The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-13

famous term Cuckoo for those members
Of his party who might be relied upon to
stand by the administration through thick
and thin, through right or wrong, through
good or evil report. One day, mislaying
his temper In the heat Of debate, he liken-
ed certain democrats In the Senate to
wooden cuckoos strung on wires, who,
whenever the white house clock struck,
popped their heads out Of the windows and
announced the time OF day.
Senator George f.. Hoar. with his patri-
clan, but somewhat fretful face, framed
in a scanty fringe of silver is an ideal
representative of cultured Massachusetts.
He belongs to more societies, scientific and
historical, than any other man In Ameri-
ca. He has received the degrees Of doctor
of laws from Yale, Harvard, Amherst and
William and Mary, and no end Of honor
airy titles from other colleges. Though n
years old, his days of successfulness are
by no means on the wane; indeed his
fighting propensities seem to wax strong
er with the years-or perhaps they are
more easily provoked. Like Senator Nor
gan, he has served in the Senate just 20
years, and his present term expires at the
same time--March 3, 1901.
The youngest senator is Marion Butler
of North Carolina. who was born in g.
and took his seat In this august assem-.
biage at the age of 80. His history Is in
teresting. as illustrating how rapidly
young America may rise, in spite of adj
verse environment He was farmers
boy, in one of the most obscure and ap-
parently heaven-forsaken sections of the
country-Ifoneycutts township, Sampson
county, North Carolina. Schools are few
and far between in that region and he
was prepared for college by his mother,
and graduated with honor at the age or
%. Then he began the study of law, but
was called home by the death of his
father. to run the little farm and sup
port the family, which includes several
younger brothers and sisters. Yet when
only q he was elected to the state Sen.
ate, and In 50 succeeded Matt w. Ransom
In the United States Senate.
Next to him at the foot of the class In
point OF years il Senator James Smith of
Newark N. j., who entered this weary
world as late at 81. But nobody would
suspect him OF youth, for every hair in
his head Is white as snow and he looks NJ
least half a century older than Fred Du-
boise of Blackfoot, Idaho, who posed for
while as the youngest senator and Is Just
fourteen days older than the gentleman
from New Jersey. Who was 1t said, of
another Individual, Fate tried TO dis
Smith. tool At home he is manufac-
turer OF enameled patent leather, and
Dame Fortune has smiled broadly upon
him, in spite OF his name.
One OF the most picturesque figures I'm
the new Senate is Mr.. Dubolse's successor,
Hetfeid Of Idaho. He looks just what he
is-a sturdy German farmer, and makes
no bones IN saying that he never crossed
the Mississippi IN his life. until he came
to take his seat In the Senate Born some
where in Missouri. he went west to grow
up with the country" and found competi-
ton In that line so Lively since Horace
Greely's celebrated bit OF advice that Il
left no time for eastward excursions. I'M
al his journey OF a few weeks ago, Chica-
20 was 10 him as a sealed book, Washing
ton he knew only from print and pictures,
and Boston and Philadelphia and other
cities OF the "enete east" are yet 10 be
discovered; and as for New York-what a
day Il VIII be for Senator Heitfeld when the
busy scenes OF the great metropolis dawns
upon his dazzied visionl How do you
like the east7" / innocently inquired.
"Weil. he replied with grave de.iheration,
Weighing each word In 20 important a
matter as expression an opinion 70 a chiol