Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06
NUMBER 10.
or five men are clamOring fOr the hoor
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In the GsIissisa

There Il still abundant evidence that
there was . great war In this land gen
sraiion ago, a. q missing arm OF Leg s
still . common sight among ths siates-
men. And there i frequently q wOr'iy
war at present. the galleries bsbolding
with delight two such antagonists as
Reel and Bland gradually approaching
each other with increasing inyectiye-.
The ordinary crowd Ia the galleries con.
pists almost entirely u visitors anil thes-
tery largely from the rural regions.
Each trie- 10 get In the gallery nearest
b. his member. and what h. usually se-s
and hears In the present dull times IL one
man swinging hi. arm. wildly. brandish.
ing hi paper. and bawling away at the
top of his voice and nobody paying -
particle of attention 10 him. The men,
lsrs are Ia the clOakrooms 90 COMMITTEES
rooms or writing letters. aud his spech
Is multipunc,uated with a perpetual
clapping of th. hands a. they call for the
pag-s. But on days - special interest
a.. for instance. that on which the final
vote on the Wilson bill Wa. taksn-ths
suralist l. not In ~. The Washington
public crowds the gallerie. aud halls.
The struggle Is terrific aud sometimes
dangerous.
An Audience ef oss.
The comical contrast Il at the night
~ssion. Often and often there are not
q dozen members present. anil on thrc.
night. during the tariff debate there
were but Eve present regularly. On one
night all had retired except Mr.. Brook.
shire. who was In the chair. the member
who was speaking and one other. who
was quietly sleeping Ia hts Eat. When
the orator had finished his ''impassi0ncd
remarks" for home consumption entire
lyD. hs walked over and walked up the
sleeping member. who arO-e. Ani rub
bing his eyes made a motion t0 adjourn.
A few others were called Ia frOm the
cloakrooms, the vote was put. there
were seven ''yeas" and no noe. and
these savers % the nation soleinnly filed
out a. n they had done a rally impor'
,ant thing
specially Orsiors
There are certain members who are
looked upon A. regulars" on occasion
that l.. they invariably speak aud with
great earnestness when their particular
subject coins- up. General Gro-yenor
81 Ohio isa war orator. He always talks
~ N Lees army wer. camp.d Iust the
other side % Bull Run. aud every hitch
or snArl In current politics l. explained
or illustrated by him by something done
In the war. lie Loses no fair opIoriuni'
~ 20 .ay that all this racket about the
tariff aud currency l. continuation OF
the old southern programme. Mr.. Bon.
telle's speciality Il war aud navy.
Their great antiiype l. W. jasper Tai.
bert Of the Second South Carolina dis
trict. who rally ought 90 b. enc0ur.
aged. for he has furnished great deal
of quiet amusement to the hous-, 60
peciaIly 20 the Republicans. H. j. called
a Populist. Democrat of the Tllman
school aud l. the one thoroughly 'unrc.
constructed rebel In this congress.
Some 70 his COLLEAGUES LAY be- has never
given up that the southern Conf~leracy
was whipped and scems a. entertain
misty notion that the prrscnt situation
l. only truce. that the battle will
begin again. aud that South Carolina
will whip the whole north. This, n
cours-. l. only the fguraiiye language
Of the Democrats who dread him, anil
with some cause. for when the Republic
ans stir him up be- Iours out oonsid'r.
able verbal venom. aud II l. ~ a hrd
that can be quoted and charged gcn ..
ally to his party. Ia fact, any kind of
slurring reference 81 the south ~ SJuth
Carolina gets him 'On the points ~ his
hOofs" Immediately.
Other ,hsrsstsri.iis.
General Sickles l. known as" Old Man
Afraid ~ His Party" H. say. = good
deal about being a Democrat, aud lns
colleagues say that be- never. neyer-tiai
IL. hardly eyer-votes for anything the
party wants
The two men who take the mo-t com
fort In their positions are l.afe Pence %
Colorado and cold Man" Baker of kin-
as. A. he II AfIectionately called. Their
satisfaction ia being members Of con-