The Irish standard., 1908-01-18

complexioned man, with good set of
presidential teeth and has somewhat
the bearing of a professor of political
economy. His newspaper portraits
make him seem unnaturally severe. Of
ten giving him face that looks like
a writ of ejectment.'
Cortelyou is next in order and re-
ceived the following lcft-handed COM
pliment from tho witty Minnesotan:
"He was born rcticcnt and has &C.
cupied positions requiring secrecy al
most ever since. He has been pretty
nearly the whole cabinet OH the in
stalmcnt plan, and for while during
the financial stress was bank of issue
or bonded warehouse. But he demon
strated to the big ones in New York
that he was an expert with the gold
cure. From a clcrkship to rowing
commission in the cabinet in a few
years is going some-and the presidency
isn't much further"
Senator Foraker is bidding for the
delegates from his native state and is
hurting barbed arrows at the boom for
Taft. Aside from Sam Mccall, of
Massachusetts, Foraker is about the
only prominent public man who is
standing up on his hind feet and think
i0c nuf L k>n1I nd
sourceful man, with Il host Of hot-foot
followers and enemies galore. He is a
general, but always bivouacks on the
firing line
Bcdc shows his appreciation Of SEN
ator LaFollette in these words:
"Mr. LaFollette is a careful student
of affairs and talks three hours when
he has a subject and five when he
hasn't. He can carry enough food in
his vest pocket to last for months and
so right on fighting. One fall when
afflicted with DYSPEPSIA he carried his
stomach in sling and campaigned al,
over Wisconsin,, licking everything in
sight. Some folks say he is a radical.
At any rate he has ideas"
Bcde SHES d little when he comes to
Speaker Cannon. lie knows that "un-
Gle Joe" could get even with him in the
House Of Representatives, SO he says
some very nice things about the Speak
err of the House. His home-spun
clothes do we'll become him and his
speech is kindly. AS Il boy he studied
the Bible with exceeding care and
quotes it's language freely in his ad-
dresses. He is by nature reverent and
sincere. but has wide command of
adjectives and frequently employs them
in the furtherance of his purposes. He
is better educated than Abraham Lin
coin. as good a lawyer and under like
conditions would be as sympathetic.
He is as gentle as a woman. Some
folks love Misunderstanding all who know
him. and then moro
When it comes to democrats Bede
talks right out, because he knows that
what he says in this regard will have
nothing to do with his denomination and
reelection from the Sixth Minnesota
District. Only Bryan and Johnson are
in it, according to Bede, who says:
"Mr. Bryan will doubtless be the NOM
inee, and if the temperance votes shold
be thrown to him no one can predict
the result. Indeed, the temperance
question may have more to do with the
election of a president next year than
the tariff or the trusts. And Mr.. Bry-
an is personally stronger with the
American PEOPLE as whole than ever
before. BY thousands of speeches all
over the country he has broken down
all opposition to himself as an individu-
al and has impressed upon the masses
his high character and patriotic pur-
poses. Then, too, the republicans have
done many things which they once con-
demncd him for suggesting. and some
folks arc beginning to inquire whether
there is anything the matter with the
rest of his PLATFORM
Governor Jolnson's address before
the Rivers and Harbors Congress, and
his talk before the Gridiron Club arc
highly complimcnted. The latter is call
cd "onc Of the happiest and most diplo-
matte in the history Of that famous
club"
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN ENG.
LAND.
Advocates Of municipal ownership
in America have been pleased to refer
to what they call the success OF Eng
lish experiments as all argument in ia
vor of the adoption Of similar expert
ments in this country.
! Recent hapnrnincs in ENGLAND will