Evening star., 1922-11-22
EDITORIAL DIGEST

friction is felt under the seniority
rule would probably be increased by
the change Chairmanships might
easily be attained by compromises and
deals and mediocrity get the better of
distinction and old experience. Our
!. legislative program will be enacted
when our senators agree instead Of
fighting like cats and dogs" And the
Philadelphia Public Ledger independ
ent republican, feels the implied "age
limit threat may work havoc" citing
that many of the leaders of the SEN
ate would be affected.
In the opinion of the Baltimore
Sun (democratic). the real motives be-
, carefully considered, inasmuch as.
while 'the proposal always has had
much merit in X it is rarely men,
toned in flush and lush republican
days. The cool and unchastened way
in which it is now put forward does
the leaders realize that If they are
to have even the shadow of leader
ship left to them they must at least
pretend to make concessions to the
'undesirables' from Iowa and other
points west soon to come in While
the advice 'is wise" the Brooklyn
Eagle independently doubts it will
be accepted. because established
customs and venerable traditions are
hard to overcome" In addition, the
New York Post independently thinks
the letter lis less important as indi-
eating a change in the spirit of the
next Congress than as forecasting
republican organization. Unless a
change in that control means also a
decided change of policy the repub-
licans will be in danger of losing the
election of 1924 by default"
Because many senators trim to
{v, hA
News-Leader independent -damocratic
takes the position that seniority
should be completely abandoned and
holds that. roughly speaking. not
one committee chairman in ten can
be considered the best equipped men,
Der of the Senate for the duties as
signed him" 1t should also be con-
ceded. the New Haven Register Gin
dependent). says. the country needs
this reform, and that is important
The party needs it, and the welfare
of party, after all, underlies a great
part of our politics" The Buffalo
News (republican) believes that the
thing to do is to make such readjust-
ments as the circumstances plainly
indicate are desired by the majority
of the people. The republican party
is called upon to put its house in
order. II it does not meet the de-
mands so clearly expressed by the
as to what will happen in 1924"
Keep on Smiling Just the Same.
Another brickbat has been hurled
at American complacency. Maria
Moravsky, who evidently traces her
ancestry to Slavic origins, says in the
Outlook that we smile too much, over
do optimism. appear always much too
cheerful. She objects strenuously to
our happy little verbal admonitions,
Say it with a smile." Grin and bear
it,: she's especially anxious to es-
cape "the voice with a smile" Ac-
can't be right. all this cheerfulness;
anger and gloom and bitterness must
have place, she insists, or our very
cheerfulness will wear US mentally
ragged. All of which may be very
wonderful psychology. and all Of
called the atavism of Miss Moravsky;
as for healthy minded Americans, we
shall doubtless continue to count our
perennial smile that won't come of"
as our happiest asset and be greatly
indulgent with those whose fears for
disposition to gloom. II smiling is
really disease, let us hope it will
take a more serious turn and become
an Observation-Disclosures News.
Life insurance people say mems
waists are> getting larger. They've
probably been measuring over tho
hips.-Indianapolis Star. .5
They didn't bob their hair because
it was style, but they are now worry
ing because their bobbed hair Is no
longer In style Toledo Blade.
Under the decision Of the Supreme
Court limiting citizenship by, the
naturaIization' route to tho whites,
the reds are again out OF luck
Lansing State.Journal
Indefinite pfolongation Of human
life is said now to be near realiza-
tion, and the sad part Of 1t Is that
some of the reformers probably will
try to make 1t compulsory.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
An expert from a big paint and
[varnish concern says that paint has
q moral stimulus. Evidently lot Of
woman folks discovered this long
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