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Evening star., 1901-09-28
PhtIadeIphia's Revolt.

The municipal reform movement in Phi,a
delphia is based upon the same general
principles as that of the New York crusade
against Tammany. In each city a boss
controlled machine has the city's affairs
In relentless grasp. In each case cor
ruption is charged against the ruling power.
the police are guilty of winking at vice and
crime and the higher officials are believed
to work their offices for personal profit and
for the pcrpetuation OF rule ring. The
corruption in New York Is perhaps more
fragrant than in Philadelphia, but this may
be merely because of the greater efYrontery
Of the New York machine and consequently
the greater ease of exposure. In PhiiadeI-
phia the city corruption traces directly up
to the state machine, of which the CITY ma
chine is a subordinate part. There is no
such complication In New York, where the
state Is dominated by a different party
than that in whose name the city Is throt-
tied.
The Philadelphia revolt Is against QUAY
ISM both In the state and city. 1t has it's
immediate origin in the recent brazen utfli-
zation of the public franchises for the pay
ment Of the political debts Of the state
boss. Street railway charters have been
given away free. whereas they should have
been sold to the highest bidder, and then
only upon proof that the service involved
was ueeded and desired by the people The
municipal government has executed the
state law without the slightest reference
to the city's welfare, having an eye single
TO the execution of the mandate from the
boss that certain favorites were to be
given choice places under the plum tree
when 1t was shaken. A single citizen Of
fered very large sum Tor the very fran
chises which the mayor and councils pro-
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Daniel Webster.

The celebration at Dartmouth College in
Webster's memory. which has just been
concluded. was marked by every appro-
pirate manifestation of pride in that great
mans career and renown. The whole af-
fair was stepped in Websterian recollec-
tiOns- The house where he lodged while
a student. the paths he frequented, the
tastes he exhibited, the honors he won
all lent lighter interest to the occasion
while the dedication of the great hall named
for him brought out glowing tributes from
some Of the first men in the nation The
greatest Of American orators-and maybe
the greatest orator of whom there Is any
record-the great expounder of the Ameri-
can Constitution, and one of the first
statesmen of his time, the ''godlike Dam
lei and his genius and public services
were toasted to the skies
And yet in his day no American was
more bitterly assailed. His personal hab-
its and his public performances were both
levied upon for texts for the most severe
comments. His opponents in the south de-
nounced his views against states rights,
and read in his Interpretation of our in
stituttons the signal for their destruction.
His opponents in New England accused him
of remporizing with the slavery question
- N--o A-OhO VI ScSui the SOuIn
for the presidency. For a good part of
his life he stood thus between two very
hot fires Even the gentle Whittier cast
his lot with the opposition. and in the
poem entitled '1chabod'' contributed to the
comfort Of Mr.. Websters enemies
Mr. Webster failed to reach the presi-
dency, and died a disappointed man. His
detractors kept busy to the end. And yet
MS Is one of the greatest of American
names today. Not even Washington HIM
SELF Is surer of a lasting and affectiona,e
remembrance His interpretations of the
Constitution triumphed under Lincoln and
even the section that then disputed now
loyalty accepts and supports them. The
Union, one and inseparable. now and for
ever. Is the American shibboleth from
Maine to Texas, from New York to Cali
fornia- There Is not state In the Union
where patriotism IS respected or genius is
reverenced that the fame of Mr.. Webster
Is not regarded a precious American
heritage. The great good that he did lives
after him. while the cruel partisan caium-
MES and misconceptions that pursued him
so long are inferred with his bones
The lesson of all this is as old as the
NILS But men never learn it. In the great
economy 1t may be just as well that they
do not II they were to become too wise
and tolerant they would require a different
sphere OF action.
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posed to give away and his otrer was ig-

