Evening star., 1922-03-26
HAT outstanding even
NM has marked the administra
Y ton of each Of our Presi-

tlon of each OF our Presl-
dents? In the study Of
American history the students at
tention is called to these facts. and
yet there are very few persons even
7 in these days of universal and uni
versity education who could tell you.
Just now. when the congressional
campaigns are coming on, emphasis
, Harding has done. and this raises
| the question of what other Presi-
dents did by way of comparison
Representative Simeon D. .Fess of
Ohio. cha airman of the congressional
| committee-who is really the cam
J paign manager-speaks with author
| ity as former college president and
! lifelong student of history and poll
tics in supplying the following sum-
mary:
Some administrations were not
/ especially marked. while others were
signally distinguished by great ac-
| complishments. That Of Washington
! stands out with many important
! events to it's credit incident to the
! Inauguration of nationality under the
| Constitution. Those of the Adamses
| were not distinguished. while thai
! of Jefferson was distinguished by
! the first step in expansion in the
| purchase of the vast territory west
| of the Mississippi, and which led to
the present dimensions of the nation.
! The second war of independence
marks the administration of Madison.
| hn
| bered by the Monroe doctrine. Jack
| sons fight against the bank is his
historic distinction. Lincoln's ad-
ministration will ever be connected
with the preservation of the Union
| and the freedom Of the slave, while
f, Grants term OF office will recall re-
construction growing out Of the civil
| war. Hayes is linked with resump-
ton of specie payment. Cleveland
with the creation of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Harrison
! with the Sherman antitrust legisla-
ton. McKinley's administration saw
the Spanish-American war. but will
I be best remembered by the restora-
| ton of American industry and the
maintenance of sound currency.
Roosevelt's administration is identi-
| fled with "his policies" and Taft's
!! with an unbroken national prosper
| ity. Wilson's administration will be
remembered by the federal reserve
! system and the world war. The
Harding administration has to its
| credit the restoration of peace, in
auguration Of a national budget sys-
| tenn, the international conference on
Limitation of armament and legisla-
| ton for agricultural rehabilitation.
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d REPRESENTATIVE FRITZ LAM
IN HAM of Texas boasted to the
House the other day that he has the
only helium plant in the world in his
gas is brought in a government-own-
ed pipe line 104 miles from Petrolia.
| the gas coming from the district of
Representative Lucian w. Parrish.
Helium is an element out of natural
| gas and is little less than one per
| cent. Representative Lanham says
! the gas is better after the helium
| element has been taken out.
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r EFT no boy of today, no matter how
- humble his start in life or how
menial his job. despair Of coming to
| Congress or eventually being MEM
Der Of the Presidents cabinet. Many
members Of the present Congress
| both House and Senate-were farm
ers or school teachers, and probably
| a score are real log-cabin born.
John J. Davis, Secretary of Labor.
was an immigrant and "puddler" in
a steel mill. Representative Will
| liam J. Burke of Pennsylvania has
been a railroad worker all his life.
| House Leader Mondell' was once a
mule driver. Representative Robert
| S, Maloney of Massachusetts, began
his career as doffer boy in cot
ton mill Representative Zihlpan Of
Maryland was a glass blower. Rep
resentative Florian Lampert of Wis
| consin was a shoemaker. Repre-
! sentative Earl c. Michenef Of Michi-
gan used to wrap up government pub
lications in the folding room at the
Capitol. Representative Charles B.
Ward Of New York used to raise
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