The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-06
FROM SENATOR WoLcoTT
And Tamely Submits to the
Singing Rebuke.
WITHOUT A WORD or PROTEST
The Windy Young Buffer from Colo
RADIO Tells the North Carolina
Senator to Attend to His
Business.


teresting and notifying to any patrl-
otto North Carolinian who had happen
ed to be witness to little scrap that
took place yesterday in the late after
noon on the floor of the Senate between
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, and SEN
ator Butler of North Carolina. 1t Mr..
Butler chooses to get up on the Senate
floor and biackguard his people as he
has done, and the same people, indeed.
whom he was leading three years ago,
il might. nevertheless, have been hoped
that he would not have submitted so
spiritlesslg to the tongue-lashing OF
that windy young buffer from Colo
RADIO. Not that Wolcott was not right,
but his manner was merciless, con-
tenptuous. If he had meant to say to
Butler, 'You are fool and ablackguard
You do not understand your duties, nor
do you attend to them" he could not
have Indirectly better expressed all this
by his maner and his words than he did.
1t was simply sickening; if Butler
claims to be equal to emergencies that
come TO so-called leaders, why did he
not meet his brow-beater in some kind
Of manly fashion? Anglo-Saxons,
North CaroIinians do not like men who
bare their backs to nine-and-thirties.
But that is what Butler did yesterday.
His snpineness was enough to make
any man with blood in him blush for
shame at his seeming lack ofwit, mettle
and courage.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the Senate
was proceeding with the "unobjected
cases. They had reached the bill ITO
Regulate Mail Matter of the Fourth
Glass; etc The object of the bill was
to prevent roller-top desks, dynamos,
unwieldy packages of all kinds from
going through the mails as fourth class
matter. 1T was urged that the mail
ears were not built for such purposes,
asd that some other disposition should
be made of such stuff.
Butler objected.
Wolcott few to his feet in a windy
passion, and the sedate and already
twilighted galleries were shocked with
the blast of his cyclonic, National con
yention voice. He was sneering, con-
temptuous, belittling, actually saying
that Butler was the only man who had
not read the bill, and a member Of the
committee, at that, which had the bill
in charge.
Butler preserved his impressive coun-
tenance, while other Senators had sar-
castle smirks on their faces, and at the
end Of the castigation he simpered
slightly, evidently at the imagined
piece of repartee that was about to
take flight on the wings Of his lips.
lie replied that us he was the only
Senator who had not read the bill, it
was but right that he should object.
OH Evidently he thought he had lit
sure enough pop-cracker, but It didn't
pop.
Woicott sprang To his feet, this time
like a gusty prairie wind Then, Mr..
President" he exclaimed, II beg on
behalf OF the public service, that the
Senator from North Carolina viii at
tend the next meeting of the Commit
tee on Postoifices and Postroads."
Butler sat down and Chandler went
over to his desk and parleyed with him
for q few moments, after which he
arose, withdrew his objection and the
bill passed.
Ii was, all in ALL d salliyating exhi-
bition.
1t may be quite likely that the Colo
RADIO Senator had in mind the seeming
negligence of Butler in the case Of the
North Carolina postmasters, on whom
he reported only after his unnecessary
delay had been brought exclusively
through the News and Observer 10 the
attention of North Carolina readers.
In any event. Wolcott evidently didn't
think Mr. Butler had been paying any
devoted attention to his business, and
SO scourged him for his objectionable
ignorance OF this bill which had re-
A. N ~
committee.
And no doubt in some such negii-
gence as this lay the cause of the I'M
necessary delay of the Democratic
postmasters at Fayetteville, Chapel
Hill Wadesboro and Gastonia. Butler
laid the blame on Mr.. pritchard's alb
sence, and / yesterday called this fact
10 the attention of Mr.. Pritchard.
and Just here my authority is from
one of orr Democratic Congressman
who said that Butler said he was wait
ing for Mr. Prltchard's return). Mr..
Pritehard seemed indignant; the whole
thing seemed news to him, and he re-
piled the idea that he had been any
cause Of any delay, saying that Butler
had asked him If he had anything
against the men, and he had replied,
Mo- and that, too, before he went
away, which, by the by, was not until
February 11th 1t is to be hoped that
this public exposure Of Buffers slip
shodiness, II not worse, by Wolcott,
will cause him 10 put aside deals
long enough hereafter TO attend TO the
business for which he is paid and which
he was missent here To attend to.
Among the causes of Gen. Cox's sue
cess is his unvarying and charming
courtesy to everybody. / have seen
nnmberless instances OF this since
/ have been here A man does not
have to be "a great big-somebody'' to
get politeness and attention from him.
A case in point came to me day or
two ago: Young Mr.. Marcus Bridg.
ers. Of Edgecombe, nephew OF the late
COL. II. II. Bridgers, walked into the
Generals Office and calmly an
nouned that he was going to South
Africa to seek his fortune. The Gen