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Evening star., 1902-08-29
johnson Defeats Mclean.

The defeat of John R. Mclean in his
home county in Ohio by Tom L. Johnson
was foreshadowed by results that had taken
place elsewhere. This is Johnson's year IN
Ohio politics. He has captured the organi-
cation, and will control the state conven-
tion which meets next week. In the matter
of Hamilton county Mr.. Mclean may have
decided to let the tail go with the hide
But will he render Mr.. Johnson enthusiastic
assistance in support of the ticket that is
to bear the Johnson label? The success of
that ticket at the polls would greatly
strengthen Mr.. Johnson both In Ohio and
before the country and insure his control
of the buckeye delegation to the next demo-
cratic national convention. The average
man is human being first and partisan
afterwards; and when a man of Mr. Nc
Leans ambition Is found working for his
own political destruction we shall be ex-
periencing zero weather. That is to say
1t will be a cold day
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Americas Monte Carlo.

The exodus from Saratoga has begun and
sports and society leaders are rapidly
getting away from the American Monte
Carlo, which has OF late been coming back
to its old-time popularity as place where
the fool and his money are soon parted.
This season has been marked by its large
attendance, its heavy betting and its multi
tude of gambling devices The horse races
have, of course, held the center of atten-
tion, but the enormous sums staked on
them have by no means comprised the
largest percentage of the total of the
money wagered at the springs Faro rou-
lette, poker and practically every other
game and scheme known to the sporting
fraternity have been In full blast. Banks
nave been on the verge of breaking sew
eral times. Keno Bill" "F'ive Ace Dick"
Faro Jack" and "Plunger joe have
rubbed elbows with the swelis of the metro
politan exclusive circles. Eyerybody's
money is good In plunge. No attempt
Evening star., 1902-08-29

sponsibility for theirs was the initiative
which caused the strike. The operators had
no occasion to demand settlement through
arbitration. They could afford, within GER
tain limits, to remain idle while the public
paid dearly for such small quantities Of
coal as 1t needed during the dull season.
A settlement by force is most decidedly to
be deplored, even under the stress of abso-
lutte need for the restocking of the coal
vaults. 1t ensenders passions which are
slow in subsiding. 1t weakens the entire
industrial organization by raising barriers
between the employer and the empdoye. But
IL the contending sides will not ask the
courts to intervene, If neither side will
yield to public sentiment and grant
concessions or accept terms, If the
public has no direct means of compelling
arbitration and settlement, if certain infiu-
entail individuals will not or cannot apply
their vast power to the operators to compel
them to offer acceptable terms. then there
is nothing for 1t but to stand by the opera
tors If they seek to resume mining under
the guns of the state militia. Something
must be done quickly and it is a misfor-
tune traceable to the lack of effective laws
Ii that something is likely to cost lives.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
A Hopeful Sign.

No one but the most serious infected vic
Tins Of the bacillus automobilis will regret
the decision Of Mr.. W. K. Vanderbilt. jr.,
10 abandon his career of rapid motoring on
the grounds that the American regulations
and roads are prOhibitive Of the pursuit of
such a career. 1t is hopeful sign of the
tendency toward reform when so ardent an
enthusiast finds himself cramped by the
home laws There was ground for despair
Ing on this account until Mr. Vanderbilt
declared himself. There seemed to have
reasonable restriction. The public will
therefore generally rejoice at this indica-
zion that the limit has been reached and
that the autOmobilists feel themselves
fampered- Ii Will encourage the people to
proceed the faster with the writing of laws
which viii hasten the retirement of other
rrc1Td-seeking chauffeUrs. AS for the con-
bits regrets are shared by the country at
large But there is balm in GiIead Until
now there was qualification of the pub
les regret over the backwardness of our
road makers This conf, ssion by Wander
b!lt suggests that the tardy development of
the American highways has It's compensa-
tons. Better to go for few more years
without good roads If that deprivation will
serve TO check the reckIessness of .he auto
mobilists and 10 render what highways are
now fit for travel approximately safe to
their Legitimate users. the people who walk
and drive.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
End the Coal Strike.