posed to give away and his offer was ig-
nored contemptuously.
Actuated by desire to rebuke the ma
chine. both in the city and the state. the
Phifadeiphians of decent political views and
of honest non-partisanship have fused
upon a ticket which commands general re-
spect. They are faced with difficult task.
Not only the power of the machine in the
city. but the full resources of the ma
chine in the state are to be thrown against
them. They are opposed by leader with
out scruples, with long experience in the
manipulation of dirty politics and with the
confidence of recent success in the face
of opposition. If they win 1t will be be-
cause decent citizenship is paramount in
Philadelphia. If they lose 1t will be be-
cause bossism has corrupted the political
morals OF the majority or the machinery of
election, or both. Defeat by such an en-
emy should serve only to nerve the honest
Philadelphians to further and more deter
mined efforts to checkmate the boss In sub
sequent years The thought of continued
domination by such leader Is abhorrent
to every honest man.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

This Is from the Springfield Republican,
which has always been a staunch supporter
of civil service reform:
Civil service reformers will expect much
of President Roosevelt, whose early record
as a national civil service commissioner
and later record in securing the passage of
an excellent civil service law for the state
of New York are apparently guarantees Of
high standards to be followed during his
administration"
There are two reasons why Mr.. Roose-
Welt is likely to meet every reasonable ex-
pectation this score.
ID He is sincere man. and has con-
spicuous record to support 1t is due to
him in part that this town is not now over
with office seekers, pledging devotion
to his political fortunes and pointing out
the expediency of a new deal all around.
In the good old days. when everything
went with a change In the White House,
and the President used the public patron
age largely for partisan ends. such situa
tion as now exists would have been the sig
nal for wholesale scrambling for recogni-
ton everywhere. But those days are gone,
and Mr.. Roosevelt was one of the most in
fiuential agents in ushering in the present
orderly conditions. The civil service law
covers a large number of places, and no
one doubts it's rigid enforcement at his
hands
C2l Even if Mr.. Roosevelt were half
hearted in the premises there would be no
temptation for him to play politics in his
own interests with the patronage. He
needs no political machine. Never was man
in high office SO free from the necessity of
any such service. He is the master of the
situation so far as his party's nomination
in 1904 Is concerned If he succeeds with
his policies nobody will be able to defeat
him in convention. Probably nobody will
try. That question therefore is raised en-
tirely above the matter of patronage. He
has only to consider the public service it
self in making appointments; and of course
the better those appointments are the
greater will be the good accruing to his
party, and the higher the credit achieved
by him
1t is to be expected that in filing vacan-
cies Mr.. Roosevelt will consult the local
leaders OF his party. No President can dis
pense with aid like that in making his Sc
lectiOns. He cannot of his own knowledge
pick the right man where so many places
arr involved and so many applicants are
the knowledge and the judgment of others
But in Mr.. Roosevelt's case the republ-
can leaders cannot but be influenced in
their recommendations by the fact that the
President desires only men of the best
character and capacity for office, and will
SO far he is able consider the spirit of
the civil service law in the appointments
not covered by the law
Evening star., 1901-09-28
COnSfanS~


love the joke, the dear old ioke .-
Ihe joke of long ago;
ihat gibe the wandering minstrel smoke
"hen first 1 saw show. -.,
An do not chide me though I sit o..
In silence mid the chafY: s.,,.,~r
My feelings are, amid this wit .~.r
100 reverent for a laugh. Ss1
.-.sFrf'-
MY grandsire told it years agone, "'
with venerable glee;
HIS grandsire unto him made known
That gentle pleasantly.
II was my fathers favorite fling.
Whenever that jest he'd tell. .
MY mother bade US dance and sing.
Because he felt SO well.
ana some time, wnen the day is done-
That quip may recite
TO cheer cherished cherub son
Ere he retires at night
For l am sure that sally has
The qualities to last
AS far into the future as
It's travelled through the past
And that Is why I sit and sigh
MID the applauding throng;
greet 1t with tear-dfmmed eve
That joke I've loved 80 long.
ana plays may come, and plays may go:
/ still attend with zest,
For there I'll always meet, know.
Ihat ever welcome Jest.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
None but Fit Men,

