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of the soul. If tile Union Ieaguers
adhere to their resolutions they would
do well to send an en.srossed copy
to Mr.. George Cook, Winstetl. Conn.
They might enlightcn his bcnighted in,
tellect and reconcile him to environ
mcnts which i'll his ignorance. lie be-
lieves are rendering his condition in
tolerable. AID interim the wise. and
philanthropic Union Leaguers ought to
read Put Yourself In His Place." by
one Charles Reade.
The Washington Post. Independent,
commenting on the foregoing facts, de-
livers itself of these wise suggestions:
We do not, of course, suggest that some
southern club, such as the Wcstmoreland
OF Richmond or the Boston of New
Orleans. should call meetings and pass
resolutions censuring the white people of
Sheffield village for their cruel and be-
sotted prejudices against the negro. The
organizations named are purely social in
character and their members are well
bred gentlemen. who make a speciality of
permitting other people to manage their
own affairs The significance of the jux-
taposition however, will not escape the
average mind. The southern states are
trying to enlighten and purify the ballot
for the protection of civilized society and
while their critics at the north exhibit
toward the negro an explicit personal
aversion which cannot be exi,lai:. ed upon
any humane and creditable theory
There is nothing new in all this. We
merely mention 1t in passing, with the
<a1 Ov,a1 y,f hot
the Union League club shall admit to It's
membership a few wealthy. refined and
highly educated representatives of the
race for which it pretends sach affection
ate solicitude the outside world may be
able to acquit it of humbug and hypoc-
risy.
The Size Of Congress.
The Fifty-eiglith congress, which met
in its first regular session on Dec. &, is
the largest numerically that has ever
met in the United States. The senate
consists of 81 Republicans and 80 Dem
pcrats, n total of 80. The house con.
tains 2QT Republicans, lis Democrats
and vacancy, making n fetal of $50:
While those figures seem large for de-
Lucrative bodies, we must recollect that
some in Europe are much larger. The
British house of lords contains $50
members and the house Of commons
60 The French senate contains 800
and the chamber Of deputies 501. The
German reichstag has 400.
In 1859, when the constitution be-
came effective, there We're but sixty five
! members ofsour national house of reps
resentatives, there being one for each
10000 of population. Since then the
ratio has been raised after almost ey-i
cry census uptil now, since the census
of 1900, the average numper Of con-
situeats represented by each member
Of the house is lo4, la2, according to the
enumeration mado three years ago.
This is,5a big incrcase, Int 1T is not
very evenly distributed. For instance.
Mainc's first representation in the house
consisted of seven members. 1t has
now dwindled to four. In 1920 Mis-
souri, came in with one and now has
sixteen.
It will be remembered that some
years ago great committee of the
house went on an exploring expedition
| to discover what the words '.the United
States' mean. Not very much was
added to the sum total of human
/ knowledge. Now Senator Benjamin
R. Tillman of South Carolina is invit-
ing his compeers to go on another legis-
lative wild goose chase in order to
/ learn what "a recess of the senate
means.
Hon. Perry s. Heath, ex-frst assist
ant postmaster general and at pres
ent secretary of the national Republic
IN committee, stic,seth to his job closer
than brother. He beats Aunt Jemi-
mas plaster in adhering. President
Roosevelt has intimated, so it is said,
that Perry should resign, but Perry
answereth, Nay, nay, Pauliney The
only way that Colonel Roosevelt can
break the hold of General Heath on the
Republican, committee teat is to pry
him loose with a crowbap. Perry
knows that Notwithstanding General
Brlstow's report and the presidents
comments he is as good as any Repub-
lican on that committee, and he doesn't
propose to plead guilty to being worse
than his pals by resigning. Without
being prophet or the son of n prophet,
make bold to predict that the commit
lee will not have the nerve to demand
Pergys resignation and In case of his
failing to resign to fire him. Perry
knows too much. He might peach;
hence Perry will stick.
When General Charles r. Brayton Of
Rhode Island sent out advance notices
Of his intention to cut down southern
representation in the Republican ma
tteaai conventions l advised him in
these letters that he was tackling a
larger and tougher proposition than he
imagined. 1t was easy to hold high
language up in Rhode Island about
what lie would az to the Lily Whites
and the Black and Tans down south.
but when he arriyed in Washington and
encounteredFiiil sorts of opposition and
heard all sorts of objurgations-espe
cially those of the Afro-American
league-the general wilted and cooed
mildly as sucking dove. He explain
ed that thai he never intended his reduction
process to apply to the convention OF
1904, which was some relief to the
ravenous, a tub to the whale, sop to
Cerberus, but proposed to begin with
1908. lie not only cooed gently, but
BECAME scared when the Afro-.Amer-