The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-21

5alaam 20 Lloerville, IN the Erencn |
Congo. The railway will thus pass
through the heart of the Congo Free
state.
OUT OF DATE.
New York Mail: When, in 1898,
the Oregon took Captain Clark's bit
In her teeth and galloped In her
somewhat numbering battleship way,
from San Francisco to Santiago, a..
300 miles In less than six weeks, she
was reckoned one of the best and
most up.to.date war ship afoat. She
had been commissioned less than two
years before. That was seven years
ago. How quickly do the mighty fall
In naval warfare at this day The
Oregon is ordered home from the
China station now to be completely
overhauled. Everything she has is to
60 by the board. Modern" guns and
modern" appliances and machinery
will be substituted for what has
grown ancient since your baby was
born. The Oregon is practically OBJ.
solete to-day.
A DIFFERENCE.
Sacramento Union: 1t is reported
that the trees planted in New York
by Ii Hung Chang have been almost
carried away piecemeal by relic
hunters. On the other hand, the trees
planted BY General Grant in Tokyo
are surrounded by a railing and guard.
ed by soldiers. 1t is not a pleasant
comparison, nor does It reflect favor
ably upon the civilized liberty of
which we talk 90 much. This species
of relic hunting is the crudest ard
most indefensible form of selfishness.
In order that we may possess some.
thing intrinsically worthless we de-
destroy an object of senti.
mental value to the nation. There
ought to be some way to prevent such
insane vandalism, even In a land of
EFFORT OF RESTRAINT.
Madison Democrat We are blandly
informed that "sO far from diminish.
ing the consumption of cigarets the
Indiana anti-cigarets law has largely
It," That'sexactly the fool
made with reference to pro-
hibition-that it actually increases
the consumption Of intoxicants.
Possibly the 7nti-pass law In Wiscou-
sin likewise has multiplied passes,
yet we imagine there are not few
who are willing to testify from sad
personal experience that such - not
the case.
MILWAUKEE, GRANT.
Milwaukee Free Press: A hundred
indictments already prove what the
public has long known, the widespread
existence of system of graft that
has entered into the public business of
this city for years.. from the granting
of great franchises to ordinary con.
tracts for supplies and bay-window
privileges. The indictments. big and
littley will be tried out in the courts.
Every accused man'will have a chance
to establish his innocence, If he cam
in tribunals provided for that pur.
pose, where 1t is intended that equal
justice shall be administered alike to
the riah and poor, the powerful and
weak. No man may anticipate the
verdict of his peers No man will be
held gailty until he'is proven guilty.
Nor can any man be proven innocent
except by those agencies that are
duly provided by law. Otherwise the.
doors Of the courts must be closed
and its administrat ton Of justice given
ever to the hands Of those who are
able to pay for 1t.
A boaa, systematis and unsorupulous
effort y being made TO break down
Dablic confidence In the grand jury
andldisaYict attorney, who are trying
toviG Milwaukee Of ~ big and bad .
sang ~ boodlers a.A grafters-a - ever
fastened itself on . community. Day
b. dag the jury asa the diststct At.
tsrney are meroilessly assailed' and
Dallg.ed and their motives imRugned,
b 10 AssbGful II the like was ever sees
ezcepA ID the days Of Tweedi IN New
Xork. It failed then; It will fail
Row. and It will always fail aslong n
the csaSts, in the minds Of the people,
remain the hnal bNlwark Of humaa
liberties and huDan rights.
The pablic will not be convinced
that seveuteen yepatable men, cen,
posing the grand jury-men of char'
Eaeter and standing In the community
would indiCh any man unless there
was evidence which warranted suei
tsdictment.. Newspaper editorials
the statemsnss Of paid attorneys, eivi
suits, can have no other purpose thar
to prejudiee the cases of the mel
indicted and still to be tried, to byeal
down the. confidence Of the people Ii
the honesty, disinterestedness ant
thOroughness with which the CRANE
jury and district att0cneys ONCE ar,
doing the work they are sworn to do
and toshake the faith of the people
In the courts to which all citizen
must look for final justice. 1t IL tn
resort Of desperation, and 1t canno
succeed.