The state herald., 1901-03-01

representative lIoIIl oHlO is also Wltn-
in his legal rights because his party
unanimously approved OF the pledge
made in April. 1898, and has never op-
emily repudiated the pledge. As late as
last summer the republican national
convention formally renewed tho
promise. 1t is encouraging to find q
republican member of congress far
sighted enough to see the dangers into
which the administration is hurrying
the country.
MRS. NATIONS CRUSADE.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, as her name
would indicate, has succeeded in max
ing herself more than state affair.
Her attempt to cure lawlessness by
lawlessness has aroused discussion cv-
erywhere. She has already reached a
degree OF eminence which has ex-
cited the attention of cartoonists, and
hatchet brigades are being organized
in various cities in her honor KAN
sas has constitutional amend
ment as well as statute pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor. but. as IL
well known. prohibition Is not m
forced in communities where the local
sentiment is against IL. Mrs. Nation
acts upon the theory that the saloon is
an outlaw in Kansas and that saloon
keepers cannot invoke the protection
OF the law when they themselves dis
regard II. While no defense can be
made OF lawless methods in enforcing
law, those who condemn Mrs. Nation
must. In order to be consistent, also
condemn the violation OF the liquor
laws. The Kansas crusade has already
served n useful purpose In that II has
brought out the fact that prohibition
is dead letter In that state. and now
that public attention has been directed
toward the subject, 1t is probable that
the law will either be enforced or the
question rcsubmltted. A law that Is
not enforced breeds contempt Tor law.
II seems that after all Mr.. Roberts.
director of the mint. is not infallible
when II comes to figures relating to tho
gold supply. Mr.. Maurice l.. Muhle-
man. who Is himself something OF an
authority ON figures. has discovered \
serious error in the government figures
relating to the supply OF gold. Mr..
Muhleman claims that there has been
duplication in the foreign gold. coin
imported being registered on arrival
at tho custom mouse and then re-reS-
lstercd when minted into United States
coin. Mr.. Mut4eman has traced these
errors up to year 1895 and he estimates
that the gold stock has In this manner
eben exaggerated TO the extent of
fl25 100000.
when General Macarthur reported
that "thc expectations OF the admin
istration have not been realized" he
did not mean II. What he meant was
that while the expectations OF the ad-
mlnistration have been realized the
claims OF the administration have not
been. But Macarthur n not the only
official In the PhilippineG-or In WASH
ingtop. cither-who realizes with 10y
that language can be used TO conceal
thoughts.
A test has nt last been discovered for
determining when n paper IN under
corporate Influence. II the editor be-
comes violently ngitated when any ref
eronce IN made to the common people
the chances are sixteen TO one that hia
paper IN n defender OF every ncheni,
whereby the organized few seek to OBJ
tain nm advantage over the masses OF
the people.
American politicians. who profess TO
believe that we can whip the fiilpinos
into friendly relations with US. have
forgotten what Chatham said Of bay
oneta nA agencies Of reconciliation:
How can America trust you" sail
Chatham, with the hayonet nj her
brcaht7 How can she suppose that
you mean less than bondage or death ?"
Some predict that Texas will rival
Pennsylvania IN n producer of oil. IL
IL TO he hoped. however. that she viii
not rival Pennsylvania In her political
methods. We can USE more oil. but VIZ
do not need any morc Pennsylvania
politics.
Word comes from Japan that an oil
monopoly II being formed over there.
our onttrprislng and Initiative littls
neiEhbor In the Orient hrtmH dlrpoaed
10 copy our faults M wcll m our yir-
tues.
Possibly the failure Of Mr. Carnegie
and Mr, Rockefeller to agree unon
terms II due 10 laudable desire on
the part of each to keep The other from
dying diHEraced.
II In TO he regretted that the Hhip
ping subsidy bill did not see il,
shadow.