The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-09
BURTON'S GOODS ON THE SHELF


The selection of Congressman Theodore
Burton of Ohio to serve as temporary chair
man of the Republican National Convention
and presumably, to deliver what is commonly
known as the keynote speech, is in all import
tant particulars entirely in harmony with the
general policy and purpose of the present adj
ministration. The Coolidge regime like that
of President Harding, has been emphasizing
reduction of expenses and reduction of taxa
ton. Probably no one who has ever served in
Congress has better-knoWn record in that
respect than has Mr.. Burton. In fact the Ohio
legislators critical inspection of all appropri-
alton bills has often caused his colleagues to
think that he is overzealous in that regard
However that may be, he is thoroughly we'll
qualified to sound economy as a keynote for
the coming campaign.
Like President Coolidge, Representative
Burton is not very long on talk. He has never
made any pretense of being an orator and yet
he has been very interesting and instructive
speaker during discussions in both the House
and the Senate. His addresses are always
clear, logical and easily read.
Mr.. Burton has the unusual distinction of
having served first in the House, then in the
Senate, and again in the House. His first SER
vice was in 1889-1891, but after one term he
remained out of Congress four years after
which he was returned for eight terms, from
the last of which he resigned when elected to
the Senate for the term 1909 to 1915. He was
out of the Legislative Branch of the Govern
ment from 1915 to 1921, in which latter year
he returned to the Lower House.
Service in the Legislative branch of the
Government is only part of Mr.. Burton's ex-
perience in public life. Under appointment
by President Roosevelt he served from 1907
to 1909 as Chairman of the Inland Waterways
Commission and from 1909 to 1912 as Chair
man of the National Waterways Commission,
created by Congress to give thorough study
to the problem of waterway improvement.
He served as member of the National None
tary Commission from 1903 to 1912-the COM
mission which formulated the financial poll
cy the most important features of which were
ultimately embodied in the Federal Reserve
System He is known as deep student of
and authority upon important problems of
national finance.
AS member of the Inter Parliamentary
Union for ten years, from 1904 to 1914, during
which time he participated in meetings at st.
Louis, London, Geneva, Paris, and The
Hague, Burton acquired thorough and prac-
tlCdl huOWlOUBG Vi luCGIIdIlOIldl pIOUlGlllS
He is member of the Debt Funding Commits
sion which has rendered such splendid and
successful service in adjusting debts due the
United States. Service in three National
Conventions, 1904, 1908 and 1912, increased
his acquaintance with public leaders through
out the nation and gave him experience of
value in presiding over the deliberations of a
convention.
Mr.. Burton's early training was that of
lawyer in which profession he practiced for
ten years prior to his first election to Con-
gress. During two years of his latest absence
from Congress he was president of the Mer-
chants National Bank of New York City He