The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-17

Dom Piatt in the capitol and how Fred
Grams and his friend waited outside the
residence of the same fnimita BILE Dom
with the avowed intention of pounding
him Till his shide wouldn't hold shucks. p
Then Came Dan Lamont-
The panic of 1873 and the political re-
vulsion which followed ST proved a sharp
tonic, and with the coming In Of the
Hayes administration began an era of
good feeling between correspondents and
congressman. 1t may be said to have
reached its maximum about the time
Garfield was inaugurated. Then there
was q sudden change and many jour
nalists were sharpening their quilts for
an assault on the administration when
the wounding and death Of Garfield
caused a halt.
The era of good feeling continued
through most Of Arthur's term, was but
slightly broken during Cleveland's first,
and again reached its maximum under
Harrison. Tt is needless to recount the
d changes since. but 1t may be said in con
clusion that there is now rising tide Of
hostility to the administration and incl
deutally to one section of congress. Per
haps it would be a fairer statement to
say that the situation is little strained.
Ia Clevelands first administration the
with, and it is scarcely an exaggeration
to say that they loved him.
Men who stand wen.
If there were a Bradstreet or an r.. G..
Dun to determine the standing of con
gressmen so far as their being approach
able by journalists is concerned Senator
CullOm would stand well up and proba-
bly, be marked with FIVE AS To one
who is not id it, it is treat to see the
senator on the occasions when he rides
home in q street car with a journalist
on each side Of him and often one or two
more hanging to the straps and leaning
over him. lii the house Mr.. Walker Of
Massachusetts, has the reputation of be-
ing uncommonly good to those he likes,
bur given to forming very sudden judg-
ments on newspaper men whom he meets
for the first time
Among the Populists none other excels /
Jerry Simpson for general geniality, a
quiczness to catch on as TO what the cor
respondent wants, a readiness TO give
very freely, SO far as he viii give at all,
and polite and easy way Of stating that
he dOesn t propose to give any more. Lafe I
Pence in his entertaining moments is
very entertaining indeed, and it is almost (
as good as a comedy to hear him tell how
his set works on the Republicans from
the silver states.
ben Of Likes and Dislikes.
Josiah Patterson Of Tennessee must be +
classed with Mr.. Walker as good to those +
he likes. There is of course q large /
number of congressman who are very
communicative with journalists from I
their own states. but close as CLAIMS to +
ali others. Judge CuIberson is much /
sought, and his opinions are valued high 4
ly. but he seldom says much. General (
Erosven0r is one of the most genial and /
approachable gentlemen ia the house +
when he feels like it, but he has as many +
moods and lenses as a Greek verb. It is
only fair to add that he is extremely
busy just at present, and his part ia the
recent controversy has of course added Il
to his-weu / VIII call it conversational
suddenness. He is not conspicuous for
orthodoxy, but is q firm believer in total /
depravity-of Democrats. In this re-
spect Senators Frye and Chandler are
equally orthodox. They are only toler-
ably communicative to journalists out
side of their state and party.
Mr. Funston of Kansas is a very pleas
ant tallzer, and SO are A1essrs. Brook
shire and Waugh of Indiana, Stallings
and Baukhead Of Alabama, Dinsmore Of
Arkansas Black, HIT AID Cannon of IL
Inols, Henderson of Iowa, Boatner Of
Louisiana and many others. OF all these,
however, 1T must be said, as of the gen
tlemen named above, that their likes
and dislikes are very pronounced. and
If they do not like a journalist at first ac-
quaintance he would do well to not trou-
BILE them again.
Eestors of Journalism.
The veterans of the press gang are very
rarely seen in the gallery or even in the
lobby. Of these w. B. Shaw is the
Nestor. He was a pioneer from Boston
b the days when the great city dailies
first began to take dispatches by tele-
graph. With him is generally classed
General H. v. n Boynton, who sue
1eeded "Agate" (Whitelaw Reid soon
after the close Of the war. He is com
missioner of Rock Creek park of this dis
5rict and Of the Chickamauga commits
sion and has some other places Of con-