The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-24
CHOATE AND DEPEW.

CHUAIE AMI UEfEW.
Cspauncey M. Depew in the y. Y. In
dependent, discourses briefly ON the
character of his friend Joseph II.
Choate. He relates this anecdote re-
gardimg a passage of arms between
them:
AT dinner of the New England
Society MIR. Choate, speaking before
me, sait. that a reporter had called at
his house asking him for copy of
his speech, and declaring that he had
already secured a typewriter copy OF
the speech that was to deliver, with
the laughter and applause" all
marked i'm by me. In the course OF Mr..
Choate's speech he quoted, what was
for him a very unusual thing,
stanZa of poetry. 1t was rough news
paper poetry which came in pat, and
suited very we'll the thing That he
waS saying.
When my chance came TO reply, |
sand: Yes, the reporter had called n
me, and i'm asking for copy had
told me that Mr.. Choate had come to
his office and presented him with a
speech, which contained piece CT
poetry which, from it's peculiar CHAR
acter, lie judged Mr.. Choate had wit
ten himself"
In the following number of the IN
dependent, Mr. Choate discourses upon
Mr.. Depew. Both of these eminent
men say lovely things of each other,
and scratch each others backs in the
sweet fraternal spirit of Saul and
Jonathan. Prof Alexander and Mr.. d.
ID. Baldwin will recall the college days
when Depew, tall lank young fellow,
would scud across the green in search
of some freshman whom he was drag
ging into college politics, and the opin-
ion of the Brothers in Unity that
Depew i'm Joining the ''Lononians" was
weak and misguided.
And now, out of that class OF 90 in
Yale there lis one u. S. Senator, and
two justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States
No man living in the United States
has a larger knowledge of the darker
side of political methods than Mr.. De-
pew The great railway company OF
which he was the political attorney
for many years, and subsequently, the
president, has been the object OF plum
der by every Legislature of the State
OF New York since 1860. Only the
most extraordinary management OF the
men in politics has prevented bit from
bleeding to death at the hands OF the
aegislative blood suckers II Mr.. De-
new should disclose in detail and
frsuthfully what ne KNOWS about cor
ruption in legislation, the story would
shock all people, and make them des-
pair of good government. But Mr.. De-
new, from the hour he left college,
had an abiding faith in the gradual
elevation of the political sense OF men.
AS am active politician he never was
a reformer The methods and aims OF
the two professions are largely IRE
roncilable He liked to see the refor-
mers at work. but in the Interests OF
the property he represented he couln
give them little aid. 1t was not bur-
glars. or forgers, or sneak thieves that
he feared, but the legislative bandits
that tried necessarily to "hoid up nus
hands, as the representative of "a great
corporation. More imam one governor
of the State has demanded Doodle as
the price OF doing justice, while the
little road agents have been as nu'
merous as rabbits. Mr.. DepeWS skiE
in dealing with these men has beer
marvellous and successful. his remark
ABIDE resources in political matters, ana
ms large experience have made him al
oyermatcn for the men who are In Pc
1itics for business only.
His carrier. in the Senate will b'
watdhes. with interest. His powers a
AN orator are unquestioned, but M
capacity as a debater is yet TO be test
ed. Will he have his resources on hu
NOR at ready command, or Will n
become simply a working Senator?