Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-02
EVENING Chat

few people knew that Bishop Ru-
dolph Dubs, whose funeral will take
knowledge of the politics of Penn
sylvania and the nation at large
and that aside from theology and
the aifalrs of his church there was
no subject he enjoyed more to
discuss. He had personal friends in
amos. an, -, every State who were intiuen-
tlal IN politics and at Washington he
was particularly well known, having
delivered addresses very frequently be-
iore congressional committees on mat
ters OF legislation. He took exceptions
TO the generally accepted theory that
German Americans are opposed to To-
cal option and prohibition and in
speech and through the columns of
the paper of which he was for many
years an able editor he waged a con-
stant and unceasing war on liquor.
Blshop Dubs was a Republican in poll
tics, but he voted for Roosevelt, hold
ing with many others that in this he
did so as protest against the manner
OF conducting Republican affairs and
that While he voted against the party
candidate in 1912, he was none the
less of Republican faith. He number
ed his friends by the score among the
political leaders in PENNSYLVANIA and
could give any of them an argument
well worth hearing when the policies
OF the party happened to jangle with
his own particular views In early life
ne took such prominent part in the
political affairs of the Central West
that he might have had q legislative
nomination, then equivalent to cleo
ton, in any one of two or three States
at various times and he delighted to
tell his 1ntimateS experiences of those
trying days and of his preference for
q humble pulpit to a place in the Leg
islature. He was a man who appre-
nj of foI l. q
politics and was not one of those who
believe that every leader is a boss" or
every organization a machine" Force
of character, ability and eloquence
would have carried Bishop Dubs far in
the political world. A bishop of an
other denomination once said to him:
"Dubs, if you had not been a bishop
you would have been a United States
senator" rs that all % was the cryptic
reply of the venerable churchman as
he smiled broadly.
In spite of the fact that the river
is not the safest or most comfortable
place these days, there are some VEN
turesome youths who have been try
ing the waters with boats. They do not
go very far out but they are on the
river just the same. Yesterday a boy
who had been padding around was
asked why he went out on the river so
early.
want to get lines on the current"
was the laconic rejoinder of the lad.
why that?"
"Aw, every winter the ice cuts the
bottom and lot of sand banks form
and places where there was no current
last year have got swift water. When
you go out you want to know how the
waters runnin' was the reply of the
expert young riverman.
Speaking about the river, sure signs
of Spring are to be noted about the
stores where they sell canoes, There
are half a dozen stores where boats
are sold and some where canoes are
made a specially. They have been
unpacking canoes for a week or more.
One store displayed a dozen on one
day and others expect a lively busi-
ness because of the probability that the
river dam will be completed soon.
Capitol Hill was rather deserted
village to-day. 1t was not only legal
holiday, but it appeared to be a day
when everyone having any business
was glad to get away Most of the
members of the Legislature went to
their homes and the post office au-
thorities took day off from the sort
ing of bales of mail matter.
Governor Brumbaugh admits that he
overlooked something when he did not
remind Judge G. n. Brumm, of Potts
Vile, that he had been the first of his
rivals to call upon him at the Capt.
tol. The judge came at the invitation
of the Governor to talk over the effort
to retire him. The Governor said that
he had never met the strenuous Potts
vile jurist until yesterday and that
he had q pleasant time getting
acquainted. When 1t was remarked
that he had been one of his rivals he
smiled and said, "Well, he was first of
the others to come to see me-"
Sheriff G. w. Richards, of Allegheny
county, was at the Capitol yesterday.
He is a former legislator and has been
busy on legislation here.
One of the encouraging signs of the
times is the way newspapermen search
the Scriptures. Among the special
legislative correspondents and local
men are a number who carry with
them at all times a pocket edition of
the Bible or New Testament Often
times, they say, when short intermis-
sions come in their strenuous and per-
picking problems of the day, they find
relief from their worries by brief
snatches of inspiration in reading some
favorite passage from the Book. Some
of the most experienced say they have
learned more about the effective use of
English by reading the literature of
the Bible than from any text book or
other piece of writing.