The Washington times., 1911-08-25
AN ONLooKER'S ESTIMATE ,
OF SOME SENATORS
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Douglas Jerrold once said that tne
angels laugh only at the incongrui.S
between mans ambitions and MS
achievements. But the angels, II any
where near the Capitol Thursday, must
have broken through their habit ana
laughed over the scenes In the Senate
and especially at the quartet, Penrosc
and Oliver, Guggenheim and Lorlmsr.
What did they think Of that combina-
tion-Lorimer under charges Of corrup-
ton; Guggenheim. whose name Is dis
credited throughout the country In con-
nection with Alaska and Colorado; PEN
rose and Oliver, the common little
ward henchmen of the Pennsylvania
railway and the steel interests! Penrose,
Oliver. Lorimer. ana ,r,tn Guseeni. naigint.
ism, and manly virtue, not to speak OF
polish and urbanity Of manner.
In order to fid % oyeTmai Rason ana 1S tSepr S,
nefarious plct to prevent me Du[aems at,1s
lifted from the backs of the people.
these noble four abstained from vot,
ing when their names were caleo, anu
when the point was made by Mr.: Cum
minis that they must give their rca-
sons for refusing TO answer, the insig-
nificance that goes by the name OF GuS-
genheim softly rose and silly sneaked-
no, slunk!-out OF the room. Did not
the gods laugh over the cowardice OF
it-a little -foot-nine Senator steal
ing from the room to avoid giving a
reason for his actions!
And there's another noble quartet
Overman, with that perpetual inane
grin. sensual lips and gross body; Sim
mons with a brain that would be small
for a flea; Bankhead, the nonentity, and
Bacon, whose polished Uranium holds
some queer sort of gray matter that
confuses and darkens every subject II
touches-Overman, Simmons, Bankhead,
and Bacon, men who have not the first
inkling Of the truth that while Sena-
tors are sent from States, they repre-
sent not States but the United states;
men who are so false to their duty that
they will let the country go hang that
the dividends OF a few cotton mills IN
their States be- not decreased,
But to these must be added Smoot
and Burton. Smoot with his sinister
face, Smoot who aspires to be leade;.
and murders the Kings English every
time he speaks! And Burton; Burton.
the scholar; Burton, the student; BUT
ton the disnifed: Burton, In his white
flannel suit, stopped TO these picayune
tricks and refused TO answer to his
name on cne of the ballots!
As they watched the p-ogressives on
both sides struggling against such
tricks and tactics as the Senate Die
spring and magnificent leadership of the
burly Pennsylvania boss. the spectators
in the galleries often wonder that their
hearts do not faint, their courage grow
weak. But we rejoice that the progress
sives both Democrats and Republicans,
are young men, able men. men of clear
vision and lofty purpose men OF ideals,
men whose young pulses thrill at their
opportunity to destroy the abuses that
are so rank, and to help solve the
problems OF wealth before they become,
as in England, problems of poverty!
To parody some lines Of Barry Corn
walls to The progrcssives:
Much to spur thee. naught to daunt
thee.
Dare and thou shalt win the game"
A LoOKER-ON IN VENICE.