The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
OUR LAST SATRAP
(Hartf6rd Times.)

NIAuitiOAu AhHOo'(
 Whatever his shortcomings as 6 statesman, Senator George IL. Moses of New Hampshire never was 1t Artemus Ward--described as an "amocsin cuss."
 The New Hampshire senator shares with Norris, the Nebraska fire brand, the distinction of be- ing. perhaps, the most picturesque member of the upper house. He Is as iconoclastlc in his methods as the Nebraskan, although they stand at opposite ends of the poll tical spectrum.
 MT Moses has written for the Saturday Evening Post an article about national politics, in which he makes reference to "the last Of the satraps who has had his hold immeasurably shaken in the recent elections"
 Senator Moses declined to fur nish 6 diagram" to identify his satrap, but 1t is hardly necessary. Even if 1t were not commonly known that MT Roraback is the last of the old-time bosses, the con- text of the senator's article Is such as to identify him readily enough.
 The senator says that this last satrap, "even when possessed or the complete residuum of individ- ual power which he once had to share with his group, never ven tured to command specifically the action of either of the senators from his state"
 That is probably true. No one who knows ex-Senator George r. Mclean can picture him as taking orders from anybody, although the state chairman did furnish the mo- tive power that landed MT Mclean in the upper house in 1911. How ever, Senator Mclean was never greatly enamored of being q sena- tor. The glamor of 1t carried few illusions to his practical mind ana he did the almost unheard of thing | of ultimately retiring voluntarily, an indication that he did not care so much for office -holding that he would have abdicated hls manhood at the demand of any boss
 And, certainly, 1t is not possible to picture that old Roman, Morgan c. Bulkeley, taking orders. and ! certainly not from MT Roraback' 1 The shape of the Bulkelcy nose was not indicative of submission l even. to a satrap. Moreover. at | Roraback made war on Bulkeley, he scarcely could command him.
 Then Erank Brandegee, who an nounced his purpose to stand against the league of nations until hell freezes over." and whose stiff- neckedness is credited with having | put iron in the soul of republican leaders at Chicago in 1920, was not of the order-taking type. ln- deed MT Roraback also tried to de- feat him in 1905 when he was first elected and managed Ebenezef Hills campaign against him In I1DO7. For Mir Horaback to have sought to order Mr Brandegee about in those days. would. indeed
 have been speaking out of turn. | Of course in the early days ol his bossism. Mir Roraback held hii
 power in Connecticut chiefly be- cause the opposition was too slug. gish to give his serious battle. and he had little influence at Wash. inrton. However, time changes al thlnRs.s In due season Brandeget ana Bulkeley came to accept kora'
 bnck as the established leader. jus
 as the whole state came to yieie
 to him.
 Connecticuts present two sena' tors owe their places more dennite' ly to Mir Roraback than any whs
 have gone before them--senato
 Bingham particularly. As a sena tor. the latter is directly the crea'