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Evening star., 1901-12-18

This extract from the cabled account of
Lord Rosebery's speech at Chesterfield has
a particular interest for us here in the
United States:
In the third place the liberal party had
to gain or regain unity. He did not pre-
tend to say how that was to be done. 1t
was no part of the advice ne proposed to
give. He was not sure that his own i'm
pressions regarding this subject were very
clear, but since he expressed his views of
the situation in July every day had en-
phasized what he had then said The
| fourth and most important fact was that
| they had to gain or regain the confidence
| of the country. The speaker proceeded to
| deal out his promised advice He said it
! was sixteen years since the party had been
| in anything like power. Consequently it
| was its primary duty to clean its slate and
consider most carefully what to write
| of the party who would not agree to this,
| for there is a great deal of toryism i'm lib
/ eralism. There were men in the party who
sat still with fly-blown phylacteries bound
/ around their obsolete policy, who did not
/ remember that while they were mumbling
| their incantations the world was marching
| and revolving, and II they hoped to lead
| they must march and move with 1t. But
/ when the party rewrote on it's clean slate 1t
| must write policy adopted in 1901 or 1902,
not in 1886 or 1892. Moreover, it must not
| promise more than 1t could perform"
The democratic party has not been out
| of power as long as the liberal party, but
| 1t is today almost as seriously divided. All
| things considered, II offers as ineffective
opposition in Congress as the liberal party
| does In parliament. And for very much
| the same reason II Is behind the times
1t should clean it's slate" and write a
platform there of present moment. The
platform Of 1896, -or even that of last year
will not serve today. The world has moved
on. and In order to regain the confidence
Of the country the democratic party must
catch up with the procession and offer poll
cies of practical value. But. as Lord Rose.
berry advises the liberals, no more should
be promised than can be performed.
To particularize: Why should the democ.
racy talk further about free silver coinage,
l That issue is as dead as Hector. Wh.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
The First Cabinet Change.

Charles Emory Smiths retirement from
the cabinet is the first break in the circle
OF Mr.. Mckinney official family, as adopt
ed by his successor. Mr.. Smith was one
OF the strong men of the cabinet, although
he entered 1t comparatively late. It
hoped that he would find it compatible with
his private affairs to remain in service
throughout the administration as President
Roosevelt desired that he should. He stood
for everything that his chief represents.
His last public utterance as cabinet officer
was in direct line with the Presidents rec
OU.meadations as to reciprocity and was
effective as echoing the view of Mr.. Nc
kinley. with whom he was in the closest
personal and official touch. Standing for
the great protection state of Pennsylvania
Ar. Smiths advocacy of the new tariff
policy was especially significant.
Mr.. Smith returns 10 his journalistic ca
reer with the record of one of the most
efficient and satisfactory administrations
ever given to the postal service. His work
a. the head of the department was charac-
terlstic of the man. Thorough, earnest and
Pc gressive. he attacked stubborn questions
and brought them closer than ever to a
solution. He came nearer than any one
before him TO applying a practical remedy
To the second-class mail matter trouble, and
IL would be in the highest degree fitting ii
his recommendations on that score were
adopted by Congress this winter. The
crcWning achievement of Mr.. Smiths de-
partmental administration, however was
fh installation of the rural free delivery
one of the greatest forward strides ever
taken in the history of the postal service
making it more than ever before the direct
agency for the cultivation Of popular intel
lgence- For this achievement alone Charles
Emery smiths career as q cabinet officer
will remain notable.
The new Postmaster General Mr. Payne
enters the cabinet with high prestige as
man Of activity and character thoroughly
identified with his party, business mar
OF large experience and marked success
and. particularly TO the point at this time
we'll versed in postal affairs. through his
service postmaster OF Milwaukee for ter
Years. He possesses unusual qualifications
for the post TO which ne has been assigned
ana his appointment guarantees that tht
same high degree of administrative efficien.
c. established by his predecessor will bt
maintained throughout his incumbency
Evening star., 1901-12-18
The Philippine Tariff.

