The National tribune., 1907-12-05

dislike to certain clerks, have simply
made life a burden to them, until they
were forced to quit the service or lose
their minds There has been recent
shaking up in the office of the Auditor
for the War department, many chiefs
who had held their divisions for years
having been transferred to work VI
which they know absolutely nothing,
lust because the Auditor thought things
were not as they should be with some
Of his underlings. 1t is a mighty good
move.
Already the President has had to
abate some of his ardor in having
placed on the retired list officers VINO
could not take the practice rides. Col.
Milton B. Adams and Col. c. e. l.. b.
Davis, both of the Corps of Engineers,
are both perfectly able to perform the
duties of their office, but are not able
to ride Col. Adams is stationed at
Grand Rapids, Mich, in the perform
ance of engineer duties, and Col. Davis
is at Detroit. To get around their in
ability to ride at the present time, ana
to keep from retiring them, they have
both been given long leaves of absence,
and will have reached the retiring age
before the leave expires, which is one
way of whipping the devil around the
stump.
Speaker Cannon declares with some
heat that the statement that he wants
tho Illinois delegation to the National
Republican Convention instructed for
him for ''tradingn purposes is far
fetched and absolutely untrue He then
goes on to declare that his interest IN
the Illinois delegation is that of citl-
zen and a Republican. and also declares
that he has no personal desire to be the
Republican candidate for the Presf-
.dency.
Capt James Fl. Holmes, one of the
last of John Browns Kansas band. died
last week at Red Bank, n. J. He was
in his 10th year.
Capt Holmes derived his title from a
company which he commanded under
John Brown during the slavery troubles
in Kansas. He had no part, however,
in John Browns later and more un-
fortunate attempt against slavery at
Harper's Ferry.
His home for many years was in
Washington, D. c., where he was con-
nected with the Government service.
Under the second Lincoln Administra-
ton he acted as Secretary for the Ter
ritory of New Mexico.
There was man in Washington last
envied him. 1t is the key. the original
latchkey of the White House, which he
used while one of the Secretaries of
President Lincoln. He was also Sec
retary during the Johnson and Grant
Administrations, and let himself in and
out of the White House with the same
key which he retained thru some mis-
take when he left Washington. Mr..
William Stoddard is the name of the
gentleman well known to readers of his
juvenile books, and his home is in Mad
ison, n. ].
WhiteIaw Reid, ambassador to the
Court of st. James, and Mrs. Reid will
be in Washington for the diplomatic
reception 1t has been their custom to
come home for that great State occa-
record probably for length of trip to
attend a social function.
With Representative SulZer at the
helm, the financial affairs of the coun-
| try ought to whiZ along all right, and
he has declared his intention to sci
things going properly. In connection
with the Government bank Mr.. SulZel
would have a postal savings bank es.
tablished.
Just think of it," he said; there i.
5000, 100000 of the peoples money de
posted by the Government in the Ma,
tional banks of the country and no
drawing a dollar interest. and these
banks are loaning that money out t.
the people at 10 to 20 per cent ant
even higher rates of interest. Thes'
banks now have the audacity to deman(
that the Government issue more bonds
1 in time of peace, to give them a chanc,
to get more money from the people ant
loan it to them again at high rates o
interest. 1t is all wrong, and Congress
must remedy the evil at once"
while 1 do not subscribe to 1t.
cannot deny that there is tendenc.
today toward the lodging of create
power in the hands of the Nationa
Government and a lessening of that y
the States,' declared Senator Suther
land, of Utah, who is a member of tn
Joint Committee on Revision of tn
laws, at the New Willard a few even
ings ago.
This is the result of the closer rela
ton between all parts Of the country
which is in turn due to the develop
ment of transportation and enhances
intercommunication thru the medium
of the newspapers" he went on. Stat
lines have become more of a fictio
than they Were early in the last cen
tury when transportation was Difficult
and news Travelled slowly. This tend
, ency only proves that Hamilton, tn
founder of the Republican Party, wa
more practical and farseeing ma
than jefferson, the founder of the Dem
ocratic Party.
, THE States to-day should keep t
: their functions and the Legislators @
l the United States should keep TO their,
but just the same the tendency is To
, ward greater Federal power. For in
Y stance, there is no reason under tn
sun why the Federal Governmer
should not enforce a general law o
= public health and sanitation in ever
. State and Territory in the Union. Be-
= ter practical results would be achieved
Washington soor is to boast the po:
0 session of two fine specimens of s.
6 Peter Lely's art of portraiture. Mr.
u nue., will put on exhibition in the Col
coran Art Gallery the celebrated POI
traits OF her ancestors, Sir William an
Lady Berkeley, done by Lely at ii
e command of the Duke of York. Thes
n portraits lay for almost 60 years TO
: gotten in the garret of the old Berk,
c ley home, and were removed about tW
It years ago to Mrs. Lees home her
e with other heirlooms which she il
d herited
: Sir William Berkeley. Colonial Co
e ernor of Virginia, was deposed fro
IS his post for prosecuting the followe
e of Bacon. Unable to regain royal favo
n he died in London of broken heart
n 1861. His widow was married to Phil