Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

has kept him there ever since His present
term will end March 3. 1905.
His senatorial career has proved the value
OF his own advice. 'If you would succeed
qualify yourself by superiuous work and
study that will equip you, not only for do
ing your particular line of work, but for
anything that may come in your way"
What He Has Done.
He has rendered the country vast service
in chaInpioning the rights of western terri
tories and securing their admission into the
United States as equal, independent states
he was chiefly influential in revising the
pension laws and in protecting the western
farmers from the rapacity of the Irvine
monopoly; his speeches at the time of the
ChIca%o riots. and more recently in defense
ana aHlrmance of the Monroe doctrine are
history.
Many hold that not since the days of
Webster has statesman made so clear so
terSe' so forceful an application Of inter
national law as Senator Davis made In his
report upon the cause of the destruction of
the Maine. A week of vehement debate
followed, resulting in the final adoption of
thG resolutions requiring Spain to evacuate
CGba- and directing the President to en-
force the requirement with the entire naval
ana military power of the United States
This was followed by the formal demand TO
the spanish government for the immediate
REIMBURSEMENT of authority and govern
ment in the Island of Cuba and with
drawal of its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters,
His Probable Policy.
When Senator Davis was questioned by
the writer on what lines the next Congress-
would follow as to colonial legislation. he
answered with deep conviction: "Consress
VIII be conciliatory, although In Cuba our
occupation Will Of course, be military. Very
niue legislation will be required or even
oustitiable- Porto Rico Is an old and an-
ished community with a social system of
us own RMS will require some modf1ca-
tons and adjustments. but the colony vii,
continue under the present systam Nth 90
niue interference as possible. AS to the
fhhpplnes, America can Certainly do what
Great Britain and Holland have done with
the same race Of people dwelling N thn
same part of the world and In nv onjn
ION, can do It better Great Britain roIInd
IN the Straits Settlements forty wears aeo
the same class of people that we are deal
ing with in the Philippines The S+roJts
oetILtments are IN the same geographical
group as the Philippines These peonIa
were Darbarous and p!ratical forty years
ago Ihey have been changed into one Of
the most orderly and Prosperous neonIes On
the face of the giobe-commnn,ties wb,oh
largely govern themselves l have no
uoubt that the same results can be brought
a al3II IN IN the Philippines. That Congress
gard to these islands is nv own AND ~
general conviction Of all people who have
thouSht upon the subject l believe thai
IN a year from today things will be in a
composed condition In the Philippines ana
from my study of the Filnino natt,ra hn
lleVe that the rebellion once endad oil
Likelihood of further revolt will be removed
forever. With government once firmly es-
tapiiShed, we should follow the Rriticb ~
ample in the Malay dependency hv @ivtnr
a large proportion of the responsib,e nosf
LIONS 10 trustworthy natives The Flint
nos possess many qualities of self-eovern-
Hent, IL guided by a steadying hand
Il do not believe there will ha ON, -,.
serious revolutions in San Domingo. and in
case revolution should break out there 7
shouid not advise any interference from
the United States unless orr interests 80
seriously impaired. The Monroe doctrine
mas been more firmly established bv the
events of the last two years"
His Theory of Success.
among the most interesting collection of
DOCKS III his house are seventy-four sub
stdhla! volumes in French on Madame
f1o!ahd- These We're used in preparation
Ior lecture given several years ago be-
lore leading woman's club in St. PauJ
Ihey were imported for the occasion as
reference books by Senator Davis, who was
able to find out little on the subject In ,oc,,
libraries. This incident is an indication ~
Ink tne .ttiioloushhess OF the man. When asked
n
formation for comparatively inconsenuen-
tal occasion, Senator Davis made a char
acterlSuc reply: "One cannot have too much
knowledge of a subject. I did NOT need IN
Inat information for a single lecture. 1t
was my reserve. 1 believe in superf1uo,s
hiio"ledge- IT is superfuous knowledge
tEat dinerentiates US. 1 believe. sneako
ing generally, that young men start
ing OUT IN HE are much more nearly equal
IN capacity than is generally supposed. I
naSe little faith in the thing called geni,,s
think any young man can attain snccass
ana great success. by good hard studin,,n
iaoor not intermittent labor hut constant
CONSCIENTIOUS effort. The men who bo1,a
oohLeNeu success are the men who have
WORRIED read. thought more than was All
'oIu'eIy necessary, who have not been con-
teiit WIN knowledge sufficient for the nres
ent need, but who have soupbt q dSt.Htn,
hho"ledge and stored II awsv for tba
emergency reserve. 1t is the sunare,o,,
lapor mat equips a man for everytbins
Chdt counts most In life. There wonId he
,,,(,.a wasted opportunities If there was
more real ability to grasp them whep +ba,,
present themselves / began life as 80
graph operator. | believe / was nro6ctsn+
IN my line or work, but l was not content
win pelhg merely good telegraph onera
eoi. 1 wanted TO be a good citizen. and T
qJ"itiI9q myself Tor that position by doing
Mhat nave called superfiuous work ad.
Use every young man TO do the "a me thing
poou Citizenship is a duty that rsuuiras ;,
caretul study of general politics. I do NOT
oeieEe m young man taking I'D p1lttics
as a profession. Politics is 81 voco. 49, ~ >
accompanies the ordinary husi.,ess ~ tsa
II me community needs a man to take a
puphc part IN Its political life II viii oan
him- There is no such thing as MAKING on
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES make the on
portunity. The great thing Is 70 he
for the opportunity"