The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

the six months averaged about 50 cents a
week. But times got better and men
having money in their pockets and
charged with crime sent for me or found
their way to my Office. AT the expira-
ton Of my term in the Illinois legislature
declined all criminal business, but my
previous experience In such practice
helped me tremendously after became
States attorney"
No List of Donts.
did your father lecture you and write
out long list of don'ts when you went
away from home?"
ole said good-by and that was all I
understood what he expected of me, and
left home with the resolution that ]
would not do anything that ! would be
ashamed to have him know. I never went
TO place in Chicago that I wouldn't
have gone to at Lebanon"
How did you get into politics."
81 knew a Congregational clergyman.
and ne invited me TO the meetings of his
mems club. 1 took part In the discus
slons that occurred from time to tins.
Some of the Republicans l met there
asked me TO make a political speech now
and then in the neighborhOod. My father
never went TO caucus or a convention.
but he voted regularly, and was greatly
interested in public questions, talking
them over at home and bringing me up
in his own doctrines. 1t rarely happens
for no good reason, it seeing to me-that
any man admits a voluntary entrance
into politics or public Office. We are all
drafted or there are circumstances that
we cannot escape or control STILL TAX
ing the risk OF appearing TO be like all
the rest, I can truly say that officehold-
ing with me was wholly unprecedented
Besides. at the time OF which speak,
expected to settle I'm Kansas
Enters Political Life.
"A man who had been very friendly
with me became a candidate for a county
Office and asked my help in getting the
delegates from the suburb wherelI lived.
! got on the delegation myself, and it
voted solidly for him. After he was
elected I assisted him in distributing
some Of the patronage. Friends said I
Sould make unnecessary enemies. but
didn't care particularly. Anyway. I pro-
posed TO move 20 Kansas sooner or later.
And that Is the way J started. / really
backed into politics instead Of walking"
Your most spectacular service while
States attorney was the prosecution Of
AdOlph Leutgert for numbering his wife,"
II suppose so. and il was a peculiar
case Leutgert was butcher and
sport. His wife was pious woman and
scolded him. He put her body I'm a vat
containing potash. We tried him twice
on circumstantial evidence. All that re-
NAMED Of the wife were tiny bits Of her
two rings found in the vat. II was
claimed by the defense that potash would
not decompose and annihlate bones.
The chief of police OF Chicago, who had
once worked in a soap factory. said that
II would We dismissed our experts and
anatomists and experimental with the
dead bodies Of human beings. The first
test was a failure The second was en-
tirely successful. The anatomisrs for the
defense said they could tell the age and
sex Of a person by an examination Of the
bones. We obtained some OF the bones
OF a chimpanzee and submitted them.
The anatomists looked at them critically.
consulted together. and said with amusing
that they were the bones Of
a man."
What would you say 10 a young man
who was about TO take I'D politics as
career"
Politics as "a Career.
Il should tel him that politics ought
to be IA the blood. just as writing OF
painting or banking or manufacturing is
in the blood Of those VINO achieve sue
cess. Then I would tell him that he
ought 10 have plenty Of means on which
20 live There Is no money in honorable
politics as every one knows Next. he
should prepare Tor his work knowledge
OF the law is an immense help. History.
of course is absolutely essential Very
well. The young mamie Is supposititious.
you understand. an illustration and moth
ing more-has talent, money. and the
necessary education. He is now eager and
ready for business. But will he be NOM
mated for his first Office? No man IN
der heaven can tell. The voters may not
want him. The faction Of the party 10
which he belongs may desire some one
else. Suppose, however, that he is MONT
mated. The start is made But where is
the human being who would dare TO
that he will be elected? Every
step is one Of hope and doubt-principaIly
doubt-and every move is 2 hazard. De
liberately 10 prepare for a political
career has a good many OF the elements
Of rainbow chasing-it is too problemat-
zeal for a sensible young American. He
may get ready and he may toll and he
may wait, and death may come in his
old age, and yet he may always have
been a very private citizen
Are you interested in other matters
of politics and law2"
IT have no time for anything else
than my work as governor. I am IN my
office nearly every night until II O'Clock"
How do you play?"
Il don't play; I never have played"
Are you an OPTIMISM
Il have a tendency" Gov. Deneen SOL |
EMMY replied, Ito see the hopeful side
Of things"
NCoWright. 1910, BY James B. Moruvl