Show IN TH SENATE ho he Is ILe for the introduction of business methods to the late into james G blaine the great leader of the republican party more than any one ese e se la Is duo due the change that has taken place pla cean in the senate A to it was he who ruthlessly cast aside the traditions of 0 the past and introduced trod trad the present rout yke methods ot of debate indeed he Is called baled the fattier ather of 0 colloquial debate dabate in the senate previous to als advent in the upper house it was a rare thing to interrupt a senator in the middle of his speech senatorial courtesy so caled una that thai he be bo be allowed to 10 proceed until lie had fla finished tishe d xo NO sermon could be hedged around with more dignity and decorum the procedure was en entirely lirelY different from what it Is now it customary to give elve at least lease a W weeks e notice of 0 an intended speech tho the oc cason was as realy a a forensic field day the floor of the senate was waa for uie the speaker and the galleries eail erles for or his friends ile he was the cynosure of 0 all eyes and anything tike ike it a colloquy woud nave have been looked upon as sac ao and an insult upon Sena senatorial tomal traditions blaine was the skyrocket of the senate he had come from the house houe at the same time that ben R hll 1 of georgia did and brought with him its brusque and bushness ilke methods bat both h men man were easy masters in a running debate quick keen incisive and aou would ld not allow an assertion to piss pass to tor r an ar gur gurment aument nent even if t it were an made ad e in the middle ot of a speech herice hence t they hey mad no bones about interrupting ing a speaker and pening into his statements if 11 they were veto not borne out by facts the minute they were made balnes Balne 3 inte equipment was something wonderful wonder tu fu as is 13 well known and he was a walk walking ing encyclopedia 0 al A l thit that was necessary cherf therefore ore to set him oft off and bring him to his feet was to make a tase fase premise or a statement of tact without a moments warning he be shot to his feet beet like a rocket and tie the correctness of 0 the speakers speaker 3 assertion was waa challenged lie ile was lr if res st ne in his way and enjoyed nothing it hh better thin than a spicy col colloquial cide debate in which hs bv always carried ton bit the laures s lie ile occupied the seat now held by senator liale hale and was therefore in a good position tilon to sweep the floor by the arEf fleary ot of his argument washington star |