The Philippine tariff bill is rencountering
an opposition in the House which does little
credit to those engaged in 1t. measure
made necessary by every feature OF the
situation. and especially as regards prevent
ing Manila from being made depot for the
introduction of foretgn-made goods into the
United States free of duty, it should have
passed without dissenting voice But the
occasion has been seized to thresh over the
old straw of American tyranny and i'm
peralism," and echoes of last years presi-
Dental campaign have been heard in the
debate.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee Mr.. Shafroth of
Colorado and Mr. De Almond Of Missouri
were prominent in yesterdays discussion
These gentlemen spent several weeks in the
Philippine archipelago last fall, and took
swelling glance at the twelve or eighteen
hundred islands composing it and at the
eight ten millions of people inhabiting 1t.
It may be objected that they gave too
little time to great labors, and returned
with the same views that they had taken
with them. But when We consider that
English opinion of America. which as ex-
pressed in the English press Is so diverting
to us over here, Is largely formed from the
observations Of tourists who give their first
interview while the ship Is warping into
| her dock at New York and the last fort
| night later. after they have seen Washing
| ton and Boston, and been ''as far west as
| Buffalo," to use Mr.. Clevelands famous
| phrase, it would be mistake to put the
| views of these American tourists aside too
| hastily. They serve purpose.
| Mr.. De Almond grew epigrammatic. Said
he:
| I'VE acquired them In folly. let us dis
| pose of them in wisdom. Almost every
| man in the islands longs for independence
| and liberty. How long will it be before
another insurrection breaks out?'
] Not very long probably if public men of
the stamp of the gentleman from Missouri
| continue to suggest such thing to the
malcontents in the archipelago. His speech
! and those of the men who hold with him
are promptly reported to the men who are
| in charge of the resistance to American
| authority there. The Filipino junta at
| Hong Kong is very much alive. 1t seizes
| upon and magnifies for consumption in the
| archipelago all deliverances in the United
| States antagonistic to the continuation OF
American supremacy in the islands. Mr.
! Hoar carried off the blue ribbon last year
Is Mr.. De Almond figuring on the honor for
| this and next year?
| But the more pertinent question is how
| long will it be before American politicians
cease to take sides against their country In
contests where the nation stands commit
ted before the world. and indecision or re-
treat would mean the serious impairment
of the national prestige? What is better
politics or better patriotism than to stand
| by the United States?
Evening star., 1901-12-18

-
The capture of Tom Morse, who is ac-
cUsed of the murder of Haskins, prevents
another Dorsey Foultz affair from develop
ing 10 annoy the local police In the years
10 come. It also frees the force for the
hard work here in the city which is appar-
emily so imperatively needed. Washington
Is just now the scene of a series of crimes
scarcely paralIeled for number and char
acter in the local history. Two homicides
and murderous assault occurred last week
within a few hours. Yesterday morning a
criminal assault was attempted upon 4
young woman in one of the public parks
A house was entered by burglars and val
uables were taken the other night A ne
gro youth committed highway robbery In
the heart of the city Monday night
When the police and fire departments pa.
raded the other afternoon The Star Justly
Called attention to the high degree of ef-
ficiency which both have maintained in the
past. This was never more true of the no
lice department than at present. 1t is un.
usually effective when its comparativel,
small size is considered. 1t may not b.
questioned that many of the robberies ant
assaults committed in this city are du.
directly TO the fact that the capital Is no
sufficiently provided with patrolmen. Th'
assault In Franklin Square yesterday should
not be set down as a police affair. for tha
reservation Is not under the city jurisdic
tion. Washington suffers much in reputa
ton because of the crimes committed with
In the precincts of these parks. which arr
themselves inadequately guarded.
The Dennis assault proves a continuing
Evening star., 1901-12-18
American FOEs.

