The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-26

strenuousness of his own strenuosity.
Sometimes they trot across the leg1s-
tatiVe field like over-reaching horses.
The toe calk of the hind hoof cuts the
foreleg and lanes them. Ohio re1olces
in a strenuous congressman who rare
ly ever over-reaches. In the campus
martius of discussion he Frances as
free as the wind. He is Gen. Charles
H. Grosvenor. He has just enough
strenuousness, and no more. Whether
presiding in the House or in Commit
tee of the Whole, he carries himself
strenuously but graciously. Battling
vigorously for his party on the floor
of the House, he is a recognized cham
pion of the agriculturist, the wool
grower and organized labor. A close
skirmisher, he always takes his inter-
walls and never misses a roll call. HIS
strenuousness is enlivened by witty
sallies and caustic repartee. His day
of trial, however, is yet to come. He
is chairman of the committee to which
the improved ship-subsidy bill has been
referred. All his qualities as a siren
uous statesman may be brought into
full play, as he will have charge of
it when it comes before the House.
1t will probably entail the most acri-
monious discussion of the session.
There is a possibility that Joseph G.
Cannon may enter the lists against
cuss than he had in his fight with
Hepburn over the Nicaragua canal
bill. Indeed, Hepburn himself may see
fit to lock shields with the Illinois
patriarch in an effort to defeat 1t.
If so, Grosvenor will meet foemen
worthy of his steel. Such a contest
would arouse the Interest of the ma
ton and affect the welfare of the adj
ministration. 1t would also set the
pace for other strenuous statesmen who
are to follow in the footsteps of the
strenuous statesman from Athens, o.
A strenuous statesman from South
Carolina frequently demands the at
tention of the House. He has all the
vim and energy of the representatives
of the Palmetto State before the war,
yet he boasts of no blue blood, and
does not claim aristocratic lineage.
Born in Edgefield county, and educated
in the common schools, he served in
the Confederate army throughout the
war. Working his farm for many years
he was elected to the Legislature, and
finally landed in the state penitentiary
as it's superintendent He came straight
from the penitentiary to Congress. Here
he has been a strenuously picturesque
figure. He speaks as though his life
depended upon the effectiveness of his
argument. He is William Jasper Tai
bert. In discussion he is a whirlwind.
Nobody reads newspapers or writes let
ters when he takes the floor. He gives
close attention to work in committee
and carefully watches legislative pro-
ceedings. His speeches are short and
to the point. Never is he in love with
his own voice. A strict economist in
legislation affecting great cities, he IS
lavish in expenditures in behalf of the
agricultural community.
Altogether, the strenuous statesman
is useful political adjunct. He treads
the pathway of advancement, never in
quiring the way, and relying implicitly
upon the milestones of civilization. FIRE.
quently, he appears in the Senate,
where his opportunities exceed those
in the House. Once On the down grade,
however. he quickly disappears. Chand-
Ter, Butler, Pettigrew, Allen and Tom
Carter were all strenuous in nature,
and may never reappear until United
States senators are elected by the peo-
pie. Amos j. Cummings.
Copyright, 1902, by Amos ]. Cummings.
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