Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-05
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dure the scratching of pen or the
noise of a typewriter in his committee
room. Consequently all of the writing
had to be done when he was absent.
This made it rather hard on his private
secretary, who had to do his work at
odd times and under all sorts of circum-
stances. He was not only nervous, but
impatient and autocratic; and some
people said that he was altogether too
aristocratic. He had brass railing put
around his desk to keep the general
public from coming into contact with
him. He would receive them all and
talk with callers, but they could not
get to him and make themselves ia
miliar with him. His successor, Sen
ator Mcmillan, of Michigan, had that
brass railing taken away, and allowed
the people who have business in that
committee room to come right up to the
chairman and talk business. Senator
Mcmillan is not nervous.
81 don't mean TO be profane," says
Senator Money, of Mississippi. Il air
simply nervous and am obliged to en-
press myself in nervous manner"
Strange as my ultra religious friends
will regard it, that statement is abso-
lutely true. The senator does not mean
to be profane, and he is one of the most
refined gentlemen in the world. But
he is nervous and somewhat excitable,
and on such occasions he is little pro-
fame in his ejacul2tory remarks. twas
simply because of a nervous irritability
hof ha int oil 10
at the capitol with another congress-
man, when they threw ink bottles and
other missiles at each other. 1t would
seem to be well for extremely nervous
people to carry guardians with them, to
manage their tempers for them.
One of the most polite men in the
world is ex-senator Bruce, of Mississ4
ippi. He is a colored man. a scholarly
gentleman, and a refined, cultured man
of the world. During his entire term in
the senate he never made an enemy, but
constantly made and cemented friend
ships. AS matter of fact there are
very few white men ever sent to the
senate who leave as many sincere
friends behind them as Senator Bruce
left there when he retired to private
life. 1t is unfortunate that vast ma
jority of the colored people of this coun-
try are obtrusive, and seem to like to
make themselves disagreeable. This is
particularly true in Washington, where
many colored men hold government po-
sitions, with excellent pay, wheI aby
they are enabled to dress and indulge
their eXtravagant desires. They force
themselves into places and among peo-
pie where they know that they are I'M
welcomed, thereby creating enmities
for their entire race.
The conduct of Senator Bruce is in
strong contrast with the manners Of
such people. Although an ex-senator,
and a man whose eloquence has often
been heard upon the hustings, he is
never obtrusive. On the contrary, he
never seeks the society of white people.
Many public men, however, seek the So
ciety of Senator Bruce and are pleased
to be with him. Men like Roscoe Conk-
ling, James G. Blaine, William B. Ali
son, and prominent gentlemen of their
party, have often sought the society Of
Bruce. This will seem strange to many
plain and simple. Senator Bruce is a
colored man of superior ability, and
stu6ious politeness. He is honorable,
reliable, and of high moral character.
Librarian Spofford, the man whose
genius has developed the vast con-
gressional library, and because OF
whose persistence and insistence the
magnificent congressional library build
ing was provided for by congress, is one
of the most polite and magnetic men in
| public life. Men and women are drawn
to him by his manners; because no mat
ter how busy he may be he is at all
times accessible, polite, agreeable, and
even genial. Such men are bound to
prosper in this world, and when they
depart this life leave behind them,
footprints of love in the sands of time,
J 8AIlTH d. FRY.