Show r SOBRIQUETS DOUSE How Rechristenings Come to Men in Congress Recalled by Amos Cummings Political Nomenclature of the Past and Present j The BlacK Eagle of the Piney Woods and His Speech at the 1 Opening of Hostilities With SpainThe Tall Sycamore of the Stt4 Wabash and the Wasp From the Wabash Names That Made bit Men Famous I I R Correspondence Tribune Washington D C Dec 1SW1th broad ivlnsrt and strong iCgii l tho Black Eagle of the Plney Woods enters the House of I 3tcprcaentatlvca Uo moves deliberately and pays close attention to Its proceedings li proceed-ings Ncr docs he flutter or drop a feather Whether In committee In the cloakroom or on the Moor ho always 0 Known what Is goIng on With hair as j1 otrolxht and bluck 113 that of an Indian i lie Is as Hwarthy ns the lute John A lcm In jihyslqu ito la 1 tho strongest man on tho floor Ills eyes are black and piercing and his imiHflos like Iron Uo t1 has a grip of stool and the Industry and persistence of the milder inado famous ih > by Robert Bruce This eagle cornea from Texas and IBIIKCM between tho head I watcra of tho Trinity river and Cypress creek JIo Is Reese C Do Grafrenrlecl the successor of tin renowned Buck XII gore He represents the ton comities JUHI I cost of Dallas AM I rule ho 1 In ijiilet O md undemonstrative und spends much 1 of tho time in picking his feathers Out when grave publlu questions arlno ho Ja6 spreads his wliurs and foara Into the firmament He first Utrucli attention hy a speech on tho Dlnglcy bill I WIH I signal light on a sea of dreary discussion dis-cussion Three caN ago ho stirred the Mouse to unusual enthusiasm I wui when tho bill placing ZXO11i In tho uuids of the President l to prepm Urn country for war with Spain was before Congress UD to that tInn rJruuVn engross T lnl Do Gmftn ned had been comparatively iiiiknuwn mm It was the llrnt Bpcerh from the South that breathed tlm true spirit of devotion to the Stara and Stripes While not wo lubllmo as tho address of Robert G Cousins on the destruction of the Maine Jt was fervid with eloquence nnd rcplctu with patriotism Unlike tho J remarks of Robert of Iowa the words of Reese of Texas were delivered on tho of the moment and without npur unl wihout preparation t tion There aro other eagles In the Texan delegation but noun who can spread its c plnlonH moro gracefully or fold them moro Impressively a Occasionally statesmen aro rcchristened nCr entering Congress A few bring their pseudonyms with them und some leave them I at home Daniel Webster was known 1 an Blurk Dan in Massachu Hotts md the mountain of New Ilamp shire but no one ever dreamed of apply InS that term to him In the United States Senate The same may be said of John A Logan Jlln friends neighbors and nchoolmateri kuuw him as Black Jack Ills comrades In the army changed It inFighting 0 in-Fighting Johnny but In the Senate he waif always known as Senator Logan of JUI Illinois Samuel S Cox however Was termed Sunwet Cox the world over He won the Hobrlqiiet while a ncwKpaper neWII editor In Columbus 0 und I It stuck to him through life Visitors to tho Capitol Invariably attked the guides to point out Cox J Indeed many of Ihnm believed 1 that Sunset was bin patronymic nnd a ldn ll him thus oy letter In the Fiftyfourth Congn PS Joseph Jl Wrtlkcr was known ns tin Jray Kagle nf the Qulimlgamoiul Ills pernonul 1 appearance und combatle disposition JiiHtllled tie appellation Never did he use hlK bonk nnd IIWH to moro advantage thaI when Boiirke Coekrair attackod him 01 the floor of the House 3t wan during thw dLscuMslon on this Wll I non bill In the Fiftyi r bird Congress Thn ttcheduln on the nuuiufiiitiired goods wait brine eonsldered a subject with which Walker wiui entirely familiar me ho had been n manufacturer Tlie Cray Eagle tore great strjpp ofJlonli out of tho Now i f York Htntcflinul JtqiiUmirJnkled tho wnlls I f with his bloodJt > UIQ most diverting 11erllE mid enjoyable Hceno that occurred In that I memorable debate f w The euglo Is a favorite bird in political l nomenclature Tho flUid Kntrlo of Vest I 1 chester was for years a prominent figure Jlrolnnnt In Now York politic ami ho lied Eagle I I of Alabama Is not unknown to fame One of the mill Hlrlklng nicknames however r 1 wan that given to Dan VoorhecH long I 10nF S United Stntcrt Senator from Indiana Tho j full xlmililcanco of the term Pal Syca more of the Waunali could never bo ap preciated until you saw Voorhees on the taunt With IL infrynlMcent presence and n voice as clear UH the notcH or a trum pet he awoke all human 1 I lWOIH 01 caleb lonit In the l nntc chamber his was an Imposing j prefltnte Clad