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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.

Were reformers and Independents to express dis
content because Democratic leaders have been able
to carry the purifying process further than Coun-
Gil ticket for the coming campaign the dissatisfaction
would have the advantage of consistency.
When it comes from Republican gang organs there
is neither consistency weight.
Unhappily there is truth in the objection that the
list Of House candidates forecasts Enthusiastically the
nomination of undesirable men on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the House Of Delegates. But what
alternative does the list of Republican candidates Of
fer? The citizen can to whichever party he turns
only prospect Of another venal House.
Partly the leaders, Democratic and Republican, are
helpless under system Of strict ward representation
Certain wards are absolutely controlled by gangster
politicians. Certain other wards are operated by the
half gangsters, who respectable enough to have
respectable friends and gangster enough to work with
the corrupt element This second class of wards has
citizenship which could easily overthrow such
manipuators If would realize its duty and with
energy. With the class of wards first mentioned little
be done The voters in the second class good
intentions, but weak political spirit They could
troll the situation They may yet do the better
side, but they are not showing symptoms of action
State laws and party customs have rapidly in
creased the power of machine organizations over the
selection Of candidates. II each organization must
necessarily include all wards to b complete then
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
RECENT COMMENT.
Trust. and nIntrimonx.

Pittsburg Press
President Roosevets recent upon the mead of
larger families and observance of the
oosaon of marriage will be recalled with new interest
now that Congress is expiring without single adequate
measure of antitrust legislation.
Marriage Is the normal condition Of mankind II IA
safe to say that the majority men and women
who pass the marrying stage in single bessedness can
render satisfactory least to themselves
for their nonmarrage Cebacy is very few cases the
result OF absolute preference. Hence the part OF
consistency and wisdom for those the
married to do their best to conditions
30 to encourage matrimony and make assumption
easy The restraint of trusts would manestly one
these Every intelligent American knows that prices are
suppressng natural competition, have great deal to do
with these Every intelligent American. too knows that
the nigh cost of living has direct bearing upon the de-
csion of sensible people of small incomes and modest
prospects as to whether undertake domestic
responsibilities Let have prices and we will
have larger families.
The President cannot sober second thought con-
denim young for taking the Of living into
count when debating matrimony We remember hearing
Doctor Rainsford. the energetic Of St Georges
Episcopal Church in New York, in Ptsburg pulpit:
The young who marres tries raise family
on less than S1eo will fail, and deserves fail"
and young who listening interjected soto
voce: Now. doctor. you're shouting" And that was be-
fore the trusts had captured everything
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
ApRopos OF THE SPLITTER.

An isolated Individual living in 'state of nature
and roaming unpeopled earth at will might deport
himself very much as he pleased. There would be
nobody to offend. Human pride however prompts the
hope that then he would give himself something
like for the sake Of example to the ape and
other initiative beasts.
Whether he would or not, it is certain that If he
were given four or five human companions he would
very soon take a modified behavior. Or give the
isolated party taste Of civilization and then thrust
him back into his lonely environment, and he would
afterwards adhere to certain acquired traits and
reinements
Manners like laws, are based upon mutual con-
cessions of individuals who agree consent to live
together. Laws in fact are an outgrowth. being
nothing more or less than formula and expression
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
THE ONE CONSPICUOUS FACT.

The Fifty-seyenth Congress is conspicuous for one
thing In all other respects will rank in history
utterly commonplace So far its legislation is con-
cerned that It's face stamps the session as almost
trivial Except for appropriation measures, Congress
has done little Its laws have been without exception
characterless and insipd, and generally marked with
ineptitude.
The one distinguishing feature has been the bond
age in which it has been held by the money power
The chief activities and enactments Of the Fifty
enth Congress show the influences Of the interests
which deal in special privileges.
That this explanation is reasonable appears in two
ways. First, Hanna and Aldrch, the nation knows,
are the middlemen Of the money influence; they are
the means of induction, the conduits as it were,
through which that influence reaches and affects Con-
gress. Hanna stands more prominently as the rep
resentative of monopoly. Aldrteh represents that
more subtle power vaguely understood capital, a
power including monopoly, but greater and more
extensive The country has these men as joint
dicators controlling absolutely the fate Of all meas
in Senate and House. They are the gods in the
machine, the central but all-pervasve force.
Without reference to the representative character
of these men and its obvious relation to the laws
which have been made, the laws themselves warrant
the hypothesis that brokers in special privileges con-
troll Congress. At the sessions opening three prin
cpal subjects of legislation presented themselves,
u WHICH, lhe uus's anu TAI uiie@'! e-ie"he" Sei
tain potent interests the third, reciprocity involving
those interests in less degree.
The three subjects relegated to second and
third Importance while minor considerations con-
tanning no menace to the dominant power, have con-
sumed the session. Diluted measures, from which all
danger has been stdously eliminated, have been the
only ones allowed to pass Even in the face of ma
onal crisis the special interests successfully de-
Tended.
AS time passes and the Fifty seventh Congress is
thrown further into retrospect the one conspicuous
fact will become clearer-that the political power of
seventy millions Of people has been welded by two
men by virtue Of the anonymous billions which they
represent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.

