The Washington times., 1904-01-15
FREE-HAND COMMENT
ON MEN AND MANNERS
Senator Hanna Exhibits a Brand of
Modesty Which Excels, if Pos
sible, That of Mr.. Bryan.

Youn observe remarkable disparity
In the quality and manner Of the same.
Some appear above the earths horizon.
Cleaning bright as polished dishpans in
the sun:
But when all the world has turned Its
eyes on
Them, they disappear and suddenly are
done.
Others glow with radiance unsteady.
And are muddied In the scattering Of
strife;
Very often when man is dead he
| Gets the glory that he hungered for In
life.
But for Al. ali-wool popularity.
Having rot a single fiyspeck that ! see.
In absolute perfection quite a rarity.
MIR Hanna's brand Is good enough for
me,
The Senator from Ohio by the way.
furnishes another example Of that vir-
gin-lSke modesty which is becoming so
canonical an attribute OF our greatest
statesmen. successful and otherwise. He
does not even allow Mr. Bryan TO Guido
him in this respect II Mr.. Bryan is as
as sDlf-effacing as a sea anemone. Lis
\ ten 70 him:
I am not vain enough to assume that
! the result of the great victory in Ohio
was a personal matter. great as has
bean my pleasure in the interests OF the
party at such a result.
What stIrer proof can there be Of the
int ligence of the people Of this coun-
/ toy than this: that they drag forth the
salf-effacIng and retiring citizen and
| ErffG hannrc nd
him?
The District government, though
adopting also the h'df hour addition.
has hit upon a methCG OF making the
extra time less irFsome. IT has been
! spI., IN half, causing it 20 appear as two
Sd3itions OF fifteen minutes each. in
stead of one oppressive and endless bur
den OF half an hour. Half an hour, it
must be admitted. seems like an eter-
! nifty to the imprisoned soul yearning 10
| cease the dull routine Of duty and burst
| forth into the cheerful and carefree
! world. But fifteen minutes is a mere
| baEatelle, made up Of three short, tenn
/ poraI spaces of five minutes each. Why
cannot the Federal employees take hint
from these more fortunate people, and
| thus find for this intolerable burden OF
the added half hour mental panacea :?
| True. it all comes in a lump with them,
but even so. let them in imagination
I
and thus swallow the bitter dose. Per
haps 1t will slip down without leaving
any taste.
| A curfew law as proposed by the HUI
name Society. at its last meeting, would
doubtless do much to correct the youth
full depravity which has been so much
in evidence in the courts OF late. Boys
OF fourteen and under can derive no
benefit from lettering about the streets
at night. entering saloons and attend
ing low-class theaters. Such as have
homes should be under the care OF the
paternal roof and such as are homeless
should be looked after and provided
for in some. way. Boy thieves and Grim
insls. OF whom we have had too large
a crop OF late. do not develop so readily
by day as in the dark.
The Business Mems Association is
showing commendabJe stick-at-it-ive-
ness in their demands for better street
car facilities. Any stranger In the city
reading the complaints uttered would
come to the conclusion that the trans
pOrtatiOn in this city IS about the worst
in the country. The truth is, IL Is both
good and bad. but there are some cry
ing reforms needed. More closed cars
| In cold weather and better heating are
) among the improvements that the peo-
, pie have a right to demand But the
most barbarous and exasperaung nui-
SdnCe connected Win the WHOic DuSl'
ness is the transfer system TO the
BrightwoOd line. and the open sheer
shed in which hundreds OF citizens are
t compelled to walt In All sort SO o.
on the last stage OF their eventful anC
D variegated journey to their homes. Mr.
. Gude, of the Business Mems Association
, testified before the Commissioners las
Wednesday that he found sixty men
women. and children waiting in thii
8 sheepshed the other evening. IN a snow
storm. Anybody who doubts the state
/ ment made in this column the other da!
that the American citizen will stand
more. stand it longer, and with create
ride out on the Seventh Street car ant
n take look at this sheep shed.
Did you shovel the snow away from
before your property II not. trembl
in your boots The clerks at the Polio
e Court have "a little list" and mayb
you are on IT. You ought to have SHOW
eled the snow away you know; partl
for your own good. or course. on
: could hire It done. but then he woul
4 miss a little OF the most healthtul eX
ercise in the world There Is nothing
brings the muscles all into play, nnge
the cheeks with the glow of health an
: fills the lungs with fresh. pure arr a
shoveling snow. The man who tries
: once. will not stop till he has cleare
@ away the whole block.
Our morning contemporary thinks IN
Democrats have made a wise move
going TO St. Louis with the convention
Barring the possibility OF hot spell
% the delegates will find their environ
ments very satisfactory" The Demo
Gratis are evidently going 10 St LOU
on business bent. A trip 20 that cit
l. I'm July does not sound. even 70 the uT
practiced ear like pleasure excursion
= President Roosevelt has accepte
membership in the Thirteen Club OF Ne
York. but has declined the invitatio
-e to dinner thus displaying his goo
/ Judgment. II is by sitting down
table that one runs the greatest rls
10 Of falling under the hoodoo OF this SIT
lister number.
Our remarks a day or two ago con
corning the carnation as fowe
4 worthy OF all consideration, are born
10 out by the appeal which the Carnatio
League Of America is making to IN
people 70 observe January ~. the Dirth
day OF William Mckinley. in some DC
fitting manner. II is suggested that a
>, many as admire that great ana goo
~ man. should wear carnations on Una
L day In honor OF his memory. IL Is
beautiful and touching idea, ana,
put into general effect. would represeI