The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-15

1t will be recalled that the last
legislature took Upton county oul
Of the Tenth congressional district
and placed it in the Ninth, the dis
trict represented So many years by
the young and brilliant congress
man, FINS ]. Garrett, who has be-
come such a powerful leader Of his
party in recent years and whose
record on the floor Of Congress dur
ing the turbulent days of the late
war was worthy Of more than mere
mention and unquestionably placed
him among the great men Of the
nation.
Congressman Garrett arrived in
Covington Tuesday and spent that
night and Wednesday here, mingling
with the people Of our town and
county, who will henceforth be his
constituents. Mr.. Garrett has visited
Covington before and on one occas-
ion made a commencement address.
Mr.. Garrett has shared in some
OF the recent debates on all the i'm
portant issues before the present
Congress, especially the passage Of
the Fordney tariff law that has
been before the people of the country
of late.
To give our people an idea as to
how Mr.. Garrett ranks among the
real big men intellectually, we give
below an article published in Sun
days Nashville Banner written by
"Savoyard,@ regular Washington
correspondent for that paper. The
article is as follows:
There was none of the spectacular
lar seen in the progress the Ford
ney tariff made through the House
of Representatives. The whole show
was predetermined. 1t was bluff
at congressional legislation, and only
a bluff. for Mr.. Penrose in the SEN
ate will boss the job Of tariff max
ing and not Mr.. Fordney in the
House. In my time the pride, pomp
and circumstance of parliamentary
was never SO brilliant and
so ostentatious as the day the de-
bate on the Wilson tariff was closed
in the fifty-third congress 81 years
ago. There was a battle royal be-
tween William L. Wilson and Thos. |
b. Reed, and at the close William
Jennings Bryan and Henry st.
George Tucker took in their stawart
arms the Democratic champion and
bore him out the arena in a deliriun
If triumph, while the immense Dem I
ocratic majority were frantic in
heir screams Of approval and an j,
olause. But on that occasion the
American Congress legislated. When
he Fordnev bill was passed the
,ther day, the House merely regis
erred a decree of an oligarchv
Cland Kitchin is the titular leader
4 the minority in the present Con-
yress, but his physical health is
impaired and he has
,een unable to attend the sittines Of
he House. The recognized leader
$ Finis J. Garrett, of Tennessee
md the method of procedure being
What they are become, Mr.. CARROTS
leadership has been miraculously
uccessful. He is an admirable man
n many respects. He has that per-
onal quality which defies defini-
ion, and that in a woman is hap
lily called charm. suppose there
re folk who hate him for his poll
les. but 1t is impossible for one To
islike FINS Garrett the man.
Garrett is 46 years old and has
continuously represented his district
4 Congress since 1905, at present
CRYING his eighth term. When 4 !
Dung man, under 30, he beat Rice
fierce, veteran, for the Democrats ]
omination for q seat in the fiftv-
NTH Congress. Pierce had a NAT. J
NAL reputation and for a long time ]
cd been conspicuous among those
no championed silver coinage stl
he ratio Of - q j. The young con- 3
ressman was admirably fitted for
ublic life. At the age Of IS he was a
ie editor Of country newspaper. q
dealt largely with political oues- '
ons. and while the editor did not u
axe q deal of money ont az The en-