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executive. But II d not for the American
people TO criticize the Cubans for that.
Industrslly. the ialand Is showing slow
mass Of the people are concerned. Their
patient industry is bearing fruit in in
creased domestic comforts, although the
life Of the majority Of Cuba's peasantry.
even as 1t IL to day, would be regarded
by Americans as barely removed from
pitiable and abject poverty, Small farmers
compose Q notable percentage Of the popu-
lstion Of the island. The census Of 1899
shows upward Of 5000 OF these farmers
whose holdings, either owned or rented.
are under fifteen acres In extent. IL Is the
large planters who have been and who are
now most heavily hit by the industrial
conditions. These are comparatively few
In number, but the fact that each OF
them 10 possible employer of anywhere
from 500 TO . 500 hands, for their field opera
lions, makes their reasonable prosperity
q matter Of incalculable Importance to the
welfare Of the island. and makes their mis-
fortune . danger to all. Many. probably
most OF these, at the time OF the American
occupation. were little better than bank
rupt. They have borrowed money upon
such terms a. they could for a reestab-
hshment Of their devastated fields and their
damaged or destroyed machinery, and
have held on In the hope OF conditions
which would operate for their salvation
The hoped for relief has not yet come, and
the outlook for these planters and their
many thousands Of dependents is not nota-
bly, encouraging.
The future Of the island and lis Govern
ment may not be predicted with safety
beyond the fact that any armed revolution,
any warlike insurreotion, Is quite as I'm
probable In Cuba As II is In any State in
the American Union. Political peace and
governmental stability depend there, as
they do in all countries, primarily upon
reasonable industrial prosperity Poverty
means discomfort and political unrest in
Cuba, a. II does in England. France, and the
United States. A hungry people will be
dissatisfied with q government which U.s.
~ . system Of government. ideal. A highly
prosperous or q reasonably prosperous
people will shout its approval Of its exist
ing administration, just as do the people
OF the United States.
It would be supreme folly for any anneIa-
ton element In this country to seek to ad-
vance its aims by forcing the Cubans into
. poverty from which there appeared no
relief except through political union with
the United States Cubans may be led
but they cannot be driven. A suspicion.
which 10 easily aroused. that an effort was
being made to coeroe them would call out
Q persistent stubbornness little short Of i'm
possible to overcome. A generous and
liberal attitude toward them II the only
course of wisdom for this country. poor
people make poor neighbors.' They also
make poor customers. Cuba's prosperity
depends on the people Of the United States.
According to the measure Of our COM
mercial liberality will stand the measure Of
her prosperity. According to the measure
Of her prosperity win stand the measure
Of return for benefits conferred upon her.
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would secure the territory OF Dutch
Guiana or Surinam on the mainland OF
South America, and the island OF Curaeoa
and its dependencies. which, a. glance
at the map will show, would be OF great
strategic value with reference to Venez-
uela and the Panama Canal IL Den"
mark also were annexed, the German
Empire would obtain the islands OF st.
Thomas, st. John and Santa Cruz, in
Guiding one Of the best harbors in the
West Indies, and commanding one OF the
most frequented routes from Europe
to the Caribbean.
Suppose these events we're seen to be
impending, what should we do about 1t?
Mr.. MONROE said in his message OF Dec 2,
fs2s, that with the existing colonies or
dependencies of any European Power
we have not interfered, and shall not
interfere That is to say. MONROE did
not dispute the absolute sovereignty
Of any European Power over its existing
American possessions. One incident OF
absolute sove reignty is the right to sur
render a dependency to q successful ad-
verSdry IN tlhlo Vi war, anu diioeuoi 10
the right to 81 II such dependency. A
fortiori, sovs reign Power might claim
to carry its Al nerican dependency with
it, IL it underw ent voluntary absorption
in another European State. In the case
Of Cuba, however, our State Department
repeatedly quaE fed MoNRoE's disclaimer
OF any intention to interfere with the
existing America dependencies Of Euro
pean Powers. We more than once in
formed the Madrid Government that we
could not view with equanimity the
transfer Of Cuba to any Of her great
European neighbOrs. That qualification
was based on our peculiar interest in
Cuba, resulting from the geographical
and strategic relation Of the island to
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Now,
however, that we have undertaken to
complete the Panama Canal, should we
not be justified in conveying q similar
intimation to Holland and Denmark with
reference to their possessions in the New
World3 PROFESSIONALLY we should not
desire to see either Curacao or st. Thomas
pass into German hands.
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The theory that the President may law
fully keep his gun busy a. an exterminstor
Of vermin while In the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park Is thus presented in the de-
spatches:
THE President will shoot no animals Protected
by the rules OF the Park. but lions. wolves and
coyotes kill deer and elk, ssd may be shot without
violating the regulations
This view Of the permissible is not borne
out by the language Of the act, which pro-
hihits all hunting. or the killing. wounding
or capturing at any time Of any bird or
wild animal Here u the sole exception to
the rule:
Except dangerous animals. when II Is nece Ssary
10 prevent them from destroying human life or
INJECTING an injury"
The protection Of the United States Gov
ernmsnt u over the lions, wolves and coy
otes In the Park against destruction By the
sportsmAn for sport. They cannot law,
fully BE- killed because they sometimes
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From the Ereniag Poet Of Saturday
As POSTMASTER and leading spirit OF the
banquet given 10 Manila to Edgar @. BEL
LARS" OF Florida chaingans fame. Capt.
Ramsey could not restrain himself at the
thought OF losing so true-may we say fvisdf
"a friend. and so burst into the followin g
verse:
Good by. Bellalrs!
Your ship Is In the Bay:
Tomorrow. aye. TO-DAY. Belairs. you will steam
away.
Burdened with the Golden Chains Of Friendship.
The Chains. left behind. Link by Link
In the Deep Sea. will sink
But to grow In Strength: and ~ill grip
The Hearts Of Those who Love you.
GOOD-BY. BELLAIRS!
True poets we all know are very apt.
once the divine inspiration Is upon them.
to have the powers Of both prophet and seer.
and Frank De W. Ramsey il surely no ez-
ception to the rule. Something out Of the
unknown past must have whispered TO his
poetic soul Of the fitness Of the words chains
and links. as applied to Bellairs. How CRATE
full 1t must have seemed to that hero OF tho
Sun ok Yeomanry to know that In 20 short
time links Of iron may become chains OF
gold and grip the hearts OF friends. instead
OF ones own ankles Hereafter We are sure
no golden treasury Of American poetry will
appear without this masterpiece OF rsrs DO
SOst<t<
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Chart for Tws.v-sAirl street storms.

