The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-11

: ~ ;ha; such - the case. for 's
= genera, rule. froQucnj and T'td''t
b" desired Already government. S'a'"
and federal. has hec"m" highIH com
r}sN Most every branch 80 human 9
,!,itt - "rrgulsi"d' and Supervised ~
~" min.ruN uf IN" .H". IN" ones a.
rrNtar maxim. Nh" country that IS the
Las: governed - TIE be-; governed
seems ohS"lcln and almost forgotten.
Therefore. the lmp,dIm"ntS that 70
tard and the conditions mat r'Ntrh..
IN" outpu, Of statutory law. operating
As brakes upon the wh"'iS Of TIC lNS'~-
lattvr machinery. ;"ud thereby. no. only
Ia lmu, tn" "utpu,. hW' - Improve IN"
QUsii', 81 statutory enactment.
Action oc CONGRESS can b" ju H ~, ~
great caution aud after full d"llh"ra-
ton. bu: proceed II must. congress-
cannot shirk responsibility. IN" com
pl"N forms OF existing society; the COM
ton. the highly organized form OF the
government today. coupled with Other
factors O. supreme moment. such rs
the problems springtng from m" war.
III" reorganizatton OF the army. recon,
struCtinn 81 our plants from war ~ a
peace basis rehabilitation OF our Tor,
atgn trade. projection Of industry. ana
btned. make the task imposed and the
trust reposcd in Congress. important
beyond degree.
The House OF Representatives Is rec
body in the world Its membership re
presents by sections. the greatest peo-
PIE and the greatest country thht ever
existed. The four hundred and thirty
. membAre represent each. aprro \tmateIH
more than two hundred thousand D"9-
pie These officials. according 20 rul"
prevailing in a free country. are SuO-
ject 70 criticism. and they are critics.
q
, ;stjres ~ the people. and reflect nc
sentiment hopes and aspirations o.
, their constituents In isolated cases
;hev may not re'ord tho VIII ot those
they do record that sentiment. The men
OF Tho House arc n" very highest type
OF American manhood. Mentally ana
morally. they rank with the wisest ana
best Of men.
! The House ot Representatives - The
mos, democratic body IN IN" world,
Every follow stands on his own merit
! a. every tub on its own bottom. \
| own good Judgment will tell him that
! until he has served n few terms. he
! cannot know the rules o. proC"drr" and
! should GO slow. new member might
! 20 back 70 mis- district and toll his con-
! s'Irusnts what great things h" has &C,
l complishad. what wide swatN =" had
Guy. whom IN truth his accomplishments
, were very limited I do not mean -
: dleparagN me new 'NrnNST. l''E ~ lH''''i
and ability. ~ may accomplish moro N
. ono session ;hpn certain older one"
: would accomplish IN riaCv sessions TnH
: mon who succeed ~ E%ncr"Ss Work a..
/ who do not WORK arc 0n1"n'I'lAs. Those
! Who arc nj tho had of n" committees
! very likely hav" been IN tn harness n
! ,wo decades or morA ~ reason o.,
/. mediocre might reach Tho head OF n
! committee hut as general rule. n man
: of inferior ability cspn"t stay IN con;
grass many wears without MS constitN-
; erts finding - out
should not close this rar"r with
! out fus. a personal touch. The SPEAK,
~r. Mr.. G'llet. Is mar 81 culture ana
erud!tior. for twenty-siI years mcn''
+; Der ~ N" House a typical New Eng
! lander. courteous and quick IN Ian
. guagA dealing with lcgtsiattv" matters
/ in a huSrosS)iES way. as indeed he s
! A business man. NN presdcs with
| challenged. because ;hty ar" Tree. from
! "a ttlsan' h'es and 'eminate from An
! educated mind. He iS Republican
! ~ sou mind ard hotv. ~" succeed 9
, 4 O,r,~--at. \ gentleman - -" I'D
) s,hco,. slow IN action. friendly :"
! <?lr;. - . now ;he leader Of tn"
! u,:ror.t,.
And finally. must t"u YOU 81 "'hr
grand ~ man Of m" rouse. Ny
frx.Sr.akcr cannon ''rlghtY-f"UC vcar
rou".,' At his nN1, birthday: and i"
Ccrg-Aas two terms excepted. forty
ak wears What great man Is h"
He was an attorney for the Common
wealth or Illinois when Llncoln was
President. When "tTcle Joe" addr"sses
the House. ne members without r'gerd
% party. usually stanI,-Sip and give
him an ovation. To this mark or re-
spAct. he's justly and hororahly on.
titled. as one whom God las permitted
to 1--we and adorn public ne for. well
nigh. half a century.
To what have above said. l"t me
! suhjo!n an Excerpt from remarks 81
nrine recently made. appearing in the
: Congressional Record:
Mr. Chairman. s0on after arriving
At Washington to take my seat IN this
! body I was presented 70 tho nonored
and distinguished gentleman wn" pre-
sided with SO much grace and dignity
and fairness over deliberations Of this
! House. Mr. rx-Speaker Cannon. who
said TO me, Young man. YOU arc en-
,"rtnE the greatest sonooi IN the
i world
Not long ar,"rward had m" rr,vt-
lego and pleasure or meeting that
, great leader q men ana expert on