While there is serious reason to doubt that the
Cuban reciprocity bill will be ratified by the Senate
of the Fiftyeighth Congress, assembled in ex-
taordinary session. there is little question that its
ratification is desired by majority of the people Of
this country.
This popular desire is based upon regard for the
national honor. 1t is felt that are under moral
obligation to assist Cuba toward commercial and in
dustral prosperity Such prosperity is impossible
less the island enjoys reciprocal relations with this
country Under existing conditions Cuba is handi-
capped in her attitude toward the rest of the world
She cannot make advantageous treaties with Euro
pean countries. She must of necessity depend upon
the United States for friendly help protection and
encouragement.
Following the close Of the war with Spain which
liberated Cuba. achievement in behalf of the peo
pie Of that island has been of nature that justifes
an exceeding American pridefulness. We have assist
ed that little Republic to establish stable Govern
ment, maintaining military occupation Of its terri
tory only until the new free people were able to stand
alone During the period of the American occupation
Of Cuba tremendous sanitary work accom-
pshed by the American officials in control Havana
the beautiful capital Of the Cuban Republic has been
transformed into 4 clean and healthful city, thus
minimizing to its lowest possibilities the yellow fever
scourge, which, for many generations, had been an
unchecked curse Great sanitary improvements have
been made in all the Cuban Provinces. By precept
and example have been the stanch friend Of Cuba
throughout her earliest days of freedom
This splendid record should eliminate in the rat
fcation of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, without
which the commercial and industrial prosperity of
the island is impossible Unhappily however it is right
here that partisan bigotry in behalf Of the Republican
creed of high protection threatens injustice to
Cuba, which will mean dishonor to The ratfca-
ton of the Cuban treaty is opposed by Republican
Senators because reciprocity is taken meaning
surrender Of the principle of the nvioabiity of the
Dingey tariff schedules. 1t is feared that the estab
lshment of reciprocal relations with Cuba will be
the beginning Of tariff revision. Selfish interests
bne to forbid this, and these interests those to
whose will the Republican party bows in unfailing
obedience.
President Roosevelt has been brave enough to exert
his influence in behalf of the ratification Of the Cuban
treaty. 1t remains to be If he is sufficiently pow
erfu In his party to compel this act Of justice to
helpless and dependent people He is supported by
American public sentiment in his endeavors to this
end Which shall prevail during the extra session of
the Senate Of the Fifty-eghth Congress-the right,
the President and the American people the one
side, the high tartes of the United States Senate
the other?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
WORLD'S-t9O4-FAIR
THE STRAP PASSENGER BILL.

THE STRAP PASSENGER" BILL.
Representative Farley's bill, providing for the pay
ment of half fares only by street railway passengers
provided with seats is another example Of class
of legislation which would bring complication and
confusion in awkward, impulsive effort after i'm
provement.
1t may be seen at glance how unsatisfactory and
senger standing in crowded street car would pay
the conductor half fare claiming this right of rebate
under the provisions of Mr.. Farley's bill Shortly
thereafter seat in the car would be vacated to be
promptly occupied by the half-fare passenger. II
would of course be impossible for the conductor of
the to keep tab all such and to collect
the full fare when haffare passengers obtain seats
Besides under the law there is specification of the
distance or length Of time during which passengers
must stand in order be entitled the haffare priv
ilege.
Suppose another method tried, in order to
have the hafar system operate only in the case of
those passengers who stood throughout their entire
journey on street car. Would the 50per-cent re-
bate be collected from the conductor the passen-
gers withdrawal from the car? Could the conductor
know whether a passenger making such a claim for
half fare had in reality stood during the entire time?
Imagine the confusion and pickering and delay that
would be inevitable under such system Yet 1t is
between these two methods that choice would have
to be made If the Farley bill became a law.
An improvement of the street railway service is
desirable but 1t will not be gained through such leg
islation that for which Representative Farley asks
1t is doubtful whether any law would be effective in
reality, save, perhaps one compelling street railway
companies to at such close intervals in the
busy traffic hours would insure ample accommo-
dalton for all passengers law forbiddng street
cars to take on more passengers when all the seats
are occupied would not be endured by the hurrying
carefully consider the situation which he seeks to
improve. His present bill contains possibilities of
any results beyond confusion, injustice delay and alb
surd complications.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
Gesture and Speech.


