Evening star., 1941-01-19

Mr. Timmons' story said. the Vice
President expressed hope that he
is out of public life for good. He
is ready to serve his country. but
he said he doesn't expect to be called
for a Job no one else could handle
because he believes there are no in
dispensable men.
Mr.. Garner controls two Texas
banks, owns thousands of acres of
ranch land and dozens of business
and residence house in Uvalde Re-
Gently he built 20 new homes for
renting.
I've got to get down there and
see that there's plenty of grass and
flowers and swings for the children. -
he said
Mr.. Gamers public service con-
sists of 2 years as county Judge
of Uvalde County 4 years in the
State Legislature. 80 years in the
national House of Representatives
cthe last two as Speaker and
years as Vice President.
His retirement leaves Just two
men ao the Capitol who were here
when he arrived, 35 years old and
weighing 1913 pounds. One is Sem
ator Sheppard, also of Texas. The
other is Senator Norris, who was
sworn in as Representative from
Nebraska the same day Mr.. Garner
stood before Speaker Cannon and
took the oath as Representative
from new border district in Texas.
Living In the Future.
He doesn't like to reminisce-ne
says he's living in the future. not
IN the past-and he has no inten-
ton of writing memoirs. Occasion
ally, he recounts incidents in his
association with past Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson.
Harding, Coolidge or Hoover. He
considers Wilson the greatest of
those he has known; rates Taft the
great constitutional President and
classes Hoover, whom he fought
bitterly, as a man superbly fitted
for the presidency who should have
made great success but didn't.
His friendships on Capitol Hill
always included both Democrats and
Republicans. Practically every mem
Der of Congress from Texas for 80
years has been his friend.
Most of the men with whom I
served have been patriotic men" he
said. Regardless of party afilia-
tlons, they have wanted to do what
was best for the country"
He goes into political retirement
with record of having participated
ana played decisive part in more
legislation than any man in the
Nations history. He was Wilson's
halson man in Congress. and
speaker and highest Democratic
office holder in the last two years
OF the Hoover administration. Only
one other man served as both
Speaker and Vice Schuv-
Ter Cola of Indiana-and only two
other men served eight full years
as Vice President, John Adams and
Thomas r. Marshall.
Has No Bitterness.
1t is this record which has linked
him with Sam Houston as Texas
most distinguished statesmen. There
have been attempts to bracket Mr..
Houston and Mr.. Garner still fur
ther by saying that both spent
their last days in public office as
embittered men. Whatever NAV
have been the situation in the Hous-
ton case, Mr.. Garner has no bitter
ness, Mr.. Timmons says in his
article.
There are many parallels in the
two careers. Mr.. Houston was seri-
ously considered as a compromise
candidate at the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in 1860. Mr..
Garner's name was placed before
last years Democratic convention.
He was promised wide support when
his candidacy was launched, but
this dWindled as it became evident
President Roosevelt was receptive to
a third term.
The other parallel often pointed
out is that Mr.. Houston and Mr..