The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
HIS POLITICAL
STAR IS FADING
Congressman Dalzell Must Fight Dr.
R. ], Black for Reelection
To the House.

PITTSBURG, April lS.--They are
alter John Dalzell at home in his dis
trict. Long a power in the house and
absolute IN Pittsburg ais right 10 re-
nomination is now challenged by u
rival candidate, DR.. r. j. Black.
An able. disagreeable little man,
with a raucous voice and u sneering
manner, that is Dalzell. Short,
slender. with bent shoulders throw
ing forward a hawklike face, deep
lined and decorated with a grizzled
musJach, that is the physical man.
Daizel is a charter member in the
red carnation club. That flower has
come 10 be the badge of the house
reactionary coterie whose power is
failing SO fast. II is the badge OF
boui bonism, as the lily was its symbol
when the old French monarchy fell.
| Speaker Cannon, Serene Payne. Dali
zell, Jim" Tawney, Gen. Bingham
and other veterans of Mckinley )
congressional days, adopted the habit
and they have kept 1t up. Other re-
dictionaries coming TO congress, like
Gen. j, Warren Keifer 1t once donned
| the symbol of the old order of Things
John Dalzell is 90. Born in New
York, brought up in Pittsburg, edu
Gated at Yale, he took up law, showed
great skill and proficiency in It's
practice and became one Of the first
corporation lawyers. AS lawyer
Dalzell belongs TO the school whicu
holds every property right more sa
cred than human life or any human
right.
Pittsburg developed as steel cen
ter while Dalzell developed as a law
yer, Steel appealed TO him and he ap
pealed TO the steel men as an idea
champion-cold. hard and tough-fber
ed as the metal Dalzell was sent &c
congress To raise the tariff on steel
lie has been kept in congress Cor that
purpose for more than 20 years. Dur
ing all that time he has fought fol
higher and higher duties, first on stee
and then, because steel could not &C
up alone, for higher duties on every
thing else
But his gospel of protection has re
acted on John Dalzell and he is dis
appointed, bitter. lonely old man. He
has never been able TO make friends
even among the men he has served
so we'll as the ablest supporter OF
ring rule in congress- Apparently hC
never tried. but enjoyed turning thu
shower bath OF his reppellent manner
On all those who approached him
Then he could not understand why
whenever Pennsylvania mad Unite'
States senator to elect, or there wa
a new speaker OF the house to b.
chosen. no man ever came forward
tC propose the name of DalZell or I,
offer him support. Several Zines tbs
little man has announced himself as {
candidate for those Offices and eacf
time the popular response has been &
cold and chilly silence. Alter eacl
case OF this kind Dalzell would sulf
and sheer the more. But these incl
dents have stung him to the quick.
He has treated the people OF his dis
trict with Indifference and now this
has finally reacted in opposition tC
his denomination. He has hardly evei
taken the trouble TO canvass his
voters for support.
Now the policies for which DalZel
has stood are all breaking before the
vigorous onslaughts of insurgents anC
the indignant force of public con
IGemnation He must come home anC
fight for renomination-he, JOIN
Dalzell II is incredible. Just as this
revolution broke, his wife, the one be
ing Dalzell loved. died. Today hi:
voice is harsher. his sneers more bit
ter, his manner toward the worlC
more pronounced than ever But one
can see a soul and body WEAKNESS
showing in the deep lines OF his face
his shoulders bend more and more
and there is just the trace Of be
widerment in his manner. His worlt
is dissolving for John Dalzell.