The Washington herald., 1910-12-28
POLITICAL POTPOURRL.

Frum the Chicago Evening Post
Only one thing seems tn emerge with any DEF
nltenass from the weller Of opininns handed down
b. the Illinois Surrvmc Court upon the primary
set That fact Is that shall have 20 Imp along
for While under the present primary law.
Fr7m the Kansas CITY star.
If the Senate could only induce the asuntry 70
take II at its ozn estimate OF IFS worth II would
have no trouble in setting away with such per
fomances as the tariff Law. the whiteEashing OF
BalhngT. and the exOneraion Of Lorimeg.
From the Newark HEeuing Star.
DR.. Wilsn has shown that he possesses none al
the attributes Of Just nan IN othos e1eept pr
sHll ambitions. In opposing Mr.. Smiths candi-
dacy fog the United States senate he has commii-
ted an act that fair mind can approve. and
which his own sobered thought and quickened en-
science mus condemn.
Frym the Springfield Republican.
GoT.-eot Wilson Of New jersey. prSrenis
perfect Justification Of his coure as the leader OF
the Democratic party IN the state Ia of,posinz
the Senatorial candidacy of James Smith. il. The
gross deception Tracticsd upon him when be vas
persuaded 70 hecome a Candidate for governor. n
enough warrant for his anh-Smith attitude.
From the Omaha Bee.
The performance iudlised IN in the House. where
b the UuTposa Of the new rule for disCharvnr
committees from consideration n legislation
Threatened with perpetual pigeon holius was esm-
pleieiy nnilIhed, must not he taken as diz-edt-
ing the rule blt rather demonstrating the ahil-
liy Of sreWd parliameutAT4ns TO play horse with
any set d niles
Frrn the New Yurk Tribune.
The Berlin Fos1 declares that Americans arr
moved by land hunger and are STRIVING for the an.
nexaton Of CihA- But if sons American rarer
should slggst that Germany was sezking the alb
! sorpion Of Holland there wOuld be great TODD
over or unWar1nted ard hsseiess aspcrsious uron
an empire which c0vots not its neighbors terri
tory.
Pom the Springfield Republican.
The growing seriousness Of the shsahan candi-
day for the Omitted States Senate IN New Yors
oOmDes one 70 ask whether Mr. DIX orIid Uus.
sibiy have ben elected if Mr. Roswell had hern
able 10 show conciusivey during the campaign that
Mr.. Sheehan would he Senator DepeE's sucosssor
I IN case the Democrats should carry the lsrisa-
ture- Our own answer is not In the least uncertain
From the New YORK Evening Post.
Let no one suppose that WoodruW Wikon has
taken the lists against Smith without knowing
what he is about or what has baen gong on. He
Is no child IN this business The cnmplete dis
closure which he now makes Of the fact that be
had refused % let hs name he used for the gov
| enoHhip until after he received ASSURANCES that
Smith would mt seek the senatorship. argues
long head.
From the Portland Oreyouian.
Besides its legislative function the Supreme
Court ENJOYS important executive power that OF
the veto. In the eyes Of some Students its implied
and iuferentia veto power. not mentioned by the
Constitution, is much more important than that
Of the President His veto for instance. may be
0verndden by tNo-thirts vote Of Congress. but
when the Supreme Court Gays mo- to a law it Is
/ irrJmediaHy void
From the New York Herald.
/ Even more potent in the ma1erialsic drectnss
| OF IFS appeal Is little English book Mt. Nor
man Angels The Gneat Illusion" which Is being
widely read in Great Britain. Mr.. Angels argu-
meut for world peace il economic 10 tins age Of
| Widespread. fnterlaciug international credits. he
points out tho conquerw must pay almost as heav-
| lily for ne est Of war as the vanquished whose
credit he imTairs
From the New YORK Tribune
| Mr.. William James Conners. Of Buffalo Is pro
| hfc in advice To the distracted Murphy on the
Senat0rshiD struggle. But he doesn't make it very
specific The livest iSse in New York, and New
Jersey as well, he says is the choice Of Senator.
I for in eanh State the financial interests e1em-
plihed By Depew, Cannon. Aldrich. and Lodge are
trying 10 elect a Senator who is not a Democrat
/ Fortunately for Democracy, they are destined 10
| fail" If co-urs to tho vayfarer that Mr. Con-
neTs might help along that failure If be were TO
furnish a few details
From ths Omaha Pee.
Congressman Norris occupies a rather delicate
position by reason Of the mention Of his name in
| connection with the vacancy on the Federal Cir
cut Court Of ATpcais. Judge Norris Is recognized
as one Of the leaders Of the inIlrgent element in
the House and n-ads has title clear to another
two years service in the next Congress. II a
| judicial appointment should he rendered him some
Of his ass ciate5 might constue it as an attempt
to bottle aim up, and should he ACCEPT some Of
his enemies might intimate that be had given I'd
the fight when half won.
From The New York Sun
We cannot force the Rochester Herald to pat on
z Christmas face and plum padding manner or be
gentle with the errirs. but We must repruach It
tor two grave mistakes in these, its remarks about
| an illustrious Baltimorean:
of cmrse. if Charles Jerome BonArarte insists
upon making ass Of himself the rest Of the
country must acNpt his estimate Of his own value
| with patience
His name is Charles Joseph Bonaparte, and he
doesn't insist upon making and so on. man
| Of destiny he obeys his destiny.
Find Their Way i'm the World.
! From the Knoxville Sentinel.
a Kentucky newspaper has taken the
trouble 10 look up the records Of its for
mer carriers. and it has found that, with
almost no exceptions, they have made
honest sturdy. self-supporting, and law
loving citizens Probably this would be