Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-01
yenealoey. It isn't, as it is in some places

yenealogy. 1t isn't, as it is in some places
that I know perhaps in the dependencies
! of the United States, where IL lShf poiile
| to ask man where he came rom y,
what his history was oefore ne 'anie
there But the atmosphere prevaliins III
| the state is that of welcoming every IN
dividual who will make good cl,izei,,
and giving him a fair chance with all
other Ohioans. either Tor wealth. prs
| perity, comfort or office
| ~ don't deny that other states nave
greater homogeneity in their popuiatlon'
| and for some purposes that presents " =,
| tues which perhaps we are MISSING =,
| Ohio I know in some or the soulheli
states where they have had little inml-
| grafton but where those VINO set'ieu
| have lived and their children have IN
| creased and have made the popula.Io'i
| of the state-there they have FANNY tra-
| ditions and feelings that nave peeh. hahu
| ed down for generations.
Two Civilizations Compared.
at was my good luck to act as CIR
/ omit Judge in Kentucky and Tennessee
| &c NELL as IN Ohio and Michigan. and
/ HE 10 compare the two civiilzatiohs'
| They have delightful people tnere' anu
| thew are talking today at the par IN
| Tanne.see about Jokes and repartee ut
| tared by their great lawyers nunoleu
Years ago and handed down into tnat So
| ciety and cherished. - nv. ra as
| I'VE haven't that in ONO. we aIe, o.
| ! saw. mixed population that doesn
| on an far back. When we go pach we
| land either in Ireland, fnsiahu
| MANY or in Massachusetts, or IN Some %
tbe eastern states and that IS the dl-
snr.nca between the two populations we
| were taught in Ohio that II you wan. ~
! win in politics you must get up eaily
and attend to business, ana that IL sou
wish to control public OPINION you nons
| devote attention anu sho~ sooo
| for your views. ga. !.
Nov. | am glad to know that this Is
NOT a political society. l am someumes-
only sometimes-glad to De IN an a.inos
we are able to have such society IN
| washington, because we do get views ia
washington of politics that attract US 10
| something else :; n.,;cb
| T have described, and then 1t went INTO
| tho business of forming, through men
born on its SOIL the stable foundation LOT
| the population of other states. | TOOK
| tourney last summer, and ] went every
u-,,ere | went west, into the northwest
/ as far southwest as Los Angeles, IN 1di-
/ ifornia. and into Texas. and whenever
ran out of topics. after speaking three
| mr. four times day, I would stand UP he-
| fore the audience and inquire where they
came from and go down through the fst
| of states: and l never failed 10 ma thdl
| generally the best looking and the most
| substantial persons In that auuieiiee "ei"
! connected with ONO.
influence With Long Service.
| 1.-The politics of Ohio-but I believe we
wore not to discuss politics here-l vas
only going to say that | do not clam
| tn he very familiar with the politics or
ohio When j lived in ONO enjoyed
tho privilege that our friend, the pres-
don't Of this society, now enJoys-tna'
identified aspect from the top of the tree
an the branch where 1t doesn MAKE any
| difference how political movements GO
| he goes on forever Ihat was the po'i-
| ton I occupied in ONO
| NV poljtical experience is chlenS con-
fined to the Philippines. ana. there1ore,
7 feel more like a memoer from ne
| philippines. so far as poIuGai aef ,iss
| taton is concerned. IMAM w mn
| member from Ohio.
.There IS only one thing | want to say
| about Ohio that has poitlcal unge, ana
| that is that I think mistake mas ne e
| made of recent years in ONO IN fainhs
n continue as our representatives the
same people term after term | 40 not
| naed 10 tell Washington audience
| among whom there are certalnIi some .in,'
who have been interested In leglsiation
| that length of service in the House ana
| In the Senate is what gives influence.
And, therefore, that rotation IN once
| while it may satisfy the diHerent eoun-
necine war, very much interferes with
| the state Of Ohio exercising that influence
| that it ought to exercise in the Senate
| and in the House.
Il am in favor. therefore. of continuing
the representation as We have II, so that
our representative shall be the foremost
| in both halls of the legislature.
.Why is 1t that the small states of the
east exercise SO much power In Congress?
| II isn't because an eastern. man has any
more capacity in the matter OF legislation
| than a westeran man-certainly not more
| than an Ohio man.
at is because when they get good rep
resentative they keep him as long as he
| lives and then he has the influence that
vastly exceeds the more numerical rep
resentation of population.
II don't know whether this Is quite ger
name to the subject. but 1T occurred to
me to say this because l feel as If we
were all interested in having Ohio well
represented, and in having Ohio make
herself felt in the legislation OF this coun-
| try by adopting system that VIII GER
tainly bring about the weight she is en-
titled to-"
Other Speakers Heard.
Representative j.. Warren keifer, vet