Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-03-14
IN THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS
Lovers Of Their County Need Not
Pra7 For Their Return.
GIANTS IN The U. S. SENATE
NJ % Great Statesmen to B. Found There
Today Than Eve, The
Case Proved.
GlAaTS IN The U. S. SENATE
Especial washington letter.

wEea 4 became very apparent
TO nc that the statehood bill
would not lie passed" said Mr.. Frank
81. Greer, OF Guthrie, Okla.
You cannot imagine the feyerish
expectation with which all OF u peo-
nave been reading the press dis
.tcnes concerning the legislative sit
zion on thar matter OF statehood. 1t
been taIlea OF in church and sun
,.y school. as wen as in public schools
aud ali public places. Cur little chill
rem know that our people are anxious
ar their rights Ct citizenship, and are
taught what il all means 10 Us.
Il have been greatly impressed with
the United States senate continued
this observant business man Of the
southwest. The more / have seen Of
Hat body the more Of an optimist l
lave become, and | do not long for
tie good old days of which so many
modern pessimists speak; and speak
thoughtlessly as well as imperiously
aid dogmatically.
Ever since the organization Of the
federal government the senate has
been composed of great men. OF every
decade we may emphatically say:
There were giants in those days But
that should not carry with il the inn
"llication that there are not giants in
these days also. Glance over them with
hasty memory, and take up the men
whose names stand out like promon-
tories. John Quincy Adams, in the
house of representatives., hammeriDg
away continuously and diligently until
he secured recognition of the right Of
petition.
"Joha c. Calhoun was the brightest
intellect Of his day on one thing, the
right Ct secession; the extreme con-
clusion OF the doctrine Of state SOW
ereignty. He was a specialist. Daniel
Webstec is eminent both as an orator
and a constitutional lawyer, another
specialist. Henry Clay YOU think OF
as the great compromiser, another
specialist. Justin s.. Morrill,, the pro-
moter Of the tariff act Of the civil war,
a specialist. JeEn A. Logan, the
mouth piece Of the veterans Of the
union armies, another specialist. Sen
ator Doolittle. Of Wisconsin, famous
as opponent Of construction, another
specialist.
''There are scores of others, all great
men, but these names come up first in
memory, Now look at our modern
senate. Where are the specialists? /
cannot see even one, They are all big,
broad-minded men; scholars, orators,
lawyers, constitutional lawyers, inter-
national. lawyers. Listen to them in
debate, and their range of knowledge
covers every field of Investigation and
research. Specialists are not broad
men. however great they may be in
their particular fields.
Il do not believe there ever was in
the senate a greater orator than
'Spooner, of Wisconsin, nor a better
Senator Depew, of New
York, is one of the most pleasing speak
ers ever seen in the senate or on any
platform or in any forum, These men
speak readily OF all subjects, and their
audiences are not only entertained, but
instructed.
Our statehood bill has been defeat
ed by Senator Beveridge, of indiana;
but | must give him the need Of praise
due him when great men in the senate
are mentioned. He is an orator Of
great power. and one of the most ready
debaters the senate has ever known.
He is learned, and yet always learn
ing. He is a hard worker, and his lit