The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-02
a FLORIDA BOY ON the U. S. SENATE
To the Editor ofthe Ocala Banner.

| of men in the world is the senate of
the United States. During my ser
vices here, have become quite well
acquainted with men who are the
statesmen Of today.
When on my vacation home last
summer, it was suggested that ! write
a few lines, regarding this disrin-
guished body of men. Now it is not
my intention to go. into any detailed
description of legislation and how
business is conducted but only to
call attention to few facts that may
| interest you.
AT future time | shall try to tell
| you about senators particularly.
| First, | want to speak Of Senator
Mallory, who during his SIX years Of
service, has gained a place of high
esteem in the senate. He is clever
speaker and when he speaks, as many
of you people doubtless know, you'll
not only hear an interesting argument
but one full of facts. In the senate
| facts are what count. A senator may
make ever SO fine speech, but if it
does not contain thoughts that aid
other senators in their Information, it
counts for but very little.
Senator Mallory is considered one
of the senate's leading men and
doubtless you will hear of him in the
future more particularly. He repre-
SCENTS the people in the very best way
possible, and is always listening to the
appeals of bis constituents.
| Senator TaliaferrO, during his short
career as a senator from our state, is
also recognized as one of the senate's
most popular senators, might say in
passing, that it is not alwayss the men
who speak the most upon subjects
that are of the greatest importance,
or who gain the greatest recognition,
for those matters are settled finally
by the way the senator votes but
those also that are active and on the
alert on the committees.
In regard 10 my own duties / will
say that | enjoy my work very much
indeed | do not say it in Boosting
way, but probably the position OF
page in the United States senate is
the highest honor boy can obtain
1t gives boy a wider knowledge of
public men. 1t teaches him many
things that are good for him To know,
and he makes an acquaintance dur
ing his services, that lasts him during
his whole life time. A boy need not
neglect his studies to any great ex-
tent, for there are night schools and
many teachers who are near at hand.
To procure the position of a page is
certainly not easy, because there are
only sixteen in the senate, and these
appointments last for four years; so
it is only few that ever attain the
place.
| would not take anything for the
acquaintance | have made and nv
knoledge of public measures which
/ have obtained through my service.
There are, as I have said, sixteen
pages. Good CONDUCT and good lam
guage are two of the first things a hoy
must arm, besides having good
backing and being physically strong.
His duties require that he be active
and ever on the alert to the wants OF
senators.
The boys are from all over the
country; from the extreme south 8,
the other end of the country. some
Of the states represented by pages are
as follows: Maine, Virginia, Con
necticut, New York, Oregon, Mary.
lind, Tennessee, Ohio, etc.
Senator German was a page, and
now he is one of the leaders of the
great democratic party. Stuart Rob
sou vas also page, now one Of the
greatest actors on the American
stage.
During the session the boys are
divided into two sides. The demo
cratic and the republican, l of course
am on the democratic side. There
are eight boys on either side, and
hey have two chief pages, Mr.. c. A.
Loufier on the republican side, who
was once page, and Mr.. A. D. Sum
ner on the democratic, who was once
page also.
Thanking you for the space which
this occupies, | remain
Sincerely yours,
GUY 3. XEWADSKI,
Hotel Oxford, Washington, d. C..
Dee. p, 1902.