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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-05

tue WOfk OI tue ufpdFIuent or state. Within few years there has been a very great increase in the amount and importance of the work to be done by that department both in Washington and abroad. This has been caused by the great increase of our foreign trade. the increase of wealth among our peo- pie, which enables them to travel more generally than heretofore. the increase of American capital which is seeking investment in foreign countries and the growth of our power and weight In the councils of the civilized world. There has been no corresponding increase of facilities for doing the work afforded to the department having charge of our foreign relations.
 Neither at home nor abroad is there a sufficient working force to do the business properly. Tn many respects the system which was adequate to the work of twenty-five or even ten years ago Is inadequate now and should be changed Our consular force should be classified and appointments should  be made to the several classes. with authority 10 the executive to assign the members Of each class 10 duty at such posts as the interests Of the service re- quire instead of the appointments be- ing made. as at present. to specified posts. There should be an adequate inspection service. % that the depart ment may t.e able to inform ifseIf how the business of each eousalate is being done. instead of depending upon cas- nal private information or rumoE. The fee system should be entirely abolished and due equivaient made fn salary to the ofscerS who nov eke out their sub sistenee hy means of fees. Suacie1t provision should be made for a cierfeal force fn every consulate. eompoeed en- ffrely ef Ameriesns. instead of the in- suf6efent provision BOW made. which cpupzIs fh< enpioTne1t e Erszt nun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-05
Admission to Statehood.

Admission to Statehood.
 I recommend that Indian Territory and Oklahoma be admitted as one state and that New Mexico and Arizona be admitted as one state There is no ob- ligation upon us to treat territorial subdivisions. which are matters of con yenience only. as binding us on the question of admission to statehood. Nothing has taken up more time in the congress during the past few years than the question as to the statehood to be granted to the four territories above mentioned, and after careful consider ation of all that has been developed in the discussions of the question reeom- mend that they be immediately admit ted ss two states. There is no justin cation for further delay, and the ad- visibility of making the four territo- ries into two states has been clearly established
 In some of the territories the Iegis- Iative assemblies issue licenses for gambling. The congress should by law forbid this practice. the harmful results of which are obvious at a glance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
North State Press
On Judge Tourgee

Many of the North Carolina papers speak
OF the late ex-Judge Touigee In complimentary
terms "a f8y tE
The Charlotte Observer says: He will bo
longest remembered In North Carolina by his
FOOLS Errand,'' n powerful novel. Into which
he rung In under fictitious names, nut
readily recognizable to be n number OF promi-
ncnt citizens Of Greensboro and tho state.
tho lilnpossblity of reconstructing the South.
He one of the most rabid OF oil tho
carpet baggers who blew In here, but law
yers say that. he was good lawyer, an able
and Just judgc.h His ability was unquestoned,
and 1t is not recalled that he was involved
In any Of the thievery which distinguished the
reconstruction period
The Raleigh News Observer speaks highly Of
his literaryf.work. testifies to his honesty "a
rare trait ins.4 a "carpet- bagger'o and adds:
THE younger generation knew nothing OF
Judge Tourgee except by tradition, but that
makes him out an able man who took pleas
ure in putting the bottom rail on top and
In trying tppconforn tho South In everything
to Ohio ideals He seemed in everything to
have succeeded for awhile. but he realized
better than anybody else that his labors In this
South had >peen "a fools errand' and that
the attempt to govern tho South from Wash
ngton and by ignorant men and aliens was
impossible - ~
The Greensboro Record also pays n tribute
to his Integrity hnd his honest purposes as
now understood. In relating incidents OF the
reconstruction nerlod the, Record recalls, Us
did also the Times Dispatch that a meeting
of the Ku Klux Khan was one night held
lin piece Of woods near, his residence in
| Greensboro and a vote was taken on the
proposition to hang him. "Fortunately,' says
the Record enough discreet men. happened
was required to do job like this, but It waH
swing him off,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Deficit Cannot
Be REDUCED NOW.
Must Have Revision of Tariff
or New Internal Taxes, Says
Secretary Taft.
THE RAILWAY RATE QUESTION
Upholds Foreign Policy Of Prcsi-
dent, Who, lie Says,
Speaks Softly

COLUMBUS, O., May 24.---Althogh the
opening session OF the Republican state
Convention was routine, consisting CHIEF
" OF tho announcement Of the commit
tees and of the State committeeman,
whom the district delegations had chosen
early In the day, the fact that Secretary
of War w. II. Taft, the temporary chair
man, made his debut in his native state
as u State convention orator, drew
largo and attentive audience. During
the reading Of his sneech. hearty ap-
plausc greeted tho mention OF President
Roosevelt and the illusions to the Pres
dents actions or policy. Tho chair
mans plain statement OF his opinion ns
to certain questions concerning which
there had been much adverse criticism
was the occasion for some Of the hearth
est cheering Of the day.
Secretary Taft In his address discussed
the railway ratio question:, saying the OIL
passed by the House seemed q moderate
measure calculated to give the added
power to the commission necessary to
effectiveness in rcmcdying specific
wrongs in rates without creating an all
powerful tribunal which shall In advance
take away from railways the power OF
rate making and OF elnstically responding
to varying conditions. 1t will not thus
paralyze individual effort In meeting the
changing demands OF trade Concerning
the treasury dellclt MT. lhlt Stiu lHul ~
was likely to continue, 1t being impos-
sible to cut down the approximations.
There We're two alternatives, either re-
vision OF the tariff or the imposition OF
fresh internal taxation. As to foreign
affairs, Mr.. Taft defended the San Do
mngo treaty, saying it put the island
into the hands of tho United States as
n receiver, and said we should accept the
obligations imposed by the Monroe Doc
trinc.
',rhc' President" he said, insists that
If the United States is to become re-
tsponsiblc to Europe for the good con-
duct Of the governments OF Central and
South America, then it must be heard by
those governments when it demands that
they put their horYes in order and so
avoid the just complaints Of European
Powers" He referred to the policy OF
forbearanco shown toward Venezuela as
showing that although the President car
ries ''big stick he does in fact speak
softly. Mr.. Taft urged n reduction In
the Philippine tariff rates and concluded
with reference to several of the more I'm.
! portant State issues.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
PHILADELPHIA Hero.

