Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.
New England Fortunate In Her
Able Representatives.
She IL strons In Both senate and House.
Glance at the Delegation In the Pen
sion Once, Etc.

sion once. Etc.
From Our Correspondent.
New England is indeed twice fortunate
In the composite ability OF her represen-
tation In the national Legislature.
Although her Websters. Summers,
Wilson's and Blsines have departed for
THAT undiscovered country. from whose
bourn
| No traveller returns,
she still has her Reeds, Fryes, Ding
leys. Hoars and Platts, who now WELD
as much influence In the halls Of congress
during the closing half Of the pres
ent century as did their illustrious pre-
decessors In the opening half of IL.
Let Us glance a moment at New Eng
eands representation In the United
States senate. probably the most de-
Lucrative parliamentary body In the
world. Take Maire. The personnel Of
her two senator's is interesting. Every
s.ate In tn Union IL entitled by the con
stitution Ia have two United states
senators. no more and no less. They are
elected every ak years by the various
state legislatures. Hence Nevada, the
smallest state In the Union. with her
population OF some $4,000, mas as large a
numerical representation in the senate
a. the great commOnw ealth OF New York
the largest state in the Union. with heI
6,Ooo. 900 people. Equality Is more prev
alem In the house OF representatives
OF lower branch Of congress. Nevada
has one congressman and New York "a.
Congressmen are elected every two
years, dlrectly by the people. II will
thus be seen that the members of the
national house Il representatives are
nearer TO the people and feel the pulse OF
public approval or disapprOval much
sooner than the members of the senate.
who are not. IN the strict Interpretation
II the word. directly responsible Ia the
populace This is the principal reason
why the house is frequently called the
popular branch of congress and the chief
cause why its political complexion
changes so often.
II the people are dissatisfied with It's
policy. ard the sentiment thus mani
Tested becorles general. at the congress
sional election every two years the
remedy is Ia the hands OF those who
form the very cornerstone OF our form
OF gOvernment-the people-while in the
case Of the senator's. the remedy is sec
ondarily with the people. and even then
IL presents Itself only once, in the time
when three congressional elections
transpre. The primary remedy is pos
sessed by the members OF he legislatures
Of the various states and IL has not in
frequently Lsen the case that some OF
these bodies do not have such heart
thrubbings I'm the interests Of the people
"a IL generally desired. So IL Is that the
United Stats senators are protected by
a sort OF political "trocha." the benefits
OF which members OF the house OF repre-
sentatives knoweth not.
But 10 return from the DEPRESSION
Maine's two senators are Hon. William
L. Frye OF Lewiston and Hon. Eugene
Hale Of Ellsworth. both, by profession.
lawyers. Eye has the reputation OF
being the most eloquent man In the sen .
| ate, and | consider his colleague. Hale.
the most astute debater. He has not the
cloquence Of Frye. but In debate is
sharp. shrewd and unyielding which. a.
senate procedure goes. means a good
| deal. Upon Frye's oratory and Hale's
saeac!ty ycked together In behalf Of or
against any measure. its fate Is fre-
Guently hung. Frye served years In the
house before he was elected To the sen
| ate TO succeed the iliustriOus James G..
Blaine. who was made the secretary Of
state In Harrison's cabinet. a place In
stself second only In importance 10 the
quently hung. Frye was II years in the
house and succeeded Hannibal Hamiin.
who was Abraham Lincoln's running
mate in the presidential election OF 1850
Frye is SO years old Hale 81.
In the house. Maine has four congress
men. Representing the FIRST district is
Hon. T. Il. Reed OF Portland. or plain,
ordinary Tom Reed, as most people call
| him. now speaker of the house. and prob
ebly oneof the brainiest public men that
ever represented Maine or any other
state In the congress Of the United States.
| Speaker Reed = charac teristics are many.
| but perhaps the most noticeable is his
bluntness. For instance. he defines a
statesman as a dead politician.
Nelson Dingley OF Lewiston represents
the Second district. and occupies the
| most prominen; position In the house, eS-
| cept the speakership. in being chairman
| of the committee on ways aad means,
| which carries with IL the nominal leader
ship Of the majority on the floor. When
Frye was elected 10 the senate To sue
ceed blaine. Dingley was elected to take
| Frye's place. In other words, Blaine
| Frye and Dingley stepped up a peg. and
each one added TO hi. already enviable
| reputation as desirable man To have in
assisting the guidance OF the nation.
| Governor Dingley will be sc next Febru-
| airy.
| Edwin {. Burleigh OF Augusta repre-
sents the Third district, having been
elected at a special election held June q,
1897. to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Seth l.. Milliken OF Belfa It
Mr.. Milliken represented this district for
many years. and until his death there
had not been a break In the Maine dele
CATION for a long period OF time. Mr.
Burleigh has been governor Of Maine
and bids fair To make an excellent ma
| tional legislator
Captain Boutelle of Bangor represents
the Fourth district, comprising Aroos-
took, Penobscot. Plscataquis ard Wash
ington counties. In which there are. IL Is
estimated, some 10000 people He
served in the navy during the late war
and has an enviable record In the service
He Is an editor. has been I'm congress
| many years Is chairman Of the commit
tee on naval affairs, and viii be 5S years
old next February.
New Hampshire's Hterests in the sem
ate are looked af/.r by Hon. William
Eaton Chandler or Concord and DR.
Jacob III. Gallinger OF the same city. The
former Is a lawyer by profession and the
latter dabbles in court plaster, arrics
and other homeopathic doses when not I'm
politicr. and was In fact practising
physician when elected senator. Mr..
Chandler has long been prominen; In
Republican politics. was secretary Of the
/ navy In President Arthurs cabinet. has
been IN the senate since 1887, Is 81 years
old. and q bimetallist. DR.. Gallinger Is
80 years old. and saw four years service
In the house previous to his election 10
| the senate.
In the house, New Hampshire has one
of the most picturesque men in that body.
Hon. Cyrus Adams Sulloway of Manohes-
ter. Most people in his native state call
him pure, unadulterated 'Cy." but In
Washington the proper dignity Is mani
tested and he Is referred to as Cyrus. He
r. popularity known In his own state as
"the tall pine Of the Merrimac." he being