The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-11
sozE NEW CoxGREssMES.



WASHINGTON, Nov. 33.-'sLst me tell
yeu ssniething about 3 number Of
new eoagressmen from the rural dis
s5scts,n suys Robert Graves. ''Itis no dis
grace for = coBgTessnsn to come from
Hhs back woods The fact is that large
anSios6ty u the men who have made
Szreatrepztatioas In thc senate snd house
came originally fren the farm. just
why the country DISTRICTS produce more
genuine statesmen than the cities Is
RhIng lido not understand. Possibly itts
because the bright and ambltiORs men OF
abe ceseeEs Of population are more drGwn
of into trade, the professions, rpecufa-
lions ssd ssotTey unaking N general than
aheIr brothers u the hack countries.
.sFrObab4y the most distinguished
farmer nTemher OF the next hOSse Is
Jerry Simpson. He Is so we'll known
shat need not say much sSoat him. 1
know Jerry very we'll, and can tell you
he's shrewd enough TO take care Of hIm-
self. He sat IN NY Office one day fer two
hours talkfng politics, agriculture aud
6nance, and discovered that be knew
heap and dosen't always believe every
thing he says. He made no bones about1
1elling me that when the sOckless story
was started on hirH he determined to
make the most of Il. 'Twasn't a true
story, but tt1st made no difference. In
sixty days Il transfer med him from an
Obscure atom VI humanity into one of
abe best knUwa sBd most widely talked
about men in America. Probably this
D. The only country In the world IN which
such trivial thing as sn alleged absence
of stockings could make a man famous
and pave the way for a career Of dlsdDc-
zion.
''Who can blame Jerry for making the
most Of the good luck which thus came
TO HIM by mere ACCIDENT There Is
good deal In the man except hIs reported
tendency to go about Ia bare feet. He Is
as keen as a rRzor. Jerry's bands are as
soft as a woman's, and doubt II he has
slone much farm work for several years.
The fact Is, l am told, he Is q pretty
prosperous Citizen He said to me be
had been farming In Kansas for fourteen
years and growing poorer every year.
aged to keep out of the pOOrhOuse since
he started 10 Kansas with nothing but an
old horse, a cook stove and bed, Jerry
Hooked at me over his gold trimmed spec
tocles and smiled.
THE sharp, shrewd "SOckless' Sinp-
son will be worth keeping an eye on 10
congress next winter. Since his election
-
ago, Simpson is said to have received
more than 800 pairs of socks from sym
pathetic and admiring filends, and he
has now on hand enough stockings to
Hast him the remainder Of hls days. A
fact not generally known Is that for many
years Jerry was a sailor. Mrs. Simpson
Il comedy little woman, who likes a
simple life, aud who frankly says she
withes Jerry would give up politics and
go back on the farm.
kansas sends US a delegation of
Farmers. Among them is one who will
Vertainly be counted one Of the hand
soonest men ia the new house. refer to
Hon. B. II. Glover. A very good name,
surely, for a farmer who has been elected
TO q $1,000 \ year job, with hopes Of
continuance. Glover looks more like a
5ashing board of trade man or lawyer
than a meek aud lowlY follower of the
all conquerinR pillow. He went down to
she Florida farmers convention last
year, aud had his pocket picked while
on the cars. When Jerry Simpson heard
of this he exclaimed: rWell, they won't
H. II
IAN old man from Kansas, whose
arnes tness and learning will be ure to
attract attention Ia congress Is John
Davis. He is three score and five,
native Of Illinois, and married a sister of
Major Powell, director of the United
States geological survey. Another
brother of Mrs. Davis is superintendent
of schools In this city.
Congressman Davis Is a man who
haa not lived In vain. He has been fifty
wears = practical farmer, and made
enough at IL TO enable him to buy pros
porous newspaper. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
have reared a family of six sous and
three daughters, now all grown up and
self-suppOrtlng, The sons are prominent
30 ouuCotOio VI III sSioh'ihC "OtAs enu
the daughters are married to clergymen
and business men. One Is superln-
terdent Of drawing and painting 10 the
public schools Of Miss Frances Wizards
town, Evanston, Ills. The Congressman
was conspicuous In the Grange move
ment aud has been prominent 10 the
Knights Of Labor, farmers alliance and
peoples party. He and Mr.. PowdeTly
are warm friends