Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-18
Thirty Years i'm the United States Senate

J was glad 10 throw up my hat and shout
! Three chears for our candidate, the
/ next governor Of Missouri l had my
/ SLOUGH hat In my hand at the time, and
! I'm the enthusiasm Of the moment, II
somehow left Il and flew up 10 the roof
and with that the convention broke out
IN cheers. You must remember that
halt OF the men were my friends who
mad been lighting for me, and that our
campaign had been so conducted that
the remainder although they preferred
| their own candidate, did not object to
| me. As IL was ! captured the con-
ventlon. My friends were still en-
Enthusiastically for me and my opponents
were sorry that I had 10 be defeated
In order that their candidate might sue
coed They gathered around me and
said Well, Cockrell, Wen take care
OF you; wen make you senator This
they did and have been In the senate
from then until now"
SOME ELEMENTS or SUCCESS.
How did you get along in the senate,
Mr.. Cockrell2"
Il was green at first, but / took up
the work that came to me and did II
as well as | could at the same time try
ing TO III myself for that which might
come. This has been one OF the prlnci-
pies of my life. | have tried to do the
duty which lies nearest me and NJ my
self for the future. When | was made
captain / studied the tactics necessary
for that position and at the same time
those needed should ] become colonel
While colonel | studied what was nec-
essary to govern brigade, and the re-
suit was that when the better places
came or were thrust upon me / was
bile to IN them
II suppose that has been one Of the
reasons Of your success in life, sena-
tori"
81 think so. / have not been back.
ward in taking my share OF the work.
and have been willing TO help the other
fellow when | could do so. An impor-
tant element OF business success, it
seems to me, Is to avoid personal an
tagonlsms and personalities. There Is
no use in making enemies whore one
can keep friends, and the march along
the path OF life can be made without
bulldozing-if | might use that word
on forcing ones fellows into the bushes.
In my senatorial career / have had but
one personal alteration on the floors
Of Congress. That was with General
Burnside at the time he asked for an
appropriation for the celebration at
Yorktown.
l opposed lndt Dill ana IN my speech
against II said the gentlemen on the
other side OF the chamber were always
for the old flag and an appropriation
General Burnside took that as re-
Election on his personal integrity, and
he made bIt'or speech in reply.
'As he sat | got the floor Sew
eral of the RS feared there would
be trouble am. moved to adjourn. | re-
piled that had the right 10 the floor,
and that intended to make my speech.
| did make H. and in It referred to Gen.
burnside, saying that no one I'm the
United States would think of casting
any reflection upon his honor, and as
FOR myself | would be the last to do so.
| complmented him In high terms and
said that ] was sorry that he had mis-
Interpreted my remarks. As sat down
Lamar came over to me and threw his
arms around my shoulder and said,
" 'Cockrelll DO you know, / would
give my skin II could control my tenn
per as you can yours.
"The next day Gen. Burnside apollo
gized TO me-"
NO DOODLE IN CONGRESS.
The conversation here turned to Sen
ator Cockrells work I'm Congress. He
was, you know, for six years one Of the
committee on claims and part Of the