Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21


500 OF Grants old guard chuckled with
subtraction. All was changed, how
ever, the instant that Frye took the
moor. His eloquence was magnetic
Bob 1nSersolls speech at Cincinnati
WAS for once eQualed. If not surpassed.
When Frye sat down the whole con-
Vchtion rose en- masse. cheering him to
the echo. Aside from his eloQuence.
taye's speeches are regimental in facts.
His memory Is unusually retentive and
never at fault. Figures and dates are
turned in without reference. and corr
rectly turned in. Hc has been q care
ful cleaner in the field of history, and
ms mind is ever we'll stored with pre-
cedents and incidents applicable to the
point at issue.
Nhlle not so impassioned In oratory
as Frye, Hale is equally effective. He
mas choice private library, is studi-
ously inclined never becomes excited,
and news accurately to the line. Mr..
iaie was ten years i'll the House of
representatives and Frye twelve. Both
entered the Senate in 1881. Frye sue
ceeding Blaine and Hale Hannibal
fiamlin. MI Hale was appointed Post
master General by President Grant in
1874, but declined the office President
Hayes also offered him the Secretary
snip OF the Navy, which he also de-
Hale in the Senate. Maine will easily
maintain her prestige in that body.
on can count the plumed birds of
oratory i'll both houses on your fingers.
Hoar and Lodge make Massachusetts
conspicuous. Aldrich holds Rhode ISL
and III line, and Orville III. Platt and
Gen. Joseph L. Hawley keep Connecti-
cut In the front. New York falls back
on Chaunccy Depew, Virginia has an
ORA tor of ha ftci FOR, In, Ioh
Daniel. John T. Morgan Is the pride
of Alabama. With Roger Q. Mills de-
parted the glory of Texas. kentucky
is awaiting the reappearance of Jos.
I. >. blackburn to regain her old posi-
ton. Missouri will never lose her pres
tige as long as George G.. Vest remains
IN the Senate. Illinois has an eccentric
bird OF plumagc in William Il. Mason.
Indiana pins her faith 10 Albert Jere-
miah Beveridge. Ohio has II real orator
IN Joseph Benson Foraker. Wisconsin
mas brilliant oratorical representative
III John &. Spooncr, and Minnesota is
not behind With Cushman X. Davis
Colorador presents an orator second to
none in the person of Edward o. VOL
colt. with Henry NJ. Teller in reserve.
Nebraska is also on the line with John
NJ. Thurston and William V. Allen.
The rare birds of plumage In the
N'"Ns'S oiS L is lit vi ANcW 1OIh Dell III
Colorado, Cannon OF Illinois, Cousins.
Hepburn. and Dolliver of Iowa. Cor
liss of Michigan. DcArmond and
Champ Clark of Missouri. Linney of
North Carolina, Grosvenor of Ohio,
Lands OF Indiana. Dalzell and Sibley
of Pennsylvania. Richardson and Car
mock of Tennessee. Bailey OF Texas
and Cushmnn OF Washington. There
may be others yet to break from the
For. .n
in the House. and at any time some one
of them may appear in the realm of
oratory. Texas is State OF great
promise, and it Is said that the Pacific
coast is not represented entirely by
fedgclngs. One thing is certa!n-the
House never accepts rcputatl Ion as the
test of merit. The orator there must
win his spurs in discussion or remain
In obscurity Years ago Lyman Ire
maine, of New York, came to Congress
with n reputation second to none. He
thoroughly believed in himself. with
strong pinions and opinions she assaycd
a marvellous flight. and came nutter-
ing to the ground Failure Is said to
he the schoolmastcr of success. but in
TrSmainc's case tho saying proved UNI
true.
New York, however. atoned for I.y-
man Tremaine's failure when she sent
Col. John r.. Fellows. of tho Confeder-
ale army. to Congress. Fellows was
undoubtedly the finest orator that
has appeared upon the floor OF the
House I'm half a century Bourke
Cochran never reached Fellows level
In the great duel between these cele-
brated orators in the Democratic Ma.
tional Convention of 1854. Fellows was
universally hailed rs easily the victor.
Ornithology in politics is rare
study. Wherever you turn in the
House you arc confronted by n strange
bird. The cassowary Is there, and the
cockatoo, with its yellow plume and
-:sitrill scream. Here is u bunch of GAL
linules: there n flock of cuckoos. Nor
are the dodo and harpy unknown.
They pirouette with the shrike and tou-
can. and swing corners with stills and
pewits- Pintales indulge in aerial qua
drilles with terms and ortolans. while
hoopoes. looms, and mergansers dance
the lanccrs with jays. guillcmots ana
gyrfalcons.
At times the House resembles inlets
on the coast of Florida. The air is
filled with strange noises from strange
birds Huge pelicans flap their wings.
and snowy eglets nuttcr above the
breakers Hcrons and Sannets fill the
mangrovcS, while plovers and sand
pipers run along the shore picking up
the crustncea of legislation A bird OF
extraordinary beauty and activity
may wing its way at any moment
toward the zenith of popularity. There
is no trickery about it. If worthy OF
attention it will attract attention. and
become n national wonder. This bird
makes the orator. 1t is not always the
orator. however. that makes the best
Congressman. The scores of workers I'm
committees who patiently dig and wa