The National tribune., 1910-12-15

SOuSFeSS 10 SlI at hight No"' INC
young Representative from the short
grass country is going to get what's
Coming to him good and plenty II ne
keeps up that howl. Congress make
business of sitting at night! Not While
grass grows or society Swelis give 1uhc-
lions" Why, it would be revolution
ery-a tragedy. Where would society
women get their men for dinners
dances and theater parties? what
would the poor little buds do for part
ners? Goodness knows, they have haru
enough time as it is sitting out nan the
dances at a ball, with some old trump
OF a statesman who has Forgotten tnat
he was ever young and VINO enter ms ms
her with a story of campaigning loI
Congress, the battle of the Wilderness,
which he didn't see, because he was
sick in the hospital, his views on the
tariff which agree with no other man S
views, and a dozen other topics Whlch
interest her about as much as Greek
would interest a Digger Indian. But
man is a man. even if he can't "daWnce,
don'tcherknow" He does to practice
arts on, and he breaks the vast eX-
panse of blllowing silks and satfns, ana
while he feeds himself on the superhne
efforts Of high-priced chefs>he feeds the
bud on taffy-and that is her life. No,
fndeedy. Congress has just got to shut
UP shop by 6 o'clock p. m, like the
groceries and department stores, IN
time to dress for o'clock dinner ana
DO his other stunts. The Hon. victor
himself is much in demand at dinner
parties and other functions, and ne
isn't SO slow. He does not confine HIM
seIf to duties of a Congressman to ms
Constituents" not by a whole lot, II the
eentIeman knows himself. and he thinks
he does, yer honor. The Hon. victor
can tell a good story, compliment a
pretty woman. make a homely one
think she is handsome, and Is deference
itself to all women who wear white
hair. He is all right, Victor Murdoch
IS and he knows it. and he knows, too
that Congress is not going to have
hight sessions, and that he wouldn't De
ln his seat two nights week II 1t dld.
Victor has q constituency behind MIN
that thinks he works as he used TO
when he was a reporter on the Wichita
Eagle, which. by the way, he now owns.
In the short-grass country of the Eighth
kansas District Victor Murdoch is King,
and his constituents believe that ne Is
one in Washington, where he Is sup
posed to work Is out of "a hours, ana
lash Congress to fury three times q
daY.
The Richmond Dispatch has
the following nasty little fling at former
President Roosevelt and his recent visit
10 Washington:
1T was a very nice thing for all the
Tafts 10 leave the White House, so that
the Colonel could visit 1T while they
Uere away, Just as if it really belonged
10 him. He went over there on Satur-
dar and all the servants who were
there when he was the master OF the
place and all the hoid-oyers were de-
lighted to see him. They showed him
around. and talked to him doubtless IN
the friendliest sort of way. for he is
.ery pleasant man to meet, and he
shook them all by the hand and had
something pleasant to say to them. II
mas a very nice thing for him TO do
and all the people who were at home
were pleased that he had called. It
was SO much better than it might have
been il the Tafts had been at home.
because it will be remembered that the
Colonel did not call on the President
when the President was in New York
q week or so before the election. Prob
sbly the Tafts felt that he would rather
be in when they were out, ana the
Tafts are very polite people"
The friends of Robert Walker Tayler,
United States Judge in the Northern
District of Ohio, were greatly shocked
10 hear of his death Nov. 20 from paral-
Fsis. He was preparing to attend some
soeiety affair given for hospital in
Cleveland, o., when he lost conscious
ness and died almost Immediately.
After serving in Congress from 1898
to 1903 Judge Tayler was appointed TO
the Feneral bench While III Congress
he conducted the famous poiygamy trial
of Representative Brigham Roberts.
Since his appointment to the bench
Judge Tayler has become widely known
as an arbitrator in industrial disputes,
and in that capacity settled the long
standing street railway war in Cleve-
land.
Dat ~. C,-1, .aI
election he was asked to enter the field
es candidate against Gov. Harmon,
but declined.
The statement is made that President
Taft in stopping at Cuba and going
ashore for a few hours broke the un-
written law about a President not leay-
ing the shelter of his own flag while he
IS head of the Nation. This is mis-
take. Former President Roosevelt broke
that precedent, as he broke many 9TH
ers Of Presidential stamp, by taking a
little iaunt down Panama way while he
was President. The Flag did not droop,
the Constitution went right on doing
business and the Government lived thru
1t without getting even a crack.
Just think of It, Senator La Toilette,
Of Wisconsin, was not in on the first
roll call in the Senate, because he got
1angi6d up IN the "aShlng gtOn street
car transfer system. When he should
have been answering to his name in the
United States Senate Chamber on the
first roll call in the second session Of
the G2d Congress he was saving things
TO the conductor of a street car over in
the region of the Union Station half a
mile away from the big white Capitol.
The conductor says that United States
Senator La Toilette can talk all right,
eli right.
Senator Tillman back in the Senate
again was surprise to everybody. He
does not look strong, however, and
walks with a cane. Il have been rails
ing Cain all my life" he remarked
land now | am using a cane to raise
me-" he remarked, which is not Till
3nanesque, but old as the human fam
fly. Senator Tillman went home for
the holidays, and may remain several
weeks.
Representative Foss, Governor ot
Massachusetts, will hang onto his Office
10 the last minute. He is to be inaug.
llrated Governor of the old Bay state
Jan. 5, and has handed in his resigna.
lion to the House, to take effect on Tho
5st.
Gen. Maus who is in command of tbs
troops in our great northern Territory
Of Alaska, calls the attention of this
War Department to the efficiency OF