New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14
.tsvpr here with relatives having run awsy from home
about year ago.
COLLEGE OPPONENTS IN THE SENATE.
ONE WAS ON THE FLOOR AS MEMBER, THE
OTHER WAS JOURNAL oLEIK.

ONE WAS ON THE FLOOR AS A MffdBER' THE
OTHER WAS JOURNAL oLEIK.
A few young lawyers, a very few, 10 not know
ho, n s % have to walt for paying practice. by
some good STROKE OF fortune or peculiar aputude
FOR the profession which opportune occasion mas
rnitted them 10 exhibit, they find themselves tnrust
into prominence. -, .s ,h,.
fortunate After having been ADMITTED to the par
80 bs State for some unknown reason he settied IN
updson. a county seat, but not larg town IL 10
,,,u h,s home At the first term Of the court ne
attended as fnll-Hedged lawyer he vas retained IN
Ease o, some importance as junior counsel. inc case
had ALL been made up, the witnesses summoned anu
the trial was to of in two days. Ihere seelneo
- h. nothing for him TO do The young lawyer
however, discovered o point which haf been e''lreiy
overlooked lie sat mp all OF Saturday night, worHeu
all day Sunday and late into the MINT looAns w
authorities. and he was fully master VI the position
when he went into court Monday morning The case
was called; the point was stated, and founs spooner
with n confidence based on the surety OF MS grouhu
bscan his argument For three hours ana iau ne
talked At the end Of that time the page pa'scu az
the question and threw the case out OF court hcio'o
that day was young spooner was etaiheu OH oio
side or the other of every case on the court eaieu
This success was the beginning OF poonerS ouioo,,
When he entered the Senate he known as ralIoau
In one year for instance he made one fee OF SooVoo'
another of 800 900 and several OF SleoVo' oloe NO
Ie, The Senate on March a. Mr.. Sponer mas Oeen
offered retnners amounting to over 9lOOoo 10 appear
in cases before the Departments the Court OF CLAIMS
in Washington The retainers were al relectcu, pc
cause at some stage other in the prosecution VI '"
cases lobbying would be required.
When ex-senator Spooner delivered MS nrst 'P'e0'
in the Senate he was struck by what no consiuerou
remarkable coincidence Many years before "IlIe he
was a student in college he was a MEMBER Oh uo-
hating society. The question to be ieehteo on ohe
occasion concerned the right Of the President 70
ololals spooner was on the wrong SIDE and no knew
H. However he prepared elaborate olo raVher sopn
Teal argument in support OF his position a lew houiS
before the debate was TO take place young spooner
walked with his opponent up TO the 'oIese. On u'c
wav spooner acknowledged that he vas on the "rons
side and then gave an outline Of his argument 1n@'
evening spooner opened the debate. II is said nc
nroduced a most favorable effect Ills opponent hen
arose and said the argument was stDng ana "ouio
have convinced even him IL he had not been tola oy
the orator that the best must be made Oh wortleeS
case Then the merciless opponent repeater Tse
whole of the confidential conversation " EoH 49,
snooner lost his case there but when III mace ms le
speech in the Senate the question was c SAM o,,
NJ old opponent" Jack" Spencer, uhe lOurual CeIh
M fine Senste-sat at the desk OF the oIIet
ator spo0ner was then the right SIDE the gues.I
In their youth both spooner ana SpenS;r Id lid
law one perhaps was fortunate. Th other con-, couu
not endure the period Of waiting and vent 10 WASH
ngton twenty five years ago 10 take te place. e III"
holds,