Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-09

men, who have been in closest touch with
the distinguished Congressman since, as a
mere boy, he assumed the responsibilities
of lawyer at the Allegheny county bar,
recite their personal knowledge of his
sterling worth as a man, as lawyer, as a
Representative in Congress and as states
man.
Exalted by His Own Efforts.
Pennsylvania has many distinguished
sons, but none of them has constructed by
his own hands wider or brighter reputa-
tion than that enjoyed by Mr.. DalzelL By
his own untiring efforts he has forged his
way to position in the law that has marked
him as one of the foremost attorneys in the
nation. BY his answering integrity, and
by his unfaltering devotion to his people
and their interests, he is recognized as a
useful, faithful citizen whom his constitu-
ents delight to honor, satisfied in the belief
that in honoring him they honor themselves
and the nation. By his courage, his rare
legal learning and his almost unbounded
ability, he is admitted even by his op-
ponents as one of the foremost states
men of his day, and he stands
to-day accepted without a peer in
either branch of our national Con-
gress. He has proven himself familiar
with the demands and the needs of the ma
tion, he has stood for his party and his
country when either was assailed, and he
has never hesitated nor faltered when the
right required an advocate. MI. Dalzell's
voice has been ever raised for the principles
of the Republican party, and he has never
had sympathy with or countenance for ma
nhI hn1e SAI l.
John Dalzell in his public and private life
has always stood magnificent figure above
and beyond political trickery, and the con-
spicuous place he to-day holds in the affairs
of the nation has been won, not by political
intrigue, but by his own merits and through
his own worth to his country and to him
self
Always Faithful to His Trust
Mr. Dalzell's public career, like his efforts
in private life, is familiar to every student
of this country's history. Those who know
him best are readiest to do him honor, but
many who probably have never seen him
are familiar with his clear careful vet won
derfully brilliant work in Congress, and
they have Joined with his intimates in a
general demand .or his promotion to the
United States Senate. His Office has been to
him trust which he has guarded jealously
and to useful purpose, and be has made the
concerns and affairs of his people and his
party his own concerns and affairs. lie has
been twice elected to Congress. and he has
made the duties of Congress his duties.
When his constituents needed him they
went to Congress to find him, and when his
efforts and his force were required he was
always in Congress demanding equal and
exact justice for his people and from the
people of his opponents.
An Orator rs Well as a Statesman,
As an advocate, Mr.. Dalzell is admitted
to have no equal in Congress and as an
orator he is the peer of his associates in
either party. He is always ready in debate
and his ringing eloquence and his pic
turesque arrangement of the English words
have never failed to delight his hearers or to
instruct or convince his audience He has
honored his State on State occasiona His
glowing brilliancy at the famous New Eng
land dinner, where he met and delighted
the great men of the country, and at the re-
cent Pittsburg Press Club banquet, marked
him firmly and positively as an orator
second to none in the land.
Mr. Dalzell's WORK in Congress forms an
interesting page in the nations history.