Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-10-26

Senate's example IS dong tor these
youngsters
What would you think of a comb
nation that would result in making
Senator Hill the administration candi'
date for the democratic nomination in
"96" asked Senator who Is known AS
one OF the shrewdest men and closest
observers of political moves now in
public life. Ofcourse your correspond :
ent said he thought such combination
very improbable. "On the contrary
replied the Senator. it is very probable
and unless certain plans now uLdel
way shall miscarry or death shall in
some way intervene | regard it as not
only probable. but almost certain. Hill
and Cleveland have been getting closer
together for some time and it is on the
programe for him to become the adj
leader in the Senate.
Within week Mr.. Cleveland has taken
OCCASION to say that Senator Hill has
the necessary qualifications to make a
powerful leader of his party in the
Senate and to intimate that he expected
to see him fill that role. Perhaps you
have noticed that Hill has not only
taken sides against those Senators who
tried the hardest to nominate him III. 90
in the silver debate, but has actually
Quarreled with two Of em-Morgan
of Ala. and Daniel Of Va. These and
other little things which do not feel
At liberty to mention make 1t very plain
10 me that the cunning handof Dan La
mont is working to bring about a com
oination offensive and defensive between
he administration and Senator Hill,
md it looks to me like he was making
'apid progress, too. You just keep your
EYE on Hill snd his position towards leg
slatlondesircd by the administration"
There is nothing cleaner in the Cap
tai city than the Senate chamber in
he morning, before the statesman be-
gin to arrive. Pages and messengers
1aye swung the chaIIs into perpen.
icular relations with the Vice
Presidents rostrum clerks have
feared the little desks of book:
md documents, and careful hands haye
placed on each lid the legislative 2ab-
llum Of the day-fresh, clean copies Of
he "Recorl' and other products Of the
North Capitol street gov eminent pub
fishing honse. The occasional waste
baskets are prim anu orderly, aud the
reporters tables are quiet Juno cent OF
nix stands. Monday mornings espec.
ally the place wears an air OF being
triclly for exhibition purposes only.
Half an hour later all is changed.
are strewn about on the
Iesks. The mathematical arrangement
f the "Record is disturbed, and here
nd there are great stacks Of books piled
Ugh on he desk of intending debatcrs.
'he great spectacle of orderly quiet is
destroyed. These piles of books
or.n quite an interesting factor IN The
ebate. The desks with which the
senate is furnished are low affairs, in-
ended more for co n.t Ut and dignity
han for capacity. so when 1t comes
he turn Of tall man to speak these
DIV desks are far to low down to serve
S rests Of manuscript. The remedial
eylcc is simple and cheap, for If there
J anything in which the legislative
ranch Of the government is rich Il is
I large fat documents that STACK up
ell.
Senator PETER was outdone Il bit in
is respect by Senator Cockrell, who
uildcd up a tower Of learning that could
ave gwen pointers to the Bablc atlar.
ct Mr.. PETER is no mean architect IN
lis line Of work. He has such Il &c Il
rous length from the floor to the top
his round head that he must have |
is notes well under his eyes, and SO
lere is pretty sure to be a partial eclipse
the KanSan when he is saying things
n publication in The Record. Sen.
;or PETER talks like ii man intensely in
.rnest that he is quite obllyious of the
.ct vacant seats around him. His
yorite gesture Is calm one. There
no waste energy about PETER. lie
calm, inevitable, The long whisker5
hat have made Mr.. PETER so famous
1joy his most distinguished consider
ion. lie treats them with great re-
'oct, and evidently recognizes their
llue as a mot excellent trade mark
+ he meyer twists them, never lets
EN- get il the way of his eyeglasses
his goblet of water. They are
togather very well behaved whiskers.
President and Mrs Cleyelfnd are lily.
6 more quietly just now than has eyer
fore been possible for them in this