Milford chronicle., 1922-01-27
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
PEOPLE RULE IN MICHIGAN

Gee, it makes me sick" lamented Jack
as he dragged one foot after the other
into the kitchen. whats the use OF
havin' lot of good ice if the rains gotta
come and spoil it ALL
Whats the matter with you' jack?
asked Ruth who was resting with her
knees on a kitchen chair with both hands
full of hot cookies. Mother was having a
hard time baking them fast enough to
supply a hungry little girl. Have cook
ie," added Ruth.
You just bet WILL" said Jack. Hum!
Some good, Mumsie Where's Uncle Ted
Ruth?"
Il just saw him going upstairs with
book under his arm," answered Ruth as
she jumped down from her chair. Lis
ten Jack, well have to go to bed soon'
so let's get Uncle Ted to tell us a story"
Upstairs they went, pell-mell, bump
ing into Uncle Ted, Ruth grabbing his
coat. and Jack jumping upon his back.
"Oh. you little rascals," said Uncle
Ted 'I thought cookies had you youngs-
ters for the rest of the evening, at least
counting the pleasant dreams. Yes,
know, a story All right, come on into
Jacks room. I'll talk while you get
ready for bed.
"A long time ago. there was man
much older than your Uncle Ted who
served his country well in responsible Po-
sitions He always loved the service OF
his country, and ten years after ne grad
mated from college he organized naval
brigade in ris state which grew to be
strong organization. One day when ne
was scrubbing the decks of the training
shin. Theodore Roosevelt, who was then
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, noticed
him and started a conversation. IhaI
conversation began lifelong friendship
and later, when Roosevelt became Presl-
dent of the United States, this man was
made Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and later Secretary. During the Spanish
American War he served as a lieutenant
in the Navy. When the Great War reach
ed out and involved our country he again
was ready to serve his country ana as
lieutenant commander he served through
the remainder of the war as assistant to
the commandant of the third naval dis
trict in New York, many, many miles
away from his home and family He did
not have to do it. He was long past the
age. and the head of family. From the
dav he was assigned to this work until
the signing of the armistice he was new
er in his home state, not even Tor an
hour. Not long after he took up ms
duties at Brooklyn he began to receive
letters and visits from active men in pub
lie life from his home state urging him
TO be candidate for United States Sen
ator. He refused to resign as an officer
in the Navy to run for Office, but stated
to his friends that if he decided to run
he wanted his campaign to be managed
by his home friends in business. That
was all he ever had to do with the Sc
lection of the men who ran that cam
paign. He did run, but never left his
naval post at New York during that
time.
His opponent was an extremely veal
thy man. He was the manufacturer OF
an automobile that had branch offices all
over his state and nation. Everyone of
these branch offices became a campaign
HEADQUARTERS. Every employee was
hired spokesman to spread great guam
titles of publicity throughout the state
to keep this naval officer from being
elected. The auto manufacturer was
placed on the ticket to run as puppet
for woodrow Wilson. If Wilson could
have pushed him into the Senate it
would have been one more vote for the
world club. The naval officer stayed on
the Job. So far as he himself was con-
cerned he did not spend one penny in
any way toward his own election, except
70, hi q
paign fund. His enemies made all kinds
of charges against him, spreading their
stories from one end of the state to the
other. They spent money right and left.
Their machine was practically perfect.
But the naval officer was elected"
I'm. glad" said Ruth. Whats his
name?"
But wait, Ruth He was elected.
Then started the most contemplate cam
paign of personal attack against him
that was possibly ever waged before in
the history of this country against one
man. A state investigation was insti-
tuted. A>Senate committee was formed
to investigate and it dragged out, day
after day, month after month. Finally
three years after he was elected the mat
ter reached the floor of the Senate and 7
this fine American, clean of any guilt as
to the charges against hin-a man of ac- /
tion, not a speaker-arose on the floor
of the Senate not to explain or escape /
responsibility, but to present the plain
facts of his case. The Senate listened. /
Men who had been undecided how to
vote, whether to put him out or vote that /
his seat was rightfully obtained, began
to wonder. AS he talked, sincerely and |
quietly, men began to realize that he
had been unjustly accused. He did not ,
try to escape any responsibility; he sim
ply gave the facts as he knew them
"The next day the Senate voted and, |
as I had hoped and felt sure, Truman H. |
Newberry was seated. He was vindicat-
ed and took his place as he should as the |
of the people of his state.
It is to be hoped that no man will ever
again have to face the hours of worry
and bad feeling caused by unfair eneA
mics, as has Truman Newberry. He is
fine man, splendid Senator and Lam
happy to know that he was fairly elect
ed and fairly freed of the charges against
him Now skip along to bed"