South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-24
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED C. KELLY.

a strong nOlu on the people OA HIS
section OF the state, and their main
religion is To vote for Bob Broussard
without question and without stint
whenever he runs for anything.
When Broussard was running for
the United States senate, Representa-
tive James b. Aswell was seeking
election TO the lower house Of con-
gress. Aswell was talking to a man
in the section where BrOussard is
best known, and asked him Tor his
vote
no. I'm going to vote for Bob
Bob Broussard." said the man.
That's all right. You can vote for
Bob and for me. too" Aswell ex-
explained. We're not running for
the same thing"
The man shook his head "No,
says he. "Tll just vote for Bob. Then
if you're entitled TO have an office,
Bob car appoint YOU 10 it,
Representative Simeon d. Fess of
Ohio neither smokes nor drinks. in
of many years as a school
and college teacher when he feared
to set a bad example TO the growing
youth Of the land
When Representative Watson of
Virginia-the man who presided as
Judge over the famous Beatty muir
der case-set out to study law, his
father gave him one piece of advice.
Keep out of politics" said his faith
er. So Watson went at once into poll
tics. When he was L years old he
became a state senator.
After all, Luck, or Chance, cuts a
good deal of a figure. Take the case
OF Louis FitzHenry, member of con-
gress from Illinois. titZHenry start
ed out unknown and practically PEN
niless to build up a law practice. 1t
might have taken him years and years
to pass the starvation perior-eXcept
for Luck.
Within a day or so after FitzHenry
was admitted to the bar, good
friend of his employed by a railroad
company had a leg cut off. Knowing
that FitzHenry was just starting out
and needed help, the friend kindly
employed him as his attorney TO sue
the railroad for cOntributory negli-
gence.
That case gave FItzHenry his
chance. He won il and then got many
many more damage cases. Nobody
thought of losing an arm or leg
WlInOuI
torney as soon afterward as possible,
In that way he quickly built up
reputation as a good damage law
yer i'm his locality and made a good
deal of money.
But he knows himself that il was
largely luck. II he hadn't had the
good fortune TO have a friend lose a
leg, he might have struggled along in
obscurity for years and years.
Representative Claude Weaver. a
bright-eyed little representative from
Oklahoma, rarely turns a book agent
from his door empty-handed. His Of
flee looks like 2 branch library and the
books are learned books. None of
your George McCutcheon and Harold
McGrath for Weaver. Moreover,
every book on his shelves has its
pages cut. Weaver has books to read
and not merely to take the place of
wainscOting, or to impress visitors.
He probably has read more books
for each year Of his life than any
body in congress. because he got an
earlier start. The first book he ever
read was Burton's 'natomy of
Melancholy-at an age. mind you,
when his playmates were just begin
mir TO take an interest in the Rollo
= y =
old Weaver could repeat nearly all
of Shakespeare from memory.
Maurice Splain. after so years of
long. hustling hours as an astute and
painstsking Washington political cor
respondent. found himself the United
States marshal for the District of
Column bia. The hours were short and
the work light. For years Maurice
had thought how nice il would be
TO hold a job that paid comfortable
salary without much to do. Now he
had JUST such a place. Along toward
SEQ on the evening of his first day
in office, Splain met his friend. Hast
ings Mac Adam, of the st. Louis Re
public.
effusively: lets go and have a little
lunch and a chat"
Lunch. Watchuh talSin about
lunch >" said MacAdam; lit isn't 10
o'clock yet. If I were like you and
didn't have to work for a living,
would, gladly. See me at midnight
when I'm all through for the day and
I'll be pleased to have lunch with
you"
You're right. you're right" NUT
tered Splain. Il didn't realize il was
so early. I'll meet YOU when you re
through work"
But" he added. gloomily. Il don't
see how I'm going TO put in the time
for the next couple Of hours"
Representative samuel f. Winslow.
skate-maker of Worcester. Mass. is
said 70 be the best after-dinner speak
er in New England. The chances are
that he IS also the best in Washing
ton. He IS one Of the few after-din-
ner speaker We ever heard. who. in
manner and language. is really and
truly funny.
Copyright. 1914. by Fred c. Kelly.
All riShts reserVed.)
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