Show j NICHOLAS LONGWORTH By L. L 1 A. A Hollenbeck I Nicholas Longworth recently died In the south and was taken to his Ills home In Cincinnati to his last resting place He lie was speaker of the House in Congress and was highly highly- appreciated and loved by his opponents as well as his own party friends He managed to hold the republican party In his hand handIn In congress in spite o the fact tact that the senate republicans were fighting each other He Tie was a strong man and somewhat comparable to Tom Reed of Maine or Uncle Joe Cannon of ot IllInois Illinois Illi IllI- nois riots who had previously ruled the House with a rod of ot iron He was not the tyrant that Reed was however l who used to say to the democratic r floor leader Well we have decided d to commit another crime by doln doing so sor r and so and would follow tollow it by runnIng running runn runn- ing lag the thc steam roller over the demo demo- c ats It is said that nobody was confidant con con- of ot Reed not even een his wife Uncle Joe was about as firm a driving driving dri- dri ing force as Reed but he lacked hacked the biting sarcasm and satire of of- Reed but hut Nick Ick Longworth was vas more affable affable af at af- af fable and adjustable in forcing the House Honse to his will and altho aitho he was vigorously fought by the democrats yet the democratic leader Garner of oft t Texas had bad a very high regard for Lon Longworth orth and they were personal friends and at the same time vigorous political opponents Lon Longworth orth held the Cincinnati district dis- dis firmly in his hand and he has been repeatedly reelected in spite of ot vigorous rigorous contests for his sea seat t In Con Con- gress Nobody seemed to be able to defeat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat him but now that he is gone S. S S probably that district will go over to S the democrats As it now stands the theS S republicans seem to have only a majority maS ma ma- S J. J of one in the next congress that S meets In December with a possibility S of cf f death or other cause changing th the situation still more We naturally have a high regard for fora a foeman worthy of ot our steel and Nick Longworth was certainly able ahle affable and companionable and was loved lo b by the democrats as well as the republicans He has been a political figure for many years and the cycle of of events is changing the political perspective per per- e and we are drifting in acS accordance accordance accordance ac ac- ac- ac S with the laws of ot evolution to tom m meet t new Issues as ns they arrive where minds clash with minds in the unfoldS unfold unfold- S ing of ot future events e and as ns we are arethus areS S thus drifting and fighting for betterS betterment betterment better better- S ment In government go we will glance J at the prominent characters InS in inDecent S S Decent recent history with pride and respect find and nd Nick Longworth will certainly bare tave his niche in the list of of notables notable |