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The Best Man
In The Senate
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Here is a query: “On balance,
'who do you think is the best
.senator in congress?”
Well, now. That’s not an easy
■one. But it is intriguing.
There is Sam Ervin of North
■Carolina. I am a flat-out admirer
of Senator Sam. But only with
in somewhat narrow limits. Er
vin’s incisive mind is the best
on The Hill so far as the con
volutions of the law are con
cerned. And when he is in a
floor fight, he is something to
see.. But the Carolinian’s infl
ence across the breadth of the
country is limited. He is hardly
known outside the political per
iphery of Washington, excusing
of course his native State; they
know him there.
Another of my favorites is the
Delaware chicken rancher, John
J. Williams. Whenever John Wil
liams blows the whistle, thieves
scurry. He is a protege of Har
ry Byrd and that says a lot. But,
like Ervin, the man from Dela
ware has a limited range of in
fluence and while I don’t depre
cate his value to the country
because of it, Senator Williams
is not, in my opinion, the answ
er to the reader’s inquiry.
And what is true of Ervin and
Williams is true of a number of
others. (I am no cynic as it per
tains to the United States Sen
ate). There are many fine men
there, serving their State and
nation valantly: I think of Gold
water; yes, Goldwater. And West
Virginia’s Bob Byrd; Cotton of
New Hampshire; Hruska of Ne
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But what I take it my reader
really wants to know is who,
above all, do I think of as the
toga-type Senator, The Political
Renaissance Man of Capitol Hill?
Well, if somebody gave liis
vote to Florida’s Spessard Hol
land, I wouldn’t argue much. Ex
cept that Holland, much like Er
vin, and for all of Holland’s
scintillating versatility, the
Cracker’s light is pretty well
covered by the Capitol’s bushel
basket. Except for that prob
ably-self-imposed limitation, I
wouldn’t argue at all. Spessard
Holland is a very, very good man.
My man is John Tower of Tex
as. I think John Tower, now
that he has weathered, is the
best of the lot, his potential the
greatest. Admiration for this
erstwhile school teacher, erst
while radio announcer, 44-year
old son of a preacher, is almost
without limit.
That he and I do not agree
wholeheartedly on every issue
only signifies the growth the
senator has yet to attain. But
you take a cross section of John
Tower and the growth rings you
will see will prove magnificent.
To answer the lady, then, “on
balance,” my choice is John Tow
er.
This pin-neat, little, fellow, in
my opinion, has the best mina
in Washington., He is a John
Randolph without Randolph’s
bitterness, and that about de
scribes him. And, as I say, he
has weathered real good.
Tower’s outlook is truly na
tional. Not only geographically
but culturally as well. Make no
mistake, though: First, as he
should be, John Tower is a Tex
an.
John Tower drinks in knowl
edge like a sump pump sucking
at a well. He is the best talker
I ever heard; his courage is un
questioned and he does what he
thinks is right
One day, John Tower will be
come President of The United
States.
When he does, he will be the
first in my life time upon whom
WHAT IS THE
ANSWER?
by Henry E. Garrett, Ph.D.
Q: If striving to overcome felt
inadequacies is the "cause" of
superior achievement, why are
there so few outstanding people,
in view of the fact that so many
feel inadequate?
A: The first part of your ques
tion is false. Stupid! people, as
well as essentially bright people,
can and do feel inadequate. But
stupid people can strive forever
and never overcome obstacles
and never be anything but stup
id. Many people strive to over
come obstaces and do overcome
obstaces, not so much because
they “feel” inadequate but ra
ther because they are essential
ly bright. If a person is not born
with gray matter enough to ab
sorb learning, nothing — nei
ther effort nor wishful think
ing — will overcome his built-in
limitations.
I will have put the stamp of ap
proval.
John Tower: I hope that ans
wer’s the lady’s query.
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