The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23


JEjXAz0R M ri CPA/zE
which Uttered the senate's desks al
lowed to rustic. Even Mr.. Tillman.
whose love for Nr. Lodge is not
transcending. looked upon the Massa
chusetts man with much more
sterlingly honest expression of ad
miration In his face than he probably
would have cared to make manifest,
for 1t was the Massachusetts senator
who only a few days before had in
the senate and In the Tillman pres
ence called the statement of a friend
Of the South Caroinian " a deliberate
and unqualified falsehood."
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane is
Mr.. Lodges colleague in the senate.
Mr.. Crane Is no orator as Mr.. Lodge
is. and he knows it. Mr.. Crane pales
in the presence of speech predica'
ment - for the first time In years
the State has one man In the
upper use Of congress who cannot
be eloquent when occasion demands.
This touching upon the representa-
ton Of Massachusetts In the upper
house Of congress brings to mind the
last great speech Of Senator George
Frisbie Hoar. 1t was upon the sub
ject of the convention between the
united States and the Republic OF
Panama. That speech was doubly
prophecy. In 1t he spoke OF his own
coming death. and then. quoting IN
part from John Bright, he said: i
see one vast federation stretching
from the frozen North In unbroken
line to the glowing South. and from
the wild pillows of the Atlantic west
ward to the calmer waters OF the Pa
cific main. and see one people and
one language. one law and one faith,
and over all that wide continent
homo for freedom and refuge for
the oppressed Of every race and every
cline"
On closing the last speech that he
delivered In the senate of the United
States. Senator Hoar said: Il do not
expect myself to see the accomplish
ment Of that vision. but l believe 1t
is not far off. The eyes Of children
now born, the eyes of men now within
the sound of my voice will see 1t far
on Its way to accomplishment. In
spite Of a difference Of opinion on one
great question. l am confident that
the career OF peaceful empire and Of
peaceful glory will be along the same
path, with the same chart and COM
pass. with the same guiding stars,
with the same rule OF faith and
rractice that this nation has followed
from the beginning"
In congress at times there Is pre-
scented a fine question OF ethics to
which the higher moralists may give
answer II they can. Many repre-
sentative finds his conscience and his
apparent duty to his constituents at
loggerheads. Demand comes from
home that he speak In support OF
measure at which his own sense OF
right revolts. Is l.e to speak or -
he to keep silence?
Possibly the answer that springs
most readily to the lips Is yes. and
the three lettered word has as
basis for its utterance the thought
that a representative, being repre-
sentative. should do as those whom
be represents direct. There are other
sides to this matter, however. some
of them Swallowed In doubt and others
NJ them clear in the sunlight
Doubtless a representative should
vote as his district demands. but
Rave the represented ones the right
70 expect their member to stand up IN
the face of men to advocate meas
IRE with reasonings and with argu-
ments IN the truth OF none OF which
he believes. and in the setting forth
nj which he utters no word without
making his lips lie to his heart?
Flippant persons to the contrary
most congressman
have condolences. The house OF rep
is composed for the far
greater part Of men Of decency and IT
r nor-poor men in this worlds goods
thew are In the main. and their pow
erty Is their praise. 1t was limited
IN press correspondence from Wash
,gton time and again. and not infre-
plain statement was mada.
that scores VI Republican repre-
aantatives we're opposed at heart to