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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
How Sentiment Influenced President Harrison.
written Expressly for Tho Washington Herald.)
BY L. j.. EDWARDS.

ASKED ex-senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, shortly after he retired from
the United States Senate, II Presf-
dent Harrison had offered him the port
folio OF the State Department when Har-
rison was making up the first Cabinet. ]
told the Senator that I had heard that
Gen. Harrison had made up his. mind
soon after his election, to select Chauncey
M. Depew as Secretary OF State.
The Senator did not at first answer me
directly. He replied substantially In the
following words:
Gen. Harrison. I think, felt that II
would be good policy. a highly appropri-
ate thing. and one which would give graf
ification to the Republican party IL he
were to go back to the Cabinet of Gen.
Garfield and select as Secretary Of State
and Secretary Of the Treasury two dis
tinguished Republicans whom Garfield In
1881 had called to his Cabinet-Blaine as
Secretary Of State and Window as Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
Harrison did not misjudge his party
or the sentiment of the country when he
made these appointments. But he was
not to have either Blaine or Window
throughout his entire administration. Mr..
Blaine, whose health was far from good
and who was even then under the grip
OF the organic disease Of which he died
a few years later. had resigned, and Sec
rotary Window died Just after delivering
a speech at the annual dinner of the
Chamber Of Commerce in New York.
Tt was after Blaine's resignation az
Secretary of State that President Harri-
son, with great cordially and earnest
ness, asked me to accept the portfolio.
But the same reason which was given
for opposing my nomination for President
In 1sSS-namely. my association with one
OF the great railroads of the country
compelled me to decline President Harri-
sons invitation. And yet the reasons
were not precisely alike In both cases.
MY nomination in 1sss for President al
though supported unanimously by dele
cations OF my State. was opposed by deie-
gates Of some Of the far Western States
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Washington's chief of police, Maj.
Sylvester, can now enjoy a game of
battledore and shuttlecock of rather
large dimensions. New York has start
ed on general cleanup of burglars,
pickpockets, and crooks in general, and
will drive them out of that city. As
a natural result some will be batted this
way. Then will come Maj. Sylvester's
opportunity, and The Herald believes
that when the time comes the major
will be on deck and ready to bat them
back. Mr. Sylvester, here's hoping
your average will make Ty Cobb's look
like a Jack rabbit bucking bulldog.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

1 ~ souueu,ask vr.,,e informafiou
49,, e.,t ~ no.,us;seiooer siddons
relefive Is sSe future 81 peputv Fire
CEief Anlre~ I sn3iv.n has caused
much oompse,,t ~ Veash;nrtouians
vho ,re f,m;l;ar ~;th his vorI Of the
past th;rtv-iive veafs The Herald has
no intention q crje;c;s;nr any action
that commiss;oner siddons might ale
for vhat he believes Is for the rood Of
tbe .Distr;ct and does not think he
would allow his judgement 10 be
warned in the case Of Mr.. Sullivan.
vet i've do believe the old ERE fighter
should receive the. greatest considera-
ton IN view of his past splendid record.
When Il Il recalled thaf for thirty
Ave wears he has held himself ready at
any ana All times to resooud 10 All calls
Of dutv In MANY cases facing possible
death viii, cheerful and willing spirit.
his Jfe's work ouoht to be taken into
consideration Tr,e. the District holds
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
Nerves At he Switchboard.

