The Washington herald., 1918-07-09
Sly Shots at the Solons.
By THE OBSERVER.

: that II members Of Congress would
take a live interest in District af-
fairs many Of our troubles here
would be considerably diminished.
Certainly It is not possible to have
an effective administration of Dis
trict affairs if the members do not
: look into them with the utmost care
and persistency.
Moreover. we have been convinced
for some time that II members of
/, the City Commission would give at
I, tention to sectional matters and
would hold sectional conferences
weekly or twice-a-month at which
B matters would be discussed with the
utmost frankness. 1t would be Of
vast aid in giving rs a better local
government
A standard of s25 month seems
to have been fixed by the majority
! of home owners who want to rent
rooms to government clerks. 1t : a
trife steep. We would say. in view
of the present emergency. Why not
reduce it to $3.50? Isn't this
enough? Wed like to have your
opinion on this, gentle reader.
:. The thought Of getting rich should
be banished from the mind of every
: patriot at this time. Why not con-
fine business gain to a figure rea-
: sonably comparable with normal
gain and let 1t go at that? 'TwouId
\ make you feel better when you see
Iboys begin to come home from "over
Mere" minus their ears and legs and
ArtAs, don't you think?
Eord campaign is rambling
alous NuAichigan just the same as
does t5a"alert little piece of ma
; N5-F5r'-' wt,NtfAIr. Ford found time to
. ..'g~ - -. 5stsZe the people of the
mat. TGeus wide divergence
..of opiGfoU ~ irs Hseess. however.
Some say F-u~- a-t-. Bin and others
are positiy -hs- De- Won't. So there
you are.
Old Sol was h to the lawmak.
ers yesterday when they were forceo
to remain over for another attack
on their welI-loaded calendars. If
Sol continues he may do much to-
ward assuaging their grief at stay
ing here but he can never quite con-
vince them that they should not be
home at work against the men who
are trying to make campaigns
against them while they are away.
We are reminded that J. Ham
= Lewis has not yet stated that he
really wants to come back to be the
Democratic paddle" of the Senate
for the next six years. We certain
ly think that IL the folks of Wash
ington are not entitled to know this,
the folks out Illinois way would at
-
preston on the subject.
Senator Phelan. Of California,
makes a hard bid for business for
the aeroplane manufacturers of the
Pacific Coast. As a Phelan to a
Ryan and with the friendship of a
Tumulty he should not have to un-
dertake IL in this unusual manner,
we think.
II the next Republican national
convention insists on making War
rem G. Harding. of Ohio, the Presi-
Dental nominee the genial George
Christian will be ready to assume
all responsibilities that go with the
position of secretary. But he wants
, as reward all the honors that be-
: long to an efficient secretary.
Mr.. Tierney. the secretary to Sen
ator Shafroth, we hear, has COM
pleted all preliminary arrangements
for the return of his chief to the
Upper House. This man Tierney
knows how to make appeals to the
: people of his great State and in the
! language Of Ben Dech, is some poll
tician."
When one realizes that John Pur-
roy Mitchell and "Gussie" Gardner
gave to democracy the little sacri-
ices we make seem all too puny, of
a them we can only repeat with the
Master. greater love than this hath
no man shown. that he lay down his
: life for his fellow man"