The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-20
IH[ NATIONAL: CAPITAL.
,... If Interest Gathered at
Washington.
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w.rr BY CABINET MEMBERS.
..., General Wynne's Come
80. At secretary wf1sSn-senatsr
n-,.,. Tells How Indians Identity.
x..uo,-Witty Remark Of one Of
,.,,.,.nt.tive CIark's Children :
when Secretary Hitchcock and Sec
,ptsry Wilson came from the cabinet
neptiug the other day they stopped to
nlt TO the correspondents, says the
Washington correspondent Of the New
yors Press. Secretary Wilson had
,onehjng to say complimentary to the
vsuaper profession, remarking about
taarge number Of writer's who are
.elving places of honor. >
we were talking with Postmaster
General Wynne few days ago." some
ono yentured land we asked him how
4 felt to sit in the cabinet. He frank
" remarked that be had been in COM
tst with statesmen and cabinet off,
GERS 90 many years as a newspaper
man that he did not feel 80 strangely
after all"
ITS not SO much question of how
be felt" said Mr.. Wilson. but how we
felt" ''f ..~t. ~
Postmaster General Wynne heard Of
the story and said: When / was pr!
vaie secretary to Secretary Foster Of
the treasury he told me that when he
first came to congress and gazed ON the
eminefe ard distinction all around
him he wondered how he ever got there.
In three months be wondered how the
other fellows got there" ~e
Eastern people were surprised at the
testimony In the Smoot hearing before
the senate committee about the union
suits Of white material which all MOI
mons are supposed to wear, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
YOt World.
y do wear these garments, too"
sak'enator Dubois of Idaho. 1T il
p'7 Of their religion. The garments
se about like a union suit of under
wear except that they have d draw
@hg around the neck and are worn
AeS' the skin. Every good Mormon is
supposed to have suit of this kind on
at all times.
lne Indians know about them. The
AVrlnOn is the friend Of the Indian. So
sutn sentiles want to trade with the
.uulal lhey always say they are Nor
a0S The Indians are too sharp for
ueI however. This is the dialogue
Usually on such occasions:
lou Mormon% asks the Indian.
., les says the gentle.
ilen the Indian reaches over and
sa.s uoWh the others shirt collar. II
tn, uluS The pickering string there he
b.. a '. he Is dealing with a Mormon,
' Il Aot he has his suspicious"
oss na'of Thomas Kearns, the col
icsi ia .s OF Reed smoot, is of giant phys
coma ''1e ana strength. He has an in
ir ',ue ol 10000 month from his min
H. 'u ~ and spends it like a prince.
,riaD sres TO charity lavishly and is
ho i' 10 the needy, but he despises
| Amo @'eet besgar. says the New York
On "us Washington correspondent.
nit,. recent night he was in his COM
I b,s room at the capitol until quite
ires, o U",e IN the open, the air being
! h. IoDr NM invisorating. he began TAX
1 he oas strides down the avenue. At
nsn -. OF Sixth street a ragged
With him Ou n MS right and, keeping up
spr ALL n.l Tor block. continuously
along w. Cant you help a poor man
to n9' NJ finally took notice. Looking
spur at at him Mn as he hitched on a fresh
Know W W.T., Ills speed, he said: 81 don't
You Seem Amy | should help you along.
an, ~. 70 be going about as fast as
hsr Az" much farther are you 60
DE- ,i Ss,,s,..s enough. In great DISCUS.
SSf turned on his heel.
sglvspj,~ ne. .a in a yellow car on Penn,
Tie ppans s'enne We're disputing abou,
loot I ., method to f,nd the cuhe
cAicsro "a. certain number, says the
rseusti,rn.' er Oceans Washington rep.
one to snot, one held to one plan and
seastsara smother tn and they were earnest
6essls =. uaniel of Virginia sat across
~ss.srossed in his own thoughts
one of the dis uua ~ sn e, WIN naS
as ..ys touched the senator on the
n. ssstAenaticianr ''' 'o' afs
came out Of his rsveris