The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-01
REPUBLICAN BRAINS.

,,...ut Conyress-DinEiey AWAY
,..s,-,,euder.ou,l Payne, DaiIeii, Hep
..,n and Many More Make tho oPpo'-
lion Quake.
washington correspondence OF .na
x,w York Press: In the mental calibre
an. ~. men. the Republican party In this
c,n,,css far outclasses the opposition.
S rs.ss arc more big guns among the Re-
i" than among the Democrats,
r,n /, no, due to tho fact merely that
-. A.'I p,,ubllcaus are numerically stron.
". W. ,or they ou,ranked the other side
Mir heavy artillery In the Fifty
..,s,t and Fltty.thlrd Congresses,
Kan the Democrats we're in the major
"s Tho truth Is, the Republican vot-
~ ~, a, the country have exercised more
Accumulation In the selection OF their
representatives.. .
,,I,s nrobably can be found In the TACT
. . Inc leading men among the re-
..'hiIrnns In the house represent conser-
yas,ys districts where tho voters, hav-
,.s ,ound n good thing, have held on 20
we In nther words, the merit OF thelr
Locomotives having been demon
, ,.tpa,sd 10 their satisfaction, they have
kent them In Congress- session AFTER
ss,sIon, thus bcneiiting themselves ana
enabling their representatives TO add TO
MALI influence by experience. n.
Thouyhtiu, men have observed the
r.owlng tendency In the Democratic
n,r,y in recent years to revolutlonize
9Th freauenCy It's representation In
Congress, 1t may be that this Is due to
u,S,able and turbulent elements. With
M dxed set OF principles like the Re-
nublIcans, they ore swayed by every
dsmlgogue who springs up, and the
average Democratic district Is as easily
moved to Instruction against Its repre-.
sentative as the fretful Central Amerl-
can republics are to revolutionize
against their rulers.
The conservative Republicans OF the
roua;ry are beginning to learn that
congressman Is OF no use to his consti-
tuents until he has been In Washington
for few years, and that his usefulness,
asa rule, grows with his tenure OF Of
Grr There may be just as good men
In The district as he in point OF ability
and merit, but their usefulness as CON-
gyesmen would have to be gained by
srnerIence. The few men of ability the
democrats have In the house maintain
thsl- places through their experience.
yourg Bailey, Of Texas. their leader,
sr;sred UPON his seventh year in Con-
sres, before he received recognition.
TAe Republican party In the house Is
vru differed. II one or two leaders
s1nuli BE- disabled there would be
dozen captains competent to head the
rsnss. II the Democrats lost only few
a, their officers they would be mas
terless crew. It would be difficult for a
sudden legislative squall, no matter how
fierce, to swoop down upon the house
and find the Republicans without sever
al skilled captains on deck. With the
Democrats. II Bailey, Dockery, Richard
son. Savers and one or two others were
absent, they would have hard work TO
find a man who could take In a reef or
hold the helm.
The leader OF the house. II Is well
known, Is Mr.. DIneley. but he does not
devote large part Of his time to the
leadership. He usually remains In the
house after its assembling until the
business Of the day Is well under way
end resumes command, II such an eN-
preston can be used, when hour for ad-
tournment approaches. In his absence
from the chamber one OF his many lieu
tenants remains on watch. Mr.. Dingley
Is not s-ea. debater, but he Is a skill
full parlIamentarian and exceedingly
cool and clear-headed In. a crisis. He
Fever allows himself to loose his temper
and the opposition cannot make any
thing out of him by badgering. He
goes directly TO the point OF q situation
and Is competent to sustain his position
BY argument and citation of presidents.
General Henderson,. OF Iowa, Is one OF
tic ablest OF Mr.. Dinsley's lieutenants.
He is fighter from the ground up,
and usually gets TO the front when the
parliamentary sliirmish IS hot. He is
member OF the committee on rules,
and b.inss IN the reports from that
steering committee Of the house. In the
majority OF cases, reports from the
committee OF rules, are Objectionable to
the Democrats, because the power of
the committee Is not invoked until 1t Is
necessary to override Democratic dila-
tory tactics. General Henderson has a
powerful voice and an imprisoned way
OF speaking when he Is aroused. He
goes at the opposition In much the same
way that he used to lead the Twelfth
regiment OF Iowa infantry into action
during the war and up to the time he
lost leg. He stands, in debate, by
his desk. supporting the short stump
OF his leg on the lid OF the desk, but
his voice rings into every corner of the
vast hall In the heat of action. and. like
trumpet CALL brings the Republicans
scurFying from the cloakrooms to his
support. on the floor, he is of a genial
and kindly disposition, democratic in
manner, and has scores OF warm friends
among the enemy.
Payne. OF New York. Is another OF
Dir. D!nsley's risht-hand men. He often
pFes!des over the house In committee OF
the whole, and has fought many hot
oattle Tor the Republicans on the floor.
he Is such a good-natured fellow It Is
d!!'icnlt to arouse him, and therefore he
does not get into the fray until II
warns up, but when he starts he Is a
terror 10 the opposition. Payne also is a
good parl!ameatarian, cool and deliber-
ate' He Is quick to seize advantage for
his own side or to pick the flaw in the
enemy. He Is absolutely without sent!-
ment when 1t comes to partisan strug-
sles' and will fay his friends in the
democratic ranks with precision and
.thoroughness.
paizell, Of Pennsylvania. is one OF Mr..
p1ngleys lleutenants. Speaker Reed
ho!ds Mr. Da!zell In high esteem and
mas showered favors upon him. Mr..
Dalzell Is q fluent speaker and a good
paFllamentar!an. He Is an intense par
Nsan and does not cultivate close
friendships among the Democrats. He
neiieves In holding them down with an
iron hand. and his dislike OF the party
mooaoiy arises from the realization OF
Mhat MS constituents in the manufac-
turing district OF Pittsburgh have SUI
iered from Democratic misri,lo