The Washington herald., 1918-05-01
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

whew-Xenophon wilney, the new
Senator from Missouri But let US all
wait and judge him after he has Np-
peared here in action Thea We can
tell what he is.
BY the way, what IL the matter
with Missouri Democrats-do they
consider the senatorship an asset or
a liability? The Republicans have
already conceded it to them for this
fall, so no one should have avoided
it. Perhaps. though, Governor Card
ner has made himself solid with vari-
gus factions for a future race.
Senator Galhnser says tina: for the
Democrats magnanimous action in
giving Iowa anI Minnesota % Repub-
licans in this tal's senatorial COM
bats, the G. o. P. leaders VIII give
Alabama and south Carolina % the
Democrats. Both sides, doubtless.
are thankful.
Now that the Overman bill Is out Of
the way, people can digest with profit
some Of the things Senator Harding
said about il.
4IAt W 10 ShlN
corded a place in the list OF urdesir-
able organs for woman suffra gIsts 10
read. Some Of them will presently
call II pro-German probably. because
1t doesn't agree on a national policy
similar to theirs for the period OF the
war.
Ladies at the Shoreham tie other
Gay sto?;'ed a stranger und asked
him to buy bonds. He put down the
figures 't2S" very slowly, and TIE lady
solicitor was about TO tell HIM the
bonds didn't Iup in low denoTlina-
tioIs. when he began adding ciphers.
lie added three. and then stopped
and signed the name of Charles NJ.
Schwab. "I'Vs million dollars
worth already. but I'll help you mere,
too" he said.
In anotIIST corner OF town \ cad
vassing committee Of three ladies'
wanted to pass up an insiGaifIcant-
looking tailor shop. One of the ladies
Lad a huESi. however, and InSiFUir.g
on pulling her comrades back with
her. " aStonished when she lSASd
the tailor il III would buy fifty IoI-
lar bond, AMI was told, N are as
Of the bond. and he kept repeating
his first statement until she reached
$4,000. 81 will buy that" he said.
And he paid in cash. too. Such was
the heart of a little Polish tailor,
A man wearing a soft grey coat
with an 1861 white collar and a neck
tie OF less than twenty its Junior in
style. with baggy grey trousers,
swords point eyes, and footform
shoes-as the foot was formed half q
hundred years ago-is occasionally
seen wandering about the Capitol.
Who Is he? And why!
Chairman Hayes. of the Republican
Committee insists Illinois will be won
in this falls Senatorial fight. Guess
none OF the members Of the commit
tee has consulted J. Ham Lewis.
The anti-sUfragists associate Anne
Martin. seeker OF the Nevada toga,
with Reno in that State and hope to
see her divorced there, we suppose,
from any ambitions she may have.
Bernard Baruch is one Of the most
powerful men i'm the United States
and assumes powers-or will soon
never hitherto voted upon an indi-
vidual citizen. He will be delegated
then by the President, and will make
good from both patriotic and prac-
teal standpoints.
Mr.. Hearst is gradually expanding.
II he continues to do things the
other New York papers do not want
him to do, and IL he has ambitions,
he is likely 70 take a big flyer in ma
tional politics which will completely
astonish them. The Hearst organiza-
tion has some good logical thinkers
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