The herald., 1898-09-21

the transcendant abilities OF Mr. Phillips
and asked the delegates: "will you allow
two or three men in a rear room of the
Nadeau hotel to slap the Silver Repub-
leans In the face? They number 1900 and
believe that II the matter comes to a vote
hat You will say they have right to this
Place, ee only one they ask"
Mr.. Aack's speech was like unto Mr. Al
lenders IN that It sounded and resounded
In lofty pitch and Roman tribune imagery,
Judge Stephens, who had taken the floor
then offered an amendment to the report
to the effect that It be adopted, leaving out
TIE onice OF district attorney, and that a
request be sent to "our generous allies ask
ing them to concede this office to the De-
mocracy. I believe this would be a happy
solution Of this dangerous situation The
Democrats have reason TO be proud of the
men they have nominated and elected to
that office. You all know what kind OF a
| man Cameron Thorn Is, and the gallant
| and mourned Thomas Brown, the Hon.
stephen NJ. White (cheers), and George s,
Patton. Since we have quit electing DEM
ocrats there have been no men in the Of
fee"
A voice: whats the matter with Dill
lon?"
"He was not a Democrat when he was
elected. I was speaking only Of the NOM
nations made by our party He is a most
worthy man and Is a Democrat now, I did
net intend to speak on this subject, but I
| ftund 1t Impossible to keep my seat and
hear Democrats maligned on this floor. The
committee which drew this report Is COM
posed of honest. able md unpre1udiced men,
hope that in further discussions, II there
is to be further discussion on this point.
tina; personalities and animosities will be
avoided. We will deliberate more wisely II
we do not abuse each other"
Another Side of the Story
Judge. Harris. the cool, scholarly AMI
forceful speaker, then arose and said: "As
member of the much censured and ma
ilghed committee,' desire a, moment OF
your time l find myself stirred with ad-
miration at the eloquent remarks of some
OF the young men who have had the floor
and as they spoke have felt myself trans
ported back down the long vista Of years to
Heilas shores. where Demosthenes said
those words which shook the Macedonian
| empire Here was laughter and Mr.. AL
lender and Mr.. Black looked ncomfortably
self-conscious. But there was not much
truth In what they had to say. after ALL"
continued the speaker. "Their burning
words and impassioned oratory took me
back to the streets of the imperial city
of Rome, and l could in fancy see the null
titudes following the chariot wheels OF
some great captain-conqueror from the
Euphrates or being swayed by the oratory
of some Cicero or Mark Antony-but there
was not much truth in what these young
men said, after all. Their talk also re-
minds me of something else, not so heroic
as Mark Antony, Cicero, Rome or Greece,
it is reminiscent Of the immortal Sergeant
Buzz Fuzz, in the celebrated case of Bar
dell vs. Pickwick, when he rend to the Jury
that message fraught with SO much inn
portance from Mr.. PickwicE to Mrs Bar
dell, Chops and tomato sauce, and don'r
trouble about the warming pan,' and who
then demanded of the jury, Good heaven.
chops and tomato sauce, what does this
mean?
mo, gentlemen, our work on that report
was the work Of honest men. We felt
that Mr.. Phillips. though he Is a friend Of
mine, was not the best man for the place.
but we were met by stubborn refusal to
abandon the office and q dictatorial de-
mand. am sorry to say this, but is is a
fact. Now we have submitted ~ result