Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-20
.CUMM|NS OF
IOWA, HIS RISE
To EM|NENCE
Career of "Honest Lawyer"
Proves Thorny, But Ends
With Great Personal Victory
For the Governor.


Performance in trust busting was
successfully staged in tais country.
Some recent political events recall
the occasion, and give point to a re-
counting of some of it's incidents.
The -barbed wire trust had made
itself especially obnoxious 10 the
western farmers, who at that time re.
quired the wire to fence the new EN-
rire Of farms beyond the Mississippi.
The trust had secured control of "a
series of patents, and in addition had
plenty of money. II was fast driving
everybody out of business and raising
prices at about the same rate of speeo
that it strengthened its control of the
business
The Farmers Alliance was deeply
concerned about the matter. and in
one western state IL decided TO take
steps to make an effective fight. In
that particular state the independent
barbed wire factories were being clos
ed. one by one, because the trust
either undersold them or else got In
functions against their processes, un-
der the patent laws. Finally, the Al
lance named q committee of leaders
to hunt up lawyer on whom depend
ence cou.1 be placed and get him to
make the fight.
The committee tried out two or
three lawyers, who failed to make
good. Then it decided on a last eff
fort, and on inquiry was referred to a
young man who had been practicing
law in the capital city of the state.
We're told that you're an honest
lawyer" said the chairman, at the
Office of the young lawyer.
I've been trying 10 be one" re-
piled the young man, modestly.
Well, we've got case here that
will give you a chance to prove II.
Do you want to take this barbed wire
case9"
He looked in, and decided that there
was a good chance to win It. lie was
hired on the spot.
The case presently became a cause
/ celebre. 1t was fought in the state
and federal courts, and went repeated,
" TO the supreme court of the United
States. Sometimes the young lawyer
was beaten, sometimes he won. The
contest continued for years, and al
| last a sweeping decision was render
ed which determined the rank of the
young lawyer. He had busted the
| trust"
The young lawyer became attor-
ney for various railroads and other
big interests in his state, but ne
wasn't an orthodox railroad lawyer
| for his times He wouldn't lobby
He would plead his case. but ne
| wouldn't lobby, which was very irregu
lar. because he had come to be a good
deal of a politician, and his ''infioo
ence" would have been a fine asset
before legislative committees ana con
ventions.
The young lawyer finally decided
| that there was zoo much "iniIuOence'
in politics, and announced tlli he
was going to run for senator. lie
didn't like the notion of the railroads
| electing the senator, and concluded Il
| test the matter out with the people
He found surprisingly large mum
Der of people who agreed with him
and his canvass of the state developed
sharp division into factions. WheI
the election was over he had elected
a majority of the legislature, pledged
10 support him for senator. But this
opposition bought off three or foul
men and he was defeated.
Instead of quitting the young mar
announced, few days later, that az
would be a candidate for governor.
There was another year-long fgh
for that nomination The factiona
lines were drawn sharper than ever
More money than before was dumped
into the fight against the upstaTt
lawyer.
j Well. they pounded at him for +:
long time, but he was nominated
Just barely nominated-in a conyen
ton that looked as much like a mol
as it did like deliberative body. Fl,
was elected, too; then renominatet
and reelected.
At the end of two terms his follow
ers insisted that ne run for thirt
term. II was unprecedented, but 1
was their only chance to win; so b,
ran and won.
Before his term was ended he an
nounced himself again a candidate
fer senator, and in a popular primary
in which he ran against men Wit
had been senator for a period as lonl
as the lifetime of an average man, h,
was Just barely defeated.
Then there was a new turn. Dealt
laid his hand on the aged senator
There was special session of tn
legislature, which failed to elect any
body.
So 1t was agreed that the senatcria
succession should be submitted to tn
. Republican voters in a primary test
Each side presented its candidate
and when the votes were counted tn
trust busting lawver-1Overnor hal
been overwhelmingly nominated an
the legislature was instructed to cleo
| him senator.
He will be chosen, by a special Sc;
sion of the legislature. in a few day
He viii come to Washington whe
congress meets. to be sworn In 70
the Office for which he has been figh
ing for eighteen years. Ii is believe
to be the longest fight any man eve
made for a senatorship.
He will be fighter when ne gets
Washington. He viii be recognize
after he gets used to things. as on
of the great lawyers of the senat.
and as one of its great speakers. The
It will be discovered that he Ia
heterodox political views; that
votes to please himself, rather than
coterie of party managers. He wi
be busy, and more or less troubl
some
He viii be written up by the sociei
reporters as the nandsomest man
congress, for he has always suffers
in politics because he labored undi
the charge OF being handsome. son
day he VIII break loose and make