New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
ONEIDA COUNTY, N Y, HAS SENT MANY OF HER SONS TO THIS
METROPOLIS AND THEIR SUCCESS HAS BEEN MARKED.

men who had made themselves famous In the fold
Of law together with many others of lesser die
tinction, who had sooner or later passed from the
bar into politics
Isu+ the members Of the Society of the Sow, 20
Oneida are extremely modest about giving the roo
son why their townsmen have been so successful
in the art Of office getting and holding Some seek
an exclamation by saying that Oneida County and
s.,aciaIl the city of Utica, had In early DAYS and
"a some extent at the present time still has 9
Great hatred for disoyalty, and treated all rene
gades with the severest punishment A the poll
tician's art is said depend to a great degree on
Marty devotion and the ability to keep ones prom
ses they said It Unborn in a native of their
mart Of the State to stick to ones friends and re-
main impIacable to ones enemies.
Those who hold this view of the subject are fond
Of relating the following story. which they believe
conclusivelv substantiates their belief.
When Artemus Ward in the show business
he came in the course of his travels to the town of
mica Among his attractions a wax repro
ductfon of The Last Supper which proved a
great money maker. for the reason that the good
church people who almost constituted the whole
If the popuIation of the place at that time. were
ALI DESTROYS of seeing the exhibition. II hap
nened that Artemus was compelled to step outside
the tent for a few minutes. and upon returning he
WAS Mortified to find OF the deacons of the
town stamping upon the effgy OF Judas Iscartot
and rending the poor figure limb from limb.
Here here what are You doing?' shouted the
Snowman. as he caught the deacon by the coat
collar.
u am trying to destroy Judas was the hot
Div We can't allow any such ID traitors in
Utica"
Other members OF the Society OF the Sons OF
Oneida attempt to show why they are successful
in politics for a very different This faction
holds that a native Oneidan has that most en'i-
able gift Of foreteIiug which way the wind is GO
ing blow Of getting on the right side of the
wall before the storm comes. Such Il quality, they
saw is most useful In the tempestuouS life OF
politician who IN this age OF frequent elections Is
often reduced from nigh salary 10 the common
pay OF ordinary citizen.
But the native of Oneida County. even as far
back the aboTigineS II Is said always antiCi-
pated a political change Thus II Is told how the
Oneida Indians 4 the time the American colonies
broke away from their mother country, were the
only of the Five Nations TO scent the direction
@ the wind and eSpuuse the cause OF IN" reVo-
lutIonists. the other hand, their brethren, the
Nohawks. the SeneCaS the OnondagaS and the
Cayugas. sided with England, much to their sub
sequent remOTse
Many of the Oneida County politicians who have
become prominent statesmen and jurlsts. early
DISTINGUISHED themselves lawyers OF exceptional
ability in obtaining fees To illustrate this
peculiar character Of the Oneida lawyer the story
Is told Of young Utica harrister who made an ar
rangement to collect some bad debts for a client
on he condition h. receive half f"r
fee After a time the client heard that OF
his debtors had made large payment, and accord
ingly he called upon the young lawyer and asked
Your half" said the lawyer with great surprise
why, ] didn't collect your half. only collected
Well said the client. 4 don't understand that
kind OF business
oh well. old man was the reply There IS a
heap Of things about the practice Of law that YOU
can't understand"
Another story Is told about a Young Hebrew who