The Irish standard., 1903-11-28

every way the opposite Of his Repub-
lican opponent from Indiana. Senator
Bailey is undoubtedly the best equip
ped Democrat in the Senate. 1t was
hardly to be expected that such old
men as Morgan, Pettus, Cockrell and
Bacon would submit to the leadership
of man of forty. Nevertheless, it is
certain that Bailey will compel atten-
ton from both parties. Beveridge is
the direct opposite of Bailey in most
particulars, but the two are alike In
that they are young. The senator
from Indiana never had any legisla-
tive experience before his election to
the Senate. He gained his position
because of his great powers as an ora
tor He had the good fortune to come
upon the stage at the very period
when the Republicans We're gaining
control of the state of Indiana, which
had for long time been for the most
Lart Democratic.
In the House of Representatives
there is large number of young men,
some of them below thirty. Perhaps
the most conspicuous of those at the
present time is George B. Mcclellan,
who was this month chosen chief ex-
ecutive Of the greatest city in Amer
lea. He was born in 1865 and is a
good example of what young man
of clean life and fair ability can ac-
complish when backed by influential
friends. He owes his political life to
the powerful leaders of Tammany
hall. He was sent by them to the
f!fty-fourth Congress and has been
there ever since. He has been a
good congressman, and the fact that
he is member of the ways and means
committee proves that he is a man
Of ability. Weak men do not become
members of that committee. If he
should become as good mayor as he
Las been congressman there is no
telling what the future has in store
for him. Morris Sheppard, who repre-
sents one of the Texas districts, is
just twenty-eight years old. His
father represented the district in the
last Congress, and the present con-
gresham was his secretary. When
the father died the Democrats elected
the son. While at Yale he distfn-
euished himself in debate and has al
ready given promise of becoming one
of the best debaters on the Democratic
side. Burton L. French, the new Re-
publican member from Idaho, is also
twenty-eight years of age. His sudden
rise to distinction is due to his ora
torical abilities. Frederick Lands,
Republican from Indiana, is but thirty
one years of age. He also talked his
way into Congress. He defeated Con-
gresham Steele for the Republican
nomination. Steele is a veteran of
the Civil War and had served twelve
years in Congress. Butler Ames, Re-
publican from Massachusetts,, is only
thirty-two years old. He is grand
son of Benjamin F. Butler and is
wealthy. Morgan G. Fitzpatrick, of
Tennessee, lawyer, editor and Demo-
crat, is another of the young men, be-
ing thirty-four years of age. William
Randolph Hearst, owner and manager
of three great newspapers, president
of the National Association of Demo-
cratic clubs, aspirant for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president, repre-
sentative from one of the Tammany
districts of New York, is very young
man. considering his record of accom-
plishment. He is one of the wealthiest
men in Congress. Francis Burton
Harrison is another young Democrat
from New York, who possesses great
wealth and family influence. Oscar w.
Underwood, Of Alabama, was born in
1862 and entered the fifty-fourth Con-
gress. He has, therefore, already
served eight years. He occupies the
most responsible position of all the
young men in Congress, being the
Democratic member of the committee
on rules. These are some of the
young men of the fifty-eighth Con-
gress, and it is reasonable to expect
great things from some of them. A
man who possesses the ability and
push which enables him in the face
of great competition to gain seat in
Congress before he arrives at the age
of thirty, certainly possesses the neces-
sary momentum to become in time
among the most distinguished men,
bers of that body.
According to q recent announce