The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
SOME SENATORIAL QUARRELs.
Differences That Have Put Statesmen
cont of job"
Washington Letter in Louisville Courier
Journal

Washington Letter in Louisville Courier
Journal.
The quarrels of senators have put many
a statesman out of job If CockreI and
Vest had been torn by jealousies long ago
each would have found himself in the fix
that the Hon. CAN and the Hon. Pasco of
florida, are now II was alleged against
John Sherman that he was a Montrose of
a statesman in that he would reign as AL
exander and tcfara,e no rival on the throre
and after John got rid of old Ben Wade
he never again sat in he Senate with a
Republican colleague. Thurman, Pendle-
ton, Payne and Brice ell Democrats, were
his senatorial colleagues after 1869. CaN
and Pasco could have remained in the SEN
ate years longer had they supported one
another.
Way back yonier Conklng had Re
publican colleague in the Senate he did not
like-Reuben f. Fenton. In 1874 New York
went Democratic and for the first time in
years, many years, The Democrats had a
majority on JOINT ballot. Fen'on had mug
wumped in 1872 and supported Horace
Greeley. and so he was done for Tiiden
was Governor and sent to the Senate Fran
els Herman, who had been ConkAng's law
partner-maybe his law precep lor-and
who lived in Conkling's town of Utica.
Thus both New York s~-3a .ors came from
the same county, the same town and
small county and a small town they We're
and are; but then, Roscoe ConK1ng was
too much of a giant for the geography o.
dtt,e politicians 10 interfere with ms cal
cufations. Alabama's TWO senators are
from the same village.
Senator Cullom is one of the best poll
ticians of them all. He doesn't seem TO
have a square corner anywhere. lie ap-
pears to get along with everybody. Lo-
gan and he were like Brndle and Cherry
and he helped Logan and Long Jones
carry the state convention for Grant in
1880. He began to hold office over forty
wears ago, and after 1854 he was once city
attorney four terms a member Of the
State legislature, three times member Of
Congress- twice Governor of Illinois, and
he has been a senator in Congress since
1882 He was not Mckinley man in 1895,
though Billy Mason was. but il turns out
that Cullom got the meat and Billy the
bone when supper was served by the new
administration. Mason is a brilliant man,
but loses his head, and as for his tongue
ii never heard of bride. CullOm is
plain man, never loses his head, ana ne
was born with a bride on his tongue
Whenever Cullom gers in position to
choose his colleague Old Joe Cannon will
come to The Senate, and there is where
Joe has been headed for many years. All
the same Joseph is the create man Reed
left in The House of Representatives.
The Iowa senators get along Ike broth
ers, and have since 1873, when Allison
came ~ As for Nevada, old Father Stew
art runs that show. Jones is rarely heard
of. Everybody remembers and nobody I'M
derstands his silver speech, the bulkiest
document of the kind the government
printing Office ever saw, not excepting
Blairs months GRAFTON on his educational
bill. or Everlasting Aliens incidental re-
marks" of fifteen hours on The Sherman
silver bill, or, rather, the repeal OF the
purchasing clause thereof
Ingalls, and Plumb never wasted any
love. but they had an understanding. One
day Frederick he Great, riding about
Potsdam. stopped and read wi h much in-
terest and amuse ment a p.acafd denounc-
ing him as the rem5rseless tyrant he was.
He gave vent 10 a laugh and remarked:
my people a low me to do what | p.ease,
and | allow my people to say what they
please" And so with ingalls, and Plumb
ingalls, did az the fire talking and Plumb
did an The "prac ical"-and hat IS VOID
of longitude and lautude-leg-sla on
matters relating TO Indian affairs, public
lands and private Rand Gains. Like Beck,
Plumb worked himself to death Carlisle