The Washington herald., 1918-07-13
Sk Shots at the Solons.
By THE OBSERVER.

The Swiss are between the devil
and the deep blue sea most Of
the 'time-they need coal from Ger
many and wheat from this country.
II they eat enough bread they will
have to freeze. apparently, while IL
they want 20 keep warm they will
have TO 60 without bread. Sherman
was right, they think.
Senator Hitchcock's statement re-
plying to Mr.. Hays, chairman Of
the Republican National Committee
has aroused some of the Republi-
cans-and the Democrats say the ar
guments are irrefutable. The peo-
pie will be the jury. and the verdict
is to come in November. 'Tisn't long
to wait.
Senator Penrose is more than a
satirist-and his work on Ezekiel de
livered before the Gridironists is still
vivid in the minds OF those who heard
it. Those who guess the bulky Penn
sylvania man is all politician are
dead wrong.
Senator Fall has some ideas en-
Costa Rica which may or may not
BE- bound round with a wooden string
The impression at the Capitol is that
the Senator will have no opportunity
to, tell all he knows on this mat
ter. for the very reason that the
Calljnger resolution will probably not
:ome I'D for some time.
While the Democrats are looking
around for presidential timber it must
not be forgotten that one Texas Cabi-
net oficer has friends who are willing
to do much for him for that place
Who? Why none other than David
Houston, Secretary of Agriculture.
And how strong he would be among
the farmers.
You've got to give 1t to Texas, in
cidentally. OF course, they have floods
and drouths, and feas, and tarantulas
and sand and rangers and long-horned
cattle down there but they also have
three members Of the Presidents
cabinet. Which is doing very well,
thank you for State of such
diversified, unbearable things.
Newspaper men here are united in
voting Charley Spears of the New
York Evening Mail, loyal to the core
and thoroughly ignorant of the con-
ditions which prevailed at hi, home
ofiice. No'note of reflection is upon
him. by any means. so the writer's
here agree.
One Of these days well awaken to
md story, from Clinton Gilbert IN
some Eastern paper, and with
European date-line on it. Clinton il
a student of conditions. Could we
say more?
Mr.. Lever must be chafinS under
the suggestion that Col. Blease NAV
be here in the Upper House from
his home State. The outlook il too
bright for Democracy in. this i'm
stance. perhaps. II Mr.. Lever doesn't
like 1t he can vote for Republi-
can-but shaw, probably he's had
this suggestion before.
No more thoroughly unseIfish
campaign for justif1able raises of
pay has ever. been waged than
that waged by the r. F. d. News of
this city for the rural deliversrs Of
the nation. The one step It took
which Congress found it impossible
to dodge was to lay hard cold facts
before the members. And the facts
were gathered and submitted in
such way that they disclosed con-
ditions most accurately.
We have yet to hear the end of
Senator Sherman's cottage cheese
speech. Maybe this solon didn't
lie down by the fireplace at night to
get his education by the light from
the burning logs but he still has q
healthy friendship for the hogs and
the cattle and the things about the
farm
satterfied. famed cartoonist. draws