Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-30
HUMANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY
OF STATE CHARLES

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- HUGHES began an address the other
day by quoting from Rufus Choate, who
once said on n similar occasion:
II rise with my side bleeding from the
spur of the moment"
Richard P: Freeman is young man who
represents New London, Conn, in Con
gress and quite effectively spreads abroad
an impression OF class and culture.
He is Republican now. but back in the
days of Grover Cleveland he was Demo
crat and fed at the patronage trough. being
Land Office Then the Spanish American
War came along. He enlisted and emerged
in all the glory of a regmental sergeant
major.
1t was hard for even a conservative New
Highlander who bad been in the war to
resist the spell Of Roosevelt, so young Free
man put the Democrats aside and Joined
the party of the Colonel.
Imagine his chagrin, however. when the
gentleman Of the flashing teeth and outdoor
disposition turned right around with his
broad back to this old party and would have
nothing more to do with it.
Young Freeman just couldn't be fighty
enough to change again. 1t looked so fcke-
like. New Englanders have q way Of stay
ing put. He would vote for Taft. He did.
He has been nice and snug in Congress
nearly ever since.
A politician, says John Eversman, long
time secretary of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, would be as foolish to
yield too easily to the entreaties OF his con
stituents as would the maiden to say yes
to her sweetheart at the first approach to
the great question.
There was the time, for instance when
delegation OF prominent citizens of a town
in his district came to see Representative
William Is. Mckinley to get Nose Smith
appointed as postmaster They had con
sidered long, rehcarsed much Travelled far.
Each was drilled In the part he was to play
when they reached the presence of the great
man.
Mckinley received them.
|, 1--WE come said the man assigned to the
nreliminarieS, ITO petition you to appoint
the Hon. Moses Smith as our postmaster. ."
| He paused impressivey.
"All right, interjected Mckinley. "I'n
appoint him" -;
And there was pretty kettle of fish. The
whole party was spoiled. The curtain had
There was CONSERVATION, disappointment,
| on every face 1t would never do
John EVersman, then secretary. rushed
to the rescue. He led his principal aside,
explained that these men must be allowed
to put on their show lie coached his
principal, and Mr., Mckinley returned and
| said:
II said would appoint Smith. meant
of course, that l would appoint him il that
action on my part could be justified.
must be shown that he is the man for the
post"
Then they sat through a two hour per
| formance.
Senator Edwin +. Ladd, of North Da
kota, is chemist, a new and unnccustomcd
addition to the membership OF Congress.
Some years ago he analyzed a certair
commodity that was being sold in NortI
Dakota and said some harsh things about II
Not long after that n smooth gentlemar
began cultivating acquaintance close /,
the chemist, He asked one of these IL IN,
chemist could be talked to-" The strange
tapped his vest pocket, but folks don't az
preciate this sign language out In the when
country. Certainly, said DR.. Ladds friend
The chemist was very easy man to talk TO
So the smooth gentleman went bIitbeI,
in and began to peel the bills of his roll,
Half an hour later he emerged a micl
chastened individual. lie laid the chemis
had given him the stratAtst rhetorica
dressing down he had ever encountered an,
that he was ashamed Of himself.