Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
Mr.. Baker OF New York took the House on.

Mr. Baker OF New York took the House out
yesterday and had fun with it. He attempted
to call the wanderers back to the fold and shut
Of the supply Of campaign spouting, but the
Speaker would not permit, even when one Of
the leading spouters is Roger Q. Mills. Roger
Q Mills is paired with Major William Nc Kin
ley. A pair counts for a good deal with a
strong hand to back it. And the Speaker
hand Is not weak. Mr.. Baker knows that
nov. He knew it before, but untried
knowledge does not always serve.
The Speaker knows beans when the bag is
open He knows, also, that an educational
campaign is handy to have in the political
family. Everybody In Congress seemed to
know the same thing yesterday except Mr..
Baker Of New York. The Speaker picked Mr..
Baker up and lifted him over nearer the educa-
tionA center. And he put him down hard.
Whether the Speaker had any right to do so
does not enter. He did so, and after awhile
possibly he may examine into the Righteousness
of his deed. 1t is q kind of a parliamentary
lynch law, msyhaps, but it goes in this Con-
gress. 1t went for Mr.. Baker. He will not
soon get over it. He does not return to the
next Congress, and just now very likely he is
glad Of it As before stated, Mr.. Baker is a re-
publican So Is the Speaker. There are re-
publicans and republicans. There are Speak
ers and Speakers. But there is only one Tom
Reed.
President yelling is right. Washington is
the place for the Baptist University, having
advantages of q high order that neither New
York nor Chicago enjoys. But New York
dispatch says that the institution will be located
a: Chicago. II there has been decision in
the matter looking to its location elsewhere it
would be we'll for the interests Of the great de-
nomination itself, as well as Of the public at
large, to reconsider it and settle down on the
best place for national universities, the capital
of the United States.
In that Ohio district (republican) represented
by Congressman Smyser there have grown up
since the war large number of men who were
too young to have a war record, but who are
no: now too young to have a yearning desire
to serve their country in some other capacity.
also much per serve. These men have on various
occasions been thwsrted in their desire to
sacrifice themselves on their country's altar
by the old soldier element, which was still
actively engaged in that business itself. and
the result has been that the civilian patriots
organized combine" SO to speak. against
the ex-military patriots, hoping thereby to
corner the government emolument and per-
quisite market But the scheme has not
worked very successfully. It was little too
early IN the morning and the civilians. in reach
ily for the veterans. forgot to take into the
count the Sons OF Veterans. the Grandsons of
Veterans, the Stepsons Of Veterans and the
various other organizations for the perpetua-
ton of the fruits Of Victory in War, and such
patriotic hullabaloo raised out in the
neighborhood of Akron. Wooster, Medina.
Wadsworth ct al. that the civilians party broke
for the tall timber and left post Offices. emolu-
ments, perquisites and everything else in the
hands of the enemy and they are still in the
woods waiting until some settlement is reached
by which they may return, without getting
themselves hanged for treason, stratagem or
spOils, though it must be confessed they got no
spois, albeit they cared for nothin, save that.
As the blood Of the martyrs is the seed of the
church, SO is the blood of these suffering
patriots the seed Of a new creed in politics,
which is bound to obtain as time moves up aud
the affairs of state begin to find themselves in
the hands Of men who have come to manhood
since the stirring years of '61-65.
Tine allknowing Photographer is assuming in
numerous democratic papers that there will be
no reapportionment before November because
on the basis OF "a O0O, 900 for the United States
and Isl. 600 for a Congress district New York
would lose one member, the consequence Of
which would be that the entire delegation
would be chosen on one ticket and would be
almost certainly captured by the democrats.
The Post Office authorities will have the aues-
ton to decide IN possmaster's case, whether a
man can at one and the same time be good
republican, good postmaster and good
gambler. The F. NJ. at Paducah, KY, has been
trying to work that combination.
The French would better take the friendly
hlnt of Minister Reid and imnrnye the nnalitu