The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-19
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

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The intention of the republicans to
force the ''rubber and dark-lantern
currency" issue in the Senate next
winter Is going to precipitate the
warmest tariff debate that has been
heard in the halls of Congress since the
days of the Mills bill, back in 1888.
The republican leaders in The Senate
are going to have their matches in that
body when the debate is opened, and
they will come from the younger ele-
ments in that body. OF all the young
Murats Of debate In the Senate the
state Of Texas stands at the head as the
best equipped state in the Union in
that regard. 1t is undoubtly, from the
standpoint of democracy, the ablest
represented state in the entire country
in the persons OF the Hon. Charles A.
Culberson and the Hon. Joseph W..
Bailey. They are both under forty-fVe
years Of age, and both have achieved
notable distinction 10 the political arena.
Both have had remarkable careers.
They have attained their present posi-
tions through the sheer force of intel
lect and exquisite fitness for the posi-
ton, and mol through the power of
money, as have the majority Of the
men on the republican side of the Sc
nate. Those two men will take COM
manding positions in the coming debate
for the reasons that their democracy is
on straight and they have the brains to
back up their regulations as democrats.
The so-called leader of the Senate, Mr..
German, will not shine in this debate,
for the very good reason that bis tariff
coat has rents and holes in it that II
will be plainly visible to the naked eye
when such men as Aldrich and Spooner
get on his trial. His staff record has
blow holes 10 it and he will be COM
PEELED to take a back seat. The real
leaders in the next session o. the Senate
will be Culberson and Bailey, of Texas /;
Carmack, OF Tennessee; Patterson, OF
Colorado, and Money, of Mississippi
There is no better equipped mar In the
Senate than Culberson. He is essen
italy a lawyer, and it is the question Of
the law and the Constitution that be
prefers, but he is perfectly at home IN
3 tariff debate. This is his first ex-
perence as q legislator, and be has not
been as ready to jump into the arena o.
debate as has his distinguished and
brilliant colleague, Mr.. Bailey, who
had ten years. experience IN the House
before he came to the Senate. Senat.
or Culberson's past experience in
public life has been confined to the ex.
ecutive department of governmental.
affairs as the Attorney General OF Tex.
as and Governor of the same state.
He vas twice nominated and elected
Attorney-General and twice nominaeC
and elected Governor, and elected.
without opposition, to the United
States as a tribute to his brilliant
record in the former offices he haC
held. AS Attorney General Of his stat,
he defended the states rights In a sui
before the United State Supreme Courr
involving the validity to the title t
Greer County, Texas, and his speecI
in the case before the supreme Cour
was so brilliant that it called forth tn
eDeomiums of the most distinguish
men of the bar in the country. Che
Justice Fuller told Col. d.. Is. Culbef
son, the father of the brilliant youn
Attorney General, that 1t was the fines
argument be had ever listened to in a
his experience at the bar, and prais
from ''Sir HUBERT was praise indeed
His two terms as Governor of Texa
reached the high water mark of states
mapship aud unanimous eleetion to tn
Senate was a ioregone conclusion. II
is eaily the leader Of bis state, q stat
OF strong and yuile men, and can sta
10 the Senate as loug rs he desires, an