The National tribune., 1906-03-29
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The State of New Jersey agt. Della
ware. dockcted first in 1877: Iowa agt.
Illinois. 1891; Maryland agt. West Vir-
ginia, 1891: Missouri agt Nebraska.
1900: Kansas agt Colorado; 1901;
1901: State Of Washington agt. North
ern Securities Company. the United
States agt. Michigan, Wisconsin agt.
Secretary Hitchcock.
Just fawncy. don't you know. IL In
augural Day had come in the blOomin'
first part of March this year! Wouldn't
there have been Il harvest of death,
sudden accretiOn of the census in the
cemeteries OF the country. And to
each death notice would have been at
tached the note. 1.-The deceased was in
the best of health three weeks ago,
when he attended the Inauguration of
President Blank March 4. The wealth
er was fearfully raw and cold. how
ever, with both snow and rain and
high winds. and the cold which caused
death was the result of exposure while
waiting for the Presidential parade to
start" 1t certainly is time to get
move Oh and change inaugural dates
The Maine people are going to erect
a 100000 monument over the tomb OF
Thomas b. Reed. the late Speaker of
the House. and probably the greatest
Speaker it ever had. not excepting
James G.. Blaine, the other famous
Maine statesman. If Tom Reed were
living he would say don't" He sim
ply hated anything of that kind. He
detested show and splurge. and was
one of the most shrinkingly modest
men that ever lived. He lived as SIM
ply as it was possible for him to live,
went out as little as he could, never
gave any large entertainment himself.
and when he died it was almost i'm
possible for any man to say of him
that he was the intimate" friend Of
the great man--fOr Tom Reed was a
great man. He would much rather
that 100000 was spent in some other
generally. Tom Reed does not need
monuments to make people remember
him any more than does James G..
Blaine.
The Taft party to the Philippines
had blowout the other night-or
"blOw-in," just which you like. for
sure the thing cost many pretty PEN
ny. 1t was given i'm honor of Secretary
and Mrs. Taft. and was styled "The
second voyage of the Taft Philippine
party" The banquet hall was deco
rated to represent Philippine jungle.
and the entrance to it was made up
to represent the gangway and deck OF
the Manchuria on which the trip was
made. The table at which all were
seated was an immense oval. and over
its center. high up, was constructed
Philippine shack-slightly cleaner than
the original. perhaps-and the center
Of the table was laid out in flowers,
plants, running water and all that to
represent the Island of Luzon. The
walters We're dressed in Japanese garb,
and unhappy enough they looked, too.
The souvenirs were snapshot pictures,
nearly all of them having Mrs. Roose-
velt-LongwOrth in them. taken during
the trip by the son of Senator Warren.
The viands were all United States. No
body cared to ape japanese dishes.
There were many speakers and various
toasts. Senator Foster was given that
of the "Trip and Trippers." and in
closing he paid very pretty compli-
ment to Mrs. Alice ROoseVelt-Long
worth. He said:
while we had no Princess of the
royal line, yet we had our American
girl with us whose gracious manner
and charming personality won the
hearts OF all the trippers and COM
manded the respect and admiration OF
the people of every country we visited.
and when she gave her heart and hanG
to distinguished son of our country
every member Of the Taft party who
House, in common with the American
people. wished them Godspeed
through the journey Of life and that
honor and happiness would crown their
days
Representative De Almond, of Mis-
souri,. was one Of the Taft party, and
he was assigned a toast to which hi;
response brought some degree Of sur
prise. His toast was Guided by the
Magician Into Wonderland, Wonderful
Things Happen"
MANY y-onderfu, thjpos did hanDen
according to the speaker. chief among
which wee the gorgeousness and al
most regal receptions rendered the
party by the royal houses Of China and
Japan.
1--WE can't see far into the future,
and perhaps ii is as well that we should
not he said. 1.-The Democratic Party