Evening star., 1934-02-04

nial home on his 5O0-acre farm. Mr..
| Rainey has one Of the best libraries
| in the Middle West. In that quiet.
comfortable room he sits in the chair
and at the desk used by Jefferson
Davis when a United States Senator.
The farm itself is thrown open like
public park at all times day and
| night to the people of Carrollton and
Greene County. There are beautiful,
cloee-cropped lawns, and flower-hung
arbors, cunningly concealing lovers
seats, and a wading pool 20 inches
| deep for the kiddies, and a big. arti-
| fetal lake for the boys swimming at
| one end and for the girls at the
other. and a fountain, with 200 gold
fish in 1t. its waters blaze of varied
! colors at night from electric bulbs
, artfully hidden. and chairs and tables
! for picnics. and another artificial
lake fer fishing, which the Speaker
loves
And all this art and Identification,
Mrs. Rainey tells ycu-fountains,
pools, arbors and blossom ded
Walks-are the work of the Speaker.
Henry" she says. has the artists
temperament. Beauty comes to life
under his hands"
There. under the ancient black wal
| nuts and great Oriental plane trees,
the people of the town and county
picnic and play as the ever welcome
guests of Henry T.
Mr.. Speaker" in face and build,
for all of his 70 years, could pass any
where for a man in his fifties. In
debate on the floor of the House his
voice has the roar and rumble of a
thousand tornadoes, but in conversa-
tion 1t is low and gentle. The sweet
ness of his smile is like a womans,
indescribably winning
His face. singularly free from lines,
showing the ruddiness of perfect
health, is characterized by a kindli-
ness. sympathy and gentleness which
make it hard for the observer to
realize that this same man, the born
fighter. the grandson of q soldier of
fortune who fought his way through
half dozen South American revolu-
tions for the sport Of the thing, is
famous in Washington as hell-raiser
on the floor of the House.
Unlike his predecessors in the chair.
Rainey has his vote recorded on every
he had adopted that practice.
Because I am still one of the
party" he said simply. lone of the
members of the House, and l don't
like the idea of hiding in the dugout
of the speakership and not voting
while the rest Of them record their
votes and take their chances of meet
ing with favor or disfavor from the
people. I'll take the same chances,
run the same political risks as the
others. and always give my people at
home that opportunity, the only real
opportunity they have. to know
whether by my votes I am truly rep
resenting them and their views"
That shows you why in Congress
Henry T. has won fame for raising
hell and at home is beloved and set
apart as model man.
This. too, illuminates it:
A friend once asked him: What is
your philosophy of living, your idea
of the aspirations a man should en-
tertain and the rewards he should
desire?"
THE whole thing" he replied ear
nestly, "is covered by the phrase,
service Of others My idea of right
living Is to do as much for others
as I possibly can, consistent with the
recreation or amuSementS that /
should have. No Life can be sanely
lived without the contrast of recrea-
ton or amusement.
II remember Woodrow Wilson tell
ing me soon after he became Presi-
dent: 'Rainey. If it were not for
these opportunities for public service.
I shouldn't care to be In public life;
I shouldn't dream of attempting a
second term In the White House
Il think" the Speaker added, ANY
man who's worth his salt feels that
way. He has a sense Of worth and
achievement, he establishes his self
respect, only as his ambitions and
efforts are for the good Of Others"