The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-17
SOME JoVAL STATESMEN.
Men OF Brains and Humor Who Hsv
Caused the World to Laugh.

Men OF Brains and Humor Who Have
| Caused the World to Laugh.
Every once in awhile the dreary but
necessary routine of legislation is cleo
trifed or convulsed by the genius or wit
of some hitherto unknown lawmaker.
''Single Speech" Hamiltonis fame filed
England because Of the only Grafton he
ever delivered In parliament.
When Tom Corwin in the imaginary
role of Mexican welcomed the Yam
KEGS with bloody hands TO hospitable
graves" he was much talked about, and
Proctor Knott, although distinguished
as congressman and governor of Ken
lucky, is best known to the American
people as the man who delivered speech
on the subject of Duluth, "the Zenith
City of the Unsalted Seas"
Ben Buffers 'shoofiy" retort to Cox
and his defense of the back pay bin are
well remembered, and now comes an
English nobleman's son to join the list
of those who have furnished the world
with food for laughter. His courtesy
title is Lord Elcho. He is the son Of the
Earl of Wemyss. He sits in the house
of commons, and he talked humorously
the other day regarding the bill to pro-
vide for the payment of members. ''Sov-
eral times" says the Pail Mall Budget,
the house recovered from its laughter"
Here Is the closing part of mis- address:
/ was struck the other day with the admira-
bic foresight and prudence of new member
of the honse, the honorable member for North
Wexford. who stipulated that his stipend
should be paid quarterly in advance. hope
we shall receive the same pleasant and accept
able form of payment. ] should aiso ike 20
ask whether we are TO be rewarded indepeBd-
emily Of the qualities Of our services or whether
the legislator must prove himself worthy Of his
hire, and if so, by what test his merits are 10
be measured. Is II TO be by the number Of d.
visions he has attended, In that case our par
liamentary lie viii be one slow progress
through the division lobby. Or is Il 20 30 By
the length and number OF our speeches7 In
that case. sir. your task viii be a most In
vidious one. and we who are DESTROYS Of max
ing speeches and earning our salaries shall
look upon the mover Of the closure In the light
of a highway robber who gags Us before he
rUbs Us Of our hard earned pay.
There Is another argument in favor Of the
planning Of the arrears Of public business. and
] would recommend him 10 put lie vote for
the salaries of members az the last vote Of sup
ply. / think it will be found that hcaorable
members will be considerably less an xious %
reduce other peoples salaries II thereby they
are delaying the voting Of their own Now.
sir, what / am trying % make out is that "a
giving this motion We should not deal With g |
In nigsardly and half hearted spirit. Let Is
be generous 20 ourselves a. well as just 70
other people I have listened with great IN !
tsrest 20 the iist Of salaries read ont - tie |
honorable member. lie read cat that one |
country gave El00 year. not cheer answered |
him. He read out tLs name Of another /
country which gave szD a year: hardly q |
cheer greeted him BstwAeB lie ssld thai 1
America gave El.do the honorable member 4
for Wick, sitting below ki12. gave beArfy /
cheer.
= member who seeks parliamentary slccfigL 4
has 20 MAKE many sacrfflees. lie sacrifices hss /
time. his money and be often szacr1ecss his
haz4lth; aad perhaps IL may - ss1d beiHv /
true o. solEe o. tAcEs. they often szCYiGce iAeir
dearest principles aad most chex4sLsa couylc
t.ozs. r eeer1s 20 me therefore that they HFs
Justly entitled % some p@s-uplary en1B ES-lsz~
ton for tie 1aoes thsy nLaEs-soE1 Nb1se-
some arfidf fo~ tls1ze hz1izsss Nf.sCA fA4G5 zFs
reluctantly coruY@llezs 90 swallow by thstr e1a-
stlt7ents. ] slbeereiT hops thai "a sAall pre-
ser. tie demand Il tie uss-1bers f. fGrs1
which viii enable fhoes boaoxAals r7.-lsr |
uho have struz-glesl 20 ossSGz 8 sszt wiss base
sya TIE hzfsla am grzsas- - sz-sae. - ia1