Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-01

ana TOUR years as vice PreSlden
legislative record of the first ha
In his last few years he ca
the Weep" a title he acquired
while serving as Vice President
from 1949 to 1853.
MOurned by All
Although intensely loyal to thu
Democratic Party. he will bt
deeply mourned by all of his col
leagues, because his friendly dis
position, his cheerful mannel
and his ready wit endeared him
to all who knew him.
Mr.. Barley was rs when his
term as Vice President ended II
January, 1853, and he left Capt..
tol Hill for the first time in AZ
years.
Most of his friends and asso.
ciates thought his public career
was at an end. But one veal
later he was back on the stump
in Kentucky, running for his ole
seat in the Senate, and in true
Barley fashion he won it.
When he returned to the Sen
ate chamber in January, 1855
he joked about the fact that he
was now Kentucky's Junior
Senator, and, under the hard and
fast seniority rules, had to sit in
the back row. A remark about
his "juniority" was the last SEN
tence he uttered at Lexington
Va, yesterday.
Accorded Top Posts
But the party leaders, recog-
nlzing his long and valuable prior
service, cast the seniority rule
aside when it came to making
committee assignments. They
placed him on Foreign Relations
and Finance-two of the most
important on the list.
IN the last week of his life
Senator Barley had a typically
heavy election year speaking
schedule-and carried it off with
typical vigor.
On Wednesday night he spoke
at the National Press Clubs
annual Congressional Night"
After saying that the Democratic
Party started with jefferson
and ended with me-" he quipped:
I'VE have a symbol. It's some
times referred to as a donkey, a
mule or an ass. But donkey,
mule or ass. we're willing to
exhibit it to the public at. all
times. particularly if it's for the
public good"
Pleads for National Unity
On Saturday evening at the
Sheraton-P Hotel dinner in
celebration of the 10th anniver-
sary of the Meet the Press"
radio television show, Senator
Barley issued ringing plea for
national unity. Then recogniz-
ing at a nearby table the veteran
Socialist leader, Norman
Thomas. with whom have dis
agreed" Senator Barley OBJ
served:
''Mr. Thomas has run for
President about as often as /
have-and with about as much
success"
AS was his custom, he sat
quietly at the head table dur
ing the dinner, listening care
fully to the speeches, absorbing
the atmosphere of the gather
ing. noting those in the audience.
AS the final speaker. he deliv-
cred a skillfully arranged off
the-cuff" address composed of
observations on things in gen.
eral and anecdotes to illustrate
the particulars.
From the audience he singled
out Joseph r. Knowland. former
publisher of the Oakland Tribune
and father of the Senate minor
ity leader, who shared the
speakers platform-paying Mr.
Knowland a graceful tribute and
recalling their service in the
House together some 40 years
ago.
Reminded of Joke
He remarked on the fact that
television provided an opportu-
nifty for voters throughout the
country to study the facial char
acteristics and mannerisms Of
political candidates while listen
ing to what they said.
This reminded him of the
Kentucky Congressman of man!
years ago who had been re-
elected time and again to the
House. Senator Barley de-
scribed the Congressman al
small, cross-eyed and far from
propossessing in his appearance
During a campaign he n F.;
voter, who had voted for hin
many times, but had nevC" eer
him. In conversation with thil
voter the Congressman remarked
on his evident lack of enthusi'
asm, asking him for some ex'
PLANTATION.
The voter, according to Sen
ator Barley, replied: I've beer
voting for you for 20 years. Blu
listen, partner. LIANT never 60
ing to vote for nobody else. un
less see him f1rst!"
In these speeches, as in tn
one at Lexington, he spoke with
out script and without notes
Eye trouble made extempora
neous speaking a must" TO
Senator Barley. Connoisseurs o
oratory agreed he spoke off TIN