The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
warded it with the name of Senator Goebel

warded it with the name of Senator Goebel
written thereon.
Ihe general engagement is now we'll on,
and so far the advantage is certainly on
the side of repeal. Goebel, as was ex-
pected, sailed in fully equipped with
facts and instances of the history and
workings of the Southern Pacific Company
since Kentucky gave it birth, and he de-
livered his fire in the most approved
style, making even the thickest skinned of
Huntington's pachydermatous advocates
vince.
He commanded the attention that the
Importance of the question and his efforts
in behalf of justice deserved, and he un-
doubtedly made a strong impression on
those who were open to conviction.
Geobel speaks offhsnd and without
notes. He has a clear, flexible voice and
very forcible action. Standing erect on
the floor, looking from one to another as
be delivered his convincing arguments,
and with the conscious flush of right on
his side and victory, he presented a strong
contrast to the gentleman who followed
him, Senator Hays, the Huntington
heavy
The major being, as his old darky said,
"Eive foot one way and six foot the
tother," presents much more imposing
appearance on the floor than does Senator
Goebel as long as ne keeps his mouth shut
When he begins TO talk, however, he be-
gins TO dwindle, and soon sinks way down
in comparison. This is especially the
case when he knows that he is in the
wrong, as in this instance The major
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but he don't keep them well sorted, and
they come out, as it were, in such confu-
sion, though without hurry, that they
crowd each other, and his mouth, being
rather small, get stuck in the act of utter
ance. The major does not talk too freely
on any occasion.
To avoid any halting or resorting of his
''idees" he put them all down in order on
paper, borrowing many from hired Hunt
ington editorials, and proceeded to read
them off like a young preacher with bot-
rowed sermon.
The tenor of all the various extracts and
clippings that he read was of one accord
and though they knew that great minds
think alike, his audience began to see that
they in this instance, at least, expressed
them TO suspect that the majors matter
was all the product of one great mind.
When he reads ''writing or print" the
major has to wear two pair of glasses, and
this, of course, makes him appear funny
If not iudicrous. And when he begins to
read in his slow, doubtful tone, with his
eyes rather fixed on the paper. and gesticu-
lating with his free hand he gets more so
and all the imposingness banishes. It's a
pity, too. The major means we'll His
heart is in the right place, but he has such
a regard for his old friend Huntington, or
fear of old Smoothing Iron" that he is not
his own master always.
The major saw that Goebel had a maga-
zine full of shot that he was saving and
thought that he had better ''fess up" so
he acknowledged that he held the nomi-
nal position as director in the Elizabeth
town and Hadgruvllle railroad, which he
and his associates incorporated and turned
over to the ''old man" few years ago for
consideration.
Weissinger's learned legal remarks
would doubtless have been much more i'm
pressive if he had but the dignity of an
English Darrister's wig to his bald head
and clean-shaved face.
As it is incomprehensible as the techni-
callanguage he uses, maybe he never looks
as if he was really in earnest, and when
any one looks attentively and inquiringly
into his eyes and shakes the head as if
questioning his statements, smile is apt
10 play around the corners of his mouth
The Senator is very dogmatic and obs,i-
nate when he once takes a position.
The only objection is that he looks to
his own set in the Pendennis Club to learn
what public opinion is. Senator Jack
Gross told him the other day that he rep
resented no one but the mutual admira-
ton society down at Louisville, to which
he belonged; and Jack Gross was not far
wrong.
1t is not thought that Weissinger made
many converts to his side by his effort
so far, with all his labored learning.