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Mr.. BRYAN and Patronage.

Mr.. Hughes gets a "rise" out of Mr..
Bryan promptly The latter, for two
reasons, is sensitive on the subject of
the administration civil service record.
In the first place, Mr.. Bryan did not
enter Mr.. Wilson's cabinet as civil
service reformer. In fact, he had no
prominence, if place, among such re-
formers. Since attaining national lead
ership he had given attention to other
things-silver, the tariff and government
ownership and operation of public util-
tiles. He had left civil service reform
to others.
In the second place, while Secretary of
State he secured very little patronage.
His friends complained. They had
slaved for him through three unsuccess-
full campaigns, and now when he was in
high Office under an administration he
had brought in they thought he should
be able to take, and take, care of his
friends. He tried, as the letter Mr..
Hughes is quoting shows, but in the main
was unsuccessful. Few places, and none
of the first Importance, under the State
Department went to Bryanites, properly
so classified. As result, he lost popu-
larity with some men who had been his
followers for years. His stay in the
cabinet cost him something in that par
ticular.
The President distributed the diplo-
matte and consular patronage, and re-
membered men known as Wilsonites.
The great majority recognized were
wholly without experience, and some
wholly unknown in everyday political
circles. On this latter score the Presi-
dent was criticised by the Bryanites,
who contended that such places should
bring to the party "pull' and prestige.
Mr.. Bryan's experience in the State
Department was unhappy on several
scores, but on the score of patronage not
without instruction as to what would in
evitably have happened had he been in
the White House instead. With all the
patronage of the presidency at his COM
mand, he would have been swamped with
applications for Office from the hosts
hailing him as leader. Not all of his
friends had served him with selfish ends
in view; but many had. and they would
have beseiged him for remembrance had
he come into the presidential kingdom.
Mr. Hughes is on warm trail, but
Mr.. Wilson is the quarry. Mr.. Bryan's
part in whatever injury the country suf-
fered as the consequence of the substi-
tuting of inexperience for experience in
State Department work was so small it
scarcely rises to the level of a national
ISSUE His appointments we're few and
far between.
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THE GET-NOWHERES.

The tiny stints that get nowhere
Washing the dishes; scrubbing noors;
Replacing rug stool or chair;
The endless trips through swinging doors
These and a Thousand other tasks
OF equal import, day on day!
What knows she of their irk, who basks
In sated leisure. tired of play:
The floor SO swept at early morn
VIII be to sweep again tomorrow:
The garments mended soon torn
VIII tear again. No need to borrow
From other lives in other spheres
The daily complement of care.
'Tis love alone keeps back the tears
While chained to tasks that get nowhere.
You who can toll with high ambition.
You with your hope Of gold or fame.
You have your dreams Of changed condition,
New luster for your tribal name.
But she-hers is the part heroici
No crown too bright for her to wear
Who. toiling aye with courage stole,
Does little tasks that get nowhere.
Strickland Gillian. in Farm Life.
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HUGHES SPEECHES ANOTHER.

debts with jobs. How will he pay them?
Does he intend, like Daniel Webster
and the national debt. to pay them him.
self? t~ fN-t ~
From the Duluth Herald. =
According to his Detroit speech Mr..
Hughes chief plea for votes to make
him President Of the United States IL
that he is ashamed Of being a citizen of
that country. - 4 ~
From the New.York World.
"Eniciency." Mr.. Hughes campaign
watchword, evidently with him does net
pa1gn speeches. 'ssf ;,
From the Waco Times-Herald. -. ...-.sl
Hughes weeps for Huerta. thus add
ing to the general humidity. 80,
From, the Charleston News and ceuTies.s (, (.
Does Mr.. Hughes hope to win tAe
woman vote by proving himself a. IL
logical as some women? - -
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be tho value Of Mr.. Wilson's past blum
ders If he redeems himself by this lat

