Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

of the Government but it is unfortunately true that
during the last two decades the Senate appears to have
entered upon period of mediocrity. The traditional
Senator who wore his frock coat as it toga and
the embodiment of senatorial dignity, died with
Senator John Warwick Daniel of Virginia and Senator
John Tyler Morgan of Alabama. These were types
of the past learned digned and both of them natural
and trained orators. The modern movement invaded
the Senate and the classic orator died with them.
The rapid admission of States into the Union
during the last thirty years brought element of
and rawness into the Senate. The custom that
Senator should not, during his first session, open his
mouth except to vote, laid aside The Senators
plunged n catching the Vice Presidents eye and talk
ing away very much as if they were in the House.
In the South there had been revolt against the
oligarchy that long ruled that section. 1t was no
longer sending the of family the Senate but self
made of great force though of little learning forced
their way into the Senate Chamber. The pioneer of
this class of men from the South was Senator Tman of
sticuffs with his colleague Senator McLaurn on the
floor of the Senate and his untamed nvectve startled
and displeased the Senate. Eventually Senator Till
had great triumph in the recognition OF his abl
ties, iconoclast though he
PUT there were things remaining for the United
States Senate. A few years ago four United States
Senators from the West under criminal Indictment
Two of them convicted and sentenced to jail, of
whom served his of year and the other died
before the sentence could be carried into execution.
This of affairs gave shock to the Senate which
salutary. A change is taking place The boss OF
the State machine disappearing An old arrangement
by which the boss named his colleague and States
often represented by two votes and Senator, is
growing unpopular. The Senate is its way back to
the old highway Party lines are being wiped out,
formerly, in purifying the Senate.
AS in the past presidential timber is growing in the
Senate 1t remarkable that, after having been for
than hundred years the forest of presidential
timber the Senate for the last fifteen years. has not had
single really formidable presidential candidate except
perhaps Senator La Toilette although there plenty
of Senators in receptive moods.
Whether Legislature has the right to demand the
this demand has been made it has always been abso
needed The last instance when the Legislature of
resignation of the late Senator Lindsay He refused
breakwater against violent popular upheaval and that
it would be time enough when his term expired for them
elect free silver SENATOR and he served out his
term with honor and credit
IN that wonderful distribution of power and prestige
among the different branches of the Government
which makes the Constitution of the United States
miracle, the Senate did not out badly Of course,
it always complaining that it has not power enough,
and Senators in huff have declared that the Senate
a board of audit to the House of Representatives.
But it has great power a referendum. There IN
the Senate calling of the previous question and
way of checking debate except by closure that
"a an