The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-24
MEN WHO WERE IN WORLD WAR,
HOWEVER, ARE BEING ELECT
ED IN INCREASING NUMBERS.
THREE ARE IN THE SENATE
Thirty.Three of Them Were Members
of the Lower House During Session
Just ciosed-Some Notable Friend
ships Between Former Foes.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK

passed away on March there were
only two members who saw service in
the civil war-H. u. Osborne of Cali
fornla, Union veteran and Q. NJ. Sted-
man Of North Carolina, Confederate
veteran. Representative Osborne died
recently and ut memorial service in
the house a eulogy Of him was spoken
by the one-time opponent in war, Mr..
Stedman.
In the senate of the United States
today there are two veterans of the
war between the states, both of them
having seen service in the Union army
-Knute Nelson of Minnesota and
Francis E. Warren of Wyoming. Vet
eran Warren wears Medal of Honor
for gallant deed which was done un-
der circumstances "over and above the
call of duty"
1t was not so many years ago that
virtually half Of the membership of
each house of congress was composed
OF veterans of the Civil war. In the
North and In the South both, there
was a feeling apparently that those
who had served well in war would
serve we'll In peace; and then, of
course, there was the added incentive
of giving the reward of office to men
who had been willing to risk their
lives for cause.
World War Veterans Coming In.
Session by session for a good many
years the number of veterans of the
Civil war in the two houses has been
decreasing, until now it has almost
reached the vanishing point. Veterans
of the World war, however, are coming
into congress, SO of them being mem
bers of the congress which has just
closed its last session. There are three
World war veterans In the senate and
33 in the house. The three senators
are David A. Reed of Pennsylvania,
Davis Elkins of West Virginia, and
Smith w. Brookhart Of Iowa.
Some persons have asserted the
American people are less likely now
than in the years that are past to con-
slider war service as a qualification or
as II reason for posts in the civil serv-
ice. 1t would seem, however, that the
fact that within two years of the wars
closing, 36 veterans were elected to
congress would show that the belief
soldiers will not be preferred, for civil
service is not particularly well based.
1t is the feeling in Washington that as
the years go on the number of veter-
ans of the World war holding places
in congress will increase until finally
in the course of events they must be-
gin to decline until the day of vanish
ing shall come because OF the toll
which must be paid to nature.
1t is not long since the last Confed-
crate veteran senator dropped from the
service and dropped in fact from the
scenes of earth. 1t seems only the
other day that three Confederate vet
Grams of both war and peace merit,
Daniel of Virginia and Morgan and
Pettus of Alabama, were holding their
places In the upper house of congress
and were doing daily battle for legls-
ation in which they believed. Daniel
had been badly wounded in action.
Senators Pettus and Morgan went
through the war unwounded, but they
both saw gallant active service.
Friends of North and South.
Through the years there has been
manifest in both house and senate the
warmest friendships between northern
veterans on the one hand and Confed-
crate veterans on the other. The bond
of service seemed to be strong even
though the friends served on opposite
sides of the conflict. Senator Nelson
of Minnesota and Senator Daniel of
Virginia, one Union and the other a
Confederate soldier, were the strongest
/ f,.in nl iS r
full if the two ever voted the same way
in any political or Legislative contest.
fractional and political lines seem
lngly do not divide friendships estates.
One of the remarkable senate personal
friendships was that existing between
Senator Tillman of South Carolina and
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire,
one time secretary of the navy. Chan
dler was typical Yankee and Tillman
was of the South. These two men
were utterly unlike in most of their
ways, but they formed an attachment
for each other almost as soon as Till
man arrived in Washington, and their
close personal friendship lasted until
Tillman died.
In the house of representatives
Champ Clark, who was southern born
and Il Democrat of Democrats, and
Gen. Charles Grosvenor of Ohio, q
Union soldier, struck up friendship
which was remarkable for its tenacity
On the floor of the house Clark and
Grosvenor used to hammer each other
verbally in argument until all the spec
tators in the gallery who didn't know
thought they would come to blows. A
little later the two would be seen walk
ing out of the house, each with an arm
around the others shoulder.
Cody Memorial Criticized.
, Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, United
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