The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-11
4E DAY OF THE YOUNG MAN

AoL -Ao"a VI UlarNOTaI
III poverty and vas Handicapped bv
lack Of an education. He studied nights
1nd TOOK a civil service xamina+jou
mis- brought him an appointment IN
'ne war department at 81. 600 a year
when he was twenty-five wears ola He
worked hard, vas promoted. and was
hidalE transferred 10 the interior de-
partment, where he was made an as
9i>OahI attorney, having been admitted
- the bar as a result OF assiduous
H!Snt study. Then he was made CHIEF
OF the special service division in Tho
general land office. having charge of
seVenty-hve special agents engaged in
me detection Of land frauds. II was
largely through Mr.. Pollock's good
work that the recent gigantic frauds
were ~unearthed. He IS TOW receiving
so,ooo a year, and Is marked for rand
advancement. Yet he has been with
u influence, and what he has done
might have been lone by any other
AMBITIOUS young man in Washington.
sui another young man who has
MADE good IS Maurice c. Latta, as
slstant secretary 10 the president Mr..
Latta Eved In Kansas and went 70
Oklahoma in 1892 TO seek his fortune.
He studied stenography and got a Job
as reporter in the land Office at Perry.
He secured a transfer to washington,
n worked in the general land office
a while. There he showed such rood
ability that when a call came from the
white house for a rapid and accurate
S~tenographer Latta was recommended.
ROOSEVELT WORKED HIM HARD
once in the white house he proceeded
10 make the best Of his opportunities
by working over time and keeping I'D
with the correspondence
o. the hardest working president who
ever filled the chair. Latta made him
self indispensable 10 President ROOse-
welt. At midnight or at dawn, in Wash
lngtOn or on a hunting trip in the
Rockies. he was always IN hand. with
his pencil sharpened. Assistant Sec
rotary Barnes had made good in his
job and was rewarded at the age Of
thirty-seven by being made postmaster
at Washington at a salary of $4,000
a year. Then Latta, who was already,
was promoted to Barnes place, which
pays $500 a ear Latta is of the
same age as Barnes. There is no rea-
son why he should not follow in the
footsteps of George B.. COrtelyOu and
eventually become a member of the
cabinet.
Among the Young men who have
come to the front in politics is Norris
Brown, who will succeed Joseph VI.
Willard as United States senator from
Nebraska. He is fOrty-tWO years of
age and will rank with the youngsters
Of the great ~law-making body. He is
a native Of Iowa. who Went to Kansas
some years ago, practiced law, and be-
came attorney general fOr the state.
He is a warm friend of Senator sur
kett, who is himself a young a
RUNS THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
Huntington Wilson, assistant secre-
tary of state, is still another young
man who has attracted attention. He
served az a diplomatic attache in the
Orient, and when Assistant Secretary
Pierce was appointed minister to Nor
way, on the creation Of that kingdom,
the president sent for Wilson and in
stalled him in the state department.
Mr.. Wilson has jurisdiction over the
entire consular service, as we'll as other
matters in the department, and like
many other young men in responsible
places in the government, is perform
ing valuable and energetic service.
The fact that years alone are not
required to make a mark in states
manship is illustrated by the career
of Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas,
He has become the pillar Of the
democratic hopes in the senate, the
actual, if not the elected leader, and
the most effective debater, perhaps, On
either side of the chamber. Mr.. Bailey
suffers two serious handicaps, both
possibly the fault Of yOuth-a violent
temper and excessive egOtism-Dut MS
great abilities are universally acknowl-
edged. and g career OF special brllllance
lies before him. He is Ire of re~elec-
ton SO long as he cares to remain in
the senate, and it is safe to say that
he would rather be in the senate than
in the presidential chair.
a young man in the house is attract
ing attention ~2OwalG!S as a practical
statesman. This IS James \. TaWney,
OF Minnesota, chairman of the great
committee on appropriations. He has
served several terms, and is now fully
equipped by experience TO conduc, the
vast and complicated business OF his
committee. A strong speaker, a tire
less worker, and a man of attractive
personality. Mr.. Tawney seems destla-
ed to become one Of the most promi-
nent men in public life. He is the
righthand man Of Speaker Cannon. and
enjoys his complete confidence.
YOUNG UNCLE JOE CANNON.
By the a speaking Of young men
what is the matter with Uncle Joe
Cannon?
Who can report Of him;
That winter lion. who in rage forgets
Aged Commissions and all brush Of time,
And. like a gallant in the row Of youth
Repairs him with occaSion?"
Uncle Joe" is seventy years Of ag9,
and is grooming for a job which if he
obtains il will keep him uncommonlE
busy until he is seventy-six- His locks
may be wintry, but he Is a lion IN
debate. He has the jaunty step or a
lad of twenty. and seems 10 be incap-