The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
THE SENSE OF HUMOR.

Il one' ~ the "charges" which MT. Joro i''
81 New York has brought against MAYOR
Low Is that he has no sense OF hui'' p
:, :, ~ seen to some little short OF rldtcu-
lois n urge this as defect in a mans
makeup, hut there is something ~ '"o
"charee," Life ia In great part se5lous
and the serious affairs Of life are 70 b DC
dealt with in a serious way. But tnere
"a a,so a humorous side, and funny things
,nnst NOT he treated seriously. Humorous
things ara humorously discerned, and the
man who has no sense OF humor ooes no. o.
know Joke when he sees IT, lhere-
fore. he Is apt to treat jokes seriously,
ana in SO doing make a monkey OF MN
self. Jokes have way Of masqueraolhsl {.
and sometimes they have been known TO
deceive the whole world Knight errantrv
had degenerated into a Joke OF the most
ridiculous stripe, but It continued 10 de-
ceiye the people Of the day ana "'s'.t
have continued to prance around seF'-.
ously on fiery stceds, had not CerVah t
heen endowed with sense OF hunloF'
nut he saw the joke. and exposed It ana
caused tho world to laugh fake ch fs,sHp'
out Of existence.
! Mr.. Jerome Is on the right track. we
know not whether or not the 'cnarse
! which he brings against Mayor Low rs
true But 1t Is a fact that the Mayor OF
Nav York ought to have q sense a OF
hrmor-a keen sense OF humor'" as we
usually say-for there are many phases
or New York life, social, political and
religious which none but q humorous
man ia competent to deal with intelli-
! gentlv and effectively. What could ne
funn1er. for example, than the rantings
of some Of the political pup'teefrs Oh
| Gotham; the dlssentions Of some OF the
mig wun,p journals on reform" and the
"nesro question:; the Democracy OF Tam
many. or tho carrylngs-on OF the 400! CT
these pulpitecrs and these esteemed con-
,cmporaries and the Tammany society
A and the 400 all take themselves seriously
or pretend to do SO, and try to impress
themselves upon the public. And they
would succeed were there no modern
ceryautes TO tear away the mask and
expose the joke.
i ~ Observation-Disclosures sE4G
Senator John T. Morgan. of Alabama
is eighty years OF age and Is In remark
ably good health. We are tod that M
step is Arm. his eyes bright and mat M
voice does not falter. He has Just re-
turned to Montgomery from the Virgin:
snrinRs. In response to questions put 7
him by a newspaper man OF that c"y
Mr. Morgan is quoted as saying IT Is al
euesswork who will be next years pres
: ,dential nominee. Said no:
President Roosevelt must pass thtoug
:, the ordeal OF another Congress WIN ~
d Me fellows and the little fellows jump
h inn on him, He Is not popular Win IN
IS masses OF the people like Clay or Cleve
!, land we're. BY that mean few person
would take It as personal defeat u y
J. we're nominated and beaten. AS Demo
crat I hone to see him nominated BY IN
Republicans :,
Senator Morgan declined to discuss NJ
pet project. the lsthmlan canal
IS "In recent months" he said " hay
: steadfastly refused to give my views 0
/. that subject to the newspapers. On
y thing is certain" he added. and his eye
: glstened, this country will have the
e canal II the President can be made b
/ Congress TO DO his DUTY; or u the poop
!. can mako Congress do Its duty In forclu
'e the president to do his DUTY"
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Is AS we stated some days ago, Mr..
d. Fl. Shelter. the acknowledged tobac'
Mt expert OF the United States DEPARTING
r. of Agriculture. has rendered his resign
as ton. his purpose being to engage In I
ne culture OF high brade Cuban leaf tobac
'e. in Eastern Texas
va Mr.. Shelter has made many experlmer
an with Cuban leaf. and is satisfied 18th
ira the finest tobacco In the world can
grown in Texas" He Is quoted
he saying;
eel Glare u no doubt In my mind II