From the New York Times
PRESIDENT Roosevelt is disposed to be on
good terms with the senator's of his party
he seeks no quarrel. Sovereign states NAV
eject as senators men with whom he might
personally disagree about many public
questions, but criticism Of the taste and
Judgment OF legislatures is not one of the
functions of the executive The ear Of
the president will be turned to spoils-
men senators with an attention as patient
ana candid as that accorded to the most
punctlllious senatorial supporter of the
merit system. But in considering REQUESTS a
Ior appointments to Office coming from
senators. coming from no matter what
source, President Roosevelt will be guided
by one f1xed principle. to which he has
made 1t known that he will adhere. THE
men they recommend must be fit men
and worthy Of appointment, or they will
not get the offices they seek. This rule
Is or the very essence of simplicity. The
plalnest senatorial mind will understand II
at glance. Why then should any repub-
lican senator have trouble or misunder-
standing with the President? They Will
go to the White House on offfce-seekine
errands, of course. just as they always
nave done. But they know In advance that
l. Will be futile to recommend the appoints
ment of men without brains or charac-
ter. They know that fit names will have
candid consideration,
Evening star., 1901-09-28
The Pan-American Congress.

The congress to assemble in the City of
Mexico on the 2fst of October ought to
produce results of worldwide interest and
Importance. Its task will be difficult but
the times are ripe for its execution. Pam
Americanism has frequently been charac-
terized as a dream. Europe is trying to
take that view of it today. But why a
dream? What is there in the proposition
impossible of accomplishment In an age
like this and with the United States as
the leading spirit? The fact is there are
no dreams left. Paradoxically speaking,
the marvellous is now the matter of every
day. We are witnessing the accomplish
ment of things by others and accomplish
ing things ourselves which but a few years
ago would have been pronounced utterly
out of the question. Difficulties now instant
ly become challenges. And as this matter Is
difficult so much greater is the reason for
believing that this congress will success
fully grapple with it. The delegates will
be inspired to their very best endeavors
Why should not the nations of the west
ern hemisphere arrive at a better under
standing among themselves? Which nation
would fail to benefit by such a result? We
are all neighbors now, or soon shall be.
We have many interests in common, and
have common pride in the advancement
of this hemisphere in both governmental
and commercial power The United States
as the recognized leader on this side of
the Atlantic puts forward no altruistic
claims to attention. 1t is seeking it's own
advancement as it goes along. But it's ad-
Vancement on the terms proposed must in
eVitably insure the advancement of all who
accompany it and assist it. When the 18TH
mian canal Is completed. and our merchant
marine has been rehabiltated, the stars
and stripes will be frequent visitor to the
ports of our southern neighbors; and it's
appearance there will mean as much to
them as to us. 1t should be welcomed
everywhere as the flag of the nation which
stands ready and able to defend the hemi-
sphere against European territorial aggres-
sion at any time
This congress will assemble with the
blessing of Mr.. Mckinley upon it. His last
public deliverance was at Buffalo at the
Pan-American exposition, and with PAN
Americanism as his topic In his decla-a-
tion for reciprocity he had a largely in
creased Central and South American trade
In view, and he had no doubt that those
countries would meet the American ad-
interests of all. Nor should 1t be forgot
ten that in the selection of the American
delegates Mr.. Mckinley committed the in
terests of the United States to most COM
| petent hands. The gentlemen are all we'll
! known, and he included them among his
| personal friends.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Controller Coer in Brookiy0 are making
things exceedingly unpleasant for Croker
by urging their man upon him. They say
that Coler is regular, and he is also strong
with the reformers. He has earned promo
tion whereas Nixon is entitled to no rec
ognition. They threaten bolt II Coler Is
not named. and it is believed that in order
to carry the city Croker must carry Brook
lyn. The Coler boom in Brooklyn is led by
Hugh Mclaughlin, a veteran of longer ex-
perience in practical politics than Croker.
whom Croker has kept well within the
scope of an effective alliance since the con-
solidation of the two cities. But McLaugh-
lin is showing signs of being anxious for
more than the mere role of assistant boss
or borough leader He fears that If Seth
Low is elected mayor the Brooklyn demo-
cratic machine. Of which he is the domi-
nant factor. will be destroyed. He feels.
too. that if he yields to Croker in the mat
ter of a candidate he will find his prestige
diminished He believes, without enter
tanning any special fondness for Coler. that
the controller can carry Brooklyn against
Low. Croker would perhaps yield to the
Coler crowd II 1t were not for the sus-
picion. almost the assurance. that David
B. Hill Is behind the Coler movement, using
the controller as a stalking horse to con-
ceal determined effort to break Croker's
power state and city boss. So it would
seem as though the Squire Of Vantage
were In pretty tight fix. If he names his
favorite he angers the gamblers. who are
Tammany. He likewise alienates the fidel-
ity of the Brooklyn leaders and voters If.
OH the other hand he names CoIer, he
bows to the will of Hill, expressed through
lieutenants, and gives Tammany a shudder
of fear lest the radical views of the con-
troller may check the graft II he should
become mayor. The predicament Is the
more embarrassing because it is assumed
that there is no democratic candidate in
view as strong as either Nixon or Coler.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

