The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-23
-.A word relative to senator Tillman,s

ment thaJ he IS an aggressive hard
tighter is TO state what every one knows.
He is built for aggressive work both
physically and mentally, and he has
many staunch friends in consequence.
He is said to possess good moral fibre,
but his politics are not those Of the
statesman. He is too narrow in his
political creed, his life and sentiments
eyersto become great. In these things
he suffers by comparison with his
colleague, while he is UNNECESSARILY
above.him in natural ability. And great
ness is,ever accompanied by generosity
and he has not that spirit While Till
man is brusque, sometimes brutal in his
manner. and speech, swashbuckler in
politics, and tyrannical in his leader
ship, he has accomplished some things
| that another man of different character
istics might never have done. His
vigorous personality together with his
| intensely democratic ideas, have done
much to break asunder the oligarical
scheme of political control in South
Carolina and has let in more democratic
ideas of government. His fearless
attack on all legislation moved in the
interest of corporations and class, have
no doubt had a good effect on the action
of the majority in congress in shaping
| their policy
| Senator Tillman is n distinct product
| of political revolution in his own state,
| just as We're ingalls, and PETER and
others of the same character. He be-
longs to the agricultural class and is
their champion in way.
So far as the dignity and exaltedness
Of the United States senate is concerned
it is safe to say that it is not more
dignified and exalted than other like
bodies in England and Germany where
scenes quite as violent sometimes occur.
1t is also more apparent than real.
There is certainly more conventionality
in that body today than fifty years ago.
But who will claim for it more dignity
and honesty? Conventionality wells
much that is naturally indecorous and
immoral. Where there is little rough
ness now and then there is apt to be
more real honesty of purpose though
clothed in the rough garb of language
and manner of a man like Senator Till,
man. Conventionality neither makes
gentleman nor a statesman Of necessity
Perhaps the most prominent member
of the senate today is Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts. This i'm
portance attaches to him mainly be-
cause Of being the acknowledged adviser
of the president and the medium through !
which he makes known his wishes to
the senate.
Senator Lodge is an important factor |
in shaping legislation affecting the
Philippines, being the chairman of that
committee. He has many of the
characteristics of his chief. Companion
ship has given them tastes in common.
Both love literature and horseback
riding. They both belong TO the school !,
of strenuous HE. Rp-. Tie Tie one is i'm
petuous and hard headed; the other cool, !
deliberate and incisive. Senator Lodge :,
seldom has occasion to recede from q
position he has taken. The president !,
som etimes marches up hill and then
marches down again. While there is
something Of the military cut about
Senator Lodge, his weapons are rather !
those of wit and logic than the sword |
and gun. He possesses all the qualifica |
tions for consumate debater and he is |
Joseph Chamberlain in pointing the
governments policy. He is incisive and |
clear-cut, a master of cold logical
arrangement, never imprisoned, al
ways going straight at the mark and
never apparently disconnected, he is
just the right sort of man for leader
in legislative body. Two years ago
Senator Lodge made a remarkable
showing of the Philippine question in a
speech not yet equalled on that subject.
He is now contenting himself with
plotting the measures concerning those
Islands and leaving to others the debate.
1t is quite evident however that he is
only holding his efforts in reserve in
anticipation of opposition. 1t is re-
markable too that while the junior
senator from Massachusetts is leading
the administration in the passage of
Philippine measures, the senior senator
from same state is leading the opposi-
ton against them. Senator Hoar was
beginning his legislative career at the
birth of his colleague and his mental
activity is as great perhaps as it ever
was. He is the grand old man" of the
American senate. Working together
the two Massachusetts senator's would
be well nigh invincible AS it is, there
is never lack of the utmost courtesy and
respect for each other.
Senator Lodge is of Boston birth and
man of culture and high literary
attainment. He has written many
books, most of them of an historical
character. He has had a practical and
thorough training in parliamentary