The recurrence of a foggy season directs
attention again to serious municipal prob
lem. 1t causes us to wonder whether the
heaviness of the atmosphere of Philadel-
pha is due most to dampness or to the SCOT
and gas which are emitted from every fiue
and chimney pot and are unable to ascend
during these periods of meteorological de-
preston. 1t is a well-known fact that a
London particular" is little more than the
smoke of tn. great metropolis, which for
the time being refuses to rise and over
whelms man and beast. The heavy atmos-
phere of Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Cleye-
land hangs over those cities like pail and
when dampness accompanies the habitual
condition of smokiness the evil is aggra-
waited, becoming at times intolerable to peo-
pie who have ever known a clearer and
happier cline.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Wireless Messages.
From the New York Herald.

Those who doubt the possibilities of wire
less telegraphy across the Atlantic should
watch the northern skies al night. Wire
less messages from the sun, 90, 600 900 miles
away, are credibly asserted by astrono-
mers to be evidenced in the auroras and
electrical displays at the poles of the earth
If signals are received from so great dis
tance it should be possible to signal 1.SOo
miles-given sufficiently powerful bat
tery.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Golf Beats Bicycle.
From the Chicago Record Herald.

HTUnI tuH CHlcHgO -f1efaIu.
The man with the plaid knee pants who
wields the putter and the cleik is crowd
ing the "scorcher' to the rear The girl
with the short skirt and the nut-brown
arm who can make eighteen holes In
ninety-nine strokes occupies the front OF
the stage so far as outdoor sport is con-
cerned. The girl with the dazzling hose
that whizzed down the avenue on her
wheel is no longer in evidence
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Silver Loses Again.

From the Cleveland Leader
Peru Is just abolishing the silver stand
ard and making gold it's measure of val
ues. In it's poverty, its backward indus
trial condition, and it's slow progress in
any desirable direction. the insignificant
republic still has ambition and common
sense enough to realize that silver Is hope
lessly discredited as a standard Of values,
and act accordingly.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
River Tunnels.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

FUiH tHt fHfiHuetpHiH i1eUSef.
The building of the Pennsylvania rail-
roads big tunnels across the Hudson and
East rivers marks the end OF the era of
bridges across large streams. If tunnels
can be built and operated successfully.
their manifest advantages over bridges
will lead to their adoption not only for
railroad purposes. but for general travel
and traffic as we'll
Evening star., 1901-12-18

The coronation day parade promises to
set standard which the American circus
procession, which has hitherto held such
prestige III England, cannot hope to live
up to.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
GcRRfn0AA.

Don't you think there are great actors
today?" asked the young woman.
"Oh, yes" answered Mr.. Stormingtor
Barnes; Il am liberal-minded enough to
use the plural number although 1 should
dislike to be called upon to particularize"
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Under Mr.. Lows administration New
York hopes to boast that 1t is much more
righteous. as well as a much more enter
prising, town than Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

1t is said that Mr. Bryan favors Admiral
Schley as 4 presidential candidate. Nj
Bryan's fear OF militarism should make him
pause before seeking to place so distin-
guished a fighter at the head of the ma
tion's affairs
Evening star., 1901-12-18
SHOOTING STARS.
Family Pride.

Mr.. Cumrox Is only suffering from an
ordinary cold, 1 believe" said the sympa-
thetic visitor.
Well answered Mrs. Cumrox we've
done our best to keep it from being ordi-
nary. We've sent for the most expensive
physician in the city"
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Ben Franklin discovered electricity by
hying kites in a rainstorm. Perhaps the
inveterate golf player may yet do some
thing great and useful in connection with
his favorite pastime.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
A Question.

This canal across the isthmus;
Its advantage-who can doubt it?
WIN 1t take as long to dig it
AS it takes to talk about It?
Evening star., 1901-12-18

1t Is every mans duty to make Christ
mas as merry as possible in spite Of the
fact that the air ship and wireless teleg-
raphy are not quite perfected yet
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Richard Croker seems just little re-
luctant about going home and explaining to
the neighbors at Vantage.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Mr.. Bourke Cochran has not yet satisfied
many of his admiring auditors that 1t would
be possible to stop the war in South Africa
without risk of starting bigger and worse
quarrel
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Neither the democrats nor the republic
cans in Ohio appear to have much success
In wrestling apologies from Mr.. Hanna.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

