The Washington times., 1922-04-07

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WILLIAM HARD gressive." New
has many enemies and many friends
for having been a regular" The
whole affair has strong historical
flavor. Beveridge started his pres
ent campaign by going about deliver
ing lectures on literary historical
subjects.
| Beyeridge used to win prizes for
oratory when he was in college,. and
he continues to be distinguished
student, writer and speaker. He
wishes to return to the Senate and
there is no doubt that he would be
a great addition to it's sum total OF
light and learning. What perplexes
Senator New, however, who remains
In Washington in his Senatorial seat.
Is that the news from Indiana does
not tell him just what great existing
political issue will be grasped by
! Beveridge as the one with which to
hack his way back to power.
| New is solid organization Re.
publican. He and Moses Of New
Hampshire were sincerely and elo-
Quently complimented by Senator
Stanley Of Kentucky the other day
on the floor Of the Senate for out.
rightly intimating that in their opin-
ion the removal Of certain govern
mental employees from the govern
mental playroll would at this pres
ent time be perfectly justified by
the simple fact that the employees in
\ question were Democrats. Stanley
called Moses a brave. sincere. hon
est spokesman" He expressed q
similar admiration for New. New
Ia a party man. an Administration
man, a regularity man. His position
is perfectly candid and perfectly
clean.
Beveridge's fight against him il
on the whole a matter simply OF
brilliant general progress,vism
against solid general standpattism.
1t could have happened in 1912. 1t
happens again now. 1t is dramatic
because OF the cleverness OF Bev-
eridge and because Of the closeness
of New to President Harding. II
Beveridge gets News place the Ad-
ministration will .be confronted with
another vote in the Senate capable
OF being irregular" But toward
what specific ends would Bever.
idge's old-time progressive 'irreg.
ularity" go now? New processes
not to have been able to find out,
and II IL certain Beveridge has not
yet made IL clear to Washington
and to the party at large.
The fight in Pennsylvania is en-
tirely different. The fight in Penn
sylvania brings no "reminiscences OF
1912. The fight in Pennsylvania Is
an entirely modern fight. Senator
Pepper told me when he arrived in
Washington that Penrose would
have no successor in Pennsylvania
as boss Of the Republican party, and
that in Pennsylvania there would
now be a new political era. 1t has
come.
The death Of Penrose released the
Republican party in Pennsylvania to
fly apart into it's different contradic.
tory elements. Pepper today illus
trates one Of those elements. Burke
illustrates another. And the two OF
them together illustrates a new po.
litical alignment which Is appearing
also in many other parts of the
United States this fall.
1t happens that Pepper Ia a man OF
the greatest possible distinction In
tellectually. He Is a very great law
yer. He Is a most eloquent speaker.
His tribute to Marshal Foch on the
occasion of F'och's visit to Philadel
phia is really masterpiece OF true
eloquence-an eloquence restrained
In words and unrestrained in emo.
tional effect. Pepper has as subtle
and as powerful an intellect as has
como to the Senate in our day. He
represents all that is most developed
among us in education. In cultiva.
ton, in personality. He also likes to
play baseball, and he recently caught
all nine innings in a game between
Il think-his law office and another
law office in Philadelphia. He also
gatherings Of the Protestant Episco.
pal Church.
Burke got his education In the
public schools of Pennsylvania at
Reynoldsville. Then he became q
railway employe. For some thirty
years he has been railway broth.
erhood member and officer. He
now. besides being Congressman Mt
Large from Pennsylvania, Is the
representative of the order of Rail.
road Conductors In negotiations
with tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
The differences between the ca
reers Of the two men simply hap
pen to emphasize the differences
between their political views. Pep
per is taking a sort of liberal
minded regular party position. with
no special appeals to special groups.
Burke is out for the labor vote. the
farmer vote and the soldier vote.
Pepper represents regularity minus
the Pcnrose money machine method.