Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON


Washington, September Is.
The intention of the republicans
TO force the rubber and dark-lan-
tern currency issue in the Senate
next winter is going to precipitate
the warmest tariff debate that has
been heard in the halls of the Con-
gress 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
element 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
undoubtedly, from the standpoint
of democracy, the ablest repre-
sented 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-five years of age, and both
have achieved notable distinction
In the political arena. Both have
had remarkable careers. They
have attained their present posi-
tiOns through the sheer force of
intellect and exquisite fitness for
the position, and not through the
power of money, as have the
majority of the men on the repub-
lican side of the Senate. Those
two men will take commanding
positions in the coming debate for
the reasons that their democracy is
on straight and they have the
brains to back their reputa-
lions as democrats. The so-called
leader of the Senate, Mr.. German,
will not shine in this debate. for
the very good reason that his tariff
coat has rents and holes in it that
will be plainly visible to the naked
eye when such men as Aldrich and
SpOoner get on his trail. His tariff
record has blow holes i'm IL and he
will be compelled to take back
seat The real leaders in the next
session of the Senate will be Cul-
berson and Bailey, of Texas; Car
mack, OF Tennessee; Patterson, of
Colorado, and Money, of Missis-
sippi. There is no better equipp-
ed man in the Senate than Culber-
son. He is essentially a lawyer,
and 1t is the questions of the law
and the Constitution that he refers.
but he is perfectly at home i'm a
tariff debate. This is the first ex-
perience as legislator, and he has
not been as ready to jump into the
arena of debate as has his distin-
guished and brilliant colleague,
Mr.. Bailey, WHO had ten years ex-
perience in the House before he
came to the Senate. Senator Gull
berson's past experience in life has
been confined to the executive de-
partment of governmental affairs
as the Attorney-General of Texas
and Governor of the same state.
He was twice nominated and elect
eel Acknowledgement, and twice
nominated and elected Governor.
and elected, without opposition, TO
the United States Senate as a
tribute to his brilliant record in
the former Offices he had held. As
Acknowledgement of his state he
defended the states rights in suit
before the United States Supreme
Court, involving the validity to
the title to Greer County, Texas,
and his speech in the case before
the Supreme Court was so brilliant
that it called forth the encomiums
of the most distinguished men of
the bar in the country. Chief
Justice Fuller told Col. ID. b. Cul-
berson, the father of the brilliant
young Acknowledgement, that il
was the finest argument he had
ever listened to in all his expert
ence at the bar, and praise from
Sir Hubert was praise indeed.
His two terms as Governor OF
Texas reached the high water mark
of Craftsmanship and unanimous
election to the Senate was fore,
gone conclusion. He is easily the
leader of his state, state of strong
and virile men, and can stay i'm the
Senate as long as he desires. anC
with little or no opposition. Hi,
colleague, Mr.. Bailey, easily take,
rank as one OF the best debaterS il
= the entire Congress of the nation