The National tribune., 1907-01-03

w Ill the IFltnuSlltp bel"eth L iSSA-
dent Roosevelt and ambassador Bryce
be as strong as was that between plain
Theodore Roosevelt and plain Mr..
Bryce? There is every reason to be-
lieve that it will be. AS plain Mr.
Bryce. the next ambassador to the
United States from Great Britain wrote
the following:
"Altho recent Presidents have shown
no disposition to strain their authority,
it is still the fashion in America to be
Jealous of the Presidents action. and
to warn citizens against what is called
the one-man power Gen. Ulysses s
Grant was hardly the man to make
himself a tyrant, yet the hostility to a
third term of office which moved many
people who had not been alienated by
the faults of his Administration rested
not merely on reverence for the exam
pie set by Washington, but also on the
fear that President repeatedly chosen
would become dangerous to republican
institutions. This particular alarm
seems to a European groundless.
If there be any danger it
would seem to lie in another direction.
The larger a community becomes the
less does il seem to respect an assem-
bly,. the more is it attracted by an in
dividual man. A bold President who
majority in the country might be
tempted to override the law and de-
prive the minority of the protection
which the law affords il. He might be
a tyrant, not against the masses. but
with the masses. But nothing in the
present state of American politics gives
weight to such apprehensions."
Among those who aided Mr. Bryce in
preparing his work was Theodore
Roosevelt. of New York. That was 90
years ago.
Lawyers with politicaI-judicial aspi
rations may be interested to learn that
the gown of an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States
costs 500 and that the gown of tho
Chief Justice is distinguished from that
of an Associate Justice by being made
of Chinese satin instead of black silk.
Representative James s. Sherman, of
Oneida County. n. Y, Chairman of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee. has since election day been
incidentally mentioned by some of his
fellows in the House as United States
Senatorial timber When or how, was
the sequential inquiry.
The cost of the Governments foreign
service this year is S3.S05,117. and the
estimates FOR the maintenance of the
Diplomatic and Consular Service for
the next fiscal year are somewhat less.
Secretary Root urges that the present
compensation of $500 a year for the
Ministers to Norway. Sweden, Denmark.
Ecuador. Switzerland and half dozen
other countries of the second rank be
increased to $4,000 yearly.
A recent witness in the Smoot inves.
tigation. w. J. Mcconnell. of Idaho,
recalls the story that he Is the man
who was credited with driving George
F. Edmunds. of Vermont out of the
United States Senate When Idaho was
admitted there was a long term and a
short term. Mcconnell drew the short
term, and having only two months TO
serve. maze the best of it. The second
day after being sworn in he took a
station in the middle aisle, and, in a
foghorn voice, made q speech While
Mcconnell was talking Edmunds en-
tered and gazed with astonishment at
the speaker
rs that a Member of the House,"
he asked
NO. it is a Senator" was the reply.
when did he get in?" further in
quired Edmunds.
He was sworn in yesterday" was
the response.
Sworn in yesterday and making a
speech to-day" unused EdmunGs. We'll,
I guess it is time for me to quit"
Then he got his resignation ready.
1t is a tradition of the Senate that
new Senator must wait at least one
session before he makes a set speech.
The Roosevelts went down to Pine
Knot, Mrs. Roosevelts country place,
TO spend the Christmas week end
Christmas was observed at the White
House in the plain old-fashioned way
with a big Christmas tree which bore
wonderful and enchanting fruit for
Christmas tree before, but there was no
big company. The family was all to-
gether the boys having come home
from school for the holidays Mr. and
Mrs. Longworth were at the Christmas
dinner. What anybody received is of
course not given out People from all
over the country sent things TO the
children. but the children did not get
them. They are allowed to receive only
such presents as come from personal
friends. The other presents, sent by
politicians, manufacturers and shop
keepers generally, are all turned over
10 the messengers TO carry 10 children s
hospitals and to amuse little children
who get no presents. The White House
accept anything of that nature, and
tho this is well known people keep on
sending them.
Pine Knot is a little place in the
heart OF the hills Is miles from Char
1ottesville, Va. and IL miles from a
railroad. The cottage Is story and n
half, with five rooms, simply furnished.
and is meant for a refuge from the
storms Of state and from politicians.
There is nice old black "unkl'' to do
"chores," his nice old black nanny
of wife to cook, and little colored
girl or two to do the odd things about
the house, while the President has his
man and Mrs. Roosevelt her maid.
They hunt and fish and ride horseback
and at night have great times about the
big fireplace in which a roaring fire is
built, when the President tells stories
and the kids roast cheStnuts, crack
nuts, make taffy and pop corn.
Apropos of hunting, Theodore, Jr.,
came near getting cut out of his
chances, for his gun was left behind al
the White House when the party start
ed. There was Just IL minutes left
when the Presidential party reached the
the station Theodore discovered that
ed messenger, was sent back by the
missing weapon. Now, this jackson Il
noted for his bicycle stunts, and he car
outride anything in this neck of the
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