The Caucasian., 1913-11-13


ident from going right ahead with cur
rency legislation. The fact that he has
struck several snags in trying to secure
currency reform bill has not deter
red him. This is not going to be one
Of the first wrecks in his administra-
&bn If he can help it.
curious Differences
.9Ist what causes men to differ over
such questions as currency Is rather
difficult to explain. For instance Kan
sas and Oklahoma are adjoining states.
Is it not natural to suppose that men
from those states would be nearer in
accord on question like the currency
that Kansas and Massachusetts? But
It is a fact that Bristow and Weeks are
nearer than Bristow and Owen on this
money subject Then Missouri, Ne
braska and New York, as represented
by Reed. Hitchcock and O'Gorman.
seem to be in accord. Those western
men are not in harmony, The curren
cy question is not sectional.
Still More interesting.
Wall street is divided There are two
different elements in the money cen
ters. Big financial men disagree about
the currency bill. II one were looking
for harmony in the consideration Of
national currency measure he would
expect to find 1t in Wall street. The
impression has been that all the money
interests in New York city were COM
bined against the rest of the country
But the differences in Wall street be
gin to show a line Of demarcation in
the senate Soon charges which have
been made privately will come ont
publicly. and we shall see the fur fly
over this currency question.
Mail Bag Repair Shop.
A quarter Of century ago-and |
do not know how much longer-the
mail bag repair shop Of the United
States government was subject Of
earnest discussion. Our great govern
ment. spending billions. maintained a
shop for the repair Of mail bags which
was then disgrace. These bags trav
el for thousands Of miles on the floors
of dirty mail cars: they are thrown on
dirty railway platforms; they are cart
ed in all kinds Of trucks, tramped on
by all kinds of feet, covered with all
kinds Of death producing germs; when
ripped and worn they return to Wash
ington for repair. There poor. half
paid women labor over these bags. be-
cause they must earn living for them
selves and those dependent upon them
Mrs. Wilson. wife OF the president.
has been looking into this subject. and
1t is to be hoped that she will be sue
cessful in Kidding the country of this
blot of many years.
Leadership and eossism.
John Sharp Williams believes in lead
ership. He was a leader himself once
and would like to be a leader again II
his fellow Democrats of the senate
would permit Here Is what he said
one day in the senate
1--WE have not suffered from leader
ship. We have suffered from boss
ism But what is .bossism?' 1t is ir
responsible. unofficial, unelected. unse-
lected leadership 1t is subterranean
leadership. It is private leadership
1t is the invisible empire. It is leader
ship through instrumentalities not
known to the constitution or laws"
Denial Never Catches Up.
NOW. don't you go putting some
thing In the papers without letting me
see it If you are going to quote me. :
said Champ Clark to an interviewer.
But you can deny it or say you
were misquoted or that you were not
talking for publication was the reply.
mo; that doesn't co. replied the
speaker "A denial never catches up.''
Mann and the Nsw Member.
Jerry Donovan OF Connecticut com
planned that Jim Mann took advantage
OF a new member and attacked him.
He went on to say that Mann had been
talking through his hat.
"The gentleman from Connecticut >
said Mann, docs what new member
frequently dOes-takes crack at me-
and when smile back says have as
saulted a new member. have never
attacked a new member in the house
until he attacked me-"
There is something in that too.
new member anxious to get reputa
ton oftentimes decides to take fal
out of Jim Manu." and that 'smilt
back which Mann mentioned often
times means skinning which thai
new member will remember for many
day.
Martins Gets Attention.
Few senators talk less than MARITIME
II New Jersey. though be gets In ire
quertly. He gets more attention thar
almost any other man, Tor bis vigor
ons manner and his intenseness at
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