Brander Matthews in March Bookman.
The dramatist will profit by ability to
soul through the eye as we'll through the He will
be tempted to let gesture supplement speech
let it substitute In life the
action precedes the word: and It sometimes sign-
the explanatory phrase which follows is not
always needed. Leasing had this truth. which
Ddert had half suggested and urged that the play
wright should leave much to the since there
many effects which the actor could produce
poet Herbert Spencer has 'the
with which simple ideas communicated by signs
he noted that 1t far expressive to point
door to place the fingers lips than to say
the room" Keep silent"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
MIR. Roosevelt and Congress.
Harper's Weekly.

HarperS Weekly.
At the end of his second session of Congress
welt has hardly any sincere friends in Congress- The
party machine is the most perfect that ever
absolutely and DEGREES embodied
in legislation For the moment the country is
by edicts of oligarchy by which are
the result Of discussion and elaboration The oligarchy
gratfes the President with legislation, denying him
much. and deceiving him in respects. What it
grants is for the sake OF harmony. The independent
thinking Republicans who this rule, who
hoped for help from the White House against the
of the ogarchy hurt and The Presi-
dent retain the affection Of their constituents
he has lost the friendship and the confidence of the
Representatives. The President the ally the
ruling oigarchy. whose leaders do agree with single
principle which he announces They satisfied how
with his ultimate surrender they would
him II they dared
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
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9 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
"" TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic. March Z. 1873
at the annual meeting Of the st.
q Louis Union Depot Company, W. d.
. Griswold. r. H. Shoemaker, William
. Taussig and Samuel Gaty of this
= city were elected directors The K.
q c., st. L. & C. R. r elected John
= J. Mitchell. R. P. Tansey and John
. NJ. Woodson directors, to represent
q st. Louis on the board.
. Miss Rose Osborn Joined Mr.. and
q Mrs. William j. Florence in THE
. Mighty Dollar at the Olympic.
. Edward S. Douglass was appointed
. administrator Of the John T. Doug
q lass estate.
. A dummy horse was rugged up on
. the front Of the dummy engine at
. Carondelet to prevent the engine
. from frightening horses.
q Chief McDonough and Patrolman
q Joe Cannon were said to be the only
= members Of the Police Department
q who had Joined the Murphy temper
. ance movement.
. james Welsh. a young boy living at
q No S01 Biddle street, fell over a
. fence and broke his leg.
q A 6-year-old son Of Anton Hickey
. Of No. Liz o'Fallon street was run
. over by spring wagon and hurt.
. Policeman John Afaloney. who
. looked after the City Hall, resigned
. Captain Ford, Harborrnaster. ADJ
. vocated that the wharf be built from
. the bridge north to the elevators
. The old wharves were all below the
q bridge.
. Captain Leighton's new boat vas
. named theft. z. Bachelor.
q A fire at Iowa avenue and Pesta.
. lozzi street destroyed the homes Of
= Gottlieb Eyerman and Jacob Herb
q ster.
. James Parsons of Seventh and
. Wash streets tried to light 4 cirar
. from gasoline lamp and was badly
. burned.
= The funeral Of Otto Kulaxe tooh
. place. The pallbearers were the fol-
= lowing members Of the House Of
. Delegates: Alfred W. Henry, oeorr,
= w. Updyke. Alexander N. De Nenfl
= James crawshaw. p. sullivan. >.
= Gundlach. Henry C. Meyer ma -
. Nolte.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

Senator Vests retirement from public life at the
close of the final session of the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress marks the termination public career of ex-
eeptona usefulness and brilliancy. The great Mis-
souran has at all times during his twenty-five years
of senatorial service been leading and potential fig
ure. lie has been unfailngly and splendidly faith
1ul to his party, to his State and to the nation On
his last day of service in the Senate the fact was
maze manifest by the public and by his colleagues
that he stood foremost In honor and distinction among
the Senators whose terms Of office also expired In
his own State the Senator's fame is proudly cherished
His name is written high among those of the great
sons of Missouri not one Of whom more completely
possessed the admiration and confidence of Missouri.
ans.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
immortality OF Ioke..

New Orleans Tmes-Democrat
Whoever does not believe Immortality turn
his upon jokes. No Joke has been known die
Oven the weakest from its birth lives forever Now
and then joke will work overtime consistently and
will have to go to the hospital temporary oblivion
rest But always returns business with clean
bill of health, and. enthusiastically tie, fresh
collar As rule however, 1t the same old cellu
lod neckband and faded scarf sponged OF and benzned
by the skillful hands Of Time
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

