The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-18
BY ARTHUR w. DUNS.

CarR,aisn Managers.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNS.
Washington, July 16.-[Special. ]-Hu
man nature is about the same In every
part Of the country and no doubt in
the civilized world. Men in national
conV entions. in congress, in state leg
islatures, in every walk of life, are pref
ty much the same. There may be a
few who are a little better than the
others. IN fact, we know it, because
they have said SO themselves many
times.
Senator McCumber discovered the
great truth about the human side of
the question and proclaimed it to the
senate in speech on the Lorimer case.
~ f1nd," said the North Dakota sena
tor lust about as much of the hui
man in the senate chamber as l 6nG
out of it."
The people who elected these huraan
creatures to the senate will be glad to
know that tRey lave remained hurlan
since their election and have not be-
come demigoGs.
Further Explanations.
Senator McCumber went on to ex-
plain how Faen in the senate We're in
fuenced to vote by public sentiment
which the press created, though he was
not to be so Influenced, but would vots
for Lorimer. He went on to say that
In the only impeachment in the past
forty years the senate. sitting as a ju-
dicial body, divided on party lines. the
Democrats voting for the Impeachment
OF Republican judge and the Repub-
licans voting against his impeachment
Men vote according to bias, was the
conclusion of McCumber Then he adj
vanced the novel theory that senators
should not sit In judgment upon the
rights of men whose titles to seats in
the senate are questioned 1t will take
him long time to bring about thGt
constitutional change, for if the two
hoslses stand for anything it is to judge
the qualifications of their own men,
bers.
campaign Managers.
The selection of campaign managers
Is no easy task in year like the pres
ent. with so many political possibilf-
ties. ''This is no time to send out
boys" is remark heard quite fire.
quently when young men were sug-
gested. '"This is no year to send out
old men who do not know that there
Is new condition in the country"
was the reply given. II campaign man.
ager is needed according to the~party
he Is handling. One of the parties
needs a campaigns manager who can
get money, and the others need cam
paign managers who can get votes and
hold them.
Two Unmentioned.
While the Republicans were casting
about for campaign managers there
was no mention of either George B.
Cortelyou nor Frank Fl. Hitchcock.
rhe former was selected by Roosevelt
and the latter by Taft. Both con-
1ucted successful campaigns-that is,
heir candidates were elected by very
striking majorities. But it nevef seem
ed to occur to the men who were seek
ing good, resonrceful and expert
snced man to select the men of eight
" four years ago.
Andrew Versatile.
A. Piatt Andrew, who stirred up such
! tempest in the treasury, is quite
versatile man. While he was assist
ant secretary of the treasury he was
llso connected with the monetary
commission and compiled vast vol
lines Of figures for that organization.
de Is one Of the men who exude fig
lres from every pore. but that did not
sem to make him favorite with Sec
sstary MacVeagh
A Real EFFICIENCY.
Senator Myers of Montana was a
to the Democratic national
He stayed with that Won
Ierful gathering until the close. When
lie returned to the senate he found that
he Wednesday following the conven
ion the senate had passed the Indian
bill after looping off
lumber OF Montana items. Thereupon
flyers raised protest which made
he senate take notice. He showed
hat the 'gentleman's agreement"
houh have protected him, inasmuch
Is the convention did not adjourn until
q the early morning hours Of Wednes-
lay. Senator Swanson OF Virginia
ook up the cudgels in defense of Ny
rs and said: This was an unusual
A Democratic national
meets only once in four
ears; consequently the exigency was
n unusual one
And that is the way the senate look
d at Il Myers had the bill brought
'ack and secured hearing on his
Army Promotions.
The officers of the army are far from
'elng satisfied with the recent promo