10 Tns EDITOR OF TIE SuS-Sir; Having no
ticed many sweet country cousins scudding past
Point Fauron under bare poles during the late Sss
you not, dear EDITOR, In your most ccnspcuou'
nsuuel column giys the eogrse usually taken dur
Seer down Tw9ty second street. through the
an:p dIspefs 70 Twenty bird s,Tsst ccIos: I Ec,,
70 TwcnV fourth street when soRG uptown -
reverse The . ssns on The dS. naI mp Mrsoss may
NAV Y0ax Apgn n
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This sympathetic remark Is from the
Globe Democrat Of st. Louis;
OF course. those who are saying that the Pres
dent Is being kept too busy ere right"
But who IL saying sof And u Mr.. Rooss-
WILT IL being kept too busy on this trip,
who il keeping him too bt,syi
Don't you believe III He u having more
fun, more keen personal eujoyment, than
any President before him ever managed
to crowd into sixty-six days.
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kill deer end slk. They osn b shet eoly
vhsp " V nsoeaaary TO prevent them
from destroying human life or in6icttng
injury on . human being: that y to ssy.
they can be shot By the President only In
self -defenoe, or when he or some ono OF
his companions u In immediate danger
from their ferooity.
The law - to the wilder beasts In the
Park Is perfectly clear. 1t Is also perfectly
plain that President ROOSEVELT cannot
lawfully. and therefore will not actually, go
out TO seek them, and attack them when
found. with any weapon more murderous
than q camera.
He cannot lawfully even lasso for sport
the mountain lions. wolves and coyotes
In the National Park.
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FFoM w HoHSW h~Wne IFd"SeWW'
The late Admiral Belknap Vas . many sided
man. combining In . rare DEGREE the practical
seaman with the scientist Very few ohncen are
equally expert In both the practice OF their pro.
fession and In that higher theory N the point
where " enteu upon the broad held OF science,
but Admiral Belknap vas ope of these gifted few.
Personally. he was . man OF striking character
istlcs-a character without being a. eccentric.
There was plenty Of hone and muscle In his com :
position. and he often challenged opinion. but more
~ the emphasis with which 10 stated Ais own
visws than by attacking thoss OF ethsrs There
IVES great kindness In him, too. - those knew who
knew him beat.
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Pronuneiatio. All Arsuad.

