Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-10

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Ie<ESGY& garding his views of Sheriff..
~ - More recently he got out book
let on the same subject. What his
next move will be has Washington guessing. For
BlantOn is a persistent chap and evidently is
out cunning for Sheriff. Up to date Sherrills
only reply seems to have been passing refer
ence In public address to the Texan ''busy-
body" That was an unkind cut for the pages of
the Congressional Record proof that the
activities of the Texas representative are mani
fold. Indeed, an enviouH colleague is credited with
the remark, "Blanton can do more in minute
to muddy the pond than any man in congress-"
The government of Washington and the District
of Columbia seems funny enough without GEAR
TO the visitor to the capital. It's government by
congress and commission. Apparently they act
about "ffty-ffty." And it would take Phiadel-
phia lawyer to find out where one ends and the
other begins Moreover, the District is always
blaming congress for manifold woes And
gress is usually considering proposal to do
something drastic to the Inhabitants of the Dis,
trict
Nevertheless, Blantpn says-in spite OF con-
gress and the comIhission--that Sheriff. is a
Scar" de declares he has evidence of great
probative conclusiveness" against the colonel, and
that mo Gar has ever been in more complete
control" than is this North Carolina soldier over
oneseventh of the districts population. Colonel
Sheriff., he asserts, presdes "arrogantly and
pompously as the SOLE and exclusive dictator, law
maker, law enforcer contract letter, concession
granter, employee hirer, employee discharger,
money disburser, judge, jury and executioner,
from whose iron decree there is no way of
escape"
Colonel Sheriff. has served "a years in the
United States army, having been an honor man
in the West Point class of 1901 He has always
been Of the engineers, with the exception Of the
period of the World war Then he was chief Of
staff Of the Seventyseventh division. He fought in
the Meuse-Argonne, on the Vesle and in Belgium
He won the Distinguished Service Medal and the
Croix de Guerre. Sheriff. was with the Seventy
seventh from the day it was modified until It
was brought home. Probably this fighting New
York division would give Sheriff. certificate of
efficiency well up toward the 100 per cent mark.
Sheriff. seems to have begun his Washington
career as an assistant aid to Roosevelt in his
second term. When Harding went to the White
House he made this son of a Confederate veteran
his personal aid President Coolidge kept Sheriff.
on duty at the White House, using him as his
personal escort at public functions in the recep-
ton of diplomats, etc. But as duties piled up on
Sheriff., the President relieved him of many of
these social duties in order that he might have
time to tackle the many jobs congress has of
late showered upon him. Doubtless Sheriff. will
be missed at these social functions for he is
presentable fgure-tall slender, black haired and
back-eyed-n the uniform Of the engineers
Sheriff. is not in "Whos Who" Possibly the
publishers felt that the complete list of all his
various past and present activities and positions
would take Tp more room than they could afford
incidentally 1t is Washington qup that Blanton
is jealous. Blanton's Biography" in the Congress
sional Directory-One of the longest-runs to more
than $50 words, whereas much longer could
be written by Sheriff. indeed a mere list of his
jobs and duties would run beyond that. In fact
in making the list ones first thought is that it
would be easier to mention the District of Colum-
hia activities In which he takes no part
y y
cursory examination of the Congressional
Directory shows that the commissions regard him
highly as an executive officer and handy man