In a blue clawhammer with bright units biiltoiin 1m would have I hem 1 perfect type l of the I d itoS of Web uter Clay tutu Calhoun Voorhees ltlr 111 CllhoUI Vonrhf was certainly tim hint of the oldtlmu Amen run statesmen A few yean before his elr leCoro death ho was Invited to I breakfast In tho outHklrtH of S oltHklrlK Washington Tho host was an olllcer of tne army Many of thru th-ru IH wero also inllllarv gontlemen Tho riukfiiHt VTUH a triumph In culinary art I ho fniMtor wax In excellent health art bin mind nnusunlly fertile Ilulh llauor Jlowod In abundaniv and the tongue kept pace with tho How I wan eJdent that Homebody had an ax to grind and was looking for a grlmlntono Dlgnlllcd vet Dleltci rlt genial the Stnntor denied himself none hIuHcl nOlo of the luxuries of tho table and enjoyed tho pram on to the utmost Al high noon ho lighted a fragrant cigar Drawing his UI Ji watch from his pocket ho expressed nur prlso at tho lutcncUM of tho hour lie 11r said that he must return to the Capitol V us he hud an Important committee meet lug to attend A carriage wns culled r culd ami tho otllccra uccompanledfltlm across IN tho lawn All were aclow with good iI cheer A rah urutjunlo from Went Point who MJW rarUno tho llrst time and who was flllcd wfili maudlin Joy and nd I lr iiilnitlon insisted upon slinking hunds i1 after tlm Indlanlan wws settled In tho car rlnge < Senlitor ho hlecupprd Im do llguted to nniko your aciiualntuncc louro ono of oUr kind No wonder they tailed you the Great Suckamoro of thn KybiiHh Yoorhces himself used to tell this stjry with 1 jcreut rHIsh r A fftvorlto xobrlquct for many years hut Lcoti The Wwtclldoir of Lbs TreaH I Jiry hero 1 a general ImpretMilou that 1111rc 1lt 1 waa Ihtit applied to Wililiim S Ilol 1 mUn or lnd iUH This IH Incorrect flue t first atchdog of the Tr imury wna Ellhn 33 utthbufno of Illinois On his retire I ment from CongretM the title reverted to Ilolman Tho IndlHiilan left no Rlthnato l nueciHaor Thoro lira several Hpurlous clalmant but tho title Is nall > extinct S An lllllcrHllve cognomen In Congrea 1 nlonul Ilfo wwj thy Red nooster of tho Roclil It watt applied to tho nowned j3 Jnmtrt IL Uoiford of Colorado He spent ten years in the house nril vlnc a rep uuiliin scontb to none In I I pluck and enL en-L he wax tHpinl to an Irish Red ull III i ft tHtldnn otitlrlpp the ccle t I rated ihanfyeyed KaimcockH of South oni rjortiB llcUnrd wears silver gnfTo It and MifB hlh ivhzt In a inaln Ho wan Biivcvtxlfd by George G Hymw a rooster fully at rite l and Dually iiolny Both I Ort true BBlllnaccoUH bird great BirateherM and great lighters BelforU i4 was In AH9thlnKlon enrly in the prewnt pctwloii HcrAiuhlnjf around this Whlt lloane H Is not yet known whether ho J unearthed anything worth crowing over S S The mont esthetic of all Congresalonnl t j f Bucks Wits Th r Old Man Elmmeut H term applied to John Quincy Adam After helm I re ldnt of the United Stiitix ho MM eIKld to tho HOUBO 1 of KcpresHUUitlven Ho tUt in hHiiicMs Mfl > r IL orvl x of tilxt en yonrw It will LWJ lEfty rnnJ next February ulnco hu fell H from his seat under an apoplectic stroke He dUd on the day following inn Runt versary of tho birth of eorgu Washing ton Not IWH I appropriate was the nnnio of The Great l ommontr cpuferrvl on Thadd ufl tlue who left the Orrcn inountutnn of Vermont to attain nationAl turn its the UIlrtMutatlltt of thi ftnmK wt Quaker dIstrict In Pemuiyh anwu 1st poetic but not lens MJunlllmnt WItS tho designation of WHllHm D Kelley of Penn nylvanla nu II i le Iron Il aided him In many nn election uind clung to him to the day of hull death Ha wits nu proud of It aa was Iiiul Joints of the till of Chevalier S e HunllrcdM of Smith have ripiwnre1 on the rolls cf tho house but only one car i j 1 TyIng an Kiln lie l1arne from Virginia and won always known a Kxtni Billy C It WD a tlllu acquired Inns b fort hU p 1 poaranco In Congreiut For > un hd was a mall contmclor tnbllnhln rt lilt uC POSt coachiii through Virginia th rro lInes unl1 Georgia b nTrieiil l a fi > riu > u > JIb i hills for curr > lug thi mull wer v In t virin1iy Ifmilf l with cii itiirgr they nilnictiil HII nuch Nt tiru tjua he wn finally duburd Extra JJHIi The term 1 stuck to him during a decade of service In the House where he was a characteristic figure An Indefatigable worker he WON also an indefatigable talker He IM I said to have once held tho attention of the Houxo two days In expatiating upon the merits aLa measure In which tho welfare of his constItuents was Involved Extra Billy withdrew from the House at the beginning of the war and became a Confederate Con-federate