The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-19
The Pulse of the Nation

erS his ideal OF public service is to
try to promote the public welfare, in
stead OF obtaining some special ben
eft for himself or his favored
friends" While it may be his fate
to be "smothered in senate tradition"
the ST. Louis Post Dispatch Und.),
admits, yet who has administered
arouses expectation that the toga
will not strange the dynamo"
"It is a good appointment" says
the Duluth News Tribune 0nd.).
I'm all Of Michigan a more substantial
citizen for the senatorship could not
have been found" And, while De
Wichita Eagle Qnd.), feels sit is to
good senator" The Green Bay
Press-Gazette Qnd.), believes that
"he should be a genuine asset to the
ever growing progressive wing in the
senate" and "Mr. COuzens will give
Michigan capable representation"
Because he is more a business man
than a politician" the Salt Lake Tri-
bune (Rep.), argues Couzens will
make a good senator" The Spring.
field Union likewise thinks "Mr. Cou-
zens should remain firm in his deter
mination to refrain from taking a po-
sition on great issues before he has
reached an informed opinion" while
the San Antonio Express Qnd. Dem.),
feels that because he is, ''of unusual
ability, he may be expected to mea-
sure up to his new opportunities as
he did to his old The Jackson Cit
Patriot Und.), endorses this
declaration recalling that, when the
need was greatest there has always
been found a Lincoln, or Cleveland
or a Roosevelt. Like them, Senator
Couzens is not beloved by politicians.
May it be said Of him, as of Cleveland,
that the plain people love him for the
enemies he has made"
LAS Mayor Couzens is tried and
true" asserts the Waterloo Tribune
Rep.), LAS a senator he is an I'M
known quantity. Couzens is worth
about s30,000,000. Are the so-called
Progressives sure that he is class
conscious-and in the right direc-
tion?" The Little Rock Arkansas
Gazette (Dem.), regrets that while
'he deserves the honor that has come
to him." his acceptance will take
from Detroit an executive such as
few cities have ever had, man of
ability, energy and vision, and one
unselfishly devoted to the public in
terest.' 1t is the belief of the Kala-
mazoo Gazette (Rep), that "a truly
great man has been called to fill big
place in the nations affairs, a place
that has been worse than vacant for
four years. Governor GroeSbeck has
written a highly satisfactory sequel
to the Newberry case" This is not
quite the opinion, however. of the Pc
oria Transcript (Dem.), which de-
clares that from whatever viewpoint
the appointment is considered it is
good deal in political futures" At
that, in the opinion of the Columbus
Ohio State Journal Und.), The is a
man of demonstration ability and with
experience he ought to develop as
factor of real worth in the senate.
wise in business and progressive in
sentiment" According to the Wheel
ing Register (Dem.), Jim Couzens
as a senator will be progressive-not
in the sense of the political progress
sive but as a man who believes In
progressive legislation designed to aid
and benefit the country" The PoI
Huron Times-Herald Und.), in turn
feels that The Is neither reactionary
nor radical, but represents a fine
type of conservatively progressive
citizenship"
The argument that he is needed
in his present post" does not appeal
to the Providence Journal Qnd.),
which characterizes this as ian ar
gument that has seldom proved effec-
tive when the call has come for eff
ficient men for promotion or trans
fer"