The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-18


which Uttered the senates desks al
lowed to rustic. Even Mr., Tillman,
whose love for Mr. Lodge is not
transcending. looked upon the Massa'
chusetts man with a much more
sterlingly honest expression Of ad.
miration In his face than he probably
would have cared TO make manifest,
for It was the Massachusetts senator
who only a few days before had in
the senate and in the Tillman pres
ence called the statement Of a friend
Of the South Carolinian deliberate
and unqualified falsehood."
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane is
Mr. Lodges colleague in the senate.
Mr. Crane is no orator as Mr.. Lodge
Is. and he knows it. Mr.. Crane pales
in the presence OF a speech predica-
ment and for the first time In years
the Bay State has one man In the
upper house Of congress who cannot
be eloquent when occasion demands.
This touching upon the rcpresenta-
ton of Massachusetts in the upper
house of congress brings to mind the
last great speech Of Senator George
Frisbie Hoar. II was upon the SUD
ject Of the convention between the
United States and the Republic oil
Panama That speech was doubly
prophecy In It he spoke, Of his own
coming death, and then, quoting IN
part from John Bright, he said: i
see one vast federation stretching
from the frozen North in unbroken
line to the glowing South, and from
the wild pillows of the Atlantic west
ward to the calmer waters Of the Pa
cific main, and / see one people and
one language, one law and one faith'
and over all that wide continent a
home for freedom and a refuge for
the oppressed Of every race and every
cline"
On closing the last speech that he
delivered ia the senate of the United
States, Senator Hoar said: Il do not
expect myself to see the accomplish
ment OF that vision, but believe 1t
is not far off. The eyes of children
now born, the eyes Of men now within
the sound Of my voice will see 1t lar
on it's way to accomplishment. In
spite of a difference Of opinion on one
great question. ! am confident that
the career OF peaceful empire and OF
peaceful glory will be along the same
uath. with the same chart and COM
pass, with the same guiding stars,
with the same rule of faith and
Tractice that this nation has followed
from the beginning
In congress at times there is pre-
scented a fine question of ethics to
which the higher moralists may give
answer if they can. Many repre-
sentative finds his conscience and his
apparent duty to his constituents at
Demand comes from
home that he speak in support Oh
measure at which his own sense Oh
right revolts. Is !.e to speak OF Is
he to keep silence?
Possibly the answer that springs
most readily to the lips is yes ana
fbe three ettered word has as
basis for its utterance the thought |
that a representative, being a repre-
sentative should do as those whom
he represents direct. There are other
sides to this matter, however, some
of them shadowed in doubt and others
of them clear in the sunlight.
Doubtless a representative should |
vote as his district demands. but
have the represented ones the right
to axnact their member to stand up in !
tbe face of men to advocate meas
ure with reasonings, and with argu-
ments in the truth of none Of which |
he believes. and in the setting forth |
of which he utters no word without
making his lips lie to his heart?
rlippaut persons TO the contrary
most congressman
have consciences. The house of rep
is composed for the far
greater part of men of decency and of
h .nor-poor men in this worlds goods
thew are in the main, and their pov.
erty is their praise. 1t was hinted
in press correspondence from Wash
i7gton time and again, and not infre-
ouently plain statement was made
that scores Of Republican repre-
sentatives were opposed at heart TO |