St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-03
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

Senator Henderson, of Nebraska will sue.
coed Insect Ingalls, as speaker pro TEN. of the
United States senate. Rapid have been the
strides of Charles Henderson around the laps
i'll the political tournament. He has kept
well up with the leaders. But twelve years
ago MIR. Henderson was new entry in the
race, and his tights, trunks belt, walking
SHOES and sweater were all new Then he
was an Omaha lawyer of local celebrity as a
''silver tongue" His efoquence is more
softly persuasive than sonorous with the
heavy artillery discharges of strident oratory.
People, especially Nebraska people, are
pleased. irrespective of party, with the elo-
quence of Senator Henderson. Twelve years
ago there was held n state convention at Lin
coin, Neb., at which Henderson appeared as
one of contesting delegation. He was then
associated with what was known as the
''Rosewater faction in opposition to the
political wing of the Republican party di-
rected by the Union Pacific railroad. The
Rosewater faction was bounced fro nj the
convention, and Mande son went with
EN-" He took a seat in the rear of the hall
and watched proceedings. The Union Pa
cific had majority of votes but they lacke d
sadly even one speaker of .meritorious pre-
tensions. Finally calls began to sound in
the hall for Henderson. At last he rose and
modestly inquired the wishes OF the conven-
ton. explaining that he had no voice in the
affairs, and consequently moth ing to say.
But the calls continued. and finally MIR. Man
derson advanced TO the platfor N and opened
his discourse as follows:
Gentlemen, have no friends In this con-
vention. l am unaware that any of my
friends have friends seated here as delegates.
If they have, God help 'em. But here before
you, on the street or in the corridors, high
and low, everywhere and anywhere, my voice
is against your plans and plots. and my infiu-
ence, weak though it be- is against your aims
in the slightest particular and the most in
fnitesinal detail.''
From this Henderson went on and deliy-
cred a roast of the Union Pacific lobby,
led by John NJ. Thurston, such as they never
before, ana never have since. received. But
this IS history. Since then Senator Mander-
son has affiliated more or less with the anti
Rosewater faction, and his political advance
ment has been phenomenal.
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Ben Harrison has made his plans for be-
ginning the campaign of 90 early this spring.
He Will go South early in May, arranging his
itinerary so that he can make a number of
speeches while EN- route. His eloquent pleas
for the passage of the force bill are expected
to win boisterous applause from the people
Of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
News is flashed under the Atlantic that the
bank at Monte Carlo is busted. 1t is general
ly understood that young Napoleon Gangyaw
left Monte Carlo some time since.
First Yumorist-I hear you were bounced
last week
Second Yumorist-Yes, I'm on my uppers.
The managing editor said 1 was TOO ALFRED
funny during Lent; his readers wouldn't
stand it.
Missouri town has a policeman named
Golightly. This name fits the calling better
than would "Comequickly."
Rudyard KiplIng sneers at the literary cult
ure of Chicago. Probably he never saw a
row of Chicagoans in a barber shop on sun
day morning perusing the Police Gazette.
Tom Reed Will adjourn tomorrow at high
twelve.
Gov. David B. Hill says that one Buckley
is not a genuine governor, and the latter will
find it difficult matter. to prove that Gov.
Hill is romancing. By the way, 1891 prom
Uses to go down in history as great year for
gubernatorial scrapping.
The doctors of Scotland threaten to go out
on strike. This may enable their patients to
steal few bases towards the home plate of
recovery.
During recent rain the water works res
ervoir of Moberly, Mo-, caught enough water
to run the city six weeks-but then it does
not require much water to run Moberly.
To his room one night he gaily went,
But strange thing came to pass;
He worked till the last thin match was
spent,
But he couldn't light the gas.
In vain he called for the flame delayed,
At bis landlady vainly rallied
She wouldn't turn on the gas till paid;
And that was THE Light That Failed"
Cumulative abuse is being showered upon
Hon. Ignatius DOnnelly by callow monde
script who prints literary emulsion in the
Pioneer Press over the signature of Alliance
W. jefferson. The writer whom the man.
ayers of the paper have called to their aid in
their warfare on Mr.. Donnelys reputation
shonld after the verdict in the libel suit, be
given a course of six months in the Azotine
garbage retort.