Of manners. What We know as good manners are
unwritten laws, equally binding with written ones the
only difference being that violation of the former is
not officially punishable. But that society or the
community does, in fact, punish the viOlator of the
essentials of poeness needs no argument
These unwritten laws of good manners these 1nrl.
tual concessions, selected arbitrarily by the
people, but adopted because they constitute the
force of example and experience and undergo con-
slant change and improvement They improve be.
cause two heads are better than one Our own knowl
edge and experience are added to those of our an
cestors.
1t is because they constitute in fact science Of
living. because they are based upon comfort and
venience that they have intrinsic value to the indi
vidual. Robinson Crusoe, or Alexander Selkirk If
you prefer. continued the refined practices and polite
customs of civilization during his life on the desert
island not wholly through force Of habit but because
they conduced to facility expedence convenience and
comfort because they were true philosophy of liv-
ing. Were they empty formulas they would have
no value for the savage-and we know how readily
he acquires and tenaciously retains approved modes
and manners.
AS Tor the party who Spits on the st. Louis side
walk In the street in the theaers and other pub
lie places-he is lawbreaker He is confronted with
written as well unwritten law He has deliber
aeiy acquired habit which is repugnant to his fe
low man, and woman. His offense will not be toll
Grated For many years his fellow-men have pro-
tested-he has only been punished socially Now they
assert in written law the voice the majority: he
shall be punished legally and officially if he violates it.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

St. Louis public sentiment is overwhelmingly on
posed to revival of the old system of electinr men,
bers of the School Board by districts instead of at
large The evil Collins bill providing for this return
of the School Board to the domination of political
spoilsmen must be promptly killed. 1t is a direct
menace to the cause of free education in Missouris
principal city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
Professor Morris Recital

Professor George Mort will appear In tho
double capacity Of organist and violinist
Sunday night at st. Georges Church. He
will play az the offerto-y the violin solo,
SvenGsen's Romance" accompanied on the
several years Mr.. Mort taught the violin,
but gave It I'D for the organ. OF late he
has again taken up violin practice for the
love OF the instrument, and this will be his
first public appearance as a violinis. in ten
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

President Roosevelt used the extra session q. !.
threat for various purposes, one Of which was to
brighten the Senate into radical antitrust eeisla
ton-which never materialzed. In the excitement of
treaties and appropriations the issues are of course
dismissed from memory
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

IA Deaware's negro population amounting to several
thousands Is purchased en- masse by the Republican
party at each election. This fact should be borne In
h'ind oy the RootRoosevelto school Of critics who
speak OF the Acknowledgement of the Southern negro
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. March of Fraser Park
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Nellie. to Mr. II. F. Kohler of No. 4119
Westminster place. The wedding will take
place early in June
Friends of Miss Hazel jackson. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewylln B. Jackson Of
North Taylor avenue have lately been sp-
prised Of her engagement to Mr.. James
Morton Cieland, son of Mr.. and Mrs Jonas
Cleland of Kenwood, Chicago. No date has
yet been set for the wedding.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
Medical Association Formed.

Eureka Springs, Ark. March 5-The In.
terstate Medical Association, with head
ticles of Incorporation. with a capital stock
Of 10000. The incorporutors are Doctor
Charles p. Davis. r. H. Stern. Julius Lab
sap. r. n. Claflin and George West, man.
ager st. L. & n. A R r. The rights of
incorporation include the building Of sani-
tariums. operating OF electric and other
power plants
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06
POEMS WORTH KNOWING
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BY ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTOR.

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

home. Those present were: Misses Aiiza-
beth Schaller, Ida Reichhardt. Rose Schal-
Ter, Elizabeth Pauck Mamie Hike. Clara
Muciermann. Maize Smart, Loretta Gerber,
Catherine Pauck. Elsie Metzger.
The marriage of Miss Gussie Fisch and
Mr. Samuel Marks took place at Anchor
Hall, jefferson and Park avenues. on
"Wednesday. The ceremony was performed
at D. m. by the Reverend Doctor Messing.
Supper was served afterwards. and dancing
followed. The bride was attended by her
sister Miss Rosie Ffsch. as maid of honor.
and Mr. Morris j. Siegfried. cousin of the
bride. was best man The Misses Minnie
Siegfried and Annie Marks were brides
maids. with Messrs. Frank fawatz ana
Julius Fremder as groonlsmen. The out-of-
town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. L. s. Lam
dau of Murphysboro. ILL.,. Mr. and Mrs. 1.
T. sjilberstein. and daughter of De Soto.
Mo-; Mrs Il. Levy and Mrs. L. Levy or
Chicago, ILL., 7
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF WE'D
DING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Rubenstein celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary of their married
life last night at their hospitable home. No.
4l2l Cook avenue. About sixty of their
most intimate friends and relatives gath
cred to express TO them the many good
wishes of the OCCASION
The guests were entertained until an
early hour of the morning with cards and
music. and at midnight were served with
an elegant lunch.
MANY relatives from out of town were
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Rubensten were as
sisted in entertaining by their father and
mother Mr.. and Mrs j. j. 1saacs. MIS-
Sandfelder. Mrs. Al Rubenstein and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. j. Isaacs.