Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
By Arthur w. Dunn


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Washington Aug 3O.-[Special. /
Two old men have at different times
made effective pleas for wiping out
sectionalism in this country. One was
several years ago, when General James
Gordon Of Mississippi after a few
months in the senate. made a wonder
ful speech advocating the end Of all
sectional bitterness, He had been a
Confederate soldier for four years.
Not long ago Senator Tilman made
a most earnest plea for a united coun-
try, with all trace Of the civil war re-
moved The first speech was not so
surprising as the latter. for Gordon
had not earned the reputation which
has been Tilman's for so many years.
No man has hurled quite so much
vitriOl at the north as Tillman No
man from the south ever appeared In
congress quite so untamed and unre-
constructed as This South Carolina
man
But he rs a changed Tlllman; he Is
Old; Ill health has lost his strength.
and he is aware that the end is not
far away. He is "A peaceful kindly
gentleman. with nothing but the best
wishes in his heart for the whole coun-
try.
Indiana and Wyoming.
The first campaign table sent out by
the Republican national committee did
not include either Indiana or Wyoming
among the sure Republican states It
is not surprising as to Indiana, for that
is conceded by everybody TO be doubt.
ful until the votes are counted. But
Wyoming Is n surprise, for it has been
Republican for twenty years, save in
the last election, which was not fair
test. Wyoming Republicans assert
that their state Is as surely Republican
as Massachusetts
Reed Has Real Fight.
Senator Reed Of Missouri was having
sort Of sham fight with Senator Sher
man Of Illinois over Samuel Gompers.
Now, Reed likes any kind of n fight.
even sham battle in the senate But
on this occasion he was nervous aud
seemed I'll at ease Finally he arose
and explained:
Il have made arrangements to leave
the city, and hope the senator from
Illinois viii pardon me for leaving
while he IS speaking"
Then he left the chamber TO take a
train for Missouri, where he has a real
fight on his hands He Is up against
Walter Dickey. the Republican candl
date. who knows Missouri politics and
is an all around hustler
Robinson's Way.
senator Robinson of Arkansas was
congratulated upon the manner in
which he pushed the child lubor bill
through the senate.
The way to get bill through" he
replied. lis to keep your mouth shut.
Some of the senators in charge Of a
bill seem 10 think they must answer
every assertion made by an opponent
They keep on talking and keep up a
long debate. which no one listens to
and no one reads The newspapers
know what it means and do not print
any of it, and it is lost Meanwhile F.
the bin has been delayed"
Tumultys Little Joke.
one of the active woman suffragists
went to the White House and was
telling Secretary Tumulty what the /
Democrats ought to do particularly In
sending out women speakers In the
suffrage states.
You have no one out west who is
helping the Democratic party" she
said
oh yes" responded Tumulty;
Hughes Is doing that for US"
Without Opposition.
Congressman Ellsworth of the Sec.
ond Minnesota district. II district that
was for eight years represented by
Democrat, has no opposition The +
Democrats dld not nominate a candi. /
date against him. aud 1t is not likely /
that any one win care to run indie /
pendent Ellsworth has been in the
house only two terms. but seems to
have made good ia his district
No One In Washington.
''Who said the president was not
good politician| asked Congressman
Borland Of Missouri and the reply
was, No one IN Washington" The
fact is that many people who supposed /.
that Woodrow Wilson was a political
novice have changed their minds
They think he is MS good a politician /
as Roosevelt was in his best and most
successful days
Without Making a Dent.
II must be n queer sort Of con.
gresham who cannot make a dent In
four years, But it seems That there
are men who come to Washington and
remain for that length OF time aud
they never become known Generally
such men are retired by their home
people, for the folks like 10 have msn
make some sort Of a showing and get
at least a local reputatiot, evan n ho