To TIE EDrroR OF rHn SUS-.Sr: a tour OF the
country Is needed 70 Learn how the American Ian
gusge Is pronounced. In some parts OF erudite
Massachusetts, and all over tbs literary praines OF
Indiana wan not only rhymes with lawn and
dawn but also With John" For example. only
. few days ago Mrs. oShAas hnssssy observed. In
speaking 10 . Lawrence woman Of . policeman.
-Mr Dash 10 . cahp. ] believe YES was the
reply. he's . cawp.-
j. LovnovKII. O'SHAuoBNkssEY.
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HappiSess.

TO T1B Editor OF TEE SUN-Ssr: ] rad the
query Of e. c. c." In yesterdays SuN. "where Is
happiness 10 be foundf" hasten 10 reply: Tolstoy
ssys. Happiness can be found In only two wsys-
10 love and good deeds.'
Experience. In the held and a. the foYum. has
taught that the philosophy Of the great Russian
Is practical and 70 the point. l.. @. N.
BUFFALO, N. T.. April 6.
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Autom obile legislation This Year.

AuVOmODhe Leklstatton shis iedr'
The automobiles who have followed
closely the efforts OF the Legislatures
in many States OF the Union TO enact
laws TO regulate the use Of motor vehicles
on the public roads will hesys . sigh Of
relief whsn those Legislatures adjourn.
In the opinion Of the motorists.' sew
sral of these law-naking bodies have
shown not only extraordinary inability
to deal with the automobile situation,
but have also exhibited desire to deny
to the drivers of the self-moving vehicles
the rights and privileges commonly
enjoyed by the horsemep, Some OF
tbs laws 10 force are described az . Car
like and unreasonable, end many OF the
measures proposed would, it is claimed,
render automobiling practically impos-
sibas, IL they we're passed.
While strongly in favor OF fair and
proper laws for the operation Of these
new vehicles, we must admit that there
are, In some instances, good and suf-
fcient grounds for the objections heard.
Considering the novelty OF the machine
and the dangers which frequently attend
its Nse at the present time, most Of the
automobile laws now OF the statute
books may, We think. be called satis-
factory. But it must be admitted that
bills have been introduced in the Legis-
latures OF some States which show, I'M
mistakably, a lack of fairness and Of
wise discrimination in dealing with the
problsp in band.
Take, for example. the bill introduced
in the Pennsylvania Legislature by
Senator GRIN. This measure provides
that every automobilist in Pennsylvania
shall take out a license, for which he
must pay the sum of SO. A non-resi-
dent wishing to run his machine in that
state shall, in addition to the other
requirsmepts OF this oct, file his bond
in the penal sum Of 5000 with sureties
to be approved by the Court Of Common
Pleas Of the same county, Out Of this
bond, which is to be in the name Of the
Commonwealth, are to b paid all
damages allowed TO persons injured
through the use Of any other vehicle
in the possession OF the licensse, and also
all fines and cesta imposed for the
violation Of any Of the provisions Of
this act
For violations Of the act the offender
shall be deemed guilty Of misds-
meanor. and on conviction thereof, shall,
for each and every odoncs, be sentsnesd
10 pay fine Of not less than eSoo, and "a
undergo an imprisonment In the county
\ jail for q period not exceeding thirty
lays.' II convicted for violating specific
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banks are more than progressing. From March
H. 1900 10 March 81 lSosthree years and seventeen
days-i,%42 new banks have been organised. They
are capitalized and geographically distributed Is
follows:
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Perhaps the most remarkable pensien appiea.
tion ever presented In Congress u that embodied
In bin introduced BY Cengressmsa Pearrs of Mary
land. IL rceites with great gravity and wealth
of circumstantA detail that the applicant, when
. child In Arms In isei. was - frshteped By Ysakes
invaders In Maryland that he became paralyssd
and has never been able 70 Do auy work.
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from ~ VI eshinQoa Poo.