be the value Of Mr.. Wilson's past blum
ders If he redeems himself by this lat
est movef
One answer readily suggests itself.
What will be the power Of Chief Car
rama to carry out his part Of any bar
gain mades What are his real resources
How long may he be expected to retain
any power he may now possessf What
are his real sentiments toward the
United States! And if he fails US, or
falls at home, who will be likely to sue
ceed him, and with what results on the
general situationi
The American public is much in the
dark about Mexico and Mexican affairs.
We have nearly hundred thousand sol
diers on the border, and others a<e un-
der orders to join them. Carranza, it is
stated, has sixty thousand seasoned
troops in northern Mexico. And yet we
are asked to believe that the whole op-
position to Carranza in that section is
confined to few rowing bands of cut
throats and marauders. Are hundred
and sixty thousand men necessary to
protect the border and keep the peace
against such puny enemy, riding light,
and with no concert of actionf
Nobody wants war with Mexico. If
war should come nobody will be able to
predict its length or cost. The only safe
prediction will be of ultimate American
success, and that if success is achieved
slowly and at heavy cost a suitable
recompense will be required in the end.
The laborer is worthy of his hire; and
if we are forced to enter and clean up
Mexico, public opinion will demand that
we put in a large bill for our services.
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From the Birmingham Ledger.
Mr.. Hughes speech is composed of SO
per cent cheap criticism and so per cent
bid for an office, with no per cent of
practical solution of what he condemns.
That's quite a habit among politicians
seeking jobs with nothing tangible to
offer the voter.
From the Chattanooga Times.
So far. ex-Justice Hughes speeches
are in the nature of dissenting opinions
in advance on the final decision to be
rendered by the supreme court of the
nations vote.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Really, Mr.. Hughes is dropping below
the level of the average spellbinder.
From the Pittsbursh Post.
The Hughes drive is conspicuous for
the number Of voters 1t Is driving into
the Wilson camp.
From the New York Evening World.
Mr.. Hughes says he will not pay party
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
The Railroad Strike Peril.

The railroad strike menace at this
time appears ominously grave. Up to
the present the efforts of the federal
mediators have failed and the railroad
brotherhood leaders are now consider
ing the question of arbitration, against
which as general proposition they have
heretofore emphatieally expressed their
opposition on the ground that in pre-
vious controversies with the railroads
the operatives have never received from
arbitr.tors that for which they have
eontended. A proposal has been laid
before them for larger arbitration
board than heretofore suggested, con-
s:sting of four representatives for each
of the two sides and four neutrals. The
decision on this plan is to be reached
and rendered this morning. If the rail
roads and brotberhcods do not agree to
refer the questions in dispute to arbi-
tration the President, it is expected, will
intervene with a direct appeal to the
contestants to adopt any method pos
s;tyie to adjust the dispute without a
strike
As the possibility OF strike becomes
more imminent its dangers are more
fully appreciated. Never before has so
complete a tie-up of the transportation
lines of the country been threatened.
In the great railroad strike at Chicago
twenty-three years ago only compare
lively small percentage of the railroad
trackage of this country was involved.
But the congestion that resulted then
affected practically the whole country,
and the strike was only broken finally
through the intervention of the United
States on the score of the failure of
the railroads to carry the mails, to
prevent which federal forces were en-
ployed and the United. States courts is
sued writs of injunction. A strike on
all the railroads of this country would
doubtless involve the same forces.
There will be little public sympathy
Tor the rdllIOdQ DTOtHSIHoOuS ic1uSdi
to refer the matter to arbitration on
the score that the operatives have here
.tofore failed to obtain a full measure
of award from that process of adjust
ment. II is conceivable that not all of
the demands of the operatives are just
; and that the previous awards of arbi-
traitors have been based upon balance
of Justice Arbitration is not jug
handled affair. 1t seeks the truth from
both sides and usually compromises to
do the least injury to each of the prin-
cipals If arbitration always gave the
eomplainants in an industrial dispute
all they ask it would fail utterly in
justice to the public.
A heavy responsibility rests at this
hour upon those who are weighing the
question of railroad peace or war. II
they east the decision for strike they
will preeipitate a condition of civil
conflict, the losses of which will be
appalling.
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The Bullfrog.

The Bullfrog.
He never has to worry,
Not SO fur as we kin know.
He never has to hurry
When he thinks it's time to go
Down yonder by de shady pool
He hears de wild birds sing,
Whiles livin' 'mongst de shadows
cool,
Dat bullfrog in de spring.
He never hears de chatter
Dat starts folks rushin' round
Inquirin' what's de matter
As dey trembles at each sound.
De cares dat trouble you an me
To him life cannot bring
But jes' de same wouldn' be
A bullfrog in de spring.
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From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The democracy is Mortified at the fact
that it~no longer finds Hughes a great
mystery. The more he explains himself
the more panic stricken his opponents
grow.
From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The democratic expression of disgust
for Mr. Hughes speech of acceptance
totals more columns than did the speech
itself.
From the Baltimore Star.
According to the speech Mr.. Hughes
made in Chicago his administration is
going to be sad one for the political
grafters.
From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
Very empty speech" is what one
prominent Pennsylyanta democrat
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Checking Of the Bosses.

