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I Especial Washington Letter.l
~ OWNsin old Mexico they insist
on the performance coming up
to the pronunciamento. For in
stance, circus must exhibit
everything 1t advertises or the patrons
are entitled to have their money re-
funded-a wise and righteous law.
President Roosevelt is not the only
strenuous chief Of nation. There are
others. Indeed, there are some who
raise him at his own pet game of
strenuosity. Among these is the ameer
of Afghanistan, who us trust buster
has no equal. A man In his dominions
undertook to corner the corn crop.
whereupon the nmcer hung him high
as Haman. A heroic remedy surely!
Certain newspapers have started a
double headed roorback to the effect
that Governor Odell of New York has
knocked out Hon. Thomas Collier Plat,
the "easy boss" and will give President
Roosevelt trouble about the delegation
from that state. AS to Benjamin
knocking out Thomas, seeing is believ-
ing, and nothing will satisfy rational
man in that regard short of what
Othello demanded of Iago, "the ocular
proof" Odell has no more chance to
beat Roosevelt out Of that delegation
than he has Of flying.
Waiting For Hanna's Shoes.
Press reports indicate that General
Charles Dick, ut present a representa-
tive in congress from Ohio and. chair
man Of the Buckeye Republican state
committee, is engaged in the cheerful
business of waiting for Uncle Marks
senatorial shoes. "Hope springs eter-
nal in the human breast" Only short
time ago General Dick set his eagle
and covetous optic on the gubernato-
rial chair of Ohio and was horned off
the track by Senator Hanna in order
that Colonel Ayron 7. Herrick of
Cleveland might have clear field.
AS soon as Dick was eliminated from
the gubernatorial equation Herrick got
gay and built MS many castles In the
air as the milkmaid. He counted his
chickens before they were hatched. He
would be governor Of Ohio and presi-
dent of the United States, but Tom
Johnson's great victory in Cleveland,
where he. Herrick and Hanna all live,
seems to have knocked the foundations
out from under his lofty hopes. He's
a dead one Your Uncle Mark also re-
ceived tremendous jolt. Such anoth-
er wallop this fall in the state election
| may induce him to retire. If he does
not voluntarily quit, General Dick is
likely to have a dreary time waiting
for his senatorial footgear, for, barring
touch Of sciatica, Senator Hanna is
about as handsome specimen Of the
genus homo as now perambulates the
earth, but he is aged, and Dick figures
on the life tables.
President Roosevelt's Ambition.
1t Is said to be President Rooseyelts
ambition, after another term in the
White House, to serve as president Of
Harvard university. Some Of the
newspapers make merry over that de-
sire of the chief magistrate Of the re-
public, in which performance it ap-
pears to mere locker on in Vienna
that they are wrong. Why should he
not be president Of Harvard? It Is a
noble ambition. He is a Harvard man
and scholar. Should lie be elected in
1904 he will be only fifty-one years
old when his term expires-in the very
prime of life. Shall lie sit down and
spend the remnant Of his days twid-
ding his thumbs2 Perish the thought!
He couldn't do it If he would and he
wouldn't IL he could. He is the EN-
bodiment Of energy and will be IN ac-
| tive worker till he dies. Jefferson de-
voted his time after leaving the White
House to founding great university,
IN achievement which he ranked as
one Of the three on which he rested
his fame, the other two being the
writing Of the Declaration Of American
| Independence and the statute of Vir-
ginIa for religions freedom. John
Quincy Adams served seventeen years
| in the house of representatives after
being president. John Tyler served as
road overseer and died member of
the Confederate congress. Andrew
johnson was senator Of the United
States at the time Of his death. Gen
eral Grant most unfortunately went
into business with Ferdinand Ward,
1.-THE young Napoleon Of finance" and
most fortunately wrote his memoirs.
Grover Cleveland and BENJAMIN Harri-
son both went back to the practice Of
the law, very probably to themselves.
All OF which goes to show that ex-
presidents may engage in labor Of
some sort AS President Roosevelt is
in every way qualified for the presi-
dency of Harvard, If 1t suits Harvard
and no doubt 1t Willie should have
his ambition gratifled. 1t would fur
nish him salary enough to live COM
fortably and Is a position worthy of
an ex-president. 1t is said to have
been the ambition Of General James
A. Garfield to spend his life after leav-.
ing the White House, IL he had lived
that long, to founding q great univer-
sity IN Ohio. He was one of the three
great presidential SCHOLARS. Jefferson
and John Quincy Adams being the two
others. Perhaps President Roosevelt
Dhould be added to that small but
Goodly company.
The United States Senate.
It Is matter Of common knowledge
that the senate of the United States
consists Of ninety members, but It is
not SO generally known that it is COM
posed Of fifty-seven Republicans and
thlrty-three Democrats, a Republican
majority OF twenty-four. For many
years there have been senators who
were neither Democrats nor Republic.