The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-12

words as to carry sincere conviction. In
deed, the disposition of the House is such
as to lead to the passage of bill after it
has been considered in CulbersOn'S COM
mittee. Backed by plain statement
from the chairman himself, IL usually goes
through without dispute and without
word of protest. In this he stands with
out a superior among chairmen of com
mittees. He is as deliberate in movement
and manner as in the consideration of a
knotty point law. Some fancy that he
is lazy, but when they encounter him in
debate he turns out to be the livelieSt sort
of a lazy man. a patient, careful investi-
gator, there is no better lawyer or legis-
lator on the floor of the House, and none
more influential
Another member of the committee on
the judiciary may be well termed a wheel
horse He is William c. Oates, of Ala
bama, better known III his state as the
'one-armed hero of the Wire Grass pOpu-
lation." No one will ever accuse him of
being lazy Activity marked him long
ago for her own. in the OnfeIerate
army he was ever on the move and on the
attack, and in the House ii has been the
same. He has had his Charlottesville
and his Gettysburg in legislative expo
rienca as well as on the open field. His
fight on behalf of the Torrey bankruptcy
bill has been exceeded only by his fight
against the direct tax refunding bill in the
Fiftieth congress. Indeed, Oates takes
scar ely any rest. He is on the stump in
the south in every political campaign.
Nor does he contine his forts to his own
state. He walks over into Georgia and
florida. and awakens the echoes on be
half OF state rights and q strict construc-
ton of the constitution. Nor Is he bIcI <
ward about awakening the echoes in the
House OF Representatives A close tighter,
he never asks for quarter His ideas flow
with charming fiuency and he can give
and take with equal raa tines5. A con-
scientious worker in com nibtec he Us IS
facts and arguments with facility on the
floor Of the House. Some at times have
thought this wheel horse little cratic.
but experience has convinced them Of
their error. He is, now IL magnificent
trim for the coming campaign n Alabama,
aud his friends predict that he Will be the
next governor of the stute.
One of the finest wheel horses on the
democratic side is Clinton X. Brecllin-
ridge. of Arkansas. He is the son of John
-. lrecklurIuge, once vlce-President Of
the United States. Lacking the COM
manding presence of his father, he has
all of his Intellectual vigor, and is more
close and earnest worker and investiga-
tor He is peculiarly adapted to ser
vice on the ways and means committee.
Here he is the lieutenant of William L.
Wilson, its chairman There is probably
no man in the country who has studied
the question Of raising revenue more
| patiently and persistenuT than Mr.
breckenridge. He has prOtited by the
! knowledge thus acquired, and the forth
coming bill will undoubtedly show his
imprint. 1t it one thing however, TO ac-
, quire information and another to impart
{ IL. Breckinridge is at home in both roles
+ Althoug: nos gifted with the magnificent
, voice OF his father. he speaks clearly and
/ enunciates his words perfectly, but the
| enunciations are no more clearly and than
! his arguments. They are stated con-
| cisely. The diction is perfect. Redun-
! dancv is not one of his qualities. He
! makes his points stand out like stars on
! a frosty night, and leaves them to pro-
: duce their eaect upon his hearers. IN
! the coming fight over the tariff Mr..
| Breckinridge will be prominent, figure.
No list of the democratic wheel horses
! would BE- perfect without the name Of
! Josiah Patterson, of Tennessee Put him
! INTO the traces with Livingston and they
| would look like brothers, yet the latter
| fought the repeal Of the purchasing
| clause OF the Sherman act to the bitter
| end. and the former advocated IT, Iney
! are alike in style, manner, appearance