The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
SENATOR MORRILL, OF POLITICS.


figure RI s~s T-nte1 States sezats today
barring zls s. sears. That EgVFs wzs e
congress t. 1sSa. sAa be sax t1e1- A. =
SEES res shat vas ne~sSzsr~. aE1 -
E@pE On ire statute ssaaks tor twEnty years
ire sfosrsu tArs~ sal- + nos orlT ers6.esi
Us 20 save shsx rnsen. %. s1as15ed - 20
meet an sursat taxation twice as asTgs
AZ that whseh we cannot meet TOW Ana
thirty years Afterwards Sc have - o<TroS
npney - TIa cur nsasnesS. Ee = greater
than Glaaxtons ard oder. greater nan
bismarck sn4 ofssr. ard I taiak shai iae
elixir os protection WAS tmDso@e ~ hsH.
znH thak He may I've forever. HIS policy
nax d0Esas the iana wfsh Institutions of
learning saeh as 10 other people ever
kneH n the hsssary ~ IRE word
Senator Morrill, has ben 81 congress
fsrtg-one years. BE was a rserr9er % ne
ao1xe q representatives fcr six terms.
after which ~ was promoted BY shs repre-
serfztsves o. the people % his state - the
senate. To-Day he = the eldest senator =
service. a. Heli a. 81 number Or years
Prior - his Iast election he tod the pro-
pie saar ns thought L would be better 70
let hIn retire. and give RAY TO younger
man From al narts % the state came me
prompt ans decisive answer: You must
40 back We want your wisdom 20 repre-
cent Vermont fcu must die IN the mar
mesa" 80 Dir. Merrill went back and
have no doubt the next legislature VII re-
IsATW NtE1 unless &c INSISTS On TIC NsA+h-
drawai % his name. IL Eoula e 4 nard
task 70 and q person IN business lfe more
welded 20 his work than the venerable
senator He il always al work. and his
healtn Is Ia bad Nav Indeed u he Is nos
A. tae csDitol punctuaIly. When the years
work Is ended. he and his family 80 70
the homestead az STAFFORD. VI
when I reached STAFFORD DIR. Morrill,
had been AZ home FIVE OF SIX weeks. and
will remain untu late Ia the falA had
rot seen him tor eighteen wears, and real
lzsnx that he was s at his last birthday.
April ~ I expected 20 find him quite fee
bic Naturally the question enters the
readers mind; How eid you And aim -
Wen. the family xas AZ tea. and owing 70
the condition Of my stomach after four
teen-fulfe ride In a stage coach. was not
slow IN accepting at invitation 20 1oih
them. AR Morrill, arose slowly from MS
seat at the table lhe IL very deliberate 10
word and action, and putting out his nand
said: "Portws l am glad 10 see you no"
ara things Ia Scatter
For moment I was damofounded Here
was a man IN his Sth year shaking nanas
as vigorously as II he was not more than
s.. ard speaking In tones that 9eit no
doubt as 10 his strength Ills conpsehlon
was clear and hls blue eyes we're bright.
When he i pleased MS eyes twinkle under
heavy eyebrows / noticed the same ola
twinkle Of the eye. and a smile thai shows
goodness in every line OF the face.
Conversation turned upon Washington
and Alaska, and before we had naisaea
Mr. Morrill, exclaimed In a most vigorous
manner. II cannot understand WY tAere
Is such a strong silver sentiment In cali
foru." Continuing, he said that the IN
taresss OF the state were not with the Sill
yer movement and he would Ike 70 know
how the people bad been turned around
Mr. Morrill, showed intimate kno~iedge
concerning the resources OF " asa!ngloh.
