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The Washington herald., 1906-12-08
1t Is pifferent In Franco.

They do some things differently in
France. Count Boni de Castellane, scion
Of an ancient. aristocratie family, rises
to address the Chamber of Deputies His
attire is set off by a red necktie and a
lavender-colored waistcoat- The Mo-
roccan question. one Of the most impor-
tant issues in the politics of Europe, is
the subject of debate. The galleries Of
the Chamber are crowded with spectators.
In the audience are many members Of the
diplomatic corps. The entire French
cabinet, with Premier Clemenceau. oc-
cupy the ministerial benches. Interest in
just been closed by NJ. Jaures. the So
eialist leader. He had been listened TO
with breathless attention. Count Boni
begins TO speak. Before he can utter
half dozen sentences. half the Deputies
arise and abruptly leave the Chamber
1T was a most remarkable scene" de-
clares the dispatch.
In other great legislative bodies. par
ticularly in the Senate Of Rome, dis
credited members have entered after long
recesses amidst the plaudits of their col
leagues. They have been met in the
cloak-rOoms before assembling IN the pub
lie chamber and warmly congratulated
upon the restoration of good spirits and
upon the evidences of restored health.
Then, when the discredited members have
taken their seats in the chamber, with
crowded galleries gazing down upon
them. their colleagues have fled past
them, shaken their hands. and otherwise
made public manifestation of the JOY
at their return. Such scenes as this in,
say. the Senate Of Rome used 10 be ac-
counted as most remarkable" But man
ners change with the times. especially
in France. Half the Chamber Of Depu-
ties refused to listen to the discredited
Count Boni make a speech. We are not
familiar with the rules that govern the
membership of the French Parliament
Presumably. If the Chamber Of Deputies
is the sole judge Of the returns. cleo
tions and qualifications Of its members"
as is, say. the British House Of Com
mons, Count Boni de Castellane viii be
denied his seat That would be the
proper way TO deal with him, since his
constituents cannot rid themselves OF him
until the next election comes around.
Buc the civilization of France is older
than the civilization Of some other coun-
tries enjoying the lnestimable blessings
OF free government Perhaps when the
civilizations Of these other countries are
as old as that Of France. discredited
members Of their parliaments viii be
treated about as little Count Boni was in
Paris the other day
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BRYAN OR A sOUTHERNERG 2
south Unwilling to Try Experiments
In Political Radicalism.

From the Savannah News
The Washington Herald prints a picture
OF Mr. Bryan with a slate in his hand on
which the names OF Cleveland, Hill, Par
ker. and Hearst are marked out. Mr.
Bryan has a pencil in his hand and be-
neath the picture is the following: "A
good Southern man for President? Ger
tainly Name, please" The Inference is,
of course, that he is prepared to strike
out any name that may be suggested.
There is no doubt that Mr. Bryan is
planning to capture the nomination. He
believes the time has come when, If nomi-
mated. he can be elected, and it looks now
very much as if he would be the Demo
cratic nominee.
There are signs. however. that there
will be a strong sentiment in the Demo
cratic party in favor Of nominating a
Southern man in 1903 The belief is grow
ing that the South, which furnishes the
most Of the Democratic strength IN the
electoral college. should take charge OF
the party. For many years the opinion
has prevailed that a Southern candidate
would find but little support in the North,
but there are good reasons for thinking
that belief is erroneous. On the contrary,
there Is ground for saying that South
ern candidate would be popular IL that
section.
For quite a long time the pendulum has
been swinging toward radicalism. II will
begin 10 swing the other way in the near
future, If indeed it hasn't already begun
10 do so. The South is conservative. It
is recognized that she is There is no no.
ticeable tendency toward socialism IN any
Southern State The Southern people
want what is fair and right. but they
don't want to make experiments until
they see their way clearly.
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has taken especial pains to commend the
fine craftsmanship in the navy. But
marksmen in the navy are paid, and paid
well. for proficiency: marksmen in the
Coast Artillery. equally. if not more i'm
portant, are not Il the navy. a turret
captain gets from $50 to $40 per month
in the Coast Artillery the gun com
mander. the corresponding rank. gets S24
a month And so it goes down the entire
list Of gunners; the most poorly paid
naval gun pointer receives The same addi-
tional compensation as the most highly
paid Coast Artillery gunner.
These are the facts as evidenced by the
special reports of the officers who have
this branch Of the service in charge. They
are facts which cannot but appeal to the
thinking men of the country. What we
know about our weaknesses of coast de-
fense. other nations know equally well,
and il is time. high time, that these evils
were corrected. The added expense is so
trivial In comparison with the added Sc
curity it Affords us the added insurance
we get that the American public could
only commend the Congress that devotes
its energies TO correcting the evil
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Actor and Lawyer.
From the Caledonian.

