Show MR BURLESONS GREAT IDEA There Is a young and new member of Congress from Texas and his name Is Burleson and he has a great idea which Is that no Democrat shall ask any favor In the way of patronage of the present administration Mr Bur leson thinks for he himself has said Itthat It Is not only degrading for the individual Democrat thus to put himself under obligations to a Republican Repub-lican but weak and dangerous for the party itself as a body of statesmen and patriots We believe that young Mr Burle which Is sons proposition didnt carry a greatplty as i must have been very engaging to sec the smoothness and zeal with which the oldtimer anywhere any-where from Virginia to Mississippi and away beyond trying to get along without with-out patronage But all is not lost Young Mr Burleson and the older chaps as well will find ample opportunity oppor-tunity to employ their hypnotic powers pow-ers They can try it on the President and they ought not entirely to neglect neg-lect the Cabinet officers We believe they will take the hint about the time the cows come home on the second Thursday after the second Wednesday In December Then later will come the river and harbor bill with its many favors eager to be distributed but that is another story |