Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-17
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and incidents sketched
on the spot.

BITS OF WARRINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and incidents sketched
on the spot.
To people familiar with the practical
operation OF prohibition. OF which Kansas
Is a shining light. IL will not be surprising
to learn that the whisky interests repre-
scented by a strong lobby in Washington
is working in harmony with the women's
Christian Temperance union in favor OF
the provision in the Indian Territory state
hood bill prohibiting the sale of liquor In
the proposed state.
The brewery interest is fighting this
provision. and the breach between the
brewers and the whisky men is widening
rapidly
The reason for this division of opinion
is not far away. Under any form OF pro-
| hibition 1t would be very dificult for the
| brewers to get their goods into the new
| state, on account of their bulkiness.
Whisky on the other hand being smaller
In bulk, and therefore more easily han
| died, would suffer greatly under pro-
hibition law This has been proved in the
recent history of Iowa, the Dakotas and
Kansas. Moreover, the bootleg" bust
ness which would assume large proper
lions among a population largely Indian,
would flourish more under prohibition than
without Il.
Since the break has come, the brewers
| are considering whether they have not suf-
| fered in reputation during the past years
| by their close association with the whisky
| interests. Beer contains only a small per-
centage OF alcohol, from TO per cent,
| and of itself alone has never been re-
garded as a deadly enemy to society. 1t
tCri hAox hat hrtx o.
| country every year to drunkards graves.
| There are certain tonic and food properties
| in beer. and the makers are not backward
about letting the public know of them.
The brewers are coming to the conclusion
| that their business is not a menace to
| the American home or to American charac-
ter, and that the charges that are brought
with so much force against whisky cannot
be made to stick, in any large way, against
| their product. So from this time on they
| will 20 it alone.
Before he could get time in which to
| make his maiden speech in the senate Sen
ator Rayner found 1t necessary to deal
with his colleague and fractional enemy,
Senator German Rayner did not hesitate,
but took the bull by the horns and went
| to German. not as the senator from Mary
| land. but as the leader Of his party in the
! senate. German granted him fifty min
utes.
When Rayner had concluded German
| Joined the procession OF those who came
| to congratulate the man who beat all other
| new senator's in the matter OF making a
| speech before his seat was warm. Cor
man extended the tips of his fingers to
his colleague, who held out his hand. Their
l
of a second, after which the old relation
Of political enemies was resumed. The re-
| lations between Spooner and L.aFollette
are tropical in warmth in comparison with
those existing between the Maryland lead
ers.
| Representative Reeder of Kansas has not
| only achieved fame. but has been
| compelled to meet the charge Of attempt
| ing to steal democratic thunder. The other
day the story was printed that Reeder had
| introduced n resolution calling for an in
vestigation OF the relations between the
| Pennsylvania, the Chesapeake & Ohio and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad companies
The resolution recited newspaper charges
alleging that a merger had been formed
which was a monopoly clearly in restraint
| OF trade. Reeder had introduced the same
day pension bill and Gildersleeve of Texas
had presented the railroad resolution. The
Texas congressman had neglected to attach
| his name to his resolution, and a clerk
turned to Reeder. and holding up the bill
asked, us this your bill?" The covers OF
| the two proposed enactments were identical
Reeder answered yes, and his name was
accordingly signed to Gildersleeyes bill
Letters Of commentator have poured in or
Reeder from all points of the compass FOR
his bold defiance of the octopus.
Ever since the trials OF the postoff1ce
boodlers have been on here in Washington
Mr.. Robert J. Wynne now consul genera
| to London. former postmaster general, has
been familiar figure about the New vii
lard hotel. He has been waiting to testify
in the remaining cases before he returns tc
London. He is going to return to London
too. That is as certain as the reten
ton of his place chief executive is GER
tain for Theodore Roosevelt, for one de-
ponds upon the other, and nothing more oil
less. There have been some tales printed
about the carvings on" of Mr.. Wynn'
while in London. They were printed a
length in Kansas City paper and brought
TO Wynnes attention.
eral in a philosophical mood. IT'S M
more than could be expected. When I wal
in the Postoffice department 1 upset thu
calculations of more than one daily pape
which enjoyed special privileges in con
nection with the rural free delivery. don
mind it, That is their way OF ightint
back, and suppose I would do the SAM
thing II ] had a chance under the SAM
circumstances. But there is nothing to thu
tales / need only tell you that I hav'
/ never been a guest at such a dinner as 4
described, and have, unfortunately, neve
} been presented at court"
The other day there was new reporte
on one OF the local papers who bumped "a
against wynne. noted his mature and dig
nified look and his tall silk tile, and midi,
inquired:
II beg your pardon, sir, but what CA
YOU tell me of child labor?'
well" said the consul general. II ca
tell you everything about child labor Wha
do you want 10 know"
you are a delegate to the child labor con
vention being held upstairs in the banque