The United States has awakened at
last to duty owed to humanity. In
nearly every section of the country
the movement to safeguard the lives
of those who toll for livelihood and
to better the conditions under which
they labor is swelling. Captains of in
dustry are pausing occasionally in their
money-making enterprises to give some
thought to the welfare of the human
factors in the business of wealth Gre
alton.
Safety first" campaigns are in prog
rcss everywhere, and science has been
called to the task of discovering how
to prevent accidents and check the toll
of death and disease in the vacations.
The latest advance step concerns the
nerves of the telephone girl The Con-
sumers' League, of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, having learned that the average
period of usefulness of an operator
the time limit of endurancc-is two
years and half, has undertaken to dis
cover the causes which wear out these
human machines. Women physicians
are to aid in the inquiry, which is to
embrace impairment of the hearing, as
well as the effect on the general health
of constant nerve irritation.
This is a subject which will arouse
the interest of that very large portion
of the population which uses the tele-
phone. There will be people who will
ask themselves whether their own i'm
patience is not daily contributing to the
wearing out process that is ever in
progress at the switchboard. The care
lessness of one person somewhere on
the wire causes an exasperating mis-
take or delay that results in loss of
temper somewhere else, and the re-
ceiver-general for the verbal pyrotech-
mics is the telephone girl. Not many
human beings are so constituted as to
be able to withstand steady fire of in
vective, much of it undeserved, with
out being SCARED, and they will stand
out, tiny minority, in the Pennsyl-
yania report when it is ready,
The education of the public in tele-
phone etiquette is something to be con-
templated only by seekers after the
but if the disclosures
brought about by the Pennsylvania in
vestigation only make a few of us
pause before we add even a fraction to
the burden of the telephone girl, the
effort will not have been wasted.
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The Effect Upon Politics.

