The Washington times., 1908-09-21

NisNCI-N-NAlI ONO, sept. lime
odore E. Burton. now a member Of the
House Of Rer resentatives from Ohio. is
going to the Senate soon.
This statement is made with conf
dence, because, when Theodore says he
intends to put something across the
boards, your only resource is TO take
your stand at the other end and watch
1t come.
When he remarks that he is about 10
take journey, it is time for the com
peting railroads TO find 0,s+ which one
gets the privilege of hauling him He
looks as wise as an owl, and he is as
wise as that very foolish bird looks.
Everybody knows that Chio's Sena-
torlal team-Foral1er and Dick-soon will
be known only Tor their calmness in
the moment of their slaughter If you
have read tho thrilling stories of what
happened 20 the condemned In the days
5f the French guiilOtine. you can form
some idea Of the sad fate Of ForaHer's s
political head next winter. and of Dick s
two years thereafter. Burton VIII take
the place Of one Of these rlen who have
been gently but mercilessl.y preordained
Tor the sacrifice.
he sailed forth TO the intricacies Of the
politics Of Cleveland. Ohio. Ills head
was full Of ideals and I44s pockets full
of hands and no money. HIS first
achievement was to run his nose against
a mossgroHn sign bearing this legend:
Express elevator tC ;cc top of the
tower Of honesty"
He stepped in and re marked with that
gravity which rests 50 heavily upon
him:
To the top"
He has been there ever since. Upon his
arrival ne found no Gle --lan nd politicians
/ present. His lOudest cries brought no
answers from the lower stories OF the
honesty building. It may be mentioned
in passing that all this happened in the
time when every year was lat year
for the politicians and lean one foI
the common people, lean 20 the point OF
extreme and cruel emaCiatiOn. His as
cent of the rare altitude Of honesty was
greeted with derlsiOn- He was given Jo
understand that he could never get any
where By being honest. and that hon
csty was not by any means the besS
politics
Had no Company.
Nevertheless. he stayed on as q regu-
! lar tenant of the tower, and stood lone
/ somely Ianky. a very lightning rod fol
ming never touched him. but # found its
way into the storm cellars under the
tower, and dealt fatally with those who
had jeered, likewise derided, him. He
had undertaken 20 purify the politics OF
| his ward. an1 he succeeded. The man
he put up vas chosen
| Right there the people began 10 no
| tice Young Burton When he started out
with Purity" as his slogan, they -ad'
monished him TO seek out an under
| taker, and make with that dignitaTy a
! contract whose terms would not be sc
! Stin as 10 impOVerish his family. Bul
! he furnished them with miracle. He
/ demonstrated that man could come
| into contact with votes and things 2nc
| remain straight That was the begin
! nina, Of the career which viii land him
| In the Senate Of the United States
! Burton IS remarkable man In Ohio.
as he is IN washington. He IS one OF
that rare species which. once having
made uD its mind that thing is right
sticks to #. He is one o. the few un-
shackled members Of that much man
acIed BODY known Gs the House OF
Representatives AS chairman OF the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors, he
runs the business OF the committee 10
suit himself. and, If the Hon Joseph G.
Cannon comes around IN that meddle-
some way of his to see how things are
| going. the chairman rises slowly, and,
! in a courteous. incisive tone remarks
to the CzarliSe Speaker;
And the Speaker seats. Once he
didn't scat, but that was a long time
| ago. Now he seats
| Free From Bosses.
In Ohio Burton has been as free from
domination as ne has been IN Washing
ton Mark Hanna could never teach
/ him 10 be bridlewise. As a matter OF
/ Fo,4 10 Fy,17rrr.aI t,a arDrTE,- or Hanna
/ and was glad Of Il. He did not approve
| of Hanna and Hannaism. and his dis
/ approval was not a thing nurtured in
| secret. He let Hanna and Ohio know
all about IT, He has at one time and
/ another jefied all OF the bosses" but