New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
THEDAyINWA SHINCTON

, must have been far frvn, pleasing 90 the
ears Of Senator La Toilette. for, II Will lie
remembered. the Wisconsin Senator went
out of his way 10 attack the President.
even when Democrats were Withholding
Judgment. and when neither Mr.. La Fol-
lette nor his magazine was In any position
to judge of the propriety OF Mr.. Tafts
action.
|. HAMILTON AND SEFFERSON.-There
are few members of either house OF Con-
grcss so adroit In sensing and improving
situations as Senator Lodge. who demon
strated that fact again to-day when Sem
ator Bacon called up his bill making an
appropriation Of 500, COO with which TO erect
a memorial TO Thomas Jefferson, this being
Jefferson's birthday. Mr.. Lodge immedl-
ately called attention to the fact that he
had bill on the calendar providing an
appropriation Of $4,000 for memorial TO
Alexander Hamilton, Of whom the Massa-
chusetts statesman IS a fervent admirer.
Senator Bacon said he had no objection 10
the immediate consideration Of tho Lodge
bill. and then Mr.. Lodge suggested that the
amount should be the same In both meas
TRES. whereupon Mr.. Bacon moved the I'm
mediate consideration of the Lodge bill and
an increase Of the amount to $4,000. The
Senate passed both the Lodge and Bacon
bile. and thus the two noted makers OF
American history are placed on the same
basis. while IT will be difficult indeed for
the Democrats in the House to reject the
Lodge measure without treating the Bacon
In. tAn IN Toll ha
amount in one without doing so in the other.
PATHETIC STATESMEN. - There II
nothing moro pitiful on the stage OF ma
tional politics than the new and verdant
member OF Congress. be he Senator or Rep
resentative, and especially is this true Of
the new Numbers Of the upper House. So
vast Is the measure of importance OF n
new N. &. In his own district or his own
state that for the first few months OF his
service ne wanders about Washington I'm n
dared state. wondering IL Il can be really
possible that the people OF Washington
realize he Is the new member from Podunk
or the new Senator from Arkansas or. some
other state. Little work OF Importance r.
entrusted to the green member, and from
MN 10 'NPtctcu tSspStt iot 'i'N' y
not dissimilar 20 that exacted from the IT.
tie "plebes'' at the national military and
naval academies. .iost men who have at
tanned % the dignity Of being one Of the
nnety-two Senator'S of the United States
come to Washington with large estimate
Of their importance. and never is this so
true as when such a man has worn tho
ermine before entering the arena of politics.
But shorn of all power 10 fire for con
tempt of court assigned to the chairman
ship OF some such important committee az
that on the disposition Of useless vase
paper" and rarely or never consulted re-
gardng the affairs Of state even the jurist
statesman r. Obliged n submit 70 the good
humored patronage Ct the older members
until In due course Of time he comes TO
realize the actual measure of his impor-
lance I'm the affairs of the nation
A GUILELESS NEW YORKER.-Bsck
in the old days. when Lucius y. Littauer
was a member Of he House. he cherished
the fond belief that he was something OF a
poker player. and that he could at least
hold his own against such experts NJ the
national game as Uncle Joe Cannon,
Jim Tawney. sunny Jim Sherman
and the others OF the little coterie which
gathered so frequently In certain snug
little apartment in the Chsmpsin. But the
Gloversvills glovemsker has been brought
to a sad realization Of the fact that con-
slant practice is the price OF success, and
that a few years OF private life in rural
district render a man no match for the
distinguished statesman with The affidavit
face" Mr.. Littauer has recently been
spending a few days III Washington with
his old crones, and one night this week
mas beguiled into taking a hand in a
friendly game. Having exhausted the
charms OF straight draw" the little Con-
eressional coterie are now playing a new
form of poker. In which any one who holds
the deuce can declare it to be any card he
may need, AS the evening VAS drawing 10
a close Uncle joe drew three cards The
Gloversville glovemaker drew one. There
was bland smile on the countenance OF
the former Speaker and CLINT in the eve
Of the New Yorker which led the other
participants 10 drop, out Mr.. Cannon bet
and Mr. Littauer raised him tho limit.
Again and again this was repeated. until
finally, with benign smile. tie New
Yorker remarked that. as II was friendly
game, he was unwilling 10 take any more
OF his opponents money. and he called.
Mr.. Cannon laid down four hines Sad'
very sad" remarked Mr.. Llttauer. as ne
lay down a straight flush. Put just as no
WAS about 10 scoop in the pot Uncle Joe
laid down the deuce. and. with the ldconic
remark, Five Mines" raked ~ his WIN
nInss. II Is asserted on credible authority
that the elovemaker had TO borrow money
to get back to GlOyersvile I" q. II.