1t is fortunate, inasmuch as the trend
of political affairs is to give more and
more power TO the people, that the
basis of the American nation is a thor
ough regard for responsibility. This is
the secret of the whole matter. Even
the foreign-born population becomes
imbued, after few years, with the
American idea.
The effect of this upon politics can
not be overestimated. The psychology
ical wave which has swept over the
country has accomplished a regenera-
ton. 1t may lose some of its force,
but it will never be entirely spent. As
long as it lasts it will compel men in
public life to walk the chalkline of hon
esty. A man may have ability and
force, even craftsmanship of the high
est order, but if he wanders outside of
the path of virtue the people will have
none of him. If Rooseve,t's private
life had been shown to be objection
able the millions who voted for him
for President would have dwindled into
mere thousands. Sincerity and purity
will not always bring success, as wit
ness the fate of Taft, but their alb
sence will be fatal This is the state
of the public mind today, and it is
well that it is so. There is not and
never will be, as long as human nature
is fallible, absolute freedom from dis
honesty. This is too much to expect,
but there is, undoubtedly, a higher
standard by which to measure the ac-
tons of public men. 1t has, by its
very existence, elevated the conduct of
those who are intrusted with the guild
ance of public affairs. The future, in
other respects, may not be altogether
reassuring. There are clouds upon the
industrial horizon. The calamity of
war may yet come upon us. The prob
lem of the negro is yet to be satisfac-
torily solved. Other disturbances may
come, but the continued insistence of
the American people upon honesty in
public life is at least one anchor which
will bold the ship of state amid the
storm.
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on the ground that I was a railroad man.
II was compelled, on the other hand, to
decline President Harrison's offer of the
State Department portfolio because there
were imperative business reasons arising
from some very important matters in
which the New York Central Railroad at
that time was greatly interested.
1t was for the same reason that de-
clined. some years earlier. to permit the
use Of my name as candidate for the
United States Senate, although l was as
sured that IL i would accept the nomina-
ton i should be unanimously supported
by the Republican caucus.
Not until I was well past sixty years
OF age was I SO placed in a business
sense as to make 1t possible to accept
political Office.
Il have often thought OF how senti-
mentally admirable were some of Presi-
dent Harrison's appointments. / think
the country never fully understood how
thoroughly sentiment dominated Presi-
dent Harrison when making appoint
ments for the important foreign missions.
1t was entirely his own idea to name as
Minister to the court of St. James, the
son Of Abraham Lincoln and as Minister
to Austria the son of Gen. Grant. 1t was
also his own idea to name for other for
eign missions men who had gained dis
tinction as journalists and who In that
capacity had given valuable service to
the Republican party. For that reason
he named Whitelaw Reid Minister to
France and he also nominated Murat
HaJ6ted Of Cincinnati. Minister to Ger
many, q nomination which failed because
Halsted had created some personal ami
mostly in the Senate. 1t was for this
reason that he named Charles Emory
Smith. little later, Minister to st.
These were all. from one point OF
view. sentimental appointments. but the
appeal was made to sentiment in which
there was no reproach and in which.
from the highest point of view, there
were really excellent political consider
ationA"
Copyright. 1914,
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''The recepe5oa o1vsn Mr.. and Mrp
Goyrs d Lon6on recently was . brilliant
eyootn Fsunskod n L. Leighton, of
Lpndoa. 1t he New willard yesterday
efternooa. The sayres are very popular
IL Ens1and. and whenever they went on
The strsefA crowds would collect to
watch them" :,
0en- Rosalie Jones and her army Of
welcome when they marched into Al
beny Thursday." said John T. Kaphen,
o. Albany. yesterday at the National.
the hikers' were tired out, but they.
made game try and marched through
me snow TO the capitol. Gen. Jones was
presented to Gov. Glynn Later In the day,
ana made good impression"
street railway company Of Phila-
delphia Is going into the moving picture
business. not to make money. but In be-
Dali OF the safety campaign" remarked
motifs 0. Liebheim, Of Philadelphia, yes
terday at the Raleigh. "A moving picture
machine has been purchased, and II is
the intention OF those behind the move
ment 10 show. by means of pictures, the
causes OF accidents, and also 10 illustrate
car
AUTOS and other vehicles will be used
In the nims, and trained actors win be
employed" /.
Gov. West. OF Oregon. has started a
crusade against vice In every form, which
Will drive many OF the gamblers. crooks.
and confidence men out of the State
said Frank L. Harvard. of Portland. yes
terday. Mr.. Harvard is on his way South.
and passed through Washington yester-
day afternoon Sow. West has ordered
the district attorneys to close up all
houses of III repute, and also to watch
the sale of liquor"
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If we look for the underlying cause
for this change in our political atmos-
phcre due credit must be given to the
so-called muckrakers.
From business point of view. muck
raking was profitable. The people were
interested in the exposure of corrup-
ton in high places. The men who dug
deep into the histories of officials and
communities found much to reward
their efforts. Conditions existed which
ought not to have been tolerated and
which could only have been removed
through the medium of pitiless public
ity. There was, of course, good deal
of sensationalism and some inaccuracy
in the process, but the net result was
an awakening of the public conscience.
The inherent sense of honesty in the
American people reyolted against the.
manner in which politicians, high and
low, had prostituted their positions for
personal gain.
1t might have been that the country
would have lapsed back into old con-
ditions if it had not been that coin
cident with the awakening of the pub
lie conscience there came larger con-
troll of the people in public affairs. The
men who were formerly indifferent to
public sentiment are now turning an
alert ear in that direction. The day of
the boss-controlled and manipulated
convention is passing. There are more
public officials nominated today in pop
ular primaries than ever before, and
even United States Senators must run
the gantlet. These men know that
the great masses of the people stand
for honesty and decency in public life.
Graft and corruption have become
anathema- There may be some cant
and hypocrisy in the situation, but,
upon the whole. the change is healthy
one There is not a man in public
life today who is not afraid of the
accusing finger of public condemnation.
There is, of course, some danger of
of truculency to the
masses. This does not, however, change
the fact that the fear of the people is
conducive to political honesty. As long
as the people themselves do not be-
come universally callous and corrupt,
the power that is given them will have
its wholesome effect. There is no rea-
son to believe that the nation, as a |
whole, will become Indifferent to hon
esty in political life. The wave of |
reform which has swept over the coun-
Try shows no sign of diminution. On
The contrary, there is a keener sensi-
tiveness to righteousness today than at
any previous time in our history
Among other things, sobriety is now
IN essential factor in the retention of
public esteem. 1t was not always So
Scenes which were once unfortunately
familiar even on the floor of the House
IF Representatives do not occur today
md solitary instance of transgression
would be fatal to any man in public
life.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
GETS sANT0 DOMINGO JOB.
Nebrnskan Obtains Position b
Bryan's Aid.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. ia. J.. CoIiett.
electrical engineer of the Union Pacific
Railroad today announced that he had
been appointed director of public works
OF Santo Domingo at a salary of ss,e0G.
Mr.. Collett is a son-in-law OF Mayor ].
C Dahlman- s7
The appointment came through Secre-
tGry of State Bryan. -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

