The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Capital Tales

~HE Hon. John A Mcguire, OF Lin
coin, IS z Democrat, and repre-
sents in the lower house Of Con-
gress the district whose most dis
tinguished citizen is William Jennings
Bryan. Mr.. Mcguire got elected last
fan on the Democratic tidal wave IN
Nebraska. He is a devout follower in
the footsteps of the Lincoln sage, Gnd
abhors the extremes Of the protective
tariff system. he IS in q way the per
sonal spokesman of Mr.. Bryan.
The other day a newspapeTman called
on the telephone to get an expression
about tariff from the Nebraskan. This
ensued:
Hello; is that Representative Ma
''Yes. what can do for you?''
Wanted to ask you your impressions
about the tariff discussion anS the bill
as it's being framed; particularly whetA-
er sou get any letters from home in
diosting the attitude OF people there
alJoIS ftp
Very few letters was the reply.
Everybody out my way is well pleased
with the tariff bin that is framing.
We're All prosperous. you know and
then this low tariff notion has been
pretty much knocked out in our State.
! The people there know what they want
I
wheat and oats and hay and hides
that's what they want. and they're will
lag to give the other fellow what he
wants We're for treating everybody
''Do you think that is the way Mr..
Bryan would feel about it?'
law, go on; we've pretty thoroughly
cut loose from that sort OF thing, you
whole party. out there, feel as you
do?''
simply unanimous" replied the other
end of the wire.
! this, no matter what Mr.. Bryan thinks
sure you can; what do care for
| Bryan?'
| good story about II, and later met Mr..
/ Mcguire, OF Nebraska on the street.
Il was greatly interested in that state
ment of your tariff position" he said.
why. the one you gave me over the
/ telephone this afternoon. Don't you
/ think it'll stir up the animals some il
/ your district, coming from your"
Say, / didn't know I'd told you any
| thing about the tariff. 1 certainly
/ couldn't have told what ] think about
| yet been invented, for It would bust az
| the whole apparatus. What was 1t that
/ you dreamed I said to you?''
/ The correspondent briefly reCounted
]
guire had given to the Aldrich-Payne
When he was done a light shone on
| stand" he said. you weren't talking
/ TO me at all. You had Bird Mcclure
OF Oklahoma. Isn't he the unspeakabls
| protectionist, though. with all the
| frilIs? Say, have you sent that inter
/ view as coming from me2''
The correspondent rushed away to tNe
/ telegraph office and busted the inter
Hrrfsa suf IN fTgna IN kgr-zT7
1 from being repudiated BY his own Con-
/ gresham.
! Various are the forms of exercise in
dulged in by the members of Congress
| Golf has become the craze since Presi.
dent Taft took office. There is one
member of the House, however. who
sticks to the game IN which he became
an expert at Princeton. He is Repre-
sentative Joseph h. Gaines, Of West
| Virginia Mr.. Gaines as tennis player
| could give points to any member of the
tennis Cabinet of the last Administra.
ton. and when he is not struggling
with the tariff Dill IN the Ways ant
Means Committee he IS almost certain
/ TO be found welding the racquet.
McEnery Starts CommotiOn.
Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery o.
| Louisiana has created a commotion IT
| the Senate, lifelong Democrat that h,
| Is. by coming out fiat for protection
thus helping along the movement which
1 seems to be afOor IN the Democrat,
party to get as far away from tie fires
/ trade doctrine as possible. It has beer
| long, long time since Senator Nc
Emery has made a speech in the Senate
SO long that few remember just wheI
it was This fact, however, did not de
| tract from the interest of his speech
| on sugar. which he was discussing from
the Louisiana standpoint.
! Senator McEnery is saved from sons
of the troubles of other Senator's WheI
he gets up to speak. For instance, ns
| one ever tries to interrupt him. lie Il
| hard Of hearing. There is a tradition
I that Senator McEnery can hear a grea
| deal better whe1 he wants TO thar
wnen a e doesn't, ana some good stories
are told BY his colleagues ia this con
! nection.