Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-08-30

ordinary intelligence TO tel, within
the span of speech whether or not
the well spring OF the eloquence is in
the heart Voice and manner betray
the hypocrite. though the words
themselves are fair mask for the lie.
he speech reads well in the Con
gressional Record and in the other
pubic PRINTS. The constituents find
sincerity In the written words. but
the listeners have caught the false
notes In every sentence OF tho
tongues utterance.
Members of ongress-considera
tons of conscience in the matter
aslde-do not care to be marked for
hypocrisy by their fellow .lembers,
even though the excuse OF orders from
'heir constituents be theirs to com.
mand. In this may be found the
reason why so many representatives
sitting at one session OF congress.
members who usually are heard when
matters OF great public moment are
lelore the house, had nothing to say
upon the railroad rate bill.
The country knows today that one
OF the chief promoters of the rate
regulating measure was q man who
thought that the legislation was con.
celved in iniquity. He had the cour.
age OF his convictions at the outset
or thought he had-but later without
undergoing In the least a change of
heart he changed his attitude. and
the railroad rate measure goes into
history inseparably connected in the
public mind with the name OF a rep.
resentatiVe who almost unuuestion.
ably was foe rather than a friend
Il the legislation. Are a renomina.
ton and reelection worth the price
OF public hypocrisy?
There were Republican representa-.
ives few years ago who yearned
10 speak their minds on the subject
or tariff revision. That which thew
wanted to say would have been I'm.
P'easant TO the ears OF the majority of
the party members. Loyalty TO marty
Kept most OF these men silent and
no one, perhaps. blames them for
their silence, for possibly party good
Is paramount. The few plain speakers
on tariff revision were in the main
those Republicans who were certain
o. the countenance OF their constit.
uents In that which they had to saw
1t is highly probable, however. that
samuel w. Mccall Of Massacbuso,ts
would have said what he did saw ~
there hadn't been a reyisionist no
publicai In his district. There ara
some men whom party considerations
can't throttle. It was not a bit pleas.
ant for Mr. Cannon and others 10 hear
the hereto Mccall say in his cold
b-unt bit forceful way:
Now. the people OF Massachusetts
are only thinking a little in advance
o. some o. the people OF this country
Soon this idea will invade New YorL
ana Illinois aud Ohio. gathering force
as 1t moves; and say t. you that
II we do rot treat protection as a ro.
tional principle instead Of as a Cast.
iron. immutable set Of schedules ve
are likely 10 have the Democratic
party and then possibly the deluge
There was prophecy in that
Mr. McCall7 boldncss I'm tho tariff
revision matter calls to mind another
showing OF the courage I'm which he
was one Of two chief figures. Meet
rarty mel probably will look upor
10 rs simply bit OF Massachusetts
"holier than thouism." the outgrowtb
Of anti-imperialist Pharisaism. BE- II
looked like the genuine courage
article nevertheless.
John Sharp Williams proposed to
the Philippine tariff bill N amend
ment promising ultimately freedom 10
the little brown brother" II was
pu to rising vote. Every Democrat
stood "affirmatively" upon his feet
The Republicans. all save two. sat as
81 spiked to their chairs. The two
who rose affirmative and defiant. dar
ing to vote with the Democratic
eremy, were Samuel w. Mccall and
Redwood Hoar--trus son OF hi
father