The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-11
Senator Nelson, the Grand
Oldham OF Congress, at 70

prevented his being one OF the best cdu-
Gated men who has ever sat under inc
bic dome. His reading extends oack
to the classics, and down. 10 Amy Low
ell 1t embraces every cuNccl'"otI
subject that could hc classcd as genera
culture or that may have c"ncslF'to'e
bearing on. legislation or intcrn;'liohai
relations: And he remembers. Let no
half h1lScr I,rdant dar" misquote elIHc'
Carlyle or the Mahinrg:"n III his prs
! euce
Knutn Nelson carly learned the laet
: rb,t = mani. "a hr i. statesman IN
! America. must first bc Politician anu
! ". has adapted himself u that Gardlhai
! nr,ncinal Of Amcricauism. lie Gas
! mad, a score OF political races in ms
! lif.. and has never had Ia congratulate"
! tho other follow. Minnesota rrSar"S
! running against him AS l sure auu u''
! eIwava painless form 81 suicide it'
/ thor. n:,: never been IN inH"S'iSa''nH
/ ,nmn,i,,cc to liud oui how he diu ~ Ut
! ,vb,r, he, got it. and he has seen many
= scandals como and 30 III American poIi
! ,irs without 4 breath touching; nnf-
: self, Nor has he ever had t" WIN ms
! fights by mud Singing; nc seems ~
) have believed that service 10 MS pt"f'''
! and even more devoted service 10 MS
| country. Wn"ti G' i'iS N''>->' -.
! far over 4 period of 5: years, nc has
! ,nn,ran,ly. been right. lie has. how
: .yrr. never been too crrEroSScd with n'S
Craftsmanship to Sec the humbieSt seek
/ ~ aftrr help, from his own state or
| M. and though his secretaries cStut'a.e
J.! .b,t tho applicants arr about Us ihciS
! 10 ret a l,rturc u.s. anything riSr' pe1
haps that has helped in pol'tlcS'
II, has no. felt it necessary to adyeI,
! tiso that he is Il plain man. tic WIZ
wear d dress suit on occ'tSLoH ,Io
admits that he owns 4 SIX hat, i,1to
! docs not say by heck" nor so mo
ar,,n,ion over the eNclusiv" virtues o.
! rho farmer He does not Keep CONT ~
J nine on his desk as evidence IL - IN,
nnrted that nc has been seen IN SIN
socks, /, is true that ne did wear .ooo.s
| Soc s.rs but he has given that up
! 10 -, boots got 10 be worth $50 Il pair.
vacation With a Pitch1orR.
| But he is rather a plain person. LOT
! ali that. He walks 10 and rom maI
home in all wc;Ithers. anu t Nh ,~c FASH
90 in for art or music-wnicn a'> 80
fnnable in Washington. Mrs. -HGis"'
Tnns NOT figure in tho society colulht
here: it is even reported that shc - '"t
a sucrrasist though no ono seems -
iEnnw for sure. The senator - MOI inuc'
| fNaijrd on as an. attcr-dnner speaker +,
NH nossnrsby have reported mat tne
,>inbai.n smell OF corncd beef ana can
baro has been waited out rom liz nrs
nome, And when he can get away -
Washington. which IS seldom ~ he 'r rons
dars If tvcive-month sessions ne socS
ba:E Il, the homestead he TOOK up Va
W;rncso.a in the early days ana sets
Ms vacation with q pitchfork IN MS
hands. .,or,s. nc
,,n,, ,o,,IJ do the work he does ~lthou'
rrS.rs,tion His recreation is chr"lns
tGh,r>o and he manages 10 ming e
wnrE and pleasure TO truly re'aaVhao't
! extent. h,t &c r.
h.. expected OF such man. A,e ma
nnvnr been u rcformcr--alwaEs PR"
, rrrss;y, Of the type that mas 70 nt
Shown. though willing 70 Dc; W.
tvpica; Of him that when tho McLle,ti vi,
rcsnlulion, surreudcrinE American IIs u
h,Iorc The German threat, was eHtort
Congress he did not wait LOT ms ~
r. net but went straight to inc ) tcar
, don't and pledged his support 10 G ~ -
. measure in defense OF American Ins1 49,
! His only criticism has hecn WITCH N'
defence was not bold enough
A1nerica11is1n Of Deeds
: The biggest measure for when ne Es-
} h,e1r responsible has been the crts -
of the Department OF Commerce an, Nv, Ls
nor now divided into two departments
, lie was also the author Of the nltl tn.t
made Oklahoma State. Ac-naF!1 u,
: ben z soldier at 1S-fought to Gct th
1S-year law ago limit into the orAtl LAY
~ 10 rnrnju.r Senate when the kepuo
. licau party again comes 10 po"S -
vi1I be ono Of the big Flight LIZ
chairmcn Of the important Committees
: He will have choice or thrcc-JuuiClIS
commerce and the all-poHerlut Fui ~
COMMITTEES. The betting is that ne VII
take commerce. 1t. deals with 1acts IA
mmrc ,han theories, and he IS al nom
:. There. - l., ~, r7,,f4 81
= States Senate. the man. except lot ec.l5t
= tor Lodge. with the longest SeNlCc. "a
= is tho man who brought out that bosto
:. ! rcrSnn's remark about what ioFeiEheE
: mink about Americans. And tho Joke .
+. II is that the Boston person WOulo PFou
L ably not consider knute Nelson
! American ut all. He. himself. once toi
e the senate that he did not care TO inTes
- tira,n his family tree, lest ne nm
f nirrtes hanging in it--Norsc pirates II
could never be president under our COL
q stitution. .o-oo >
- I<,r;ic Nelson. aged six years. came [
q Anfstica some 500 years after the nor
Il chewing New Enelandcrs ancestor
!. landed. There were good many sue
s aax.n-haircd Morse youngsters comm
II in those days and in the years that 1oi
9 Inw.n8 His .Nmcr;caniSm is not lnhcrll
- ad but acquired. and he has made it Vi
trrlv like hia.sclf--str0nE.' aEGrcSslF'
/ sturdy. a thing Of facts and deeds an
not of language.
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