The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
SIDELIGHTS

sailing ship era. and IN those days cir
COMMUNICATED the world several times as
an able seaman before the mast" He
has been in the Senate since July a. lS3s.
succeeding Hon Leland Stanford, and
during his service has given close atten-
ton to naval affairs. he is invariably
the first Senator at the Capitol in the
morning. and IL is said Of him that he
puts IN more hours in the routine duties
Of his Office than any other OF his ninety
one colleagues. When he throws his
overcoat over his shoulder and leaves
the Senate for his committee room in the
afternoon. IL has come 70 be taken as
official notice 70 everybody in sight that
the Senate has finished all business OF
Importance for the day and Is about %
adjourn His chief concern in life seems
10 be 10 mind his own business and keep
everlastingly plugging ahead, and in this
way and BY tagOnizing nobody he has
attained wide personal popularity
Another far WesterDer who has made
good in all circles here and in every sense
OF the word is Senator Reed SmOot, %
Utah He was handicapped very Sc
rioUsiy during the first two-thirds OF his
term by the amazing attack made on him
on religious grounds, but throughout that
whirlwind Of outrageous defamation and
abuse be kept his head and his temper.
His conduct during these trying days
earned him the sincere respect and es-
TEEN OK his colleagues. and to-day 10
Senator stands higher or is more re-
spectfully considered by his associates.
Those were. indeed. Wild and woolIv DAYS.
when the Senate was being ceaSeIessIv
bombarded b. the "remonstrants.''
Maiden ladies IN the galleries regarded
him with holy awe and hair-raising hor-
TOR. and could hardly be made % be-
leVe that the clean and honest-I0okinz
young man with the kindly brown eyes
was the far-famed monster OF unhoIy
writ One day Senator Scott, OF West
Virginia. was carelessly occupying Sen
ator Shoots seat while q bunch OF an
guar females in the gallery carefully In
spected' him IN the belief that he was the
Utah reprObate. Just look at the thick
necked. blear-eyed villain" they chat
tered in a fever OF indignation and dis
gust "One could easily pick him out
as Smoot from all the rest Of the SeEatel
How many wives do you suppose the
dirty old scOundreI has2" So much for
maginatiOn-inbred with big0try Senator
Shoots first term VIII expire in March.
and il IS said 20 be a certainty that he
viii be reelected almost unanimously BY
the legislature next month.
The Presidents action IN placing a
large number Of fourth-class pcstmasters
Of the country under the rules Of the
civil service has produced mingled feel
ings among House members Many are
mad. some are glad. and others are stun
ned by the shock About all the patron
age they had left was the naming Of post
masters. and with this cut of there IS
little left for them in the way o. infu-
encing home sentiment. except the old re-
liable garden-seed distribution However.
when the profane first thought has pass
cd eway. very many Of the Representa-
tives viii realize that they are much bet
ter OF. now that they VIII not be con-
PeIed u settle posJmastership wrangles.
In making a choice he plsaSes one and
Offends two or three more and all their
/ friends. and n operation Il is a source %
! political weakness. instead OF strength.
{ The states affected by the recent order.
with the number Of posmasteTs included
: IN each, are a. follows. Maine. Ss3- New
Hampshire. IA; Vermont, SO; Nassachu-
sets, 80; Rhode Island. 10. Connecticut.
81; New York. 23u; New Jersey. s5s.
Pennsylvania. 3.31S. Ohi01G3. Indiana.
!, 0S4: Illinois. I.5t5. Wisconsin. los: Mich
igan. La If the idea works well as il
coubtless VIII. the President proposes 10
include the remainder Of the country Il
the order
The Commission on Country Life. re-
Gently appointed by the President 70 IN
vestigate and report 70 him what is
/ needed 10 make farm life more attractive
/ and prosperous. has been looking over
various sections Of the country and Is
about due 10 return here and make Up
report. Il Is understood that the com
mission VIII recommend. among other
I things, improved educational systems.
( postal savings banks. and the parcels
+ post. The commission has also sent out
a circular letter advising that the COU1-
{ II. people IN each neighborlO0d meet a.
I the sChoOlhOUse. or some convenient
place and after discussing the subject
thoroughly submit their ideas Of better
ment 70 the commission by mail IN
/ less the people help themselves IN this
way. by giving the commission their
views on the subject. the result Of rs
/ findings VIII be much less satisfactory
/ The deficit n the operation OF the Post
/ Office Department for this fiscal year -
/ now estimated ar S17.005.900 in round fig
Urss. 4 private Individual with that bunch
Of liabilities would begin TO wonder where
/ he was at but Uncle sam viii continue
I 70 90 business a. the old stand and bal
auce the books BY putting his hand in his
/ pocket
/ The taking OF q census VIII be under
way in q few months. and arrangements
are already being made 70 begin the
work 4 small army OF extra help viii
+ he required for something over year n
/ the various operations OF the service. and
100000 viii be asked for IN an apprO-
/ priation 10 do the work It costs money
/ 20 find out how large We are
VOTE AGAINST REDUCTION.
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