The National tribune., 1906-01-18

reluctantly IL Is true, IOr Inoy IeI THAT
they had been dealt with in bad faith
and their trustworthiness doubted. but
they buried the Ratchet. Now there Is
another crouch on. A Newspaper Cor
respondent saw and heard all that hap
pened to Mrs. Morris. the sister of Con-
gresham Hull, Of Iowa, who was so
rudely fired out of the White House
Executive Offices. and told the story
as it came under his own ears and eyes.
Then the Secretary to the Secretary
told how he made it happen, and it
well-what word do you use when you
do not want to be supplementary and
call a man a liar? Find your own
word, and that will be the epithet
which the Secretary to the Secretary
practically tossed over to the newspa-
per man, whose truthfulness has never
before been questioned, and his story,
furthermore, is corroborated by Mrs.
Morris, herself.
On top of this come the Correspond
ents in body to declare that they do
not like the treatment that is being ac-
one single little bit, or in the Depart
ments either. The White House has
called UP some Of the Correspondents
and criticized them severely for print
ing the Morris episode as a matter of
news-the truthfulness of which was
hoI QuSStAOIlcu, Out tuc SuSScSllOA given
that it was unnecessary to make so much
of so small a matter as toting we'll
dressed, perfectly sane and respectable
woman out of the White House Public
Offices by the shoulders and the ankles.
The Correspondents are pretty mad,
they say, and they have about cOnclud-
ed that it is not worth while to waste
any more time covering up the foibles
of public men, but that they will pro-
coed to print the truth in all it's naked
ness. And, If you please, Venus at the
bath won't be circumstance to naked
truth when those Correspondents final
ly turn themselves loose. 1t is thought
that the President will not countenance
the things that were said and done that
unfortunate morning, when he finally
learns the truth. But-the Washing
ton Correspondents are mad. They are
that!
Grown up men are not SO much un-
like ungrown ones-little boys, you
know. They like to bluff, like it awful
ly we'll, but when it. comes to a show
down, we'll, like little, wanton boys.
again, they find good excuses for not
doing things. For Observation-Disclosures
ly the numbers of the United States SEN
ate have had some very decided ideas
about foreign affairs-all sorts and con-
ditions of foreign affairs. They have
been quoted in print, and they have
been reading speeches into the Con-
gressional Record. big, bright, brainy
speeches packed with wisdom, and all
SIGH, and telling what they would do
when the time came; and the time has
come. Now, what will the harvest be?
There will be no more discussion in the
open Senate of the manner in which
the Administration has conducted for
eign affairs. That's settled. How?
Evaryf HING 10 n ha in
ecutive Session!
The question was raised by Senator
Bacon calling up his resolution request
ing the President, in the usual terms.
to communicate to the Senate the in
structions he has given to the delegates
appointed to attend in behalf of the
United States the Conference between
the great powers of Europe, soon to be
held in Spain, to consider the pending
difficulties in Morocco between France
and England on one side and Germany
on the other. Henry White. United
States ambassador to Italy, and Samuel
X. Gummere, United States Minister to
Morocco, are the delegates designated
by President Roosevelt to attend the
Conference.
Senator Bacon had risen to speak to
his resolution when he was interrupted
by Senator Lodge, who asked Senator
Bacon IL he intended to discuss the
question in open session? Senator Bacon
hesitated for an instant, and Senator
Lodge Immediately demanded that the
galleries be cleared and the doors
closed, and Immediately 1t was done
Then the Senate went at the resolution
hammer and tOngs and debated it for
four mortal hours in secret session.
That is they called it secret" but.
bless your soul, 1T was part of it in the
afternoon papers and all Of it that the
public cares to know about was in the
morning papers. Executive sessions do
not amount to much any more, and they
certainly do not accord with our free
American Institutions but they amuse
the older Senators, so still flourish.
Senator Bacon finally tried to get an
agreement to have the resolution dis
cussed in the open Senate, but was
voted down in a strictly party vote, the
Democrats for open session and the Re-
publicans against it. The President is
said to have been much gratifed, as he
does not care to have foreign matters
discussed In the open Senate, with full
galleries.
Senators Dick and Foraker are just
now having some fun with the Presi-
dent. They want Samuel S. Taylor,
formerly Secretary Of State Of Ohio,
and now Consul at Glasgow, retained i'm
that office, and the President doesn't.
The President being the biggest has
appointed Richard w. Austin Taylors
successor.
Austin has just retired as United
States Marshal of the Eastern District
Of Tennessee, after serving eight years
in that office. The President intended
To reappoint him, but Representative
Hale. Of Knoxville, who Is a Republ-
can serving his first term, had some
political obligations to meet, and in
sisted on the appointment of new
Marshal
Recognizing the exigencies of the sit
uation, the President yielded to his rep
reservations, and then felt he ought
TO find another place for Austin. He
therefore offered him the Glasgow
Consulship. and Austin said it was sat
isfactory. II thus will be observed that,
to satisfy Representative Hale's de-
mands the President was compelled to
disregard. in two instances, his rule to
rcappoint competent Federal office
holders who had served two terms.
Very naturally Senator'S Foraker and
Dick are not at all pleased with this
reversal of the Presidents decision to
rcappoint all Federal Office holders who
have served acceptably, and also be-
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