The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-28

this session First is Mr.. Crisp, of
course, who comes out of every congress
little stronger than he enters it. The
others are Reed, Burrows, Wilson, Jerry
Simpson and Bailey. It's q pity Pro-
fessor Wilson, as they call him, is in
failing health, for otherwise he would
be ono of the greatest men in our his
tory-in fact, the other Wilson of
Washington would be leader in his
party if he were larger and stronger
Bailey grows slowly and steadily M men
of the judicial temperament always do
You remember DR.. Holmes famous al
legory about the young men who en-
tered for the race in college with him
and how Judcx, tho iron gray horse,
held out best Oh the long heat. Well,
Bailey is young JudeX, and in my opin-
ion will be growing man for the next
30 years Bryan has just about held his
own. His environment is not the best
for stcadincss. The way things are in
Nebraska he must cut certain capcrs III
order to get into the senate AS to Nc
Millin, Holman Springer and dozen
or so more, the circumstances have been
such that they have only held their own,
and McAlillin especially has been doing
kind of work for which he will not
get full credit for some years. The fact
is, our brutal majorityin this house has
played shcol with some of our fellows.
II have to laugh very often at the big
difference responsibility makes with
man and how suddenly some Of these
orators, SO brilliant i'll opposition, quiet
down when they have to take charge |
noticed even when a boy that it was
burned sight easier to stand on the side
walk and criticiso the circus as it went
by than to take hold and run circus
yourself Many man comes here and
cuts big swath while his party is i'll
the minority, but when it gets the up
per hand and he is put at the head of
ali important committee, he loses the
use Of himself. Now, suppose tho Popu-
lists should gain the balance of power
and LATE Pence be made chairman of
the committee OH banking and cur
rcncy. 1t would be fun for the boys, but
it would be death to LATE. Over Oh tho
other side ! should say that Reed, Bur
rows, Cannon and Dingley have deserved
well of their party and their country.
AS to the senate, of course nobody can
compare with old Harris. He has grown
steadily since the Sth of August last
that is, if 4 man can grow now who has
been i'll public life ever since tho foun-
dation of the government -
Hard Worker.
This is sarcasm Senator Harris has
only been i'll politics since 1888, when,
if his old ncighbors tell the truth, he
was made the representative of the
young Democrats on the central COM
mittcc of his district. The opinion is
also little too sweeping in regard to
the house, as there are several members
who We're unknown outside of their dis
tricts year ago and now have consid-
cradle reputation. OF those named prob
ably the hardest worker is Mr.. Ding
! ley. He is interchangeable in getting at
| tho facts and well balanced in his JUDI
lncni, and while there are many mcn!-
| bcrs more brilliant there is none othc.
who accomplishc' moro Of what he un-
Gertakcs. II is = frequent subject of re-
mari; Chat Maine ":d Texas extremes
III politics as Ill geography. are unusu
ally well represented. They chose men
of brains at the start, " says one mem
Der, land had brains enough to keep
them here" Missouri is also we'll rep.