Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Capital Sidelights

printed--cccasionally 1t is making it
possible for leaders of both political
parties to send out under the Thanking
privilege considerable quantities of
campaign literature.
Under date Of July there has just
come from the Government Printing
Office copy of the Record which
carried the addresses of the temporary
and permanent chairmen and the
platform of the Democratic national
convention. which was inserted on
motion of Senator Pat Harrison. Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, who was himself
sometime chairman of the same con-
vention. The same issue carried
lengthy survey of Seventy Years of
National Progress" inserted by Repre-
sentative Will r. Wood, Republican, of
Indiana, acting chairman of the House
Representative William c. Hammer
Democrat. of North Carolina takes
shot at the Republican claim of being
the prosperity party" by reviewing the
panics since the Civil War-Black Fri
day in 1859, and the panics of 1873,
1883, 1903 and 1907
In A supplemental issue of the same
date we find the addresses by Per-
rianent Chairman Senator Moses. at
the Republican national convention in
Kansas City; the telegram sent by
Chairman Robinson Of the Democratic
convention to Gov. Smith following the
latter's nomination. and Gov. Smiths
telegram in reply; the speech delivered
by Representative Franklin w. Fort
of New Jersey, Secretary Hoover's floor
manager at the Republican convention,
on 1.-THE Republican Party and Farm
Relief" and the Memorial day address
by President Coolidge at Gettysburg.
inserted by House Leader Tilson.
With the resignation of Or. Hubert
Work as Secretary OF the Interior there
he's come into executive administration
of that great and growing department
of Government one of the best products
of our civil service system--Judge Ed
ward G. Finney. who has come up
through all the grades. AS f1edgling
attorney he witnessed the famous run
on the Cherokee Strip and was one of
the first lawyers to hang out his shingle
In the new State of Oklahoma. Only a
interior Department specializing on oil
land claims and rights.
4 * II
DR.. Hubert Work who Is generalissimo
of the Hoover campaign. comes of old
Pennsylvania political stock, and after
graduation from the University Of Penn
sylvarlia Medical School he started In to
practice medicine In Colorado and
founded hospital there for mental and
nervous diseases more than 80 years
Medical Society and member of the
State Board of Medical Examiners and
president of the State Board OF Health
and president of the American Medico-
Psychological Society. Later he was
president Of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION.
Then he turned his attention to poll
tics and has since been well known as o
political organizer. Twenty years ago
he was delegate at large to the Repub-
lican national convention. four years
later chairman Of the Colorado State
central committee and Republican ma
tional committeeman for six years.
During the war he was commissioned
major In the Medical Corps Of the
Army had supervision of the medical
advanced to the rank of colonel.
DR.. Work was first Assistant Post
master General. later Postmaster Gen
eral, and has been Secretary of the In
terror since March 5, 1928. He reor-
ganized both the Post ONCE and In
terror Departments.
Shortly before each biennial congress
sional election campaign some member
Of Congress has printed In the Record
for wholesale distribution q short speech
on THE Making Of a Representative. 81
by ex-Speaker Champ Clark, delivered
at the National Press Club March l6
1915. Speaker Clark emphasized the
value of experience that comes from
length of service. This year 1t Is Repre-
| sentative Hastings of Oklahoma who
has performed the service for his fellow
members.
| Speaker Clark said, In part:
1T is an unwise performance for any
district to change Representatives al
! short intervals. new Congressman
must begin at the foot of the class and
| spell up OF course, the more brains
tact. energy. courage and industry he
has the quicker he will get UP. If he
| possesses these qualities. and If his con-
stituents will keep him in the House. he
Is as certain to rise as the sparks are to
fly upward. No human power can keer
him down. 1t is only fair and rational
W 0SsAHtE kAAAt CtGty ESCRACSCAit&tANC
constituents desire to see him among
the 'top-notchers.
New England and the cities of Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh have under
stood the value of long service all along
and having elected fairly good man
to Congress, they keep him In the har-
ness.
"The member of longest consecutive
service Is called the father OF the
House Five Philadelphians in inimedi-
ate succession bore that honorable title
Randall, Kelly. O'Neill. Harmer and
Bingham Then 1t went to Mr.. Dal2ell
II Pittsburgh. When Gen. Bingham an
nounced the death of Gen. Harmer. his
immediate predecessor as father OF the
House. he stated that the five Phila-
delphia fathers Of the House had
served q total OF lat years. and he
served or 10 years after making that
interesting statement.
mo man should be elected to the
House simply to crafty his ambition.
All members should be elected for the
good of the country.
1.-The best rule, 1t seems to me. Is for
a district to select man with at least
fair capacity industrious, honest, ener-
getic. sober and courageous. and keep
him here so long as he discharges his
duties faithfully and well. Such man
will gradually rise to high position and
influence In the House, His wide &C
1uaintance with members helps him
amazingly In doing things"
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