Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
NUMBER 16.


Garfield WAS inaugurated. Then there
was u sudden change. and many Jour
nalists were Sharpening their quills fOr
an assault on the administration when
the wounding aud death u Garfield
caused halt.
The era % good feeling continued
through most of Arthurs term, was but
slightly broken during Clsyelands first,
and again reached it, maximum under
Harrison. II l. needless o. recount ths
changes since. but II may be- said In con.
clusion that there l. now a rising tide oi
hostility 90 the administration and Incl.
denially 10 one section ~ congress. Per.
haJs u would h. I. fairer statement e.
.ay that the situation l. little strained.
In Cleveland first administration the
journalists had Dan Lamont 10 deal
with. aud II is scarcely an eHaggeratiOn
a. LAY that they loved him.
M.. whs stand w.II.
n there were Bradstreet OF an II. a..
Dun Ia determine the standing ~ con.
grrssmen - far a. their bring approach.
able 10y journalists j. concerned. Senator
Cullom would stand well up and proba
bly, be marked with hyc A. To one
who is not In IL, II Is treat 20 see the
senator on the OccasiOns when be- rides
home Ia street car. with journalist
on each side u him and often one Or TIVE
NOR. hanging a. the straps anl leaning
over him. In the house Mr. Walker Of
Massachusetts, has the reputation ~ bs-
ing unrommonly good to those he likes,
but given 10 forming very sudden Judg'
ments on newspaIsr men whom he meets
for the first time.
Among the Populists none other excel
Jerry Simpson for general geniality.
quicknes- "a catch on ito what the cor
respondent wants, . readiness 10 give
very freely, 80 far NJ be- will give at all,
and polite and easy way ~ stating that
h. doesn't propose 90 give any more. LAT,
Pence in his entertaining moments T.
very entertaining indeed. and Il l. almost
a. gOol ~ comedy Ia hear him tell how
his set works on the Republicans frOm
the silver states.
Men of Lik.. aud Di.lit...
Josiah Patterson II Tennessee must h
class.-l with Mr. Walker as god a. th0s'
be- Likes. There l. ~ cour-s a lary,
number u congressman who are very
communicative with journalists FROM
their own states. but Gloss a. clans Il
all others. Judge Culler,on i much
sought. AMI his opinions are valued high
ly. but be- seldom says much. Genera
GrUsyenOr Is one ~ the mo-t genial ano
appruachable gentlemen in the hOus'
when hs feels like 10. bu; be- hAs a. inany
mOOds aud tensss A. Greek verb. IL n
only fair a. add that be- l. extremely
busy just at present, and his part Ia the
recent controversy has ~ cOurse added
Ia his-well. will call u conversational
sudleEness. He j. not conspicuous foi
orthodoxy. but is firm believer In total
deprayiiy-Of Democrats In this ~
sI-ct S.naiOrs Frye aud Chandler arr
eslually orthodox. They arr only tolsr.
ably communicative Ia journalists Out.
side ~ their state and party.
Mr.. Funston ~ Kansas i avery pleas
ant talker. anl ~ are Messrs Brook
shire and Waugh ~ Indiana, stalling,
AMI Bankhead of Alabama. Dinsmore oi
Arkansas. Black. Hit aud Cannon II u.
linms. Henderson ~ Iowa. Boatner oi
Louisiana and many Others. OF all the-',
however. IL must b. said. a. u the gen
tlemen named abOye. that their like,
and dislikes are very pronounced. and
II they do not like journalist At trst ~.
quaintance be- would do well 10 nottrou.
bic them again.
N.,tor. of JoaTnslisn.
The veterans 81 the press gang are very
rarely zen In the gallery or even m the
lobby. OF the-s W. B. shaw l. the
Ncstor. He was a pioneer from Bo-ion
in the DAYS when the great city dailie-
first began to take dispatches 10y tele-
graph. With him j. generally classed
General II. V. v. Boynton, who sue.
cee,lr,i Agate" tWhiielaw ReidD soon
after the close of the war. lie l. com
missioner ~ Rock Crcck park u this dis.
trict and of the Chickanauga commits
sion and has some other places Of CON