The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
SALARIES FORMERLY ENJOYED BY
MEN WHO ARE NOW IN CONGRESS
WERE VERY OFTEN QUITE PR|NCEL\
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Washington, D. c., March 21.-The
resignation of John c. Spooner, as
United States senator from Wisconsin.
Is still a subject of much comment in
the newspaper world. And vet in
view of all the facts which are known
to Senator Spooner's friends the won
der Is that Senator Spooner did not
send In to the governor of his state
his resignation much sooner. To those
who know the man, to those who know
his ability, to those who know his
ambition, it is a marvel that John C.
Spooner has continued to represent the
commonwealth of Wisconsin as long
as he has. When Spooner entered
public life conditions were wholly diff
ferent than now. He represented a
faction of the republican party in his
state which was predominant and then
came an interregnum. Then later Mr..
Spooner came back because of the
predominance of the faction which he
and his people represented.
During the years that Spooner was
out of the senate he acquired the rep
utatio nof being one of the greatest
lawyers in the country. When he came
to the senate this last time he ac-
centuated the fact that he was not
only one of the greatest lawyers in
he country but in the senate demon
strated that he was one of its great
est debaters. He gave up much to be
senator of the United States. And
Spooner's resignation from the high
Office which he now occupies and
which is effective. on May 1, shows the
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show the self sacrifice which is not
only true in Senator Spooner's case
but in the case of hundreds of others,
who, believing in the principle for
which they stood have sacrificed in
comes in order that the principles for
which they stood should triumph.
When John Spooner came to the
senate he was earning anywhere from
$4,000 to 100000 a year in lawyers
fees. He gave up those fees to repre-
sent his state in the national congress,
succeeding William F. Villas for the
term beginning March 4, 1897. Since
that time Senator Spooner has practi-
cally been out OF the practice of the
law. Realizing that with his growing
family and the much more crying
needs that enter into the life of today
than ten or twenty years ago, the
senior senator from Wisconsin aston
ished the country, but not his friends
by rendering his resignation as SEN
ator from Wisconsin to take effect
on May 1. Spconer goes back to the
practice of his profession. Probably
tired of political life, of its strifes
and coupled Herewith. it's seeming
failures Senator SpOOner in the plen-
itude of his powers has decided to go
back to the active practice OF his pro-
fession which he has adorned.
But Senator Spooner is not alone
in the sacrifices he has made for pol
itics. The congress of the United
States contains the names OF hun
dreds of men who have given up COM
Portable incomes comparative ease and
respect of their fellows to take posi-
tions in one or the ether OF the houses
OF congress.
search of the record to call of the
names of some OF the men who have
sacrificed fortunes in order to repre-
sent their state in the national house
OF representatives.
Probably first amCng those who can
be mentioned is Senator Teller of Col
orado who has represented his state
since its admission. When he came to
the senate he was earning $4,000 a
year, largely from suits growing out
of mining claims. Since that time he
has earned but one fee, that of $40,-
900, from a case which was pending