The minority report from the suffrage
committee in the Virginia constitutional
convention proposes that no man shall vote
until he can give a reasonable explanation
of any portion of the United States Consti-
tuition which may be read to him by the
registrar. The minority of the committee
apparently fails to appreciate that 1t is
proposing a Limitation which would bar
from the suffrage probably one-haIf Of the
lawyers In the state of Virginia, If the
other half were registrars
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Mr.. Carnegte's presentations of $50 church
organs in Scotland offer new evidence of
the worlds progress. There was a time
when an organ would have been regarded
by many congregations as an affront to
true piety.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
A Change of Program.

don't see what right you have to push
me Tor an opinion as to which is the better
yacht, said the man who is usually very
aggressive.
II Just fancy of mine," answered the
worm VINO had just been turned II want
YOU ior change, to tell me about it be-
.oae ~, happened instead Of saying Il told
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Dust In New York.
From the New York Herald.

There may not be wind enough Off Sandy
Hook to please the yachtsmen, but it is n
rare day in New York when there is not
enough breeze to raise clouds of dust In
the city's streets. There is room for a
great many more sprinkling carts than are
now In use, and they ought to be at work.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
A Rule.

MY friend" said Senator Sorghum,
never offer man money in politics"
Have you followed that ruler (,
Certainly. 1 always wait until he brings
up the proposition. himself. 1t is safer''
Evening star., 1901-09-28

An investigator declares that slaked lime
Is better remedy than kerosene for the
mosquito pest The only thing that can
be relied on with full confidence in this
part OF the country is snow.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
SHOOTING STARS.
StOpping the Music.

Yes" said young Mrs Torkins. Charley
used to come and serenade me for hours
every nisnt. So at last I married him.
Dear me!'' rejoined Miss Cayenne. Did
he sing so badly as all that?'
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Some New York doctors removed mans
stomach and never told him about it. No
doubt It was better for the man, but some
of the .,perties now taken by science seem
rather high handed.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

No one over here Is so unpatriotic as to
hope the Shamrock will win. But no one
viii deny that another victory for the CO.
lumbia will be more or less of a setback
for international sport.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

One of the colleges is to. arrange to have
125 men sing a Greek ode. 1t Is encourag-
ing to find our educational institutions try
ing to do something practical to offset this
ra gtime craze
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Crime In Savannah.

