Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent

Washington, r. g., July IL III,
campaign will cautiously begin in about
a fortnight, and both parties are gel
ting ready for the fray. When the
principal candidates have published
| their letters of acceptance the first pnns
will have been fired and the fusiIiaas
will thereafter get lively. Both parties
will undoubtedly astabli b he adq1ar
| tiers in New York Iity around Madi-
son Square, with branches in this cay
whence the tons of partisan "ijtera-
tnre' will bn addressed and franked.
The President will return IN Wash
| lngton about the end of this month 20
gather up some loose euds of uulinisf-
ed business. AT Sycamore Hill he is
| obtaining some rest IN the inir!s1 vi
thusy days, for the entire Family, him
self and NJ RS. Roosevelt, the four bows
AID ri iss Ethel, rise with the sun AMI
go to bed with the chickens. The
| President hunts, and walks aud rides
and sleeps out-of-doofs occasionally.
and boxes with the boys and plays golf
and tennis Fishing is too SLOW for
him.
The real status of Paul Morton, the
inaw member of the Cabinet, is vet 10
be determined His refusal to succeed
| M. Cofteiyou and the announcement
| which he made when he was appointed
SECRETARY OF the Navy, that ha would
occupy tue place only nine months,
cansed i, sli Juggling OF shoulders and Il
raj: ing III hroWs In political circles.
/ IL still retains his position as presi
t,innt of lis A;chisop, Topeka 81 Santa
F., Railroad, aud is merely on nine
N e,ntlis' leave of absence in Washing
ten The Presidents purpose in call
ing him To tha position liz insefnfahIe
for he knows absolutely nothing of its
duties, nli! is not trying to learn ANY,
: timing. Indeed. he could not learn ID
, rEdiments in = year unless his FAINT
, litsilY with prairie schOoners might
!, b.. considered preparation. OF course
Lie l,.bors of a Cabinet officer can be,
. IA they are in the case of Hitchcock.
! merely perfunctory, and performed by
: hired ub0rdinates. But the President
!, ought not TO be a party TO sneh a de
fi.iition, and it looks now AS # Mr.
Morton took the position remem boring
that the administration might change
in nine months, and that the import
ant portfolio was carelessly tossed tt
! him as q Kind of political souvenir with
out the expectation that he would de
any work.
% The case Of Charles Emory Smitt
n was entirely similar. He was mad
e Postmast er- General for his social ant
y newspaper prestige when the Presi
It dent knew that he took not the slight
It est interest in his work and allowed i
ee all to be done by his bureau chiefs II
It was too much of risk to run on the
part of both. What sorry figure. in
/. deed, has Charles Emory Smith GU
d since the revelation of the Post OH :t
e frauds
Republican newspers are greatly af
fiicted in their minds in recalling Ger
d tain uncomplimentary language which
G Col. Bryan is alleged to have uttered
e concerning Judge Parker previous IA
d the st. Louis convention. They n,
y doubt fear that the disparagemen
t. points to permanent alienation be
d tween these two gentlemen. They
l. worry unnecessarily. Let them pos
d sess their souls IN patience. I.arg
d minds do not cherish grievances for
d ever. If they did, what sort of relation
l. would exist between Platt and Odell
e Or between SpoOner and La Toilette
y Or between Roosevelt and Grosvenor
Since the nomination of Judge parke
Il Col. Bryan has appeared only in thu
role of a InagnanimOus and patriots
j. statesman.
@ Is MIR. Secretary Loeb large enough
Y for his place? Even if he cOnductet
d himself politely and prudently in per
n emptoriiy refusing the interview will
{. the President requested by the Miners
: committee, (which does not Seem Ger
J. tain--did he reverse the engine an,
d take the back track automatically
. The next days the Miners telegraplet
t asking once more for an interview. MIR
r Loeb jumped at the chance and ex
e claimed in reply "Many thanks fo
It your teIegram!' Why "many thanks
t Why need the President EMOTIONAL,
o express his gratitude to men request
i ing an interview Is it not virtualI'
S saying - Y es; l was wrong yesterda,
e and you don't know how tickled an
l. to set myself right. Many thanks TO
0 the way out !" Is this the same Mr.
Loeb, by the way, who made the mes
G about the Upton dinner and who ia
the presidents name accepted man,
e presents and then declined a little sill
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