The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-07
Seven Weeks" Debate on Phil> ippine Bill at Last Closed.

drink the world over, and I was assured that that was all he would have for twenty-four hours. Very mild drinking, indeed, when one considers that the aver age English officer in a hot climate takes probably a dozen "brandies and sodas' every day:
 At that time Kitehener's face lookea like bronze, and seemed almost as hard as bronze, except when he smiled, which was frequent and then his face was won derfully attractive Several times after that I had the happiness to meet Kitche- ner. and he grew upon me He was a man who liked to joke, and took occasion of every excuse for laughter. No man could enjoy laughter more than he, none loved a story better. And so this same modest, laughter-loving, good-hearted and ever genial Kitchener came within a few years to be called a monster regarding his conduct of the war in South Africa, and triumphant at last, he is today the most talked about man in the world. One little story is told about him now which illus trates to some extent his character.
 Lord Kitchener, In one of his several conferences with DeWet, lthe Boer leader, in his vain search for terms of peace and the cessation of bloodshed. found DeWet in a somewhat disagreeable mood He tried all the arts of a genial man and a born diplomat to induce Dewet to be more cheerful, but the Boer remained actually peevish. Suddenly Kitchener reached across and laid his hand upon DeWet's knee, and said:
 Now, don't be sulky Dewet"
 That characteristic speech drove away all of DeWets peevishness and the two leaders had a most amicable, though un- profitable, conference
 
 The gossip, which was silenced two months ago. about Dingleyism being re- vised by its friends, that is to say, the Dingieyites, Is now reviewed and we are hearing no little about It.
 The fact has been made perfectly evil dent that the present tariff will not be re- vised by those who made it. but in view of the coming Congressional election, the leaders of the Republican party have begun to again make promises. The President has recently held a conference with the leaders of his party in Congress. relative to revision of the tariff sched- ule, and apparently the hope to fool the million or two Republicans who are de- manding revision. Clearly their purpose is to deceive all the people until after the November election.
 I Ia oriu itself that there could be no attempt at revision just now, 1t being late In the ses- sion, but that the question would be talk en up in the next session, or the next Congress, which really means not at all. It Is stated that there is no disposi- ton manifested to hold the Dingley rates as sacred and beyond the power of revi- sion. It Is admitted that some division of opinion has developed as to what schedules should be touched, and also whether the Congress elected next No- vember should be left to deal with the subject, or whether the next session of the present Congress should take it up, all of which is political clap-trap of the cheapest character. In the latest confer- ence in the White House, 1t was brought out that such strong men as Senator Hanna, Senator Platt of Connecticut, and MT. Dalzell, were less disposed towards any change, than were the President Senator Allison, Senator Spooner, Senator Aldrich and Representatives Babcock and Overstreet.
 It is not given out that these worthy leaders of Dingleyism winked at each other as they talked of tariff revision, but the public may take that for granted. Dingleyism will never be revised by the Dingleyites.
 LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER