Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-12-15


extraordinary session Aug. Z, 1893, tho
rumblings Of the coming storm were
audible to the dnllest ear. The premon-
itury symptoms were discernible BY the
blindess eye. DIR. Milburn heard, saw
and took shelter in a safer haven. He
declined reelection to the house and
was elected to the chaplainoy Of the
senate, post Of honor and profit which
he has hsld to this day, whereas If he
had been reelected chaplain Of the
house he would have gone out for good
at high noon March A, 1895. DR.. Mil.
burn had the wisdom to know that, as
to the houss and senate, the old rule
"Large bodies move slowly" q reyers-
ed. The house is liable to change polit-
ical hands every two years, while in
the senate Wis Inertia causes things to
move at snail's pace. Truly the rev.
erend doctor is wise in his day and gem
GRAFTON.
He wrote decidedly readable book
entitled "What a Blind Man Saw In
Europe" He could make a more read.
able book by publishing his prayers In
house and senate. E,douht exceedingly
if any other man, living or dead, ever
gave the Lord 10 much advice as TO how
he should govern this world as has DR..
Milburn.
Brother Coudon Is more modest in his
prayers. think he also would do well
to publish his prayers in book FORM,
They are short and applicable to the po-
sition in which the country and the
house find themselves from day to day.
At first blush IL would appear impos-
sible for any sincere Christian to say
anything amusing in prayer, hut 10
was done once--uhoonsoiously Of course
since have been In congress.
Visiting preachers take IL kindly II
the chaplain invites them to open the
house with prayer. They generally offer
up longer supplications than the regular
chaplain, but the members do not OBJ
ject, as the novelty oompensates for the
additional time.
One morning last spring young Wis
iting brother filled the chaplain's place.
He prayed long, loud and feryently.
Not knowing when he would get an
other chance at us, he gave us liberal
allowance of sage counsel. Toward the
end be astoniHhed his hearers and caused
O broad grin to steal over the visages Of
members by exolsiming unctuously and
vehemently, "And now, o Lord, cause
thy servant, the speaker Of this house,
to rule according to the will Of Godr'
/ was not close enough TO Mr.. Reed to
note his expression of oountenanoe at
that moment, but it was whispered
about afterward that he winked his 9TH
or eye at Hon. John Dalzell, who hap
pened to be within point blank range Of
his vision. This may have been only
pleasant fiction. for many oapers are at
tributed to the speaker which he never
cuts.
Sign OF the Times.
When at the beginning Of this ses-
sion of congress Mr.. Simon Of Oregon
was sworn in as senator of the Unit
ed States, historic scene was enacted.
He is the fourth Jew who has reached
that exalted nonor, the only Republic
an Of the illustrious quartet. Yulee Of
Florida and Benjamin and Jonas Of
Louisiana, all Democrats, preceded
him. He will have to stir his stumps
and put forth his utmost endsavors to
rival that trio. II the Republicans have
to have a senator from Oregon, am
glad il is Simon the Hebrew, for indi-
like the Jews. have receiv-
cd nothing but kindness at their hands
and have many warm and faithful
friends among them. But. aside from
my personal predileotion for them on
grounds of friendship, hail Simon's
coming as a healthy sign Of the times.
II shows that the American Jew is be-
ginning to turn his attention to politics,
10 take an interest in public Affairs
Ill over the country, for Oregon Is
typical western settlement, mostly CIV
On to agriculture, and il Jew can be
slected to the senate of the United
States from that nasoent and sparsely
settled commonwealth 1t demonstrates
that the ancient and hereditary preju.
dice against the Israelite is dying out.
Is it ought, In this "land Of the free
and home Of the brave" Simon's case
proves it more clearly than the rest.
The elevation Of Benjamin and Jonas,
md measurably so with Yulee, appear
ID to be due largely to the creole blood
md character Of their constituents, but
no such fact exists In Mr.. Simon's
,ase.
II is strange fass worthy of pro-
foundest Consideration that the most
brilliant American statesman Of bis day,
Judah P. Benjamin; the most brilliant
English statesman of his day, Benta-
min Disraeli, who died Lord Beaoons-
aeld, and the most brilliant French
statesman of his day, Leon Gambetta,
we're all Jews. They were not exactly
contemporaries in the popular under
standing Of that term. for Benjamin
md Disraeli had about finished their
,areers before Gambetta burst upon the
lstonished gaze of men, full armed, like
from the brain Of Jove, but
hey were all alive at one and the same
lime. Truly the Jew is the marvel of
he human race. For years he has ruled
very nation on earth except the Amer
can republic through his money, and
low he is re-entering fairly, after GEN.
uries of szbjugation and exclusion, the
lrofsssion Of statesmanshin in which
lis fathers were adopts, while western
Europe was bowling Wilderness and
ensuries before Christopher Columbus
urned bis prows westward in search Of
new world. This being the case, the
areer Of Senator Simon in the field Of
Iational politics will be watched with
intense interest not only BY people Of
lis own race, but by all gentiles Of a
'hilosophio turn of mind.
Should the Jew be as successful in
modern politics as he is in modern
from the foregoing illus
rations il looks as il he will-he will
e the dominant influence of the world.
NJ / NJ