The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March 10. 1913.

OF their diplomatic Representative es
at Washington from that of minis.
ter plenipotentiary to ambassador,
it will deyolve upon the discretion
of the President to confer similar
distinction on the representatives
of the United States at Paris and
London. 1t is the highest titular
distinction in the diplomatic SER
vice, and so long as such titles are
being passed around it is probable
the United States will fall into the
procession, not for the sake of the
intrinsic honor involved, but for the
advantages there probably are in
official precedence at foreign courts.
To the ordinary mind there is but
slight difference in the titles but
as matter of fact American minis
tiers abroad have been subjected to
great inconvenience and have been
obliged to see the representative of
some pocket government take pre-
cedence, because they were not am
bassadors.
The elevation of their ministers
to am bassadorships shows that the
foreign governments now place the
United States on level with the
great powers of Europe. There is
a good deal of flim-ham about this
diplomatic business, and # the
American diplomatic service had
any uniform it is probable that an
ambassador would have an extra
grapevine down his back, but it is
not clear how the United States can
ignore its. requirments and keep in
the swim.
1t seems, at the Capitol, as if bad
air and bad manners are the sum
of human grea tness. Every time
sit in the galley of the House of
Representative and gaze down upon
the lolling, lazy Hooking lot of mi
crobes that fill the air with poison
and pessimism, It seems that, after
all, it's rather unfortunate that the
path OF glory leads but to the grave,
only wonder why somebody doesn't
draw map defining a short cut.
One might suppose that the archi-
lecture of the Capitol was designed
for this purpose. am told there
is fresh air committee in Con-
gress, also that man is rather
ashamed of being a member of it.
One lungful of the air i'll the
Capitol is sufficient to drive a man
to drink, and it does. The other
day sat in the house cafe three
quarters of an hour and counted
twenty seven little glasses filled
with something shade darker than
Potomac water and decorated with
a pretty bit of lemon peel disappear
by the usual route. Then | counted
in between thirty-three baby ocean
tiers. each holding straight sup
pose it was straight drink, for it
went straight down the Threats of
straight Republicans and straight
Democrats alike.
1t is not probable that the re-or-
ganizaton of the Senate, so far as
the elective officers and the en-
ployes under them are concerned,
will be made until next fall when
Congress meets. The desire among
the Democrats to re-organize at
once is not so great as to lead them
into protracted debate which
would prolong the extra session.
The Republicans, on the other hand
are determined that the reorganiza-
ton shall not take place at this
time, and are ready to fight the
matter out to the end. The work
of the extra session Of the Of the
Senate is therefore likely to be con-
fined in the main to the consldera-
ton and confirmation of preslden-
tial nominations.
GAS stupid as Congressional
Directory" That was a COMPARE
son used a few days ago by singu
larly charming girl. who wished to
convince me she had had dull
time at dinner dance the night
before. AS | knew it to be case
of robin was not there" | begged
the issue and said, instead: GLOW
stupid is that?" "Look and see"
she petuantly answered, with her
pretty shoulder naughtily "hitched
up" and her pretty eyes trying to
glover. So | deliberately took up
fat pamphlet labeled: Fifty-sec-
ond Congress. First SESSION."
and idly began to turn over its
leaves. Not for long, however, for
here and there n ames glanced out
of the pages where record was
"writ IN burning rows of steel
during the late civil war; names
that have come to represent prlnci-
Piles and parties. "Why, my dear
child. listen to this" said. "And
this, and this. 1t is magnificent.
1t is an epic. American manhood
and American institutions are su-
,on,bIy not forth - Thornu ohlv