The public's chief concern now in the Goa Il
strike Is that it be ended by any means be-
Tore cold weather sets in. The consumers
OF anthracite have lost all their sympathic
iu the case save for their own pocket books
They may admit that the miners have
rights which are ignored by the operators
but they feel that their own interests are
paramount TO those Of the workingmen. Or
they may believe that the miners whatever
their initial right to strike, lost their claims
u public confidence and support when they
undertook TO ruin the mines by flooding and
50 the drift OF sentiment may be toward the
operators Yet their first thought now thai
September is at hand is OF the extortionate
prices which they must pay for their Goa,
supply.
II is no longer question of the wages or
conditions OF labor in the mines. Incidental
ly this great force Of public sentiment, if
effective, will break the strike in favor of
the operators. But that is a fortune of the
war Of interests Eventually the public
must be served and il the operators win by
serving 1t that is the benefit the corpora
tions derive from producing a necessity of
life The strikers undertook their campaign
with full knowledge that they We're en-
dangering public sympathy in the pinch of
actual need
Thus 1t is that the news which comes from
various points indicative of an early re-
sumption of mining. even through force, is
welcome TO the consumers, who outnumber
the strikers and those dependent upon them
as thousand to one. Had there been no
way open to compel the operators to submit
To arbitration the public sentiment: would
not today lean toward the breaking of the
strike. But the law has prepared the path
to peace by permitting the strikers at any
time TO petition to the state court of COM
mon pleas to name a board to settle the
strike. The leaders of the miners have ig-
nored this opportunity. Theirs was the re-
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Again the Monroe Doctrine.

Newspaper comment reported from Wen
ma on the Presidents latest reference to the
Monroe doctrine shows the same old Euro
pean inability to grasp that policy that has
been exhibited many times before. One
Journal says:
"Mr Roosevelt waves his bony fist against
England because the Boer war published to
the world the poverty Of Great Britain S
military forces.
The article from which this is taken con-
cludes follows:
''It must not be forgotten that Mr.. Roose-
yelt's fanfare was sounded in an election
speech. If the head of a European state had
spoken in such a manner one might antici-
pate war in the near future. But American
election speeches are only judgeable from
an American standpoint
Another journal says:
THE speech is a forecast of the platform
for the next campaign, and is not intended
as warning to Europe, though II comes
Just at the right time, when the European
governments are considering a renewal of
their commercial treaties.
The President waving his bony fist
against England with confidence because
of the Boer war; Why, has Mr.. Cleve-
lands performance been so soon forgot
ten? He waved anything but bony fist
against England several years before the
BOer war began, and while the English
army and the English navy were rated at
the top figure for equipment and efficiency.
And the American people Endorsed the act.
But why should MIR. Roosevelt have Eng
lard especially in mind in what he says?
AS matter of fact, he probably has not.
There IS no reason why he should have
There are no indications Of disposition in
that quarter at this time to challenge the
Monroe doctrine.
This topic is timely whenever America
and her broader destiny under discus
sion. The President on his trip is talking
to the people about where some recent
events have paced us as a nation. And he
ed by his countrymen. that the Monroe doc
trine Is of greater value to us now than
ever before. 1t has grown IN Importance
with our growth. and must be upheld with
all the resources at our command. OF
Course 1t will be
AS for platform for the next campaign,
neither party In referring to the Monroe
doctrine would think OF expressing itself in
but one way. 1t requires no agitation of
interest in the United States. We are all
for the Monroe doctrine, and are getting a
little more confident every year not only of
our ability to maintain il. but of the indis-
position of European powers in a pinch to
challenge it. 1t is nos chip on our shoul-
der. but something necessary to our health
as a nation. Support il, then, We must, and
will
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Some Moro Difficulties.
rom the New York Tribune.

