The National tribune., 1904-01-21


rsdeemably. So It falls ont in this ear az
grace that the Democrats are full leery OF
Chicago. and probably with good cause.
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The cause, as has been stated. is young
Mr.. Hearst, Of NewSYOfk and Chicago and
Los Angeles and OF Kansas City and some
more places. He ifss q boom, and it gath
ers weight and m9neQtum. Mr.. Hearst
votes in New York, fhich really estab-
fishes his citizenship nut he did not want
the Convention held IN the Empire State.
New York has divided interests, and it is
not so very, very sure that New York. can
be carried for the Democrats. Without ii
their hopes are dashed to the earth. The
Republicans can win without it, but the
Democrats have got to have it, or give up
the ghost. u tz
Big Charley Murphy, .Tammany's boss,
said that as d citizen, of New York he
| would like to have the. Convention, but as
a Democrat he would turn the proposition
down, and down she went. Then German,
Murphy, John II. Mclean and lot OF that
crowd got together and decided that Chi
eago will not do. Mir. William II. Hearst,
whose Hearst Leagues in this country are
said to be costing him about $4,000 a
week, wanted the Convention held in
Chicago. The leaders named declared that
MIR. Hearst could, and probably would,
pack the Convention and carry it off it's
feet as Bryan did, and they couldn't put up
with any more monkey business OF that
kind.
And st. Louis won. She won with a
wad in her hand, however. She offered
$4,000 in cold, hard cash, which is to be
turned over to the Chairman Of the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Committee to DO with
exactly as he pleases. Chicago tied
a string to her bonus. She wanted
back all that was not expended;
but, then, who ever knew any
that rates should not be raised penny.
The date set for the Convention is July g.
That will be the latest that National
Political Convention was ever held, and
st. Louis will at that time be regular
weatbOx.
And the logical candidate? Well, now,
the Democratic party doesn't seem to pos
sess such thing. At least, it has made
no suggestion of such person.
Senator Hanna was reelected to the
United States Senate by larger majority
than was ever before given to a United
States Senator in Ohio.
Every two years, or, to be exact, once
in each Congress, Civil Service gets n
black eye. You'd think it was a very
black eye indeed il you didn't know how
things are done, for the House, in Com
nittee Of the Whole, valiantly votes to cut
the Civil Service Commission. The mem
bers make feryid speeches against this
bowling farce" which bars the way to the
admission Of "renIly deserving applicants"
and you would think that by day-after-to-
morrow at the very latest there wouldn't be
Q grease spot, even, where the Civil Service
Commission once lived and fourished.
The vote is taken on the exclusion Of the
clause for the Civil Service appropriation,
and Exclusion" carries with a wloop.
fhe appropriation is thus Cit OFF and the
Commission apparently stares starvation
in the face.
e11 sr siis ,s1na OF
But, oh, what a difference in the morn
lag! When the House gets down to BUSH
ness on accepting, the, work OF the Com
mittee of the Whole, and every mans
VOTE vote Tor OF against pleasure is recorded,
meekly into line, and proceeds to put the
Civil Service appropriation. back in. the bill.
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Mr.. Sulzer, of New York, declares that
The stars in their courses this year will
fight for Democracy Whose Democracy ?
Mr.. Bryan's Mr.. Cleveland's, Mr..
Hearst's or Mr.. Germans? Oh. yes. and
there is Judge Parker of New York. No
two OF them can trot in the same harness
without side-stepping.
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tits thought that there will not be an
early Adjournment OF Congress. June LIST
In the time set. 49,
a5.4ssasA 3 :
Washington has had skating for
straight month and sleighing for week
at time this winter. A record not par
alleled in 20 years.
Representative Adams, Of PENNSYLVANIA.
wants O medal struck in memory OF Benia
min Franklin. The 2O0th birthday aaniver-
sary OF the old philosopher occurs Jan. Il.
asking that Congress authorize the medal.
OF that date. He has introduced resolution
asking that Congress authorize the medal.
he would have single one of gold made
and presented to the Republic Of France.
Then he would have $50 Impressions made.
IN bronze, 100 Of which are to be distri-
buted by the President and so are for the
n ns or the American Philatelic Society.
Mt. Adams should not discriminate against
the United States. We had, and have,
pretty high regard for Mr.. Franklin. even
IL Boston did "expurgate" him, and why
shouldn't We have just as nice medal to
put on exhibition as France has! Let
there be two gold medals and million
bronze ones. Memorials to great men are
never cheapened by multiplication.
Every man who lives to be 70 years of
age has theories as to why and how he
has accomplished it. Some say that they
never touched tobacco or smelled liquor,
and then, again, you will find those who
deiiantiy declare that they have made
chimney Of their heads and tanks of their
stomachs from youth up, and that it is this
mode OF living that has added years to
their allotted time. Senator Cockrell. of
Missouri, has theory that apples at noon
are mighty good eating, and whether he
carries his theory into their adding to
longevity is not necessary for the purposes
OF this story, which is strictly true.
Senator Cockreli's lunch every day of
his life is an apple--or two apples if one
isn't big enough-and there is an idea
abroad that the big-red-cheeked beauties,
which he eats with such evident relish,
come from his Missouri farm, because he
nearly always brings his apples from home
and leaves them in his Committee room.
Ii he does not want to leave the Senate
4 fhar nh he coudo f.,r <b> o,,y>Ioc IL -.