The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-06


been subjected to the fire of socialistic
doctrine and political heresies and has
withstood them all. 1t has been said
that you can always rely upon Iowa to
send sound legislator to Washington
and when they send him there and he
proves true 10 his trust they keep him
there Every since the close of the war
Senator Allison has been in congress.
He was born in Ohio and is past seventy
years of age.
In the debate on the Philippines
Senator Teller became the Goliath OF
the Philistines and was laid low by the
little man from Wisconsin, Senator
Spooner, lawyer and wit, and he
has earned the right to be dubbed the
Little Giant of the senate The reason
for his being referred to as the Little
Giant is his..facial and form resemblance
to Stephen A. Douglas and his ready
wit and ability in debate. He does not
resemble Douglas in any one particular,
perhaps, although he has same shaped
head, but in the ensemble there is a
somewhat striking resemblance. He Is
short and stubby, and has scraggly hair
which seems inclined to stand on end as
if charged with the electricity Of its
owner. He shows his training as a
lawyer where ever he chooses to ask
questions nd he has way of putting
these questions and following them up
by others and insisting on having them
answered which makes him decidedly
disagreeable antagonist. He shines in
the running fire of interruption and his
quickness of retort, acuteness Of argu-
ment and command of facts give his
debates the appearance of gladiatorlal
combats. He loves to fence with
several contestants in the arena of the
senate. 1t was his persistent attack on
Senator Tillman February 90 in the
debate on the Philippines, which forced
that gentleman into corner-and obliged
him to identify McLaurin as the senator
to whom he had referred in charging
the use of corrupt influences by the
government to obtain support of its war
policy in return for patronage The
colloquy between the two senator's, for
some reason is not reported in the con-
gressional record for that day, but the
personality of the senator under Till
mans charges of corruption was ping
ponged' back and forth between the
senator from South Carolina and the
senator from Wisconsin in a manner to
excite the envy of all Ping Pong players.
Senator Spooner won the game and
precipitated the collision which fol-
lowed
That gentleman who has just swung
himself into the chamber from the SEN
ate restaurant; with face fairly wreath
ed in smiles and with debonair jaunty
manner, is the inimitable Chauncey De-
pew, junior senator from New York,
the most pleasing after dinner speaker
in this country, save one-Mark Twain.
The senator smiles and smiles and ac-
cepts the congratulations of his col
leagues and their badinage in the same
spirit. He was married last December
to Miss Palmer, tall, good looking
girl and she has come to Washington
to live. They live in the aristocratic
quarter of the city bordering on Lafay-
cite Park and almost adjoining Secretary
Hays mansion. Their carriage is one
of the SWEETEST about town and always
carries two footmen. When the senator
left New York for Paris where he was
to meet his sweetheart, it is said he act
ed in a most ridiculous manner for
man who had been married and has
grown up son. He sang love songs all
across the Atlantic and got himself into
all the papers on both sides of the
ocean.
Well, he is back again, and is perhaps
the most popular man in the senate.
He is one of the best entertainers in
Washington society and his house is
open to many of his colleagues in con-
gress. He is lavish in his entertain
ments and, in consequence, is infiuen-
tial in all proposed legislation. So far
he has taken but little part in debate and
kept still during the discussion on Phil
ippine matters.
He killed the effort of Senator Bailey,
of Texas, on the oleomargarine bill by
pleasantly. Bailey, who is young, both
as senator and man, had made a
strong effort against the passage of the
bill. Speaking on the subject, Senator
Depew said, Il certainly never have
heard any effort in this chamber which
has so affected my imagination, has so
fired my fancy, and has had SO little
influence on my judgment.
A little further on he fairly "sugared
off, in his effort as he proclaimed:
There was one part of my eloquent
friends speech which shocked me-ab-
solutely shocked me. 1t would not seem
possible that gentleman who has such
a command of the English language,
who talks and thinks and acts upon
such high plane as does my eloquent
friend the Senator from Texas, could
chocly ,oa RY,t ba did u1an he cop-