The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
Rivalry in the Cabinet.


istration lutte The Department of Agriculture
has developed formula for the preservation o.
unfermented pineapple juice. Secretary Bryar
is suspicious. No one would accuse Secretary
Houston of either envy rivalry. but in the in
dependent Investigations to determine the food
qualities OF the fruits. vegetables and grains o,
the world one of the Secretarys experts came
in contact with nice, big, juicy pineapple, and
not being able to dispose of it at breakfast, sci
about finding way to preserve the juice for
the morrow. 1t is from just such simple pro-
cesses that develop the big things in life. The
expert discovered that by freezing the pineapple
he could keep it indefinitely just like strictly
fresh eggs and spring chickens in cold storage
He gave his secret to the editor of the Farmers
Bulletin, and it has gone out every rural
route in the country.
In ordinary times such news from the De-
partment Of Agriculture would have political
significance and create little comment. 1t would
be another evidence of what Secretary Houston
is doing for the dear people. But these are not
ordinary times, and this is not ordinary ad-
ministration, notwithstanding the normal pulse
of President Wilson. The premier had set high
ideals for the Democratic administration, the same
high ideals he had contemplated for his ad-
ministration and under the conditions he has
been permitted to stamp this an unfermented
administration and name the brand Of the un-
fermentation. All the world knows the favoritc
tipplc OF the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of the Navy. They have given great boom to
that tpple and the only question is as to whether
the smiling face of Mr. Bryan shall he blown in
the bottle printed in colors on the label.
But just when this favortc Bryan tipp1c has
been generally recognized that Of the Demo-
cratic administration, if not OF the Democratic
party Secretary Houston raises a issue. He
not only puts forward Democratic tpplc,
but he makes its unfcrmented state depend ice.
He furnishes the pineapple juice and Admiral
Peary. having annexed the north pole. is able TO
supply the ice. The Bryan tipplc does not call for
ice; in fact Mr. Bryan has suspicion OF ice if
not prejudice against it. He has slipped up too
often. He rcbukcd Pcary for claiming a monop-
oily the American ice crop. Moreover, they
grow grapes in Nebraska and in North Carolina
and what will become OF the famous Scuppcrnong
grapes of the Tar Heel State with combination
against them
1t is intimatcd that ma joritv Of the Cabinet
arc in sympathy with Secretary Houston and
him in his campaign ior pineapple juice
They grow pincapplc> in Florida Southern Texas,
OF Secretary Lane, Postmaster General Burcson,
and Attorney General Gregory, but other mem
bcrs of the Cabinet do not like the color OF the
Bryan tipplc The pineapple juice appeals to the
eve : well : the OF taste, ard Secretary
Houston reminds that the old monk who in
vented champagne devoted almost as much at
tention to invcnting the long hollow stcmmcd
glass he did to the wine, that rho tippcr should
have the eve we'll the palate tickled Pine
apple juice looks like champagne, while the Bryan
tipple looks like polkbcrry juice or homemade
ink
so the rivalry is on as to what shall be the
true Democratic triple in the next campaign
pineapple or grape juice. The Democrats must
take their choice and from the rapid exhaustion
OF the regular and extra editions OF the Farmers
Bulletin Carrying the OF this great discovery
we led to believe that pineapple juice is gain
ing rapidly on the Bryan tipple. 1t also has this
adyantagc- you forget the ice. YOU will have a
most seductive wine, any Jamaica planter can
tell you, and any good Democrat may OCCASION
ally forget the ice man.