The Washington herald., 1911-01-16
POLITICAL CHAT.

| From the Chicago Evening Post.
With mysterious deaths in Prison and strict
censorship Of all news Brazil cannot 90 very far
toward the establishment Of genuine and lasting
ptaoc.
| From the Louisville CourierJournal.
| The Senate Committee on Elections and Privileges
can deride what il will with regard 20 the Lorirncr
case. but it rob the public Of its sense of
| smell
| From the New York American
The Justice Hughes whiskcrs are rot nearly 80
violent the Gov Hughes type. See recent pba-
| tosraph of the members Of the United States su.
preEe Court
| From the ST. Louis Pest Dispatch.
| Nevada legislator wants to make libel a plea
for justifabe homicide. 1t supposed there were
| already ample grounds for justifable homicide In
! the sage Brush State
| From the Boston Transcript
! The Lorimer lobby's threat that vote against
seating him means Investigation of the election
Of other Senators must suggest pleasing possibilities
to the editors of the undertaking magazines.
| From the Detroit News
| 1t is ntImated that Tom L. johnson viii be the
| next mayor Of Cleveland Hasn't Tom L. done
/ LOT Ine t1at now mas .scenf fares and
a new position as the sixth cty in the nation:
| From the Kansas City Star.
The candidate not on trial: the election il on
trial said Senator Beveridge in his speech against
the approval Of Senator Lorimer's election. And
more particularly still. ihe Senate is op trial.
| From the Houston Post.
| meeting of Democrats was held in Chicago the
| other day the HI ~
was not single fist fight during the session: no
bcds pocket picked IS per cent Of the audlenoc
| wore collars
From the Chicago Record Herald
Anarchists alleged to have laid plots to blow
London out of existence but it must be said for
them that they have not yet shown inclination
| hat with their umbrellas
From the New York Tribune
| We should suppose Murphy's announcement Shat
| he opposed to Mr.. Edward NJ. Shepard for Sen
ator would at last shake the faith which the poti
cal ;nnocents in the Democratic party have been re
posing in the boss's change Of heart.
From the New York Evening Post.
In Italy too. there is perennial talk Of ship-sub-
sidy bills. and their champions quote the Roman
| saying: ''Nargare est necesse. vivere non q ne
| cesse.' But the phrase. there here, is really
made BY the bounty seekers to read: "Navisare
tgratis) est necesss."
From the ST. Louis Republic.
Refreshed and encouraged by q consciousness that
two of the most important of its recent cnactments
have been upheld By the Federal Supreme Court
the Missouri legislature can NOW proceed to the
serious work Of making more enactments of the
same substantial character
From the Charleston New and Courier
That Speaker Cannon scored against his Demo
cratic friends in the House ON Monday cannot be
Questioned That Fuller resolution appeaf to have
been framed by Uncle Joe for the especial purpose Of
putting the Democrats in a hole. and 1t succeeded
in . simply iustityiny the smiles with which
the gentleman from Danville greeted the result.
From the Ohio state Journal
President Andrew d. wbite, IN . Letter to The
New Yost Tribune. protests against making this
couuty the happy hunting grounds Of anarchists or
criminals that are driven out 4 Europe. Having no
place else TO 60. they to this county and set
themscives mp Is cnemiss Of society. and when they
commit their in desds fhsy are eeneraly seuuitted
b. techni0lities. shark lawyers. and packed jufiea
From the Philadelphia Pubic Ledger.
Ths Pfeidnt IN his snnnal me1ase congratulated
would tEing the expsaditmes of the epvesnnent
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