Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-05-18
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4 MIDlf4tiE tONtHlfN@'
We have followed with more labor
than bfneilt lhe dehafa ~ tac uf-
tonai hause of fepfss eniatltes on the
Underwood nuf nn We even have
fone - tbo ufuuhie 10 eomnare The
speeehea 81 lhe leaders With the
frcethon is the leaders when the
wilson $50 Raa being denated 90
fx9f The comparison 81 far from
favorable t. the .iefesmsnrhip " the
slxl3.thlfd rpnErete
The presentations worthy - note
~ this ronrress have been madc py
Chairman Underwood fof the demo-
eiuss. and hY Representative Puyne.
chairman u ine uays and means come
mliies ahleh fmmed che pafne-Aid-
fl0h hHi FOR thc republicans.
When the Wilson uill was debated
during ihe aai administration q Gro
tsf cie4eiand. fao great speeches for
ara srllast. were made - the chair
man. WnHam 8. wilson of West Vir-
einia. fof tbc democrats and Thomas
Is He1d. fof tae Republicans.
wilson. pho had been a college
president pas n atler man than il
chaifman Underwood Between the
ahlitt Of Thomas r. Reed and that
- s,reno Payne no comparison can
So made - much was Reed the
greater
Alse. 4 81 net oferatatug it % say
mat ln point 81 actual ability the
present loser house s. considered hy
ahaonon en lhe ground 20 contain
lho malie#t deelcv ~ statosmunship
ana she lafecst measure u blather-
sklllsm of ans eoneress lhnt ever has
assembled az ihe national capital The
fest Hfc mediocre and the worst are
beios the average u the late New
Mexlea loser hoasn Tue indictment
appHes eIih equal force 10 repuhli-
cans. democrats and proercselees.
The senaie Is better On The re-
puhHean side. Root and Lodge aro
men II really great ability Root COM
parlaa faeorahly with tue men who
have nsurfd largely ln the affairs of
ths Aallon nt ans time IN The past.
white nui 81 sfrat ~ orator 81 rith-
81 Daniel Webster ~ Henry Clay, he
Is 0n nhief stiiesmHn than Clay was,
ihoash nul so msfneiic and brilliant
~ mnro marty resembles Tho cold.
lnsfal mentality ~ Inhu a. calhoun
un lh, democratic side the leHdfrs
sac liese smith John sharp Williams
aud Senator u'Gorman ~ NeW York.
Each ia ~ ntle man. hut nome b.
efpat ln ihe progressive republican
group "a Toilette and horah stand
head and shoulders above the others
she Wisconsin senator having assumed
position na "A really notable figuro
IN tie nations history lle Is an elo-
aueal dthaief q careful student, Q
rNa Hnd unenmptoniang opponent
ef - That he heliexpa g. be wrong
llo hga Tess if aus friends N the sen-
air because ffHndahips are not 20 his
Nhias lle " pipWiHg hla long straight
lnrtew aIane lle sill have place
in history by himself and il is not
Hkelt 90 be Ha uaen,iHhle one AS
for kcrn the democratic leader ho
q & little consequence except us "a
nte lue. for bryan
lH nearly aH ihe states the great
Figures hase passed away For ex-
amnle Kansas Is represented by
brisloW 80 honest but mediocre fig.
ure and ThompFou. new member
Nha iAsl nnn s. ona ol tho lHushng
fioeks pf the national capital How
the souilovef iate has shrunk from
the 1ai 81 iAsaiis ana pmmb lowe
has Cummins and kenyon both OF
whom rplled into one would not equal
the atiaiY 81 Allison.
There Nas + time when ihe sparaely
settled state q Nesada teid q conn
manaine mfaene 10 the nfioira of
the uailaH #ef fenhtef~ then wefe
John A. I0nes aud William 81 Stew
art Newmnds ana rttuan now are
mullins afoana ia lhe foeas formerly
wpfa Us $50 really ig Wen tn North
cafallua aimHVna aud oyeimau nc-
cups lhe aeats once hcid hy Vance and
Ransom
- it q aii down ihe llsi small or
medium mcn nlns places Whefo not
many years aga we're gHnis Former
President Tat mag be right ia as-
crhina she ehanae ie the primary
Nasam that has COME "a sospe during
the past feN years or # may he that
thc peslalent atiaeka made IS muck
fakegf on the senate has caused big
men % avoid congress.
No Improvement Ia the personnel ~
the senate may BE- expected from the
new system II popular elections %
is more tean iikeIs that the blather-
sklte and the demasoeue VIII doml-
nate thaFn as ia lhe house, and that
presidents ia tho future BIKE Wood
row Wilson, AZ present. VIII find u
nrse+ase Ga difct ail departments
AZ government.