Las Vegas optic., 1911-02-28
ADJOURNMENT OF 6lST CONGRESS
MEANS PASSING OF MANY STATESMEN
FAMOUS in PUBLIC LIFE FOR YEARS
IL is Back to the Farm for SeveraOne Will Be Baseball
Magnate-AldriCh and Money Will Still Continue
On the Federal Payroll

gress who have been popularly
classified as lame ducks" since last
autumn's congressional elections
will have become private citizens
writes E. j. Edwards in the Kansas
City Journal. What will these men
and the few who retire not by rea
SON of political defeat, but voluntar
lily, at the same time, do as just
plain citizens of the republic?
According to their own "confes.
sions," these solons, many of them
of national reputation, whose days in
the houses of congress are fast be
ing numbered will, as citizens, in.
dulge in activities which range all the
way from seeking reelection to the
next congress to the running of a
baseball team, where the power Of
oratory is far from being lost art.
especially when the umpire de,ides
against you.
Some of the most conspicuous
members who will go on the retired
list are already slated for high Of
ficial positions in other branches of
the government, not only as reeog-
milton of their conspicuous public ger
vices in the legislative branch, but
because the country at large would
be the loser should their experience
be altogether lost, and one Of the re-
markable developments of the in
quiry as to what the lame ducks
intend to do with themselves after
next Saturday is the large number
who proudly confess their intentions
TO turn from a conspicuous legislative
career to one of mere tiller OF the
soil. Some of the most influential
leaders of both houses, noted for their
wealth and their social attainments,
are numbered in this class. The
anxiety with which they await the
death of the present session OF
congress in order that they may set
foot on their own soil, hoe or fish
ing rod in hand, not only affords
striking illustration of the democ-
racy of men in high public life in
this country, but is tribute to the
fact that despite temporary distrac-
tions in whatsoever walk of life, the
instinct of the thinking American is
to keep as close to the soil and to
nature. when opportunity offers, as
possible.
Lowden and His Tenants
One multimillionaire who goes out
of official lie with this session Oh
congress is going home to put on
blue jeans and run farm. That is
Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois, son-in-
law of the late George M. Pullman.
Representative Lowden announced his
intention of retiring from congress a
year ago, when he found the Wash
ington climate was a detriment to
his good health. 1t is safe to say he
Will nave d ieoSl 'osioh oh '
train out of Washington for his
Sinissippi" farm in Illinois, or his
cotton plantation in Arkansas.
Il would give my salary for year
to be on my plantation in Arkansas
this minute" he remarked at the
White House recently.
Since he has been in congress, MI
Lowden's colleagues have had lot
of fun with him over his pretentlons
of being a farmer. They can only
picture him as shining light in
hall room. or as a gifted orator at
the banquet table. AS matter OIL
fact, Mr.. Lowden is equally at nome
on the farm. In the region OF his
large "Sinissippi' farm in Illinois he
owns a number of smaller farms
which are leased to tenants, VINO run
them on shares. Last year, Mr.. Low
den took personal charge OF his own
farm and ran it in competition
with his tenants. The result OF MS
labors was that "Sinissippi' showed
a profit second in proportion in the
connection. Having demonstrated
what a "greenhorn" can do, Mr.. Low
den has succeeded in shaming MS
more experienced tenants with the
result that the "Sinissippi' region
will produce more farm produce TINS
wear than ever before.
The Arkansas cotton plantation is
a recent purchase of Mr.. Lowdens
but it has captured his eye. He goes
into ecstasies over the marvellous
beauties of field of waving cotton
buds. much as he has long been ac-
.customed to dilate on the magnifi-
cence of an Illinois cornfield. Here
after, he will pass much OF his time
on the farms in Arkansas and iii
nois and leave politics for others.
Anotber nrominent member of the