The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
SENATOR GALLINGER ONCE PRINTER AND PHYSICIAN

IT am sure" he answered, you have
great many accomplishments"
II have never as yet" the lady con-
tinued. smiling ut the compliment. failed
correctly to guess the age Of any man
or woman. You are fifty-five years old"
I'm be seventy-three, madam" Sena-
tor Gallinger replied. ''on the 18th Of
next March"
And he was seventy-seven on the 18th
Of Hast March, though the best guesser
living would swear that he is no older
than sixty-five and would then feel that
he had overshot the mark. Thus, there
are persons who believe that he is a
natural centenarian. Indeed, his ma
ternaI grandfather and grandmother each
lived to be 100 years old.
II will be seen. therefore. that Senator
Gallinger is uncommon In a number Of
ways. Moreover, in length of service. he
is the Oldest member of the Senate and
likewise is the leader of the Republicans
on the floor OF the chamber. Not one
man remains Of those who, from their
seats on the floor of the Upper House of
Congress, saw him take the oath OF
office on March 4, 1891. Nearly all of
them are dead.
What has happened to the Senator"
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston. asked
not a great while ago as he looked down
from one Of the galleries
1T has been Topularized," answered the
man to whom tine inquiry was addressed.
Also a Natural standfaster.
There are those who say that Senator
GalIinger is a lingering. though vigor-
Gus, standpatter. the last rose OF a pro-
tracted protection summer. Coming to
the House of Representatives in 1885, a
physician, il should be remembered, he
made a really brilliant speech on the
tariff. The Republican National Com
mittee circulated 100000 copies of it
through the country, East and West.
Senator James Mcmillan. the Michigan
car builder, paid for 400. 900 extra copies
and spread them among his own con-
stituents. The speech made the New
Hampshire doctor famous. Since then
he has been looked upon as a tariff spe-
cialist-a natural standfaster.
You ask me for a diagnosis" he said.
MY answer is that the Republican
party will come back. We may lose two
or three Senators at the elections this
year. The Senate, as ! believe, will re-
main Democratic.
The Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives will be reduced. how
ever. Fortunately. the Republicans will
remain in the minority. President VIII
son will have a free hand to carry out
his policies. BY 1916 the country will
have had all it wants OF the present ad-
ministration. The new tariff law is help
ing no one but the foreign manufacturer.
He is filling his pockets
If the Republicans nominate the
right man for President they will win
AS for myself, 1 cannot see the man at
this time. The Progressive party is rap
idly disintegrating in all directions.
Only a handful of leaders will remain
eventually. Mr.. Justice Hughes. of the
United States Supreme Court could
easily be elected, but I have supposed he
would refuse to re-enter politics. The
campaign year after next will center on
the tariff question. Watchful waiting
and Panama Canal tolls will be interest
ing side issues But the Republicans
must find a candidate. The Democrats
are now busily employed in writing the
Republican platform. That job is of our
hands. But where is our man? 1 do
not know"