Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-17

most valuable and efficient men in her
service.
1t was very unfortunate for the cOun-
try. or the Republican party, and for
the three great men directly concerned,
that Garfield was nominated for Presi-
dent in 1880. There was no possibility
for Garfield to make q great President:
there was every possibility for him to
make great Senator. Not only that
his election cost the Senate ConkIing
and Blaine-irreparable losses to the
Senate, to elOquence. and the country.
In the Senate Mr.. Hale has been a
very busy man. The Senate is the
last place in the world for a lazy man,
however brilliant. COnkling and Car
penter owed as much to their industry
as to their talents. Beck was efficient
enough to represent two or three
states. 1t was because he labored like
an OK. Mr.. Hale is second on the Com
mittee of Appropriations. That issthe,
place for the business of legislattoHs
and Hale has shown that he cad gu1ds.
an appropriation bill as well sase aiay
Senator on the floor. He is first on the
Committee of Naval Affairs, andsfe-
ports and manages the naval approbri-
alton bill. There has been right smart
controversy as to who is responsible
for the formidable navy we have. Eu-
gene Hale is about as guilty as any Of
them.
He is always tinkering with ships,
naval and merchant. No doubt he is
for the subsidy so ably and so pertina-
clously advocated by the late Senator
Hansa. I can hardly conceive, though
tnat he is in favor of the proposition to
decrease the tariff on foreign goods i'm
ported In American bottoms. In the
hrst place, he is very well satisfied with
the present tariff that was made by q
Maine statesman. and in the second
place, he cannot be ignorant of the fact
mat II is in the power of foreigners to
retaiiate. Put that thing in practice,
and England would levy a tariff on
grain coming to her shores in American
ships. and admit free grain she i'm
ports in English ships. The thing
would work admirably if Foreign ma
tions would only lie down and let lis
walk all over them: but those stupid
foreigners are too contrary for Mat.
Hale and Frye have been collea mes
in the Senate since 1881, and they were
together in the House several terms.
There is no jealousy between the two
certainly none on the surface. Neither
has been neceSsitated to struggle for
his seat. for Maine knows how to treat
a good servant. Perhaps it was fortu-
nate Tor these two men that when they
were young James G. Blaine was the
great overshadowing personality of tho
State, succeeding Fessenden as the fret
citizen.
+. Both Hale and Frye We're enthusiastic
followers of this great leader. and foo
much in love with him to be eaIous of
each other. When Blaine left the stage
TnomaS b. Reed succeeded to tho mi
macy. Report hath it that there was not
much love lost between this colossus .rd
the two Senators and that was n bond NJ
union between Hale and Frye. who were
now too old and too long accustomed IN
each other to quarrel. Thus their friend.
ship was natural and inevitable.
There were Edmunds md Morrill, NJ
vermont. They were in perfect accord
ior many years. but there was a physical
geography that separated them, and the
separation was as effectual for political
purposes as though they had been citizens
81 tsrs a,ner r. states They were also diff
wanted Vermont's opinion about tho
constitution of the United States II
called on Edmunds. When 1t sought Yer.
Morrill,. " e" VII
noar and Dawes were also in perfect
nareS but neither of these knew or
nagement. In 1855. when Gen. d a
Pueii was pension agent at Louisyille.
~ NY H., inc democratic organization called
Iund He refused with the answer. !.I
consider that sort of thing as disreputa
Dle. When our political Pope Angelica
v u,ith. our political campaigns will be run
NmNnout poodle, and our politicians will
look on campaign funds as Buell. did and
as Hoar doubtless does. ""
90. mere were Cockrell and Vest They
Sot along very well. indeed: but when
Nest nrst got to the Senate he was NOT
very heartily welcomed by his coIlea que.
and gy er aid 1o not openly quarrel: however
Wast ere 81 iong they were in perfect accord
C0ckrell did the work.
lnnumerable instances Of antagonisms
between colleagues in the Senate could
Snase and Wade. Conkling and Fenton'
were examples.
Some time ago the writer of this said
onn.t ttnlng ABOUT the two young and ex-
ceptionally able Senators from Texas. ard
Wnat | said was challenged. THESE two
are differently situated from Hale and
FRYE, IL they stall together in Texas. II
bone. two lovers in harmony over ono
mistress. There is nobody left in Teyas
politics big enough to make them afraid
ana the millennium Is not yet here.
1t would be well for Texas and the Sen-
ate. though. If Bailey and Culbers0n cMnll
get along like Hale and Frye.