The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

South, after the marchings and counter
marchings and the harryings and burnlngs
OF the armies, a particularly inviting Held
for ~humbuggery and for spoliation. That ie
the sort OF man who was called a carpet
Dagger
One OF Senator Beveridge's ~favoplte ex-
pressions is that he or she contributes 10 me
"eayety Of nations" Wise book folh say the
phrase was first used by Johnson. who. In
referring to the death of Garrick. said: His
death ecllpsed the gayety OF nations ana
impoverished the public stock Of harmless
pleasure"
Representative James A. Tawney OF Minne-
sofa, chairman Of the House on
Appropriations. was once the village black
smith Of Mount Pleasant township. near
Gettysburg. Pa.
The Democrats of Maine are grinning.
| Col. Frederick W. Plaisted DEM is elected
Mayor Of Augusta, James G. Blaine's OLD
| home, by 40 majority. This is the hrst
| Democratic Mayor elected since 1898. Bangor.
which went Democratic last year for the
first time in fifty years. continues In that
| faith, giving Mayor Pierce dem 9S5 piu-
! rallty. In each case the Democrats also con-
troll the Common Council. The Democrats
have carried elk out OF eleven Maine cities
which voted, including lewiston. the home
Of Nelson Dingley, and Rockland, the home
Of Gov. Cobb and Representative Little
field, which goes Democratic for the first
| time In it's history. With Portland. which
| elected a Democratic city government last
December, q majority Of the important
centres in Maine are now under Democratic
municipal control.
GOV. Guild of Massachusetts,. recalling the
sentiments Of Hawthorne and OF Free Trade
| Democrats, calls tho Boston Custom House
an "antediluvian sarcophagus.""
Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner,
Republican, Sixth district OF Massachusetts
pleads for ahead tax of 40 on every male
Immigrant in order to restrict immigration.
| The senate Appropriations Committee has
added an amendment to the Fortiications
Appropriation bill providing for Federal
ownership Of a powder factory. 1t was re-
Gently pointed out that the powder trusts
annual profit on its business with the Govern
ment amounts to %, $50. 600, and that this
profit represents 100 per cent
When Mayor Brand whitlock Of Toledo
was recently before a committee Of the Ohio
Legislature he had the subjoined candid
colloauy with Representative Roberts as to
! the character of an official oath and the sane
tity Of the law: p
Mr.. Roberts-But as Mayor Of Toledo you
have taken an oath to ENFORCE the laws OF
the State. have you not?
Mayor Whitlock-oh, yes: but the taking
Of an oath of office is not much more than a
form, anyway. and l don't regard it very
seriously.
Mr.. Roberts-Then you stultify your honor
by not abiding by your oath.
Mayor Whitlock-Well haven't the super
stitious reverence for the law that many
people seem to have. In fact l have no rev.
erence for it.
The British House Of Parliament having
! voted to pay it's members. inquisitive ones
would like TO know II the custom of genera
tions Of holding night sessions is to be aban-
doned. SO long as the members received no
nav the En- glish Commons worked nights In
| order that those Engaged In business could
attend to their tasks. Not long since the
! House of. Commons met at AIS Pm. for the
| convenience e Of lawyers and city men b
could not leave their courts and Offices by