The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-12
POLITICAL PoTPOURRI.

Frozn The Chicago EgeDing Pos.
CaaAda's first war ship is called the Rainbow.
There's pot Of sold lied up in ii.
From the Chicago News.
For the Democratic goye-nors-elect the fazorite
dee1ratios is a Presidential lightning rod.
From the New YORK Times.
out Of the colonei's fooins with the New Ma
tiousiis'n' there has come nc~ Democracy.
From the Chattanooga Times.
Panama VIII not be annexed b the adminiStTa-
ton. 1t probably would so DvnozAtic. anyway
From the Brooklyn Eagle
Presidents Tsft's good temper is a national asset
Tenderness is not veakness is HSsability
strength.
From the New YORK sun.
Won't the Hon. Louis Denhtz Brandes. Of Bos-
ton. take a DAY OF and tell an adniring aud long
ing countr how to reduce the cost q living?
From The Columbus Journal
One pleasant thing about it is that we are able TO
ten Who the Secretary Of the Inta1or is without
stopping 70 iook it up in the World Almanac.
Frum the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In spite Of the most progressive Of progressive
constitutions and resolutions the first act Of the
okiahoma legislature follow the good old
conservative custom Of voting is oWn salaries.
From the Kansas City Times
StAndTatteTs whose hearts we're bcoken on NoVem-
her VIII be glad 10 learn that the Rockefeller In
sdtute Of Medical ReeaHh has found a method OF
removing the heart patching il and then restoring
it without harmful results,
Prom the Pitt2brrg Gazette Tines
Commsnting Oh the statement that Bryan doesn't
care whether school keeps or NOT. a London paper
expresses surprise that political defeat should
render such intelligent indifferent 10 the
progress Of education IN his country.
| From the Indianapolis Star
Until recently when one small institution relue-
family agreod to admit girls as well as boys. it has
never been possible for a woman to get a college
4 education in NeW Jersey. And this backsSr,iness
with Woodrow Wilson in the state. too!
/ From the Kansas City Journal.
Apparently the Missouri voters were 50 intent 90
defeating the prohibition amendment that they killed
all the amendments in bunch. This Iotshotting h
most deplorable. The State University and State
capitol. At least, should have been spared.
From the Brooklyn Eagle
/ We have a navy not more than half the size Of
/ the British navy yet We maintain tsice as many
navy yards as Great Britain maintsins The criminal
wasteiulness Of such a policy is apparent. Secretary
Meyer has frankly put the facts before Congress
Responsibility for further extraEaSance rests with
that body.
From the New YORK Tribune.
The DemocreIc party without Bryan car be sue
cassful. Recent history proves that, With Bran
attached 70 it many defeats have fallen TO its lot
| Therefore Democrats who are sane and progressive
ought to Be grateful to him for prociaiIning to the
country that he is the sane old Bryan, with all the
| old tricks in stock.
From the New York Globe.
Criticism Of the great length Of the President S
annual messages is no longer justified. The country
has grown too big and its governmental activities
have become too numerous and extensive to make
short messages - Die. The next generation Is
likely to , nj. sinst" lOooOo-word communica-
tions from -'e Nh'e HOUSE to CcngresA
From the Prov de nee Journal.
The country IS With Mr. Taft in his anxiety to
prlne and pare; and 10 yiew Of what has thus far
been dons n the direction Of economy it seems
possible that when his administration comes finally
to be reviewed it will be have distinguished
itself as much f the better conduct Of the govern
mert's routine business at reduced expense as for
| anything else.
From the Boston Post
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has great deal OF
reason on his side when he urges the abandonment
OF several Of our Atlantic coast and provincial navy
yards. When We try to measure the actual returns
We get for 81 S72ss5 spent annually in maintaining
the eight stations the Secretary would Close we are
forced 10 admit that they needless. both nov
/ and for the future
Pom the indianapolis Press
The people are not interested in maintaining use
less navy yanis OF in ordering woFk simply that men
may have jobs. So we think thai they viii be dis
posed to sustain Secretary Meyer in his theory that
We can get better work than we have heretofore had
for less money. We shall see whether Congress IS
interested in promoting economy and true efficiency