Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Chairman Has Struggle.

mo CONSCIENTIOUS Struggle which the
chairman Of the appropriations commit
tee has to make in Congressman it Is
conscienrious-to keep down the expendi-
lures within the possible revenues, is a
labor that no one can realize except those
who come into close contact with the
discharge of that responsibility.
And they are known for the time be-
ing as the heads of the appropriations
committees. but the appropriation bills
do not carry their names and the char
acter OF the appropriation bills Is not
understood by the public. So they can
not be referred to as the basis of great
parliamentary reputation.
AND yet the fact is that In that COM
mittee harder and more conscientious
work Is done than In any other commit
tee In Congress. for the reason that they
are struggling constantly against the hu-
man nature of their fellows. and they are
standlng up against that which they have
TO recognize as the weakness Of man, and
they are not receiving any need Of praise
from anybody, because everybody IS
against them for opposing appropriations
-uhtii AFTER the session Is over and then
everybody criticises them because of the
Iarseness OF the appropriations
Country Owes Him Debt
81 have referred to a part of 1rno,e
1 DINER
part l have had more familiarity with.
AS speaker OF the House. under the sys-
tenn which then prevailed, he had to con-
troll legislation. he had to lead the ma
jortty, and had to have much Influence
with reference to the bills which were Sc
lected for consideration and passage. For
that work the country owes him a debt
of great gratitude.
The history Of the republican party
0hA~ Dc
statutes that he Disseminated in favor
of. an dthe defeat of the statutes that he
Disseminated against. If that record is
honorable to the party and honorable to
me country, 10 Joseph G. Cannon is
largely due the credit.
AT times We are all dazed-at least
am with the dreadfully difficult work
that the Judge of All will have To do In
determining the merits Of the individuals
VINO WIN come before Him when we all
pass In review on the last day of iudg-
ment AS applied to the world at large
to ordinary communities. that task seems
dimcult enough, but when II comes to
awarding merit with reference to oIblic
men AZ washington, it is a difficulty that
misnt Well lead us to hope for ali men.
In trying to sift out the reward that is
due and the condemnation that ia d,e n
needs close knowledge Of how leeis,a.
ton Is introduced, how 1t is considered
ana now II Is ultimately passed.
His Methods INDICATED.
The methods of Uncle Joe with
| reference to the government of the
House OF Representatives have at
times been severely condemned. and
| then he has been INDICATED by the &C.
ton of his opponents in adopting the
same course. and in coming around ia
the same necessity that he recognized
] earlier. to wit, that you must have re-
| sponsibility lodged somewhere when
you have to manage $50 men on either
side of the House Of Representatives.
| My friends. l have to go. would
be delighted to stay. just to see what
| can be said of q man in his own pres
| ence. This Is a great and historic din
ner. and 1 am glad to have had an op-
| portunity to be here for many reasons
The chief one Is to testify to my pro-
found admiration for one of the great
est characters in American political
| life, and for a man to whom the peo-
| pie Of this country are indebted in q
way which they now but little realize
but when he shall have passed away
| the growth Of his work will show IT.
| self to them and to historians general
| ly.
HE says he is going away and not