The National tribune., 1903-12-03


The :. President settled the Kansas
Judgeship fight in short order and with
out much ceremony. The Kansas delega-
ton was balloting on candidates for the
high office in their State, when the news
came from the White House that the
President had taken the thing into his
pointing Judge Pollock Of the Supreme
Court of the State of Kansas.
Judge Pollock had the support of Sem
tor Chester |. Long. the new NJ c. from
Kansas, young Mr. Murdock, and the 9TH
er new member, Mr.. Campbell, and Mr..
Leland The last name is what sent the
Dalance down in favor of Judge Pollock.
1t it said that there is not another man
in the Kansas delegation who would have
voted for Judge Pollock under any cir
cumstances, and that while the Presi-
dent may consider the matter settled
there are a whole lot of people out in
Kansas who consider the fight just be-
gun. From the talk in the delegation. it
would seem that the President really
knew very little about the situation out
there, and that he has nightly mussed
up the political situation, leaving great
big fracture in Representative Curtis's
plans, whereby he may be defeated of re-
election through the appointment of Judge
Pollock.
1t gives Senator Burton an awful black
eve He is the senior Senator and he had
a right to some consideration. but he
didn't get Il little bit. The Presidents
action has also given Mr.. Leland won
derful boost. For some time, Leland
stock has been going down in Kansas.
But here he is again, right at the top Of
the heap. Is Mr.. Leland to be the next
Commissioner of Pensions? 1t is said
that the President will have to select an
other one within a year. and it is more
than whispered here in Washington that
land, of Kansas. Mr.. Leland was a good
soldier and is a friend to the veteran.
Col. Eugene Ware, of Kansas, Com
missioner of Pensions, has decided to re-
sign in about year. He says he has
made the announcement thus far ahead
because he wants TO give the other fell
lows a chance. 1t has been well known
from the very first that the Commissioner
of Pensions did not like the office. He
found conditions there entirely different
to what he had expected. He did not
like the routine duties which he found
that the head of that Department must
perform, and the constant friction that
has been incidental to the Office under
every Administration made him thorough
iy disgusted with the work there.
That Col. Ware has made an excellent
Commissioner is evidenced by the work
he has done there. The pension work
was years behind when he took hold. BY
well considered rules and their rigid en-
forcement, Col Ware has brought the
work ahead, until he expects that by next
July it will be up to date. This is Il
record to be proud of.
In giving his reasons for resigning, Col.
Ware says: Patience is among the few
things n man learns after he has been in
this office a short time-9O days, l think
| mentioned as necessary for the course.
believe in passing a good thing along.
There are number of people who crave
the experience l have gained, and | want
them to have it. 1t is not right that l
should keep to myself that which has
done me so much good and has taught
me so many things. l am not moved to
relinquish the Office by motives Of philan-
thropy. Not at all. 1t is simply my nat
ural desire to keep this good thing NOV
ing. There are number of educated, in
telligent and cultivated men living In the
State of Kansas whose hearts l want to
make glad with this announcement. l
will not say when I will resign. But I
think that another year will see me back
in Kansas / will have received my fill
by that time, and will have passed this
alleged sinecure along to some other gen.
tleman who is anxious to hold it for a
while. have said that would never re-
sign, but there are certain cases where l
would be justified in retracting such a
VOW. AS l said before, it is neither meet
nor proper that / should keep unto my
tEn I nj tn
pass it along"
Who will be Chairman of the Commit
tee on Printing in the House? Well.
now, you will know when Speaker Can
non announces the House Committees. 1t
is Craftsmanship that nobody is hunt
ing, although it is one Of the most i'm
portant in the House. 1t should be filled
by practical printer, though that may
not be absolutely necessary If the men,
Der who takes the Chairmanship will ap-
ply himself to business and study up for
his part. Two or three members who are
newspaper men have been mentioned for
the place. men like Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri,, and Acheson, Of Pennsylvania, but
they are shy. Why? Now, that is an
other story.
It Is said that typesetting machines are
flee. Somebody tried that once before.
Some 10 or IL years ago there was very
serious talk of putting in such machines
and the Printers Unions put a veto on
the business, the President accepted. the
veto, and the machines We're not put in.
Every time such thing has been men,
toned, the Printers Unions come to the
front again, issue their dictum, and the
matter is dropped. President Roosevelt
has placed the Government Printing Of
fee on a different plane, however. He
has said that Printers Unions and no
other Unions can dictate the policy of
the Government. That that big beehive
Of industry shall be run on the same bust
ness principles that obtain in the other
of the Government.
Right on the heels of that declaration
comes another, that typesetting machines
will be put in the Government Printing
Ofice. This will probably happen, but
there will be a "time" before they are es-
and the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Printing has got 10 stand by the
Printer and the Administra-
ton when he puts those machines in, and
though the kicking Printers Unions cnn-
not have any influence upon him here in
just look out for what they
will do, which will be plenty. when that
Chairman comes up for reelection. And
that Is why the members vf the House
Thy at the Craftsmanship.
The largest Congressional seed distri-
oution ever made by the Government is
being made now. Before Spring plant |
NO over 0OO TONS of seeds of yariOuS