The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-19
HICKS, "A
FRIEND OF
TIE PEOPLE,
Irish Pictures From Scumas
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Hicks. assistant secretary to Senator
Paxton. was giftcd with imaginative and
descr p'lvc powers satisfactory 20 him
self and ukclv to he amusing to others
When reporter came In to learn
about r.c Senator'S rescue of an i'm
pcrilicd child in Pennsylvania avenue
ne was taken in hand by Hicks. A
severely plain account Of the matter
would have s"t forth merely that the Sem
.orwas walking along among the crowd
that Changing gong attracted his
attention, chat ne remarked an ambu-
lance. as yet IN the distance hut obviously
dravIus nearer. that he remarked also
a child standing in the street a yard
beyond the curb that the childs mother
screamed Conly a slight scream. con-
tanned. not at all percing), that the
Senator stepped from the curb. lifted
the child and brought Il to its mother
and that there was plenty of time to
do this. to do it deliberately and with
dignity before the ambulance arrived at
tho spot and passed noisily by
But Hicks in his account to the re-
Porter did not put i in that way. said
tho capable Hicks: The ambulance
Us iNllllu@ " bfdA NV bttlu lllf
driver didn't see the kid 1t was only
l.,le bit OF boy, just able To toddle
along and there wasn't chance.
Everybody was paralyzed with fear:
that is. everybody except the Senator.
lie dashed out, plucked the golden
haired child from beneath the pounding
hoofs of the wildly galloping horses and
Jumped aside just in time tn escape
death or severe injury himself and to
save the child from being awfully
manglcd on the pavement The Senator
carried the child back to the hystercal
mother and resumed his walk to the
Capitol amid the enthusiastic cheers of
me Witnesses Of the heroic deed" II
viii he remarked that Hicks worked in
,he large manner, achieving his results in
hold sweeps. His style was very profit
able 20 him. When he entered politics
on his own account and came out for
me people" nothing could keep him
down
Surely q IA amusing 20 see Hicks in
Ms Washington boarding house per-
hitting hmself to he daZ2led-though
very slowly and cautiously, for Hicks
valued himself and was not 10 be won
In blind Canter by any woman-hy
'he arcompl shed widow. the beautiful
Mrs Hugo de Mounttort Lester. who
spoke readily a number OF words from
NE foreign languages and was believed
~ nearly everybody TO be either
French or Russian, though really she
was Pennsylvania girl. II did seem
as though Hicks had undertaken to so
NJ q pretty steep hill when he went
W. and established himself as a Dem
'crat in the thriving city Of ReX'own.
since tho Indians had been supplanted
b.. white men ReXtown had never been
Democratic for a day, hut Hicks knew
vha' he was about. He knew that ire
'rw' was in the air and that II had
grown 20 be- SO powerful and so pene-
rating that even that mlEhtiest and
safest ~ Republican fortresses ReTtowN
- - could not shut II ont.
Y is Interesting to read what the dis
cernuG Hicks did To advance himself
no''rally The beautiful Mrs. Lester
was quito shrewd enough TO keep her
owe on Hicks, and when II was plain
War he was going to be United States
Scnat she made il easy for him to
MARI. her. She was n very skilful
woman; b. Is even probable that her
,f.' was superior to the skill of Hicks.
That reformor was cautious in money
matters. ne was strongly inclined to
conserve lis matoria, possessions; but
he charming wife knew how to correct
- g selfish propensity. She spent his
N nov and kept her own. Contribute
from my moderate fortune to help de-
ray your campaign expenses" said the
'76r IN effect. Not II know it," She
rad really a rather cool and hard heart,
'houeh she did not show it till the
necessity arose.
y the reader comes 10 no fond Of
H'"fs-we do not say that this Is prob
aN"-.' Will griove him to find the re-
''rn Senator looking around In Wash
'r'0n FOR a hr,he from the special
'7'orcs's' We find him making rather
n 'al'lous inquiries Of a fellow leGsa-
''' senator Lusby. by the way. Sem
a'or' SAYS The adventurous Hicks,
W vr.u" is now quite eager to
'7'''o. 81 suppose many ~ the Senators
Supplement- their incomes by receiving
= money from the special interests and
," .nGufous participation in the
rambling he'll Of Wall Street. Merely
n' matter Of curiosity and in order
'N7. : may expose these corrupt praC-
''.'' tel ne, Senator, how does a mem
'"r ~ THIS body go abou. securing one
~ 'hos" criminal alliances with the
.|''.-.t~' What is tho proccdure?'
S'-'ur Llshy looked curiously at
y .s l~1'ol a cigar, and suggested
a3'0r sing But how advertise? The
Pc 'rGt Hicks was bent on knowing.
t"-fcd Information was forthcom-
.'- Lueny sHorted loud and clear. "Oh,
'" sal We. zone good way would
'' ."r you 20 put a placard on. saying