Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18

says there is no doubt of his Republican,
ism, notwithstanding his action on the silver
bill a couple of weeks ago.
The ups and downs of politics were we'll
illustrated in a trial which took place be-
fore the Supreme Court this week. A dap
per little gentleman with luxuriant side
whiskers the color of tan bark, and with an
air altogether like that of la-de-lah
preacher. was harranguing the old men in
gowns on the subject of a patent case. The
preacher-like lawyer made good speech,
and he was closely listened to by one of the
Justices, at least.
Two Detroit Lawyers.
This Justice sat at the extreme end of the
bench nearest the clerks office, and he
frowned from time to time with all the i'm
portance of new Judge. He had big
head, high, broad forehead, aud his severe
eyes looked out from under his heavy, bushy
brows. His nose was a Roman one, and ii
was large and straight. His great mouth
was tightly closed in conscious dignity, and
he wrinkled his brow as he sat there and
frowned and frowned, and watched the dap.
per little gentleman make his plea.
The dignihed man was the new Supreme
Court Justice, Judge Brown, of Detroit, and
the dapper little gentleman with the tan
bark whiskers, was Don NJ. Dickinson, who
was Postmaster General in Cleveland's
Cabinet. A few years ago both of these
men were practicing before the Detroit bar,
and both had great official ambitions. Dick
enson reached the top of the ladder of his
desires first, and he rather smiled at Brown
as he sat in the great Postoffice Department
and looked out at him still trying cases in
Detroit. He fell back to his old level at
Harrison's election, and now 1t is Brown
who is on top, and on top to stay. Cabinet
officers rise and fall with Presidential cleo
tions, but Judges of the Supreme Court are
elected for life, and Brown has the assur-
ance of dying full of honors.
Has His Friends to Thank.
BE is hne-looking Judge, and he looks
very much like Judge Brewer, who sits on
the other end of the bench. He owes his
appointment largely to his friends for
promptly pressing his claims. He has long
wanted to be Supreme Justice, and, when
Stanley Matthews died, his friends were
here, and they were ready to push him for
the place. After Brewer was appointed.
they reserved their papers in hand for the
death of the next Justice, and, upon Judge
Miller's decease, they at once filed their
claims.
Judge Brown is said to be very fine law
yer. He made fortune at the law, and he
is worth somewhere between $500, 900 and
81, ,0o0,0 600. He is the richest Justice of the
Supreme Court since the day OF Chief
Justice Marshall, who died owning about
100, 900 acres of land and stocks and bonds
galore.
One OF the brightest OF the Western Con-
gressmen is Representative Tarseney. of
Missouri. He is brother of Tim Tarseney.
who was in the last House, and he is quite
as level-headed and quite as witty as his
brother. asked him as to the standing of
Senator Cockrell In Missouri and wherein
consisted his strength with the people. Said
Mr.. Tarseney:
Coclren Is Letter Writer.
"Senator Ccckrell is one of the most pop-
ular men in his State, and he is a much bet
ter politician than he is given credit ior be.
ing. There is hardly granger in the State
of Missouri who has not one OF Frank Cock.
rell's autograph letters framed to hang up
in his parlor. Cockrell attends to his CORE
spondence better than any public man
know. He answers every letter the moment
ii is received, and If the writer wants any,
thing at Washington his letter is replied to
with the statement that the matter will be
attended to at once, and few DAYS later he
writes another letter telling the man lust
how his case stands and sending him what
he wants.
Senator Cockrell has the statesman's
memory. If be he meets you to-day he will
know your face 15 years from now, and If
he has met your wife he will be sure to
ask what has become of Maria, and how is
baby John, who was with you when he last
saw you. He makes it his business to at
tend to the wants of his constituents. He
is one of the hardest workers in public lie,
and he isn't afraid to tackle john Sherman,
George F. Edmunds or any OF the other big
bugs on the other side of the chamber"
Vests Brains Keep Him.
"What kind OF a man is Vest ?" asked.
"Senator Vest" replied Mr.. Tarseney, ''is
the direct opposite to Cockrell. He holds
position through pure brains, and he has
no missing qualities whatever. He has had
so much trouble of one kind or another that
be has become to a certain extent misan-
t hropic and he is not, as q rule, a good
He is a man of great
ability, and we Missourians admire him."
The conversation here turned to literary
and Mr.. Tarseney said he believed
that Mr. Turpie was the best posted and
most bookish of any man at Washington.
Said he,
"senator Trpie understands half dossn