The problem which the government faces
in the portion of Mindanao inhabited by
the Moros Is a difficult one; yet with a
little patience and a liberal applicat ton
of common sense it can and will be solved.
The periodical outbreak of some dissa.is-
fed datto, the picturesque defiance even
of this or that sultan who bids the infdels
to drop in at his mud fort and be sacrl
feed, is not likely to deter the administra-
ton from pursuing it's policy of bringing
order out of chaos and of turning bri-
more useful members of the human fam
lily. Anti-imperiaists may chuckle with
satisfaction and their newspaper organs
grow eloquent with ''ghoulish glee' when
ever the cable records the death of Am
erican soldiers butchered in ambush; but
the good work will continue to go on never
theless, and the responsibilities. deliberate
ly assumed in the presence of the civilized
world. will not be shirked.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Croker and Deyery,

II is reported that Richard Croker, writing
to a friend in New York, expressed the
opinion that the success this year of ex-
Chief DeveTy, who in his estimate was re-
Sponsible for the defeat of Tammany Hail
last year, would mean the complete demor-
alization Of that organiZa ton. The letter is
Vouched for by good authority and now
New York is wondering what 1t all means.
Mayor Van Wyck, Croker's creature, de-
clared officially that Devery was the best
chief of police New York ever had. The
Tammany people stood by him to the end
of mis- great fight for retention. 1t defended
his acts and made the issue of his removal
and the correction Of his abuses its own.
He was kept in office by the Tammany
administration to the end of it's days. Dev-
eryism and Tammanyism became synony-
nous in the public mind There can be no
doubt that Devery was to a large extent
responsible for the success of the reform
party last fall. But was not Devery in
turn the result of Tammany? How could
Devery have flourished as the exponent of
the great graft had 1t not been for Tam
manys system? John Doe" the myste-
ricus person who received the greater part
OF the usufruct of the corruption game, was
never identified. but that he and Deyery
were one and the same no intelligent per-
son ever believed. There We're too many
yaw'ning pockets higher up in the line to
permit him to take all the "rake-off"
And 50 now Deyery's triumph in his own
campaign will signify the decentralization Of
Tammany. That must mean that in Cro-
ker's judgment Devery will merely out
Tammany Tammany. There will be SO little
left after he gets through with the pickings
of the leadership that there will be nothing
on which to build a new organization
or to reconstruct the old one. Devery's
success. In short, will mean the destruction
of Tammany from within rather than its
exposure to raids from without There is
little love, no doubt. on the part OF the
retired boss for the man who Is seeking
grateful for the support Tammany gave him
while he was chief? Has he picked out a
new set of men to benefit with him when
the halcyon days Of unlimited graft return?
If Croker feels SO keenly about the dangers
which threaten Tammany. why does he not
return and personally conduct a crusade
against this upstart. who. fashioned only
IS now seeking to gain the leadership? That
would be battle of the giants indeed. Be
tween the two men New York would doubt
less prefer Deyery to Croker. He is too
direct in his methods and too outspoken in
his planning to be greatly feared. He puts
the case plainly. New York is the poor
mans oyster and he holds out the shucking
knife
Evening star., 1902-08-29
The National Flower.
From the Boston Herald.


The question, (Which shall we choose as
our national hower?' has been quiet for so
long that We had begun to hope 1t had
ceased to insist on being answered, but
from the west comes the report that 1t Is
again In evidence at some of the summer
conventions. Out that way the red clover
appears to be a favorite Just now. The
fact that the name itself GLOVER" con-
tains within 1t the words Glove, love and
lover Is thought to add to the sentiment of
the flower. Then. too, the blossom is sweet
smelling and looks well when arranged in
bouquet or boutonniere, and there's moth
Ing like fragrant flower for making ones
nosegay.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
An Expense Account.

The summer girl comes home once moro
And tells with careless glee
OF conquests where the breakers roar
SO constantly and free
And there are freckles on her face
Like stars upon the sky.
Which many youth has paused to trace
With an admiring eye.
Her father, who some sleep has lost
Observes them with distress.
He figures that each freckle cost
Ten dollars more or less
Evening star., 1902-08-29
a Form Of Torture,

"The Chinese have utilized every species
Of torture" said the person who prides
himself on remembering what he reads.
Indeed" answered the dyspeptic. ''I
never saw a Chinese performer on the
violin. Your remark was the first intima-
ton I have had that they ever practiced
on the instrument
"It pears to me- said Uncle Eben. dat
a heap O. men will worry mo- about wheth-
er dey has clean shave dan dey will
about havin' a clear conscience"
Evening star., 1902-08-29
The Newer Prison Idea,
From the Des Moines Register and Leader

