Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence to the Herald
from the Nations Capital.

1t must not be supposed that the
adjournment of Congress and the
absence of the President have made a
desert Of Washington or produced a
stagnation in news and matters of
national interest. All the depart
ments, from that over which Mr.. Hays
presides to the Department of Com
MERGE and Labor only established
year ago, are daily employed with
matters of the utmost Importance to
those who endeavor to keep the run of
national affairs.
When Mr.. Roosevelt first came to the
White House as President after the
death of Mckinley, a prominent man
we'll acquainted with Mr.. Cortelyou
came into the ante-room and said, II
want to see the President "AlI
right" said Mr.. Cortelyou, iii show
you the liveliest president you ever
saw" And in the White House as we'll
as in the departments duringthis Con-
gressional vacation, there is something
doing The Presidents coup in de-
claring the Modus Vivendi in the San
Domingo matter took the country by
surprise, and little bands Of owls from
their high editorial perches are boot
ing lugubrious warnings. His action
in this matter was surprising though
characteristic, and it was not taken on
the spur of the moment, and not until
after consultation with Republican and
Democratic Senators.
The Senate on refusing the vote on
the bill, left the case open and the
President had to do something, and
will doubtless be sustained by the
country in his action. Just on the eve
of his departure for trip through the
South, fresh instance of the ire
pressible negro question came up. M
j. Hornsby, a young colored man, who
twice passed Civil Service exami-
nation and was twice appointed to a
clerkship in the Post Office at Yazoo
City, Miss, has complained at the
White House that he cannot hold his
position by reason Of the opposition of
the white terrorists of that town. The
President has not taken up the case
and will-not take it up until after his
Southern trip. Except in the matter
of sex it appears to be an almost exact
replica on the Indianola case. It will
be remembered that the colored post
mistress of Indianola was driven from
the Office and for some time that town
was denied postal service and priv
leges. The example does not seem to
have had the effect of a warning to
this other Mississippi town.
"Bread is getting higher" announces
the head lines. We shall all have to
eat cake.
Marrauana, the drug being exploited
by Chicago professor as a substitute
for tobacco, opium, hasheesh, etc.. is
said to be the deadliest of them all.
This should be sufficient recommend
alton to make it popular at once.
"What benefit will the United States
ever get from the Philippines" asks a
prominent anti-Imperialist. 1t will be
benefited to the extent of having an
objective for the annual junket.. of it's
statesmen.
81 left my pillow standing in the fields
when l came to mingle with nv
friends" said Mr.. Bryan at Des Moines
Saturday evening. 1t is clear that no
one would expect him to take.it with
him but Mr.. Bryan ought to know that
a man who leaves his tools in the
fields is apt to be as unsuccessful at
farming as Mr.. Bryan has been at
politics.
There is milk famine in Milwaukee
but who drinks milk in Milwaukee.
The young king of Spain wants to
have a day off in Paris and tn ho oil