The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-06-02
AN ENGL|sHMAN'S VIEW
Of THINGS IN AMERICA
Many Comparisons to the Detriment
of Methods in This Country.

The fact that "Uncle" Joe Can
non, speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives of the United State,
chews tobacco while that honora-
bic body is in session, the jury
system in America and numerous
other Yankee methods of living
and doing business are severely
criticised by an Englishman who
has spent considerable time in the
states, in an article which he
writes for a London daily, in
which he tells of some things he
thinks are done better in his ma
tive land than in America.
The article follows:
1t irritates the average Ameri-
can to be told that his country
does not lick creation" in every
respect. After five wears residence
in the states, l take this oppor-
turity of submitting number of
Things we do better at home. "
In the first place, there is lack
of dignity in the conduct Of pub
lie affairs that tends to bring their
tribunals into contempt, Take,
for instance, the meetings of Con-
gress at Washington. The other
day I saw "Uncle Joe" the
speaker, open the proceedings.
He entered the House smoking
cigar "a la Captain Kettle" " after
which he took a wad OF tobacco
from his vest pocket, placed it in
his mouth and expectorated sew
eral times. I might add that each
member of that august assembly
is supplied with desk, stationery
and a spitton.
There is no denying the fact
that the public have more conf
dence in the management OF our
financial institutions than the
American people have in theirs.
The expression, safe as bank, -
is meaningless in a country where
they are always smashing. 1t is
not unusual to find banks doing
business out west on capital OF
lE5oo. They are trying to intro
duce our system of postal savings
banks, by which, ii successful, it
is estimated that six hundred
thousand dollars will be immedi-
ately forthcoming from the stock
ings of those who dlstrust the
banks.
To watch the swearing in of a
Jury on an important case in
America offers food for reflection
and one wonders how an intelli-
gent community can put up with
such a system. Over here a man
is supposed to render his verdict
after the important essential OF
listening to the evidence. Across
the Atlantic, if citizen wishes to
escape serving on jury, he comes
into court and asserts that he has
already made up his mind or is
afflicted with a prejudice which
would render it impossible for
him to give a just vereict, no mat
ter what evidence he might hear.
The lawyers spend hours arguing
as to his mental capabilities, with
the result that it often takes a
week to swear in jury Of twelve.
Vacations among business men
are rarely taken advantage of.
The proudest boast Of an Ameri-
can merchant is that he has never
!, missed day at his desk for ten
years. If you demonstrate with
him he will tell you that he is out
for the dollar and that is all there
is in It, whatever that may sig
Nifty
On public holidays, such as the
4th of July, fire crackers and toy
cannon exterminate small boy:
and their equally silly fathers by
the thousand. In the sever
bloodiest battles Of the wal
against Great Britain LILO Amer.
lean soldiers were killed anC
wounded. During the last sever