The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-02
LAFE PENCE.
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try has been repeatedly surprised by
''maiden" speeches that bore all the
marks of mature and experienced states
manship adorned with the arts of elo-
quence and rhetoric.
One of the first of the new men to step
In an hour from local to national fame
was LATE Pence, the young representa-
tive from the First district of Colorado.
He opened the silver debate for the Pop
ulists and made a speech that attracted
and held the close attention of the house.
MIR. Pence is in his thirty-sixth year and
is a native of Columbus, Ind. He was
graduated from the Hanover lind col
1ege in 1877. and the next year was adj
mitted Il the bar. He went to Kansas
In 1879 and removed from there to Col
orado in 1881. He was elected to the
legislature in 1894, and in 1857 was. APP
pointed county attorney for Arapahoe
county.
From Colorado congress expects free
coinage logic. but when millionaire Con-
gresham Sibley of Pennsylvania came
out for silver in his maiden speech it
created something of a sensation. Mr..
Sibley was born in Friendship, ALLIE
ghany county, N. Y, Feb. IS, 1850, and
received a common school and SEM
mary education. He now resides at
Franklin, Venango county, Pa, and is
extensively engaged in farming and
stock raising. He is also a manufactur-
er of lubricating oils and is interested
IN various other manufacturing and
business enterprises. Mr.. Sibley has
quite a reputation as a horseman and
keeps a fine stable in Washington. He
has advocated paying congressman a sal
airy OF $4,000 a year, and at the same
time donated his two years salary to the
Changers and Knights of Labor in his
district.
One of the most effective speeches in
favor Of the repeal of the Sherman law
was made by Joseph c. Hendrix of
Brooklyn and it was his first effort in
the house. Mr.. Hendrix has an earnest
delivery, and his views were listened to
with marked respect. He was born at
Fayette, Mo-, 40 years ago and is a grad
uate of Cornell university. He went to
New York in 1878 and for 10 years
served on the reportorial staff of The
Sun. In 1889 he was appointed a men,
her Of the Brooklyn board of education
and the following year was the Demo
cratic candidate FOR mayor of that city,
but was defeated by Seth Low. Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed him postmas-
ter of Brooklyn in 1885, and since retir-
ing from that Office he has1been president
of a trust company.
Probably the most polished of all the
maiden speeches in the Fifty-third con
gress was that delivered by DR.. William
Everett, who, although a new member,
Is an experienced and accomplished ora
tor, as the son of Edward Everett
should be. He comes TO WASHINGTON
from the Seventh Massachusetts dist let,
SO long represented by Henry Cabot
Lodge, and brings a distinguished repu-
tation for scholarship and eloauence.
Nothing showed that he was making his
maiden speech. His voice was clear; his
attitude was graceful; his diction was
perfect; his argument was keen and
analytical.
DIR. Everett is a bachelor. and natu-
rally enough is reported to be rather err
ratio in his personal predictions and
habits. He was born in WATERFOWL,
Mass, Oct. 10, 1889, and was educated
at Harvard university and Cambridge,
England. lie was admitted TO the bar
In 1866 and was licensed to preach in
1872. Most of his life he has been EN-.
ployed as . teacher. For seven years he
was assistant professor in Latin ait Har.
ward, and for the past Is years he has
been master of the Adams academy al
Quincy.
These are only q few Of tbs bright new
men who have been heard from and who
promise to gain further distinction in
the Fifty-third congress.
G. lei. CLARKK