The age-herald., 1902-03-18
Washington Day bI Day

states to various Senators, together with unexpected courtesies from several mem bers of the Senate. have revived in sense an old habit of occasionally looking in upon that august body of lawmakers. Thus it was that this correspondent, who in early days of Congressional and state legislative reporting was taught by the sapheaded and mouthing ones to avoid hearing speeches of all sorts, found him. self an amused and at the same time highly entertained listener to the acciden- tai and brief debate between Senator Der ry of Arkansas and Senator Hoar of all America on the one hundred and eigh- teen year old subject of "the election of Senators by the people, and a day or between Senator Berry and Senator Han na on the ship subsidy bill.
 Incidentally the correspondents mild senatorial dissipation of curiosity brought out one of the best of all the good stories about the venerable and beloved Senator Pugh of Alabama; the story being re- lated jointly by three able Congressmen WnO were met III Ine lODDy.
 When Senator Berry first came to Con- gross to succeed the great Garland. ap- pointed Attorney General of the United States in 1885, and took part in the extra session of the Senate made necessary to enable Mir Cleveland to turn the ras- calls out" the Arkansan was utterly un- known and almost inconceivably green" his movements affording much amuse- ment to the various correspondents in press gallery and in the lobby of the Met ropolitan Hotel, in which the Senator then resided and has dwelt ever since.
 In those days Senator Pugh, Senator Vest and Senator Vance, the latter now dead, were inseparable companions. MT. Pugh and MT. Vest, who served together as members of the Confederate Congress in Richmond, are still. constant and off, fectionte associates. It was for years the daily habit of three distinguished Sena- tors to leave the Senate together in the afternoon and walk side by side and very slowly along Pennsylvania avenue to Eleventh street, rather more than a half mile; and at the corner, where then stood large dry goods store. since trans formed into one of the best known hotels in Washington, they would turn up Elev- enth street and proceed to a quiet old fashioned place of good cheer in which was kept the best of rye and oldest of bourbon-a place much frequented by many Senators.
 One afternoon during that turn the rascals out special session, our three Senators entered the place for a small ''refresher"-they never took but one each and they were shown into a little pri vate box reserved for them. When the refreshment was served MT. Vest said, musingly:
 "Pugh, what do you think of Berry, honestly between us three boys?'
 Well, Vest" said MT. Pugh with char acteristic deliberation, you know there are two kinds of demagogues in the world the artificial demagogue and the nat. ural demagogue," and the Alabama Sena- tor paused thoughtfully.
 T am an artificial demagogue myself. Berry is both artificial and natural!"
 Senator Vest still tells the story on his old friend and MT. Pugh continues to say the famous Missourian is another"
 From Garland to Berry was one of those remarkable changes from greatness to the very commonplace that states sometimes make in senatorial representation. New York did likewise absurdly in 1880. when poor old man Layham and "Woodpulp" Miller succeeded Conkling and Platt; Kansas did it when Plumb first and then Ingalls, gave place to melodies whose very names are forgot; Kentucky did 1t when Beck and Lindsey passed out; North Car olina did 1t when Ransom and Vance gave place to Marion Butler and Pritch- ard; South Carolina did it when Wade Hampton and General Butler gave place to-whom? And so the list may be run out.
 There was a painful intellectual con- tlast when Senator Berry, good man, un- wittingiy walked up Senator Hoar by ask ing somewhat peevishly when the Senate might expect report from the committee on the proposition to 'elect Senators by the people," Senator Berry complained that he was receiving nuiufeuS ol iel- ters demanding the passage of the joint resolution submitting an amendment to the Constitution flor the people to elect the Senator's"
 "Yes" responded Senator Hoar. 'So am receiving hundreds of such letters, and each letter ends precisely as each letter to the Senator from Arkansas ends-I hone to hear from you'-showing that tbev are all the work of one man. that one man has sent the form of the letters all over the country. I hope to hear from you! That is the regular author ized thing"
 The presiding officer had to call the galleries to order, for there was much laughter at this palpable hit at former pemocratic nominee for the Presidency.
 Senator Berry retorted in effect that he was glad to follow the one man. to the ,rdividuality of whom Senator Hoar had SO plainly referred; for he must be strong man to inspire so many men to write their demands to Senators. Nearly all the letters 1t transpired by the way. are written on postal cards. Have you sent your postal card to your Senator?'
 "The so-called movement to change the organic law in its provision for electing Senators by a method one remove from the popular vote is the most dangerous proposition ever yet made to destroy the constitution-it Is entirely revolution