The Washington times., 1917-02-26


He has been especially distinguished
for his interest in questions relating
to social progress.
Du Pont, of the celebrated Della
ware family. is one of the four sur
viving Senators who served in the
Union army during the civil war.
His main interest has been in mill
tary affairs, and he has rendered
modest but conspicuous service in the
Senate.
johnson of Maine was elected in
the midst of Taft's term, in the po-
litical revolution that inaugurated a
change of government. He has been
a capable public servant.
Kern of Indiana will be greatly
missed by his party associates, to
whom he has been a tower of
strength as counselor and harmon
izer. He has been unfailingly loyal
to the Administration and his record
for integrity of character is without
stain.
Luke Lea of Tennessee, for some
time the youngest Senator, has dis
played a commendable degree Of in
dependence. He returns to the con-
duct of his newspaper in Nashville,
but his ambition and his interest in
public affairs will perhaps enable
him to return to the Senate again in
some of the permutations to which
Tennessee politics is ever liable.
Blair Lee of Maryland failed to
secure the Democratic nomination
last year, the Preston machine of
Baltimore, with which he allied him
self, proving less powerful than the
State machine. He has voted gen.
orally with the group of Democratic
insurgents"
One of the surprises of the late
campaign was the defeat of Lippitt
of Rhode Island, the successor of
Aldrich. His forte has been his de-
votion to the doctrine of protection,
especially as applied to the indus
tries of Little Rhody. in which he is
largely interested. He is the bust
ness-man type of Senator, but was
beginning to make quite an effective
speaker.
MARITIME of New Jersey will be es-
pecially missed by the galleries
whom he always amused by his
robust, not to say boisterous
speeches. He will be long remem-
bered as the man with whom Gov.
Woodrow Wilson defeated the
renewed Senatorial ambitions of ex-
Senator James Smith.
Oliver of Pennsylvania is another
business man who apparently found
a Senate career uninteresting, as he
announced his purpose to retire more
than a year ago. He has been, like
Lippitt, a devotee of protection and
is also a member of the Senatorial
millionaire club.
Sutherland of Utah has been long
recognized as one of the foremost
lawyers Of the Senate, and it was re-
ported that President Taft consid-
cred him seriously for the Supreme
Court. He is an able debater and
has often rendered his party distin-
guished service when legal and con-
stitutional questions were discussed.
He is completing his second term in
the Senate and it is difficult to
imagine his complete retirement |
from public life.
Works of California was another
Union soldier, but latterly he seems
to have reverted to extreme pacifism.
His services in the Senate will be
mainly remembered in connection
with certain laws for the District |
that bear his name. His approach
ing retirement has moved him to de-
liver several farewell. addresses of
the 30 Tempora, o Mores" brand,
which have grown a trifle tiresome.
His pet aversion has been the "medi-
cal trust" and he was ever on the
alert to forestall its Vaccinations.
These biennial changes in the Sem
ate are saddening as it is seldom that
a defeated Senator is reelected, and
the departure from familiar scenes
is therefore permanent. The Times
wishes to all the retiring Senators
happiness and prosperity and length
of days.