President Castro has great schemes afoot
and is very determined. Aguinaldo used to
talk in much the same way.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Devery does not attach so much import
ance as he formerly did to the fact that
Richard Croker is his friend.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Mr. Smith has demonstrated that a res
ignation can be accomplished without any
very large amount of previous discussion.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Some tolks,' said Uncle Eben, Seems to
imagine dat no matter how much dey
tromps on yoh feet, deys puffeck gentlemen
if dey says 'scuse me afterward."
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Senator Wellington is very quiet, and ii
is hoped by those who wish him well that
he is not thinking up any more remarks.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

General Funston would seem to be about
due for something heroic
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Mr. Tillman may send Mr.. McLaurin
resignation blank as Christmas gift.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Another Protest.


Don't you regard the enormous wealth
of the steel trust as representing an in
justice?'
Il do answered the man with the silk
hat and the red necktie. 81 happen to
have my money invested in other metals
and 1 see no reason why iron should be
adapted by nature to so many purposes, in
stead Of some of the other minerals l
have always considered nature open to a
great deal of criticism in this matter of
the distribution of wealth."
A Congressional Accomplishments.
We are going home once more to spend a
quiet week or two,
To call on our constituents and shake their
hands anew.
For there's nothing SO important In the
business Of the land
AS to smile on constituent and grasp him
by the hand.
If he's worrying DER an office that has
given him the slip,
You must know just how to soothe him will
a sympathetic grip.
If he seems prepared to chide you for the
course that you pursue,
You must know just how to meet him will
a genial ''how-dy-do."
A statesman gains advantage by perusine
Of his books.
And by paying some attention to his cloth
ing and his looks:
And by studying improvements that societ,
demands,
And especially by practice in the art OF
shaking hands.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
A Misdeal.

From the New York World.
A thawing spell In Maine coincident with
frost in Florida looks like a weather
misdeal.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Liberals and Democrats.

Dom Paul is one Of the statesmen who
have retired to private life in earnest.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Ufn order to avoid delays on ac-
count of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
TO any individual connected with the
Office. hut simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
menfs according to tenor or purpose
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16
Check for -Four Gents.

1t is not often that a business man
gets IL check for money that he would
rather be without. but that is what
happened to Il wholesale lumber dealer
Of this city the other day, says the New
York Sun.
The check was sent to him by the re-
ceiver of Il defunct Boston hardware
concern. and he was entitled to the
money as a creditor. Made out on a
Boston bank it called for the payment
of 4 cents as the first land fnal' divi-
dend.
After recovering from his surprise
the recipient sat down to reckon 1t all
out. There was the 2-cent revenue
stamp and a 2-cent postage stamp on
the letter. That meant 4 cents to send
1t to him. not counting the cost Of paper
and envelope and printed form Of ac-
acknowledgement. TO acknowledge it,
receipt and cash the check would In
volve an outlay of about IL cents
more, as banks charge for out-of-town
collections.
He was still thinking It over when
a friend entered the office and offered
twice the face value of the check to
cur it as a curio. He sold 1t in a
hurry.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16

The New York World is still harpin2
on the old free trade string--viz., that,
If we want foreign nations to buy from
us, we must buy from them; that, in
other words, we ought, in order to re
tain Il foreign trade, to throw open
the American market to foreign manu-.
facturers. Without bothering, for the
time being, to discuss the merits of the
question exliaustively, we would like to
ask the World if 1T would not be JUS,
as we'll o to get so excited about the
matter until foreign nations begin tc
show at least some little evidence that
they are about to withdraw their trade
from us. Just at present there are nc
signs which seem to point to thai
course Of action on their part. Our for
eign trade is not falling off alarmingly
On the contrary, 1t is still on the in.
crease. When it begins to decline, IL
will be time enough to take up the
question as to whether 1t will pay us Il
exchange for our foreign market the
market worth fifty times as much
which we have at home.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16
rsLsro1.

desires of her lord and master. Count
ISIS Tolstoi is n of the most cultured
women in all Europe. When she was
u she received Il diploma from the
University Of Moscow. One year later
:he married the Count after a romantic
:ourtship, which has been reproduced
word for word i'll that of Levin and
Kitty in "Anna Karenina." Among
Ter manifold duties is that Of looking
tfter her husbands copyrights and roy.
llties. and it is said not a penny escapes
ner. In describing the Countess devo-
lion to him the famous sociologist says:
IF l We're a clarinet my wife would
spend all her time polishing and burn
lshing the keys"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16
HOME OF GREAT F.NANciER.
Little Village Boasts Three Names
and Residence of ]. p. Morgan.

