Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-19
MEN AND MATTERS AT CAPITAL
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Interesting Sidelights of Conference Activities
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BRIEF BITS OF Wit AND WISDOM

a tremor under ladder or audiciously
raise an umbrella in the house and re-
fuse to pick up a pin pointed toward
them; nevertheless these stalwart
leaders do not feel they are warranted
in taking q chance with superstition
where the future of the Grand Old
Party is at stake.
Hence, no schedule X. For those
with short memories that may be ex-
planned that schedule X was the rock
upon which political disaster lurked
back in 1909 and 1910. 1t was the
wool schedule of the Payne-Aldrich act,
and that schedule of that particular act
brought an unmeasured burden of mis-
cry and woe to the republican party,
As matter of fact, old schedule X
became such notorious character.
such a sinister influence, one might say
that the present day leaders of the
party in matter of ways and means
could not bear the thought of ever
hearing schedule X mentioned IN ag-
gressive debate again.
If the Ku Klux Khan wants to usurr
the KS in the language it is entirely
welcome to them SO far as the repub-
lican Big Wigs are concerned.
To them the letter X simply does
not exist, Senators Kellogg and Ken
drick, Kenyon, Reyes and King to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
Rene Vivianni, former premier of
France and successor to BRAND as
head of the French delegation to the
Washington conference. up to the time
he sailed for France last Wednesday
shook his head somewhat sadly Just
before he departed from the capital
and confessed that he might never.
never become president of the republic
For days he had been the subject OF
the most intense congratulations upon
the speech he had made at the head
of the horse shoe conference table in
stating Frances adherence to the four
power pact.
"Ah, it was magnificent. Some day
it will make you president of France,
cried one of his countrymen.
Alas, that cannot be- SAID NNlvl-
ami.
Pour quois pas?" asked the coun-
trymen in astonishment.
(All of which being translated some
what literally into English, as she is
spoken means 'how come!'A
well" said NJ Vivianni, think for
yourself. How in the name OF phon-
etic Justice could the populace ever be
expected to cry 'Vive Vivianni, Nive
Vivianni." 1t is out of the question
Therefore, ] shall not be president.
Frank Simons, distinguished war
critic, these past years, but one time
political reporter, called. our attention
to a somewhat grevious error in our
account last week Of Secretary Hughes
first stump speech when he was can.
didate for governor in 1905. Frank
was a member of that memorable cam.
paign party as well as the writer
Frank denies with all the Characters
tic vigor that is in him that Mr.. Hughes
on the occasion in question confined
his address to the .bewhiskered apple
farmers of Wayne. county, New York
to the subjects of "bona fides" AND
'fiduciary obligations"
II remember the occasion as we'll as
if it were yesterday said Mr.. Simons
"and can assert without the slightest
fear Of successful contradiction that
Mr.. Hughes also dwelt at length upon
'undigested securities. For heavens
sake when You set out to write history
write It rightl'