Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-02
Indian affairs he can command atten-

| Indian affairs he can command atten-
ton, and executive cooperation. He
vii often be heard during the debates
upon important affairs in the Fifty
fourth congress-; and he will also be
felt on numerous occasions. He is one
of the strong men of this generation.
Senator Fred I. Du Bois, of Idaho, In
no longer one of the back row" MEM.
bers of the senate. He Is no longer q,
follower of the older senator's, but isl
one of the recognized leaders. He was
but little more than two years a senator,
when he stepped into the front as al
leader of the cause of silver. During
the long debates preceding the repeal
of the silver purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, in 1893, Senator Du Bois
was heard almost daily, and his elo-
quent voice and vehement manner ate
tracted universal attention. He was
one of the youngest men ever known to-
participate in debate and occupy such
leadership as was accorded to Senator
Du Bois by all of his colleagues. No
man ever received so high compliment
as was paid to Senator Du Bois, when
the distinguished ex-secretary of the
interior, Senator Teller, the longtime
recognized leader of the silver sena-
tors. maintained silence himself, and
urged Senator Du Bois to the front.
There was also the eloquent and,
aggressive Senator Wolcott, of Colo7
RADIO, who urged the young Idaho
statesman to keep in the van of the
fight. And everybody said that Sem
ator Du Bois demonstrated his ability
to occupy the position which was
thrust upon hn. He was dignified,
earnest, and sometimes bitterly severe
| upon those senators who favored the
repeal of the silver purchasing clause.
He drew fire from some of the great men
of the senate, but held his ground in a
| creditable manner.
When the reorganization of the SEN
ate takes place Senator Du Bois will be
made chairman of the committee on
public lands, position which will en-
able him to do much for his state. He
has been a member of the committee
for two years and had experience in
Legislative affairs as delegate in con-
gress from the territory of Idaho, and
as n member of congress from the new
state of Idaho before his election to
the senate. Prior to that he was United
States marshal for the territory of
Idaho. He is competent to fill any po-
sition to which he may be called. and
some of his many friends are talking
| of booming him for the vice presidency
on the republican ticket in 1896; but
the senator will prefer to remain in the
senate, where he can best serve the in
terests of his state.
There is another northwestern sem
ator who has walked out of the back
row" and stepped out into the arena of
debate. During the summer of 1890
Congressman Henry C. Hansbrough, of
North Dakota, walked into my office
one evening to bid me good-by, saying:
II am going back to North Dakota now,
and l am coming back as the next SEN
ator. l am going to succeed Senator
Pierce. 1t is all settled, and 1 will be
elected"
| Well, l have heard politicians claim
good things so often and get left in the
long run that / rather demurred to the
statement and warned my friend that
he must not be too confident, lest defeat
should prove dreadfully disappoint-
ing. He laughed, clasped my hand,
said good-by and assured me that !
would have to write "U. S. S." after his
name inside of six months. He was
right, too. Just how he managed to
make the combinations which brought
about his election to the senate have
never known, but the result showed
him to be good politician as well as