The National tribune., 1908-03-04


become a law, and that he would dc
all that he could to further its enact
ment
Who remember Coxey? He's alive
however. and looks healthy and pros
porous, but he still has wheels" He
is in Washington on a mission" Coxey
always has a mission" simmering to
spring on people. When he was here
IA years ago it was as the head of an
army of tramps, hoboes and, some
said, pickpockets. They were dis
reputable lot, at any rate. He's here
again.
Gen Coxey has no intention of or
ganizing another army of the unem-
ployed. But he intends to continue his
fight for the masses. 1t is his intention
to begin in the Spring an extensive tour
which will take him all over the United
States.
81 will travel in a private car" said
Gen. CoXey. Il will take with me 4
circus tent in which to hold meetings.
my campaign will be one of educa-
people the defects in the present money
system. Start a back fire on their Rep
resentatives in Congress, so to speak.
Oh, no; / am not partisan. L will
attack the system, ard not the parties.
He brought along with him two bills,
either of which, he declares, if enacted
into law will correct the ills of which
SO much complaint is made. Il want
Congress to pass a bill,' said the Cen
eral, authorizing new issue of $780,
900, 900 in currency. This should be at
once expended in making public i'm
provements, thus taking care of the un-
employed"
The second is like unto it, only more
SO, and neither of them count, as a
matter of fact, for they will never get
further than the committee room, even
if they get there.
The custom of reading Washington's
Farewell Address on Feb. % was
brought about by the late Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts,. 1t was his resolution
which provided for the reading of the
address by the President of the Senate
or some Senator designated by him.
1t was read for the first time by the
late Senator ingalls,. who was. at the
time the resolution was introduced and
passed. President pro tenn of the Sen
ate, Vice President Hendricks having
died. Ever since it has been the GUS
tom for the presiding officer to appoint
some Senator to read the address.
1t hasn't transpired whether the inti-
mate relation of the cherry to the natal
day of Washington, or other causes, led
him to forget. but it is fact that Vice
President Fairbanks did forget to des-
ignate a Senator for the hofior. until
day or two before the 22d, it being
called to his attention at that time by
one of the Senate employees.
rETsE eel
ambassador Takahira is back among
us once more. He went away simple
Minister, and he comes back to us En-
bassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tentiary. with all his budding honors
thick upon him, and We are glad to
welcome him. ambassador Takahira
is small and round-shouldered and no
longer young, but he is a man to re-
spect and admire. He is courtesy it
self, which diplomacy demands. but he
is also a gentleman, which you mighty
often do not find in diplomatic circles.
Spain used to send us the most pol
ished scoundrels, for instance, and
Great Britain has not always been
punctillious in this matter, so that the
United States has had to ask her to
withdraw her representatives. but Taxa
ilira is gentleman. judged by the best
American standard. He comes to US
with the last and the best word from
Japan. He says:
ut is impossible for any man of Or
dinary sanity to think of war. 1t is a
crime against humanity, against civil
ization and the well-being of mankind.
There has never been a change in
the friendship of the two Governments.
"As to the voyage of the American
feet to the Pacific, consider it purely
an American affair.
you will certainly have a great deal
to learn from such a long cruise and
such a large force.
I'VE, in Japan, have no reason to be
suspicious about the fleets visit to the
Pacific
war talk published in connection
with the sailing of the fleet is utterly
unintelligible to me.
Abroad it is regarded as news spread
for certain objects.
"At all events, it is a pity that such
an impression should have been allowed
to be credited against even a small part
of the American press.
Il am pleased to come back to this
great country in my present capacity"
Sometimes precedent doesn't count
That was the case when Senator Owen,
the United States Senate. He tackled
the Aldrich bill, and he kept things
piping hot the whole time that he was
on his feet. He didn't use any pitch
fork; he used no tar brushes; he didn't
saw the air nor "bust' his collar band:
but he made a fine speech. all rounded
up properly from his point of view, and
it reads very well. indeed. You do not
have TO agree with a man to be honest
about his endeayors, and Senator Owen
had many compliments for the able
and gentlemanly manner in which he
carried himself under trying conditions
Senator Owens objections to the bill are
as follows:
Objects to use of railroad bonds as
security for emergency circulation.
Committee bill to prevent panic
makes no provision to prevent improp-
er loans by active bank officers to them
selves.
Does not make provision for the
maintenance of actual cash reserves in
the manner our present knowledge JUS
titles and requires; present fictitious re-
serves are uncorrected.
Six per cent interest is not enough
to compel prompt retirement.
Bill fails to provide plan OF insur-
ance to depositor, and therefore will
not check fears which cause panics.
No State bank, trust company or saw
ings bank will benefit, altho holding
two-thirds of the banking capital of the
country.
Just as the brilliant social season is
closing it is noted that the President
has several times broken the precedent
that a President OF the United States
shall not dine with anyone outside his
home except his official family. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not much regard for
precedents in any old thing, and he
does not believe in the divinity which