The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-02
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sMEXAGE OF A POLITICAL PHRASE
E&aNss Congressman Castor of Penn
yy2vania BECAME Responsible For
~ Sew One-Severe Shock Received
N Senator'S Secretary Damon
Pyts,tas~ of the Senate.

"a Senator's Secretary - Damon
Pytstas, OF the Senate.
Cor sssman. George A. Castor Of
Pennsylvania, who was recently elect
sj q secOi time, is responsible for the
eo5ning of L new phrase in politics,
which is, I'VE got to have it," says the
Washington correspondent OF the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. When Mr.. Cas-
Dor had got fairly warm in his seat he
made a visit to the departments at
washington in the interests Of his con-
sastuents and to his surprise found that
nearly all of the positions worth hav-
ing were tied down under the civil
service blanket He was annoyed, but
not discouraged.
One day, calling on the head of -
bureau, he asked for the appointment
81 one Of his constituents to subordi-
nate laboring position which did not
come within the classified service. The
aRcial, for some reason or other, was
mot able to accommodate him and re-
marked:
''There is no way of getting this
siace at present. Besides, it don't
amount to much anyhow"
Then the congressman told the off,
etal O. story It concerned three men
who went out cunning. They got lost
In the woods and wandered around
aimlessly for nearly twentyfour hours,
They were almost famished from hum
ger Presently the leader of the party
saw a little chipmunk roosting on the
stump of tree He turned to one Of
8is companions and said: Get that
Do you hear? Get that"
81 can't" was the weak reply. IT'S
800 far off. My aim isn't very good
now, and, besides, it's too small any
how"
The first man turned to the objector
and said decisively:
ut may be small and it may be
skinny, but we've got to get it or
8tarve"
The congressman, turning to the
head Of the department after finishing
This story, said:
sand that's the way with me. These
appointments may be small and may
not have much meat on them, but I've
gDt to get them"
Nine out Of ten persons who address
& letter to a senator Or representative
Gzark the envelope personal" believ-
ZIG that unless the communication is
1aps marked it will never come uLder
he eye of the member of congress,
hat will be disposed Of by his private
secretary, says the Cincinnati CONNER
ziai7Tribune's Washington correspond
snt.e 4 few persons, however, recog-
nize the futility Of addressing a letter
IN that way, knowing that, with few
exceptions, the private secretaries ham
die ali the personal mail, although OF
eourse it comes under the eye of the
senator Or representative after the Sec
retary has first perused it.
One such person addressed letter to
Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana
few days since. The envelope had
The familiar PERSONAL mark on it, and
the senator's secretary, Thomas r.
8hipp, opened it as usual, but he re-
seived a severe shock. He found seq
and envelope inside, duly sealed ami
with this inscriptions:
''Mr. Secretary-Now that you have
gone this far in opening letter which
wish Senator Beveridge alone to open,
please back up"
Shipp backed up.
Senator's Philander G. Knox and Win
1flrop NJ. Crane are as Damon and
Pythias, says the San Francisco Ex-
fminer's Washington representative.
They have seats close to one another;
they were sworn in simultaneously.
INSTANTLY there sprang up at Washing
ION a mutual fascination for each 9TH
*.
Knox waits for Crane to go to the
luncheon room. Cranes carriage takes
gfle two away when the senate has adj
burned for the day. When one goes to
sac White House. the other goes too.
3hey remind one of two boys arriving
at college who get together in COM
mon sympathy and for mutual comfort
end ever aflerWard may be found the
best and warmest Of friends.
The Hon. Bird S. Mcclure, delegate
krom Oklahoma, recently received let
tar from a constituent which read as
follows, says the New York Worlds
washington correspondent:
Dear Mr.. McGuire-I enjoyed that
Alst package of garden and flower seeds
YOU sent me very much. | wish you
would send me some more garden
seeds and send q few flower seeds to
my wife But please do not send her
any canary seeds. If you do, she might
sal them and try to sing, and, God
Knows, have troubles enough now"
Summer girls and summer board
2rs'' are terms that are well known.
Representative Edwin G. Burleigh Of
H. inc has invented a new summer
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