Little Village Boasts Three Names
and Residence of j. r. Morgan.
Just to the south of West Point there
is a little village on. the Hudson that
glOries in three names. 1t has had
two names for years, but the third Is
a recent and confusing addition. By
its residents 1t is called Highland Falls.
This name is derived from that hand
some cataract sometimes called But
termilk Falls" which comes tumbling
down through the mountains to make
q final leap over a huge rock into the
Hudson. The north Of the falls Is q
great cliff. 1t was on this cliff q num-
Der of years ago, says the New York
Times. that a hotel was built by q man
named Cranston. The village Of High
land Falls lies back of this cliff, and
very little of it is discernible from the
river. AS Cranston owned the prop
erty to the rivers edge, the West Shore
Railroad Company was obliged to Sc
cure land for its station from him. He
also owned the dock where the steam
boats tie up. So both the railroad
station and the dock became known
as Cranston's. although there was Of
Cranston's only the hotel, while the
village of Highland Falls numbers sew
eral thousand people.
For years Cranston's Hotel was a
fashionable resort. Fashion left it and
it was closed. Recently the building,
grounds and dock We're purchased by
the Franciscan Sisters, who have turn
ed it into a seminary for young ladies.
When this was in readiness for schol-
ars the sisters decided to call it Lady
cliffe Academy. and they accordingly
changed the name Of the dock to Lady
cllffe."
And so it happens that If youwant to
so to the village of Highland Falls by
boat you get a ticket for "L%adycliffe,"
and If you so by train your ticket reads
to Cranston's.
This little village With the surplusage
Of names is the home of j. Pierpont
Morgan, the worlds greatest combiner.
Perhaps some day he may be induced
to syndicate Cranston's, Highland Falls
and Ladyclife under a new name.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16
Tariff and Reciprccity.

The declaration of the Ohio Republi.
cans In their State convention on the
subject Of the tariff and reciprocity has
evidently had 4 good effect in checking
the nonsensical agitation in favor of
tariff revision. 1t is we'll understood
that the Ohio Republicans represent in
their declaration the convictions of the
President on this subject. Hence, when
they declared that the tariff schedules
to protect American labor against til.
low wages paid foreign labor must be
maintained" they made 1T entirely clear
that the President does not want any
tariff revision.
Mr.. Hanna put the matter effectively
when he declared that the party will
not permit an abridgenlent of the tariff
that will Interfere with the labor of one
man for one day." There could be no
revision, i'll the sense that word is gem
orally used, without throwing thousands
of men out of work, owing to the un-
certainty that would be created as 10
what might be the final outcome.
On the subject Of reciprocity the plat.
form declares in favor Of it, only stipu.
lating that it must be purely Il reel.
procity, not for the sake Of encouraging
any nation in closer commercial rela.
tons, in the sense the word is used in
thet Republican national platform,
which is the guide to the party, means
the admission into this country at low
rates Of duty, or without any duty, of
products that we do moi produce In this
country in return for similar favors
from the nation with which the treaty
is negotiated. 1t does not mean cutting
down the tariff to a dangerous extent
on any industry established in this
country by the protective tariff, which
course might throw many men out of
employment, to help some other indus
try.
There is nothing inconsistent, as the
Ohio platform shows, between the pro-
tective tariff and reciprocity. For that
reason the Republican party is in favor
of reciprocity, and we have no doubt
that Congress at its next session will
assist the President in carrying into
effect, to as large an extent as possible,
his ideas on that subject. Those people
who affect to believe that the President
has changed his ideas to any extent on
the tariff question need only to read
carefully the platform adopted by the
Ohio Observation-Disclosures Press