From the Caledonian.
Sir Henry Irving was at one time a
witness in a case Of street robbery.
He had seen a sneak thief make of
with a girls pocketbook, and he con-
sented to appear as a witness for the
girl
The thieTs lawyer was Of the type
that roars and rants at witnesses and
attempts TO break them down. He
tried this method on the distinguished
actor
And at what hour. sir, did this hap
pen2' asked the lawyer.
I think began Sir Henry, wher
the lawyer interrupted with:
1T isn't what YOU think. sir; it's
what you know that we WANT
Don't you want to know what !
think mildly asked the actor.
Il do not" the lawyer snapped out
We'll. then" said Henry Irving. q
might as well leave the witness box.
can't talk without thinking. I am not
a lawyer"
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LITTLE HENRY's MEMORANDA.

Pa says If he doesn't hear from his
cousin Jim that disappeared the first OF
April by the end Of this week he will
know his cousin Jim is dead. because his
cousin Jim never fails to renew the ac-
quaintance before Christmas
I have given 10 cents TO help buy a
present for my teecher. if there IS any
gratitood in the human brest she will stop
asking me WHARF is the cappitle OF Ne
vadda.
Ma says the trubble is as soon as she
solves the servant problem by teeching a
girl how 20 cook the fool thing has 10 get
marri9.
Unkel Bill says the incest Christmas
gift TO give old man Jones that is always
talking about his rumatism would be a
bran new set OF symptoms.
Missus Harters daughter eloped last
week and pa says she otto be glad to es-
cape The weddin present and Christmas
gift trubble both at once.
My sister says the girl that wants to
organize a women's athletic club is just
aggitatiug il because she thinks she looks
cute in blumers.
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why He Learned Spanish.

From the New York Times
President Roosevelt. in his impUlsive
way, sent for a well-known young writ
er and asked abruptly, DO you know
Spanish NO. Mr. President. 7 do not.
1 very much regret to say" was the re-
ply. 7 am sorry to hear it." commented
the Chief Magistrate. and the subject was
dropped The young man went AWAY
deeply impressed with the idea that had
he known Spanish he might have been
appointed 10 a high office in the diplo-
matte corps, so he set 10 work assidu-
ously, dropping everything else, and soon
acquired proficiency IN that language.
The other day he called at the White
House and was cordially welcomed. In
the course of conversation he said, "By
the way, Mr. President. I know Spanish
well; / both talk and read II with ease -
Oh, you don't say So was the Presi-
dents reply; then you ought TO be one
Of the happiest men in the world; you
can read Don QuixOte' in the original &"
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Secretary Shaw has not committed him
self in his annual report to any definite
Or specific plan for the reform of the
currency. He is convinced of the need
Of an elastic currency, and he says he
would not view with apprehension q
credit currency limited as to volume The
Secretary, however, has an idea Of his
own. based on his observation of banking
methods. which is worth more than a
passing consideration. It is that the
power of the Secretary of the Treasury
should be further increased by authoriz-
ing him 10 require national banks to in
crease their reserves at certain periods. in
order that they be able to supply the
monetary needs of the country when the
season Of stTingency arrives.
Mr.. Shaw has full confidence in the
motives and judgment Of a Secretary OF
the Treasury. mo critic" he observes.
has ever charged the head of this de-
partment with cupidity or with operations
having selfish ends in view" He doubts
whether a central bank Of issue would
be managed more in the interest OF the
people than the Treasury Department at
its worst. His predictions obviously
are for government supervision Of none
tary conditions. with the functions of the
Secretary so amplifed as to give him
practical control Of the money market,
and he seems to have no misgiving as To
the possible abuse Of the power asked
for
Secretary Shaw. during the past year,
made the Treasury a more important fac
tor in the money market than ever be-
fore. introducing important innovations
for the relief Of monetary stringency
whenever he thought such relief needed
One of the most interesting OF these in
novations had for its purpose the re-
straint of speculation, a purpose which
was measuraby achieved by withdrawing
S60.O00,O09 from the channels OF trade
when, in the Seeretary's opinion. it was
not needed for legitimate uses. and re-
storing it when the money supply became
less redundant Another innovation was
the encouragement Of gold importatlons
by depositing public funds against the
security of actual engagements Of gold.
In addition to these measures for the re
lief Of the market, Secretary Shaw sought
10 increase bank-note circulation by ac-
cepting security other than government
bonds for public deposits. the bonds so
released to be made the basis for addi-
tional circulation. These operations were
all made possible by the manipulation OF
surplus public moneys; and the Secretary
would have been unable TO dominate the
money market as he did If the revenues
Of the government had not been largely
in excess OF expenditures.
The banking and financial interests of
the country believe that the recurring
stringeney Of the money market would be
automatically relieved by the issue, un-
der proper safeguards. OF q credit cur
rency, as recommended by the currency
commission Of the American Bankers As
sociation, and indorsed by Comptroller OF
the Currency Ridgly in his annual re-
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The Mexican way.

