Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08
The Citlzen'S Correspondent
Crows Merry IN Connection
Win Imaginary Results
OF PRESIDENTS ADOPTION
OF SIHPLIFIED SPELLING
Movement In Ohio Politics Which
May Retire Both Foraker ard
Dick From Senatorial Seats.

washington. I'D. c. Sept iaHns
the thoughtto.he inYlncinle Roosc
welt been hoist on the petard OF
spelling reiOrmI u phonousm or an
tipnonrtlsm 90 become an Issue be-
tween the pariiss3
it IS easy 20 imagine asplrants fOI
1reldeniial honors asking these cues
tions OF themselves Aud what 4
bobndlesa Geld for speculation q
opens lp2 n Mr Roosevelt d 20 be
the republican nominee In 1908, AZ a
great many good people are con
yinced no Will be. q decent roearu
for she soomliness OF things would
require that the national platform be
written phonotioally. thus Officially
committing the republican parry ga
the Carnegie school Of spelling. Ans
there wound opportunity knock no tht
democratic door. "A straight out
plank in the democratic platform Do
clering against any presidential mon
koying with the kings English would
rally 20 the cause goodness knows
how many republican voters who had
a hard enough time learning spelling
once. and who would rather risk q
democratic administration than tackle
the job again.
or course. Il may come TO such 4
pass az this, but Just now spelling
reform a. paramount. Tariff reform
isn't one. two. three Regulation ol
the railroads has become a choar
and common thing alongside the reg
ulnii0n Of YOwels and conaOnanta
Even the matter of governmental
Ownership of transportation lines has
been forced 20 a rear seat by the
question OF Mr kooaeyelth ownership
OF the English language.
A prominent senator suggests that
the president should be known Ia
future generations o. Roosevelt. the
Regulator He forced congress "a
regulate railroad rates, and congress.
claims Il really enjoyed the Job; he
issued q proclamation for the rcEulR
ton OF the size OF American families
and q good n sny American women
made no pretcuat OF enjoying q, and
now be has SEE out 10 regulate the
English language despite t..a clam
oring ~ pedautlc professors and the
howiings on the British lion. Whal
have the English got 90 say. anyhow
about how English shall Do written
Z Not IN old England but in younf
America is planted the seed that o.
20 save the tongue OF Shakespeare
from joining the ghosily Legion
where march the Greek. the latin
the Hebraic. aud other langnaEos that
| have no place in the world OF Twins
things These are lhe days Of ths
strenuous life. and there o. nothing
from a mans religion 90 the color 81
/ his hair, that may not be made the
subject OF massisterial SUPERVISION
There may be those VINO will az
sumo that the foregoing was written
IN q spirit Of levity. Without aiiirm
alton uf dcuiai as 60 that. here d
something that la presented ia all
seriousness. Wheu congress cen
ycnoa next fall there d likely 20 b
the very deuce Of a time over SIR
! Ro0soyelts spelling reform. The OK
ecullve departments. % course, val
spell phonetlcaiiy, a. the president al
reefs. But the president cannot direct
10 % how congress shall do iiH spell
ing Al least congress Is not Obliged
10 obey bis direction.
A situation will DO presented ol
/ communications from thu preaidenI
and the executive departments Folnf
20 congress spoiled phonegicaily, enc
/ when they are printed BY order u
congress ln the Record. OF other. rise
{ they will ro.apBoar IN old Fashioned
Z English Tho public printer cannot
/ 90 che printing OF congress IN thl
Carnegl Roosevelt style. unless con
/ greas By resolution 30 direct II d
not 10 be- doubted that some zcal0u0
/ friend OF the administration uiil ln
] 90. o.. 1
| resolution. Then pnndora's box VIII
open. aad trero viii be debato q
Cor the Rods nd the laughter % ths
nations. Imagine the smooth, oily
| singing. aitng. sarcasm OF jnhi
sharp Wlhnma. think of the iayelii
thruais aud hammof blows OF bef
/ Tilimani look forward 90 tto ponder
Gus argumanta of Joe Bailey az to th'
conatiiuS9nallty Of through OF thru
And when you think nf these things
does the auEEtail0n that ph0neilan
may become an issue between thl
parties sound $40 ahoekiugiy ont o
placer
And II williams aud Tiiimau anl
Bailey at,ack che presidents Hpoliinl
reform. VIA not Lodge and Knox an'
spoonor rush TO its daicnaeY Az
what else, pray you. "a required q
create poulcai issue. than ihl
giants ~ one party arguing Cor AMI
the giants OF che other party aigulnl
against a th.ngY
So far as human eye can discern
on the horizon OF the future whicl
the onorFy Of q Roosevelt has mad
30 full of promise OF RpeCtacula
GhnEs there D. just one chance cha
fine republican party may eEcanI
standing for aud the democratic
party against reforming lho Engllai
language 10 lies in the possibility
that there may BE- effected that rc
Iallgument oi ihe parties of which va
have heard ao much 10 consider
able faction w republicans refuse a
endorse CamoBlrlam and q consider
able faction ~ the democrats rofua.
io oppose BOZ then may come fh'
I hfeVk.up which other issues haV'
Threatened. hui never achltVed
Shall the parties Oi Ihe future "A
knuWn a. sho phoneiica and huii
fhoneffca. or would Carnqgleitfs ani
WrhsicIiitE ho ibe better designs
iionaf Asa how iho times promia'
10 try mems souls We haVo been
iauEhl az believe shat oloi of che CUES
tons oi slavery and Ataies flghp