Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-02-26

are. and the sen
ate lands bacb
TX the job to us. S.
.Ihr S,lutc HANDS what's every
h"'k ne Joh' hodys husines,
isn't anyh"dy'S. a fine scheme So lonl
aS We have Il president who keeps hi,
hands off and Doesn't
Tut how about the speeches and
the HIS" broke in Randolph "a
thouchr'-
Yes yes; 10 be sure" the congress
man quickly added. Nearly all of US
introduce these 50 called reform bills
When they're printed ut government
expense We send copies. carried free
by the postoiiice department, To our
constituents. and when We allow the
bills To die In some committee We can
always blnme the committee. But II
there's n big fight by our constituents
over the bill We let 1t pass the house
hut arrange to kill it in the senate
Then we do the same thing for the
senators. Like in every other business
my boy" continued Norton as he led
the way into the house. Its case o.
you tickle me and I'll tickle YOU ir
politics. And don't let any one foo
| you about the speeches either. They
| are pretty things to mail to the voters
| but all the wise boys in Washington
| know they aren't meant seriously It's
| all play acting. and there are better
| Qnfn N no TO IT,
| wing or Edwin Booth ever WERE
Il don't think my father looks a.
things the way you do. Charlie"
mo? Well, maybe he doesn't now
| but he will later on when he takes his
seat in the senate. If he isn't wise
enough to play around with the RES
OF the senators he won't get any bills
passed. especially any bill carrying ar
appropriation or Of any other particu
lar Importance"
What" calculated the planters son
DO you mean to say that II father
won't do what the other senator.
want him to do they will combine
against him and destroy his useful
ness, make him powerleSs-a failure 2
The congressman smiled patroniz
ingly on the youth. why. of course
they will. That's politics, practical
politics. the only kind that's known IL
Washington. You see
But the leaders OF the great par
ties. cried the young plantation man
ager in amazement. "Why don't they
prevent this?'
Because they invented the system
and because political party differences
don't amount to whole lot much OF
the time In Washington. The pOliti
clans do most Of their criticising OF
the other party away from Washing
ton, where the voters can hear them
;ut when circumstances sometime!
force Il man to rise to aSSail the othel
side i'll congress he aftcrward apollo
| gizcS in secret for his words O
sometimes he Apologies beforehand
| saying: I've got to hand out some ho
Shot to You fellows just to please :
| crowd of sovereign voters from my
district who have come UP to Wash
inEton to see me perform. So. OF
course, I've got to make showing
Don't mind what say. You know
don't mean ii, hut the old fogics vii
20 back home and tell their neighbor.
| what Il rip snortin' rcformer be-"
rs that the way you represent YOU
district. Norton" asked Tiantcr Lang
don. who at this juncture entered tn,
| room.
| NO, no, MT. LanGdon-I should 81,
senator now, suppose ! was mcrcl,
telling Randolph how some legislator.
conduct themselves"
The senator elect paused molncntari
| ly, gazing at the congressman. who
dark visaged. tall. black haired, broad
| Shoudcred and athletic. was visibly
| uneasy ut having his conversation
| with Randolph overheard by the fl
| Their.
| 'No doubt it won't be all plain sail
| ing In Washington for an old fash
| loned man like me, but believe in tn,
I American people and the men they
| send to congress-" slowly spoke tn,
| planter. ''There's Senator Stevens, fo
instance. lie has always stood for tn,
rights Of the people. I've read all hi
| speeches. Just why he brought abOu
| my election it is hard to tell. for Nv,
| l fought under Beauregard. l fee
| that he did it out Of friendship, and
simply can't say how much l appre
ciate the honor. l am indebted to you
| too congressman"
| Tactfully disclaiming any credit To-
his work. only Norton's congressional
| training In repression enabled him t.
refrain from smiling at Langdon's in
| nocence, his belief In Stevens sinceri
ty and his wonder over his election
Stevens, the keen, cold and resource
| ful. who forced his ofiiceholders (,
yield him parts Of their government
salaries; Stevens, who marketed t,
railway companies his influence Will
the department Of justice; Stevens
who was Republican in the commit
tee room In Washington and n Demo
| crat on the platform In Mississippi
Stevens. who had consummated tn,
| deal with Martin Sanders, boss Of sew
en- counties, to elect Langdon becaus,
OF the planters trustfulneSs and sim
| plicity Of character, which should max,
him easy to influence and to handle II
the all important matter of the gul
naval base project
The entry Of Carolina Langdon ant
her younger sister. Hope Georgia, CAV,
Norton welcome opportunity to shift
the trend Of conversation.
You ladies will have q gay time II
Washington" he began, after directing
a particularly enthusiastic greeting I,
Carolina. You will be In great de
mand at all the big affairs. and l dom
think you will ever want to come bacl
to old Mississippi, forty miles from
| railroad. with few chances to wea,
yOur New York rowncn