The Washington herald., 1914-01-26
POLITICAL PROCESSION.
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william Jason Fields, serving . second
term In Congress from the Carter County
district Of Kentucky, has had good news
| from the famous county Of Rowan. atso
one Of the nineteen counties compr,sIns
his dominion, and he II the more comment
/ His latest exultaion Ii over report trom
the woman county superintendent OF
schools, Mrs Cora Stewart. She started
out two years ago to absolutely aoonsn
1 illiteracy from Rowan County ano 70
show what could be done In other Ken
lucky regions by the proper enorI con.
| gresham Fields has received the rspor.
Of Mn Stewart detailing what has been
| Gone up to date and he Joins other Ken
/ lucky Democrats in Congress ana ap-
piauding her zeal, patience ana COURAGE,
for IL takes courage to teach, preach OF
even run for once In many sections OF
| the Fields district outside OF old Rowan.
4 Two years ago the county had li0s CIT
liens unable to read or write. NOW tnere
ara hut tventy-three and they are physi-
| cally defective, blind or invalids. The
\ achievement of Mrs. Stewart Is applauded
/ not only by her admirers of tbs Congress
sional DELEGATION, but more by profess
sional educators the country over, who
have long lamented the iiliteracy OF the
eastern Kentucky and other mountain
/ regions of the country. The good work
will continue In other counties OF the
| Fields district and Rowan Is cited as an
| example, The Republicans OF Kentucky
| insist that the educational progress VIII
] quickly enough add 10 the Republican
4 vote, especially In mountain counties
which were loyal during the war, and
will incline to the Republican cause all
the more when able to read the News
papers.
John Lindner eminent capitalist. farm
err, and Republican. from Carlisle. came
| to Washington somewhat agitated over
the activity Of Republican leaders in
Pennsylvania, lamenting same that Gov.
Tener Is not active enough in appointing
real Republicans TO ONCE. There Is no
| lament on the Lindner observations re-
| gsrding the long-headed. far-reaching
methods Of Senator Penrose. Rather the
Lindner spirit is optimistic as TO the
ultimate result of the Penrose organiza-
ton work. the like OF which has never
been known before in Pennsylvania, not
even in the best days OF the Quay
Cameron supremacy. The complaint about
Tener is not concerning his way OF run
ming the governors Office or his fidelity
to the State. Instead the practical poll
ticians fear he is overlooking some OF the
4 plain people-the labor and actual politi-
cal element which feels sighted. Such
action will give Tencr the niger honor
/ perhaps as governor, and he can anord
to get above politics more than any
citizen who has been governor or the
Commonwealth in generation Iener
was born in ireland, and can have no
Presidential aspirations. Hence he can
dare do much even against party organi-
zation demands that no other ambitious
governor would do without fear and
trembling. The Lindner suggestion OF
Stewart for governor on the regular Re-
publican ticket is given some commenda-
ton by Keystone Congressmen, but no
definite movement for any candidate has
vet taken shape. and the Senatorial cam
paign continues the chief topic among
both Democrats and Republicans. with
no actual lining up OF Democrats for any
| candidate
Lord Strathcona's death. at the age of
ninety-three, and his remarkable career
as a pioneer railroad builder has given
| argument TO those who proclaim for the
retention OF Senators near the seventy
mark and renewed the old declaration
that able men rust out quicker than they
! wear out.
| The Strathcona career has been taken
as a sort of text for several statesmen
| nearing three score and ten, who are
now in Office and seeking retention also
by several who dropped out unwillingly
In the smash-up of 49, Uncle Joe Can
non is nearing eighty. but he promises
long service II returned this year. and 1t
is recalled that rany distinguished
statesmen retired willingly or otherwise
many years back. thinking themselves
too old for continued active service. are
still living and remarkably vigorous.
Henry Gassaway Davis was a Senator
forty years ago. and today, at the age OF
ninety. is as clipper and active as most
men at fifty. When he was named for
Vice President in 1904 the cry went up
that he was too old. but he has survived
two Presidential campaigns since then.
Levi p. Morton is ninety and in splen-
did trim retaining his interest in politics
and what goes on in Washington.
Senator Depew is even four score and
with health. also cheer that makes young
men of forty envious.
Senator Edmonds, OF Vermont. power
full figure even fifty years ago and greater
ten years later. is now eighty-five. and
could have remained in the Senate. but
lie quit at his own request. indicating
that he simply wanted to enjoy a few
years of private life.
John Beatty was notable figure from
Ohio after the war. serving in the House
and vainly seeking nomination for gov
ernor. He is now past the eiShty-hve
mark. living at Columbus and never for
mating him for governor in 1885,. instead
OF Foraker.
Gen Keifer. once Speaker. and who
came back to Congress twenty-five years
later. for three terms. is now seventy
seven and vigorous enough TO try few
more terms. now that he is back in a
Republican district.
Senator Con. of West Virginia. will be
seventy-six at the end Of his term. but Is
alert and active enough TO make other
Senatorial aspirants fear the grand old
man may ask a second term.
| Avisiting lawyer OF rcnown remarked,
after a hard day in the Supreme Court
waiting his turn for half hours arSu-
ment, that he had pondered some as he
Watched the esteemed judges and re-
jcaIled their careers. First Of all he re-
fected that the present bench has fewer
members once in politics than ever be-
fore and this is counted for the uplft
lof the judiciary without any rejection
on the eminent members who achieved
distinction in the political arena, but
were not appointed TO the court for poll
teal reasons.
Away back defeated Presidential can