Mexico, of all nations wherein Spanish
blood predominates, alone seems to un-
derstand the shortest and most satisfac-
tory way 20 dispose Of revolutionists.
Central and South American countries
hardly have breathing spells between
revolutions. Cuba has been indulging in
one continuous revolution" for many
years. Santo Domingo and Haiti are ever
at it, But Mexico has reduced the revolu-
tionist 70 cipher. II ne exists at all in
that country, he is scarcely ever heard
Of, except in a way that shows Mexico
complete control Of him.
The truth Of the matter seems to be
that the South American revolutionist is
a business man at his trade He ''revo-
lutes" as a professional matter. In
Mexico, as soon as a man shows any
symptoms OF the revolutionary disease.
he is UnceremOniously bundled off TO jail
and allowed to think it over behind the
bars. II he is at last released from
durance vile, and then behaves himself.
all may go we'll with him. But the gov
eminent keeps an eye upon him, ard, in
case Of d relapse. he is quietly taken out
to some secluded spot and cheeTfully
shot. Then the report OF his mysterious
disappearance" is given out.
Obviously. it is rather a depressing
business to conduct. aid. or abet a revolu-
ton from behind steel bars. The inside Of
dark Jail is very unsympatheuc atmos-
phere for a patriot who is 'agin the
government" There are no applauding
multitudes to cheer and whoop things up.
In fact, there is absolutely nothing in
side OF a Jail calculated to keep the fame
Of revolutionary desire brightly burning.
However, should the would-be reorgan-
izer Of governmental affairs fail wholly to
divest himself Of his aspirations while
inside the Jail. he has an even more
dreary prospect ahead when he gets out.
To die the death Of a martyr to the cause
of revolution may, in specific instances.
appeal strongly 10 a sasEed bucklered,
and belted knight-provided the spectacu-
lar surroundings necessary for a correct
and approved death in that manner be
also provided But 10 just ''mysteriousIy
disappear Is not alluring. attrac-
tive. or calculated to inspire.
On the whole. it looks as If the Mexican
idea has stood the test Of time. The
great man at the head Of the Mexican
government is not alone great himself,
but is surrounded with splendid corps
of advisers. Never has Mexico been al
lowed to lag or recede as other nations
marched forward so long as Diaz has
been in command. The bane OF other
Latin-Americau governments-the revO-
Iutionist-has been reduced TO naught in
Mexico. There are few revolutions there
opera bouffe or otherwise. President
Diaz has made good Tiddance of prac-
tically all such bad rubbish.
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THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
A REMARKABLE STORY.

We read lot of foolish men
Who brave the crowded stores
And get bewiidered now and then
Upon the many floors;
We read about these men who rush
Where human angels tread
And somewhere 'twixt the silk and plush
Are crushed till they are dead.
Some vain. proud man, perchance, will s
A-sh0ppiug for his wife.
And struggle madly 10 and fro
And barely save his life
Or he viii try the lvelonE day
The ribbon place 10 find
And then be slowly led away
With remnants OF his mind.
But there was once a man who went
Completely through a store
And many tagging moments spent
Upon each stocked-up floor,
And never We're his ribs crushed in
Nor were his weary feet
Tramped on by women fat and thin
Who surged IN from the street
4 wOndrOUs tale this IS. forsoOth,
Yet take il as It's told.
For 81 is nothing but the truth
The man was not 50 bold.
Nor was he big and broad and stout,
As might have been supposed
A watchman. he strolled all about
When the big store was closed
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popular Election Of Senators.

