Life — January 8, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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= Otho Cushing ~ EL TOREADOR PACIFICO “ SENORAS—SENORITAS—BEHO! D! HAVE PATIEN WE SHALL SUBJUGATE THIS INSANE BULL WITHOUT A SWorD.” Chicago he required them to place their resignations in his hands before they took office. When the opposition of some of these men led Mrs. Young to resign, the Board elected Mr. Shoop her successor. That was unpopular. There was a wild cry, and forthwith the Mayor got the resignations of Mrs. Young’s opponents out of his safe, and accepted them, and Mr. Shoop re- signed or was thrown out, and M: Young was put back. Of course to out- side critics, this method of operating an educational machine with a revers- ible Board, seems unsuitable, but in Chicago some things still have to be done by local methods. That Chicago is to be congratu- lated on Mrs. Young’s return to office in this checkered fashion is possible, but we doubt if Mrs. Young is to be congratulated. Senator Root the other day disclosed to the Senate that his great age was a sufficient reason why he should not run for President in 1916, But Mrs. Young is one month older than Senator Root. At least it should not be expected of her to con- duct a militant administration. Since Mr. Harrison's reversible Board have re-elected her, they should recognize their obligation to be good while she retains her office. R. TAFT’S recent reminiscent re- marks on the acquisition of Panama, and President Wilson's re- 65 cent observations on the Carabao din- ner are interesting for the example they afford of the contrasted gifts of these eminent gentlemen. Mr. Taft has a gift for easing matters along and Mr. Wilson a gift for defining standards. The President's reprimand of the Caraboa officers seemed more severe than the published account of the pro- ceedings at their dinner seemed to warrant, But at least it was tonic. It may be that the real trouble about that dinner was its undercurrent. Jokes about an administration that the jokers approve have a different taste from jokes on one that the jokers dislike. We have heard that the ad- ministration’s method with Mexico is extremely disapproved in Washington. We have read in the papers that Mr. Daniels is less acceptable than gentle- men in his position usually are to the flock of which he is the present shep- herd. Neither .of these positions is incomprehensible, though the first, in our judgment, is mistaken, and the second is all in the day's work and a thing to be borne, President Wilson rebuked the Cara- boas because they tolerated a program that “ violated some of the most digni- fied and sacred traditions of the serv- ice". What are we to think, he asked, of officers who bring their offi- cial superiors into ridicule and the policies of the government they are sworn to serve into contempt? Cer- tainly they ought not to slur the policies of the government, but if dignified tra- ditions of service are to count for anything with this administration, what, oh what, in the Lord’s good time, will President Wilson say to our benevolent and cheerful friend William Bryan about the way he has dealt with the dignified traditions of his service! Stand from under, William; stand from under! When rebuke comes, if it ever does come, it will fall on you like a brick house. And since it is wrong to bring one's official superior into ridicule, is it all right for one’s official superior to get into it on his own hook? This is a fine administration, and, so far, for our part, we are very proud of it, but sacred and dignified tradition is not its long suit. comicbooks.com