Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
VirginiR's New Senator

r AFTER GLASS. United States Senator
~ from Virginia
by virtue Of his appointment at the hands
OF Governor Davis, announced yesterday. the
present Secretary OF the Treasury becomes
the successor to the late Thomas Staples
Martin in the upper branch of the national
Congress.
Selection Of Mr. Glass by the Governor
will meet tho popular approval, and it is an
honor we'll deserved Outside Of the State,
where the ins and outs of its ntraparty poll
tics not well known, that approval
will be unanimous. No better choice could
have been made, and the people Of Virginia
will feel that in he keeping Of Mr.. Glass,
Virginias interests in Washington are safe,
and that the traditions Of tic high Office he
is about TO assume will be kept inviolate
This latest step upward Of Mr.. Glass is
but one OF many in Il lsreer that has become
remarka Bile even in n country that prldes IT.
self on its self-made men. Although many
years in public life, his rise has been
lneteoriC for it was not until his authorship
OF the Federal reserve banking system be-
came known that he attracted serious notice in
States Other than his own. newspaper
publisher OF the unaSsnminG sort. he first
came before the people Of Virginia when he
was elected member Of the State Senate.
Then, as member OF the constitutional Con-
ventOn he marked by many as Il coming,
represent II in Congress and reelected him
TO every succeeding Congress up TO and in
GLIDING the Sixty-nfth. Once he aspired to
seat in the United States Senate, but was
defeated by Senator Swanson. by his work
in the creation of the Federal reserve bank
ing system, his wonderful knowledge Of fl
nance, and hi; important aid to the admins
tration throughout the war. he came into
national prominence, and when Mr.. McAdoo
resigned the President made him member
OF his Cabinet. with the Treasury portfolio.
SO much for the new Senator's career. It is
one that bespeaks his ability to serve Nir-
gnia as a Senator, even as he has served 1t
in lesser roles, and TO serve il capably and
as acceptably as any Of his brilliant prede-
cessOrs have served il.
In appointing Mr.. Glass. Governor Davis
most effectively answered those of his critics
who have charged him with being lukewarm
towards the administration and hostile to the
peace treaty. Out OF the long list OF avail
able men he has gone straight to Washing
ton and selected the one who is perhaps
closer 10 the President than any other, a
member Of the administration itself, and an
outspoken advocate Of the treaty as 1t came
from the Presidents hands No other answer
is necessary.
From the political standpoint the appoint
ment opens up prospects Of interest to all
Nirginians. Mr. Glass always has been an
avowed enemy TO the so-called machine"
The attitude of the Governor is no less hos
tile to the old leaders OF the party and he
made his fight for the governorship and won
largely on that platform. With the power
full Glass following and the equally power
1ul Davis following united, what a campaign
II would mean for the senatorship should
MI Glass decide to stand for election in 1920
against candidate OF the machine"