The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
L OF THE TIMES.
Some New Stories Of People Who Are
Well Known.


The other day Senator Frye of Maine
made a speech In the senate which attract
ed general attention and was the universal
topic Of conversation for some time in
Washington. In supporting the resolution
Of the foreign relations committee regard
ing Armenia the Maine senator started
out as IL he was going TO make only a few
cxtemporanoous remarks, but later, APP
parently warming up to his subject, he
INDUCED In one of the most graphic and
fiery pieces of word painting the senate
has ever been called upon to hear. In pas.
sionate language ho told how England
looked after her citizens, and then he re-
called Lord Napier's celebrated Magdala
campaign.
To deliver q single English missionary
Great Britain had stretched Ito long arms
across the oceans, III to the mountains,
across marshes and swamps and into the
darksome dungeon TO pluck forth just one
Of her 3S, 600, 900 subjects. To accomplish
this, having had to bring sepoys from In
dia and soldiers from Great Britain, meant
a cost Of SEQ, 000. 600 for the expedition.
Then Mr.. Frye wound up with the dra-
matte declaration, "In Gods name, who
will not die for a country hat will do
THAR" IL was a speech so full OF fire I'M
virile sentiment, the impetuous words
came from the senator's lips so smoothly
and were so well chosen and balanced, It
struck such a responsive chord in the
breast of every person present who had
been listening TO the terrible stories of
Turkish atrocities and who longed to see
some power stretch forth its hand to stay
the disgrace Of the nineteenth century that
a. 1870 - 1910 So xI-t-
usual decorum and appiauded their col
league, while the applause from the gal
leries was loud and unstinted. o
The speech made such an impression
} that yesterday a member Of congress said
to another:
''Did you hear Frye's speech on FridayP''
"Not on Friday, " wGs the answer, "but
I've heard parts of 1t before"
"You don't mean TO tell me that was
an old speechS" was the wondering reply.
II thought it was delivered on the spur Of
the moment"
81 heard Mr.. Frye make that Magdala
speech fully ten years ago, and since that
time I must have heard him get Ii off Mt
least n dozen times. 1t reminds me what
I heard Mr.. Reed say once. I told him
that Frye was going TO make a speech on
q certain subject. Mr.. Reed folded his
hands over his waistband, assumed his
most benign aspect and drawled out,
'Waal, / wonder If he will fight the Mag
dala campaign again. - Washington
Post.
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay Is an odd
genius In one respect. When no made his
recent trip TO Florida, hundreds of poll
~ticians, not only In his own state of Penn
s~ylvania, but also In other states, showered
him with kilograms asking for all sorts of
information n suggesting oil sorts Of
measures concerning the preliminary bat
ties now going on In most Of the states for
Republican presidential delegates to the
st. Louis convention. senator Quay not
only refused to answe the kilograms, but
he did not even open them. To a friend
who questioned him about this matter the
other day he said:
''When / work, 1 work like tho old boy,
and when l play l play like the old boy. 1
went down to Florida for play and u rest.
/ will not answer any kilograms or even
think OF politics when I'm away on my
playing tours. l have made this a rule,
and 1 adhere to It."
Senator Quay's enemies In Pennsylvania
could ave attempted, In his absence, to
put up all sorts of jobs on him. Even Nc
Kinley, TO whom ho is bitterly opposed as
q presidential candidate, could have forged
far to the front, but tho playing spell
would have gone right on.