Show r 1 PICTURESQUE MR CARMACK I b The Tho Most Moat Unique Character b r t In the tho b National t Congress e ee today e 5 2 Probably the most unique most onig origInal Inal tool und and most moat picturesque character It in In Inthe inthe the national Congress today Is the time Hon lion Edward W Y tho tue Junior senator from tram the state of Tennessee With red rell bushy Lushy hair with heavy henvy well drooped and with kindly gray eyes he looks the thC fierce nerce yet et gentle character that lie hue Is la and there lucre Is a II certain some something something thing timing In the general outline of the thc mans personal appearance which will easily give Ie one a clew to the tue character of tho the man Carmack is a II bundle al ot surprises While amply armed with the precepts of the tho wise wJ o men Who ho have hae gone before having pored over the say sayIngs Jogs Ins of Jefferson and Jackson and nd be being beIng belog ing log a n past p st master of ot the science of eco ecu economics economics he Is yet no broader over past put differences and nd Is III more macro inclined to the theory which will nt tit time the Instant and offer otter somewhat of amelioration to those who may moy be suffering Buttering from tram untoward conditions Carmack Corm lick la in a consistent changer of his views and ond fully able ablo at atall ataU nil all times to justify and defend what whatever whatever whatever ever position he ho may assume on a pub public public lic lie Issue He begun began to make his Im Ira Impress Impress press on the tho political history of Ten Tennessee Tennessee from the time ho went to the time legislature from Maury county In lita He lie Is fiery erratic and there is III not In all alt the this woof and arid warp wurp of at his makeup a n single lingle conciliatory element when It comes cornea to dealing with men to throw down the gauge of battle His ills advent Into Memphis journalism In 1590 intro introduced introduced the South to an editorial spectacle cle do which It U had not known since time days daya of reconstruction He ne scorched the this paper he wrote on and the fellow rellow who was wan game same enough to bristle up to him found a man who could receive a asting asting asting sting with grace and fortitude and who abe could and would return it without mercy macroy During the present session of ot Con Congress ConTess Congress gress Tess If he should happen hoppen to unloosen his hili tongue In time the Senate the thc sleepy and amid sedate members of this dignified body will probably snooze In ha less hess than I their wonted won led quiet for tor when It cornea comes to bristling Invective and sulphuric vi vituperation vituperation the tho Junior senator Bonn tor from Ten Tennessee Tennessee will have hlo no equal In the nation national al Congress Carmacks Carmack history Is full tull of what the theartist artist would call Incident Editor law lawyer yer yen statesman and duelist on the time occa occasion sion he lie has conserved the violence which beat bl t around round these callings anti and he has In him that forces him to carry his hili peculiarities with him wherever lie ht goes They are with him In the Senate In ils hili system like wads wadI of ot powder and If emergency should arise and it probably will vili he will make his hla part Il rt of ot tho the Con Can Congressional gressional Record look like a n combination tion ion of cayenne ca pepper dynamite trod a n few other hot liot and explosive things thing He lIe will go up like a n rocket und and como come comedown down like a badly scattered overgrown brick yard ard In IShO Carmack was seized with a violent dIslike of the Ocala plot pInt form torm orm which was vas oS the tho embodiment of all the tho ho principles s and precepts of third m and he hue heaped violent ridi cole ule on the feature befit belli bel the doctrine which sought to gun 11 very every farmer famer In the this country countr the right to o hypothecate his pumpkins for tales ates which would pass as IS cash cah and lIe be ironically lly remarked on several leeral OCCA OCa shone lon that hint the tIme framers of the Ocala platform would be In a better beter business If f they would soak oak olk their heads for a awhile while Ills description of the platform with the and fr free e eliver silver liver doctrine became famous In the he campaign of 1880 In Tennessee Borrow Dorro ing from tram the witches scene cene In the story stor ng of f Macbeth ho he denounced the Ocala document as 01 Eye Kye ya of newt anti and too of or frog fro Wool of bat bOt and ton ue of log dog dOI Lizards leg and wing snag win Adders fork and Ind blind worms sting John S P Duon Du had h b ben been n governor of ot Tennessee on the tho Third petty party platform pint to Im Ho lo was the Alliance