The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
ROMANTIC STORY OF SENATOR ROBERT L. OWEN

Inc Indian name OF Robert EaThaf
Owen, Senator in Congress from Okla
homa, is oconostota. By right in bloot
he is the head chief of the seven var
ished clans of the Cherokees.
Without any serious attempt at tn
miracle of heart-searching, it may hav
occurred to some persons that Oconostota
hereditary prince of his lost tribe, hope.
some day to be President of the United
States. His ancestors, through his tai
ented and extraordinary mother, were
minor kings oe America. By his own gift.
OF speech, and by the peculiarities of hi:
own thinking, he has become the active
leader of Democratic radicals and the
rhetorical and agitationaI understudy OF
William ]. Bryan.
AS Mckinley specialized with protec-
ton, Reed with parliamentary rules
Blaine with reciprocity, and Bryan with
free silver. so Owen specializes with the
: people. Every speech of Oconostota
whether it be pitched to the tariff, the
post-office, or cost of living, burns with
savage love for the electorate as a
whole Thus the people will not sell
out, they are safe and. sane, conser-
VatlVe, and sound, honest and intelligent
ana would vote for the public interest
alone" Nor would ''the people denrive
any persons of their Just rights
Moreover the people know more than
their representatives do, are less passion
ate, and are worthier to be conf1ded in
than any individuals trusted with tenn
porary power" Therefore government bv
paid and elected agents being a failure
almost, If not entirely, Senator Owen
would give the people the initiative, the
n nd
make them the legislature, would gather
them under tree as. another Senator
mas said, IF big enough tree could be |
found"
While in Washington Senator owen |
nVes at a fashionable apartment house |
On the table of his library. which IS |
i1Gng with red draperies and contains a |
beautiful painting of Psyche by his
mother, are all the undertaking peTiodi-
caIs of the day and also a handy col.
iecuon OF other progressive" literature
"A statue or Carrara marble, three feet
nigh and chemically colored. stands on |
me oesk OF his private room in the Sem
ate ofrlce building. 1t represents an
oid man with long beard-a Jew of the
tine OF Moses, it would seem by the
antiquity of his dress The statue Js &c
visible as Oconostota himself Indeed
i Is the first object one sees on OMEN
hS the door and walking into the room. | (
Story of the Magic Ring.
Did you ever hear the story of !
Nathan the Wiser" Senator Owen viii {
'sk In a solemn tone of voice, bowing
IFS head toward the image. 4
II the caller is at all like Nathan. he
VII give an evasive answer, even !,
hough he knows Lessing's great poem :
y heart
Saladin. Sultan of Egypt and Syria p
enator Owen win say. was confused n
y the various religions he heard taught p
his court. So he summoned Nathan q
ne Wise and begged for his advice. ?
latham told him story. A beloved :,
ing lay dying. On his finger there was 3,
magic ring, that had brought him the ] q
and esteem of his subjects. II Vi
as thought. His three sons. coming Il
him separately. asked for the ring b.
ie hrst, because he was heir to fha =
irone; the second because he v,ss not nrns ns
e1r to the throne, and the third ne y
luse he was the kings favorfte. a.
The father gave his promise to each .
hen he had his goldsmith make two n n
ithful copies Of the enchanted r,ns ~ ~
king the rings. he secretly gave fhe,,, IN IN
his sons. A year after the kings f,,-
raj the sons came together Tor the
st time. All had won the respect ana q,
rsonal attachment Of the people. mas "a