The Washington herald., 1913-11-13


4 With all the talk about segregation Of
negro employees In Official departments
and the gradual elimination OF colored
folks from political pay rolls, the election
Of three negroes 10 municipal places OF
honor In old Kentucky last week Is OF
/ interest
Harrodsburg elected two negro mem-
bers Of council and Winchester one. Not
so very many years back, there were col
ored Congressmen in Washington from
Southern States and a colored Senator,
Blanche Bruce, OF Mississippi. but there
was a gradual dropping out until the
word passed that even Southern white
Republicans would not seek to make a
colored citizen highly respected at home
feel uncomfortable in Washington. Merely
a kindly and philanthroplc feeling, don't
you know; but the interest IN the negro
delegate TO q Republican national con-
yention continues a trifie fervid every four
years.
Whether Caleb Powers Republican
leader In Eastern Kentucky. asks an
other term In Congress or not. Joseph
Bosworth. a Republican State Senator,
viii be a candidate and seek some fuller
measure OF reward In Washington than Is
usually accorded a member of the Legis-
lature- Bozworth has held up his end
In the Eastern section OF Kentucky
through troublous times and seasons Of
distress SO that he feels entitled to
1900 advance in salary.
Besides, II Is rather lonesome in a Ken
lucky Senate for a Republican, as only
six members constitute the Republican
minority. with the Democrats counting
thirty-two members. The Bosworth hope
is that the next Congress will have n
much larger Republican membership
than now, II not. In fact a majority, as
is planned by Chairman Frank Woods, OF
the Republican Congressional committee
Some popular comic opera OF a few
years back had q catchy song advising
general getting under cover when
things are murky and a bobbing UP Sc
renely from below wheE the skies are
brighter.
Then 10 he time for disappsarinz.
Take q header down you 60
But when the sky above IL clearing
Bob up serenely from below.
is about the text and the advice Of il has
been taken by politicians more than by
any others Those OF the Republican
faith who willingly or otherwise took
the header in 1910 are becoming a bit Inn
patient about the bobblng up serenely
from below that they think Is about due
They have had a longer wait for the
clearing sky than those whose time for
disappearing was last year. But they
find hardly less impatienee among the
Republicans who went down in 1872.
The bobbing up serenely will be most
active among House members who yearn
to come back, and every State with nor
NAL Republican districts will present
many old Congressional names a year
hence.
1t is an old story that Uncle Joe Can
aWRA u
another turn at the game and New York
State promises plenty OF diversion when
several really eminent members of the
Sixty-frst and Sixty-second Congress-
who failed to reach last year will begin
battle for membership in the Sixty
fourth.
James B. Reynolds. secretary Of the
Republican National Committee, comes
back to Washington with renewed cheer
and hope after doing his duty as a voter
in Massachusetts,, even IL his party did
not quite reach its old form in that
State.
The Reynolds soul was given cheer in
other States. especially in New York
and Pennsylvania, so he promises to be
something more than hopeful when the
committee comes together next month.
Secretary Reynolds comes originally
lIOiu Slcls SnuDDS LOCK
section Of Northern New York and ne
took pains to pay a little visit to that
delightful region following the slip of
things In the Boston neighborhood. The
result was inspiring, as he found a get
ting back to old Republican form and a
promise of sending a Republican Gov
ernor to Albany a year hence along
with return of many upstate Con-
gressmen who had their troubles a year
ago. Secretary Reynolds has ever been
noted for optimistic spirit and he
promises more of 1t than usual when his
committee meets to take stock and get
rid OF some Progressive members who
repudiated their membership last year
to join the Roosevelt and Beveridge pro-
cession.
Joseph Weldon Bailey. big enough to |
resign as Senator from Texas. and young |
enough to expect future political holors |
II so inclined, came down the Willard way |
greeted by admirers, men and women |
Republicans and Democrats. BY way OF |
they all urged him to be a |
Senator again and contribute his wisdom |
to the good Of the republic. The Texas /
RESPONDED with appreciation of |