The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-28
HON. MILES CROWLEY.
The Texas Congressman Discusses Poe
try and Politics.

L
try and Politics.
Congressman Miles Crowley, of the
Galveston, Tex, district, arrived in the
city yesterday en- route to Washington,
and is staying at the Southern. The DO
sition of congressman is the first public
Office which he has held of any impor-
lance, and he was only nominated for
this after the taking of 2000 ballots. He
is a remarkable man in more ways than
one. TALL broadshouldered, athletic,
erect wearing the broad brimmed cow
boy sombrero, he is the typical Texan.
| Converse with him for five minutes and
| it is not difficult to see that he is equally
at home on the farm or in the forum, in
the saddle or in the senate. New to poll
tics, he gave some expression to some new
views on the subject in the course of an
| interview with a Globe-Democrat re-
porter, the subject being started by a
poetic quotation used by one of the mem
bers of Missouri's State Democratic CEN
trail committee after the adjournment
of the informal harmony meeting" on
mVnu, - Mr. CrouIov cold "+bo+ ,,o, =,
mt mro ct;nol ToI;+io;on man f -
npi,, - snnbon,drn i; ',niit;os 10 III i"e''
"pocou1o bo nnotnd ,notr,,2n
Eyes, sir; just because he quoted poe
try. Poetry and practical politics do not
mix. You ask me the why and the
wherefore? Well, first of all, l learned
-; ~ - 81 ~ 1 ~ PN
n doy 7 was fond of noetrv for 7 was
in t6e nnconvantional nor;od Of ,,o mtb
whom tho sent;mnntni annaaIs IN nc md
I recoIJact onot;ng those ,yord.. ''' anu
Seel. not in mommon nlnasurc
Rut find vonr richest dearest tre,enro
In books music, honest leisure
Etc. etc
"rWv how so;d tho nrofossor. .o;ro mn
poetry: il doesn't miy with nolitics And
that sentiment &c olj wronr Nommnn
makes the mare 90 mo mnUnS n nn Sl no,
90, mammon mokrs tbn world 90 Won
see he went on, 'poetrv is closely asso-
ciated with sentiment, Sentiment with
conscience. and. younp man consc;encn
has no more to do with noIitics tbon II
has with gallantry, In nolitics, he nd
ded "A man is bound tn follow certain
ideas-don't get IDEAS confoundod With
principles. One of these ideas ,ch;ch
you should impress upon your mind is
to trust to your memory for tests and 70
your imagination for facts
"Humor and poctry XII mon nol;tinolIy
Let man figure MS q hnmor;st IN n nni'
tics and nothing he saws is taken snr; pu
ly. Let a man quote noptrv and Won 500
one or two listeners nudge the otbnr in
the ribs and grin. Whv? Rcconsn WON
see. political speeches and noctrv don't
blend
let me give Won nracticol ;lIustro-
ton of the truth of tho statement that
politics and portry do NOT 90 Won to'
gether. Take that man. Patrick Coj-
Inns. He served tho State Of Nossocbm-
setts in the state and National Iegisia-
lures for wears, Even when Tho State
went through the nroress Of rnIistrict-
Ing Mt tho hands of tbe RcmbIicans his
district was left untouched He wos n
foyorito son If eror there wos ono Son.
timnnt which T sov is Svronymon. With
nontrv said 70 him. sst;ck 70 vnmr Moo.
Mo Serve thHm Sin. Won have ~" so,iTod
thcm Iong' common sense and racticoi
nnlitics Said. Won have a -" fom;i~. Won
ran NOT nfro.1 70 soruo in cnnd,ross So for
sS0O0 n wear.' ond nt.o ctina1 nniitios ond