Mr.. German u . leader who believes In taking
advantage Of the mistakes Of the opposition. but
not 70 rely upon them htogeshss for susceas. He
also rccog nixes the importance Of making every
possible provision sssias, m'stakcs In his own
orea AMIR alton.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sfr: Say what
you please. there Is only one paper for me. THE
Sun Is twenty -four hours old when receive It at
my home town. and yet read II more thoroughly
than my nearby city papers beoause-if see II In
THE SUM- Its so. THEODORE L. LoSo.
ATLANTIC CIT, April II.
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No..Adhesive Postage stamps

TO THE EDITOR or TIE SUS-Sir: Why Is II
tina, any one can buy gummed paper at any sta
tion.rs that will stick but cannot buy postage
stamps anywhere that viii stick, GUN ARABIC.
LAKE. NAHoPAc. N. ", April II.
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The ShuttlecOck.

There Ia this matter for serious thought
in recsnt decisions Of high Federal Courts
which touch the borderland OF Consti-
tutional Interpretation.
No opinion reaching to fundamental
questions of the freedom OF contract
seems to the writing Justice quite COM
plete unless it carries, in one form or
another. the precept thus stated by
Judge THAYEB. in the Northern Securi-
ties cass, with reference to the propo-
sitions that the merger is beneficial to
the public rather than harmful, and that
the motive OF the combination is laudable
rather than criminal:
We shall ueltbsr afnrm nor deny either OF these
propositions because they present issues rheh rs
ass M called spoa to determine. and some Of them
uvo,ss qu eslons which are no, within the province
Of any court to decide. involving as they do. aues-
items Of public policy uateh consrsss msa deter
nstae."
A judicial principle that is unquestion-
ably true when properly applied to mat
ters merely II legislative policy; but q
half-truth, dangerous and unsettling in
the extreme, If it should ever be used for
ths avoidance Of judicial responsibility
far Tho protection Of the citizen against
legislative invasion of his rights.
What, for example, will happen, II
responsibility for the protection OF tho
rights guaranteed by the Fourth and
Fifth Amendments, and for the similar
rights reserved but not enumerated,
comes to be tossed back and forth &C
cordins to the following process?
Ia Congress. impelled by some
temporary phase Of public sentiment or
urged TO the experiment by some i'm
pstuous Executive, enacts legislation Of
doubtful Constitutionality, on the plea
that IL il the business Of the Judiciary
to correct any mistake and to rectify any
encroachmept. Let Va first pass the
Law and then let the Supreme Court upset
it, il it ought to be upset, Is already a
toe familiar programme Of experimental
legislation.
.. The Judiciary sends back tho re-
sponsibility to the Legislature. on the
theory that the question b Of public
policy, and that it rests with the Con-
gysss and not With the Court to say the
last word thereon.
How different was the rule Of vigilance
affirmed by tho United States Supreme
Court In tho case Of BOYD against the
United States;
-Ynsgitimate and unconstitutional principles
- thety ayss footing BY silent approaches and
anRbt dsviauens from legal modes Of procedure.
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The 500 OF bonds deposited against cir
culation Ia fraction less than "a per cent OF the
capital, the latter being the measure OF the MAJ
mum amount Of circulation issuable. Our toial
national bank ngures for March 81. 1905. ere:
Iacreda sfaf'
March L. 1900
,SurrNey NJ bsnks .. <aeo IS.
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upon CUBAN mlnd ana aCtlOn. Sn6fBeu
as they 30 often have been. with incapacity
for self-government, and with political
likeness to certain other nations Of LATIN
America, their pride appears with purpose
to demonstrate the falsity Of both charge
and parallel. A sense Of responsibility
will often turn the most blatant OF ultra
radicals into the quietest OF conservatives.
These, then, may be set down as the
moral factors in Cuba's disappointment Of
predictions which we're pessimistic. though
they may have been entirely honest and
seemingly fully justified. They are the
unknown factors la all Cuban economic
equations. The precise influence Of pa
tient endurance, persistent tenacity, charity
and mutual helpfulness, hopeful anticipa-
ton Of better days. personal and national
pride, and the effect Of a sense Of respon-
ability, are not TO be easily measured as
an operative force In Cuban Affairs. Again
and again they have carried the island
through the slough Of despond and brought
her up smiling upon the other side.
Besides these, there have appeared factors
Of a more material and tangible nature.
Yet, without the moral features which lay
behind them, these would hardly have served
to avert the danger which threatened the
island In the spring and summer OF 1909.
The most important OF the material infu-
ences was, doubtless, the general stihening
Of the market prices Of sugar. This Was
duo, chiefly. to the action Of the Brussels
Conference. which provided for the aboh-
ton. In September Of this year. Of the Eu-
ropean system Of bounties and special
legislation affecting the beet sugar industry
Of tho Continent. European beet sugar,
aided by artificial systems. had left tho
United States ~ the only possible outlet
for the Cuban product, Cuba was ct the
mercy Of the American tariff. European
quotations plus the American tariff left The
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S.sto.sit
<<,l@. ~ iAtt6.S1s

