There are less dark ones at day's start. The Standard Time off-center business day originally evolved to permit sleeping late. Daylight Saving Time eliminates this achievement. Many of us have humility before nature's complexity. We are loathe to tamper with nature's division of daylight merely to suit the changing fashion in business hours.
Time is sacred.
So he suggested a compromise. We'll adjust the clock, but only during part of the year. The senator cemented patriotism to tradition in the normal political manner. But our clock resetting dates are at the wrong time of year. There are only two short intervals during the year when Daylight Saving Time actually does save daylight relative to Standard Time.