The United States Senatorial Amend
ment Convention, as the result of a some
what sparsely attended gathering at Des
Moines, has entered upon the weT-nigh
impossible task of inducing the legisla-
lures of a requisite number Of the States
10 make application to the Congress TO
cali a convention for the purpose of pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution
of the United States" The particular
amendment which the convention wishes
to propose is one providing for the cleo
ton Of Senator'S by direct vote Of the
people, and the constitutional conven-
ton method OF securing an amendment has
been suggested because Of the refusal of
the Senate to submit the proposed
amendment to the several States.
A constitutional convention would be a
decided novelty. but it is safe to say
some stronger incentive than the desire
for popular election Of Senators viii be
required to bring about the assembIage
of such g convention. Such amendments
10 the Constitution as have been incoT-
pOrated in that instrument have been
adopted only under the pressure Of a
v
OF amending it has become one of the
commonplaces Of our constitutional his
tory. It will, we imagine. be found
equally difficult to set in motion the ma
chinery Of a constitutional convention.
But the advocates Of popular election
of Senators should not feel that theirs is
a wholly hopeless cause. With the pro-
found instinct for political Orgauiza tfOn
which characterizes the American people,
several States have discovered and insti-
tuted methods of choosing a Senator by
an expression of the popular viii. More
than one Senator now holds his place by
virtue Of a popular vote either at the
polls or in a party primary. while others
have been chosen by party conNsprlons,
whose viii has been imposed upd& the
legislature. In these States the Sena-
tors have been compelled TO make their
appeal for election directly 10 the people
and they owe their seats In the Senate
to favorable popular judgment upon their
acts and professions.
In other words. the trend OF political
development is toward making the State
legislature, when it performs the func-
tion Of eiecting a Senator, merely a regis
ter Of the popular choice, as the electoral
college merely registers the popular YER
dict in a Presidential election. 1t will not
require a constitutional amendment or a
constitutional convention to bring about
this evolution in our political institutions.
70 T-~ 4
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Lords and Commons.

From the London Tribune
SO many strange and unfamiliar faces
of hereditary legislators have been seen in
the House of Lords since the debate on
the education bill started that the officials
have been quite bewildered. A well-known
member of the House of Commons. who
paid a visit to the House of Lords last
week went TO one of the officials and
asked for some papers. The attendant
said, "Oh, my lord. II you viii come back
later I will be able to let you have the
papers you require" The humble member
of the lower house, rising TO the occasion.
placed his hand on the officials shoulder
and said. My good man, when you are
addressing a duke. don't you know you
should always say your grace'?"
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Book smells,

From the New York sun
a book with any other smell might bs
just as interesting. but you could never
make that woman believe So said thu
librarian, pointing TO "A reader who was
literally nOsing around among the book
shelves Her criterion for judging book
is the smell Of tobacco. Before I learned
Of that eccentricity, I frequently recon-
mended certain volumes for her perusal
Before accepting my advice she shifted
at the books suspiciously.
81 don't want this, she said one
day 1t smells Of perfume. That means
that il is popular with women. conse-
quently it is not a strong book. The best
books are read by men and invariably
are redolent Of tobacco. None but q
tobacco book for me ."
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How DID Conner CO Inf

