Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-04
LATE PENCE. J. C. HENDRIX.

try has been repeatedly surprised by maiden" speeches that bore all the marks of mature and experienced states manship adorned with the arts of clo quencc and rhetoric.
 One of the first of the new men to step in an hour from local 10 national fame [ was Lafe Pence. the young representa- tive from the First district of Colorado. He opened the silver debate for the Pop ulists and made q speech that attracted and held the close attention of the house. MT Pence Is in his thirty-sixth year and is a native of Columbus, Ind. He was graduated from the Hanover (Ind.) col lege in lN11, and the next year was ad mitted To the bar. He went to kansas in 1879 and removed from there to Col, orado in lSSl. He was elected to the legislature in 1881, and in 1887 was ap, pointed county attorney for Arapahoe county.
 From Colorado congress expects free coinage logic, but when millionaire Con. gresham Siblry of Pennsylvania came out for silver in his maiden speech il created something of d sensation. MT. Sibley was born in Friendship. Ale, ghany county, \. Y., Feb. IS, 1850, and received common school and sem. mary education. He now resides al Franklin, Ncuango county, Pa, and + extensively engaged in farming and stock raising. He k also manufaCtur- CT of luhricatinS oils and Is interested in various other manufacturing and business enterprises. MT. Sihley has quite d reputation aS a horsclnan and keeps fine stable in Washington. II, has advucairl paving congressman a sal ary of $l0,0nO a year. and at the same time donated his two years salary tu th, Graugers and Knights of Labor in his district
 One If the most effertiv" speeches in favor Nf the repeal "f tho sherman law was made hv Joseph C. Hendrix ot Rroollvr and it was hl@ first efTOrt n the house Nr HenduN has an earnAs, delivery and hls views were listened tc u..E l1--2aC -asIc-:. " vas t-r- -t rcyett> ". = y>c-2 ago c-1 ;s g-25 uate cf Cornell university. He went tc New York in 1873 and for 10 years served on the reportorial staff of The Sun. In 1882 he was appointed mem Der 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 1886, and since retir- l ing from that office he has been 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. | ;s aI | tor, as the son of Edward Everett should be. He comes to Washington | from the Seventh Massachusetts district so long represented by Henry Cabot | Lodge and brings a distinguished repu- tation for scholarship and eloquence. I 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.
 Dr. Everett is a bachelor, and natu- | rally enough Is reported to be rather CT ratio in his personal predelictions and habits. He was born ill Watertown. Mass, Oct. 10, 1889. and was educated at Harvard university and Cambridge, England. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and was licensed to preach in 1872. Most of his life he has been em- ployed as a teacher. For seven years he was assistant professor i'll Latin at liar yard, and for the past 15 years he has been master of the Adams academy at Quincy.
 These arc only Il few of tl.9 bright new men who have been heard from and who promise to gain further distinction in the Fiftythird congress.
 | c. H. CLARKE.