The Irish standard., 1897-03-27
ish yoracity after marking all these. I
say. he would note in his book: Hanna,
btued, genus commercial. species grocer"

blped, genus commercial species grocer.
Hanna is commercial, a true son of
trade. He is strong with money. Hanna
can buy and sell. He is essentially a
grocer Of that enterprising sort that
sands the sugar, waters the whisky,
buries lump Of salt in every roll of but
ter, puts the rotten apples at the bottom
Of the barrel where they belong, and
calls 1900 pounds a ton in all cases ex-
cept those wherein he appears as pur-
chaser, in which lest instance his in
stinct would be for 1900 pounds.
Such being Hanna and such bis eXper-
ience one can readily see HON much at
bay he is in the senate. AS rule,
there's TO chance for traffic. Hanna
cana sell anything 10 Cockr2ll nor bug
anything from White. This hopeless
state of affairs runs with but few ex-
ceptions all along the line. There Is no
opaning for trade, no opportunity for
commerce: and so q pooi' new senator.
who is only a grocer after all, is BAT
fed and thwarted in advance.
There is now and then one, such as the
now man from Idaho, when Hanna can
tackle. In that case the senator's seat is
in DANGER There's charge Of fraud
and a contest With a senator in such
pickle, Hanna's advice is easy He is
sure Of the way He trades safety for
suhseryiencF. The senator comes under
Il IIor 1H1 i'm n
retain his seat But, as [ point out. this
can only happen in handful OF in
stances.
Taken beyond the field OF mere COM
merce, Hanna can neither attack nor de-
fend. Eliminate the chances Of barter,
and Hanna is on his back. And it thus
befai!s that now, when Hanna finds him
self in a surrounding where per cent
is not mentioned, where the cost mark
is not used, and where success can only
: rive by reasoning ard 70 'e # lucid
thinking, in the abstract he becomes q
perfect castawav, knowing neither
where to go nor what to do
It is worth ones while 10 go up to the
gallery and watch Hanna. Watch him
as his furtive eve runs over he sena-
tors CT the Democratic: side. There are
full forty Of them, and Hanna, by some
mighty instinct, knows that every one OF
the forty represents woe and grief tor
him. There is the high-sEouIdered
wry-fsced West, with a tongue like sand
paper. Some acrid day he win torture
Hanna until the blood comes There is
the CHASTITY German, pale and Sphinx
ish. Hanna fears him as he looks, and
couldn't tell one why. When some Cor
nan-set deadfall Of the rules breaks his
back Hanna viii be better posted.
There's Mills. Hanna doesn't like the
scowl on the Texans savage face. 1t
needs no prophet to foresee that Mills
will some time dc and say things that
will start the perspiration on Hanna's
brow. There's Morgan, who, with Il per
fect knowledge of senate war, wilt from
the cliffs Of 4 higher nature, roll down
upon Hanna his contempt and sctNn Of
that rose-faced leaders, methods.
There's 'Eurpie, gray and palsy shaken.
but with Il tongue like lancet and
mind like q hashlight. Hanna finds no
joy in gazing on Tlrpie. Hanna is right,
That Old and aspen senator will one day
stretch Hanna hide on the senate fence
with no more of computation than he
would bestow on the faying of a. fox
:,
eye, blazing a fashion of Senate Cyclops.
Tillman will yet find a time tc. Tell tell Han
liza of his past in such rude praise and
with such frank barbarity as would cur
dle the blood Of an image. In good
sooth our new-lnade senator is like a
cub bear. His troubles are all before
him.
Even OH his own side Of the chamber
Hanna reads more threats than signs of
succor in the sky. There is Chandler, the
New Ham, shire hen-hawl. with screech,
beak and talon to alarm and tear Hanna.
There's Lodge, full of lofty malevolence,
and to have senate trouble with whcm is
like unto running against the pole of
Gray. There's Teller that added of sill
yer. There's the dangerous Foraker,
Hannas own colleague. All these Hanna
hesitates before, fearing a future of the
worst; and unable in his mere bent for
markets prices, selling and buying to
fence against their least assault.
Well, well, we'll; it all makes a pre-
,!icanent for Hanna. and induces the
question, what foolish impulse brought
him into the senate TO become self-ap-
pointed cock-shot for every enemy he
has?
Hama would have woven his clcth
more wisely had he remained away from
the senate | was very glad myself to
see him come. But that need have fur
nished Hanna no reason for his coming,
Later, as our poor grocer nurses his
wounds and means with the sore MEM
Dry of their infliction, he will discover
what this is all about Meanwhile Hanna
should watch Platt and Quay. They
mediate the removal of his palt. and the
process as Voorhees, might tell him. is
painful.