Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-07-14

REV.. B. N. COUDEN.
vision, right convictions and the cour-
age to stand for them. now. here and
always"
AS this vas just after Uncle Joe's
New York speech, several people won
dered if the chaplain had his superior
officer in mind.
Before his departure for Europe Sen
ator Root practically admitted that he
might see Colonel Roosevelt on the
other side. He said that no confer
ence had been arranged and that he
would be very busy. but that he would
be pleased to see the former president
it opportunity offered AS Roosevelt
has expressed a desire to meet the SEN
ator. a conference would thus seem
probable. The friends Of President
Taft bank much on this fact.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
in his new role of administration
spokesman has not only supported the
presidents plan for the tariff board.
but has called upon all insurgents to
return to the fold. The opinion is
gaining ground that in his more re-
cent attitude Longworth is branching
out for himself and that his utterances
do not necessarily reflect the opinion
of any other member Of the family.
The statement in the Plat memoirs
that it was a pinch on the leg by
Frank Platt that caused Colonel Roose-
welt to accept the vice presidential
nomination in 1900 has brought out an
entirely different story here. Senators
Crane and Curtis. who were intimately
concerned in that nomination. agree
that 1t was pressure from the west
which caused the rough rider governor
to reconsider his intention to decline.
Curtis says it was when he assured
Roosevelt the west demanded him that
assent was finally given.
The census sharps do not believe in
centenarians. They are willing to ad-
NIT that a few people may reach 100.
but doubt whether any one eve lived
to be more than ITO. After careful in
vestigation Of the case of Noah Raby.
who was said to have died at the age
of 131. they have come to the conclu-
sion that Raby actually died at nine
ty-two. They intimate that old people
are prone to exaggerate their ages.
President Taft recently committed
the sentence of a man who wanted to
get married. The chap had been con-
victed for embezZling the funds Of a
bank and had only thirty days more
to serve. but a grace of thirty days
seems long to a man who is about to
be married. Before reaching the
White House Mr.. Taft had a reputa.
ton as a matchmaker, and it is prob.
able that when a matrimonial appea
was made to him he could not resist.
Both houses continue to make politi.
cal medicine. Following the tariff
speeches by Payne, Longworth and
others. Champ Clark has uttered a
warcry for tho opposition. In the
most striking passage of the Clark pro-
nouncement he promised that If Pres
ident Taft would ask congress to re-
duce the wooden schedule and Mr..
Payne would introduce a bill to that
effect the Democrats would agree to
vote for it and to refrain from Offering
amendments.
Representative Weeks. chairman of
the house postofice committee, has
been holding training classes on the
postal savings bank bill. Considering
Weeks original attitude on the meas
ure. It would naturally be supposed
that these training classes were In.
tended to pnt members into fighting