Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
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 Dowie is one of the few men who have been able to achieve International unpopularfty aItimore Sun.
 Ambitious and too eager foreign ban- dfts are cautioned against overdoing the kidnapping business and flooding the market with too many captives. They should remember what happened to Wall street by reason of excessive fotation.-Los Angeles Times.
 A man in the Adfrondacks says he killed guide in mistake for a deer. As the shooting of deer between No vember 16 and September is prohib- tied by law, 1t might be well for the game wardens to See how many deer are being shot out of season.-New York World.
 The anti-Parker patriots no sooner "get together" than they fall asunder. Getting together is. in fact, the one process which most disheartens them. Murphy looks German in the face, and the two gaze on Senator Smith of New Jersey, but nowhere Is there consola- ton for any of them.-New York Even ing Post.
 We do not think the people are great ly interested in knowing just how re- gently Paul Morton called himself a democrat. He becomes member of a republican presidents cabinet to-day, and if he makes a good secretary of the navy, as we hope he will, MT Roose- velt's choice of him will be justified New York Sun.
 How many men the Japanese army now numbers few people in this coun- try know. One thing is certain It Is much more than 10000 men. How much more can only be guessed. Some guesses go as high as 350O00 men. They are men who have been steadily winning and that counts tremendously in batt1e.-Boston Advertiser.
 Before his departure for Paris, Dr Depew so far overcame his natural shy ness and reticence as to talk about himself to the reporters. He wants an- other term in the senate. "I believe | am entitled to a reelection" he said, land as far as can ascertain my can didacy is receiving universal support all over the state" It would be inter- esting to know whether Governor
  lies with the doctors or Frank Blacks. Tom Platt says the doctor shall have another term if he cares for it.-Hart- ford Courant.
 President Hadley of Yale university fears that we have been rearing our moral system on false foundation. We have forsaken the Golden Rule and become a law unto ourselves. The re- suit is deplorable Here is the doctors reflection: "AImost every eyfl-pol1t1- cal social, commercial-which consti- tutes a serious menace to the perma- nent prosperity of our country, can be traced directly to our tolerant accept ance of selfshness as basis of moral ity.'' This is an important pronounce ment. The prominence of its author makes 1t worth the while to commend it to the reflection of all serious men and to the reflection especially of those who are convinced that there can De no morality worthy of the name where selfshness is not repressed and where charity is not accorded a leading voice. Altruism, and not selhshness, IS the basis of true Christian morality. Gath ollie Transcript.
 We are becoming so accustomed to these daily reports of Japanese ad- vances and victories, and Of Russian retreats and defeats, on land and sea, that we are in danger of losing sight of the remarkable character of the great campaign now going on in the far east. What we might naturally have expect ed to see in contest between Russia and Japan was precisely the opposite of that which we do see. According to the relative strength and resources of the two empires, we might have expect ed to see the Japanese attacked and overborne by the mere weight and pre- ponderance of their powerful adver- sary. It is safe to say that no Flu ropean power. not even the Germans, could prosecute 8 campaign under the conditions existing in Manchuria with the tremendous energy and impact that is being displayed by the incomparable army and navy of Japan.-Hartford | Times.