Brigadier Hlo antithesis was Nathaniel l P Banks of Mar aclniHOtU < 1 known us The Bobbin Boy of Wultham henry Wilson once VicePresident of tho United States enters the sumo category Ho was recognized throughout the Union as The Natlclc Cobbler Tom Corwln of Ohio owed much of his success In public life to tbe name of Tho Wagon Boy of the WeM Another Congressional Congression-al curiosity was that great Representative Representa-tive of the Olu Dominion James W Jlarshall yclept Cvclono Jim Jn Congress Con-gress ho was as balmy as a summer 1irrt4V7ift hut fn f It A ut limn VIA is I inf Il l In i I b e a whirlwind He probably did not remain re-main In the House long enough to strike I his h gait Ho Is now a member of tho Virginia Constitutional convention Last summer he stunncd the State for Montague Mon-tague and raised a cloud of dust wherever wher-ever ho appeared At tho end of a single term ho was succeeded by James A Walhor a commander of the old Stonewall Stone-wall brigade Walker proved a far moro picturesque character although ho had no nickname a As enjoyable genius as over entered lid Rout was Jerry Simpson tho Socks i Sock-s Statesman of Medicine Lodge Tho title however was a misnomer Jerry wore black slllc stockings clockworked and frequently appeared In knickerbockers knickerbock-ers Ho had a tongue like a dagger and the mind of a clairvoyant rIte loaders of both parties wore kept busy dodging his bkws and ho annoyed Speaker Reed worse than a yellow Jacket Nothing escaped es-caped his sarcastic comment from Ding leyK h hat to Reeds gavel Another rare specimen of the roughandready statesman states-man was Francis B Splnola or Old Spin an his colleagues called him Ho onco accused tho Speaker of counting the Hessians In lie painting of the surrender of CornwalllB to make up a quorum S S o Quaint appellatives occasionally glint from a speech like sparks from a flint In the hint session Senators Till man and Buvurldgc became Involved In an agricultural agricul-tural illscuhslon They wero rapidly ap proaUilng tho quagmire of personalities when Senator Chandler of New Hampshire I Hamp-shire somewhat plaintively complained that f they were OVl1 lpplnJ the bounds I I In i not addressing the chair As my distinguished friend has admonished ad-monished mo of the way I should go Tlllman responded 1 1reumo 1 hail better bet-ter lot this Wasp from tho Wabash alone In view of this courlootm appellation I iiuoththc Indlunlim I 11111I very1 glad to 1 MC thit the sllup had its effect The trouble was returned the pitchfork pitch-fork statesman that I the wasp had notIng no-tIng at all Ho buzzed around me like a hluo l bottle fly and I had to brnih him off 011lIercho Hero ho began lo brush his ears The Senators lotL their dignity In laughter and from that clay to the present Dover idgo i has been known as ThoWasp from tho Wabash a s Some statesmen do not Utlfo kindly to such Improvised honois Nothing incensed in-censed Roscoo Conkllng moro than to be called a Tiirkev C x1 This was probably prob-ably becauso the decoration had been confcircd on him by his great rival James C Blalne in a bitter dlijcljslOi lit h tl1lJ Holl I cIt woeail unfortmlato characterization on the part of the man from Maine Cockling could not forgot and would1 ribCfonflvo ft Itesi Blalnc tho Presidency J In 1SJM J Crinkllngs personal per-sonal friends In Now York resented it by voting for Grover Cleveland A well cnlncd political patronymic on the contrary con-trary maVj prove 9 f great advantage Gallant Harry of ho Vet became u olltlcal h war cry Thrice was It Insliu mcntal In making Henry Clay tile Whig candidate for ho I Presidency but It failed to arouse tlie enthusiasm necessary to olcct him OM Hickory did tho business thoroughly for Andrew Jackson and tho cry of to Voting Hickory was equally effective In placing James K Polk In tho White House Old Bullion I WOK a nom tin l plnmo I exceedingly pleasing to Thomas H Denton and The Llttlo Giant appropriately summed up tho work of Stephen A Douglas yet neither reached the Executive Mansion Hasty Pudding made the campaign of Scott and Graham a farce Buchanan certainly hnd no reason to complain of tho pseudonym pseudo-nym Old Buck Moro endearing than all however was Old Abc Itsccindd to touch tho hearts of lie people and to place him at the side of the Father of ills Country But from tho days of Old Hlckorv down no political term of endearment has been moro effective than that of tho Rough JUd jr < It mado Theodore Roosevelt Gdvernor of Now York elevated him to tho VicePresi dency and finally placed Ixn at the head of tho Nation AMOS J CUMMJNGS |