The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-16
Free-Hand Comment
On Men and Things

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That viii spread out its wings in a
manner serene.
And. climbing the skies with both
courage and ease,
VIII depart 60 the countries far over
the seas?
We shall find and accomplish this thing
we desire
Wheh freproof buildings no longer catch
fire,
When william }. Bryan feels modesty.s
qualms.
When Andrew Carnegie in secret gives
aims.
When the Latin republics ali cease
revoluting.
When there's peace in the army and no
more disputing:
When Republican governors rule LOUISE
ana.
And Ohio ands anything wrong with
Mark Hanna.
When Dowie and Low carry Greater
New York.
And when Grover Cleveland eats FISH
with a fork
On then happy tourists on high win
be seen,
Sailing over to Lon'on on LangIey's
IN these days OF specializing. attention
IS frequently called to the fact thar tn.
young man is surest Of making q living.
who knows how 70 do one thing we'll
better than anyone else. When necessity
arises Tor having that thing done. the
young man thus equipped stems forth
and dictates terms, OF at least gets the
job at all the money there IS in il. What
lesson for young men is 10 be found IN
the recent announcement Of the Civil
Service Commission that an expert rat
stuffer IS now needed at the munificent
salary Of $500 a year. The person who
had the wit ten or fifteen years ago to
foresee this emergency OF the Govern
ment and prepare himself can now step
into comfortable berth. Better TO be
successful rat-stuffer AT $500 per than
briefless attorney
If Pension Commissioner Ware isn't
careful his poetry win cease TO be pop
ular among the old soldiers.
That enterprising suburb. Rockville, is
beginning a night for lower railroad
fares to Washington and back. At the
present time four fares are charged FOR
ride of a little over four miles. and
the citizens are Indignant Washington
/ ians VIII sympathize with them. for on
some Of the trolley lines to the outskirts
Of the Capital City the conductors hold
up the passengers for an extra fare ap-
parently every time they happen TO
tnink of IL
Uncle Sam IS becoming a very Span
lard for courtesy A warship viii be
rendered 10 General Reyes Immediately
on his arrival at Panama. and another
TO the officials of the new republic. that
conferences may be held with reference
TO the return Of Panama 10 its old al
legiance. OF course the only effective
arguments that can be presented in sucn
a discussion are cannon and bayouets.
and the United States. for humanitarian
and other reasons. is determined thaL
the peace shall be kept But there Is
nothing ike talk. and plenty of it. As a
vent for outraged feelings. and there j
no human being on earth who can talk
more. or more excitedly. than your
Latin American Uncle Sam is evidently
gaining wisdom IN the bearing of his
part Of the white mans Burden. The
representative OF the two governments
can hold grand gabfests. first on one
ship and then on the other, or they can
shout back and forth from one to the
other. and after they have relieved their
minds and gone home the automobile
OF progress. with an Anglo-Saxon at the
helm. viii buzz reIenflessIy on toward
the goal of destiny II this experiment
proves satisfactory. as It must. since il
viii be conducted on American war
ships. perhaps a new pre- gram VIII De
evolved from 1t for the management OF
South American revolutiOnsa Why could E
not the opposing armies be made TO toe
lines, say ten yards apart. and hurl
opprobrious epithets at each other with
out bite or sup till one or the other
side shows signs of exhaustation The
statesmen for the new government could
be chosen from the champions in this
contest.
Senator Hoar's protest against the
sending OF petitions 10 the honorable
body of which he has been so long an
ornament is like to produce about as
much effect on the petitioners as though
he had blown a penny whistle TO fright
en- them. 1t is easy 10 get at the dis
tinguished Senator's point OF view Sin
cere, and devoted 10 the interests c. his
constituents, as well as TO those Of
Justice and morality in a wider sense.
he realizes how unnecessary petitions
are in his own case. He VIII do what
his conscience dictates. and he thinks
that others should take that for gran
ed. He should not forget. however.
that this is a democracy. and that the
plain American citizen likes 10 put a
finger in the pie occasionally. Nor
should ne forget tbs dear ladies, who
rule the men who rule the world, and
whose influence has ever been that
which is exercised behind the throne.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. now In session at Cincinnati, has
declared itself against the restoration
OF the army canteen. and has tele-
graphed a remonstrance to Speaker
Cannon to that effect moreover,
strong committee from that influential
body is impending in Washington To
work against the seating of Smoot and
the Bartholdt bill Senator Hoar had
better prepare to receive them, as they
will probably call on him. and there
never lived a woman who wasn't good
debater when her blood was up
We shouldn't forget. either. that
though women are impetuous creatures
and don't care much for parliamentary
law. they stand on higher moral
plane than man, and are the influence
lraane 10 Oh world and