Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-27
Caleb Warren's Speech.


Lewiston journal.
# was in the leg stature Of -" " said AL
Old legislator to me a, We sat by the open
CRATE an hour ago in one OF the rooms at
the Augusta house. In that legislature
was afforded the best example that | ever
saw of how legislation already assured ard
practically decided upon, may hud dangers
that it knew not "f. 1t i only fourteen
years sgo and doubt not that 20 many the
story i~ as familiar a. a story of Yesterday
but perhaps there are some To " hum it Is
new. and it mas even partially faded from
my memory.
In the House of 1877 no bill that came
from the committees came with greater
pomp or more assured elements Of success
than the bill for the State board Of health
II came even with ccl1t-the subject of
orators and the parade ground Of the
speech makers on the final dav set for
debate OF this bill. some very ambitious
orations were made. The House was
crowded. The ladies were present aud the
galleries were full. The bill had been re-
ported quite unanimously from the com
mittee II had the approval Of the best
minds of the State and the doctors and the
lawyers and the Judges had said it was
good. ON the final day, as | have said.
very ambitions speeches were made
Henry Clcases of Portland spoke for 1t
and made an eloquent plea for II. J Man
chester Haynes Of Augusta. standing in
his double breasted Prince Albert, immac-
Mate and fervid-a tine cloqucnce in his or
atory and fine elegance In his manner
closed tue debate. In his address he b,..
came poetic and effective. From his sea
IN the farther side Of the House H. figure
>hone to good advantage ami Mr. HayHes
never had Il more satisfactory or more sat
i>l.d audience In his life.
Among the back scatcrs' who listened
~ thu ceches that day, was an OH friend
of mine, Caleb Warren Of Denmark He il
dead now. good man gone. He cane
from a Democratic district by accident,
Tor he was Republican. He vas curl
Gus man aud had never said word in the
House He had curvature Of the spIue
and was rustic iu his manners No one
supposed that he was paying any pArticu-
lar attention TO the matter and never
knew whether he was Interested hi the
-utJect Or whether some one put him up 70
DO What he did
Mr.. Haynes finished, He had told of
his travel, in European cities He had
told Of hospitals in Paris, Vienna Venice
Milan Rome Athens, etc. He had become
N.NiN'hN az . 'ipAHiii't 4ah Hbtt VI u W az
The ladies were touched. H4ndkerchiels
were used, for tears. The House appre-
clated the effort The orator sat down
The speaker vas about TO put the bill up
on It's iinAl passage TO be eugro>>cd wien
Gale Warren was seen TO nse. He had
10 bend bi, knees out so that he could set
his head up erect and his long righ, arm
WIS stretched ont toward the speaker
and sWerved toward MIR HAYNES
Mr Speaker shouted Uncle Caleb.
'Mr' Speaker, les want - say word
and don't propose to be long. The re-
marks oi that ar gentleman over there are
an very pooty but who knows about EN-:
We alnt 80 none OF your Parises or
Nrh1ces or Aththses Or Romes up our
way doh Know put tins ere plan is all
risht' OUT want TO KNOW afore vote. |
want 10 Know Is II All rlght: / tell you,
boys 'here sothethIn III TINS. tell You
70 20 SLOW lhis Is pooty on paper, but
y loohs 70 ile' boys Jes as though this
was ehteflh Wedge behind the State