The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-02
LOST CHANCE FOR
CHAIRMAN BURTON
Might Have Become Immortal
By Deepening Mississippi
CLARK OPENS THEtDEBATE
Refers to RooseVelt's Possible Future.
President as Head. of The Hague
Peace ConferenceAlNould Scrap
With DifferentaopInons.

Washington, February 1.-The House to-
day resumed consideration of the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill.
Mr. Clark of Missouri opened' the debate
on the bill with quotations. from the
scriptures. saying;
"St. Paul, the greatest philosopher of
all time. in his first epstle to Timothy.
said:
d" But If any provide not for his own,
and especially those of his own house, he
hath denied the faith and is worse than
an infdel.'"
He then paid his compliments to Chair
man Burton, in charge of the bill. That
gentleman, he said was supposed to DOM
mate the committee on rivers and har-
bors. and If that was true he could have
written his name in the scanty list of the
immortals by standing for the deepening
of the channel of the Mississippi; but. he
added. Mr. Burtons name was not there.
1r the course of his speech. Mr.. Clark
referred to the Presidents possible future
in the following words:
Many suggestions have, first and last,
been made in the public press as to- the
career of President Roosevelt" said Mr..
Clark, after his term expires 1t has
been suggested that he be elected to the
Senate of the United States. | am not
the adviser of the people of New York,
but If thy are to continue the unhappy
habit of sending republicans to that body,
my voice is for Roosevelt for thai posi-
ton The subsequent proceedings would
be decidedly interesting.
Return to Congress.
only two ex-Presdents have returned
to Congress. John Quincy Adams served
seventeen years and fraction in this
house, dying with the harness on his
back, as no doubt he would have desired
10 do had he been consulted about his
exit from this world 1t is a truth of
history to say that his fame rests more
upon his service in this house than upon
his long public service in other positions
extending from the time when at IA
years of age he was secretary of lega-
ton, to the day when he quit the White
House in high dudgeon refusing to ac-
company his victorious opponent, Andrew
Jackson, to the White House.
another suggestion is that President
Roosevelt shall be made president of Har-
ward university, certainly a tempting po-
sition for a man of scholarly tastes. |
have frequently been charged with be-
Ing ambitious for political preferment. |
plead guilty to the soft impeachment. but
1t may be a surprise to many to know
that | would rather be president of the
University of Missouri than to be a rep
resentative or senator in Congress or a
governor of that imperial commonwealth.
j sorrowfully recognize the fact that that
position is beyond my reach because of
the political contests in which | have been
engaged.
Colonel Roosevelt
s, "Another suggestion is that Colonel
Roosevelt be made perpetual president
of the Hague peace and arbitration tri-
buna.; that he would discharge the duties
of that high place with the energy and
capacity he exhibits in everything to
which he turns his hand goes without
saying; but what he would do to peace
makers with plans different from his own
would be "A plenty.
Another suggestion is that he devote
his days to literature-surely a notable
pursuit. II would bring him abundant
wealth, and he would have vast circle
of readers from the beginning.
Still another suggestion Is that he be