The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
YANKEE SENATORS
Famous New England Members
Of the Upper House.
FRESH STORIES AND GOSSIP
Frye, Hale Hoar, Dawes, Morrill,, Chandler,
HRwley, Plat and the Two Gentlemen
From Rhode Island.


correspondence of The SUNDAY HERALD. i
New England is in proportion to its popu-
lstion the richest part of the United States.
From Maine to Connecticut the country is
dotted with savings banks and the bulk OF
the vast insurance wealth Of the Union is
owned there. Tom Reed tells story of a
Nebraska farmer who travelling through
Maine happened TO stop at little house
hanging from the side of rocky hill which
constituted the farm. During his stay he
made many cutting criticisms upon the
character of the soil, and asked the farmer
why he did not go west where the land
was so rich that you could thrust your
arm into it up TO your shoulder ana pull
from the bottom dirt as rich as guano.
81 want to know" said the farmer, land
where might such lands be?'
Where l live in the west" was the
reply. (Which is in Blank township, Blank
county, Nebraska"
al reckon have mortgage on some of
that land, replied the Maine man. And
he tnereupon brought out an old tin box
and showed mortgages on half the farms of
the township. II bought these mortgages"
ne went on. with what made off my
farm mere, and as long as you fellows pay
tie interest l guess | will stay"
And so It is sil over New England. Yam
kee thrift has made the farmers masters of
many Of the richest lands of the far west.
The Sigges; cfhoe buildings of nearly every
western city belong to life insurance COM
psnies and are owned by New England.
Chicago was practically rebuilt
WITH BOSTON CAPITAL
and the rest of the states of the Union
largely rely upon New England for the
.nupey and Sho machinery which turns their
materials into gold and manufactures.
With sbe worst climate in the United
States, with half sterile lands torn by
ture into the rcughast Of mountains and the
nsrrowest Of valleys, New England mas
had 20 iGh: for every inch she has gotten
from the world in the way of progress
She has had 10 naTe her pennies in order
TO get her dollars and this tussle with the
world has made her strong and rich. 1t
has hardened the intellectual muscles Of
her statesmen and has nodded them into a
type Of thsir own.
The Congressman from New England are
among the strongest men in Washington.
They number ali told in the lower House
only twenty six or eight than the repre-
sentatiYes Of the one state of New York
and two less than Pennsylvania. AL New
England has only five more representatives
than Ohio, and you can add the twelve New
England Senators to the twenty six New
England representatives and the New Eng
Land men here then will only exceed by two
representatives from New York in both
Houses. Still il has been for years one OF
the strongest sections in Congress. James
q. Blaine of Maine was long the leader of
the Republican party and he held the
Speakership of the House in the stormiest
times of our history. Now Thomas b.
Reed is the leader of the opposition in the
lower House and the Senators from New
England are among the strongest of the
nation.
Take a look at the men from Maine. Sen
ator Frye is q typical Yankee but with all
there is no
BROADER GAUGE MAN
in the Union. He is thoroughly equipped
On all public questions and he tests every
thing with the loadstone of common sense.
lie was twelve years in the House of Rep
resentatives before he came TO the Senate
and had made a reputation there bold
and fearless leader. When Blaine was
made Garteld's secretary of state he was
elected to take his place in the Senate and
his first speech was in defense of New
England and against the south. Senator
Call of Florida had described the working
men and women of New England "as
hungry starving serfs'' and Frye replied
that the working people of one of the states
Of New England alone had enough money
deposited in their savings banks to buy al
the real and personal property Of five sucf
states as Florida aud have $50 900, 900 left
1.-The serfs of massachusetts, said he
'have $500, O00 COO deposited in their saw
ings banks and the whole valuation of the
state of Florida is only $50, 000, 600 " h
then went on tc attack Louisiana and Nortt
Carolina and succeeded in angering the
whole Democratic side of the chamber
1t is a popularity of his that he handles al
things without gloves. He is packed full
practical common sense, and he has manil
hatred of all shams and it does not maxi
much difference whether the sham is
Democratic one or a Republican one. Their
is nothing snobbish about Frye and b.
would Just as leave be called "Billi' by hi
constituents as Senator Frye. He tells
story of himself when he was attorne,
general which illustrates the saying tina
the
SENATOR is NOT WITHOUT HONOR
save in his own country. He was attorne
general of Maine at this time and wa
going from the capitol to his home. Sal
he: las | walked dow Z the steps of tn
state house met man who accosted N
with Good morning. general Goo
morning, sir said !. When l got on tn
train another acquaintance spoke to me an
said Good morning, major Good morn
ing. sir answered At the next static
met another friend who addressed me q
Good morning, colonel and 1 reptile
Good morning sir 1 had received s
many titles, however, in the course of a
hour that l hardly knew which was tn
right one until as / WAS going up the stree
to my home man met me who yelled on
the same greeting that he had given me i
my college days and shouted How are vel
Bill, and l suppose that was the bes
one"
There IS, however, nothing undignifie
about Senator Frye. He has the plai
everyday manner Of the Yankee bushes
man aud NE is very earnest matter wit
him. He dresses N plain business clothe
and has never become accllmated 10 tn
Longing loahng airs Of some Of his fello'
Senator's. lie is lot man Of much mean
and he lives very simply at Washington
He said few years ago that he was M
worth S25. 000 and his salary probably cor
stitu;et his chief means Of support Il
does not believe in saving money and
says he got a lesson &c this effect from hi
grandfather when he was boy. Said be
Il was brought up in a Quaker famil
and when during my boyhood l got
chance to take a trip to Boston my grant
father gave me five dollars to spend. di
not know any boys in Boston and | coul
think of no way TO have Eve dollars wort
of fun without boys so / kept the money
my pocket. When / got home my grand
father asked me how had spent the fix
dollars and I with the air of one who hs
done q virtuous act said, Il did not spend
st at all, grandfather. | saved it and
have it in my pocket" Eereupon N
grandfather replied. Thee may give n
back the money, William. l gave thee tn
money to