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...afternoon spent in glancing over parts of certain reserved books in the reading room will do more. A series of talks with men who have taken--or given, for that matter courses in these unknown subjects will probably be better still. This may sound like a dull and needless job. But the advantages of a wise choice, and the many and varied misfortunes that follow a bad one, are more than sufficient to justify a good deal of effort spent before it is too late to change. Indeed, it is not too much to say that a careful look...
...President-he too desired the Speakership. The campaign was fast and furious, yet quite different from an electoral campaign-there were no patriotic speeches, no florid enthusiasms for the working man and farmer. It was simply a case of two politicians each wanting the same job and appealing to their friends to rally to them. On the eve of a special Republican caucus of members of the 69th Congress, both contestants claimed the victory. Indeed, if their claims were good, both were practically elected; for the choice of the caucus, although technically only a nomination, is equivalent to election, since...
...declared it carried. Those days are past forever. When Joseph G. Cannon was Speaker, the revolt of 1910 stripped him of his autocratic power; and Champ Clark, who succeeded him, did not care to offend anyone (because he had aspirations for the presidency) by pressing his authority. The job which Mr. Longworth is to take over is, thus, largely stripped of its authority. Some say that another strong man would remake it. But Mr. Longworth, although able, has not the personality of Czar Reed, the powerful will, coupled with a brilliant mind. Longworth did not make his reputation like Reed...
...Deneen, 62, was graduated from McKendree College in 1882. He taught country schools for a time and studied law at night. Later, he went to Chicago, had great trouble getting a job, finally secured one in St. Paul at a dollar a day. Returning to Chicago, he began to teach in a night school to pay expenses while he established a practice. He went into ward politics in the city, gradually rose, acquired some reputation as State's Attorney and then served two terms as Governor...
...venture that if all American critics were brought to one performance of my play, I could please 90 per cent of them. Most actors, however, don't read criticisms for any reason except that they are vain, and the critic praises them because it makes his job more pleasant than censure would...