Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-20
WHO'S WHO AMONG,
THE Violates
FOR PRESIDENCY

Following a series of articles pre-
pared by committees advocating the
election of favorite aspirants for
the presidency, given by this paper
impartially in regard TO men Of
both parties, the Journal today
prints parts of pamphlet written
by Senator Jonathan Bourne of
oregon, about Senator Miles Poin-
dexter of Washington:
Born fifty-one years ago in Ten
nessee from Scotch irish parentage
on the mothers side and French
Huguenot on the fathers side,
reared and educated in Virginia,
where for 200 years nine genera
tons of his ancestors resided, Poin-
dexter chose to pursue his life work
in the undeveloped regions of the
far west.
In his practice of an attorney he
won the confidence of the people
of his judicial district to such Il
degree that he was nominated and
elected superior judge, was later
elected to the lower house of con-
gress and subsequently advanced TO
the senate.
In the house, as later in the SEN
ate, Poindexter advocated, a larger
measure of control of railroads
through the Interstate Commerce
commission, with a view to better
protecting the interests of shippers
and stockholders. He has long ad-
vocated and still advocates a
measure providing for strict OBJ
serVance of what is known as the
long and short haul' clause of the
interstate commerce act, which for
bids charging more for short haul
than for a longer haul of the same
goods over the same track in the
same direction.
Because of the geographical sit
uation of the United States, with a
broad ocean on either side, he be-
| lieves an adequate navy the best
national defense without involving
the danger of militarism which
might result from maintenance of
large body of men operating on
| land.
During the Taft administration
when Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger undertook policies which
| contemplated a radical departure
from the policy of conservation of
| timber resources adopted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, an investigation was
ordered by the house of representa-
tives, and the democrats asked that
they be permitted to select their
! own member of the investigating
committee. Believing this to be a
! fair request, and such a policy con-
ducive to a thorough and unbiased
investigation, PoindeXter voted to
allow them that privilege.
Senator PoindeXter's attitude to-
ward labor has been a liberal and
progressive. He voted in favor OF
measures for alternating the condi-
| tons of labor, such as the restrlc-
ton of child labor, the regulation
| of conditions of women's labor, the
compensation of injuries act as ap-
piled to railway employees and to
| thousands of others in the govern
ment service.
PoindeXter was the first senator
TO oppose the proposed league OF
| nations as outlined by President
! Wilson. lie ClGdlly set lOi III mary
weak points in the proposed cove
nant. He took the position that the
! independence of the United states
and the liberties of its people were
threatened by any entangling ALI
ance with European powers. lie
! has been one of the leaders in the
senate opposed to any league that
| hampers in the least the control OF
| the people of the United States
over their own affairs.
The records will disclose Pom
dexter as an earnest advocate OF
protection Of American rights. He
supported the democratic president
in his request for authority to arm
American ships for defensive pur-
poses and later voted for the dec
laration of war and for all meas
ures designed to increase the eff
cheney of the army and navy in the
prosecution of the war.
One. of the first great issues
| which arose after he took his seal
4 in the house of representatives IN
1909 was the amendment Of the
rules for the purpose of depriVine
! the speaker of his autocratic pow
ers over the appointment of commit