Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-14

you have in your heart could be poured
into your stomach, you'd die instantly
of the black vomit"
That hasn't been exceIled since the
famous tilt between John Randolph Of
Roanoke and Tristem Burgess.
Henderson and Holman.
By constant working at il for 80
years Judge Holman Of Indiana had
built mp a national reputation as an
economist and had earned from q CRATE
full country the proud sobriquet Of
The Watchdog Of the Treasury"
There was, however, a suspicion in the
minds Of a great many people that If
an appropriation were going to Indiana
the watchdog suddenly took q nap
In the last days Of the Fifty-third
congress there was a proposition to ap-
propriate a large sum of money for the
relief of the remnants Of the tribe of
noble red men known as the Miami In
dams, supposed to be located somewhere
on the Wabash river. To the amaze
ment of many Of us who had been sit
ting at the judges feet to learn wis
dom, he supported the measure. Gen.
eral Henderson Of Iowa began his reply
to the venerable Hoosier by quoting
with a slight variation two famous
lines from Byron:
IT'S sweet 10 hear the watehdogs honest bark
Bay deep mouihsd welcome AZ he draws near
home.
doubt Il q neater bit Of repartee or
a more fitting quotation ever got into
The Congressional Record.
Time and again I have seen the
house in such an unruly and destroyer
GUS frame Of mind that II would listen
10 nobody with any sort Of patience or
decorum.
Once when a Democratic leader Of 10
years service undertook TO quote the
wise but familiar words Of Lincoln,
lyon can fool part of the people all the
time. you can fool oil the people part
Of the time, but you can't fool all the
people all Of the time" divers and
sundry members. forgetting their own
dignity and what was due the Illus
trious statesman, uncerenonionsly and
vo~ciferously shouted, Rats Ratsi
Ratsr' very much TO his ve1ation and
humiliation. The truth Is that some
times they seem TO enjoy worrying each
other above all things else.
Lemuel Eli Quigg Of New York city,
who came into congress al a special
election to succeed that brilliant orator,
successful soldier and s~cintillating bon
vivant, Colonel John R. Fellows, was a
very frequent speaker. He was q young
newspaper man Of admirable parts and
decidedly long on gail
His special hobby was 10 larrup the
Cleveland administration and everybody
connected with it, Personally he Is q
genial gentleman, but politically he Is
one Of the most bitter partisans since
old Thad Stevens shufied of this NOR
tai coil
After he had worn his welcome quite
threadbare be was up one day inveigh-
ing against Democrats IN general and
the Democratic majority In the house
in particular. Among many things that
be intended to be especially severe he,
unfortunately for himself said, This
is a day Of small things and Of small
men" The reception which this remark
met with must have asfounded him be
| yond measure. Before the words were
fairly out Of his mouth d quick wit
ted member yelled, yes that's soi'i
Another beloved, sfYou hit the bulls
eye that cracki'i The Democrats
caught on" instantly and turned
Quigg's sarcasm against himself by
laughing loudly and long and thump-
ing their deskz till 1t seemed that pam
demonium had broken loose for keeps,
many Republicans joining in the mer-
riment. But Lemuel still survives and
rose to be one Of the Leading members
of the committee on foreign affairs
A Hot Tempered Member.
shall believe to my dying day that
Hon Joseph d Walker Of Massachu-
sets was the worst tempered man who
has served in recent congresses, which
is saying a good deal By the way, he
is not In the house elected last fail BE
Is q man Of wealth, learning and cspac-
ity and in private circles is said 10 be
quite companionable, but a buzzsaw
revolving under a full head Of steam Is
not a circumstance to him when he has
HE war paint on-his normal condition
Evidently he has never read Solomon's
saying. "a soft answer turneth away
wrath" for he neve gives ons An his
answers were hard as flint sharp as q
razor and hot as cayenne pepper. His
self confidence IL unhounded. and be
would have no hesitancy in contradict
ing the seven wise men Of Greece all at
once. His ideas Of p~oliteness are nil
Manifestly he had taken few lessons out
Of the famous book Of Philip Dormer
Stanhope, earl Of Chesterfield
One day after I had served about
three months in congress be was max
ing a furious tariff speech Among 9TH
err f~allacies he argued that the farmers
ought 10 thank God daily and fervently
for a high protective tariff as heavens
grestsst boon to them, because ii had
50 stimulated New England industry
that the reaper, mower, self binder and
other labor saving farm machinery had
been invented and had made agricul-
ture merely a pleasant recreation
Without any qualification be gave the
high protective tariff all the glory,
In the full tide Of his oratory / inter
rupted him TO ask, 'Is It not true that
the first reaper was invented during the
Walker free trade tariff by Cyrus Nc
Cofmick, q Virginians"
Not being able 10 answer il truthful.
" without knocking the speech be was
delivering into smithereens he got mad
and bawled at the top Of his voice.
What do you know about it anywayf"
OF course everybody reared at my
expense.
william j. Bryan was one Of the
readiest and most eloquent men who
ever served in the congress Of tho Unit
ed States. and yet I saw this same Jo-
seph II. Walker come near knocking
Bryan clear out by an III natured but
ingenious question Ii happened in this
wise; Along in February. 1895, Bryan
was delivering his great speech against
the Carlisle bill the greatest speech, in
NV 5ud0mant that he eyer delivered.