The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
Useful Representatives Made
by,Long Service lis Champ
GlaFk's Advice.

WASHINGTON. March 2a.-1f the
people Of the United. States could have
heard tho speech Of Speaker Champ
Clark before the National Press Club
the other evening they would have
prodted by It to the extent that Con-
| Ereaa would hereafter be made a aerv.
irpablo instrument Of government In
stead Of the clumsy, chnnEetul legls-
lature that It Ia.
The speakers advice to the country
was not to change congressman 30
often. but to attempt to develop ef-
lcient representatives by giving them
longer periods Of service. He said
frankly that he meant nothing partis-
m. for his suggestion applied equal.
" to Republican as well as Demo-
cratic districts. But the most inter-
csting thing in the speakers address
was his emphasis on the fact that
some sections OF the country-New
England, for exnmplc-had exerted
m influence on the affairs Of the coun-
nv out OF all proportion to It's ponu-
1tion or even. economic interest. sole
Nv through It's rock ribbed policy Of
-eepinE the same senators and repre-
nntatives in Washington for long per-
'nds Of time. HIS remarks followed
the initiation OF fourteen "baby" com
EreSsrien Mt the National Press Club
on Baby Night" He said. In part:
Has to Learn to Represent.
eft Is high honor to be a repre-
sentative in Congress- It for only one
term. and with the number of terms
the honor increases in Eenmetrical
rather than in arithmettcnl proper
tion; and members usefulness to
his country should increase in the
same proportion. "A man hus to learn
to he representative. inst az he must
learn to be a blacksmith. carpnrs.
ter. a starrner, an engineer. a lawyer
or doctor. 'Poetn nascitur non fit
"a poet Is born. not made-says Hn-
race: but conEreSsmen-that iH. use
full and influential congressman, are
made largely by experience and prac-
tice. II Ia an tlnwise performance for
any district to change representatives
Mt short intervals. "A now conEress-
man must beFain at the foot OF the
class and spell up. OF COURSE. the
more brains, tact, energy. courage and
industry he has, the quicker he will
get up. II he possesses these quail
flies. and If his constituents wil1fkeep
him in the House, be is as certain 10
rise as the sparks are to fly upward.
No human power can keen him down.
Example In Present House.
+Let up take the present House and
see how long the men who Hold the
high places have served. cannot
name all. but will cite a few. as SAM
pies. Speaker Cannon rs serving his
tortieth year. He noIds the record,
or. In puEilistic parlance, The holds
the belt for length Of service In the
House, iriiou entire history. In sew
eral Congresses he was chairman of
the great committee on appropriations
and then was speaker eight years, only
one man, Henry Clay, having been
speaker longer.
y am serving my twenty-Aecond
wear. Minority Leader Mann iB fserv-
ing ibis twentieth year. Mr.. Kitchin.
chairman OF ways and means. Is serv-
Ing his sixteenth; Mr.. Fitzgerald.
chairman OF appropriate hfs eight
zenith: Mr.. Moon. chairman OF postof-
fee and post roads. his twentieth:
Mr.. Jones. chairman OF Insular affairs
and Father Of the House. his twenty
sixth Mr.. Flood, chairman or foreign
AFFAIRS his sixteenth: Mr.. HAY, chair
man OF military affairs. his twen-
tieth; Mr. Henry. chairman OF rules
his twentieth; Mr.; Lever. chairman
OF agriculture. iEIsIrteenth: MT. Pad
get chairman OF the navy. his six
tenth; Mr.. Llnvd. chairman Of ac-
counts his twentieth; Mr.. snarlrnan
chairman ot rivers and harbors. his
Itwartv-secnnd.. M
"There are nthershfr rhafrmanshing