not onfv as A state. but as related 70 us
glYerent sectlons lie said he vas greatly
interested IN the Pacific Northwest and
Alaska and would like very much 10
make trip there When ! asked him IL
I could tell the people or the sta.e. upon
NY return home. that ne solio honoF
them with his presence next summer. no
sssSsafsa a moment, aad then replied:
"You had better not say anything
wlsh that / vas as certain Of all mem
hers Of the senate as I am or Mr.. AoTrlB
regarding his opinion on the AiasNa
boundary question ] did not asa hlnh X
ne VAS opposed 10 yielding the slightest
% Great Britain In this matter, bat 90
rst mink ne xouie give II a biz. As
meter ~ fact Mr. Morrill, Is nos what, Ia
zhoo language. We term the newspaper
mans friend lie Is always courteous. but
az The saying goes. ne : mighty aaFd 10
interview / talked on ard oH toF TWO
aav4 before ne would let me use word
y. haa said I honestly believe u would
ha,a sakar a week X Mrs Morrill, asd nor
,sEsn nv side and gwen valuable assist
-. rinatIv Just before ne went 10 bed
- aid. We'll viii see about the mat
ssESf Ms. NORTH IL she thosght
could get him 20 talk Tor publication. aud
49, replted that e woald be a good plan
:. vsress ant a number q questions and
r5ve thern to him ] followed her advice
snH whsn Nsr. Morrill, entered ais library
nexs morning re found A bunch ~of qaes-
tfonx awaiting him. Very deliberately he
ss.ksa un fhe questions. read them and
sean made 4 few eotes with peac!l AZ
- h~eshfass 4 saw him sst down az his
ssul and take ous his qasl pen. ! knew
,he aay rad been won ard [ was N high
soirlss. When hs had aaished De walked
,.,. frf, t4se ether roam where was chat
strv wsih Mrs Morrl1 end'hsv sister. Mss
swau. ard handed rae papers waleh con-
s~t-s8 .ue questions aud his answers.
g-.,ffovv ing ls a copy % the original;
"ps feu regard Mat. Mckinney as an
IDEAL caHaitztes
.,W~ Mckinley was the popular csndi-
date and - VIII ee at-sPse~ a. SatV
eand date
..vvm the placing OF a sound money
..-,..,-~.tEs ticket ia she aesa seriously
i,s,e~a Nrk<lnssy's chances % e-ecaonT
.sThat veu}8 depend upon how e m .-1t
rsrt tho votes In al n the so-callea piv-
asa4 atates All w9a}d depend anon Wheth-
- 81 zsaasl add votes 90 Mckinney CT sub
.rsnt fr7na Bryan. or whether Or mex the
wor.A gs Totally tepraFed-
@sxyhse klnd OF a reputation ala ".
e,~,rsr7 Rave in congress, az a speaker
e~f statesman
..As n sps.akay young Bryan was cousla-
- .-~a-s~ta3s bof ss a statesman his
..- ~.rsafns limited % Nebraska
yffs voice vas listened 30 rather than MS
VS., enest vii free Silver have On
,.s..-s,,. usen. SPECIAL reference being had
- .bs~xe % oar present standard 81
-,,-ey Naasa bring on an early ard sFrf-
(t,s -rrelst q az classes II lscor.rs men
- rt,es.n tae reha hl,itatiou % thsi~ Stages.
Hf.-. fes.fe thev eae58 Gor support their
rs.,.7s.s rsh snasr present cnrrfGr =. on
hz,f nvs,st ao.isr wages"
& .stn vsar estimation. weu,6 the special
Interests q C2sifsFnla Do 1ith re sl.ver
men,"
s-4tf.~rIa has been manly derives gram
49, later prosperous agriculture. ss MIR
ina. tr.Festrr ~ never APP . be permanent.
arf rte Ttst Sen ss8te' Nas 5ess Interest sT
s.vsr r,.u.ax than ie gels. Fat having
rreas cHpe rtagity Co re supremacy IN
-anras sNar,a 20 snsse or ard psfrenlEa
tee saEerser lsstrumental.ty a. silver
rnaa s-eset d lisus
& -yvgI 81 snceess ~ fres SILVER bg.ag
sn-at silver asaao-nsetai,5sssl p
s.T--aersss onaa,y. yes.
~WI free SILVER he-n tar fa-meF, IS
f Il r.s.sses. ~ - advocates go
~rree cesrars - silver ~ cSm7e.
American garzners NAsn taeY sen cav -
,tstr e~-sf ISIS az au-ne CT shrcz2 20 a.