William Barnes declares for Hughes
II was 20 be expected. There really was
iioth.ns Csc for him to do. He is regu-
isr, as all bosses. ex or otherwise, should
De, and usually are. He is not the sort
Of n-an TO go fishing, or TO China, simply
because of defeat in a nominating con
vention. He did not want Hughes, but
the great majority of his party did, and
that was sufficient for him.
An interesting point to be noted is the
fact that Nh Barnes and Mr.. Roosevelt
ere comrades again. And why not =
They were separated but comparatively
short time. For years before Mr.. Roose-
,eit showed his thirdterm leanings, he
and NJ. Barnes were cronies, working
together politically and exchanging
visits personally With the third term
proposition out of the way, there was
nothing 20 prevent their joining hands
in support Of the nominee of the Chicago
convention.
II was no more difficult than for Mr.
Pcnrose and Mr.. Finn in Pennsylvania
20 enlist together under the same ban
ncr. Comrades once. they parted com
pany over the proposition of "four years
more for Theodore; and, while sepa-
rated, each said some tart things about
the other. But with Theodore out of it,
it was easy and natural for them to
resume old relations and join hands for
the old party.
On both sides the old campaigners-
bosses they are called by the irreverent-
are in line. Mr.. Taggart is not only in
line, but candidate. In announcing foI
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HUGHES SPEEcHES-0NE VIEWPOINT.

says in commenting upon Mr.. Hughess $
speech of acceptance. Apparently 1t has
democrats, In it's lack of vulnerable
points that might be successfully as
sailed by them.
From the Kansas City Times.
Anyway, even the democrats must ad-
mire Mr. Hughes nerve. The idea of
attempting a political speech this kind
of weather!
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The democrats asked Mr.. Hughes for
bill Of particulars. and now they're
sorry they did So
From the Omaha Bee.
The screams Of the opposition fairly
measure the force Of the Hughes punch.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

There may he moments when some of
the ha-d-wo-ked campaigners will wish
that the apathy could be temporarily
restored.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

In campaign times it is not always
necessary for one man to employ an
abrupt epithet TO indicate just what he
think: of a political opponent.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

In order to avoid suspicion that their
designations were in any degree contrary
TO personal inclination, those departing
from government service should follow
". j. Bryan's example and deliver a
pIblie bcnedie:ion.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

His discovery that "too proud to
fight was said centuries ago in Latin
did not tempt Senator Lewis to let it
figure as a closed incident.
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Real Enjoyment.


"You get a great deal of fun out of
your touring car2'
"Yes," replied Mr.. Chuggins. "Some-
joyment out of, it as the chauffeur him
self"
Evening star., 1916-08-13

White paper will hardly be permitted
to become so expensive that Mr.. Bryan
will be encouraged to evolve new cur
rency system substituting it for gold.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

Premature publication of the treaty
of pitiless publicity may be misapplied.
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Secretary Reafeld is possibly tempted
to ignore Mr.. Hughes record on matters
pertaining to the turf and regard him as
horse race prevaricator
Evening star., 1916-08-13

In looking over the list of democratic
contributions in 1912 Senator
Penrose thinks he has discovered new
variety of "dollar diplomacy
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Enthusiastic Auditor.

Ny oratoric task is small,
Yet quite important it appears.
do not have to think at all
simply rise and give three cheers.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON
Compulsory.

"It's usually mistake fo- a man to
talk about his troubles,
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum: "but
I've got to. Pm slated for series of
campaign speeches"
Evening star., 1916-08-13

Not having much land of their own
in Europe, the Danes know how to appre-
ciate the value of real estate.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

By the last of this month T. R. should
have had time to dig up quite batch
of new epigrams.
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No explosion can pass nowadays
without being tagged with plot theory.
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The Evenings Embellishments.

"Why don't you join our literary
club7"
Il don't play cards or dance the mod
ern dances"
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New Zealand Ships
Use Panama Canal.

London. has adopted the use of the
canal. Its route has formerly been
around the Cape of Good Hope on the
outward voyage from Great Britain.
and around Cape Horn on the home
ward lap. the vessels going completely
around the world on each voyage The
line intended to make use of the canal
route some time ago. but the disturb
ance of conditions by the European
by slides had deferred the adoption
of this route up to this time. The COM
pany has reported it's intention of
building new ships especially for the
canal service.
The old route homeward by Cape
Horn began with a voyage of 4.461
miles from Wellington to Cape Horn; a
long. cold, rainy trip, passing through a
region of icebergs. The total distance
the new route is only 11,1SS. and saves
about three days time. Besides which
via the canal route the ship encounters
fair weather. and the isthmian seen
cry and the canal itself are very inter-
esting. On the outward voyage the
Panama route saves 1.500 miles, or
about five days time.
At the present time, when the cost of
coal is high. the canal is saving in
and then the coaling point on the voy-
age: instead of being at Montevideo. on
the old route, where prices are very
high, Norfolk is the coaling point, where
a plentiful supply of hfgh-grade coal.
cheap for the quality, is delivered by
rail from the mines of Virginia and
West Virginia.
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Saving
Money.

