Impelled to drop into verse by a
lively knowledge Of the fact that "a Re
publican Senator must be educated mp
20 any good thing, Mr. Hodnett has
submitted to TuE CmrIc a poem en-.
titled "Thc Race for Scrgeant-at. Arms
OF the Senate. over this production
Of genius we have fingered several
moments IN great pleasure, IL not Ia In.
tense delight tits at once the eloquent
and a pathetic outburst of a man who
knows himself better than any other
man knows him
The poem opens with the poe,ical
statement thnt-
The farmers stand iu silence.
The Senate stlll looks around
For amau 20 ON the place
Here be- stands upon the ground.
Then Senator Edmunds appears in
the poem. We quote:
''I'vc got the man." said Edmunds,
"A man who will never squeal.
man who baS ked our labor
Senators, open up your mall
There you will lind his letters
Written bold aud very plain,
II does not take awful long
His short mission 10 explain.
n you want a fearless man
To execute an your laws
lie T. Just the Kind OF one
To do it without pause.
Don't stand around here thinking
But all act as bold, great men,
lt's shame % keen him waiting.
PFocFastinatiOu Is sin.
Day is drawing 10 a close.
Behold the evening shades
win cast my vote for labor,
his time IN trump for spades
We venture the opinion that Senator
Edmuuds never made, before this ut
terauce, so eloquent a speech. His
invocation to Senators to-
Don't stand around here thinking
although an unnecessary appeal IS,
without doubt, a most eloquent out
burst, fifty described, ehestnutically-if
We may BE- allowed the expTession-as
poetieal gem Of purest ray serene. Z"
His appeal 10 his brother Senators to-
Act as bold, great men
Is also particularly, and We may say
exceptionally, happy, almost as happy
As bug
In rug
a big sunfOWer that WantOns In The
breezes, clam al high tide, or Frank
Hation in the act Of impaling a Civil
Service Commissioner on the point Of
his gray goose quill, or stub steel pen.
But Senator Edmunds, as reported by
Hodnett rises into the higher regions
of poetry and shows how thoroughly
he appreciates the situation and how
hrmly he is set upon the intention
10 10 bis duty, his whole duty, and
nothing but his duty in this H0dnett
matter when be declares that
This time nm trump for spade.
The Old man from Vermont is not
asleep. lie is, in fact, wide awake.
And although We do not know what
the act Of twmping J0y spades Is, still we
have no doubt that Senator Eimuuds
does and that when be does trump
for spades, he viii take in a winning
trick for Hodnett
Then-according 10 the poem now
before us
sherman boldly spoke the same.
W BILE HltChell'- eIugueuce maIr
The senate ring with bis name.
That Mitchelrs eloquenoe was ef.
fectiye is evidenced By what followed
according % he poem which con-
tinues:
HIS orar.ou go- FarweL
and lHIQm- who thereon rose
They each said tley eouId indgn-e
What Tire other would propose.
This h0Ws lovely condition IN Jhg
relations 9f the Senators from Illinois.
Behold how good and hos pleasant a
IS for brethren % dwell together Do
unity This quotation IS we know
somewhat threadlare lut itis s5aplgI.9.
iu this connection that we venture. even
90 The risk Of losing our lie lJ give e
again positively for the last time
What each Of the Illinois Senators
SAID was
Iam Pope HuIletr : rIe man
FaF Tie place rhat We here name.
EoU Senators, lal's have vote
llaa HIs uas- noble laHa-
l taaE spoke lll bold ana plain