Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-09
Quarter of a Century
In the U. s. Senate
Shelby M. Cullom, the Noted lllnOisan Rounding
Out His Fourth Term is Man OF
Remarkable PrOWeSS

tor Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois that
she does to his political career back
I'm his state. She has been wonderfully
kind to him there, for he is now COM
pleting his fourth term in the United
States senate, and thus rounding out
q service of nearly quarter of CEN
fury in that wonderful body, after
having spent seven years as governor
of Illinois and having had four terms
in the lower house of congress-. The
good dame has been much assisted in
her ministrations by the senator's fine
iy developed art as a politician back
in the state, and by his conservative
common sense views and long exper-
fence, and the improvement of oppor-
tunities of the senator here in Wash
ington.
The most recent manifestation of the
senator's success was in his successful
fight to have charge of the Cuban leg
islation now before the congress. Sena-
tor Bailey, one of the ablest of the
younger democrats, opposed Senator
Cullom's wishes in this connection. The
lines were finely drawn, and Senator
with few peers, and who commands
most attractive frils of oratory, spent
the greater part of an afternoons ses-
sion in trying to force reference of the
Cuban legislation to the finance COM
mittee, of which he is a member and
Senator Aldrich Is chairman. But
Senator Cullom was well prepared for
him. While Bailey argued and
'orated" in a most attractive way, SEN
ator Cullom waited his opportunity and
then, slowly rising and without fig
ure of speech and hardly without ges-
ture, he let forth a volley of hard facts
and convincing precedents that COM
pletely swept the young democrat from
his position
BaiIey's contention was that the
measure was one affecting the revenues
of the country. and one which contem-
templated tariff changes, and hense it
should go to the finance committee,
where tariff and revenue measures are
always considered. Senator Cullom
commended that the legislation simply
approved and carried out the provi-
sions of a treaty, and hence 1t properly
belonged to the committee on foreign
relations, of which he is chairman.
Cullom won,
In the tributes which have been paid
to the political prowess of Senator
Cullom In almost the last half century
the side of him which is uppermost in
Washington. that of an experienced,
far-seeing and influential legislator,
seems to have been lost sight Of Most
of the things which nave been pre-
served through the public prints about
the senator relate almost exclusively
to the wonderful battles for political
supremacy through which he has
passed in one of the great republican
states of the union In discussion of
the senator no one ever forgets to
remark his resemblance to President
Lincoln, and to comment upon the fact
that he was one of the few surviving
personal friends of the martyred presi-
dent of the civil war period Perhaps
the senator himself is responsible for
this.
Quite apart from the historical fact
that he had entree to the White house
was a personal FRIEND anc associate of
the rail splitter before he came to
Washington, and apart from the fact
that the facial resemblance between
Cullom and Lincoln is now more strik-
ing and pronounced than it was during
Lincolns life. the Illinois senator has
Lincoln plans which entitle him to en-
trance to the inner circle of lovers of
Lincoln lore.
Advocates Lincoln Memorial
One of the senator's strongest am
billions, and one which is closest to his
heart at this time. is to be the father
of legislation whose object will be the
erection of a suitable memorial to Lin
coin here at the national capital. It's
quite entertaining to drop in on the
senator at his home on the terrace on
Massachusetts avenue and see him
seated in the midst of his Lincoln me-
MORALS. In the center of his study is
the Lincoln table. over in that corner
is a Lincoln chair, Almost every inch
Of bare wall spaee has been covered
by portraits of Lincoln engraved from
steel. printed from wood. painted in oil
or reproduced by the modern haIf-tone
process from old prints. There are half
dozen medallion portraits of f1istori=
cal interest. as well as artistic bas re-
hefs. Barring, the Wart and the deep
wrinkles of LiscoiRs face the portraits
might be those OF the Illinois senator.
No member of the United States SEN
ate has played q greater part in the
making of recent history than has
Senator Cullom, Few measures OF ma
tional or International importance have
passed the congress in the last three
years but that Senator Cullon has par
ueipated in their making because Of
his association with members on the
most important committees of the SEN
ate. lie has shared with Senator ALI
son the task of preparing and ureine,
moor the great approximation
go During The last session of CON
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