Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
OVATIONS TO PERSHING
WORRY TO POLITICIANS
Return of General Presents Another Riddle tor
Puzzled Observation-Disclosures
to Solve.

| GLIDING that was the kind of boy
! he needed.
, The democratic presidential aspi-
| rants are described as being in a pro-
fuse per-
DEMOCRATIC HoPEFULs SEPARATION,
FAR FROM HAPPY. induced by
ankle J
while watching the Presidents tour
and Specializing on how he will
emerge from it: whether his prestige
will be enhanced or diminished by
that trip and subsequent results as
ISOLATED with it's object. The uncer-
harder on the democratic hopefuls, il
anything. than on the republicans.
The strain is described as plumb ter
rible on some of them. They don't
dare to pass up their plate until the
President has decided whether he
wants the wing or the breast. And
there is William j. Bryan. they COM
plain, liable to swoop down any min
ute to demand a place at the first
table and something besides the
drumstick.
Mr.. Bryan continues to be "the big
bear on the dark stairs to many
democrats, in view of the restless
c.nditiprs of labor and industry. They
say he has kept his home fires burn
ing. through his constant lecture
tours and there is general apprehen-
sion that most any time now he may
step forth to rally the discontinued.
Stated as a fact, and without any
intent of invidious rejection, it ap-
pears to be rather generally taken
for granted that in event of sharp
lineup between elements the repub-
licans will take the conservative side
and a man who has been democrat
will head the radicals.
1t is interesting to hear the causes
assigned for high living costs. as set
forth in the
SENATOR DiAL's discussions in
Il. c. L. PHILOSOPHY. Congress.
They take a
wide range, from non-ratluCdLoH u
the peace treaty. as claimed by the ad-
ministration supporters, down through
imitation of the currency; the fixing
of the price of wheat. the presence
of too much gold in the country, and
so on. Once In while somebody
b1urts out honfeiy reason as his ex-
PLANTATION.
There was Senator Dial Of South
Carolina. in the Senate the other day,
who wound up by saying: What We
need is to have our people get some
tools and go back on the farm and
produce something to eat. People
have quit work and gone to town"
The sentiment was applauded and
then everybody wondered who would
leave town and go back to the farm.
Uncle Joe Cannon told the story Of
the preacher taking dinner with a
parishioner who had three bright boys
at the table. fFine boys. Brother
Jones" said the parson, but isn't it
a pity one of them wasn't girl
Whereupon up spake the eldest lad ::
who would have been herr he
asked, Indignantly. Dan wouldn't
have been her, Bob wouldn't have
been her and I know blamed we'll
wouldn't have been her"
Senator Dial related few Incl
dents coming under his attention re-
Gently of signs of the times bearing
on the high cost Of living. He told
of the, stenographer Of one OF his
wealthy constituents. manufacturer
of shoes. who paid SIS for her foot
wear, while his wife was content with
a Sc pair. Next of a man in his ad-
joining county, workingman-who
upon asking for shirts in a store. was
shown i 81 shirt; not good enough. Then
a S. shirt and nothing doing. Finally he
was shown a SO shirt and took three.
He said the boys in the mills buy
silk shirts at Sc apiece. while friend
of his, who has a salary of $4,000
a year. upon being offered shirt for
$12, said he would consider it re-
Election on his intelligence if he paid
$12 for shirt.
Then Senator Dial concluded with
a statement. likely to be considered
by Washingtonians as spilling the
beans He wanted Congress to wind
up affairs and adjourn.
ut is my honest opinion, he de-
clared, that every legitimate inter-
est would be served if the sessions
of Congress were shorter-say not
longer than four months in the year.
That's terrible! What would We
have to write about for the other
over, what would the, congressman
have to talk about?