El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-18
Why the South Has Regained Power

= Colorado VIGOROUSLY uniendy the Elephant Butte PROJECT In
every detail would possible means to enOaIIaS DIMINISH anu %
lay this project unjust advantage Of Colorado The Colorado
congressman chairman of the irrigation committee congressman
W. R smiths K defeated reelection
That is one reason and BY important why congressman
Smith deserves support counties in the Rio anoe ana F
especially, and IN al west Texas Wnere S4n : anu
where spending large sums for Development
Congressman usefulness increases with his length OF service at
Washington He wide acquaintance and has the commence Of W az
Ou and of congressional the principal objections that
Judge BIantOu opponent Nj Smith is that the present
noisy enough He is no ealhOPe that's certainty nuI II Is |
the nodes congressman If Nj BnOns ideal Is to be IKE
Carolina Jim Vardaan Of MISSISSIPPI 1t Is moi @ ia
MI Smiths performances at Washington the solid
nen advantageous of west Texas first The Herald dis
agrees with congressman points of national policies but it has
nothing his whole congressional career
a fit representative Of west Texas - .
Congressman Smith the national irrigation
passed the unfortunate distinction Of
Of
- 4E IN Cs Smith has bsen consistent friend of ma
tional irrigation regarded by and the interior
department one national policy
and and Submerged lands He is not ike some other Texas men
Oct seeking special his state under the provisions Of
s at He has svs favored the act As chairman of irrigation
in the house. congressman his
viewpoint national this connection
Judge objection ground served long
enough and ought get fsy objection
being When Smith makes speech
congress- listens That is effect of his conservative Of going
pubs BantOn might demand pages in the
Congressional consumption back home but after
few POints rawlings ike the speech he made IN Fl Iaso ne would ma
addressing empty refuge behind the 4 to print extended
without delivery the floor of the house,
Continuous service both houses congress good
such service satisfactory constituency
representative the electorate To illus
point list of the first 20 senators in point
Galngr % Lodge Fl
y9 1 - 49, 20 - T1 - 1Tiot. "a years T;Ins5 10 years
Penrose years. Dillingham;
Capp 70 years Simmons years. years.,
Nes II wears latter 10 years in the house, years.
years. years
the after extended
there Sixteen of the 20 longest ters
significance pointed little further
representatives members been in the house as long
Smith, longer Slayden,
terms Be Garner Gregg
b 1v is chairman m niles the most powerful committee in the house,
sayden military affairs Stephens affairs
committee
Contrast the standing of these Texans in congress with the short terers
many of average
rom memory 70 save his life vaughan summers Rayburn Garrett EAGLE
Buchanan Young anything
nation Galway nothing; Hardy
terner beginning himself a factor.
Of leaders the house Serene Payne has IS
Alabama, Hay
longer w0Op except
in count Of
With few exceptions the leaders are long the states are in
fusnta in almost exactly in proportion to their practice with regard
states in national affairs IS due as much to its long term policy
And it is significant fact that the loss of prestige of New England and the
middle states IN congress and @ e to Power south and west are
middle states and the long continuous service of the
Of representatives having served long " longer!
Eand esented5 percent
three rom New YORK One I5Sn and not another from middle
southern western England
few this situation would
east wholly deprived of in congress
power years Mississippi
out as one explanation
they have direct bearing on the reelection of W R Smith to congress from
judge B oad be Almost as assa e Texas at washington gb a
as framed Autograph of Napoleon BOnaParte
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