Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-29
RECALLS OLD SCRAP
Littleton Incident Revives Dali
zelPS Memories.
FAMOUS BOUT WITH COCHRAN
Pennsylvanlan's Reply to New Yorker
Holds Record for Caustic Person.
ailties-soIdIers, Lawyers and
School Teachers Who Are
Now In Congress.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington. The reply made on
the floor Of the house by Representa-
tive Martin w. Littleton OF New York
to insinuations that he was friendly
to the steel trust" and was not a
Democrat brought sharply to the
members minds the speech of anoth-
er Democrat made under somewhat
similar circumstances and which caus-
ed great sensation some years ago.
Ihere were two persons who were
chief parties to the incident called to
mind by Littleton's defense of himself.
one OF them was Bourke Cochran, for
mer Democratic representative from
New York, and the other was John
Dalzeli OF Pennsylvania, who still sits
IN the house and is one of the pillars
OF what Is called regular Republican
ism When Representative Littleton
was speaking Dalzell must have had
vlvidiy before him the picture OF the
otner scene. Bourke Cochran in q
speech had attacked some Of the Re-
publican party policies and had said
some sharp personal things about
John Dalzell, high chieftain OF pro
tecuon." Cochran intimated that Dali
eel was not altogether patriotic In his
legislative endeavor; In other words.
that he might be considered in a sense
self-seeking.
oalxelI's caustlc Reply.
Dalzells answer holds the record
perhaps In congress for extreme bit
terness and caustic personalities. He
accused Cochran Of having made
speeches on different sides OF public
questions. speeches contrary to one
another, and having delivered them
not altogether without the idea that
personal profit might come.
There were reasons why the Demo
Gratis did not want Cochran to make
answer In a way that might give po-
uical advantage to the enemy, and
the leaders labored with him Just as
they labored with Littleton the 9TH
er day. but Cochran was not to be de-
oied He answered Dalzell with q
hood OF oratory. but while 1t was a
nne speech. rhetorically, 1t did not
nave the thousand lance-like points
which bristled all through the utter
ance OF the Pennsylvania.
Soldiers In the Senate.
The government recently has been
exercising its vigilance in connec-
ton with what It seems to be-
heve to be a powder trust, an
organization. according to the gov
srnment view, In the restraint of
trade. In the United States senate
here is man whose name is In
aeparably connected with powder.
some one has put 1t. "One never hears
nis name without expecting an ex-
plosion." Curiously enough. the mem
Der is graduate of the United States
Military academy, where a boy smells
powder and in way eats 1t from the
lay he enters until the day of his
graduation and then, unless he quits
the service. he goes ahead smelling
and eating 1t on occasion for the rest
of his life
Henry Algernon du Point OF Della
ware is the senator whose name Is
suggestive of upland shooting, marsh
shooting and the field OF war. Senator
III Pout graduated at the head of his
class in the United States Military
academy May g. 1861 This was known
rs the War Class OF the school, for all
Of Its members went straight to the
front. although there was a goodly
aumber of them left the academy be-
lore the day of graduation In order to
Join the forces of the Confederacy in
the field.
The future Delaware senator went
into the engineer corps. but soon aft.
Or he Joined he was transferred to
the artillary. He Is retiring man
who seldom says anything In the sen.
ate, His army record is such that II
ne chose to talk about 1t could do so
with a good deal OF pride. He does
not look much like a Are eater. but
through the four years of the war pro-
motions came to him rapidly for such
things as distinguished gallantry"
and voluntary exposure to the enc
my's fire at a critical moment" and
other things apparently equally to his
credit and to the satisfaction of his
superior officers.
Senator Briggs Army Record.
Another senator who was a gradu-
ate Of Uncle Sans school lie Frank
obediah Briggs Of New Jersey. His
career as a soldier was short He
graduated from the school on the Hud-
son in 1879 and for seven years there
after served as second lieutenant in
the Second United States infantry.
Promotion wa very slow In those