The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-09
LIVE ON THE
LEAVINGS.
A Secret Of High Life in Wash.
ington City.
BANQUETS DO DOUBLE DUTY.
Senator White to Retire From Public
Life For Financial
Reasons.
BANQUETS DO DOUBLE DUTY.
EY-PREsIDtHT SOLVES AN OLD PROBLEM

the senate, Mr.. White Of California, kai
announced his intention to retire from
congress and take up the practice of law
MIR. White frankly says he oannot afford tc
remain In the senate. He has a little
| property, but not enough to insure an easy
old age and provision for his family, and
he thinks 1t his duty to give up the honor
of a senatorial career to go at the task OF
accommodating an Independence. Senator
White Is not the only man In public life
here who feels tempted to surrender the
delights Of career in congress or In high
| office on account Of the income question.
| ! could name a score OF public men who
are living beyond their incomes who are
making sacrifices of no mean measure in
| order to cater to their ambition. 1t costs
money to live In tho national capital, to
| wear good clothes, live In q fine house,
keep carriage, hire number of servants,
| give dinners and keep up with the process
sion. The salary men get as senator, rep.
resentative or as executive officer of the
| government does not compensate many OF
them for their outlay.
Not long ago ! CHANGED to overhear the
servant Of well known public man, one
| who has a fame that extends to every part
of the country and whose family lives in
such good style that no one would suspect
| the question of how to make both ends
meet ever bothered that household, talk
ing about the affairs of her employers.
The colored woman In her quaint way
said:
"Bless you, they's fine folks, they is,
but they's this kind o. folks: They give
grand doin's enc day, entertainin their
friends, an de mex day they live on de
leavin's o. de feast"
Senator White VIII he Missed.
Living on the leavings of the spread
given for styles sake 10 not an uncommon
thing in many Washington houses. Sena-
tor White Is bold enough to make the break
away from such conditions. He says he is
now In his prime. II he Is ever going TO
earn lot Of money at his profession, he win
have to get at 1t before he gets old. He
will be missed from the senate, where he Is
a very popular man. He has rollicking
bumor, a way Of saying witty and sharp
things, an awkward habit Of asking the
very question fellow doesn't want ask
ed, and then, after he has hoored his man,
he will go around and sit down beside him
and tell him no harm was meant and that
1t was all mere bit Of pleasantly. There
is no bitterness In his sallies, and the men
who have suffered most from his oaustic
wit like him best.
Senator White is really one of the intel
lectual men Of the upper branch. He is of
an active temperament. 1t Is impossible
for him to be still or idle. His busy brain
must have employment every waking mo-
mentS And how do you suppose he rests
HIMSELF After hard day at the capitol,
In committee meeting or on the door, he
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with his children, and then reads Greek
comedies till midnight or later. He has a
passion for the wit and humor and imagi-
nation of the ancients. Aristophanes will
keep him up till all hours. In his library
no keeps bookcase at hand in which
nothing but works in Greek are stored,
and they are well thumbed. Speaker Reed
is another public man who is exceedingly
fond OF the classics and of foreign Ian
guagos. The speaker loves to read Italian
and French romanoes and now he is tax
ing up Spanish literature. Once In awhile
he slips over to the senate chamber and
has a quiet little talk with Senator White.
Observers imagine politics or foreign ques-
tions are on tap, but actually Reed wants
White TO give him tips on Spanish litera-
turs and perhaps some information about
Spanish idloms. Mr.. White Is well up In
Spanish language and literature. On his
mothers side he Is OF Spanish. descent.
Speaking about sitting up till all hours
Of the night reminds me that there is
famous man In Washington who says he
has not been to bed before O'Clock In the
morning for 10 years. He is Professor
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor OF
the telephone. Mr. Bell Is not compelled
to sit up so late. No tasks demand his un.
remitting attention. But he loves to have
those four or five hours OF perfect quiet,
after every one else Is of TO bed, for study
In his library and for experiments in his
laboratory. That Is what call making
something of life.
What TO Do with Ex-Presidonts.
The old question OF what TO do with ex-
presidents seems to be pretty we'll solved
In the case OF former President Harrison.
General Harrison was In Washington not
long ago with his family, and his friends
say they have never seen a more perfectly
contented man nor one who appeared To
enjoy life better. The famous lndianian
has seemingly renewed his youth. He 10
much more like boy than he was when
here as senator or later as president. That
austere manner which marked him In
those years has disappeared He has mel
lowed and warmed into most delightful
friend and companion.
met General Harrison at dinner one
night, and the subject Of bosses and boss
ism came up for discussion.
81 have never believed In one man rule
In party" said the former president. 81
may say with the utmost frankness that
during all the years In which ID was gen
orally supposed was tho head OF the Re-
publican party In my state l never as
sumed 20 dictate what nominations were
10 DO made In state OF congressional con-
ventions. All such things / left 10 the
people themselves without the slightest at
tempt 10 dictate or advise on my part. OF
course In every state q political party
must have a leader but I do not believe
In the sort Of leadership which rules ev-
eFybody and everything, which takes ooln-
pIete control Of all the affairs Of the party.
sets up and knocks down men at viii and
leaves nothing whatever 20 ths voters and
abe local londers
Non who know The former president
well tell me be "a a happy a. any man
o-n Be- He Appeess 70 have ~ thirst COR