The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-22
aROTATION' NONSENSE
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(By savoyard)
following article the daily during the early
Of January Of the The author the best informed and
extensively political writers the nation today
1T printed the Nashville that there talk Democratic
opposition the denomination Garrett the Democratic leader
Of the national House Of Representatives at this time evidences Wh
saty Of American political life It is possible though not recall
such circumstances that leader that body has defeated for
reelection by any opposing pay confident that
his party Let
that the report without foundation criticized for thus ut
ting m and would pertinent criticism had
national figure Though member of the House Representatives from
il valuable asset to the Democratic party Of the nation and Democrats Of
every leadership
the present excited the admiration Republicans and the
hearty approval Of all Democrats at the national capital In wears he is vet
kid and public whose promises greater things
than his.
philadelphia is grand old town. with mighty keen vision for
practical and the material In 1860 Philadelphia William Kelley
Congress reelected him in In life he had been Democrat
free trader he fell the influence of Henry Carey who
him the the protective tariff and Congress he ably
champOned that dogma Dom Plat who dubbed him Pig Iron
Kelley and he got to be mighty proud Of the and loved be called
by it,
close Of second term Congress- Kelley that
would decline reelection giving that the executive" duties
ing after pension cases attending the private Dus
of the constituents and Old Philadelphia refused his request
renomnated him and reelected him. and the business Of that old town
made up purse and d competent man take up ms quarters
Washington relieve Kelley of all his duties look after the
tariff make higher every time Congress monkeyed with it. Kelley
remained Congress till his death in $780, after service Of twenty
years
He colleagues Philadelphia nearly all that time Charles
ONeal Cen Harry Bingham Alfred ONeaTs
duty get big appropriation the yard Philadelphia
Bngham that the poe department codded the Phade
pha postofce 1t Harmer duty get big appropriations for the
United Philadelphia Of they voted with the
Republican party questions Each of these served Congress twenty
wears and each in turn became the Faher Of the House, Except Kelley
they small intellectual capacity but each admirably fit for
Philadelphia All them delivered the goods and
Philadelphia that each i his seat.
hee another colleague of old pig lron and the greatest
the Democratic side
In reconstruction the South friend But he
old Henry Clay Wing believer protective tariff "g
Iron" Kelley himself Hence that the Republican Legislature Of
Pennsylvania gemandered district for him in the overwhelmingly Re
publican Philadelphia and he member the House of Rep
resentates from March 1862 till his death in April 1890 He twice
speaker elected that station because the theft of the Presidency obscured
the tariff issue
what old practical politician the grand old City Of Boey
Love Verify Philadelphia knows which side her bread the
butter
of discussed not Randall was as
well equipped for parliamentary Fns The
advantage they had of him and is the constituency
not the members who supplies the Rotation in office
sins for AS well have rotation the Would
citizen of CARROTS district refuse pan u
he believed in rotation in horseshong and employ apprentice who
shod horse doubt it. Them why Congress just
as he has made national reputation in Congress?
Eve had superior member of Congress Kentucky the
Louisville district Congress did make him ilustous
much to make Congress Industrious The party proud
Swag Shery and the Democracy Louisville renomnaed
coored troops marked him for the slaughter and retired
life by them Sey did suffer- Louisville suffered
try suffered But in Sheys the opposing
umphd Had he been refused
very different affair.
"And Garrett retired the Democratic party
loser Rome Cato suffered when
just Kentucky lost by the defeat Sher by
rejection o Garrett
If Garrett Republican member o Congress from
Philadelphia he would have life lease his seat"Advsement