Things are very different nowadays from what
they were 'n the sad and weary years OF MT cleve
lands second term. when manufacturers hsd 10
TO -cap In hand" 70 the anks 70 get scconmo
dalton notes discounted TO meet their reduce
and nfrequent payrolh. -
ScHKxSCrApY. n. Y. April o.
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have been ODngeo 10 MAINTAIN tneu execu-
tive and legislative departments, Presi-
dent, Cabinet and Congress. Diplomatic
and consular services have been maintained.
These did not exist under the Government
Of Intervention. Notwithstanding all this.
a comparative statement shows strongly
in favor Of the Cuban Administration.
During his control Of Cuban Affairs, Gen.
Wood overspent his revenues by some
q, ZOO, 900. This he drew from . balance
Of some 81 200, 900 left in the treasury by
his predecessor, Gen. John R. Brooke. The
sum which Gen. Wood turned over to the
new Government (about $40 ,000) was what
remained OF the Brooke surplus after Gen.
Wood had drawn upon 1t to the extent above
stated. On April !. 1908, after the payment
Of all current expenses, the Cuban treasury
showed a surplus Of q, ass 900.
Politically. the Cuban situation 10 some
what confused, though not injuriously 20.
Political parties exist and their names APP
near in political activities. But there 10
little or nothing which constitutes . we'll
defined issue. To some extent, the Piatt
Amendment has figured as an issue. q
radical element opposing its ratification
and a conservative element advising or
urging it's confirmation, though the di.
vision Is not made strictly along party
lines. Other questions, such - the na-
tionh loan and the payment Of the army,
and the approval or disapproval Of reci-
procity treaty with the United States,
stand In . similarly vague political posi-
ton. President Estrada Palma has amply
justified his election to the leadership
Of his people. Some friction has been
inevitable between the two houses Of lsgis-
lstion. and between the Legislature and The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-16
Prosecuting the Druggists.


There is said to be trouble ahead
Tor some of the Muskogee druggists
and that it is a TOO hot" case with
pGstrict Attorney Mellette at the bel
lows.
The story of a special correspondent
Is that the practice has been to omit
la!l sentences and let some of the
druggists OF with $500 fine twice a
y,ar-equal to a $1,000 license year
I he district attorney now announces
that he proposes to send one of the
leading druggists of the city to the
penitentiary. partly as an example.
the man is sick at home with a fever
end a doctors certificate OF his daily
condition is exacted. Under these cir
C,mstances it will be strange il his
temperature goes down until the jury
Is dismissed. But there is a good snak-
ing up, not only at Muskogee but al
other Creek towns and it is possible
the boot-legger will again have his
nnine.-Vinita Daily Chieftain.
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o. r. Simon is here from Fort
Worth
LF. HlrAos came up today from
Marietta.
l.. V. Mullen left today for Ada on
business.
Albert Rennie is IN the city from
Pauls Valley.
Tom Martin came down from Pauls
Valley yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. = Everett Booth arc
in the city from Graham
A. Nichols lett today over he Choc-
tsv roi Mannsville.
y. 4. Barnes ami wife and d. r..
Jones came in today from Duncan.
Col. Josiah Kildow of the Gainesville
Messenger is in the city to-day full of
business.
Holmes Akers of Lawton is in the
city today. Mr.. Akers is an old resi-.
dent OF Woodford.
Deputy Clerk w. r. Ward of Tisho
mingO was here today ana TetuIheu
home on the Choctaw train.
Miss Nellie Phillips of TishomiIgo
who has been in the city for several
days. returned home yesterday.
w. S. Crockett left today for Tisho
mingo. where he will assist Deputy
Clerk w. T. Ward during court, which
convenes next Monday.
Mrs. o. l.. Dennes and daughter
who have been visiting for the pas
three and a half months in Christian
| county. KY, have returned home.