The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-07
MAY DIFFER
in Spelling
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sume that the foregoing was written
in spirit OF lcvity Without affirm
alton or denial as to that, hero is
something that is presented in all 50.
robustness; When Congress convcncs
next fall there Is likely 10 hc the very
deuce Of time over Mr., Rooseyclt's
spelling reform. The executive depart
ments, Of eorsc, will spell phonctically,
as the president directs, But the Pres
iient cannot direct as 20 how Com
gress shall do its spelling, At least
Congress is not Obliged to obey hi, dt.
rection,
\ situation will be presented Of
communications from the president and
executive departments going to Con
grcss spelled phcnbtically, and whea
they are printed by order OF Congress,
in the Record or otherwise, they will
reappear in oll'tashioncd English, The
public printer cannot do the printing
Of Congress in the Carnegie. Roosyelt
style unless Congress by resolution so
directs. II is not TO br doubted that
some Jealous friend OF the administfa'
tion's viii introduce In Senate or House
such resoution Then Pandora. bns
will BE- open, Ani there will tr a de-,
bate tit lor the gods and the laughter
Of nations. Imagine the smooth. oily.
singing. biting sarcasm of John sharp
Williams; think OF the javelin thrp1ts
and hammer blows Of Ben Iillman;
look forward 10 the ponGerous argu
ments OF Joe bailey as to the con1t'.
tu,ionality Of through or thru. And
when You think OF these things, does
the suggestion that phonetsm may he
come an issue between the parties
sound 50 shockingly out ot place.
And ii Williams and rillmau aud
Bailey attack the presidents spelling
reform, will not Lodge and Knox and
Spoouer rush 10 It's defense And
what else, pray you, /. required to
create a political issue than the giants
OF one party arguing tor and the
giants ot the other party arging against
such thingl
So Jar a. human eye can discern,
on that horizon Of the future waich
the energy Of Roosevelt has made
SO full Of promise Of spectacular things,
there is just one chance that the Re-
publican party may escape standing
for, and the Democratic party against.
reforming the English language II
lies In the possibility that there may
effected that alignment oi the parties
OF which We have heard 50 much. II
considerable faction Of Republicans
refuse to endorse Carncgeism and a
considerable faction of the Democrats
refuse to oppose it. then may come the
breakup which other issues have
threatened. hut never achieved
Shall the parties Of the future be
-. a.. Di.,.tt,a oNt Anti. pho
netics, or would Carnegei.ts and Web
sterites be the better dcsignationsl And
how the times promise to try mems
souls! We have been taught to believe
that out Of the questions Of slavery and
states rights there were conjured mp
all the passions capable Of being aroused
in the human breast. But what was
slavery or states rights alongside
though or tho! Did the government Of
the people, for the people and by the
people pass through the ordeal Of civil
war and the bitterness Of reconstruc'
ton only to be smashed to smithereens
on the rock Of kissed or kistl
So busy has Washington official,
non official and servitor been, discuss.
ing the spelling reform order that not
much attention has been paid to the
actors on the stage Of politics. Yet In
several Of the states there are contests
well worth the watching.