The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-04
And Why Not?

Getting flGlt GOWN 10 II, WHY
Slunldn't the new president preserve Il
silence il It suits his purpose: There
Is 10 occasion for him To announce Il
lot ~ policies or to promise this man
or HAT man place umdc" his admins
tratiOm. Perhaps he has lmea able I"
get Il. great deal more information
about the cabinet timber available be-
cause he has let other people talk aud
has not said anything himself. H"' II
has the ererL,of making people in the
national capital wonder, They have
had nothing Hike Il before.
Where Are They?
Colonel GOethals rathee startled con
gross ana the country when he said
thar 25,0O0 troops would be necessary
10 hold the Panama cInul In case the
United States lost command OF the
sen. And the question naturally arises,
Where can that many troops be oh.
tanned? There Is 10 great disposition
to increase the army to that extent.
penounccs Extra Session.
Congressman ,Towncr Of Iowa has
printed Il long speech on the subject Of
extra sessions Of congress. lie points
ont that the constitution provides for
such sessions for "eXtra0nlinary' rca'
SONS. Reviewing different extra srS'
SiunS. he shows that In most Instances
..eNtranrtllnary" rrMSOns really existed
for Such sessions. Down Ia the close
OF Cieyelan1'S administration there
had been Gully ten such sessions called
during the history OF the government.
Bcginning with the first Mckinley
administration. when Il session was
called enrly in March to revise the tar
IN, ,rowncr shows that aIt the snhSe'
uurnt sessions huNn been unnecessary
and were called FOR. political purposes
rather thnn extraordinary" neeesSI'
ties Of the government.
No Necessity at Present.
Mr. TOwncr points out that the pres
ent prosperous condition Of tho coun-
try. with ample revenues, with no
pnnirS. will everything in the best
possible condition. there Is nothing
sovn the desire Of the Democratic par
~ 10 get at tariff revision to call for
mn extra session. Extra sessions" he
saws. "eallcd for political purposes to
serve marty ends have never brought
satisfaction To the executive. credit 10
the administration or benefit to TIM
country"
He therefore advises the triumphant
Dcno,racy 10 avoid an extra session
He rftliculeS Governor Wilson Tor he-
gliding IN November that az "Pxtraor-
binary" OCCASION existed for n session
Of congress IN April wllen there was
three months session Of congress
soon to hr held.
is it Lack Of Patriotisn'2
Ercat efforts have beep nude to OBJ
tain Monticello us national shrine
,rhn daughters Of Inc Revolution have
grand place In WHshington' hnd
There are many other evidences OF
reverence for things Of the past shown
In this city. But the old Francis Scott
Key mansion. the home OF the man
who ninrty.Mine years NJ" wrote the
,.Star Spangled Runner" is being torn
down. berutIsc there is no menus m
preserving II. The uwRer 1t the prop
erty wants to put up more profitable
.hulIdiug, 50 the old place has to go II
has been landmark, In Georgetown
ever since The last war with England
A Conductors Observations
TN n EAR leaving the rnpitoi the
conductor had 10 rouse 1t man from Ills
reading In order to get his fHre. Tie
book was n very new looking Ms"e'
and the man was deeply cnSr"SSrd'
"'Ihat'S the first time said the con
dnctnr. "tmt ever saw - man coming
away. from the capitol reading a Bible
and have lren OH this line for TWEEN
tSyrars."
i little later the conductor came
around again: See that man In the
fmnt right cnrner:" he asked. Well.
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