From the Des Moines Register and Leader.
Newgate. happily. is one of the few sur
viyfng prisons of the olden time and now
It, too, is to disappear. 1t is a long and
dreary way between these prisons Of the
older time and those of today, in which
punishment Is based on the ideas of public
safety and the cure of certain moral OBJ
hduities, for which 1t is held the individual
is not wholly responsible. The old prisons
were starting places for the guillotine and
the gaiiows: the new are sought to be made
a starting place for better life
Evening star., 1902-08-29

has been made to moIest the gamblers.
Everything has been run wide open"
Thus far there have been no reports OF
suicides and in this particular the Ameri-
can resort has differed from It's European
prototype. which is chiefly noted for its
long death list. The American plunger
takes his bad fortune more phlosophically
than does the European.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
SHOOTING STARS.
A Modern View of Literature.

"Are you interested in literature?' said
the young woman.
Il should say I am," replied the busting
person. II always did say that great
deal depends on the way an idea is ex
pressed. But at the same time literature
Is no good unless the article you're boom
ing gives satisfaction after it is pur-
chased"
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Western Revision Sentiment.
From the Indianapolis News

The republican leaders will find it dan
gerous to antagonze the tendency in IA
vor of tariff revision that has so strongly
manifested itself throughout the west We
believe the sentiment in favor of tariff
modification Is as strong in Indiana as it is
in Idaho and Iowa. The old pleas no long
er serve. In the face of present conditions
it will not be easy for the defenders of the
status quo to convince the people that the
Dingley tariff is so perfect piece Of work
as to be incapable Of improvement
Evening star., 1902-08-29

The irresponsible man loves to assume
power The man who is really in posi-
tion to exercise enormous influence in q
matter Is the one most likely to declare
that 1t Is none of his business
Evening star., 1902-08-29

The society women who established q
racing stable in order to humble the pride
of their husbands concluded to abandon the
enterprise This was a wise decision. If it
Is wrong for policemen to play penny ante
it Is certainly wrong for society women to
race horses
Evening star., 1902-08-29
The Fair Musician.

Her violin applause doth win;
Such clamor Is alarming;
Her music's rather flat and thin,
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Texas and Solidarity.
From the Dallas News.

Occasionally some of the democratic
papers In the north indulge in foolish spec
ulatieh as to the party advantage to be de-
rived from dividing Texas into five states
Texas would not sacrifice her solidarity to
gain penfui of United States senators.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Hopeful,

Il suppose you expect that your new play
will be a great hit" said the friend
Il do" answered the manager; 81 got
several disinterested people to look at it
before I accepted it. Two Of them said 1t
was SO improper that they refused to read
1t through"
Evening star., 1902-08-29
-~t~

Richard Crokers friends say that Re is
deeply interested in the primaries. Politics
is habit with him. 1t is too much to hope
that he will break away from it,
Evening star., 1902-08-29

England Is disposed to admire Americas
public school system. Every now and then
England discovers something worthy Of
attention in this country.
Evening star., 1902-08-29

The coal barons evidently believe in the
theory that the minority often represents
the greater intelligence and better judg-
ment They profess to think that they are
entirely right in their present struggle
Evening star., 1902-08-29
The Tipping System.
From the Boston Journal.

Tipping waiter, "either by individuals
or the whole mess, is absolutely prohibited
In the navy. Then an American warsh!p
is the only place In which the waiter is
strictly worthy of his hire. The royal ar
roganee OF the ordinary waiter is the direct
result of the tipping system.
Evening star., 1902-08-29

Russell Sage has a nephew who is an
actor. But it is not likely that Mr. Sage
will ever listen to any box office persua-
sions to become a theatrical angel"
Evening star., 1902-08-29
49,

This is an era of large enterprises 1t
looks as if strikes as well as commercial
operations We're to be conducted on a more
extensive scale than formerly
Evening star., 1902-08-29
New Lawn Ornament.
From Judge

