The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-12

as to obliterate from view the upper stories of Wacos towering skyscrap- CT, enve1oped the Eleventh Congres- siona1 district of Texas a couple of the news that Congressman Robert Lee Henry, representative in Wash ington from the Eleventh Texas dis trict, had been turned down cold in his aspirations for a, place in Presi- dent wilson's cabinet. All of the un- official cabinet pickers had slated
 "Bob'' Henry for the portfolio of At torney-General and asA early as Jan uary 1t was stated definitely and fin ally, that President elect Wilson con cured in the choice, and that the trusts had better look out. for the champion trust-buster Of the universe, with all the big guns of the depart ment of justice at his command. would soon take the war path. Events did not eventuate as predicted, and MT. Henry, on this, his forty-ninth birth day, is still a Congressman. Grand old Texas was given a, place in the cabinet, but the lucky man was Con gressman Burleson, of Austin, now postmaster-ge gen eral.
 While ''Bob's" neighbors in Waco were quite naturally disappointed, not to say peeved, they have become recon ciled, for their Congressman, through his trust-busting and money-devil chasing activities, is still able to com mand 8, lot of front page space. Last month MT. Henry introduced his meas ure for the drastic amendment of the Sherman antitrust act, which pro vides that ma1efactors of great wealth who monopolize combine, or conspire to monopolize "any part of interstate commerce be deemed guilty of 8 felony punishable by imprisonment from two to ten years Whereat the monopo- lists remarked, in unison, "Ouch!' NIr. Henry also seeks to nuIlify the rule of reason written into the law by
 the United States Supreme court. The Texas So1on admittedly knows more about the rules and regulations governing par1iam etnary procedure than any other man living. Personally
 he is a tall, thin man, with keen eyes
 deep set beneath a. bulging brow. His college yell is that of the Southwestern
 University of Texas. where he was valedictorian of his class In 1885. His
 first office was as Mayor Of Texar-
 kama. Twenty years ago he began
 fighting the money devil as assistant
 attorney general of the Lone Star State. He went to Washington in 1897 and has remained there ever since with the exception of the intervals be- tween congressional sessions, when he goes back to Waco and tells his con etituents whats what and why As an orator the Texan is there with
 
 this sample, chosen at random from an oration on the cesirabi1fty o1 changing the date of inauguration
 day:
 Let it be when the earth'e icy man tie has been Hvooed by golden sunshine l into a carpet of verdure rivaIing the | kaleidoscopic grandeur of old oceans emeraId-when myriad millions o1 | ecurrying snoWfIakes round wonder dome have been transmitted into, seas 1 of April blossoms everywhere, meath Natures clements in peaceful accord Here in this capital, robed in the | splendor of Spring and with 8, beauty unrivaled in all the world-when God has summoned His favorite season te smile and speak welcome-we will in duct into his exalted station the 1of-
 tiest official in the greatest republic | within the tide of time"
 Even a Republican would have te i admit that that is some oratory." 1 Another distinguished American law maker who will receive birthday con
 gratu1ations today is Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan. who is if ty-four Senator Smith became an in ternatfonad figure by his conduct O 1 the American inquisition" into the | T~if nic disaster