The Caucasian., 1913-10-16
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

oJ M 0o$Ns
Washington, Oct 15.-[Special.l- lit
has amused onlookerS to notice that
IN several occasions lately it has been
that Speaker Clark refused
III offers to lecture because he felt that
he could not leave Washington. Just
lbout the time that Secretary Bryan
started on his last trip statement
from the speakers office to
the effect that Mr.. Clark had sacrificed
$4,000 by not going on the lecture plat
form.
The aforesaid onlookers, being more
or less imbued with Sherlock Holmes
qualities. believe that these little ex
pressions show that the bitterness en-
gendered at Baltimore In 1912 has not
departed. Although there is truce
between Bryan and Clark. it is an
armed truce, which will be broken if
either should be a candidate for the
presidency in the future.
Shelving Underwood.
The retirement Of Oscar W. Under
wood from the house Is taken to mean
that he has lost all hope of the presi-
dency next time, that he expects VIII
son to be nominated by the Democrats
and. further, that in going to the SEN
ate the author of the tariff bill has
"shelved himself" because no party
takes a man from the senate.
But there are many contingencies,
Underwood probably knows that 1912
was his best chance But suppose he
is beaten by Captain Hobson, a not
unlikely supposition with Clayton and
Heflin in the race. Underwood retires
to private life and away from all the
turmoil of national politics. He may
be kept in the public eye as governor
of Alabama. Beyond 1916 there is
1920, and Underwood will be fifty
eight years old in 1920.
How to Get to Congress.
Congressman Sherley Of Kentucky
was talking. and Murdock of Kansas
asked him:
Twill you take a Republican vote
when you can get it?'
Yes: am willing any of them shall
come over to the right camp"
And you will not ask that they be
Democrats when they Gomez" pursued
Murdock.
why. no." replied Sherley.
And you will take any kind Of a
vote because you want to get the men
of your district behind your
"Unquestionably. because that is the
price Of a seat here" replied Sherley,
at which there was an outburst OF
laughter.
"Oh. yes" went on Sherley. land
that is not a matter to laugh about.
That is fact know no way of get
ting here except by getting a majority
of the voters of my district to send me
here. Those who laugh may know Of
some other method by which to obtain
seat here but do not"
Then the laugh was on his SIDE
Williams Can't Help It.
John Sharp Williams simply can't
help breaking into any senator's speech
and telling some historical incident.
Thus it happened the Mississippi sen
ator invoked Hoke Smiths sarcasm
one day when he interrupted the Geor-
gia senator and told his incident.
Il thank the senator for anticipat-
ing me by his remarks" said Smith.
II was coming to that historical fea-
ture as part Of my own remarks. and
I had about reached it. He has pre-
sented it in that clear and interesting
way which he 50 often presents history
to u.s."
Notice Of a FiIibuster.
There was a proposition to eliminate
an amendment In the bill abolishing
the commerce court which would at
the same time abolish the judges If
that goes out Of the BILL" remarked
Senator Borah. 1.-The debate of 1902
will go into the Record IL l am phys
ically able to put it there. The Idaho
senator alluded to voluminous de
bate on a similar proposition more than
100 years ago The provision was not
disturbed.
Country Does Its Share.
Every time there is talk about pub
lie buildings representatives Of city
districts point out the large postal re-
ceipts in their cities. Why" said
Mondell Of Wyoming. lone would i'm
agine from hearing the gentlemen talk
that all these vast postal receipts came
from billet doux passing back and forth
across the city. They forget that if II
were not for the country. for the little
towns. for the rural communities. those
enormous postal receipts would never
be gathered in the large cities"
"Wornout Senate"
When the friends of the Hetch
Hetchy bin were pressing that measure
:or consideration several senators pro
tested against anything further being
done at this time which required q
quorum. II appeal to the friends OF