Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17

fHS-r----ASX SnatlcS w. II air
Vs" pN>- banks, the repub-
lican who now stands in Dan Voorhees,
democratic shoes as the new senator
from Indiana, and TO Joseph Benson
Foraker, who is said to hold big half
OF the state OF Ohio in his pantaloons'
pockets. Governor Foraker's log cabin
was situated in Highland county, in the
southern part of the STATE. Fairbanks
was further north, in Union county, in
the center OF Ohio. There ia tradition
that both babies were rocked in sugar
troughs, and happen to know that both
have had hard tussles to reach the high
positions which they now hold.
STORIES OF FoRAKER's BoYHooD.
Senator Foraker's father, for instance,
was farmer. He had eleven children,
and little Benny was only one OF the six
boys in the family. There were five girls
in addition, and money was none too
plenty. The boys all worked on the
farm, and the future governor and sena.
tor was taught to wash and iron, to milk,
cook and spin. and in addition to all
these, 10 pick the geese at the proper
time of year. His first schooling was
gotten in a log schoolhouse, and he had
to fight, as 1t were, for his education
Ii was at this time that he wore those
famous coffee sack trousers OF which you
NAV have heard. He was only ten
wears old, and school was in full blast,
when he met with serious accident
which ruined his breeches. They were,
in fact so badly torn that they could not
be patched. There was no cloth Tor a
new pair within miles, and it looked for
time as though the school would have
to be given up. Mrs. Foraker, however,
brought out coffee sack and asked the
boy whether he would wear a pair OF
trousers made OF it and continue his
schooling or stay out while and wait
for a new pair. As young Foraker
looked at the coffee sack he said;
~ can wear them, mother, but don't
like TO. II do, the boys are sure to
make fun OF me-"
'Never mind ii they do" said his
mother. 'Tt YOU become useful man
nobody will ask what kind OF pantaloons
YOU wore as child"
The result was that young Ben put
them on, and although the boys and girls
did laugh, he stuck to them until new
pair came to hand To-day Governor
Foraker wears as good pair OF breech-
as as any man in the United States
senate. and so far no one has made any
inyidious remarks about the coffee sack
trousers oil his boyhood. He got re-
ward for wearing them by the strength
which they added to his character in the
withs,anding the laughter OF his fellows,
and they formed a very pretty piece oil
capital, too. in getting the votes oil tne
people when Foraker became candi'
date for governor OF the state.
SENATOR FAIRBANKS PANTS.
And lust here want to tell you OF a
similar trouble that Senator Fairbanks
had during bis school days, He gave
the story TO me last night as we chaltec
together in the Arlington hotel. hao
mentioned the wonderful popularity Nc
Kiney had gotten as President through
his lille kindnesses and his unassuming
ways. This caused the conversation tC
turn to the importance OF little things
and how they affect ones life, when Sen
ator Fairbanks told in illustration the IN
cident OF his torn pantaloons.
at was" said he, when | was at col
lege in Delaware, Ohio. ] was poor.
you know, and only owned one good
suit. One Saturday afternoon, in wrest'
ling with my roommate, ripped one o
nv pantaloons' legs from the bottom al
most to the top. 1t was torn so badly
that could not mend it. The next day
was Sunday and | had to go 10 the
chapel or be marked down Tor absence
Nv parents lived some distance ava,
and could not get money from home
for at least a week. For time was ii
despair. and then ! went out with my
room-mate, having pinned up my trous
ers to get pair of new ones on trust
Near where | lived there was a lev
clothier named Frank. We went into
his store and asked to see some of hi.
pantaloons. He laid out pair on the
counter. which, he said, would cost m,
"a 30, / told him that they would sui
me and that would bring the money il
next week and pay for them. Upor
this he took the pantaloons out of my
hands and laid them upon the shelf
INV boy, / don't do business tina
way. When you bring the money yol
can have the pants"
81 can't tell you how much that hur
me-" said Senator Fairbanks. :"
blushed like girl | was much humili
ated and very angry. There was, how
ever, another tailor in the town. re
member the name of the man wa
Ppumphery. Well, went to him ate
LETT Frank. but before asking TO see hi
trousers ! described my situation HI
gave me a pair at once and told me
could have other clothes if | wanted
them. | can't tel you how grateful
felt TO that man. not only bought M
own clothes a him aflerwaTd but tgie'
TO get my fellows 10 go TO him. neve
70 back TO Delaware but that call upol
him, and when ! enter his store he al
ways wants to know If | would like IL
have another par Of trousers on credit
Now, the trusting OF a boy Tor a weeI
WIS little thing, but 1t gave that man ;
strong riend.
"As to Mckinley" continued Senate
Fairbanks, ~ have often nolic, d HOY
careful he is OF the comforts Of others
| remember being on the stump wit
him at on time We we're 10 speak 10
gether at Washington courthouse. Nc
Kinley was thea candidate for COVER
nor, and he was, Of course, the lion c
the occasion. When we arrived tn
committee oil the town had carriage 10