The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-14

supreme bench Saturday and all the
world is talking about it today. The
two men have some distinctive marks
Blue is politic-politician. Martin is
eXact-unyielding. Blue for policy's
sake viii whet off the rough corners
of his belief and for success tempOriZe
with principle. Martin, though per-
haps wrong, thinks he is right and
rough hews his way no matter where
the chips may fall. Blue will gently
bride honest expression of opinion for
party success. Martin will stick to
his personal convictions, though the
party ship founder.
And this is a reminder of the first
meeting of the distinguished congress
man and the learned judge. The for
mer was in Atchison. when his candi-
dacy was young, looking after his in
terests. When the business in hand
with his unconvivial fellow Republi-
cans was ended he dropped into Wag
ener, Martin & Orr's Office to make a
social visit TO his tovial Democratic
friend, Waggener and Orr. Blue and
Martin had never met before. In fact,
the judges fame. either as jurist or
bimetallist had not yet been waited to
Dicks county, and he was not aware
of the manner OF Republican he was
He did not know and did not suspect
that the judge was badly inoculated
with what he regards as I'D Repub
lican heresy;" that, in fact ne was a
"Silver crank
Orr remarked: Colonel Blue, I'm
a Democrat, but I am with you in your
fight against this id silver nonsense
And with that remark as the text, for
ten minutes the fiery Blue stood up in
damned the ignoramuses. and called
down anathemas upon the anarchist
silverites in his party. The judge
sat at his desk and heard 1t all and
saw the ponderous and expressive ges-
ture of the fiery statesman, until he
could stand it no longer, and with a
face fairly afiame with rage he sprang
TO his feet and began a tongue-lashing
with every word a cat-tail that drew
blood and every sentence red-hot
brand that fairly blistered Colonel
Dicks epidermis In the midst OF the
avalanche of words and the storm OF
invective Dick stood as IL paralyzed.
Waggener and Orr retreated 10 the
recess of an inner office. When, after
some time they returned. Dick sat limp
and listless upon chair. subdued and
Inundated, and as mild a hammered
goldbug as ever fitted over Kansas prai-
ries. And from that day until the last
ballot Of congressman-at-large was
counted the halter OF expediency was
constantly upon his head and the bit
OF policy in his mouth. The Colonel |
although he had been IN many tight |
places before. for he had been a soldier |
a lover and politician. had always |
managed to squirm out gracefully. but |
in this encounter with the judge he &C
knowledged himself 'tbested" and his |
humiliation was 50 great. even TO this |
day he has no words OF forgiveness for /
Waggener and orr. who got him into /
the trap.
Congressman Blue is one Of a Trio ~ I
well-known KanSans. the other TWO BE- I
ing Judge Lewis Myers OF Jefferson /
county. and Captain Robert Lindsay % !
AtchiSon. The three are NiTEinisns I
and when the war broke out surprised 4
themselves as well as their friends b. I
enliSting in the Union army Zach was 4
a captain in the Third West Virginia .
Volunteer infantry. and fought with 4
distinguished courage. Often thei- reg /
iment was pitted against rebel regi- !
ment in whose ranks were tasi- play 4
mates % childhood and their own kin
dred. Coming 70 Kansas. Blue b.
came a Republican. 3 politician and i
finally a statesman Myers served IN i
the legislature and = now judge % the /
First judicial district. and good one
He is a Democrat a 6ssceuteat % =
Silver Gray. Lindsey il popular GO
ce-yiIlan in Atcnis0l and b-s-nea-.ec
generous man. Re = = thorough brad
Democrat. a-ho never scratches tex
=. but millions couldn't coax nm -
-un FOR al Office althOugh every Vc-ra1
n town would vote for hin
n many respects The three re1 a7e
much alike. They admire fair women
ard love fine horseS- They are cheer
80 by a song. charmed by love story
and moved by poetry. and they ara al
ways On the fron; seats when co1Tiv-
al company meets. They bold o<ca-
sion2l reunions. when they hgnt oTe-
lie Old HSau. Sao.a. -he2s cd WOUNDS