Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-17
CAPITAL CHAT.
E. A. Mose|sy, Former
Maine Man Given Degree.
Great Admiration for "U'nc|e
Joe's" Fighting Qualities.
Disposition Grows to Bring About
Adjournment by June rs.

/ Washington. June 16.-(Special.)-
Quite quarter of century ago Ed
ward a. MoSeiey was in charge of log
driving on the Carrabasset river up in
! Franklin and Somerset counties of
Maine. This week he is out in In
diana. where he will receive the title
of LID. from Notre Dame University
Re is proud to obtain this recognition
from d leading institution of learning.
During much of the time since he
discharged the last of his crews of
French Canadians and reIinquished his
work of getting logs down the Cara
basset-the older inha bitants call it
Seven Mile Brook-into the Kennebec,
Mr. Moseley~ has been Secretary of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. He
began his duties there under Demo-
cratoc auspices but has been continued
through administrations of both politi-
cal parties and has become very much
of a fixture in that great bureau. He
has familiarized himself with railroad
problems as very few other men have
done ard has become in fact an ad-
wiser of no mean influence with the
Commission and to the administration.
He counts President Taft as his per-
sonal friend. as he does exPresident
Roosevelt, and is a frequent visitor at
the White House offices.
His unceasing efforts i'm behalf of
railroad employees have come to be re-
Earded as of great value. He always
has been Il great champion of safety
appliances upon railroads. on re-
cent visit to President Taft the latter
hailed him with: How are you Old
Safety Appliance" He has labored
with several Presidents and with
many Congresses to oltain safety APP
pliance legislation. He has some very
staunch friends among railroad en-
ployes as well as in railroad director
ates. Eugene Debs is one of the many
fast friends Mr.. Moseley prizes. Mr..
Justice Moody, of the Supreme court,
is another.
The degree of Doctor of Laws which
he received this week is largely in
recognition of the wholesale laws he
has advocated and been instrumental
in getting from Congress. Although
too democratic an official to allow him
self to be called DR.. Moseley, as he will
now be entitled to be called, he has re-
ington over his new honOrs. On the
thoroughfares of the Capital city he is
a familiar figure. He is the only Of
fetal who drives around with morse
and buggy-just the kind of vehicle
one sees in Yankeeland. He belongs
to the best clubs in town, including the
swell Metropolitan and is known as one
of the city's leading humanitarians.
Whatever differences of opionon
there may be over the partisan views
of Uncle Joe" Cannon, there is great
admiration everywhere at the Capltal
for his fighting qualities. HIS readl-
ness to go into the campaign and give
it to his opponents hot and heavy was
not entirely a surprise to his intimate
friends who have long been well aware
what a game old fighter he is. 1t was.
nevertheless, something of surprise
to the Democrats and Insurgents. They
reasoned that at least he would stick
close to his home at DanVlile. ne
wo,,ld take his ease while the political
battle ragged in Illinois and the adJoln-
ing states.
or all the prominent Regular leaders,
the Speaker is about the only one VINO
has never for moment lowered MS
co,ors. He knows that the voters IKE
= fighter and he likes to fight lie mas
heen fighting nearly all winter long IN
the House against pretty strong ooos'
but in spitc of numerous reVerScS mas
on the whole maintained hlmse1 DIS
we'll as any leader at the Capitoi. AS
the session has been drawing to ci"Se
he has scored II few victories WIN
have restored his prestige IN no S''"''
degree and undoubtedly given nm
courage to fight on.
He fully intends to stand for Il re-
nomination and will get it. some
weak kneed Republicans have hopcd
that he would announce his intehtIoi'
not to run again for the SpeakerShip'
He has never given such men any u"
enlargement and apparently VIII ho'
m to the day of election in November
Some Republican candidates Tor noun
nation to Congress in the west nave
openlv avowed their approval or lhe
Speaker and proven their strehs''
thereby. Representative Waiter l.
smith. of the Council Bluffs. Iowa, dis
trict followed that policy and won
bandsomelv The fact that he was
sorely beset by an lnsurgent lacF",'
and also that he had never been lluc"
of a straightout fighter till this cam
naigu was on made Mr.. Smiths course
ali the more exceptional. If the next
House should be Republican and Mr..
cannon should not stand for the
Sneal,ership. Mr. Smith. as matters
look now. would probably be elcted u
WELD the gaVel.