The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

in debate His personal magnetism is well-ngh If
resistble
He is mpusive, quick to anger, too ready in
retort when political associates differ with him.
He made the leader of his party in the House,
and would without doubt have been made the leader
in the Senate had it not been that his character has
been blackened.
He is not fitted for leadership and his friends fully
understand that his temperament disqualifes him
for leader. Yet great are his abilities and so
pleasing his personality, that he would have been
made leader in the Senate as he was in the House.
although the would be fully understood and
acknowledged in advance
He is not to be thought Of however and was
not mentioned because of the suspicion which is
widespread that an attorney he did things which
are not compatible with the high office of United
States Senator The fact that the charges were not
proven, and that the Legislature elected him not
wthstanding the charges does not count He has
lost the confidence of the people. His wonderful
abilities do not avail him He is Senator, but any
thing and everything he does or says is taken as
the utterance of discredited man.
The Democratic Senators turn to his colleague
and antithesis Culberson has the respect of every
one, but gives his entire confidence to no one He
does not seek intimacy with his colleagues or friends
allowing them to unbosom themselves completely to
him. He is safe and sure. There is no danger
that he will disgrace himself or his party His
abilities are Of high order and his colleagues will
never hesitate to follow when he leads in debate
no matter what the subject They will know that
he has carefully fortified himself and even though
ne may be wrong, will make creditabe showing
There are few, very few, better lawyers, if any, in
he Senate. The Senators realize this, and Cuber-
son Will surprise the country that he is in the
1mel1ght The Republican leaders will be slow to
ttack him. He is cool and always calculating, and
will bait many traps with innocent looking resolu-
ions of inquiry-and if his opponents are not al
ways wary will entice them into the open when
hey should have remained under cover
Culberson will make few plumbers in tactics and
vii put the Republicans in many awkward predica-
lents He lacks in aggressiveness and dash He
over-cautlous and ver-calculatng. There will
e absolutely nothing of brilliancy in his leadership
lie would be ideal leader of victorious and
majority. He would be invulner-
Die in the defensive. He will not lead his party
ito any dangerous places. They will feel safe
the time. He is above any kind of suspicion as
the integrity of his acts motives. His moral
andards are high and rigid He is companionable
I'd approachable and you like him, but you don't
It very close UP. He is very much like Senator
I'm Sherman, or Senator Edmunds, or may be
st between the two, with much ability as either
e is decidedly the best selection the Democratic
'nators could have made for leader
The Republicans in the Senate do not have
lder and never did. The Republicans in the SEN
: are always led and always were and probably
ways will be. The Democrats always have
der, and they never have followed and probably
yer will The Republicans in the Senate have
obhgarchy. Obligarchy is a Greek word mean
; the government by few-ogos, few archo, {