The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-18
TAKING PERSONAL AFFAIRS AND
 POLITICS SEPARATELY.

Not in many years have the clouds which foretell the coming of stormy political campaign began gathering oor long in advance of the polling at present The indications plentiful that we shall witness vory strenuous and earnest political cam paign next year.
 However. this recalls that usually in America strenuous political campaigns more nearly ab- stract propositions than such campaigns in other countries have been in the past. In fact, the more earnest campaigns less likely to create personal feuds or dire deeds than the more quiet kind, for the light of publicity shines brightly phases of them that there is less chance that anything will be done to rucons disrupt personal friend ships Americans have always. generally speaking, even during the period when politics swiftly ushering in time when those of different opinions would be gathered into armed hostile camps, taken their personal affairs their politics separately. They will probably continue to do
 Referring to this phase ot American character the Boston News Bureau recently printed this illustrative story:
 Wall Street has witnessed few fratern- ties more intimate efficient having longer uninterrupted careers than that be-
 tween General Samuel Thomas and United States Senator Calvin s. Brice. Brice red headed and pugnacious, Thomas smiling ly smoth; Brce was Democrat with personality enough opportunst to dom mate Republican Sate-he and Thomas. both of Ohio, coming to New York pro 1ecors of the Nickel Plate parallel to the Vanderbilt Lake Shore. their capital largely hope. General Thomas called Brice "a col leeting Democrat apropos of his capture of the Senatorship; himself "a contrbut- ing Ropublican'-for though Major McKin-
 ley tried to persuade Thomas his
 Cabinet he resolutely declined.
 Dear William" he wrote to the Presi-
 dent-elect, please forgive my side-step
 am born for happier things than be
 Washington docr-mat and you entitled
 to a better friendship than I would be gv-
 ing you by loafng round the throne Get
 better acquainted with better Ohioan. Send for John Hay"
 Political sentimenalities figure " Wbo rcpd tha a1u aggressive and sometimes disturbing com binaton which Wall Street knew "Briee and Thomae"-its personnel in time incud- Ing hnanciers conspicuousy related to every phase of public affairs
 Two notable Washington figures for hsason closely affiliated Republican, one a Democrat, both running wild after the new idols of Populism among the sy mutual friends periodically foregathering in New fork-Senator John J. Ingalls,, of Kan sas, crony of Thomas; Daniel W. Vooorhees 2 Tall sycamore Of the Wabachs herozed by Briee Those statesmen fell apart, Ingalls, accused Voorhees, of abandoning greenbaek and silver principles sherman purchase law provisions. Bland seignorage coinage fantasies, though up to almost voting time the Indiana Senator had been as voiceful as any other radical. Ingallss anger catapulted his distinctive vocabulary in a Congressional speech that did not hesitate at bitter person. aties on the very of dinner at which the New Workers hosts with botb Senators for
 Maybe wed better prepare for little boodshed,'' ventured Thomas.
 I'll vouch for my man-so far as any thing serious is concerned" assured Brice .StQf course. he might kill Ingalls, but not thing than that
 Nevertheless, that afternoon Calvin S. -xr4