Evening star., 1919-04-13
Nicholas Longnoorth Take Part the Ne
Coneress;s Entrance Into PoIhs-How Boss Cox Of Cn;n
nat; Made His T;ckets-The FIRST Longworths IN Ohio
A Musician and Sbortsman

blanket Endorsement of everything
that the republican party has stood
for at all times in the past We must
impress upon the country that we are
alive to the spirit of the times"
The House OF Representatives. he
declares, has become the mere regis
tering machine" Of the desires of
those who occupy the seats of the
being "a pitiabie and almost useless
branch of the government" He would
restore Congress- to It's proper place
and have 1t cease to take orders ex-
cept from the people themselves.
calls himself a republican or a demo-
crat that ought to count. 1t Is whether
he Is true-blue American from his
hide to the marrow of his bones"
Il am willing" he told his colleagues
entered the war. 'and not only will
ing. but eager. to vote for millions to
strengthen the military arm of the
government. More than that. / am
ready as a legislator to vote for meas
ures to provide for additional neces-
payer to diminish my income to the
extent necessary to pay the cost"
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Since, that time, as a member of the
committee on ways and means In the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Long
worth has taken a conspicuous part
in framing the money bills of the
government.
All Of the Longworths. Nicholas I.
Joseph, Nicholas III and Nicholas III.
have had subordinate occupations,
apart from their main interests in
life. The present head Of the family
began taking violin lessons when he
was eight years old and continued
them until he entered Harvard. Also
he can operate a piano. II don't study
music any longer" he said. but I
play right along and it is the finest
pleasure in the world"
When asked II he can sing, he re-
piled: II have been told that l
can't"
After music. In his calendar of pas
times. comes sports - tennis, golf.
handball and boxing. The interview
er did not ask IL he had ever put on
the gloves with his father -in-law.
on the varsity crew at Harvard and
three years on the crew of his class.
His country home--a mansion built
by Joseph, his grandfather. and
hundred acres--is Ave miles from Gin
cinnatt He has a herd of Alderney
cattle. filS CTORA arc WHEAT anu COTT.
Responding to the instincts Of his
family, he cultiyates many flowers.
His father, also Nicholas. also a
lawyer and. as has been stated. a
Judge of the supreme court Of his
state, found vent for his spirit of
frivolity In hunting. He built a
steamboat and regularly sailed to and
fro on the Ohio river after ducks.
Sometimes he descended the Missis-
sippi looking for deer and bears and
took his son with him.
Art was the joy Of Joseph, father
and grandfather of the Longworths
just mentioned. He purchased many
good paintings and collected $50
shawls made In India He gave them
to the school that he established. In
cidentally. he was fond Of trotting
horses and bred them for hts own
stables on the farm heretofore
described.
But Nicholas. founder of the family.
was the most marked OF all in the
matter of personal characteristics.
He built a large but low stone man
sion on Ath street, in what is now
the heart of tho city. and planted the
three acres surrounding 1t with how-
ers. shrubs and vines obtained in diff
ferent parts OF the world.
Tourists In Cincinnati visited the
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