White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-12-15
SENATOR JONES, THE LEGISLATOR

The people of this state knew the late Senator
JONES' the man, better than they knew Senator
Jones, the legislator. TO get correct measure OF
his ability in this latter capacity we have to go
back to the national capitol where he spent nearly
half of his life as a member of Congress, in both
the House and the Senate. The following editorial
that appeared in the Washington Star shortly af-
ter Senator Jones' DEATH is both interesting and
enlightening:
Washington the National Capitol, will join with
Washington, the State and with the Nation in
mourning the death of Senator Wesley l.. Jones,
For nearly 81 years Senator Jones has been ia
miliar figure here. For great part of that time
the Washington Senator gave unstintedly of his
time to benefit the City of Washington and it's
people. He foremost advocate of the enfran-
chisement of the people of the District Of Column
bla so that they light exercise with other citizens
OF the United States the right of voting for Repre-
sentatives in Congress and for President and Vice
President In the consideration of the many prob
LENS that for the Capitol during the last
quarter century Senator Jones showed himself
always sympathetic and kindly friend of the
people here AS far possible, he became a Sen
ator of the City of Washington as we'll as Senator
of the State of Washington.
The country was just emerging from the war
with Spain when Senator Jones, a comparatively
young man. came to Washington as a Representa-
tive at large from the State Of his adoption. He
was a native of Illinois. He made his mark in the
House and ten years later he was elected to the
Senate. where he has served with honor until the
hour Of his death. If he had concluded his present
term of office he would have been a Senator for a
full twenty-four years, generation iii which the
country has made tremendous advances and in
which many complex problems have been thrown
into the National Legislature for solution
Wesley L. Jones was always progressive He
was no radical in governmental affairs, unless his
uncompromising stand on the prohibition issue is
a consistent foe of the liquor traffic. About year
ago the Washington Senator announced he would
abide by the decision of his own people in the mat
ter OF resubmission of the eighteenth amendment
But he declared himself free to fight repeal if the
question should be submitted to the States
transformations, with simplicity that sat we'll
on his broad shoulders, the Senator from Wash
ngton went his kindly way through the tortuous
he was strong, with sledge- hammer sort of frank
ness that beat down opposition He had native
common sense that stood him in good stead and
command OF language that made it possible for
him to express his thoughts logically and pleas
mgly. Ills worth was recognized by his colleagues.
In recent years he served as chairman of the Com
mttee on Appropriations and wrested with the
pressing problem of retrenchment in governmental
expenditures.
The passing of Senator JONES' at time when
the Congress is facing questions as important as at
any time i'll the Nations history, is real blow
Ills steadfastness his capacity for hard work and
his sense OF justice made him worthy of the proud
tltle-A Senator of the United States
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