Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
CRAZY TO GET HOME.
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POLITICAL FENCES.

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WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. 2a-lSpsciai.l-
FOR two weeks or moro the southern menu
ben Of congrvss and senaton have bssn sx.
ceedingiy anxious for . recess OF an Id
journment. They are crazy TO get back 70
their homes for the purpose Of looking AFT
or their political fences. While they are
In Washington attending the sessions OF
congress and doing more OF les 20 ssttls
the silver question. their political enemies,
the Populists, are in full possession Of the
neld at hcme. In Georgia, for instances, The
young Mr.. Watson. the eloquent sx-con.
grvssman. IL raging up and down the state
making . speech wherever 100 subscribers
10 bis paper at o. per rear are guaranteed
him.
Nearly every night In the week he makes
Q spsseh To . crowd Of farmers and cotton
rsissrs. and stir, their passions by telling
them that where they are now getting bus
: cents pr pound for cotton. ~ agLnst Q
cent? pr pound Last year. they would have
rvoeived ~ CENTS per pound had they sue
cscied In elscting General Weaver prvsi-
dent Of the United States. Mr.. Watson IN
duig.s Ia the well known Il told you co."
and informs his hearers that the election
of Grover Cleveland cut Oh. price Of cotton
down exactly o.nts pr pound. This sort
Of argument goes long ways with the
poor people Of that rgion who ar. strug.
Cling from day TO day 10 make bo'h ends
meet. The price of cotton l. phsnomerally
low. and the Democratic party Il TO b
made TO suffer for IL.
Senators aud representatives are there-
fore anxious to get home In order TO coun-
tsraet the influence Of these Populist
preachers. They want TO have . chance 70
explain TO the deluded farmers aud cotton
raisers that the Democratic party IL not re-
sponsible for the low price Of products.
Some of the Democratic Statesmen from
the south think that II they are not per.
mitted to 20 home pretty soon TO look after
public interests In their region the day will
soon come when there will be precious lit
tie Of the Democratic party left south OF
the Mason and Dixon line.
The senate Il Changing.
During the fght over the silver question
the senate has been nolsier, more boisterous
and less digniiied than at any ether period
of its history. The truth Is, the senate Is
gradually changing its character. Instead
Of small body Of large met, IL g. becoming
Q large body Of small men. The rules are
not a. strictly enforcei a. they were, aud
the thousand and one small traditions of
the body which have no lo'lgment la the
written rules are becoming more and more
obsolete, and the result II constantly In.
creasing amount VI conversation and dlsor.
der. That extreme u politsnsss which
formerly marked the course Of senators In
debate IL gradually becoming extinct.
The senate 10 growing TO he more Ike
the house Of representatives, and very
much les Ike the old time senate that at.
tained reputation as bsing the most dig.
nified legislative body on earth. Some Of
the old time senators feel very badly about
the change which IL constantly crespins
over their body. Some performances dur
ing the past six weeks have grated upon
their nerves and made them very uncom.
Portable. The climax was reached one day
last week when an excited spectator shout
ed out his objections to the proceedings on
the door, and an infant Ia Its mothsr's
arms interrupted the debate with its sLrill
comments
Nr. sts,sa.sa .. Presiding Onssr.
Vice President Stevenson does not WELD
the gavsl with one-half the vigor that
characterized the rule Of Ingalls, and other
recent presiding officers. Mr. Stevenson IL
one OF the most polite and urbans men In
the world lie never gives cause OF onsnss
II he can help IL, and consequently 10 oneof
the most popular public mensvsr known In
Washington. lie has elegant manners and
Q fine old time. sentlemanly bearing which
charms all who come In contact with him.
But As a presiding officer be IL not quite
sharp enough. Now that the senate II grow
Ing large and cumbsrsome there IL the more
reason why be should be alert and quick
In enforcing the rules and In preserving
order.
When the spectator rose In the gallery
The other day and announced TO the senate
that he would 10 out because demand
had been made that applause should 10
suppressed ia the gallery, the vice presi.
lent astoni.hed every one In tue chamber
by replying TO the spectator, saying. The
chair Is only doing what he is commanded
10 do by the rules" One senator said be
was afraid Vice President Stevenson was
going to apologize to the man who bad left
- - La af IN
the question with him.
Eioqusnee Mt Discount.
Senator Lindsay Of Kentucky was recent
IN discussing the question whether or not
the race of great men has run out In con-
gre.s. lie gave IL A. his opinion that the
men who achieved such fame years ago did
20 largely through their oratoncal powers.
There Il no evidence" aid Mr.. Lindsay,
that Webster. Calh. uD, Benton, Clay and
other great men Of 10 or ~ years ago had
any better ba.ine.s ability than the ssna-
tors of our time In fact, the evidence IL In
the contrary direction. ! do not believe
they were ss goot business men. nor ~
careful In lawmsking aud in the transac-
ton Of the Affairs Of the senate As We Are
todAS. They were stronger I'm orstory, De-
cause eloquenor was then at premium
and WAS the great means of reaching and
influencing the people.
Today the newspapers and the thsatsrs
have almost entirely taken the place OF slo-
ausner. The slo9uence supplied that de-
mald which u innate In the people fof
sentiment Hut this the people have sup
pl Ell To them now adays through the news
paper. AMI the tL.atsr. therefore the ora
tor IL golIg. aIi Ia congress We have