Evening star., 1921-06-12

! Evans Hughes, Secretary OF
! State, is an austere and cold
| individual is not based on fact.
Ever since Mr.. Hughes conducted the
investigation of certain insurance
companies in New York. and up to the
present time, the general public has
Igathered the impression that he has
in his heart but little Of the milk Of
human kindness. That this impress
sion has grown until it has practical
lly been accepted as a fact has been
caused, to a large degree. by two
factors. First, because the important
Offices he has held. since his early
days of recognition, have been such
as to call for a dignified bearing. a
bearing that has not been analysed
by the people. and the many are prone
to condemn without due inVestiga-
tion.
When Mr. Hughes was Governor of
New York he was confronted with
many problems of a major character.
and while some of his actions did not.
at that time, meet the approval of
the politicians of that commonwe ealth.
they were, however, decisions that
later proved their worth. Upon his
elevation to the Supreme Court Of the
United States he carried himself with
that quiet dignity that had been his
wont for years.
There are some who would have oc-
cupants of high office play leap frog
or tiddledywinks when they are not
actually in their Office Then again
when he was a candidate for the
presidency the very hustle and hustle
of the country from securing more
than a passing glimpse of the man
who was going through strenuous
period, an individual who was being
one faction and then another, a man
who. day and night, was expending
more energy than a farm hand at
harvest time when q storm threatens.
he simply did not have time to show
his real nature to the public.
1.-THE second reason is that the pho
tographs that were published Of
Mr.. Hughes from time to time had
lin them too much plasmaturness-
that is, they were "two much form
ed." Perhaps this effect was largely
because Of the hirsute adornments
worn by the Secretary OF State, Tor
lwhfskers. very often cover those little
happy lines that are indicative OF
good nature and while we must not In
any way presume to judge as to how
vet a kindly expression Is moro easi-
jiy discerned when the face is clean
shayen. This Is not written In
spirit Of facetiousness, but Is really .
calm statement: Charles Evans %
yidTal, he could NO more be nippant
than he could be q DeWolf Hopper or
a Francis Wilson. He could not ce
erotesque, neither could be be q buf-
foon, for he has possessed, since carly
manhood. quiet, dignihed person
aiity that has been mistaken for cold
ness. II mental X-ray picture could
he taken of the Secretary Of State, the
developed plate would show a kindly
nature, a desire to aid those entering
the arena of life and q wish tnat Inc ne
fortunate.
| During the Investigations in New
l York. Mr.. HUGHES neither gave nor
asked quarter from any OF the noteo
lawyers who were on the opposite slos
patient, as has always been hts Gus.
tom, with some of the younger men e
the bar. Members Of the New xoIk S:k
bar have, for many years, known ls 1Ms
Characteristic of Mr.. Hughes. The
manner in which he conducted Anose
Of vigorous mentality. Mr.. Hugnes ls
a man who weighs most carefully
cause before espousing It, a man wno
once after he has taken up one side,
believing it to be the right side. fights
to the bitter end. There Is no DOUBT
in the minds of many pat those VINO
had been the loudestUh prociaiming
| that he Is Of a cold nature are 1noi-
viduals who have failed to secure
what they wanted at the hands OF
Mr.. Hughes.
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TT is an open secret that shortly
after election day. In November
last, that when the press dispatches
carried the announcement that Presi-
dent-elect Harding had requested Mr..
Hughes to come to Marion that Q