The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21

which was signed in Paris Dec 10, 1898.
The commission was composed of Viii
liam R Day, Senator Cushman X
Davis, William P. Frye, Whitelaw Reid
and Senator George Gray. Mr.. Frye
was third in rank and his name ap-
pears in that order on the great docu-
ment.
Senator Frye bore his 6S years easily.
A story is told that a lady in the SEN
ate gallery, looking down upon the
Maine senator, exclaimed: "a grand
father Why, I should have said he
was about 35 And so might almost
any one too far away to see plainly the
few lines which time and responsible
ties left IN his face His cOlOring was
ruddy and wholesome; his step elastic;
his attire, though simple, natty, and his
hair Of that shade of brown amid
Yet he had seven grandchildren as long
as II years ago. And he loved them en-
Enthusiastically.
Senator Frye was a lingo and was
tOuchy on the subject of American
honor and interests. He was always
ready for fight with England, France
or any other country which cOurted
But he would drop any of these en-
trancing pursuits for an afternoons
play-spen with one of the youngsters
who claim him for ancestor.
Mr.. Frye was the stanch friend of
any man he liked. When a prominent
Democratic representative one day i'm
pugned the fairness of one of Speaker
seat in an instant. his eyes flashing and
his right arm in air f'The imputation
is unWOrthyI' he cried. "On this side
of the hOuse'-With a sweeping gesture
toward his fellow Republicans-''yve
consider the gentleman from Kentucky
CMr. CARLISLE the Jewel of the Demo-
cratic party!
The effect was electric. The great
body of Democrats Joined with the Re
publicans in drowning the generous out
burst with cheers, and the speakers ac-
cuser was driven from the floor in dis
cOmfiture.
With his clever gift for putting things
he was naturally successful on the
stump. He never met his match but
once, and that was in the person of
Frank WOlford, a quaint Kentucky
mOuntaineer who afterward came to
congress from an Old-faShiOned seceS-
sion district other Republicans had
heard about Wolford, and fought shy
of tackling him: but Frye volunteered
to go down into his district in the next
campaign. The experiment lasted just
one day. but Frye described it as ap-
palling as far as it went The adver-
saries arranged for a joint debate be
fore a gathering of lUmbermen and
moons Shiners. and Frye, who was invi-
ted to speak first, drew upon his fund
of pathetic eloQuence to describe the
magnanimity with which the Republi-
cans had treated the COnfederates after
the war. Wolford followed him with
the declaration that the Republicans
had no right to talk about magnanini-
ty when they hung Jeff Davis the day
after the surrender"
Who hanged JEFF Davis?'' demanded
Frye
Grant did" Wolford roared back.
It's an Internal lier' shouted Frye
You know better than that"
20, I 90. do 20 retOrted WOIfOrd
Here, John beckoning to d gaunt
Observation-Disclosures, heavy browed bush
wacker who stood near. You get up
on this platform and tell the folks what
Grant Gid to Jeff Davis
Up jumped John.
He stringed him up. He didn't give
him no chance to say his prayer I
wuz thar an seen it
The audience looked a little puzzled.
Frye was SO respectable in appearance
and vet here was an eye witness
ready to refute him absolutely Frye
was simply struck dumb. Not so the
bushWacker
Hif any o you'uns wants ter 'spute
my statemenL''- he paused laving his
hand significantly on the stock of Il
huge horse pistol that stuck from his
(Cop1inue5 On Sixth Paga1