The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-16
FORMER SENATOR i: !
.Continued from DEG .


Naturally Mr. Aid rich IS long-con-
tinued supremacy in the cousels OF
his party and In directing legislation
caused him tosbecome the subject OF
much adverse criticism He was
charged with bossism and with being
the tool of the stnt erests.,'s Whsthes.
Sorsnot@ this was true in the main. 1T
can be said In fairness that some or
theseNasserti ons gained and held cur
TencyE because IT. was hisspoli cysnever
to- defend hinse1f against pub ished
attacks. He rarely permitted him-
self to be quoted by the press
The fact that hi daughter was
married ITO q son Of JohnAD. Rookie
teller served TO siren gthen the popu-
raimpression that Senator A1drich
to the oil MAG nate, and considerate
ofsthes sn-ca1led r. ockefel1 interests.
Yet. when a friend 81. the senator
once asked him for q letter q to- Mr..
Rockefeller, Mr. ldrich replied:
..tAs have met NJ e. Rockefe1er.
only twice IN my Iii e1 Z fear the let
tersWould be OF but little sff any as
sistance to you. -, ss
IN legislation he was charged with
being Ssectional. This iss hardly borne
out by the facts, and more than once
heE gained his points by ut lizingsthe
of Interests between West.
and Southland East. fsse
AStemporarySopp onents within his
own party when sudd enly deprived
OF the door Turing a debate onapro-
posed currency reforms sexpostu1ated
Asfhes took his seat$he aids
forum Of free speech. ut least not
when8the senator from Rhode Is1and|
Is here II ISL
Invited AdyefsesGfi ticism.s
5tudiously avoiding discussing or
reading attackssu pon him Mr.ss All
drich practfcally#in invited adyerse4c ri-l
tcis1n A well known swr1t erssof Wall
street tales devoted eFswhole win
ter to a study of Aldrich and then
Wrotesa long sbiographEsfo or aapopulara
magazine The artic lefwas profusefy9
illustrated and a highly colored pho
tosraph was lsed on the outside
cover turally the aut hnr5 desired
to know N hat Aldrich thonghtsofst the
article and "a friend ssough hit to find
out A copy OF The ma gazinea was
the cover and his facesd ericted dis
gust. I never wore Ia green waist
coat IN my fe..,n he said .$and forth
with the Offending magazine was
thrown int the waste basket
EBornfng Foster, &. T.. L. fSovenlber #6,
S1s41 he first appeared IN pub lie of
Sfcesas member OF the conlmonsc oun-
Gil In city ofsProvfdence. HeEWas
elected tot the Rhode Island assembly
sins 1879 y and our years laterEssehL
to Congress. After two sessions he
sSelectedg 10 the Senate. asSsuccess
!nrRof General An1brose ID. Burnsides
Hayingsb egunah his career as bust
ness nlan. sSenat Or Aldrich continued
hfsSpu b lie service to dis
sDlay business Ike methods and ex
ca acIty or organizaz
fion. Upon isse1e ctions to the Senate
he was Immediately mad Achaiyman
OF the commit on |: rnl les. and IA
ifnembe OF n the commit tee on finance
and fnterstate commences. Later as
chairman of the finance commit tee he
was called pom to assume b large
share Of: the resp onsibfl lily for all
tarifi and financial slagis1atipn before
the Senate. He par ticipatad IN the
ION OF no fewer than six re-
visions or the tart and bore sthssb e.
den of4lahor II cid lent to th EN-. The
tari tfs act en-
.Rineered through the Senate Sby aim
after manyw OF Skill lfrl anew.
,erinE and hard iEhtinE.
Headed Monetary ieforIn.
dricsi was g WAYS ready to
sseize pom publ hllsTs
sinAs to- advance leEisla tire eau essini
Inter anks
& my ss lEss