The National tribune., 1908-09-10

And now It IS Bryan's religion that isl
troubling some people. Mr.. Bryan Is
a conscientious Presbyterian. A Chr,s
tian gentleman in every sense OF the
word, hence man who would SCOT
at no mans religious beliefs. Yet he Is
called upon to defend himself from at
tacks on what he would or would not
do to certain other religionists. Here
\ is @ part of q letter which he made
| public on the matter in question 1t had
been circulated that he was unfriendiy
| to Catholics:
"The man who put me in nomina-
ton at Denver, I. ]. Dunn, is a Cathoi,c.
J The President and Secretary of the
Bryan Volunteers of Nebraska are
| Catholics. The President Of the Bryan
Travelling Mems Club Is Catholic, as
are many other men prominent in my
campaign members of the Cathonc
faith. I mention this to show you that
have the confidence of the Catholics
who have been connected with me in
politics during the past 18 years. II
any further information is desired, L
suggest you write any of the men mem
toned or to the Hon. G. j. Smythe, one
of the officers of the Knights OF Column
bus in Omaha, OF to the Hon. L. q.
Doyle, a prominent Catholic OF Lin
lcoln.''
Kermit Roosevelt is hailed as hero
in the village of oyster Bay, and the
young man certainly did very pretty
thing in saving some people from seri-
Gus injury if not from death. The fine
horses driven to light carriage by
Mr.. Frank Hilton, OF New York, fright
ened and started Quickly, throwing him
out. Then the team dashed away with
the carriage, in which were Mrs. Hilton
I and her two small sons. Kermit Poose-
welt, who was riding horseback along
the same road, gave chase after the
runaway team, and finally gained TILL
he could catch tie bride bit of one OF
the horses. He threw the weight OF
his horse back on this, and finally
|, brought the team to standstill. He
was overwhelmed with thanks, but
. blushingly said, Don't mention It," and
fled He forgot to mention 1t at home
, and it was not until callers came thai
, the family and President knew any
thing about that they were entertaining
years old.
The Democrats of the 18th Congress
sional District, which Speaker Cannon
represents in'ithe Lower House, propose
to make real fight this Fall to defea
Uncle joe" and the chief issue viii
be no other than an aversion to the
|
Speaker Cannon can certainly fling thu
English language round to beat the
band, and he never halts at using th'
word which iseems to be most expires
sive. o. I'll
Word has been received by Capt. o
II. Oldroyd of the G. A. R., of the sud
den death of Capt. John Augustus Sear
at his home eih Lancaster, o. 1t is salt
Capt. Sears. after serving thru the wa
in the 1SSthfard fth Ohio, returned Il
his home, and assisted in forming
volunteer cbrnpany to do guard dut,
for President Lincoln. The compan
came here, and Capt. Sears is said t
have occupied seat near sPresiden
Lincoln's bog in the old Ford Theate
the night he was assassinated He as
:, sisted in carrying the President from
the theater to the Oldroyd house acros
the street, and has always kept as
r memerto of the tragedy the coat h
g wore that night, which was saturate
n with the blood Of President Lincoln.
4 Capt Oldroyd now has his priceless
: collection of Lincoln relics in this hous
: in which Lincoln died. 1t is one of tn
o objective points for all loyal America
g citizens now, and they will find tn
y desk that Lincoln used, the chair h
sat in in his office: in fact. much of tn
furniture of the Lincoln home, and
2 statues of Lincoln, numbering way u
s in the thousands. Capt. Oldroyd Is AS
,tl sistant Acknowledgement of the Depart
N ment of Potomac, Grand Army of tn
n Republic.
" With a view to minimizing violation
If of the Civil Service law, which have oC
l. Cured in connection with political cam
n paigns in the past, the Post Office De
n has nr0mnlpafed OrGe
10 relative to political activity in the Fed
1f eral service, addressed to the officer
IT and employees of the Post Office Depar
c, ment and Postal Service. The ordt
OF renews previous official inhibitions G
T. pernicious activity, and cites the Pos
Ill master-Generals order OF June 8, $50
or This gives the Presidents amendmen
ne to the Civil Service rules, which prohil
ne it persons in the Executive Civil Servit
ne from using official authority or infil
ar ence for the purpose of interfering wit
an election or the result thereof, ar
re declaring that persons in the compel
re tive Civil Service, while retaining Il
n right to vote as they please and to e
We press privately their opinions on {
oy political subjects, shall take no acti
ch part in political campaigns.
I'D The notice also quoted the Civil Sc
nd vice Commissions letter to the Pres
of dent, of last March. urging greater s
TN verify in the penalty imposed Tor SUI
ed violations, and embodies memora
rit dunn furnished by the Commission gi
OF ing warning against political asses
,rs ments and partisan activity of offic
y, holders.
ful U. S. Grant, Jr.. of San Diego, Ca
4 has been selected as one of the two r
so publican Presidential Electors-at-Lar
0S from california.
les
America for Americans is to be t
rule in Panama.
American clerical employees are to
given preference over alien employ
on the Isthmus of Panama by the Car
Commission Col. George w. Goetha
Chairman of the Commission, accordi
to advices received by the War Depa
ment, hass-issued an order drecti
heads of Departments and Divisions
replace all alien clerical employees "
men selected from list of America
which he submits in the order. Tn.
men have been employees in the Divisi
of Building and Construction and
the Division of Municipal Engiueeril
the work of which has been finish
The men Will be available for tIans
on Sept 1. In the order Col. Goeth
says: IsCrJc
Retention of. aliens now employ
in clerical positions paying $500
annum or more will be authorized OF
in exceptional cases, when it is sho
to my satisfaction that the duties of
alien employe demand peculiar uual
cations, which he alone possesses, a
ha fiSfa ct PC