partment 1t is Mrs. Browns duty to
put together burned and cut money
when offered for redemption. Many
interesting stories are told about her
work.
Some years ago, SO the story goes. a
farmer, while feeding his pigs. dropped
a roll of bills. which was devoured by
one of them. The pig was killed at
once and cut open, and the pulp found
This was sent to the Treasury Depart
money refunded to the happy farmer
The rules of the department are to
the effect that il a bill can be success
fully put together SO that two-fifths
of 1t are found. half of the value is re-
funded: If three-fifths can be put to-
gether the whole value is refunded
Not so long ago some one sent large
number of very small bits of a bill to
the department with a statement that
they represented s244. The letter was
feet. After many days of work on the
part of Mrs. Brown the bits were put
together, and it was found that they
made a complete one-doliar bill.
The frost line can be traced through
the United States each autumn. Treas
ury officials say, through this redemp-
ticn work. Farmers and others have a
habit of hiding money in their stoves.
When they light up for the winter. the
money is forgotten until it is burned.
and the ashes and pieces are sent to
the Treasury for redemption. Begin
ming in the north. this same thing oc-
ours until even the southern farmer is
turning in his burned money. when he
gets cold enough to light his stove.
Each year more than 1000 such cases
are sent to the department.
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The Fancy Canine.

The Fancy Canine.
"Your wife seems fond of dogs"
II don't think she really is. She won't
have dog around unless he looks more
like chrysanthemum than he does like
dog
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the enormous sums expended from the
budget for asyiums for the alcoholic.
Sweden forty years ago was perish
ing by alcoholism. Now she Is the
least perverted. her morality has been
raised. her mortality lowered. That
which all the preachers in the land had
not effected in . half century. a police
regulation realized in a half day.
The futility OF augmentation Is ex-
emplined in the struggle against NOR
phinism. 1t 10 by force and not by
persuasion IL Is necessary to act.
Since twenty years the consumption
of absinthe increased in frightful
proportions France was almost the
only country to feel its ravages.
Enormous fortunes were made by the
dealers. The poison was popular and
sold profusely in the metropolis and
the colonies. The fabricant persuaded
the public that the substance that sup
presses the gastric juices and which
excites thirst was an "aperitif. or a
stimulant of the appetite. The absinthe
hour for certain idlers was 4 'habi-
tude,' "sacro-sainte" hour. Cases of
epilepsy. delirium and acute manias
multiplied.
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Cabled
News.


Star of August IL. 1866. is the fol-
lowing regarding the latest budget.
coupled with an expression of disap-
pointment regarding the paucity of the
news supply:
''The Atlantic telegraph. through
which we were promised two dis
matches every day-one for the morn
ing and one for the evening papers
has been treating the afternoon jour-
mails. Including The Star. rather shah
billy for some days. by not furnishing
ANYTHING in time for them. We held
our peace. knowing the difficulties of
inaugurating the new method of COM
municat tion. and hoping the difficulty,
whatever it was. would be overcome.
Our patience is rewarded today by the
receipt of a rather startling cable
gram the new word for cable dis
patch), which we lay before our read
ers announcing that John Bull, who
was only half aroused from his lethargy
by the reform riots, has had a sensa-
ton in the shape of a new 'gunpowder
plot being nothing less than an at
tempt to blow up the two houses of
parliament. That is news. Think of
Guy Fawkes being revived, with all
his terrors, in the nineteenth century.
The continental news is also of interest.
1t seems the two great powers, Russia
and Prussia, are consulting. In the
unsettled. state of politics in Europe
at present every event looking toward
new combinations is Of importance"
Evening star., 1916-08-13

The first national park east of the
Mississippi has recently been estab-
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National Park on
Mount Desert.

tional monument on Mount Desert
Island in Maine. BY this act President
Wilson has enabled the Department of
the Interior to realize long time pur-
pose to extend to the people in the
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Attack on
Alcohol.

liant. but there is. reaction inferior to
normal The drunkard believes that
alcohol renders more valiant. more ac-
tive, more eloquent, when the truth is
he is little more than a lamentable
rag. A small dose of alcohol is not bad.
but who is to moderate the dose? Not
the barkeeper or the dramshop keep
er, who dispense the liquors that poi
son and brutalize the consumer: And
vet. there are deputies who defend and
sustain this commerce, because of po-
iitical influence. These deputies would
not dare favor the dramshop man. did
they comprehend the immense injury
to the labor class Nor would
the suppression j." ''e dramshop work
SO much i'll to ,merce of the
country. Account sho4,d be taken of
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1t has been fifty years since there has
been any general increase in the pay OF
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Panama canal officials have just re-
Gently announced that another large
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The war came and created a desir
for general reform. Government say
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Many thousands Of dollars are saved
annually for the good, but often care
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NJ Richet commences his attack on
by suggesting a hypothe-
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Among the many propositions iof re-
form presented are: First. an increased
tax; second. Limitation
Propositions OF the number OF. dram
shops; q heavy tax on
0uveAceu. the limited; suppression
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