The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-15
Capital Tales

ENATOR ALDRICH may not be
y winning lasting fame on account
OF the tariff revision, but he at
ieast is getting himself more talked
ABOUT than anyone else in Congress-
or out Of II. One can find all sorts
OF views as to whether the Finance
Committee chairman is a great man or
whether he isn't. Here is one interest
ing opinion from progressive Re
pdoucan Senator, who emphatlcally de-
MES that Aldrich is entitled to the
reputation which he has acquired for
ability:
Aldrich is not the great man some
OF the newspapers make him out to
BE-" said this Senator. who has not
hesitated 10 beard the lion in his den
repeatedly in the course Of the tariff
discussion. he is not an intellectual
man. Ills recent speech in the Senate
"hen the tariff bin was about 10 pass
was a very ordinary performance.
But he is undoubtedly an excellent
manager and leader OF men," was sug-
gested.
Il am not prepared even to admit
that said the Senator THE fact is
II does not require the genius that
ptonis imagine 20 lead tho majority OF
the Senator'S In this tariff situation As
Aldrlch has the assets 10 distribute and
the Fellows who are looking for tariff
iaVors. just naturally flock where thew
think they can get them. Come with
me- and you can have what you want
IS the word AldTtCh passes out 70 them
and that does the business. It's nor
great leadership It's primitive. It's
IKE pUncn OF children who gravitate
round their uncle when he's got a bag
OF apples. Uncle says, Children. do
you love meY
on. yes, uncle
Are you going to be good children?'
Yes, uncle
" God bless you, my children. you
shaH each have an apple.
And he proceeds 10 hand around the
apples and II there are any bad bows In
the lot, to give them the cores. That's
ali there IS to this talk about AIdriCh
DeInG the master mind Of the Senate"
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant is never
so happy as when he has the opDor-
tunity to meet a gatnering Of ais
tathef old veterans. lie has Just been
given permission by the War Depart
ment TO go to Iowa and visit the Iowa
state Fair at Des Moines, on O. A. r..
day there when there will be an TN
usually large assemblage of old sol
oilers who served under Gen L. S
Grant IN his Western campaigns. Gen.
Frederick Grant has written a letter
FlLdtlon 10 be present, and in this let
ter he says 1t viii give him the deepest
pleasure and satisfaction to have the
opportunity Of meeting so many of his
tatner Old comrades in arms, Being
the living image of his father General
Grant will undoubtedly be given a great
reception by these Western soldiers
many of whom saw him when he was
a small boy with his father in the
Vlcksburg Campaign,
immigration Commissioner Williams
IN charge at Ellis Island is another
official who isn't doing IL
because he needs the money Like Cyff-
ford Ptnchot, he thinks the Government
service oners MIN a large opportunity
William isn't IN office for the
money said Commerce and Iafor or
1cial. who mad Just been consulting
him about Ellis Island affairs He
doesn't need the salary. He can make
a good zeal more money out of office
than IN IT, But he believes the proper
administration Of the laws at Ellis
Island is big thing, and that il is q
great opportunity, and he is right. Don't
-hlnk Tor a minute the department isn't
going to stand by Williams"
=
Representative "BuP' SuIzer. the re-
1oubtable statesman from the Tenth
New York district, is preparing for his
ann lal pilgrimage 20 Alaska He is In
love with the country.
I've just been in cOngratulating the
President on appointing Walter Clark
governor or Alaska saId Colonel bill"
IT'S good appointment. Clarks got
backbone and his newspaper experience
will be OF value TO him. He'll know
how 20 handle those people, and at the
same time see that the laws are en-
forced. I Ike Alaska. II has a grow
nE population Of as good Americans as
aver lived, and all that's n9eded Is to
comb me fur the right way. Hoggatt
went al them hammer and tOngs. and
lad trouble. Clark will so about IL i'm
4 different fashion and will make good.
And l told the President So"