The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18


France in the great war, and then, sud-
denly, we saw introduced into the army
of the United States the helmet Of the
German soldier and the short-skirted
coat.
England sticks to her old scarlet
coat for her soldiers, as a tradition, in
spite Of the fact that red is the finest
target possible, and many a thousand
OF the English soldiers have lost their
ives through wearing the red coats.
Inc FRENCH, more wisely, put the red
on the legs of the soldiers, and clothe
Inelr bodies in the same blue the II.
S. army wears
The wisest uniform that was ever
worn was the butternut gray Of the
Ccnfederates. Many a time when the
ieaVes were falling the gray, dull dead
INES OF the Confederates came down
upon the federal lines through the
Forests unannounced until they gave
out their shrill rebel yell'' and poured
in their volley
AT present the uniform of the
American soldiery is mixture and an
anomaly. 1t is German, English and
French; mainly German. There should
De chosen for our army plain, hand
some uniform that shall be distinctive
ly American. 1t should look more to
service than to display War is bust
ness, and bloody business. 1t is earnest
and awful. The colors, cordons and
music OF military parades do not ap-
pear IN actual combat The latter Is
the raw head and bloody bones of the
military aspect of affairs. With the
good sense and the long-range guns
OF our generation and day the cock
1eatherS and silver FURNISHED helmets
and zouave breeches amount to moth
ing
line business of warfare is illuStrat-
ed by the Pennsylvania militia. 1t Is
a pity other states do not have such
splendid militia as Pennsylvania. Per
maps II other states had Pennsylvania
railway it might be the same with
them.
Il have regretted" said Senator
Quay, OF Pennsylvania, that Gen.
Malone did not prepare an autobio-
graphy before he died Of course. he
expected to live for many years. and
was suddenly stricken, and his career
was cut short. He was often urged to
prepare book Of his life, and sA
friends believed that he would do so.
He was remarkable man.
All of which is true. No one man in
public life ever risked so much for the
republican party as Malone; and he
was not appreciated by that party
When Malone entered the senate at
the beginning of the Garfield admins
tratlon 1T was question whether he
would step to the right or left Of the
aisle, which divides the two parties in
the senate. Had he taken his seat on
the Democratic side of the senate he
could probably have remained in that
position during the remainder of his
life. He took his seat on the Republi-
can side. BY his vote the Republicans
organized the sSnate. Every Republi-
can who held a Craftsmanship of a COM
mittee during that congress owed it
to Malone. During his entire term
as senator every vote he cast showed
him to be as true and stanch a Re-
publican as Sherman, ingalls,, Ed
mundS, Logan, or any other man on
the Republican side. There was no
better or Drawer Republican on earth
and the Republican party at least,
should have done him justice. But
Blaine and the Blaine influence sue
ceeded in downing Malone" thereby
giving. Virginia irrevocably to the
Democratic party.
The Blaines have dropped out Of ma
tional life in a wonderful, but not a
remarkable manner. In the entire
family there was only one Blaine; and
the great statesman never went about
boasting that he had a happy home. 1t
has been said that mo man can make
his public life success, while his
private life is q failure" If James c.
Blaine could have talked confidentially
to a soul on earth, he would have
probably subscribed to that sentiment.
He had just one friend on earth to
whom he could talk freely; and that
was his son, Walker Blaine who died
so suddenly. Then he went with brok-
en-, bleeding heart to his son Emmons
Blaine, and when that son was grow
ing into and warming the old mans
heart, he too was suddenly taken from
the earth. From that moment until the
day of his death, James G. Blaine I'M
happily awaited the. end of his life
James G. Blaine Jr. never gave prom
Use of superior ability, but he did have
some natural ambition. He married "a
good girl, but his brief married life
was marred by an evil spirit, and he
was divorced. 1t is a matter Of fact that
when young Blaine married into the
Nevins family he made no mistake
so far as family ties go. The Nevins
family was one Of much social promi-
nence in Columbus, O.; in fact, Mrs.
Nevins was noted society leader, and
in a large fine house the family en-
tertained royalty. Richard Nevins Sr.
went to Columbus from Pennsylvania
when a young man and married Miss
.
well-known man and Democratic
leader The family was one of the
most prominent in the state. Nevin5
was a handsome, active man and pros
pered in the printing firm of Nevins K
Meyers.
Mrs. Nevins was remarka BILE for her
beauty, and even after many years Of
life and much trouble. was still love
ly woman. Two daughters, Annie and
Mary (Mrs. Blaine), inherited, to a
large degree, the beauty of their
mother.
After many years Of brilliant living,
reverses came. and things went wrong
with the Nevins family. Col. Nevins
lost his firm connection and was
obliged to accept a salaried position,
and the home passed out of his hands.
1t was during these troublouS times
that young Dick. who had never had
any more onerous duties TO perform
than those imposed by society, showed
his metal He got place as brake
man on q freight train, and after
wards of stoker, running between CO.
lumbus and GAINESVILLE. He stuck to
his work faithfully, and went into the
machine shops. He would come with
his tin bucket and greasy overalls and
jumper clean up, and, like as nor.
lead german in the evening in full
dress. He was at one time supervisor
of the public building at Pittsburg
and superintendent it's erection until
bounced by Mr.. Cleveland. The bounce
ment could not be explained on polit-
ical grounds, for Nevins was a Demo-
crat, and came from a dyed-in-the-
wool line of Democrats on both sides.
1t very often happens that the man.
aging editors, who believe in rotation
in Office recall their Washington cor
respondents, and send new men to the