The National tribune., 1904-01-28


the House, know now how it feels when
the wicked stand in slippery places, even
if they do belong to the elect. Mr.. Mann,
OF Illinois, is responsible for the dreadful
cata strophe which foored these two most
dignifed members of the House.
The Pure Food bill was to be discussed
and Representative Mann came rushing up
TO the House with an armload of truck, such
as bottled" goods, canned stuff and the
like, some of the things pure, and some
adulterated, which he intended to use as
object lessons in his speech. Mr.. Mann
failed to take shopping bag, and there
was where he fell down, or rather that is
how he happened to cause the downfall
of his confreres. Mr.. Mann ran afoul of
the swinging doors of the House as he
came i'm with arms numbered.
Biff! went the door, and bang went
bottle of olive oil on the marble step, the
glass shivering in a million pieces and the
oil spreading all over the step. Right be-
hind him came Gen. Bingham, of Pennsyl-
vania. Gen. Bingham is the personifiea-
ton of military precision and dignity. He
never looks to the right, or left, or down.
He just keeps "eyes to the front" and that
is where he got all tangled up. Before
word of warming could be uttered, his feet
landed in that puddle of OIL and he
skated out full length on the marble floor
of the corridor. He had but just been res
cued and taken to his committee room,
when Judge Cooper came along and away
he went. By that time all the oil had been
wiped up by the clothes of the two Repre-
sentatiyes, and the space was roped off to
prevent any more catastrophes..
Senator Bailey, of Texas, is again per-
forming q ''once more to the breach"
stunt. Il will retire from public life be-
fore dishonoring my State and party, by
voting for the ratification of the Panama
treaty. he declares, and wraps his sena-
torial toga about him and strides into the
gloom of the night. Mr.. Bailey's retire
ment would not leave hole in the politi-
cal world a bit bigger than YOU would
leave if you struck your finger in a tin
cup of water and drew it out again. He
is no longer picturesque since he quit
posing to the galleries, and really adds
nothing TO the gaiety of any occasion.
The Constitution never agrees with him,
and he is SO unhappy all the time that it
would really be humanitarian thing for
his State to force him out OF politics that
way.
Washingten's Catholic circles are rent,
just now, with the order of the Pope to
ill up the choirs with boys and eliminate
splendid chofrs. They will compare ia
vorably with any Of their size IN the
United States, but they are largely of
women's voices. 1t is said to be impossi-
BILE to get enough young boys to sing in
the choirs..
Senator Hanna is looking very WE'LL
and gets around pretty spry for man who
suffers as much as he does with rheumatic
knees. He seems to be in excellent spirits
and he expects Republican victory next
FAN. Senator Hanna has declared as en-
phatically as man can that he is not q
candidate for the Presidency, and that he
does not want the nomination, and his
word should be respected. He has denied
the reports of his hostility to Mr.. Roose-
welt so often that it is scarcely safe to APP
proaeh him on the subject any more. 1t is
well understood here that there is we'll
defined plan among Democrats to whoop it
up on the subject of inharmony in the Re
publican party, true or not, and the corr
respondents Of Democratic papers are in
strueted to work that string for all there is
I'm it.
The President has received an invita-
ton to attend the 50th anniversary of the
birth OF the Republican party in Michigan,
which viii take place at jackson, Mich,
under the oaks" July 6, next The Pres
ident replied TO the enthusiastic Nichi-
ganders that he would go il he could pos
sibly get away.
The Congressional Medal Of Honor has
50 many points Of resemblance to the
badge OF the Grand Army of the Republic
that one is frequently mistaken for the
other. For that reason a new design has
been made for the Medal of Honor with
view of making it more distinctive. 1t
is Eve-pointed star, like the old medal,
but differs from it in many essential fea-
lures. The design was prepared by COM
mittee selected by Secretary Root, COM
posed OF Gen. Gillespie, Chief Of Engi-
neers, aud Gen. Horace Porter, United
States ambassador to France. 1t has re-
ceiyed the approval of the Legion of the
Med. OF Honor and many Medal of
Honor men. Congress has been asked to
appropriate the sum OF $4,000 to provide
for the manufacture of 1900 medals OF
the new design.
There was once a song which had
great vogue, and it was entitled, Just
q Little Sloy." The Democratic party
ought to adopt it as their slogan. There
was a great and unnecessary howl about
the call for the National Republican Con-
yention being issued late, and no papers
were more gleeful over it than those with
same, ex-senator James X Jones was two
days late getting out the call for a Ma
tional Democratic CoDveation. That u.s.
he was two days later than Sena tor
Hanna. Both calls are now out, and the
world can catch its breath once more.
The United States Supreme Court has
Just turned down the Supreme Court of
the State Of Alabama. A coIored man
named Rogers committed a murder in Ala
bama, but no negro was allowed TO sit on
the jury which convicted him. The case
was carried to the Supreme Court to test
the right 10 refuse negroes to sit on jnries.
and the Supreme Court has reversed the
decision of the Alabama Court, declaring
that that State denied the negro equal
rights as given him under the 18th
Amendment.
When the Supreme Court OF the United
States gets ready to sit, everything at the
Capitol stands still until the august gem
tiemen in their silk Mother Hubbards get
safely into the Supreme Court room. To
pass from the robing room into the Court
Room. the Justices have to cross the main
corridor. There are big velvet ropes which