Many have had hearty laugh over
the tale of the Englishman who arrived
in New York one day and thought he
would stroll out to the Rockies and
shoot brace of bears, but the laugh
is on the other side in the case of the
woman who returned from Bermuda
with five hats having forbidden plum
age and declared she thought that is
land was a part of the United States.
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Police Penpant to BE Awarded.

Commissioner Siddons and Maj. Richard
Sylvester viii attend the exercises at the
Second precinct station tomorrow morn
ing at $50 o'clock, when the Siddons
pennant. q new flag. won by the men of
the Second precinct in the recent compe-
tition, will be awarded,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
POLITICAL SITUATION.

A political incident in Massachusetts
deserves consideration.
Representative Gardner, of that State,
was last year an unsuccessful candi-
date for governor After the campaign
had ended Mr. Gardner announced that
he would not again seek an election to
Congress, but would devote his atten-
ton to the gubernstorial race. There
upon A. Piatt Andrews, the well-known
authority on finance, announced his
candidacy for the Congressional nomi-
nation. As time went on, however, the
Republicans of the District became con-
WINGED that Mr.. Gardner was the only
one in their party who could be elected.
They appealed to him to withdraw his
declination to run. AT this point an in
teresting episode occurred. Mr.. Gard
ner wrote letter to Mr.. Andrews,
asking if he had the 1atter's consent
to be candidate. He said that he had
made his previous decision in good
faith and that upon the strength of his
action Mr.. Andrews had entered the
race. He could not, therefore, re-enter
the field unless Mr.. Andrews consent
ed. Here the matter rests.
An incident like this signifies note
worthy phase in American politics. It
recalls, of course, the Roosevelt Taft
feud in the last election. Mr.. Roose-
welt, it will be remembered, had more
than once positively announced that he
would not, under any circumstances,
again be a candidate for the Presi-
dency. Mr.. Taft, despite the rumors
which frequently reached him, placed
implicit confidence in Roosevelt's re-
peated declarations. Even when def
nitely warned by Senator Root he re-
fused to change his opinion. When, at
last, Roosevelt announced his candidacy
there was no one more greatly sur
prised than Mr.. Taft himself.
The whole course of political history
in this country might have been
changed if Roosevelt had written to
Taft a-letter such as Gardner has sent
TO Andrews. 1t would, of course, have
been the decent and proper thing to do.
Even if Taft had announced his de-
termination to seek second term there
would at least have been a clear and
definite understanding between the two
rivals instead of deception and conse-
quent bitterness. 1t is useless, of
course, to speculate over what might !
have been, but none the less the Gard
ner-Andrews incident affords a strik-
ing contrast to the occurrences of IoIe. |
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TAFT's WAIST LINE DwINDLEs.
Too Large, He Has Trousers
Cut Down.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 1o.-Former
President William H. Taft mas closed a
contract with a local tailor. Nicholas
Habersang. TO make over thirty-five pairs
of trousers and the same number of coats
and vests to conform to his reduced waist
line.
Prof. Tai recently has lost eighty
pounds by dieting.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

Representative Bartholdt says he
won't drink grape juice because it con-
tains too much alcohol. And Mr..
Bryan retorts that Mr.. Bartholdt
wouldn't know dove of peace if he
were to meet it in the road.
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More Honesty in Politics.

