Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-27

but the distinctness with which he ut
ters his words and the beautiful die
ton he employs makes his delivery in
terestng, if not pleasant He has few
gestures and his face is immObie HIS
face would be characterized as hard
we're It not lighted up by pair Of
good humored gray eyes He has
square set Jaw, firm chin thin lips. and
tightly closed mouth. His features are
as clean lined as thought carved from
granite.
AN OFF OK" THE PRESIDENT
SAID.
Congressman LittleGed Is Just 81
years OF age ana bears the impress OF
one who has fought through his halt
century OF existence. lie Is a fighter
by nature and training. II Is this
strenuous element IN his character thai
has recommended him Ia President
Roosevelt. Ii was not until Littleileld
dealt the administration @ solar pleXus
blow In the Cuban reciprocity dght that
the presidents attention was thorough
ly riyited on the man from Maine II
was then that President Roosevelt re-
marked 10 q friend "That man Little
field. why, he Il an of OK, but an off OK
must be reckCncd with"
Up IN the second district OF Maine
they tell you q good deal about Charles
II. Llttlefeld and the way he has fought
against adverse circumstances and men
until he has compelled success,
lie was not born with silver spoon
In his mouth although the name Lit
tleheld Is scattered all along the rock
bound coast Of his native state lie did
not have time 90 go through college.
but, having obtained common school
education, he took up the study Of law
and was admitted to the bar at the
age Of q, lie had first natural love
for politics and entered public life as
member of the Maine legislature and
was chosen speaker Of the house while
serving bis second term in that body.
As attorney general OF Maine for four
years. from 1889 TO 1893, Mr.. Lltteheld
achieved his first national reputation
by fighting railroad corporations that
are SO powerful In his state. II was
then that he developed taste for SOC
topus hunting that Is now making him
a national Rgure. He compelled pay
ment from the railroads Of large sums
IN the way OF taxes that had been re-
fused for years.
Mr., Littleheld's record In Congress
shows that he is not an indlscriminate
hghter of trusts and does not follow the
irish maxim OF when you see head.
hi, IT, with regard TO these comblna-
tons The second set speech he made
In the house OF representatives was on
this very subject \of the restraint OF
combinations and at that time he adj
vocated an amendment to the consttu-
ton which would confer greater power
on Congress to deal with corporations
HIS ANTITRUST BILLS.
The pertlnaclty which has brought n
comfortable measure Of success To Mr..
| Littleileld IN his public career prob
ably accounts for his continued efforts
against what he regards as Injurious
combinations Of capital He begun I'm
his first term os Congress and although
nothing was accomplished he showed
up on the first day Of the first session
OF the present Congress With two bills
relating TO THIS subject. one was to
amend the present antitrust law de-
claring every contract or combination
in the form Of a trust or otherwise
lin restraint Of trade 10 be Illegal.
and the other reQuirInRall corpora tons
engaged In Interstate commerce to
make reports to the secretary of the
treasury showing their exact financial
condition. This embodied President
Rooseyelts idea Of publicity" Again
last March he introduced another bill
modifying the one regarding publicity.
Owing TO his recent admission TO
the house Mr.. Littleheld has had to
accept humble places on committees.
and, while his legal attachments fitted
him peculiarly for membership on the
committee on judiciary, he Is seventh in
rank on that body. Being away down
az the foot of the class, however, did
not prevent this aggressive down east
/ er from worrying the chairman OF the
committee and HIS Republican assoei-