The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-16
NATIONAL
CAPITOL
Events OF Interest From
the Seat of Gov
ernment
POLITICS MAKE STRANGE BED
FELLOWS.


Colonel ,ieorrr Harvey. formerly of
iiarI~r's Weekly. wa- the original Wool
ro~ Wilson bn.r-tcr. AMI lac and Mar-e
Henry Waiter-on spilled buckets Of ink
u 'ien'"nstrate that Woodrow Wilson
should i'e President Of the United States.
Mr. Wilson thought that the two YEN
tlemen were hoo-ting for Wall Street.
and he threw them over. Now they have
iSs'a reviewed back into the fold and
harmony has l-sn re-tor,~l Ia the White
li"u-r The President has also declared
i'S support for Governor Glynn uf New
York. and Roger sullivan of Illinois. and
Ia Has ais" placed hi- %. h upon the
candidacy "i a number of senators who
are np i"r reelection. senator Bristow
"i Kansas has made remarks that would
indicate that he Was fearful that Pres
ident Whom had become the tool Of sin
ister influences. There has not b.en
an administration for "A halfcrnturv tbst
~ y" abl~tly sub-ervient to the Wall
Stnrt 'nhnencs- ~ tins one. " said Mr..
i'rl~t"~ Eut somebody always says that
aiT'ut every administration
~ AN A FOOL FOR LUCK"
Everyone likes frankns-- in public Of
iicial~. therefore. the comment of Vic.
President Marshall on the ninet,x.n,h
anniversary of hts marriag,. ought Ia
meet with public approval. "Marriasr
Is a great institution if you rrt the right
wife, -"liliquized Mr. liarshall. lie
continued. Now am "A fool far Incl
hut would hesitate u advise the Young
"i~n oi thiS country u go and do Ike
wis., Tor II they were not lucky they
might lay their misfortune on me"
SIR EDWARD CARSON
i"~ werks ago there was violent tall
"i war in Ireland and Sir Edward C.,-
son. Who was at the heal Of the Ul-,er
men, started in % resist home rule No.
Ireland Is united, and sir Edward's A.
vice to his followers Il practically: "W.
must all turn in 70 help lick tho~e G.,-
'''"''-' IN order to get clear field for
"nr own civil war. We will put thar on
A. soon n this difficulty Is out Of the
way
WHEN CONGRESS QUITS.
Congr'@'- 's about ready To pull ND
-tak'-. but II may he that the Pre-ident
Will summon ''the boys" back to W..h-
Ingt"n after el,rtion. IL is known that
the President wants To put the finishing
t''ch'~ on hIs policies" and to 80 Ar
rang" legislation that ON March 4. next
he will fe able to say H. the Legislation.
that they may go home and stay ther.
until Dece'nber. Congress hAs been in
almost continuous SESSION for almost air
years and when the administrative pro-
gram n co'nPleted. Mr. Wilson believes
u will i'e time 10 give the country a re,s
THE CLOTHES THEY WORE.
One frequently hears comment. TO the
effect that the highest official of the gov
ernment, and notably tho-e OF the two
iio"-'- Of Congre--. are poorly dressed.
When first visited Washington. NJ
tiIe time oi the civil war. noticed that
every one oi the Senators Wa dre~-ed in
conventional and very dignifieI man.
ner. There we're two or three Who vore
-~oll0wtai coats. and I remember SEEING
a venerable gentleman sitting upon a
bench at tho rear Of the senate chanter
Who, presumed, Wa a forrner senator.
Who worc a blue brOaicloth -wollovtsu
coat -urnountsi by a heavy velvet COL
'ar and adornel by brilliant brass but
TONS upon each side OF the front of the
coat a. we'll a. over the tall write- Dr
J. r. Edwarl-
1T II said that Ro-coe Conkling -.
the fir~t ." ignore the -ortorial tradition.
Of the Unite'i STATE senate. heing conr-
agou- enough D. appear upon the floor
oi tiie ~enate ~ business or street drr,-.
PROM some things that have heard I
believe that sone of the older senator.
looked -ad with sad. rcgretiul eyes upon
thi- violation ~ tie preoe,Ients. You
may have observed two or three senator.
in -~"llo~taii ooat-. n you did. You
may feel certain that they had been a.
tending q ---ion II the Unite.I STAT
supreme Court, for there IL - deemed
thc proper thing n appear before the
iudges In evening drs--."
No PEACE STAMT-S
fia'orate preparations were male for
new issue Of special postage STAMPS -
commandments q century Of peace bct~een
the Jnits-i Ststs- and Great Britain. The
Postmaster General says the i--ne of
theSe stsmI~ Iu-t nOw - injudicious.
England = likely n make . poor a-t Of
u IN coming over here this year 10 cele-
brate pear.