Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-09
Hash as a Pacificator.

1t is announced on no less authority
than the y. Y. World, that President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna have
arrived at the hash-eating stage of a
reconciliation OF conflicting interests.
1t is said that Hanna's table is famous
for the excellence of that rather pie
beian article of diet, of the cOrned
beef brand, and that he has had a
standing invitation out for the Presi
dent to step over. at any time which
suited his convenience, to partake OF
that kind OF pot-luck," or probably
rather a modification to pan-luck
would better suit the exact facts.
Well, it is noted Tat on the last
day OF the month noted for beginning
with All.Fool's day, the President and
Postmaster-General Payne stepped
over to Lafayette Square, where the
Senator hob-nob. with his plutocratic
visitors, and was received with open
arms, fguratively speaking, by the big
boss in politics as reduced to partyism,
and finance as applied to plethoric
pockets. The three men ate hash. 1t
is not said that they drank any of the
Senator's $40 wine, or sampled his
$50 cigars, but it is claimed that the
three men had heart-to heart talk,
and that when the President left, he
felt much easier in his mind than he
had for several months past.
1t turns out that while Mr.. Roose-
welt is Rough Rider, and has all
along been noted for his strenuosity,
he is decidedly weakened when it
comes to shouldering responsibility for
his impetuous acts. Mr.. Roosevelt's
conceit led him to believe that he was
the whole thing in the Presidential
chair, that could run his high Office
without asking the opinion of the big
boss or any OF his aids.
But alas! for vaulting ambition.
He has found that he was mistaken,
and that his selection of eft men" in
the South for appointment to Office,
without consultation of the national
committee, will be very poor way for
securing friendly delegates to himself
in the next national convention. It
was to placate the Chairman and Vice
Chairman Of the committee, by con.
sultation as to distribution of South.
ern patronage, that the medium Of
corned.beef hash became the pacificat-
or. the oil on the troubled waters, as
it were, veritable pipe of peace, to
use a homely smile, a flag OF truce. or
any other old thing, that might bring
about community of interest, q
merger as it were, of all matters polit-
ical for absolute control and mutual
benefit.
A large number OF Federal appoint.
Ments are soon to be made, and the
triumvirate went over q list prepared
by the President for suggestions and
changes. Another matter, which has
caused some perturbation in the mind
of the President, was late visit to the
national capitol OF James J. Hill. He
dined and wined with Hanna, but did
not even leave his card at the White
House. Hills object, as defined in
the marble room Of the Senate. was to
protest against certain interstate com.
merce bills, and to ascertain how far
the President intended going in his
action against the merger. While the
President is admitted to be Rough
rider, he has never been noted for
jumping banners. passing through
hoops, turning somersaults, or per-
forming contortion acts, on the bare
back Of horse going at full speed,
and when he comes anent the task of
riding two horses, going in opposite
directions, it is by no means astonish-
ing that he is appalled, at the task.
Whether Hanna's influence is great
enough to give effect to the assurance
that Mr.. Roosevelt will in due time
ride the Trust horse, after securing
the plaudits of tho people as their
gladiator in the single-horse act, re-
mains to be seen. It has had . paci-
flying effect, although it lie said Mr..
Hill passed the word down the line
that Roosevelt must be defeated in
1904; that the railway magnates were
practically unit on that matter.
If "a plate of hash has been produc.
tive of such mighty results as pacifi-
Gator, Bruce's Spider will certainly
pass into obscurity as an apt illustra.
ton of great happenings from small
causes.
THE" Water cure" so often referred