The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-19


mittee on Postoffices and Post Roads,
a great business committee of the
Senate, and a member of the Com
mittee on Finance. Pennsylvania
had not been represented on the
Committee on Finance for many
years. The appointment of Penrose
was of Importance to the state be-
cause that committee passes upon
tariff legislation. Penrose was the
kind of tariff revisionist Pennsylvan-
la enthuses over, protectionist
without a flaw. Gradually the peo-
pie came to realize that he was a
senator of large influence, and that
he was rendering the Keystone state
effective service. Their opportunity
to record their opinion of him came
two years ago. Senator Penrose's
second term in the Senate was draw
ing to a close and the legislature to
De eleCtGu Woald name his successor
80 st~tC c.-i,er5 were to be elected
,...L in t.c legislative contests was
l. 1t O5e :ssAe, the candidacy of Pen
roe. Ine election returns are an
acCCla a,e index of Pennsylvania
opiL OA of him. The Pennsylvania
legis iature on joint ballot consists of
257 members, 207 members of the
House and so senators. When the
Two branches of the legislature met
to elect United States senator Pen
rose received 1913 of the 244 votes
ercorded. Pennsylvania was entirely
satisfied with it's senator and had
emphasized the fact at the polls.
1t was during the extra session of
the Sixty-first Congress that Sena-
tor Penrose attained a position in
the Senate where he could be of
largest usefulness to the people of
Pennsylvania. AS passed by the
House the Payne bill contained tar
iff reductions, which the manufac-
turers insisted, would have proven
runious to the interests of labor and
capital in that state. These reduc-
tions ranged from 10 to SO per
cent, and they included nearly every
manufactured article of which Penn
sylvania is large producer. Sena-
tor Penrose knew what sort of tar
iff revision Pennsylvania was will
ing to accept, and as a member of
the Finance Committee he insisted
upon the elimination of the sweep
ing reduction adopted by the House.
When the bill passed the Senate it
provided duties, pronounced by the
Pennsylvania manufacturers, ade-
quate for the protection of the
states industries. AS a member of
the conference committee he sue
cessfully defended the increased
rates. For his work in connection
with the enactment of the Payne
Aldrich law Senator Penrose was
warmly commended by the people
and the press of Pennsylvania.
Il see by the newspapers that a
member of the New Jersey legisla-
ture has introduced a bill imposing
a tax on bachelors" said Cameron.
"a mighty good bill, Penrose, a
mighty good bill, and it should be
enacted into law. A married man
has better standing in the commun-
ity than bachelor, which is exactly
as it should be. Now, Penrose, you
are a young man with a political fu-
ture. But you should get married;
it will help you in politics."
"All right" replied Penrose, seri-
ously, I'll marry any woman the
Republican organization indorseS."
Senator Penrose never plays cards.
Once he was induced by party of
political friends to sit in a poker
game enroute to a national conven-
ton. He was so ignorant of poker
Ilob IllC ulCo iau " DC WllJJSu OuI
for him and the list be consulted
during the progress of the game.
AS beginner he had the proverbial
luck and won.
Finally there was a good pot.
Penrose followed along and came in
as the raises increased AS the cards
were drawn he asked what cards all
of one color meant. He was told.
His luck had been running strong,
and after several raises his oppon-
ents retired and gave the pot to Pen
rose, He threw down his cards and
showed four hearts and a diamond.
Il thought you said you had
hush," some one remarked.
"Well, they are all of one color"
And those who were playing did not
know whether Penrose was bluffing
or was actually ignorant of the
game.
Senotor Penrose is of "heroic
mould" He is six feet four inches
tall. He is one of the best dressed
men in Congress.