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THE socialists OF Vienna have unioosed
their tongues, made discordant their
voices and afflicted the air with WHO
abuse OF the Tsar OF Russia What IL
cense a national dividing line gives to
towards. How many are the patriots
whose tongues wag thousands or miles
from the scene OF danger or the place
whore protest should be made. There are
a few such patriots In the United states.
San Francisco Call.
THE regents OF the state university
took wise action when they adopted
resolution condemning secret societies In
the preparatory schools, and they might
well have gone further and condemned
such societies I'm the university also, Sc
cret societies among the pupils or stu
dents attending a school or other educa-
tional institution are I'm conflict with that
democratic spirit which should prevail
They tend TO build up class distinctions
and 10 draw lines OF discrimination be-
tween the students. This Is inherently
wrong. for our schools, colleges and uni
versities should be nurseries not only OF
science but also OF liberty and that love
OF free institutions which can achieve It's
full development oily under a Republican
form OF government and with Democratic
institutions. The schools should be kept
free from everything which may tend TO
separate the students or pupils into dis
tinct classes for the spirit and sentiment
cultivated during school and college days
will show itself in all the subsequent
years of man or woman. denver Re-
publican.
'sThe tariff is an extremely complex
question, but sometimes the duties on for
eign goods get 80 high and produce such
an enormous surplus I'm the treasury that
the necessity for doing something Is
plain. This is one OF the times. But we
must wait The party In power In the ex-
ecutive and Legislative departments has
presidential election on hand. and the
leaders know that revision OF the tariff
and presidential politics make a rebellious
mixture I'm single year. The Democrats
will do their best 10 push the tariff bar
ons and their friends to suicide during
the coming session. but they cannot ac-
complish resision beyond the adoption OF
the Cuban reciprocity treaty-and per-
haps not even that. They can, though. do
much to render glaring the false pre-
tences on which the Republican Presiden-
tial campaign In likely 10 be conducted"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some Democrats are said TO be for
Low for mayor In New York. But II must
be remembered that some Democrats
count for mighty little as against the or
ganization. There are probably some
Democrats in Missouri for Roosevelt. but
scarcely enough, IL 10 feared. to give him
the state against any Democrat who has
been mentioned or may be selected to
run against him."-Kansas City Star.
Senator German suggests that the
issues next year shall be the
tariff. economy. honesty The tariff Is all
right as an issue. but the Republicans may
nnish their house cleaning and be able To
snow a clean bill Of health by that time.
As 10 the little matter OF economy. we
are not 80 sure that the Democrats
would be any less extravagant than the
Minneapolis Times.
"A well posted English journalist
speaks OF the Hon oliver Wendell
Holmes as having been promoted to the
ord chief justioeship Of the United
States in Washington. Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
The continued occupation OF Manchu- |
ria BY the Russians is not a matter with
which the United States has any mme-
date concern. That In China's business
and II the Chinese choose 10 put UP with |
II we needn't care. But We have just |
made a treaty with China which confers
upon this country certain privileges in
as In other parts OF the Chi |
nese empire. II In possible that the Rus
slams will In some way or other, either d.
rect or indirect. undertake 20 interfere
with our enjoyment Of those privileges.
and should that happen some vigorous d.
AT Washington OF the shirt