The Carlisle independent., 1920-01-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
by j. E. jones'
SeaSonable Stuff

illSr WHell lHey HOiIllldle Hleu
to be voted for in the Fall. 1t
was not because there are any
hungry democrats in the country
after these fat seven years under
| their party control, that the
leaders of that party chartered
1.-TWO Washington hotels for their
Jackson Day dinner. Be that as
it may, the party chieftans re-
sponded to that all-softening,
over-powering knell; the tocsin
of the soul-diner bell" It is well
known that Mr.. Bryan was there
and there was also present all the
big and little Mr.. Fixits, who
brought mild reservations, or
stood pat on the treaty. Thus
history has been enriched by an
other page under the chapter call
ed after Jackson. But the story
has not been changed very much
and the great event in Democrat
ic party councils reads like sea-
sonable stuff that has been un-
loosed many times in the Winter
before the summer. when they
nominate men to be voted for in
the Fall.
In this season there are red
berries among the green leaves
upon the holly branches. This
is to remind US that Matthew
Henry more than two centuries
ago warned posterity that many
dangerous temptations comes to
US in fine gay colors that are but
skin-deep," and while the Demo
Gratis have been eating their red
berries at Jackson Day dinners
the Republicans have been shak-
ing out their green holly leaves
in order that the country might
not for a moment be unmindful
of the fact that their political
bush is enjoying fine health right
now while Republican Mr.. Fixit5
are likewise busy with the af-
in the Winter before the Summer
when they nominate men to be
voted for in the Fall.
That person would deserve to
be called dull who could not see
in the fact that the two branches
of Congress are Republican, and
entirely able to tie the Democrat
ic administration up in bow
knots, cause for joy in the for
tunes of the present, and hope
and faith in the future, for these
Republican leaders are not vast
ing much time coming to Wash
ington to eat dinners, but from
every report it seems certain
that their counselors are keep
ing in close touch with every sit
uation, while the work in the
hastings is being done with fails
augmented by all the modern
contrivances that brains and in
yentiOn have achieved.
This comment upon political
affairs is greatly abbreviated, be-
cause of many nee '5sary oElls-
sions to make it confo III to u 2
agreement between editors and
the correspondent that the lat
ter remain ''nonpartisan and I'M
biased" At the same time the
writer in relating these few facts
presents them as observations
that may be called "seasonable
stuff" especially for this reason
that comes as often as Leap Year
in the Winter before the Summer
when they nominate men to be
voted for in the fall.
Adequate And Efficient Rail
roads
The amazing growth of the
United States is measured accur-
ately by the records made by
American railroads, and Frank
H. Fayant furnishes some en-
tightening information along
these lines. He has ascertained
that the traffic hauled on Amer
lean railroads is now three
times as great as it was twenty
years ago. In four months our
railroads carry as much freight
and as many passengers as they
did in twelve months twenty