The Washington times., 1909-05-02

the polls
why" commented fiiena. =
thought your district was overwhelra-
ingly Republican"
ut is never been represented by
Democrat since the State was admitted
to the Union
Then why should you be worried
about the possibility of a Democrat
making you trouble? Werne't you elect
ed last year by
by more than 1900 admitted the
Representative; but that has nothing
TO do with the election next year.
Nothing whatever. See those letters in
that desk? They're from people out
home VINO write me that they don't like
this tariff performance at all, and that
other people Ike il less than they do
You can make a mighty good guess
about how the people who feel who are
TOO mad 10 W11te you a letter, when
you study what is said by those who
are friendly enough to take that trOu-
bic. I've been figuring on it lately
The speaker was a man who has been
in politics about all his life, and IS
known as an excellent judge of pSsItf.el
conditions lie comes from a State
west OF the Mississippi; a State thar
wants free lumber and thA< has long
been convinced that the foreigner
dOeSh pay the tax
FavorS Famous Father.
Gen Frederick Dent Grant, son Of
the famous commander of the Northern
armies in the civil war, who has been
in washington the past week, is the
image Of his distinguished father. He
is Of the same build and wears his
beard trimmed just as his fhther did
Old friends of Gen. L. 5. Grant here say
the resemblance is striking
Il should greatly have enjoyed accom-
panying the officers who are starting on
the trip 20 Petersburg over the route
taken by my father in 1854. said Gen
eraI Grant when asked if he would take
this trip. I regret that my duties else
where viii prevent NE from doing So
T isn't often that ~ -aever yeuRg
statesman who, while nicely on
the sunny side of ffty becomes
prominent in TIE Senate. has the
courage to reeire voluntarily from poli-
tics. But that is what SeHster Frank
=. TSssiint OF California has told his
friends he will do.
Senator Flint is under forty-seEen
years of age, and has been IN the Sen
ate since 1905. 1t is said ne would
probably be reelected witIS5ut serious
opposition, if he were a candidate But
the understanding Is ItlGI ne Is deter
mined 20 retire He had an excellent
law practice in California when he
came 10 the Senate, but had not ac-
cumulated a fortune. He has told his
friends that if he is ever to go back
to the law he must do il now: another
term in the Senate, and he would be
well toward sixty, and il would be too
late for him to hope again to get .
big practice together So he leans TO
Tie program Of retiring and returning
TO his Los AlgeleS law Office.
Senator Flint is a native of AIaSsa-
ehusetts, but he had a narrow escape
from being a native son of the Golden
State, for his parents moved there
when he was only seven years old, and
he has lived there ever since. This year
he achieved the distinction OF & place
on the Finance Committee. the most i'm
pOrtant committee in Congress-; the
COMMITTEES which dominated the tariff
appropriation, currency, and other fiscal
legislation Of both houses, and whose
chairman is regarded as the real boss
Of things. At his age Mr.. Flint could
reasonably hope i,y mere free of Sc
nicTity 10 be oTe day the cllairnaAa OF
the committee.
Representative John a. I. Hull of
Iowa has just celebrated his sixty
eighth birthday and doesn't look q day
over fifty-five. -lIe says he doesn't feel
any older than Z, at either. despite the
fact he was bag shot 10 pieces II the
charge at Blaek River bzidge, below
VIcksburs, May Il, 1863.