The Washington times., 1906-05-09
The Gentle Art of ScaIping.

There is all the difference in the
world in the way a things done;
even disagreeabIe thing. They
used to cut peoples legs or arms
off without administering an anes-
thetic, for the excellent reason that
they hadn't discovered the use of
anesthetics. But it would he re-
garded as no less than malpractice
to do it nowadays.
Parallel to these advances in surg
ical methods lies the course of
progress in political practice. There
are still many old-fashioned prac-
titioners who when about to carve
man up deem it fitting first TO hit
him over the head with a rock and
render him unconscious. If they
have something especially unpIeas-
ant to say in the course of debate.
they accompany it with a menace
OF manner and violence of intona-
tion and gesticulation that suggests
intent of personal assault. Of these
most notable is our old friend SEN
ator Tillman, whose excellence of
intention is only exceeded by his
exaggeration of manner.
His opposite is his friend and CO.
laborer, Senator Bailey: Bailey al
ways administers the anesthetic.
he never fails to sugar-coat the pill.
1t is worth going miles to see the
round, smiling, almost boyish face
OF the Texan as he rises in his
place, beaming blandly upon some
devoted statesman across the aisle.
whom he designs to put under the
knife. His fine, big, blue eyes tell
only of good nature and brotherlv
kindness; his round, mellow tones
almost make music of invectiye
He does it all with fetching cheer
fulness and grace; when it is done
one wonders whether he intended 10
be unpleasant-until one reads the
Record.
There, set down in cold, unfeeI-
ing type, unrelieved by smile or
manner, what sounded like lubri-
for the inclined plane of
friendly debate reads like filings
of iron and shavings of steel. For
example, on yesterday the Texan
had colloquy with Senator AID
rich, and in the course of it this
little pleasantly occurs:
Senator Aldrich-I do not know that
the carrier is complaining. unless the |
senator says that 1 am carrier. L am |
Senator Bailey-O. no, Mr.. President. !
| am not one of those who are always
lnsinuating that the Senator from Rhode
Island IS actuated by a bad motive. !
mink the Senator from Rhode Island 1
IS just as good as the Republican party /
lie generally votes the same way that
all other orthodox Republicans vote |
and, Ike all of his party associates. he /
gets together" and when he cannot |
make The other man surrender he !
claims that the other man has sur
rendered. He has an illustrious example |
Oh that. however, in the head OF his \
party, who makes a virtue of surrender
by claiming victory. L am not one /
of those who are always impugning the /
motives of the Senator from Rhode
Island, and 1 Go not mean TO insinuate |
that he is q carrier; but I do saw he is
The carriers next best friend in this leg
Islation. UaughterD
That doesn't sound especially |
friendly or appealing, does it, Yet /
there was only a laugh, and it pass
ed as one of the pleasantries of the
Texas Senator. 1t seems as if the
Bailey plan of making medicine
taste good might well be adopted
by other statesmen. 1t adds to the
amenities of debate, and certainly
detracts nothing from the effective
ness of the Record.
Mr.. Hartman made a record for
speed in getting across the con-