The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
HUMPHREYS
SWELLHEAD
He Imasines lie Is the
Whole Thing
NAMES DEMANDS Al WASRlAG,O
Secretary of the Navy MOODY SITS
Down Hard on Presumptuous
Young Man.

The Washington. d. c.. corresponds
IN, Of the 0regonian says:
If has been a long time since a
-,..,,. p. uhar Of congress has so com
3-ptrI. oblItarated himself as mas the
j.u William e. Humphrey. OF Seat
,1 humphrey has not taken MS seat
i'm the house, yet he has greatly dlo-
.nu0tof his influence in Washington.
ana from recent reports seems 10
nave digged his own political grave
AT home.
Most new members Of congress are
orou,. 10 tane themselves too serious
Nv This is common fault; but most
mon esnpcially men of character ana
ability soon get over this neWheS9,
ami settle down to realize their true
worth Humphrey, however. does not
seem inclined to settle COVE. Nor
does be grow any wiser Jud8ihs
from his correspondence with the de-
,...,....nts at Washington, he is as
-unn- responsibility for the entire
.ougr.ssiuaal delegation, and has been
b slowed with all the power hereto
ron, divided among the senators ana
members.
4 veIv hgh official in the navy de-
.alrm,n, Was speaking Of Humphrey
the ether day. III connection Win
-lings le wanted done at the Puget
Sound nayy-yary. and from his re-
marks one cannot but conclude that
.hs Humphrey correspondence, il it
could hc made public, would make
4oud sunday reading. This Official
SAID.
"Humphrey takes himself too Sc
riousIy. He has not been congress
man long enough to realize what a
small office he holds. He is like
lots Of other new men who enter the
national legislature; he thinks a
member Of congress is as big a man
in Washington as he is at home. but
unlike most Of the others he doesn't
seem willing to learn the truth.
Since he was elected, last fall, my
department has had a great many
communications from the gentleman
from Seattle. He wants things for
zhe Puget sound navy-yard. but he
never asks for them. He invariably
demands that this or that thing be
done. Many times his demands are
unreasonable. and at such times be
Is poIitely advised that his wishes
cann0l be complied with.
Only the other day continued
this official, we had a letter from
Mr. Humphrey demanding that a Ger
tain thing be done at The navy-yard,
We could not see the matter in that
light. and so advised the young con
gresham. To our surprise (and
must confess, to our amusemenD, we
had a reply saying that If we would
not do this thing on his demand, he
would force Us TO do it.
We of course, attribute these
manuerisms to Mr.. Humphreys new
ness. No member of several years
rvice would everlasCngly demand
things That is ali a demand amounts
20. anyway, but the demand lacks the
dignity and civility Of recommends
zion. Possibly in time the new mem
more polite, and when he does he
will become more successful
Attention was also called to the
TACT that Humphrey and Jones very
often set themselves at odds il
making demands for their state
When one demands" a certain thing
the other follows Immediately with
a couater-demand. with a result that
nothing is done Cushman is more
diplomatic
Compared to the present Washing
ION delegation, the old delegation from
Oregon was harmony itself.