The Washington times., 1906-01-28

LiceS 81 many corpora lions, nave caused
the people 10 shake of their !etharEy.
As q result there is a revival OF vital,
pllSating interest in all things pertain
ing 10 popular government This inter-
est will continue for years to come;
let US hope always, for the man who
thinks and who is willing to make To-
searches into affairs in general before
casting his vote is the man who viii
be a component part Of q nation worthy
OF himself.
Logical Center Here.
Now this revival Of interest in affairs
governmental must naturally center in
Washington, after the impulse has been
given in the several States Of the Union
There will be q great demand Tor IN
formation and a thirst for able treat
ments Of the various forms OF govern
meut, and q research into the numerous
branches OF our own body polite. Such
interest will go beyond the limits of a
passing FAD and whim- 1t will be in the
nature of a renaissance of political
knowledge after a deSuetude extending
over a number of years. Just as there
was IN era OF religious revival. poetic
revival. and dramatic revival in ages
past. SO America, the handspring OF po-
litical advancement VIII soon witness
a great revival, or rather new birth
of interest in the science of government.
As this demand gradually becomes
more pronounced the tone of the leading
publications will change. There VIII be
less of fiction in the current period
Gals. and more time, space, and talent
will be devoted to philosOphic discus
sions of Americas great institutions of
Justice. legislation. and her executive
departments. There is no place where
editors can so well supply this demand
as in Washington. the fOuntainhead OF
all our institutions. Just as today the
great financial journals OF the country
are sent out from New York, on account
of the Wall Street interests, so the
political ma gaines. the prototypes OF
the "Fortnightly Review" Quarterly
Review. the Review OF Reviews, ana
other great periodicals of England, VIII
find their logical head offices here. Inc
editorial Offices viii be removed 10 TINS
this city in order that the business heads
and editors may be en- rapport with the
situations which they must handle
These subjects cannot be handled as
they should be- through correspondents
hence the belief that Washington has q
great future in this respect.
Another important influence In bring
ing these publications to Washington
as a result Of this pOllticaf awakening,
which is now appearing on the horizon
of the future no larger than a man S
hand. is the fact that every Congress
man and Senator, a. vel as Cabinet
member, and member of the Diplomatic
Corps, will be person OF possibilities
as 10 his elaboration of ideas. The Dip
1omatic Corps particularly will have
weight in this respect, for when it Is
seen that there is an earnest purpose
behind the reviewer and Interviewer
there viii not be so much reticence in
IN genuine expression of opinion, for
every man of prominence IN the world
of diplomacy and politics should have as
his ultimate purpose in life the better
ment Of popular goyern.1cnt- The Dip
lOmatic Corps the-eft-re - prove a
ruitful field of information from which
comparisons may be gained as to the
working of various policies In other
countries.
There is 20 study requiring more re-