Gov-elect Conner. OF Alabama. tail.
smooth-faced, and athletic of build. oc-
cupied a seat on the Democratic side of
the House yesterday. and so many mem
bers were presented to him by the home
folks that the resulting noise Of his ova-
ton disturbed the repOse Of Speaker Can
non. Uncle Joe looked long at the
strange new face, and two OF three times
uplifted his gavel of authority to COM
nand order. but did not rap. The Speaker
a. ked everybody around him who the
stranger was. Nobody could tell him.
Then the Speaker allowed. with men
acing grimace. that he would like to know
who he was and what right he had to
the privileges OF the floor. Messengers
were sent scurrying over to the chatter
ing group of statesmen that surrounded
the tall Alabamian TO ascertain his iden-
tity and rights. When they reported TO
the Speaker that he was the governor
elect Of Alabama he again raised his
gavel, this time more threateningly. He
took tight clutch on its handle and il
seemed that he was about to knock a
piece off his desk with it. But he didn't
even use it for a gentle tap. Under the
rules of the House a gOvernor-elect is not
entitled to the privileges Of the floor he
said 10 Clerk Hines. but those bows
from Alabama don't know much about my
rules, and besides they don't believe in
EN-. I guess they brought their next
governor in to show him off, and so well
let it pass But see that no other gov
ernor-elect gets in here while the House
is in session
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Paid $1,000 for His Nevrpaper.

From the Boston Herald.
During the siege OF Kimberley. in the
Boer war, the editor Of the only daily
paper there was often hard put to find
enough news. One day. in a clubroom he
found Cecil Ehodes reading a fairly new
paper from Cape Town. He borrowed ii
and rushed to his owa office, where Il
soon appeared as a special edition, selling
ike hot cakes. That same evening he
met Mr.. Rhodes, who inquired: Where s
my Cape Town paper?" "Oh. cut it UP
for the printers, was the reply. please
don't do that again" said Rhodes, mildly.
THAT paper came through by native
runners, and cost me S1,00c.'
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Talking of Ronnnnrte-

A curious and not wholly accountable
twist has been given within the past few
days to Presidential politics as discussed
by members Of Congress. Representatives
of both parties are closely scrutinizing the
record and studying the character of the
Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte. Some Of them
say that since the formal announcement
by the President Of Mr.. Bonaparte's trans
fer from the Navy Department to the At
torney Generalship the people are anxious
10 learn what manner of man he is, 10 as
certain that if the things said about his
proud. aristocratic character and Of his
contempt for coarse, greedy rich men are
true Apparently his appointment as At
toTney General has me with a larger
measure of popular favor than any other
Cabinet shift made by Mr.. Roosevelt. It
seems that the people. who are much
aroused over the trus. question, are look
ing for q great and notable performance
by Mr.. Bonsparte in ms prosecution Of
trusts. mainly because they have been led
% believe that whatever his ability as a
lawyer may be, he can be depended upon
% go after every h0ggish trust magnate
ia dead earnest and not be swerved a
hairs breadth by any sort Of form Of po-
litical consideration If he makes good"
by coming up 10 the expectations OF the
people ia any one big case, there is a feel
ing among Congressman that one or the
other Of the old parties viii nominate him
for President In 1905. Persons who know
Mr.. Bonaparte declare that he has no de
signs upon the Presidency, that the full
measure OF his ambition viii have been
attained II he shall be able TO set a stand
ard for succeeding Attorneys General in
the matter OF applying the full vigor Of
present statutes 10 criminal trusts. and
that he laughs cynically at every sugges-
tion OF his availability as a Presidential
candidate. Nevertheless. a good deal Of
talk about his availability is heard at the
fvavf+of
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A RuNKo CAME.

It is easy to write po'try when you've
naught to fret about.
From the jug you ys:lk the stopper and
just let it gurgle out
And the poet, as it gurgles, takes his
baccy from the shelf,
And sits down 10 smoke in comfort. as it
fairly writes itself
Blub-blub-gurgle Blub-blub-gurgle
Hear it gayly bubbling forth,
While the poet sits and figures that he's
done g worth
Blub-blub-gurgle Blub-blub-gurgle
Out upon such ill-got pelf.
It's a shame to take the money, for 1t al
most writes itself
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Faint Praise.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Miss Koy-Of course he stays rather
late, but then I'm sure he's in love
with me.
Miss Chellus-Yes, but you won't
have any reputation left if he doesn't
stop talking about you so scandalously.
Miss Koy-The idea, What does he
say about me?
Miss Chellus-He's telling everybody
that you are "as good as you are
pretty"
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port; but Secretary Shaw. it may be
guessed, shrewdly surmises that control
Of the money supply by the Treasury
Department would be more popular than
control by bankers. Viewed in this light,
his recommendation that the Seeretary's 5
power be increased, and his lack Of
recommendation of any definite currency
plan. become ineligible.