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which / introduced into three col
crosses, giving the District of Colum-
bia local self government? Why have
they been silent all these years? Why
this sudden eruption? OF course they
are right now, but why have they been
wrong so long?
The administration appears to be ap-
prehensive as to the results OF the cleo
ton next fall. 1t is said that Messrs.
Taft, Shaw, Moody, Wilson and Knox
have all been asked or ordered to take
the stump and are now preparing their
speeches. Why not Messrs. Hay, Cor
telyou and Hitchcock also, SO as to
have full cabinet cavorting over the
country and Grating at one time? Ger
tainly the three statesmen last men,
toned should not be sighted in this
national gabfest.
If West Virginia Republicans will
continue their effective pistol practice
on each other at point blank range for
a few months, West Virginia may be
taken from the doubtful column and
placed in the surely Democratic col
umn. Scarcely Republican conven.
ton or primary has been pulled off
this year in that great little state with
out one or more Republican statesmen
having met with violent deaths, which
is a fine illustration of Republican har-
mony, with big, big IL.
Eugene v. Debs evidently believes
that the edrly bird catches the worm,
for as presidential candidate his
all the rest" President Roosevelt's
nomination appears certain, but Debs
has his already signed, sealed and de-
livered.
On dit that General David B. Hen
derson, formerly speaker of the house
of representatives, and most popular
one at that, is about to quit New York
city and relocate in Dubuque, In. He
likes to live in a quiet town among a
host of personal friends 1t is also
given out that the general will re-enter
politics either as candidate for govern
or of the Hawkeye State or for seat
in the house of representatives. AS a
candidate he will make things hum.
His friends-and everybody that knows
him is his friend-wish him we'll in his
return to the state which he honored
SO long by his residence.
An unusually large number of sit
| ting members of the house from west
of the Alleghanies have been renomi-
mated, which goes to show that at last
the west is waking up to fact which
the east, especially New England, has
known for long time, and that is
that, other things being equal, the use
| fitness of senator or representative
increases In proportion to length OF
service. A man has in very large
sense to learn how to serve his people
most successfully, just as he has to
learn to preach, practice law, run III
engine, etc.
The Smoot case will drag its weary
way along during the vacation Of con
gress = wearisome to Senator Smoot,
but not so wearisome to the senator's,
who will have a fine trip to the noun
tains during the dog days to conduct
the investigation. It's an i'll wind that
blows good to nobody. 1t would have
been money in the pockets Of the Nor.
mons to have elected gentle in the
beginning.
Out in Washington state they are
having redhot fight for the senate
rial succession to the seat now held by
Mr.. Foster. A Mr.. Sam Piles, famed
as great lawyer, wants to year that
toga, and 1t is whispered that Hon.
John L. Wilson, ex-representative and
ex-United States senator, is about to
shy his castor into the ring. II he
does, there will be something doing,
and no mistake, for he is Kilkenny
cat fighter from away back.
Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman
If the Republican congressional cam
paign committee, has appointed United
States Senator Alice as the Delaware
member of that committee This is a
distinct recognition of Hon. "Gas" Ad-
dicks, as Alice is his substitute in the
senate.