Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 4 | A Washington Daybook

A Washington Dayi 11 By HERBERT PLUMMER I WASHINGTON April 11 Speaker 11 Speaker er John Nance Garner Garner Happy Happy Jack Garner to almost everybody in Washington Wash ington ington revealed revealed himself himsel in a new newlight newlight newlight light when he arose on the floor of ot the house to urge that sufficient revenue reve rove nue be raised to balance the nations nation's budget During the some 30 years he has represented the Fifteenth Texas Texa district district dis dis- dis in the house Garner has distinguished distin himself chiefly by his ability to tongue lash political opponents engage engage en gage in the mo most t fiery kind of rough and tumble debate and to be everlastingly ever lastingly at th the job of ot fighting As Democratic leader he seemed nev never r happier than when hen engaged In Jn that sort of ot thing I He permitted no emotion unless emotion unless It be that of ot righteous political indignation indig Indig- nation to nation to show itself Itsel in his actions It was a different Garner Gamer however who descended from the speakers speaker's dais to the well of the house to tell his colleagues what he thought about tho the tax situation It was a Garner whose pitched high voice raised so often there in scathIng scathing Ing denunciation became at times so husky that it hardly carried a as as al the galleries It was a Gare Carner fa profoundly moved and serious rn v vIng Ing a common plea to Democrats Democrat ais ac DJ Republicans alike He had taken his scat seat by the side the baby member of the house house M Of e v Icy ley of Georgia 25 years old old Jim Bankhead of Alabama Presiding presiding r r. r him i Once he jumped to his hI feet recognition but was told by head to wait until th the proper par pj t. t moment had arrived He did so and few a minutes l latet ter made the familiar request to strike out the last word and amid ch from a house on its il feet began A That he had his listeners with bi hta J Jall is 1 all the way v seemed certain The near near- neav 1 cst est thing to an interruption tame cam f when he said that he was vms an organ orga t man that man that nothing cou could b be done without organization f j Interjections of Surer Certain ly lyl and one emphatic Absolutely were heard from the Republican side side If of or the aisle j His lIis conclusion was greeted with more cheers and deafening J applause l labout about everybody standing Ike p j Bacharach probably one of the l V J speakers speaker's closest friends a I lIcan and Mrs Mary l Norton a Dem- Dem Democrat both from New Jersey madea made a rush for tor him to lo grasp his hand 5 i I Ia I It wa was another personal victory fo for j the gentleman from Uvalde Texas AJ