Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10
Up on Capitol Hill

Senator La Toilette. champion filibusterer
Of the world. appeared In his seat In the
Senate a day late. A newspaper young
man, who had more zeal than experience
with the Wisconsin senator, bethought
him that he would scoop various and
sundry other newspaper men by getting
an interview with Mr.. La Toilette on the
tariff. or something else-he didn't care
about that part Of II.
He sent in his card. Mr.. La Toilette was
all smiles when he came out to greet the
young man.
"Ah. he said, what can do for you?
me see. I might as we'll say something
real forceful. You wouldn't mind that.
would you? OF course not. for that would
make good story. wouldn't 1t? Now
better think 1t over a little bit. Then l
can give YOU something really worth
while. No. j won't give 1t 10 anybody
else. I'll have my secretary call you up
and give II you In typewriter form
tomorrow morning early"
The senator then shook hands most
cordially with the young man and wished
him good day. The newspaper man
himself and looking down upon the
others in the press gallery who hadn't
had the push to go after the noted Wis
consin statesman.
Mr. La Folette's secretary. He waited
until noon. Still no word. Then he called
the secretary up. Mr.. La Toilette really
had been SO busy he couldn't prepare it,
conclusion that Mr. La Toilette was the
busiest man In the Senate and his esti-
nation Of him soard very high.
In the strietest confidence he told one
OF his associates in the gallery that he
had been promised an exclusive interview
with Mr.. La Toilette. He Just had to
gloat to somebody.
so was l." was the response, without
any show Of interest.
"When?'
Year before last
And. by the way" went on the other.
Il think everybody in the gallery has
got that sort of a scoop UP his sleeve.
There will be bunch OF La Toilette in
terviews in print some day"
"Oh. l see." said the new man, in
sickly voice.
new senator. who has asked that his
name be kept a secret, came to the Capt.
toi this morning with a big box full of
spools Of silk thread. Some one happen
ed to see him tying one end Of the thread
from one spool to the leg Of his desk.
and wanted to know what in the world
he was doing that for.
Been reading about Thsseus and the
labyrinth" he remarked. Fine old
stories those. So Instructive. you know"
But don't under
Oh. it's nothing. l just went down
under the Capitol the other day to the
barber shop. Mr.. took me and left
me there. | would have been somewhere
IN the neither regions yet If 1 hadn't
down again today. and 1 want to make
sure l get back before breakfast tomor-
row.
1t has taken the journal clerk of the
Senate to surprise Senator Aldrich. That
famous leader Of the Senate is usually
the eainest thing Imaginable During the
Trades OF the Tillmans. jeff Davises, etc.
no has always smiled and nodded his
head. as IL to say: II knew you were co.
Ing to say that aud ! don't mind In the
least. Say 1t some more if you like to-"
But when the journal clerk this week
read his name as Nelson w. Aidrich OF
the state OF Rhode Island and the Provi-
dence Plantations" the chairman Of the
finance committee was completely non
plussed. Somebody asked him what it
meant and he didn't know
AS a matter Of fact. for the delecta-
ton of those who wish to earn q reputa-
ton for eruditeness. il may be said that
tho journal clerk knew what he was talk
Ing about all right. All you have to do
McSSTS.
Aldrich and Wetmore and you will see
that he was.
Yesterday was the first time that Rep
resentative Pete Hepburn of Iowa has
been In action during the few days that
the House has been seasoning. He
showed before he had been under way
moro than minute or two that he had
lost none Of his old-time asgressiyeness.
NY Hepburn is mental pugilist, and has
collection Of verbal left hooks, upper
es calculated to make all OF the real
brushing heavyweights green with envy
When he goes out on the 9Th OF March
and takes to the high grass and under
brush OF private life the House will lose
one OF its most interesting exhibits.
::
IL wishes were horses beggars would
ride. Too true. Also. II thoughts could
kill President Roosevelt would shrivel
up and blow away like an angle worm
on red-hot stove LID. The President
has done several things since he has
been In the White House to cause MEM
Ders or the House and Senate to bless
him backward. but never did he get
snel, action for his money as this time.
tatton of the activities OF the secret serv.
zee. Some members don't know what
TO do about 1t. They want to rise up
on the floor Of the House and bark and
howl and show their fangs But they
don't think 1t would be wise II might
hurt EN- back home, where the people
love the President and think he's the
whole works. But the pot IS boiling and
bGbblinE and seething and smoking. Per
haps twill boil over. If it does, see the
steam and smell the smell.
There was some real fellow feeling
stirred up amongst the baby" senator's
yesterday when Senator Johnston Of
Alabama, who began his first term last
winter. made his little speech in defense
OF haying.
Why said he, this hazing at IVES,
Point can't have been such an awful
thing. Haven't we all been hazed here?
Don't we new members OF the Senate
know what IL means? Haven't We been
pushed away back into some dark office
room and placed at the bottom Of com
Inittees that never meet? DO we have
our mothers with US In the Senate?
should they have them at West Point?''
AT least that was the substance Of what
lie said, IL not the exact words
lie looked around the chamber as he
spoke and saw many heads nodding an
prevail everywhere. Wonder whether