Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON
Washington. May IL,

close Observers of human nature.
that the one thing in newspaper
that interests people more than
ANYTHING else is something about
live people. Upon the theory,
then, that "the proper study of
mankind is man. | will during
during the summer give to the
readers of this correspondence a
number of sketches of some OF the
bright young Democrats who came
to the front in the Fifty-eighth
Congress and who deserve more
than passing notice in Demo
cratic correspondence. I'm this
connection may mention that
one of the brightest young Demo
Gratis who developed in the Fifty
eighth Congress, and who attracted
the favorable attention of the old
timers, is "BOb" Lamar. as he is
called by his many friends here, of
the 10th Missouri District, the tall
sycamore of southern Missouri.
The Hon. Bob" reminds one of
the pictures of Abraham Lincoln
in his youth, and be possesses
many of the mental characteristics
of Lincoln. notably the old
fashioned, hard common sense. SO
rare nowadays in most public
men. Lamar is hard student and
an indefatigablc worker. He has.
during this session, secured the
passage of two important and
much-necded laws of a general
character. and of immediate benefit
20 his district. and also several bills
of private character. He is a
forcible and eloquent speaker, and
his speeches in the House always
command an audience. Last Jan
uary he delivered a speech in the
House on the tariff and the farmer.
that brought forth most favorable
comment from his colleagues and
doubtless will be widely distributed
rs one of the campaign documents
during the summer and fall. Mr..
Lamar is always in his seat and
attentive 10 his duties, and if his
district fails To get It's rights,
Bob Lamar will be found on the
firing line asking why. The peo-
of his district will compliment their
own intelligence 10y keeping him
here where he will grow to be one
of the strong men of the House.
Another strong man who devcl-
oped here during the late session
Is the Hon. John +. Wilson, the
delegate from Arizona. His speech
ON the statehood bill was one of the
strong deliverances of the session.
lie concluSively showed up the
hypocrisy and lying deceit of the
Republican majority in their at
tempt TO force a bill through Con-
greSS that would make two States
out of Oklahoma and the Indian
territory, rs one, and New Mexico
and Arizona rs the other. They
deliberately went back on their
platform promise of 1900 in order
10 obtain n little political advan-
tage, and Mr.. Wilson showed il up
to the chagrin and confusion of the
Republicans. Putting Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory together
was all right, as the people of those
two territories asked for it, and it
WaSthe desire of the majority of the
people; but to force the two terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona
together against their loudly eX-
pressed wish and thus utterly dis
regard those wishes was unjust and
unpatrlotc. Mr.. Wilson showed
That both Arizona and New Mexico
nave all of the qualifications of
American States; they have greater
resources, more people and an
educational character as high as
that of half dozen of the sister
hood of the Union, and there is no
more valid reason for Jumping
New Mexico and Arizona than
There would be to combine New
lork and New Jersey. The Re
publlcans of the House, neverthe-
less, perpetrated this outrage on
the people of those two territories.
but the bill died in the Senate. If
The Democrats win the next
House the people of those terri
tories will get their rights.
The political gossips at the capi-
taI have been busy the past few
Gays In discussing the broadside of
The Hon. William j. Bryan aimed
at .InHQa Alto,, ID D...l