, 1906-03-10

believed today to be the best informed
International lawyer in h senate.
other strong men of the senate to-
day are Senators Berry of Arkansas.
Blackburn of Kentucky, Burrows of
Michigan, Cullom of Illinois, Elkins of
West Virginia, Foraker of Ohio, Frye
of Maine, German of Maryland, Money
of Mississippi, Nelson of Minnesota,
Spooner of Wisconsin and Teller of
Colorado.
These men are called the strong
men" of the senate, because, by rea-
son of their many years of continuous
service they ave gained standing, in
%huence and actual power such as can
be acquired in no other way than by
1.-THE experience of continuous service.
NO one of them could have attained
distinction, influence or power in a
single term of six years.
THE people of the sovereign states
of Iowa and Alabama have kept Sena-
tors Allison and Morgan continually
in the senate for thirty years or more;
and by reason of superior ability on the
lpart of the senators themselves, they
have become men of power in national
affairs; and exceptionally capable of
producing results for the benefit of the
l people and the states which nave so
long kept them in he public service.
1t is because the people of Maine,
Maryland and several other states
have kept their senators in continuous
service that they have become known
as the strong men of the senate
"The people of other states do not
have the commanding voice and infiu-
ence in national affairs, because for
local political reasons, they are too
often prone to withdraw good men
from the senate, to make place for
some ambitious favorite. Usually, each
~Efayorite son shines forth for a brief
period like a meteor, and then fades
away into insignificance. Thus be-
cause of local conditions the various
states are constantly frittering away
their opportunities for high standing.
commanding influence and power in ma
ltional affairs. ingalls, of Kansas was
a notable example o fthe meteoric
e statesman.
S "Of the territories admitted to the
J, unon in 1889, North Dakota is the only
one which has overcome the fitful fever
s of frequent change. She has two sena-
tors Of experience who are already
g known as strong men of the senate
5 and it is quite likely they will be re
tanned until they achieve distinction
and power. The other new states,
unfortunately, have made such fire.
quent changes that no one of the sena-
tors has had opportunity to demon
~strate fully what he can do for his
state or for his people.
wyoming is represented in the SEN
ate by two strong men and the people
of the state believe their interests can
I be best served by keeping them there.
Senator Clark, by reason of c%ontinu-
| Gus service, as well as because of his
years of experience in the house of
representatives has attained exception
5 ally high standing in the senate. AS
chairman of the committee O. the jul
dietary, he has a position of honor, dis
tinction and power. He is also a lead
ing member of the important commit
tees on relations, public lands and rail-
roads. When it is understood that all
of the legislation of the senate is de
pendent upon the work of the commit
tees, it will be seer that Senator Clark
has achieved a position OF command
ing influence and benefit to his state.
Senator Warren, by reason of CON
) ~tinuous service, is also so circumstanc-
J ed as to be able to render exceptional
5 service to his state and to his country.
For many years Senator Warren was,
in many respects, the hardest working
member of the United States senate.
AS chairman of the committee on
claims, he was required to do an enor
nous amount of work of an investigat-
ing nature. 1t was painstaking work.
might work, and necessitated the ex-
Ipenditure of an enormous amount of
physical energy as well as mental
force. During these years of hard work
he was also attending to the duties of
other committees, so that he was in
deed working his way TO the front.
He is now chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, a position of
national distinction and of local I'M
portance. He is also a member of he
committee on agriculture and attends
its meetings regularly. AS a member
OF the committee on forestry he is a
painstaking worker, bearing constantly
in mind the interests of the develop
ment of Wyoming. Fortunately he is
also a member of the committee o. ir.
rigation and by diligent attention to
the work Of that committee he is look
= ing far into the future welfare of the
state which he loves and serves so well.
Moreover as a member of the commit
Tee on public buildings n grounds he
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