The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-19
A STORY OF BENTON.
Made Sure That an Article About
Himself Should Be Correct
New York Srnl

Whenever and wherever two OF more
members OF the Missouri Society OF New
York gather together there is O. story tod
about Senator Benton. who as an Old ate
torney once said in a Fourth Of July
grafton, spread more halo ln the TEltei
states senate than Clay Calhoun and
Webster punched"
The story following has never before
been printed, according 10 the Historian
who unreeled IL TO the natives
The story was told 10 me De said,
by the late James S. Rollins. who was a
sort Of old Roman himself and was '1r
many years a leader of his party iu t-s
lower house Of congress. Rollins was a
young man when Benton was in The g-1-
burst Of his fame.
Benton usually went out 90 Missouri a
year or two before the expiration O..
term 10 tell the party leaders what t1F
should do and 20 explain 90 them VIZ
they should return him TO the senate. on
one OF these visits he went 10 Jelte-l
City, the state capital, and. AS b-E
Pitt, another Missouri celebrity, would
say. 'sloshed around nightly
AT that particular time Benton bad
run counter TO some Of the state leaders
on one or two issues. and for the tlrH
time in his senatorial career there vas
an intimation that he might not slccea-
himself. Mr. Benton had one o. DIS
speeches set up tn the Jefferson City FL
awiuer. the party organ. They had %
leave out the advertisements and the -1-
cal news in order TO get the speech i1
There was one editorial In the issue.
IL made about two columns and was E
mastery endorsement OF the speech ara
an argument for Bent0u's reelection.
The Examiner was a weekly uub.la-
ton. The issue referred TO do not al-
pear until Senator Benton left Jett-fs9
City. He went over 90 BoonvlAe 90 -slo7l
around socially for few days. BOON
vile was then the social center az l--
"RolIins was I'm jefferson City Vds-
the Examiners Benton issue lppeare-
He read the editorial and took The flIa.
steamboat for BOOnViue. with copy n
the paper 20 show % his iuv-nc-r.e .ea-'
err. He found Benton on The TeIanla p
the hotel. lowering over huge mint l---l
in all OF his stateHness. while the g-es
stood apart in admiration.
Rollins was young and t1l of e-L-l
siasm He was also cOurtly il his man
ner. Approaching the great senator as -
would a temple. he removed lIE lal -a
tended his hand which claSpel COZ.
Of the Examiner, and said. 49,
" Senator Benton, lt is MleHl n.
proudest moment Of my life On Eref
you a copy Of the organ Ct your parry -
the great state you represent WL',4 .--
tains an editorial Enforcement nT YOU
recent speech in the United states En-
ate The editorial sir. ls most "a .-a..
and represents the sentiment OF s'-
constituents, sir.
Senator Benton took long pl. T7 ~
iulep and replied, without t=.EriEg t3 81
up In q voice heard by al present
% Mr. Rollins. I know what the e1--9- =
contains. have already read d.
wrote Do myself sir Dir. Rollins. El-
a young man. Let me give sou -.--
political advice-always write your .
editorials. sir. about any sp@e0H--
make. and then there VIII De l1-a--z ID
explain 80
Then he arose. having empts1 r..
tumbler. and walked away with ne 49,
Of a tragedian Major Rg..Tz-L ma p.
gotten 70 give his t.tle-sat egH. ~ -
chair vacated uv Benton al--
into the empty tumbIe-. Gale. g-.. o..
D." Waiter. fin up this glass --..
the mint from which the gr-@-
Of Missouri has gualfel- AL.
tell the barkeeper 90 charge me
70 the great senator from missouri. .-
mel Thomas H. Benton. rE FeH-