candidate but hud hind boon beon bon taken up by bythe bYthe bythe the Democrats Carmack resurrected Old Pete Turney lurey the time sage of ot Win Winchester Winchester Winchester chester who had hat been In iii II practical re me retirement politically as PS A chief chlof justice of ot the tho supreme court of the time state rot rel vitalized him to some OM extent throw In Iii to the tho campaign in opposition to sharp political methods and ald secured tho the Democratic nomination for him Buchanan ran mn ns as n an nn Independent Carmack took colt the time stump slump In place and ho lie riddled third until there was sea but hut little lite of the doe doc doctrine trine trifle trIn left heft lef Turney was 01 elected It I was wa mainly at Carmacks behest that Tur lur Turney aol ney almost at nt the time end of his life lite again became a factor In the he polities politic of the Ih state It I was a mistake and old two years later hater because of ot almost lift It less record as governor the time Democratic members of the tho legislature forced to canvass tho tim returns of time tho whole state In II order to lO o keep Henry Clay Clayn n now how commissioner of pensions from occupying ti the tho gubernatorial g chair chall chairIt It was san wal to throw out severa several counties countes In order to putt pull pul through Carmack in the meantime hind had hn been beer writing heavy heny editorials on economic questions He was os Insisting that tin the money question was wall n a scientific 81 ques que question tion and he scoffed at nt time the IG to 1 doc do ton of time the Ocala Orala platform He lie dos cle rayed troyed the tho alliance He lie arrayed array nil all RI the elements element against him He lie commended Cleveland for sending troops Into t ts a 3 state Mute of Illinois during the time Chicago riots denounced Debs DeLs and his crown cro as ma 01 anarchists and disturbers of thi tho peace and anti bi ought brought down upon Ullon his hla head the tile condemnation of the labor Intel osta lis till all cor csor time the country He lie e Involved 01 In lii II o a newspaper neW pal r In Iii II Memphis with wih W V A Colliet then owner of the Challenges wore were Holly olY Springs Miss lal was wal the meeting place Collier and his hla seconds were there on 01 oh time line Carmack was wa arr arrested teO He lie le save lave bond Lond a Li I special train mw mum I ni went vent hurrying to the I he field of ot honor honl Hut But lut Colliers seconds damned claimed time the time limit according to this the code cods and ond there theN was no duel Now mark the time change Tin The financial question broke out on the country countr like a n Car waa the time Democratic macit took up time the tu fight He lie le wa we forced to retire from Memphis Jour Journalism Joseph Josephm Patterson laUern a n goldbug was Wil representing tile the tenth district of Tennessee Casey Caly Young a man ma of na nn I had hind tried trie to defeat Pat pl teron two years ear before He lie le failed on oil 01 the tho face tace of the returnS Mums at least Car Carmacks mocks macks friends urged him to tt run rUI against Patterson latterson Ioler n He lie le consented Every third party part man In the time tenth congressional district came Ilme to his hil res zen rescue rescue cue John H McDowell McDowel a third party Iader and I whose character lied had almost beon been destroyed by made mads speeches advocating Carmacks dee clec ole lon Ion The labor element clement supported him Debs Dabs ton wrote rote letters 1011 In to the time tenth ills dis district II riot In spite of ot vitriolic sayings Car ear Carmack Carmack mack had hurled at him when he was 1 In jail Collier who hall had gone con JOn to the time Held field jai of honor Colier to slay Iday time the editor was os nn on hla Imis hil campaign committee Carmak was waa al elected aUern cried mind fraud and 1111 went before n a Republican hOURI mouse for tor a 0 vindication of til hi lila rigoUr brilliant but reckless de do defense lit the time He Ito Heubl tense Worm won the time admiration of ot ons ans WOI mind they concluded to 10 allow him ilm to remain In spite spie of the fact that thai the he committee committed on elections lund had reported In n favor t vor of Patterson latterson Inter n Four years yearn yearl Inter later Carmack was elected to the United Wil States Senate Bento Carmack hiss has ha thrown down lown the gauntlet to tho the Louisiana Lullan delegation on the time tariff question queston but buton buton buton on the tho other question queston with wih reference to o their right to their seats In ho will probably prove one onn on of oC the lie roost most mOlt wi ardent llen most forcible and most pie bite champions they will wi find among the Washington NIr New Nair Orleans Olal I |