The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-09

N'AAAAAAtfastttAAtl DiA tie ffiE1L nc ~
rings around the business OF converting
death into a savings bank. and after a
while it go SO that evesy state Eegisla-
ture which contemplated passing new
insurance laws humbly prayed him TO
graft the bin.
Power in State.
But in this time he had been insuring
himself along political lines. and had
come TO be power in the Eleventh Con-
gressional district Then the thunder
bolt of fame dit him square on the
head. William Howard TAFT picked him
as the man best suited 90 run the pre-
liminary Western campaign for the
Presidential nomination. Vorys resigned
his commi>sionership. and accepted the
new job. He was willing 10 let the
thunderbolt nit him again.
Next came tle rise Of Hitchcoek anu
his election as chairman of the ma
tionaI committee Every body expressed
great sympathy for Arthur I. and sat
down and wrote congratulations 10
Hitchcock It's a sensible act 10 con-
gratulate the newly elected national
chairman. The men who he'd been
booming Hitchcock for the chairman
ship thought of Norys and laughed IN
their sleeves Vorys went back 10 Ian
caster and thought 1t over.
Then like a dash of cold water IN the
face of a SLEEP walker. came file an
nCunCement that he mad heen appointed
Tafts personal adviser and would pc
expected to 20 through the campaign
as the trusted counselor of the candt-
date lie accepted that. too Ihe
thunderbOlt had gone right against ira
dItion and had struck twice IN the same
Influence Equal
Thus it has happened that politicians
havo come 10 regard Vorys and Hitch
Influence
with The Presidential candidate, and
thus also It has come TO pass that be
tween the two men there is no waste OF
love and alteration. Hitchcock, Of course,
has the powe- al present, and he VIII
come out Of the campaign with a Cab
met position and much TO say about
the distribution of patronage, If TAFT is
elected. However. there are those who
believe Vorys could have d similar JOB,
and there is no doubt that he viii con
'trol all the Ohio patronage and have
something To say about the appoint
ments in other States.
When the anti-Jonathan-Dayid couple
meets. politeness ILLS the air and court
esy cloys the surroundings. Each is
a dancing master ard each is right on
the JOB with kind words But, as some
irTeVerenr sOuEster mas remarked a
good, kind word never bought dinner
for a hummingbiTd' not yet.
Rivalry a benefit.
However, the rivalry between the two
does the Republican party good. When
you have two able politicians squeezing
their brains dry in the effort 10 evolve
now ideas for the good Of the party,
you are going to get more than you
would If they spent hall their time tell
ing each other foolish nothings about
love, esteem. and admiration. And they
are squeezing their brains There can
be no doubt OF thai. Each IS working
for ali he is worth to make the cleo
lion OF Taft a sure. nickel-plated dou-
ble-lOcled affair. And each is too. Dig
a man 10 say Or do anything 70 EN-
barrass the work of the party.
They work on different plans. Norys
believes in getting a man OF and lining
him up On the right side. and then re-
peating the process with others iHoefl-
nitely. Hitchcock believes in electiOHeer-
ing by the use of mines. He likes 20
dig a lot of holes, put a man IN each.
give the signal and then have them all
pop oct of the ground shouting chorus
he has taught them beforehand.
But Arthur I. and Frank n are not
infatuated with each ether
JAMES HAY. JR.