There is nSed for more frequent use OF
the hangmans rope In this town. Judging
from the free use made of the pistol and
the knife recently the criminally inclined
have an impression that niu@der can be
committed with impunity
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Mr.. Platt has learned a lesson from the
career of Theodore Roosevelt The next
time he tries to shelve man he will be
careful not to select so high a shelf.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

If Weyler wants to show how brave and
desperate a man he is, he can undertake a
talking tilt against the steel trust that
Spain has just developed.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

1t Is not surprising that J. Pierpont Nor
gan should receive large number of
threatening letters from cranks. That sort
of literary attention is one of the penalties
that attaches to modern success.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Any hopes entertained by Czolgosz that
Emma Goldman or Herr Most would come
to his rescue are completely at an end.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Division of Labor,

Mankind must needs to labor turn
To do his muscles good;
And some of US are playing golf,
And some are saving wood.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Richard Croker is becoming very cosmo-
politan. He makes himself at home in New
York quite as freely as he. would in Wan
Evening star., 1901-09-28
CorteIyou's Merit.

From the indianapolis News
In asking Secretary Cortelyou to remain,
President Roosevelt Is following his Old
plan Of recognizing merit.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

1t Is a little early to venture any predic-
tions as to where General Kitchener Will
eat his Christmas dinner.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

DR.. Parkhurst Is possibly wondering why
the clergy should be overlooked when a.
genuine reform candidate is being sought
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Another trial of Molineux means renewed
hope for the expert witnesses.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Admiral Cervera somehow does not mani
fest much personal concern about who gets
the credit for the victory
Evening star., 1901-09-28
The MoKinIex Canal

From the Council Bluffs Nonpar.n.
The suggestion that the fsthmfan canal
be called the Mckinley canal is receiving
favorable comments
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Keep Your Bowels Strong,

Constipation or diarrhoea when
your bowels are out of order. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic will make
them act naturally. Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-04
TEST OF TONTINE PLAN.
New Building and Loan Associations
Subject of Controversy.

There is likely to be a clash between
some of the new tangled building and loan
associations which are trying to do bust
ness in Kansas outside of the provisions
of the state law regulating such associa-
lions, and the state authorities. A num-
Der of these associations have been re-
Gently chartered, expecting to do business
on the tontine plan and outside of the SUI
pervision of the state bank commissioner,
who now has charge of all such associa-
lions the same as he has of banks
The plan on which most of these assoc
Citations work is much like an insurance
order. Members pay in a specif1c amount
each month, and in time house costing
a certain amount is built for them at the
rate of one house a month Probably no
exceptions could be taken to this plan If
the association entirely complied with the
building and loan association law, but
those that expect to operate on the ton
tine plan promise to build remarkably
fine house in return for small payments.
their theory being that a large per cent
Of those who join the association will
drop out after they have paid in con-
sidera BILE amount of money, and all of
this will go to the association
The building and loan association law
provides that when member drops out
30 per cent of what he has paid in must
be returned to him. and this provision
seriously interferes with the tontine plan.
The tontine plan is good one, Of course.
for those who are able to stay with it to
the end, but the tontine theory figures
on somebody losing instead of every man
paying his proper proportion, and 1t is
generally poor people who are least able
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-04
KANSAS BOY SCORES.
2. ". Caldwell Has Perfected x-Ray
Photography.

A few years ago there was a Concor-
oia boy attending the state university
who took an unusual interest in electri-
cal science. He spent a great deal of
time in making experiments of his own
IN that line and studied everything he
could get hold of on the subject He
became special favorite of Prof Blake
because of his interest in the subject of
electricity. and he sometimes accom-
panied Prof Blake on his lecture trips
over the country, managing his electri-
cal apparatus.
About four years ago he went to
New. York to continue his studies and
experiments in electricity. recent
issue of the New York Sun contains a
lengthy account of an apparatus he has
just perfected. supplementary to the x
ray machine.
Heretofore the X-ray shadows have
been thrown fat upon sensitive
screen. ana it has been impossible to
see anything more than the shadow of
substance If q bullet was in a per
sons arm, the shadow of the bullet
could be seen all right. but it could not
be definitely located in the arm. The
new apparatus acts like q stereoscope
and brings objects out so distinctly that
they can be definitely located with re-
@Tance to surrounding objects. 1t is ex-