The Washington herald., 1920-10-23
.DINGLEY'SSON
HELPINGG. O.P.
Descendant of Tariff Bill
Author With Republican
National Committee.
By LABERT ST. CLAR.

BY LABERT ST. CLAIR
Although former Representative
Dingley. father OF the famous Ding
ley tariff bill, has been dead these
twenty years, the Dingley family
still is very active in Republican
politics
! In a hidden corner OF the Repub-
lican National Committee headeusr-
ters in Washington, Edward n
Dingley, son OF the famous author
of the tariff measure. works as
an editorial writer and publicity
advisor TO the committed He is
just as ardent a Republican as his
/ father was.
When Dingley was a young foi-
low and his father was active in
politics, they used TO travel around
/ together a great deal They made
many trips together 70 the home
OF President Mckinley. who was a
great friend OF the elder Dingley's
The general belief that his father
and Ar. Mckinley were extremely
serious minded men because they
/ spent so much time working on
money measures, is not founded in
fact, Edward Dingley says. when
the two statesmen were away from
| Congress they were great jokerE
he declares
One of Dingley's prized posses
sions is a hand written letter that
Mckinley sent the elder DinEley
Offering him the Secretaryship OF
| the Treasury. Dingley refused the
portfolio on account OF his poor
health. He never regretted his ac-
tion because the Dingley bill brought
him greater fame than the Secre-
itsryship Of the Treasury ever could
have
Its hard to break politicians OF
their old habits OF playing politics
and keeping up with the game. Bill
Bennett, Of New York, who has been
| in and out OF Congress more times
than any other living man. got out
| four years ago. swore he never
would have anything 70 do with pol
itics again and now is practising
| law ir Chicago But every time he
| gets near political headquarters in
Washington. Chicago or elsewhere.
he sits in for q couple Of hours
| swapping yarns and discussing the
outlook Bill was q rock ribbed Re
| publican.
A New York artist has Just COM
| plCted a painting Of President viii
sons head and shoulders which is
/ sixty by forty feet, and sent IL To
! the President for sUtogrsphinE. The
/ President will sign the painting in
/ chalk, which will be vanished over
! so that the writing may be pre-
served The work is very well done
I ard has the approval OF the PRES
dent, which is more than can be said
Of many pictures OF the Presiden,
that have been painted in the last
year.
At last Uncle Joe" Cannon has
. achieved real fame. 4 cigar tina,
costs more than a nickel has been
named after him. Furthermore.
Cannon has posed for picture thai
is beinG used on the lid Of the cigar
, box. He is posed with q tVo-poun6
stogie in his face
Wien the young fellow who fs
manufacturing the cigars went To
see Cannon about using his nam
and face in connection with the sal.
Of the weed, the Speaker hesitsted.
Thinking that the CONGRESSMAN
wanted d split or the prohts. the
manufacturer mentioned that he
might come through
No. no. my boy" Cannon said
Z m not thinking OF the money.
what l want is for you to make =
good cigar I'D never lend nv
name to bad one"
Whereupon the manufacture
promised TO make good one and
the speaker posed for a picture It
remains to be seen whether faith
man. And II IL is poor CiEar-sud
Cannon can tell very readily n it
is-wOe be unto the cigar-maEer.
Secretary Meredith. Of the De
psrtment OF Agriculture. makes 50
much money out OF his farm psper.
the Successful Farmer. nowsdsys.
that he does not know what 10 do
with il, but il wasfnot like that in
the Olden days. He had an aWTr.r
struggle trying to put the psper
over until il finally got on its feer
Now IL has the small circulation OF
something like 100000 copies, which
is not so bad.
Meredith's troubles were not ONLY
those OF paying for paper. which is
the average publishers creates
problem today. He had trouble
1 pay lhB MS pTtSSuleh ana even the
| postmaster. who had q bad habit OF
demanding cash for postage
At one time one OF Meredith $
brothers was engaged with him in
the publication OF the paper and hts
/ special job was to psCify creditors
, When funds ran low, he convenient
I ly sent his brother out OF town for =
| few days-in his mind only-ans
! then went around and tried n NAL
the creditors stand hitched withouf
! receiving any money. Finally tn,
| brother blew up, telling him that hr
! could struggle along alone IL hs
! liked. Thai is Just what tho Sscre-