The sun., 1910-05-08

making up their minds.' With Senator
PlAtf's entrance into the senate Mr.
Coolidge drope the chronological ar
ranEsSnent and takes up n succooaion
tho various kinds OF lsgialation In which
tho senator took part. giving the history
OF each through the years Of his paFtioi-
patton. In every caSs Il 4 . record Of
patiSnt and persistent labor, In some
Instances fraitloas. IN others only crowned
with success after many years and re-
peatod trials. Il should b borne In mind
that senator platt vas An ardent hepub-
liOan and . strong protoCeionAst a. long
~ hs lived. lt Win soon be discovered
that Mr. COolidGs's Rspublicantsm is
even more RAID and oolora his iudGmsnt
Of msn and Of measures.
He dWells on Senator Plsss's ssrvtoes
on the COMMITTEES On Patents and calla
him the savior q ths PRtsnt system.
he tells the whole story Of the long night
for international OOpynght. He explains
senator Platts viSwa and actions regard
ing the Indians. regarding immigration
and the Chinese qUeSeiOR, regarding the
admission Of new States. He describes
HE conduct In currency mattsra o1-
planning that senator Platt was always q
bimetallist. He gives the history Of the
successive tariffs and Of the snsrgotio
part taken by the Senator in helping
on or opposing the hills. He touches on
many measures that have been important
In recent years. His exposition Of senator
Platts attitude toward Cuba before the
war and Of tho views he held regarding
tho government Of the newly acquired
territory aftsTHaFd II particularly inter
esting He takes the, trouble 70 refute
the attnbution Of the credit for the
PIatt amendment 70 Secretary Root.
the invention Of an eDtsEpnGng journalist.
and proves from Senator Platts own
words how the amendment was put into
shape. He describes in fun detail the
diplomacy with which II Waa put through
the senate. The Senator'S attitude on the
Panama revolution IL sst forth. and some
thing 10 said Of his relations with the
successive Presidents who hold OfnOs
while he was Senator.
In this way Mr.. Coolidge relates the
political history, II not Of tho United
States at least Of the RspublioAn party.
through tho tWenty-six years Of Senator
Platt's inCumbency. This waS unAvoid-
able. as for . good part OF tho time ho
vas one Of the real leaders Of the party.
Mr.. Coolidge shows thas Senator Platt
never sought TO establish his own power
in his Stats and talla with relish Of the
collapse Of Sam Ressendsn's effort 70
oust him from his offics In isOa. Senator
Platt was Ovsrworked in the last session
Of tho Rfty-SiGhth Congress. owing in
part 70 added labor arising from the
Swayne impeachment. He caught cold az
Gen. HawIey'a funeral at the end Of March.
1905. and died soon after. A. the end Of
the volume Mr.. Coolidge has collected
many expressions Of esteem by public
men and from newspapers. Hs has written
with great sympathy the story Of a singu-
larry clean. simple and useful life, wholly
devoted 20 the public service, and has
drawn a picture OF what legislative work
means that will surprise the reader. The
page from senator Platt's diary describ-
ing his occupation for q single day. from
in the morning 70 half past 10 AZ night.
will startls most men who think that
they are overFun With business.