New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
THEDAyIN WA SHINGTON

day. not on the floor, but in the ONCE OF
the disbursng clerk. More than score
of faithful employees with no blot on their
records except that they had consistently
voted the Republican tickle, received with
their nav notices that their services wouiu
no no longer needed. They included police
men. watchncn. innitors. and others VINO
gre to be replaced by hungrier, IL less ell
cient, Democrats. Moreover, there are
many more to follow. The Committee on
Organization contemplates making more
than three hundred changes or House EN-
ployes within the next few days. one OF
the discharged employees 'phoned to the
press gallery, asking IL any sympathetic
correspondent would listen to his tale OF
woe. Finding one, this. in brief, Is the
story he told I'm Republican and vet
eran OF the Union army i was not
three months man. but fought all through
the war. | have just learned that i am
discharged after years of faithful service
and, to make 1t worse. they are going 70
put a rebel in my place. Now. do you think
they ought 10 put rebel In the place or
an old soldier who has always done his
work well?" The newspaper man did not.
but that was apparently not the view OF
the people when they elected a Democratic
majority in the House last November.
A NORTHERN OUTRAGE.-The VEN
cradle Secretary OF Agriculture Is likely to
get into serious trouble with the Demo-
cratic House II he does not promptly check
the activities OF some OF his enthusiastic
young scientists notably Walter T. Swim
gle Of the Bureau Of Plant Industry. DR..
Swingle conceived the idea that the South
ern people were suffering because OF the
scarcity OF lemons in that section through
out the heated term. Accordingly he pro-
cured a citrus plant known the tri-
foliate orange. which he proceeded to cross
with the ordinary sweet orange, and as
result he has produced the "citrange,"
sort OF nondescript hybrid, which he SOL
EMMY assures the public will grow in all
sections OF the South and will produce
juice resembling that OF the lime In great
abundance. or course, unprejudiced OBJ
servers may accept DR.. Swingle's explana-
ton that he was only seeking to produce
moro hardy orange, that would be less
susceptible to injury by frost, and that in
carrying his experiments further he sought,
as he says, to place at the disposal OF the
thirsty Southerner low priced materials
with which to produce lemonade for use N
the heated term. But DR.. Swingle is, in
deed. a guileiess scientist II he imaSines
that the fiery Southerners who now domi-
nate the House are going to accept any
such explanation. On the contrary, they
will promptly perceive In the production
and propagation of the citrange nothing
short OF a dabolical attempt 10 undermine
the POPULARITY Of the julep through the SUBJ
stitution OF the insidious rickey. Whoever
heard OF Southern farm that did not
have its mint bed? And surely there can
be no unassuaged thirst where there is a
productive mint bed If the introduction of
the citrange is not made the butt of high
flown and polysyllabc denunciation by the
first irate Southerner who discovers this
monstrous and reasonable effort to sup
plant the julep, l miss my guess. Uncle
Jimmie" Wilson had better beware.
u, q. Il