The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
FAMOUS MEN TO RETIRE
A Half Dozen Will Soon Leave
the Senate.
TALL SYCAMORE OF THE WABASH.
Senator Brice VIII Leave Host Of Friends.
David Bennett Hill VIII Also BE Missed.
Villas Influence Senator Gordon and
the Camerons.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is. Especial. :
Half dozen famous men are 10 retlr
from the United States senate in few
weeks They are Voorhees, of Indiana, Hill
Of New York, Brice of Ohio, Villas of Wis
consin, Cameron of Pennsylvania ant
Gordon of Georgia. The most famous o.
these as a senator without doubt is Mr.
voorhees,, the Tall Sycamore Of the Wa
bash. Senator Voorhees, will be missed
from the senate chamber, where he has SC
long been conspicuous figure. In all the
great debates his magnificent voice has
been heard. AS a debater he has had few
equals In congress He Is a natural orator
and has an extraordinary command OF
language Just now Senator voorhees, ap-
pears TO be recovering his health. He has
decided to take to the lecture platform aft
er leaving the senate, and IL is predicted
he will make success in that role. His
topics, understand, are to relate indirect
ly to his Washington experiences, and no
man can talk on this subject more enter.
tainingly or more knowingly than he
Senatorial Veteran.
Mr.. voorhees, Is now one of the veterans
OF the senate. II he were to serve till next
November, he would complete his twentieth
year In that body. Only half dozen or
so senator's have served longer than he con.
tinuously. Since the beginning of the
present session Senator voorhees, has lived
on Capitol hill, near the Senate chamber.
His health has gained so much In that
time that he has become an enthusiast as
to the advantages of Capitol hill as a place
of residence. He says II he had moved ND
on the hill years ago he would now be a
stronger man. It Is rather remarkable
that there Is less illness among the people
who live on the hill than among those
who dwell In other parts of the city. The
drainage Is better and the air is purer.
The founders of the capital supposed the
fashionable residence part of the city would
be on this hill. For this reason they faced
the capitol building toward the high pla-
teau. But real estate speculation In the
early days turned the tide In the other d.
rection, and the fashionable quarter Is in
the northwest, from a mile TO two miles
behind the capitol as 1t stands.
Brice's Reputation.
Senator Brice will take up his residence
In New York and Newport. Mr.. Brice has
not made much of "A reputation as a public
speaker during his six years in the senate,
but he leaves behind him a reputation of
another and perhaps a better sort. re-
member hearing Ed Wolcott, tho brilliant
senator from Colorado, who is now abroad
on bimetallic mission for the Republican
party, pay the following tribute to Mr..
Brice. 1.-The senator from Ohio, - said he,
will leave us with the proud conscious
ness-if he ever thinks about those matters
at all-of having host of friends behind
him. There is scarcely a man in the senate
who has not at some time or other had a
favor or Kindness from Mr.. Brice. That
IS precious sort of memory to leave be- |
hind one. IL is, in fact, about all there is |
n public life l suppose Brice is as cold |
FLOODED duck as there is on the face of |
me earth when vt comes to money making |
Zeal, but in his personal relations to sena-
iors he has been found one of the most low
,ble of men. -
Inasmuch as there is an ancient and high
y respected saying about the difficulty
which rich man encounters In gaining
entrance to the pearly gates am willing
% put Mr.. Wolcott's opinion of Mr.. Brice
IN record, for the Ohio senator certainly
las enough else to answer for
There Is another record that Brice will
cave behind him. 1t Is that of being about
he keenest man in his Judgment Of human
nature we have ever had in the senate. |
heard an old senator describe Brice's won
lerful faculty. "Brice sees through us ALL"
10 said. "He hasn't much to say, except
When his opinion is asked. He just keeps
iis eyes open and seems to know what Is
'oing on In all our minds He knows every
enator's weak spot and just how to touch
t. IL IL Is bit of sentiment, prejudice,
friendship, hatred, a superstition--no
natter what 1t Is, Brice knows 1t and can
tut his finger on it. / believe that Is the
ecret of his success In his life. While other
men have been reading books he has been
eading men,"
Hill and the Camerons.
Senator Hill has made unique reputa-
Ion during his six years In the senate He
las grown all the time. Ostracized a lit
10 at first, not taken into the inner coun-
ii, given more or less of the cold shoulder,
10 has nevertheless forced his way to the
ront He has made himself one of the
trongest debaters In the senate. A pecul-
arity about Hill Is that one can rarely
ell where he is going to appear. First he
8 against the administration and then he
5 for it. He loves to do extraordinary
Kings and to do them in his own odd way.
here Is nothing dull or stupid about Hill
10 Is nervous restless, active, interesting
We shall miss him from the senate cham
,er.
Senator Villas has been one of the stron-
'est senators on the Democratic side. He
5 man OF great force of character and Of
rue senatorial dignity. When he speaks,
Is to some purpose, and he always has
m audience. Villas has been somewhat
handicapped by his known friendship for
resident Cleveland. In the first place, he
las had to be careful what he said, for he
vas supposed to be inspired, whether he
vas or not. In the second place, the pres
dent has not been popular on the Dem
'cratic side of the chamber, and all his
pecial friends have had to suffer them
elves to be olassed as ''cuckoos'' and be
iriven into corner by themselves, as It
we're. Notwithstanding all these disad-
'antages, Mr.. Villas has been an influen.
isl and rather popular senator. 49,,
March 4 next Don Cameron will COM
,lete nearly 20 years Of senatorial service
or the two Camerons, father and con.