The Washington times., 1906-09-30

This beauteous youth was far less kiho
For We adore our own good looks and love
Adventures in Egoism.
I really shrink from giving an &C
count OF the result Of the Bellevale
eaucuses next evening. for fear OF
imparting 20 the general reader-Who
is. of course, a violent patriot-the
idea that 1 am narratlng facts snow
ing an exceptionally bad condition IN
municipal affairs. in the triumph OF
one or the other OF rwO bad men. This
impression I should be loath TO give.
Colonel MCCorkle. whom We know By
hearsay only, seems TO be so good a
citizen that his belated attempt to be
broad" and liberal" excifes laughter
i'm some quarters. AS for MIR. Brass
field. there are at least nine chances
I'm ten that he is the man who would
have received the support OF the gen
tie reader had IL been his own citys
campaign. In fact. Mr.. Brassfield is
psychologicaIly incapable OF deviating
much from the course marked out by
the average ethics OF his surroundings
This subconscious mind which-as
Prof. Blatherwick so clearly explained
plane OF consciousness. happens. in
his case, TO be abnormally acting con-
sCiously; but IL is still controlled by
suggestion, The money-making ma
MIA being IN all minds. he becomes a
money-maker. The usual attitude Of
society toward all things-including
let us say. women. poetry. politics.
and public duty-is the one into which
the Brassfeld mind inevitably fell.
The men on whom any age bestOws
the acCOlade Of greatness. are those
who embOdy the qualities-virtues and
vices-of that age Your popular
statesman and hero is merely the in
carnate Now. Every president Is TO
his supporters mt 20 rank with Wash
Ington and Lincoln" Future ages
may accord 10 him only respectable
medlocrity: but the generation which
sees itself reflected IN him. sees
beauty and greatness IN the reflection
BeUevale was psychically reflected IN
Rrassfieid. Therefore Bellevale raised
him on the shield OF popularity. One
may see this reflected IN the conver-
sation Of Major Pumphrey, one OF
Rellevale's solid citizens. with Mr..
Smith. who owned the department
store. on the morning after the eau
cuses.
Rather lively times. I hear" said
Major Pumphrey, catching step with
Mr.. Smith on their walk down town
Rather lively times at the eaueuses
last evening"
Really answered Mr. Smith, =
don't know. 7 never attend caucuses.
Everyone has his friends, you know
and by not taking sides one saves
many eumities'
"I don't agree with you" said the
major. Every one should attend his
party primaries. as "a matter Of duty
You were out last night2" said the
merchant. interrogatively.
why, no" said the major, mot last
night. The fact is. Colonel McCorkle
and / served In the same regiment.
and belong TO the post here. and ne
expected me 10 support him. Al the
same time. the nomination Of Mr..
Rrassheld appeared 10 be the only
right thing from the standpoint OF
party expedIency or business wisdom.
BrassfieId can be elected. He Is strong
I'm business circles. His integrity IS
uu0uestioned. and thereu be no graft
well In society. too. ! just saw DIT.
Rulkon. who expressed himself as
thoroughly delighted with the nom!na-
ton Of so good a man as Brassheld.
and intends 10 preach next Sunday on
THE Christians Vote handling the
subject In such a way as to point TO
Brassfield as the right man.
couldn't consistently oppose Brassrelo.
homo %
"Oh. you're quite right" exclaimed
Mr.. Smith. My attendance would not
have made any difference in the result
Colonel McCorkle is a good man. but
after Mr.. BrassheId made us a pres
ent of the money 10 pay OF our church
debt recently. none Of Us could decent
Iv have gone out and worked against
him even for the colonel. They say
that McCOrkle is q good deal chagTin-
ed by the small showing ne made
claims that the saloons and the lower
classes ran the caucuses, and that the
decent element stayed away alto
gether."
"Pooh," scoffed Mr. Pumphrey. "A
little sore is ALISON get over r. !
only hope BrassheId will be able TO
get us that trolley lire he promises.
That would bring Bellevale abreast OF
the times"
That's certainly true" was Mr..
Smiths answer Mr.. Brassfield is
an enterprising citizen. broad and
liberal. safe and sane. and full
ly I'm touch with the great busi-
ness interests Of the country. His nom
ination will reflect credit on Bellevale."
Inasmuch as such citizens as Conlon,
P.erson. Sheehan and ZalinslSy were
equally we'll cOntentrd, no one. II
would seem. ought to have been dissat-
istfed. The fact that Mr.. Brassaeld's
success meant the giving away Of
BeHevale's streets To Brassfeld's in
terurban trolley line must be consid-
cred in connection with the fact that
Bellevale seemed only TOO anxious to
give them away.
One must look at such things from
all sides. If one is to come to a sat
isfactory conclusion. Miss Waldron,
having "A keenly PERSONAL interest in
the matter and being a member of the
cultured and leisure cla-s, rndeavored
to do this. Her conclusions. both per-
sonal and political. seem 10 be fully set
forth I'm a letter which she wrote 10
her friend Estele in New York.
you know 1 always was a queer
little beast" said this letter. after n few