The Republican journal., 1909-06-24
Senators Hale and Frye.

WASHINGTON, June 81. Senator Hale,
of late, has been taking up the cudgels in
behalf Of more expeditions consideration
of the tariff bill. He has been putting
his shoulder against the big legislative
obstacle and calling upon number of his
colleagues to come up and help and give it
a shove. He has also been taking up
cudgels in the Finance Committee, where
there are still several amendments to be
disposed of, some of them amendments
very important to Maine and other New
England States.
The opponents of the duty on pulp and
paper have started new campaign.
That has been giving the Senator some
additional trouble. At best the Maine
Senator had an uphill fight with those
items. A few weeks ago, after most
careful campaign, matters seemed to
have been settled satisfactorily, but since
then it has become necessary to fight
much of the battle all over again. 1t is
long time since there has been such a
turbulent session, since so many different
influences were bearing down upon the
Capitol and demanding, some that rates
be raised and others that rates be lower
ed.
1t is now plain that Senator Hale will
have to accept lower rate on ground
wood pulp and paper than he expected to
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have real Sam Hill of time getting
whatever rates the Finance Committee
will agree to passed by the Senate and
again upheld by the conference. The
House is getting into anything but an
amiable mood A big insurgent Repub-
lican force there is trying to combine
with the Democrats. The air is full of
threats and determinations.
Within the last few days Senator Hale
has accomplished something toward bet
ter tempered tariff debate. Not long
ago he had to put his foot down hard on
the calling of names upon the floor and
the stirring up of animosities among the
Republican factions. The Western Re-
publlcans are given to outspoken utter
ances of the rough and tumble sort.
They say things that hurt, and some of
the Fasteners became sufficiently exas-
perated to talk back. But the answering
back is what Senator Hale has said must
not be. 1t makes useless debate and
prolongs the time for reaching vote.
A modest little roll top walnut desk
has Just been moved out of Senator
Frye's Committee room on commerce on
the gallery floor of the Senate. 1t be-
longed to the late DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, who has used it day in and day out
during sessions of the Senate for going
on five years. 1t was just outside the
inner room, where Senator Frye has his
office. Near it was big upholstered
chair, in which, when the aged divine
had becomes weary from physical exer-
lions, he would doze off for few min
utes before starting on the.trip up town.
Senator Frye has seen men come and
go since he became a Senator twenty
0iSlIl yeas dSO, anu pSGll dSoOSl-
ated with many men around the Capitol.
Probably for none of them did he feel
stronger attachment than for DR.. Hale.
Both men of advanced years Senator
Frye, Is, and DR.. Hale Sc, - they We're like
brothers. They enjoyed talking togeth-
er on wide range of topics from fishing
to philosophy and religion. Their friend
ship was cemented during DIR. Hale's
service as chaplain. They were first
thrown together while Senator Frye was
the President of the Senate but after
that, when Mr. Fairbanks became Vice
President, Dr. Hale was glad to have a
corner in Senator Frye's committee
room. They enjoyed many New England
traditions in common, and when they join
ed in "reminiscences there was always
something said worth remembering.
Senator Frye took the place in DR.. Hale's
life that the late Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts had. 1t was due to Senator
Hoar that DR.. Hale came to Washington
as Chaplain of the Senate.
Both liked to return to New England
early in the spring, DR.. Hale to renew
acquaintance with old friends in Boston.
When he departed a short time ago he
was in excellent health for one of MS age
and expected to meet Senator Frye later
in the season, when the Senator was
able to get away from his duties at the
Capitol.
Everybody would be benefited by taking
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