The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-01
By ARrAUR w DUNN.

9yt Al lE1Sn W. GSlNs
Washington. Feb. ss.-[speclal,l-AI-
though economy in public expenditures
is a frequent political batt!ecry. tile
real economist is seldom popular.
Economy is a good thing TO talk about
it is a fine thing to preach. and 1t
makes n good weapon with which to
hit the other fellow for being extray0.
CANT. but as soon as man or set OF
men begin 10 practice economy they
incur the displeasure Of everybody.
/ could give u number of examples
hut | do not want 10 be personal. !
will say that the men who have been
most-lnlustrlous with points OF order
against Increased salaries and other
appropriations have made themselves
Unpopular in both senate and house
Tho real economists, like. Cannon, Fitz.
gerald. Mann and others, may not be
really unpopular, but they have thank-
less jobs.
Different Kinds Of Economy.
There are many different kinds Of
economy. | have seen men fight for
hours over salary increases and vote
without a nlurInur for big river and
harbor bills and for extravagant pub
lie building bills. The same men will,
ingly support appropriations for good
roads which would lead to expendl'
lures far beyond anything we have
known in what is called pork barrel
legislation. But men who fight against
"porI, barrel" appropriations lay them
selves open to criticism and are gen
orally unpopular. .,,,
Poetry For Sherman.
Poetry strews the pages OF the Con,
creSslonal Record when eulogies are
delivered, but the late Vice President
Sherman received more tokens Of this
kind than almost any other man. Sun
nv lin" was not poetic character,
hut his friends were inspired to ex,
press their thoughts IN melancholy
verse in paying their last tributes to
him.
Cost Of National Health.
When Senator Works of California
introduced resolution calling on the
treasury department. for i. statement
as to what the ratiopal government
pays for maintaining physicians. med
ical corps. health bureaus. etc, 1t was
well understood that he wanted the
information for the purpose of fight
ing the Owen health department bill.
The result was all he anticipated,
for it furnished the senate with tue
information that we pay for national
health about $20000,000 year, iuclud'
ing, OF course, everything like army
and navy surgeons and supplies and
for many other departments which
maintain health bureaus, as well as
the general national health service,
Works does not intend to allow that
bill to pass II he can help 1t.
Taft's Future Title.
| have heard ex presidents addressed
as MIR. President" and that is not
proper We call ex-governors and ex'
senators governor" and SENATOR
but that seems different. Our onlI
living ex-rrcsldent at present is per
fectIy satisfied with being called colo
nell"
Mr.. Taft has no military title: Prob
ably he will become professor" al
though that does not seem to be NJ
exalted enough title for man who
has been president. Yet it seems te
be the only real title he will bear, I'M
less it should be plain "AIr." How
ever, l do not expect that the many
who have been subordinate to him fol
the past two years can ever be brought
to the point of addressing him MS mfr
Taft"
A Distinct Advantage.
In removing the desks from the
house one distinct advantage will be
gained. No more will the desk Of q
dead member be decked in grewsome
black, which has been the custom fol
1875 years. There was a time when the
department buildings were draped IN
mourning whenever man died who
had been cabinet officer That has
been stopped. and It IS u good thing
for there is nothing quite so ludlcrous
as the "trappings of uufelt woe" aud
It is always grewsome. .
His Polite Notice. a n
Senator O'Gorman Of New York oc
eupies a seat near the main door Of
the senate. and, It is the most natural
thing in the world for members Of the
house upon entering the chamber tr
drop into it. O'Gorman has recently
adopted the method Of tipping the
chair forward, as walters do in dining
rooms, us q polite notice that the seat
is not to be appropriated.
jim Mann's Inquiry.
when are you going to have this
protection begfn?' asked Jim Ntanr
when the house was considering the
provision for the protection of the pres
ldent elect. rs it to take effect aftel
The November election. after the elect
oral college meets, after the canvass o.
the result or after the meeting Of the
next Republican national convention