The Forrest City times., 1911-05-26


 5 sthmian address. In til the hour came for livery he had an eye sin gle for Senator Morga le Alabaman, however. for once in his life wh 8 pet subject was up for discussion was content still and say nothing Tn the press galleries as whispered that MT. organ wasn't feeling ve ell that day.
 In the particular case of the Panama matter Sen tor Cullom. being the chairman on the committee on foreign relations had charge of the legisia- ton the floor of the senate The trials of Senator Cullom that occasion were the trials of the pilot on every measure of magnitude that Is launched for passage through either house senate.
 Nearly every senator and representative wishes to make speech on the big things that are before congress. Of course all of them cannot speak but the trials of the man in charge begin when the members ask that their speaking may be postponed for a day two The intending speakers have their frailty of vanity They want to speak when the galleries are not crowded and if the galleries not crowded they ask that they may speak another day
 When the Panama matter up Senator Gull lom finally became angry and tired with the sena- tors who asked that yet another day be set for the making of their speeches The Illinois senator did not wish Senator Morgan to have all the time to himself and Morgan could be counted on to take every minute that was dropped to him to talk about the glories of the Ncaraguan route for canal about the imbecility of using the Panama route and about the Republican sin of the recognition of the republic on the isthmus
 The Panama matter is only an instance in point Many speech on the railroad rate bill was put of because the attendance was not what 1t should have been from the viewpoint of the man who was to speak Congressman have their human weaknesses
 The last great duty which Senator Plat of Connecticut performed for his country was his work presiding officer of the senate court dur. ing the trial of Judge Charles Swayne Unoues- tonaby the strain of that trial shortened Senator Platts life. He presided with dignity and with the rarest fmpartiality The hours of the courts session were long. and yet the aged Connecticut senator refused leave his seat even for the getting of necessary food until the session ot each day ended.
 Prior to the opening of the trial Senator Platt stood in the vice-presidents place and told his colleagues that II was their duty not to lose a word Of the testimony lest they bring in an un Just verdict The result Of this was that with one or two exceptions the senators sat In their seats and heard important and unimportant test mony, listening to every argument of counsel and lest anything should escape them they made insstent demand that every witness should speak so that all men in the chamber might hear
 It is probable that before one-quarter of the trial proceedings of the case against Charles Swayne ended every senator had made up his mind as to the guilt or the innocence Of the accused. but the belief of guilt or innocence formed early did not prevent the attendance of any member of that high court during the entire time of the trial Judge Swayne was acquitted His acquittal was not made a party matter as many feared 1t was to be On some of the counts against him he was acquitted unanimously On others where there was minority which believed him guilty both Democrats and Republicans formed part of that minority
 Senator Jacob H. Gallinger is known In eon- gress as the chief of the humanitariaus and as the father Of many reforms