Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.

have listene | if .hey had chosen,
IL the President is fond of max
ing a sensation aud of doing un-
conventional things, he must have
grati6ed himself on this occasion
lie has distinguished himself by
treating of more diff erent and di-
verse subjects than any prodeces.
sor. 1t isa bold and outspoken
utterance, and il omits mention of
some things Of world wide intsr-
est it certainly makes mention OF
agood many not heretofore allud-
ed to in a Presidents message,
whstever mey be thought of it or
said Of it, nobody will say that it
was perfunotory affair, or that
tie author has initiated in I h o
smallest degr o any previous occu
pant Of the White House.
1t is hoped That nothing will
occur this session TO disturb I h o
good feeling exhibited on the first
day. The appropriation bills will
not contain any matter of serious
contention. and the Republican
majority will do little else than
pass them. hemenway is on hand
and expresses the hope OF getting
At least one Of them through the
house before the resolution is pas
sed to squandeT a fortnight Of
most valuable 10y adjournment
over the holidays. The session
will be short aud serene. The mi.
norlty VAS hammered into silent
acquiescence o. November ; and
10 in no spirit to fIlibuster, even
IL the majority were to propose
legislation inviting opposition
There should be no emotional tu-
mult OF any kind before the tran
quill dissolution OF March (.
1t is not TO be denied that many
members Of both the Senate and
House are commonplace men and
course fibre, surpassed in the quail
tiles that make for statesmanship
by many Of their neighbors in The
districts they came from. Some
gat the big head with their Ger
tificates of election, and on arriv-
ing here act no ifthey owned the
. lawn, A little while ago h leading
member OF the House demanded
the removal OF an Assistant Score
tsry who had refused TO sppoinl o
w man to office in direct violation
of the civil service Law. \ Sens
or fiercely resented the familiar
Il" Of car driver who helped
him mount car and went aud Sc
cured hIs removal; and another
Senator, a few years ago, drew
pocket knife on a conductor whC
insisted on his paying his fare
Just now snothe. instance Of the
kind has occurred.
During the summer a little din
key engine has been drawing
train Of cars 10 and fro across the
east plaza Of the capitol. bearing
earth from the south side TO the
north. to raiee the center OF the
square where the great central do
pot is TO rise. The other day Sen
ator Hale, who mas millionaire
wife, was driving to the CapitoI
when his horse SHE'D near the en-.
trance and the Senator Jumped
out Of his carriage. Nobody vas
hort and nothing was injured, but
he drove Immediately to the Com
IuIssioners office aud had the use
ful track torn up and removed. on
failing greatly increased expense
10 the contractor, in the transfer
pf the earth by carts and incress
ld annoyance to thousands of cit
zens.
The President in his message
levotes very large share of it tc
ecretary Wilton and his grea
york the Department of Agrioul
ure is doing for the people espe
bially in the new orange and tn,
lew fertilizer, and the promotion