Evening star., 1934-08-26
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.


In the drive this year with the
parties rivalrous to make the best
showing possible in congressional
strength after the landslide two
years ago-there are exceedingly few
districts in which House seat goes
uncontested. Representative A. Piatt
Andrew of Gloucester and Salem,
MaSs.-a district which has always
had a strong man as Representative
holds outstanding distinction because
he is unopposed for reelection after
service of IA years in Congress.
With the "Old Bay State" all heated
up over politics this year, party rivalry
running strong-it is especially re-
markable that Representative Andrew
is the only candidate for major
Office in that State who is not op-
posed.
Among his colleagues OF both
parties Mr.. Andrew is recognized as
an ideal type of congressman, by
education, training. experience and
absolute devotion to public service
He is credited with having one of the
largest mail deliveries in Congress,
and all this correspondence receives
prompt attention and reply. He
works for the residents of his dis
trict entirely irrespective of party
fealty, and in his district he has
probably larger variety of races and
of more diversified industry than al
most any district throughout the
country.
He is an economist Of international
recognition-taught the subject at
Harvard. He is an authority on the
money question, having edited the
publications Of the National Monetary
Commission. been director Of the mint
and Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. He won promotion to the rank
of lieutenant colonel in the World
War with nearly five years of Serv-
ice-flrst with the American ambu-
lance unit which offered its service
to the French Army and later with
the United States Army after this
country got into the war. He was
cited for valorous service by both
armies. He has by close study and
personal inspection trips made him
self one of the best-informed men in
Congress on naval questions.
Besides his own knowledge and
devotion to his work-Mr. Andrew
commands the services of a Jealous
and efficient Office force unsurpassed
on Capitol Hill.
One Of the younger statesmen" in
the House-his mother said she was
proud to have reared her son to be a
statesman when he was elected to the
House-Thomas O'Malley of Wiscon-
sin has taken leaf out of the book
of countless elder statesmen by pre-
pairing a statement of his work in
Congress, as a sort of report to his
constituency. In this he says: Il
have endeavored to be guided by the
principle of conduct so ably set forth
by the brilliant Edmund Burke in
1774 when, in reporting to his con-
Stituency, he enunciated his rule for
a Representative in a Democratic
legislative body, which is summarized
in the following extract from his
speeches to his constituents:
"'It should be the glory as well as
the honor of a Representative to live
in the strictest union, the closest cor
respondence, the most unreserved
communication with his constituents.
Their wishes should at all times have
great weight with him, their opinions
high respect, their business his unre-
mitted attention. But his mature
opinion, his unbiased Judgment, his
enlightened conscience he should not
surrender to any men or set Of men.
These he does not derive from the
law or the Constitution. They are
the gifts Of Providence for the use
of which he is deeply responsible