The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
YIELDING Martin
AN EASY victim
Courtly Virginian's Feet Are
Sorely Tried During Field
Day Debate.
PATIENCE HIS UNDONG
When Senator Had the Floor He Suf-
fered for All Who Wished
to Chime In.

Senator Martin Is a courtly and cour-
/ teous Virginia gentleman. But when he
| concluded a few remarks In the Senate
yesterday the fine surface of his cour-
tesy was deeply scratched. And his
legs were weary. He was the victim OF
field day debate.
AS chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, the senior Senator from VIr-
ginia arose to q brief defense Of Demo-
cratic expenditures. He had barely start
ed, when Senator Smoot, his friend the
enemy, asked II he would yield. The
Senator from Virginia would yield to the
Senator from Utah. The Senator from
Utah thereupon presented, at some
length, his views on Democratic extrava-
gance.
Would the Senator from Virginia yield
this time from Senator Hitchcock. of
Nebraska Yes, the Senator would yield
with a longing look at his chair and
an apprehensive glance at the clock. Sem
ator Hitchcock thereupon spent some
time in a vigorous attack upon the Sena-
tor from Utah and the Lodge Mexican
resolution, offered at the commencement
OF the Vera Cruz incident and supported
by many Republicans.
When Senator Hitchcock had conclud-
ed, Senator Martin, still on his feet,
didn't have time to yield. Senator Smoot
merely resumed, in answer to Senator
Hitchcock. Senator Martin interrupted
the flow OF Smoot's oratory at the pin
nacle to observe that he had yielded for
remarks, not for a speech. Smoot con-
tinued, and Martin continued his policy
of watchful waiting-on his feet Enter
the raucous voice and attenuated form
Of Senator Bristow. Of Kansas, who had
a few caustic remarks to register anent
the Vera Cruz incident Business of
yielding continued on the part of the
foot-weary Senator from Virginia
Senator Stone, OF Missouri. chairman Of
the Foreign Relations Committee. enter
ed the Chamber and the debate at one
and the same time. Yes; the Senator from
Virginia would yield-with a faint pro-
test that he could conclude his own re-
marks and yield permanently in three
minutes. Quoth Mr.. Stone:
What Might Have HappeRedP
After listening to a part of the speech
Of the Senator from Utah. telling US
what he would have done IL he had had
only a chance, and after listening to
the somewhat boisterous declaration of
the Senator from Kansas, 1t is enough
to make the cold shivers chase up and
down a mans spinal column when he re-
fleets what might have happened IL the
Senator from Utah had been President
instead OF Woodrow Wilson. and II the
grim-visaged Senator from Kansas, who
shakes his hoary locks so frantically in
these piping times Of peace, had been
Secretary of War or in command of the
military forces of the United States.
1T makes one shudder to think of the
situation that might have been with
armed multitudes trampIng over the cac-
tus plains OF Mexico, with flashing
swords and believing cannon turned upon
the DOOR and almost helpless Deonle there
when look at this frightfuI scene I
am still grateful to an indulgent heaven
that Woodrow Wilson was President in
stead Of Reed Smoot"
Senator Martin here asserted himself
long enough to conclude his remarks
anent appropriations. Shortly thereafter
a page scurried from the Democratic
cloakroom in quest Of a package OF NAL
lens Foot Ease.