The morning times., 1896-05-03

| seedy looking individual approached
the private office OF Mark Hanna, Nc
Kinfey's mana ger.
What dyer want?'' asked the custo-
dian of the ante-room-
II want TO sell him, with a Jerk of the
thumb toward Hanna's room. a book for
Mckinley. 1t is the book of the age boy,
and you want TO let me in 10 explain it
20 the boss. II you don't you'u lose your
Job. I tell YOU young feuer, that this
books the book or the century, the In
valuable assistant OF every man running
for office, and the siUe qua non OF the
| man who wants to be elected"
What's the name OF it?'' queried the
youth, doubtfully. being used TO running
up against the wonders of the age.
1t is the Book OF Bows for Political
Boomers Tells just how every man should
recognize his acquaIntances and how he
should salute his friends. Ought to be
in every household where there's a man
running for office
At this minute a stockily built gentle
man with pleasing face approached with
brisk air What, what, how's this?''
ne exclaimed Ia king off his hat and waving
bow to the man and boy at hts office
door, a sweeping bow that took in the
outstanders in the hail.
That's the boss. - said the office boy,
land | guess he don't need no aid to
| bowin'. But there's some as does Good
| byel So long, Come again when you've
got somethin' We need"
The brief wave of the Mckinley hat
| meant good nature Glad to see yea all.
Sun is shiniugl So anil And hope am
| 5owing to everybody who knows me-"
I Mckinley is one OF the very few who
can wear j derby TO good effect Nat
uraIIy less imposing than silk hat, it
requires more skill to WELD it 80 that 1t
tells, " as ceremonial
4 sweep OF the hat like this is the best
personal attribute a political character
can have. And the mau with the handbook
doubtless thought the same, for ne did not
stay to talk up his wares longer
In this city there lives bIac haired gen
| tleman OF fine height and fairly good style.
who needs tutoring in the gentle art of
campaign l50wing as much as ever any man
| needed a lesson in the art of salute. His
name is John G. Carlisle, aud his daily
walk akes him from his home TO the Treas
ury over muCh-freGuented thOroughfare.
From the time he sets out until he lands
where he is 20 stay for the day. he is kept
busy lifting his hat and he always does it
in the same methodieaI, mechanical, un-
effusive way
The Carlisle bow is the one cultivated
vainIy by Gladstone for years. lest he give
offense to soine by treating others better.
1t is a POLITE lift. without sign of reCOg-
milton. other than bearing the head. The
nat is taken off the head and carried to
the side OF the face. and there held still
for thirty seconds as ID a military salute
IT is then put back and without lifting his
eyes the walker keeps his pace.
bow Ike this has certain advantages
over the fulSome one All get the same
bow, share and share alike But it is
not a salute that ever wins friends. 1t
| IS not the hearty. sC-glad-to-sre you bow
| that some people demand OF a man before
| they will east Il vote for him
Crisp and Cleveland have another charac-
| tcristic in common besides the same initial
and the SamepoliticS. That the same trick
of not tipping the hat when it should be