Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-23


Senators Hale and Frye have proved
their abilities and have won the con-
fidence of their associates. AS result
their suggestions carry immense force.
And how far Senator fryes sehiai
nature, which has caused him 10 pc
so often referred to as the best loVeu
man in the Senate. has added TO MS
influence, winning for his CONSTITUENCIES
things that no loud voiced athlete coulo
even approach, was Illustrated when
had before the commerce committee
of the Senate that bill to relieve our
shipping from the license burden.
Before / had opened an argument Tor
the law, Senator Mallory OF Florida
turned to the clerk of the committee
and asked:
do understand that Senator Frye
fayors this bill and would like to nave
| it passed.
Yes" was the answer.
."Then 7 think we should give it 10
him" declared Senator Mallory.
IT second the notion" came from
Senator Berry, the staunch old con-
federate veteran, who sat at the end OF
the table; and thus two southern
democrats. because of their love Tor
and confidence in Senator Frye, VINO
| was absent from Washington at the
time. nut thru a measure of relief Tor
the shipping of New England.
How Senator Frye, as chairman OF
this very important committee or COM
merce. has labored for the interests OF
American commerce., everybody VINO
has followed proceedings at Washing
| ton knows; but how he has STOOD as
| bulWark for some of Names interests
and brought to his support men whose
assistance he could secure only because
of their long service as coworKers anu
| because of the perfect confidence thus
| mutually generated. only those VINO
| have been close to those legislative
| conflicts know I know OF many such
cases-and my experience has been
| limited there. =.
| The proposition that age is a dis
| qualification for the Senate Is ABSURD
on it's face. Brute strength is not re-
ouired there. Brain and that III
| execitable temperament which so sol
dom comes except with years anu YET
! is of such priceless Importance IN THESE
DAVIS of attempted erratic leglSiatloh'
are the first requirements there.
Will anyone pretend that Chle1
Justice Fuller, or Justices Harlan ana
Brewer are incapable of performing
| their duties because OF age? VIII ll
he denied that their opinions carry ana
show that they deserve to carry more
| weight than those of the younger men!
Yet what physical equipment should
| senator have that judge of the hgn-
est court in this country ought not 70
possess?
Senator FRYE is now and for long
| time has been recognized as one OF the
ATHEIST men in Congress. Legislative
work is the test of senatorial ablllty-
and Senator Frye does the work. Ihe
record speaks for itself. He is always
tho first member Of the commerce COM
| mittee to arrive His regularity in at
tendance on other committees IS not
surna ssed by the youngest men in the
Senate. His keenness of analysis ana
axcentional thoroness of Investigation
are recognized by all his associates ana
give his recommendations the eileet vi
established truth.
His wears have in no way affected his
Influence which is greater today than 1t
was when I first began work in WASH
ington To make any change there is
necessarily to cause loss to the State.
Speaking for an industry which mas
every reason to need the strongest pos
sible representation in Congress. l can
not make it too emphatic that Eugene
Hale and William p Frye should be
kent in the United States Senate 50
long as they will consent to stay there
IFS business to have them do So
Respectfully,
yADn DT I'M ME,R
Bath, Me-, Feb. 10, 1909.