The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-04

find it a need to restrain passions, and
to observe law; failing in this all fail
So as we witness the course of events
We recognize a need for self-restraint
before we are fitted to control others.
In Leslie's Monthly for, September
Alan Cunningham writes of The
Whipping Post AS 1t Is" OF course he
writes of Delaware; he seems of two
minds as to the harm or benefit, but he
renders this service by Illustrations, he
shows it as it is, and we are left TO
arriVe at a 81 conclusion; meanwhile
forty-four states of the Federal Union
are content to torego any benefit pos
sible under this system and to make
other effort.
It's advocates make no argument In
favor of any Informative result to fol-
low the application of public fiogging
only in Delaware no person comes back
for another application. I believe
those who uphold the barbarisn OF
capital punishment make the same
claim In each Instance this may be
accepted as the only good resulting.
1t is wen to hear what the advocates
of a restored piHory and whipping post
have to say in its favor It, is not
much, but here is the conclusion or
Judge Simeon z, Baldwin OF the SUI
pfefne Court of Connecticut, who de-
sires to have a whipping post set UP
for general use He adds THE one
reason why the whipping post was
abolished was its publicity, which was
an tfnreas enable degradation, and bru.
talizing to the community"
II this be the testimony of its friends
we who oppose need TO offer no. evil
denee. In contrast With Delaware,
where it is found cheaper tn publicly
whip offenders than to build jails for
their detention, and possible refornaa-
ton, we have the experience. OF Mas
sachusettsl There a system Of limited
sentence" Or parole; subject to@good be-
havior, prevails, and after eight years
of trial it is found to be practical
economical and reformative; and dis
interested committee pronounce 1t in
every way Beneficial. AZ
Fer those who recognize a need for
better living for the majority OF man
kind: those who feel need for the ele-
walton of men into something better
than we have yet. attained. there VIII
come a conviction that we need to look
to the East for light rather than to
endeayor to pierce the dense darkness
OF darkest pelaware.
THE Tariff Can BE Honest" Under
THIS head leading Democratic papeT
duotes from the Cineinnati-Commer-
eial. thus. There is no free-trade par
ty IN the United STATES. 1HeIe hSNel
has been a free trade, party in this
country. There never will be free
trade party so long az 1T is necessary
to raise revenue for the support of the
general government, If this be adopted
as are platform OF the National Demo
cratic party II may, ana probably VIII,
attract those of the Republicans who,
seeing lite dffrerence between high,
medium. and low tariff desire
change. But for those who believe that
all tariffs are restrictive. and unwtse,
there ia a need for a different formula
and declaration
So long as tariffs exist II should De
bela that they are only makeshift, a
teTatorarv expsdisut until mon have
learned that larger belief which ac-
cords TO every man the right TO buy IN
fhe lowest market and 70 sell ~ the
highest. unrestricted except by the
natural obstacles Of distance. 50 that
while Democratic paper may affirm
dtI1re Is no free-trade party 1t VIII
hssitate 10 enter the realm OF prophecy
saving there never VIII be free-trade
marty There seems at present IN rms
country 10 be room for one party, ad-
vocating a tariff as need, but there
IN not room for two one must tail IN
The light Of present need that we feacn
ont FOR the worlds markets. r1
m the battie Of the future am con-