New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

A'NtN I'd il' IDS tAtlifl lilIINti
into the long, lank, strong lines peculiar 10
The wolf. and he hungers for fights con-
flicts, and trays. Moreover. he represents
IN the upper house OF Congress the State #
Kansas, q section of the country noted for
It's cyclones and insurgency.
BristoV is the Scnates most savage c,.-
clone. and when the storm mood grips him
he gives the impression that II is high time
for other people % hunt their cellars and. if
possible get busy about the digging Of sub
cellars. in order 90 be prepared for extra
hard blows. He Is an insurgent from in
c.inauon, environment and conviction.
He was elected 90 the Senate in January
1909; but IN his short service IN that body
he has forged ,o the front as "a worker and a
leader of the insurgcnt band His prepara-
tion for the lob was thorough He has
owned and edited three newspapers. dab
blcd IN politics nearly all the time. held the
position Of special commissioner Of the
Panama Railroad. and had the lob of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General.
Bristow is full of pop" and ginger.
Roosevelt realized this and in 1903 ap-
pointed him 20 make q special investigation
Of ,he Postotticc Department. where. II is
alleged. certain brainy and crafty gentle
men We're getting away with more than ttcir
share ot the Government, money. Bus-
COW instructions were 90 probe the depart
mcnt But ID probe was not handy enough
as q weapon. He went through the works
with that cyCloniC motion. and in his hand
he bore battlcaX with which he dealt from
time 90 time such blows us seemed 10 him
fitting and proper. Unfortunately for the
men be- was after, they had not dug the sub
cellars, and he got them.
In 1900 hc conducted q similar investiga-
tion Of the postal frauds in Cuba.
This cyc.on,c Senator Is torcetul speaker
and q convincing writer He learned q lot
about the usage Of the English language
when he was editing "Ihc Saiina Daily Re
publican. "Ihe Ottawa Herald and The
Nalua Daily Republican, Journal
As NIGH. tc supposed. he Is great friend
and .lu,rer ~ Theodore Roosevelt, and free
ou.r..r ri.,-. .hp Colonel 90 Sycamore HILL
The 'cw.~ Senator from kan-as IS hard
student. He burns -rs midnight ID. Wr.-.-
rr- Hi.. -., pr. ....w- at tic tariff and -.e
..-. ..-' .. living Bc. ae IS optimistic.
n. .ar never F.. ..srl among those who
+" ..r, corners weeping au. H.t.r- ar.
..-r..r'r- .- ... -.-. .. the Republic. Back
So ... -....-D- .- brain -e may carry ..e
conviction ...- r necessary re and 30. COM.
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.~.n. AND ..r. t.. Ship " Stat. !. -.a~.,s
.r. -.-r .. danger ..-. She viii 50. "a. pieces
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Moreover. .e does u.. ..s. about lis iu-
-a~-.r.., t.r -.a.., 5, '.. -er'.1.... One
day .. -..rr.. -'. .r elevator Or t.e ~.r-
.-e sid. .. ..e Capitol. and .~,.rl greeted
him with:
"W.r. Senator. n..- .o~. .. .r .a.a~-,o-
a-. rou -.l... -... .re or d. bad .re-
B--t." simply -.-.l .- his ,n.er..co-.r.
and the question "su. unanswered.
Tn ordinary circumstance. however. ae Is
kind and good fellow. with laughing eyes
and 81 humorous mouth. III, whole III. has
been -ueu. ,o news paper offices. with ,.eeN-
..r.i.r t -ee .,u. ae has been in politics.
Iu genera. appearance re would pass d..
w.u tod. farmer. .c' IBIS .a-.-.i~- manner
1,-.a. pears when .. ger. u.. action So ..c
~,r--..~ 30 --e.-t-..i.r- .. t..-e H-. ..-a
..-. .--..r should NOT r.rel.re.
STRANGE = ..r.~ remarked N-. Fair
- banks. FL. former |-.. Pr ..r.. "w..0
WAS travelling In 81. Far E.r newer '.s-
....~.. .-r ..'.wr.-- 20 '.. newspapers
.. .-.. par. NJ -.. v.-... Then -e added.
"B.- ...- -.r r.-. been ...ar.. / ..-..r
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