There is, however, winder range of
comment for this episode than mere
comparison
1t emphasizes, first of all. the fact
that there is honesty in politics. More
than this, there is more honesty in pol
itics today than ever before. Political
scandals are becoming more and more
rare Transactions which made poll
tics famous-or infamous quarter of
4 century ago are now almost impos-
sible. We live IN a cleaner and clearer
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

One of the fastest inventions is a
stabilizer for aeroplanes. Wouldn't it
be fine if it could be applied to poll
ticianss
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SUNDAY. JANUARY II. 1874

1t is said that all the Argentine beef
Is going to New York, and probably
six months from now we will be buying
it from the cold storage houses.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

The minister who lets the choir run
the church may have peace. but he
won't accomplish much good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

Our observation has been that the
worse the play the better the press
agent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

An exchange says that as a rule
women speak better English than men.
Well, at any rate. they speak more
of it
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If the Mexican revolution has put
an end to bull fighting it has accom-
plished some good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

The Women's Democratic League
has chosen its officers, but there will
soon be other things to worry about.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

Just think. Some people have so
much money that they are willing to
make loans to Huerta.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

1t appears that Mr.. Morgan has a
will of his own, as well as Martha
Washington's.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

Some men are noted for what they
say, but John Lind is noted for what
he does not say.
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Some peoples idea of generosity is t.
give away things that they don't wan,
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All of us sympathize with the under
dog, but none of us want to be one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
Original Poem written for The Herald
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
FIRST AID.

When my projects go awry,
don't sit me down and cry.
But rejoice to think I'm not
Old man Job. or Mrs. Lot -.
They were far worse on .nan !.
When my troubles upward leap
/ don't sit me down and weep,
But rejoice / never knew
Such a day as Waterloo
That would rather spoil my sleep.
When in darkness dread / grope
sit not apart and NOPE.
But pick out some friendly star
Twinkling at me from affair.
And its twinkling bids me hopA
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Friendship.

From the Phiiadeiphia Inquirer.
A little boy got out of bed wrong one
morning and was SO hateful all day that
his father finally found IL necessary to
punish him.
A little while after the ordeal was
over his mother found him out back of
the barn tenderly caressing and petting
an old ram that was pastured there Her
heart was touched by this display Of
on his part and she
watched him tenderly for some time.
Then. walking over to where he sat. she
inquired:
What makes my little boy SO good to
the old sheepr'
He did not stop or look up. but an
swered. sitting a sob:
cause he just butted pa"
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The fellow who starts out looking
for trouble is seldom disappointed.
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He Got the Pass.

1T want a pass
Pass? You're not entitled to a pass.
You are not an employee. Sorry"
mo: but here the anti-pass law says
free transportation can be granted to
necessary caretakers of live stock, poul-
try and fruit Well. I am going on a.
trip with an old aunt. that's hen
there's your poultry; a girl that's
your fruit; and a nephew
that's a mule-there's your live stock.
Gimme a pass"
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Obseryant.

From the Pittsburgh Sun.
BE observant, my son." said willies
father. Cultivate the habit OF seeing
and You will be a successful man"
Yes" added his uncle. Don't go
through the world blindly. Learn to use
your eyes"
Little boys who are observing know
a great deal more than those who are
not" his aunt put in.
Willie took this advice to heart.
Next day he informed his mother that
he had been observing things.
"Uncle's got a bottle of whisky hid
den in his trunk he said: Aunt James
got an extra set Of teeth in her drawer.
ard fathers got a pack of cards behind
the books in his desk
THE little sneak exclaimed the men,
bers of the family indicated.
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Powhattan-S. E. Baxter. Manchester.
N. H.: Earle Rogers an wife. New York
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E6roatery.

From the London Opinion.
well. did he pay your" asked the
wife of a dentist who had been to coll
lect a bill for full set of false teeth
that he bad made for a man almost n
year before. PAY me?" growled the
dentist. Not only did he refuse to pay
me. but actually had the erfrontery to
gnash at me-with my teeth"