The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-28
South Carolina Members.

WAsHlNGToN, March 9 Hon. jas
per Talbcrt is a pr,nouAred type &c
American citizenship that j, on ter,
not only in the State Of south Carroll
ma, but in every one u! the cotton
States. He is not &C the class Of
laync, Of Calhoun, Of McDuiic men
who illustrated the highest order Of
American citizenship and American
s,atcsmar>hip Maybe after all the
ideal government ainrng rn"n was the
"Old South. certainly it was honest
to the core and frugal. The tax gath
crcr was almost a stranger, and the
booIlcr wa unknown But the old
patrarchal system has gone never to
return, and the South j. IL cook 'yho
can lick her fingers with the best Of
them. Calhoun, Toombs, Ianccy and
Lamar would be statesmen out Of
Jobs, if living To day. aud their jobs
depended on public sentiment in South
Carolina Georgia, Alabam. and Mis-
-i-sippi
Mr.. Talbcrt is the farmer in Con
grc-s; lic is also politician, and no
slouch in that line, either. doubt if
even Lon Livingston can see ii horny
handed vote farther, or has more vir-
tuous suspicion fyour kid glove vote.
The Hon. Jasper helped formulate the
Ocala demands, so it will be observed
that when all the clans have rendered
illustrious all of the funnymcdes
the Hon. 1'albcrt will be in their
midst.
Our South Carolina statesman is
serving his fourth term in Congress,
and is rather active member. His
habits are all that could be desired.
He is not only without vices, but he
appears to be, and no doubt is, a sin
ccrcly pious man. Since his first term
Mr.. Talbcrt has paid a great deal Of
attention to pension legislation. He
was a confederate soldier, and a gal
liant one. If there is anything he
hates worse than plutocrat it is a dc
sertcr, and all dcscrtcrs have pretty
rough sailing pension night" in the
American Congress, when the Hon.
Jasper is standing around For that
matter, doubt if any other member
Of the IIouse has missed fewer sittings
than he. He sets about the work Of
legislation as though it was job Of
mnuling rails. Just now he is very
much in evidence -thati is, in demand
ing Iuorums at Friday night sessions
lie is certain that he is embarrassing
the wicked He is very much mis-
taken. lie is Confederate blocking
pension legislation. What better
club would Republican of the North
with a large soldier constituency want
than that? The Hon. Norton, of
Ohio, is Democrat, but he is for free
and unlimited pensions. The unpa-
triotic conduct Of his fellow Democrat
from Edgcficld County has caused his
Ghio brother 10 shed biiiur, salt tears OF
vexation. Edgefeld County, S. c.,
remember.
The immediate predecessor Of Tai
bert in the House was Southerner Of
the old shooi-Cieorgc D. Tillman,
brother to Ben When boy he was
s.Dt to Harvard. The story goes that
ao he passed through New York he
bought literally Of silk underwear.
That winter he narrowly escaped
pneumonia, and he never afterward
wore underwear of any kind. Indeed,
it was said he would not even wear
socks. lie was literally the sockless
statesman, the first of that ilk Like
old Hannibal Hamlin, the winter was
never cold enough for him to wear an
ovcrcoat
The first time l ever saw old George
was the last day OF the scssion--or
the day before the last-1SS0, just
after Garfield had been nominated for
President He desired to make a
speech, and asked unanimous consent
for the purpose. Unfortunately, he
announced his theme. and that was
Maj Gen. Benjamin f. Butler. lie
also let it be known that he purposed
to use some rather harsh language, as
no other wonld properly charactcrizc
the person about whom he was going