The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-27

among 1segroes a long time, and even
then you will misunderstood them. But
7 don't believe there is a man in the
state who could get more of their votes,
though I stood ground openly for dis
franchising them. One other point I
want you to take note of and watch its
development in the future. am not an
eversuspicious man, hope, but know
just how I would act if were in Gro
yer Cleveland's place. 1 would divert
the peoples minds from the money
question. And I know it is his great
anxiety to do SO. Tariff wouldn't do it,
and. so he tried war. 1t overworked
Wall street caught it in the neck, and
her agents came down and ordered it
stopped, and it was stopped. Watch the
thing closely and see how the president
is easing off. He hesitates to follow the
resolution of congress on the Armenian
matter, the papers say. Oh, does he?
Well, he II do more than hesitate. He'll
advance backward.
ga little while ago nothing would
do but we must regulate Great Britain
and Venezuela, and then the feet was
made ready, and it was whispered about
that we had an understanding with
Russia and were to make a demonstra-
ton on the Turkish coast, but it's all
over. This Venezuela commission will
take great deal of time and let the
administration down easy. The peoples
minds have been diverted considerably,
but Wall street didn't want war, and
she don't want war talk, for the whole
sum and substance of New York city's
patriotism and Judgment on great Ques-
lions goes to the effect on stocks. There
fore we sha mt have any war or any
more talk than can be helped while
Cleveland is president. Mark it. " And
the senator turned to his mail, of which
there seemed about three bushels in
sight.
Senator Buffers Speeches.
It cannot be denied that the anti
Cleveland sentiment is growing rapidly
among Democratic congressman. Others
are not quite SO outspoken as Mr.. Till
man, but there is one even more reck-
less in bursting the senatorial tradition
that new men should keep still. Hon.
Marion Butler has already made seven
speeches of considerable length. He is
but SO years old, and should he remain
in the senate the average time of SEN
ators and keep up his present pace it
has been calculated that it will cost the
government an even 81 900, 900 to print
his speeches. OF himself he is quite reti-
cent with newspaper men, but North
Carolina men visiting here tell many
interesting things about his family.
They say that his mother was a very re-
markable character, woman of great
intelligence and quite free spoken on
public affairs; that she taught and en-
couraged her children from their infancy
to express themselves with equal free
dom, and that mealtime in the Butler
family was sort of free parliament.
And that was during the exciting period
of reconstruction too. His colleague,
Mr.. Pritchard, is inclined to observe the
traditions of the senate, but in private
conversation is very free spoken and is
just now working like a beaver to pre-
serve the alliance between Populists
and Republicans in North Carolina, his
plan being a division of the state offices
and electoral vote.
There is also great contrast, but in
a different way, between the gentle and
the Mormon senator from Utah. Senator
Brown is smooth faced and fair, with
the indications of an ardent and perhaps
impulsive nature, while Senator Cam
non, to stranger, at least, seems re-
served and slightly saturnine and is so
dark as to suggest nativity in a warmer
cline than Utah's. 1t is the Manx blood
probably. His father, who has been an
eminent leader in the Mormon church
for 40 years, is native of the isle of
Man, and 1 have been told by other
Manxmen in Utah that he was of the
''black stock. - supposed to be remnant
of the dark brown race who inhabited
the British isles before the Celts came.
Politically the two senators are in per-
feet accord. Under Democratic admin
istration there is no patronage to divide
them, and both firmly believe that on
protection to silver, lead and wool Utah
is as safely Republican as Ohio.
The general smashing of old rules and
traditions in this congress has excited
the usual research of history, and it ap-
pears by no means foregone conclusion
that new senators ought to keep still
for few years. Hons. o. P. Morton of
Indiana and Allen G. Thurman of Ohio
stepped right to the front on entering
the senate and took command in their
respective parties as if that had been
what they were sent there for. The Pc
c11iar circumstances of their time, how
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