The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-12
rQsOc 7cKsBuRa, w.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 12. 1904
DISTINGUISHED VlRGlNIANS,
The Late Or. Hoge and Gov. Wise
Praises For Senators Daniel and
Martin-Why Speaker Reed Liked
the House.

Praises For Senators Daniel and
Martin-Why Speaker Reed Liked
the House.
Washington. u. e.. Jan Sih. 1901
There are two recent Yirgipi,ps who
always come into my mind in rohnec
tion with the word distinguished.
Pre-eminently always, DR. Mo"es y
Iloge; and then comes Henry A. Nise.
With these have come to ass 'riate
third, Senator John W. Daniel.
BY distinguished mean man who's
attributes and actions are de- Uil Ol
commonplace. Senator Daniel IL The
third in strict descent Of eminent jIrists
You might say he signalizrd mis- ad-
vent into his profession by writing text
books upon kDOtty, technical suhj'cts.
He diversified the theme by his Dcom-
parable oration upon the glorious aud
immortal Lee. He discusses theor,tic
and historic finance for two days in the
United States Senate. an effort which
sam. Allison characteriz'd "a the most
remarkable to which he had listened
during eighteen years within those walls
You next hear of him weaving graceful
imagery before young ladies institutes.
hear he has lately become addicted To
the meditation Of Marcus Aurelius Like
the most of finished Statesmen, from
Cicero down; like Burke, Fox. Gladstone,
Lamar. and like the NestOr OF the senate,
his friend and admirer, that vie old
man, S-nator Hoar, he il saturatc with
literature
love to hear him speak upon any
subject like ham best in the thrust and
parry Of debates.
And Cicero
Looks with such ferret and such fiery
eyes,
Az we have seen him in the CApitpi
Being cross'd in conference 10y some Sen
atOrs
He adorns both State and Senate, and
recalls the illustrious days of our august
Commonwealth lie is inyaluablr where
he il, in these days Of eNploitAtl" a and
strenuOsity.
Days in whi.h our lawmakers n"tonly
disregard the wise cOunsels Of the fathers.
but repudiate their ideal concepts, which
are the very genius Of our Institutions;
when. to use q striking simile from scrip.
ture. the sacra auri f4mes, the hc'ursed
greed Of gold has come in lie a Il rod
when lust Of empire makes us Haunt our
selves before the astonished Orient.
II the lessons Of history have not lost
the power Of analogy, in the coming on
OF time, when some burst Of racial an.
tagonism shall prove the Euroclydon To
drive the ship upon the breaker, and
when the motley crew strike for the
shoals, there will ring in their EARS the
echoes Of the warnings OF our mRtUrest
aud wisest counsellors: You should not
have lOosed from Crete
Senator Daniel has an excellent col
league.
Sen. Martin has trained faculty and
mature experience He has weight 10 the
Senate and in Committee. German
testimony to his sagacity and wisdom
covers the entire question. Both Sene
tors have that influence, which in the
Senate comes alone with time. with
character. with ability. Factitious char
acteristics do not abide in that body
Above all they are both faithful, earnest
and ingenious men, devoid alike Il dis
guise and plsusibility. 1t would ba most
unwise to displace or supplsnt either
The House is minor matter. As Mr.
Burke said of the death of Marie AntUin
cite, the failure Of the member from Tur
key Ridge District TO lock horns with bis
antagonist from Wide Awake Hollow
would eclipse the gsyety OF nations. Al
the policy of the House is always deter
mined by dozen or fewer men, what
odds is all the defamation Everybody
loves q lover. everybody enjoys the en-
joyment OF these disputants, and they
are as full OF it themselves as Tom Reed
said Roosevelt was OF his rediscovery o
the Ten Commandments ! once askec
Mr. Reed why he did not go into the Sen
ate Hist reply was that aiellOw eOuldn I
have any fun there.
And as this life is not overcrowded will
fun, move that The House continue
wide open.
happy, prosperous year TO you anC
to your readers.
A = Narye.