The National tribune., 1908-01-02

timber. Our children, no doubt, will
: call us vandals, but posterity should
} look out for ITSELF
On Christmas Day a young Italian
wandered into the White House Offices
bearing large wreath of holly with a
few of the pretty red berries on it. A
messenger approached him and asked
him his business The Italian held out
the wreath, and in low tone said
Him for da boss" For the Presi-
dent?" queried the attendant. Yes;
for a da big boss" again repeated the
J nearly scared-to-death young fellow
The messenger pointed the Italian to a
seat, and disappeared inside Secretary
Loeb's office Presently he appeared
; again and said to the Italian, "The
President thanks you very much for
!, the wreath, and sends you a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year
wish You just ought to have seen
that Italians face. A rising sun in ms
native land could be no brighter. He
shot out of the office about the happlest
man in Washington. ''Da biga boss,
heem all Alright he declared.
i Champ Clark, of Missouri, declines to
think about running for Governor OF
Missouri, as his friends have been urg-
ing him to do. He says that he thinks
he can best serve the people of his
State by remaining in Congress. but
wants it distinctly understood that he
expects to end his days in the United
| States Senate.
| Champ Clark is now serving his sew
enth term in the House of Representa-
tives. He was elected to the SD Con-
gress in 1892. Mr.. Clark, like many
other Democratic members from his
State, was retired during the 54th Con-
1 gress. The elections of 1894 gave the
! Republicans IL of the Is members
from Missouri, but Champ Clark was
defeated by a bare plurality OF l32
votes The Populist vote was very large
that year all over Missouri. but while
it ran into thousands in nearly every
other district, Mr.. Clark was able to
keep it down to sos in his district, but
i that was sufficient to retire him after
his first term, his successor being VIII
I liam NJ Treloar.
! The Democrats, with Clark as theii
candidate, redeemed the district with
the election for. the 55th Congress, and
4 Champ Clark has retained his seat con-
tinuously since then.
i At last William J. Bryan will be a
member of the United States Senate!
i Don't jump; it isn't the only William
Jennings, but William James. and Will
liam James halls from Florida. He is
coming to the Senate in the place or
Senator. Mallory, who died suddenly
last week, tho he was supposed to be
recovering. Senator Bryan, who is no
relation at all to William Jennings
Bryan, is almost the youngest man who
ever entered the United States Senate
A man must be 80 years of age to as,
pire to that body, and Senator Bryan Is
just 80. In the early years of Congress
very young men came to both Houses
1 but more and more the custom has
grown of having older men.
l Young Bryan will have as his col
/ leagues such patriarehs as William
Pinkney Whyte, of Maryland, now in
his saith year; Senators Allison, of Iowa,
| and Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin,
both in their 18th year: also Senators
Platt and Depew, of New York; Frye
and Hale, of Maine: Proctor, of Yer.
!; mont; Teller, of Colorado; Cu1lom, OF
Illinois. and Burrows, of Michigan,
! whose ages range from II to 7S years
A very happy youngster is Jacot
Kriesfield of Worcester, Mass. A hand
painted calendar made by himself, il
Illuminated in the center with the Presi-
dents name, which he sent to the Chief
Executive with Christmas greetings
brought him $40, inclosed in the FOL
lowing letter:
Your recent favor has been received,
and the President requests me to
thank you for the courtesy you have
extended to him. Very truly yours.
William Loeb"
James c. Courts has been reappoint-
ed clerk to the House Committee or
Appropriations by Chairman Tawney-
who left for his home in Minnesota a
day or two ago. Mr.. Courts is serving
his 30th year in the service of the com
mittce, having been first appointed by
Representative Atkins, of Tennessee, in
1877.
Prior to that time Mr. Courts served
two years as secretary to the Commit
tee on Revision of the Laws, and before
= that at the age of 10, he was enrolling
| clerk in the Tennessee Legislature.
) He is a Democrat but like all Gov
: ernment employees the dry rot of service
has stricken him, and he has not voted
for IS Yeas.
Several distinguished heads of the
!. committee have come and gone since
Mr.. Courts started his service, among
. them Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylva'
mia; Holman, Of Indiana, and Uncle
= Joe" Cannon. who became member
of the committee in 1879, and after
ward served IL years as its Chairman
1
/. . % years ago than he is now" said Mr.
Courts. Certainly he is just as young
i in spirit as he was then. He is Just a!
: sincere in his dealing with men and a.
!, hard and conscientious worker as h
always was"
Admiral Dewey was 20 years OLE
Christmas Day. He gave a birthday
party week ago to celebrate the day
i after the German or English fashion
probably the Divine Rulers" over there
. setting the observance of their birth
days at such time as suits their con
venience, sometimes six months ahead
of the real anniversary. Admiral Dewe!
4 is in the vel Y best of health, and look!
r about 60, not day older. He has a
:, last succumbed to his wife's importuni
L ties. and they now live in her house
n and the Admiral has rented the hous
which the people of the country gav'
:. him. Mrs. Dewey hated the house, thu
= the Admiral gave ii to her, and said i
= was too small to entertain in, so sh
spent most of her time away from
Washington, until now, when she ha
finally got her way.
u The Roosevelts had a nice, quiet tim
e Christmas, which is one of the thing
u insisted upon by the President. II
. wants only home party at his Christ
: mas dinner. and that was all that h
= had this year. On Thursday morning
: the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. &C
; COM panied by Kermit, Edith and Quen
- tin, went to Pine Knot, the Virgini:
Il home of Mrs. Roosevelt, where the,
=, will all remain until the day before Ney