The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-01
WOMAN OF FIFTY TO
WE'D AGED JURIST

WASHINGTON. u. G., Aug. 81
Announcement was made at the apart
ment OF Miss Susan I. Trimble, at the
imperial to- night. that she IL to be-
come the bride of Judge Richard Tut
mn, of Chicago, tomorrow. Admfs-
sion of the marriage, as scheduled.
was made by Miss Ella Trimble, of
Chicago, niece Of Miss Susan, Who ia
here visiting her aunt
Miss Susan Trimble is fifty years
old. and il slightly deaf. Since 1854
she has been clerk in the Land Of
fee. Judge TuthiH II was admitted
~ now In Washington. but it was not
diV nlged where he Is stopping He Is
seventy years old aud this viii he his
thlfd marriage. He has Ave grown
daughters and one son living In Chi
Cag0.
leadership in the Senate.
1t is sometimes said that the United
states senate is no longer RESPONSIVE
10 the force Of public opinion. This
Is not true. But il is unfortunately
quite true that many individual sena-
tors do not respond to public opinion
on any question where large private
interests are at stake
The Cana liam reciprocity sgreamsnt
is not a party question. Reciprocity
a century ago. Then II was Demo
cratic measure. 1t was repealed by
the Republican party In the Interest
or war taxes after the Civil war. But
the principle of reciprocity became
Republican doctrine again under
hlalhe, and plea for reciprocity
was the subject OF the last speech
of President Mckinley before his
death.
President Taft had the great fore
sight and ability to make it again n
public issue. though not party
question. Some Of the largest vest
cd interests in the country are OBJ
jecting to reciprocity because it VIII
greatly interfere with trade agree
ments to keep up prices upon the
necessities of lie in the United States
Upon this issue--the public interests
against private interests-the Demo-
Gratis have shown themselves to he
very much nors responsive to pub
lie opinion than the Republicans.
The insurgent Republican senators.
Jed by Senator La Toilette. have
shown themselves 10 be as narrow as
seifsh and as unpatriotic in their de-
Tense OF their own Kind OF special
interests as any OF the corporation
senator's in the defense at theirs
The debates on reciprocity have.
on the other hand, shown the broadcast
public spirit and wise leadership on
the part Of some Of the new Demo
cratic senators. In the past week
John Sharp Williams. Of Mississippi.
the blind Senator Gore. OF Oklahoma.
Senator's Kern, of Indiana, Martin
Of Virginia. and Owens. OF Oklahoma.
have lifted the Democratic leadership
Of the senate to high plane, The
dominance Of the real Democrats in
The senate Ia shown by the tenn orary
eclipse of such corporation vassals 8
Senator Bailey, OF Texas and Sena-
tor Root. of New York.
The real Democratic senators are
distinctly pledged to downward re-
vision of the tariff, and they know.
az Senator La Toilette pretends not
TO know. that the reciprocity agree
ment IL the beginning OF the real
tariff revision.
The stsiwart Democratic minority
has thus set an example to the mill
taut and once aggressive insufgent
Republican senator's. who have not
only missed their opportunity In the
reciprocity night hut have lost more
ground with the people in two months
than they had gained by hard fight
ing in two years.---New York Ameri-
can.