Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-18

that at Washington he was as much
a congressman from Louisiana as
from Iowa; the same as when a
soldier enters the United States ar
my he becomes something more than
a private citizen or even a member
of his state guards. He belongs to
the United States and must fight for
the United States and not merely for
the locality from which he enlisted.
The whole was greater than any of
its parts. Believing as he did, Mr..
Sayre could never be persuaded to
enter into any unfair combine in the
interest of any one section of the
country-even though it might be
his own state-against the larger in
terests of the great majority of the
people.
OF course this advanced, indepen-
dent attitude was not popular in Mr.
Sayres Iowa district. The voters
could not or would not understand
brand of craftsmanship that was
big enough to seek such an adjust
ment of legislative action as should
make for the best interests of the
masses of the people of the country
rather than for those of any one
section or congressional district, at
the expense of the rest of the ma
ton. They said all manner of things
against him, nearly all of which
were untrue: they threatened him
with political oblivion, they refused
to re-elect him.
But that did not matter. He was
man first of all, and in the Ions
run that wins 1t won for him the
respect of the country and an ap
pointment from the president to one
of the most honorable positions with
in his power to bestow, place upoI
the supreme bench of the United
States where he won great fame b.
his wide knowledge of law, thu
wholesome integrity of his interpre
tations and the absolute justice o
his decisions.
Now it is the opinion of many tina
most people are to a greater or les
extent under the influence of SOM
popularity; some temperamenta
idiosyncrasy which, at certain time
and under certain conditions eXerts
powerful influence over the mine
quite independent of its normal ac
ton. This individuality or peculi
arity of constitution, is one of tn
chief marks of value the Almight,
places upon his intelligent creatures
Without it the personality of maj
would be greatly deprecated. Their
! would be little more of it than in
i blade of grass or a drop OF water
l This noticeable popularity had plac
: in the makeup of the Honorabl
5 Frank Sayre and found expression i
5 an eccentric interest in the fortune
{ of an athletic association located a
) the time in an eastern city.
, However, it must be fairly sc
down in these records and so under
: stood by the readers hereof that thi
/ interest was in no sense a servitude
it was altogether a relaxation, for
t changed temporarily the current @
: thought from the deeper channels /
: which they usually flowed to shal
} lower conduits where, though tn
: fanfare might be greater, there wa
. little or no exhaustion of vital eneI
gies, for the mind found recreation
if not quiet, and always the life wa
frightened by these occasional fight
into the lighter atmosphere. Blu
the trial of Jesse Badleigh must no
be delayed lest his honor become i'm
lpatient.
The witnesses for the state too
the usual oath to tell the truth, tn
whole truth and nothing but tn
: truth. The first of these witnesse
james Cobb was called to tn
stand.
j What is your name?" asked tn
!, attorney for the state.
James Cobb
i where is your residence?"
Il HUH"
Where do you live? where |
your homer"
: Il live with my mother in tn
!, south end of town.
u CONTINUED next week.
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