Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-27
-eOoDsY, OLD MAN. GOODBYE
Congressional Sch suuad Prsparfaa
FOR FareweI1s OF March
Four.

IN the national senate and house Of rep
rHsentatives, beneath the capitol doz1e on
March :. during the night session. and On
March 4 in the CLOSING hullrH of fl1s sixty
nrst congress, there win be many rope
titiOns OF the words Goodbye Old Man
Goodhvetf
Because OF the expressions % the viii Of
the people b. their ballots. every two years
many statesmen are retired from public
NE Those who are fortunate enough 10
have achieved ns-slecton. bid the dspartfnE
statesmen sincere and kindly fErewsIls. ~
ualiy in the words quoted
Everybody IN the senate. polifical friends
and political foes alike. VIII honestly. feel
ingly, heartily and regrsrfully say farewell
to those who retire voluntarily. and also TO
their defeated personal friends. Few have
any idea what warn and sincere friend
ships are formed by the associations Of our
Representatives IN congress. nor DO thsv
always comprehsnd fully the hsartaehss
that always 90 with the words, Goodbye.
Old Man Goodbye
You have neiEhbors and friends all around
you You grant them the right 10 think
and vote as they please, bur you IKE them
Just thu same. II q friend removes frou
your city, or eies, you miss him and sin
eereiy mourn his Departure. Wei. these
eminent men from The various states be-
come near neighbors in washington ana
very warm friends. Tn debate they win Be
earnest and EDmstines caustic. but they are
warm friends 3ust the same. and there IL
a true ring Of heartfelt sincerity in every
utterance Of the words. Goodbye, Old Nan,
Goodbye"
Prom Maine 70 Cahfornia. from the Grear
Lakes to the Euif. the people have auto
cratieally Wfiled many retirements from the
senate and house OF Representatives. Many
ether changes are made by the voHtion
OF the statesmen themselves. ana By the
decree that levels all distinction ana lays
the shepherds crook beside the scepter.~
Senator Hale Of Maine long ago volyn-
tarlly Announced that he would retire to
private NE. ana % also did Senator Flint
Of California. Senator Money Of AIississlppa.
Senator AldFich OF Rhode Island. Senator
Warner Of Missouri. and Senator Piles Of
WsShington-
By the political landslide. the senate loses
BsVeridgs Of Indiana. Burrows OF Mexican.
Carter Of Montana. Burkett OF Nebuaska.
kean Of New JERSEY, Dgpsw Of New York.
DICK OF Ohio. Scott Of West virginia To
each and every one his fellow senator's win
sinesrely. earnestly. and reEretfuIly say
Goodbye. Old Man, Goodbye
More than ons-third OF the 81 mebers
o. the house must return 20 their homes To
mtngie with and be absorbed By our more
than S.ooooae Of sovereign people During
the remaining years their waking hours
VIA be filled with kindly memories Of asso-
Citations with the statesmen % the republic
Many a tine and on they VIII recall the
noon Of March A. ISL the handelasps Of
this. that, and the other eminent friend.
Considerable surprise was expressed BIZ
some Newspapers when Senator Hale said
that he would take pleasure IN introducing
his democratic successor to his WashinEtOu
frienda. Wei informed folk could see
nothing surprising in that Esntiernaniy pur-
pose Of the departing statesman. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans form warm and last
ing friendships While serving together in
congress
Regardless Of political feelings srsryons
Of the departing statesmen via bear with
him kind memories Of the much misunder-
stood, Satherly, l0vabe, but masterful man
with gray hair. gray be1rd. gentle eyes.
firm hanaciasp, VINO has survived the
steam roller" and az the abuse OF several
years the sturdy statesman who vas q
leader among men when he vas seventy
years young
Just think Of H.. Twenty congresses,
each Of i've years duEauon. covering .
period Of forty years have come ana gone
since "Uncle Joe began hts legislative
career Then there we're 40, and noE there
are almost 900 members Of the national
house The average has been about -
for each one OF these congresses. All vino
began legislative life with him have zone
To not less than s.oao senators and repre-
santafives he has said. --GoodbF Old Man
GOodby e. Smith D. Fly IN SUNDAY Maaa-
Eine.