From Judge.
If the sky-high price of beef continues
much longer the brindled bull done in
bronze may supplant the reindeer and the
greyhound as the most popular lawn orna-
mentS.
Evening star., 1902-08-29

Devery continues to assure his neighbors
that grammar and previous record do not
matter so long as a mans heart Is in the
right place
Evening star., 1902-08-29

There is a great deal OF advantage in be-
ing member of royalty. 1t entities man
to the distinction Of racing yachts with an
American millionaire.
Evening star., 1902-08-29

There has been too much serious appre-
hension concerning monopolies to permit
the sea serpent and other summer frivoli-
ties to receive their usual share Of atten-
tion.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Automobile Ethics,
From the Chicago Post.

When the Duke of Marlborough ran his
automobile over woman he stopped and
conveyed her to hospital. For this brea CHI
of the scorcher's code he may expect to be
sharply censured
Evening star., 1902-08-29

Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan has been remind
ed that his position in affairs is one Of
trust as well as profit
Evening star., 1902-08-29
- . -

Attorney General Knox will have to take
Chances on the trusts cutting high jinks if
h goes abroad To inv, stigate the Panama
canal titIe
Evening star., 1902-08-29

The coal operators insist on knowing
what the decision will be before they con-
sent 10 arbitrate
Evening star., 1902-08-29

An Atlantic City hotel was seized r
debt. This seems ike a piece Of careless
ress On the part Of the man who made on.
the bills
Evening star., 1902-08-29

The lawn tennis title is saved 10 America
Let the thought be balm in case this gov
eminent should get the worst of any
boundary disputes.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Reviving an Old Slander.

From the New York Mail and Express
Grand Duke Boris drank wine from a Chi
cago girls slipper. He must have wanted
a big drink
Evening star., 1902-08-29

Financier Gates Is now engaged in the
melancholy occupation of explaining how
it happened.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-10
Newspaper Mems BANQUET.

Washington, Dec. THE December
dinner of the Gridiron club at the Ar
lington hotel Saturday night was a
success. The Washington correspond
ents who comprise the organization
made us of recent events and pros
pecetive happenings for their burles
ques. There were many prominent
guests, and from the time President
Robert J. Wynne delivered his address
of welcome until the midnight hour
there was mirth, music, quips and
roasts.
Good speeches were made by public
men who entered into the spirit of the
occasion. The menu souvenir was i,
book of rules of the house, with many
cartoons showing the stringent man
ner in which Mr.. Cannon will rule the
house. 1t was accompanied by a
gavel, making every man his own
speaker.
One of the best hits of the even.
ing came late, when two bears ap.
peared. One was a real bear and the
other was unprecedented by member
of the club. He announced they were
from Mississippi and were looking for
the president.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-10
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report on trade last
week says: Seasonable winter wealth
er, hitherto conspicuously lacking, has
come very much into evidence with
the result of expanding retail trade in
winter goods, rubbers and wearing
apparel generally. Killing frosts have
about put a period to the marvellous
fall season of 1902. Dairy products
and produce generally are higher
Wheat crop has gone into winter quar-
tiers, with fair covering of snow in
northern ATTITUDES and with very
generally satisfactory condition ruling
throughout much of the admittedly
very large acreage.
Wool is strong and active, and still
tends higher, while the manufacturers
are busy on orders. Shoes are in bet
ter demand at retail and with jobbers
but manufacturers are quiet yet
Hides are rather weaker as the re
ceipts increase, but desirable leather
is firmly held.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-10
Earthquakes in Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah.-Since November
II, when an earthquake shook up
southern Utah and as far north as
Salt Lake, daily shocks have been felt
in the extreme southeastern portion
of the state. According to advices
received from Pine Valley, hamlet
in the mountains of Washington
county, not day has passed since
that date that at least one earth
quake shock has not been felt and SER
ious alarm is being felt for the safety
of the place. Every chimney in the
town has been badly cracked or COM
pletely ,tumbled over. At Pinto, the
shocks have been SO severe that the
public school has been abandoned for
several days. About Is miles south
are five or six old craters, and the
continuance of the earthquake shocks
has strengthened the belief that there
has been fresh outbreak of volcanic
activity in the mountains of that re.
gion.