Philadelphia Is cursed with a corrupt
political machine, but 1t is blessed In
having an honest and courageous mayor
Recently tho Councils adopted an ordl-
nance leasing the city gas works to- the
United Gas Improvement Company for n
term of seventy-fivn years for $25, 100000.
The people were violently opposed TO the
lease and Indignantly protested. but the
Councils paid no attention to them and
passed the ordinance with but few dis
senting votes. Mayor Weaver made no
secrcrof the fact that he would veto the
ordnance.
why" he asked, SHOULD be asked
to consent 10 the city of Philadelphia
By which we must receive In annual revc-
nues ut least s25,0O0.0J0 In the next twen-
ty-two years--and. with the increase In
the consumption of gas, probably Si0,-
90, O0O--and then at the end of twenty-five
years we wsnld get back, without any
charge against 1t, the great gas plant
with all its franchises, with all tho money
expended upon 1t BY the United Gas I'M
provement Company? That plant ] be-
| !eve, would be worth TO the city from
| sSo,C0o,ODo to sl0o,0o0,000; so that by The
proposed lease We should be practically
giving away TO thP United Gas Improve,
ment Company, without any. return, the
! present gas plant, which Will DO worth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
kH7dE'.S;!:,I2, . TlQlDH7

Every Man His Own Dust-Pan.
Now. the wind begins to murmur,
Now It Rises "a roar. Il
And we tug our hats On firmer ~
AT our door; VI
And the thing I'VE cherish mostly. NtJ
Meaning, OH of course, the dust
Rises free and circles ghcstly
At the gust.
{Oh, the swirling and the whirling Of the
dusty
Now the d,lst-cloud rises thicker
TIL 1t wraps the world In night
Sitting fast through door and wicker
Dense and white Il
Mer. grow sbck and ladies' sicker,
At the sight.
And they wade about their mansions
Up to eyes and cars In dust
Scan the streets, and at those scansions
lose all trust,
At the winding and the binding Of the
dust.
Out Of doors, It's noon yet darksome,
Horses, men and trees collide,
Lads who'd be, II dustloss, lhrksome
Run and hide,
Dogs bite here and there and bark some
Fleeing wido
Every man becomes dust-man:
3AodAS VI sIlelp ItiNo nv e'>>A'AA~>-
(But ere long they simply must pan
Throw O hand out
And you'll find it made dust-pan,
II you can doubt
OF the busting and the gusting oil about.)
Some would oil our dusty highways,
Some would pave or tar or sprinkle;
None are quite so good as my ways
Note this wrinkle
For relief Of all our by-ways j5
In a twinkle.
Let each dust-wrapped, soiled pedestrian
Tote his dust-load out Of town.
Shaking there his robe terrestriun
Clearly down; &
Repeat the feat; let each equestrian
Swell the mound,
Till dust no more meath great Ores
trion
May be found.
'orcstrion: Rlchmond's tutelar constel-
lation. specially discovered for the pur-
poses of this rhyme. ID. 8. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
The Art Of Observing.

1--WE greatly regret" says the New
York Tribune, a newspaper that is very
careful In its statements, that in our
recent editorial Comment on the decision
In the Kindwood Coal Company case. we
did Injustice to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and some of its stockholders,
mistakenly trusting to the accuracy OF a
news article published by a contempor-
ary." i
How hard it Is to get exact facts!
There are so many ways of making err
rors; there is only one way to get a story
straight. This is one OF the great draw
backs to journnlsm one of the greatest
annoyances and distressful experiences
of the conscientious editor. If there is
one thing that an honest well trained
curate in his statements Accuracy Is a
great asset to reputable newspaper.
The newspaper which can establish the
reputation of being reliable in all depart
mcnts will establish itself upon sure
foundations. The difficulty Is that In
the hurry and rush of making n paper
every day it Is impossible to verify every
statement that Is made. Time and again
the editor Of n daily newspaper Is en-
barrassed, as was the editor of the New
York Tribune, In expressing an opinion
based upon n statement which turns out
| to be inaccurate
All this leads us to remark that nc.
! curacy is n fine art and can only be &C.
quircd by cultivation. There are many
| liars in the world who are liars because
they have not been taught how to tel
the truth. They do not mean to lie
but they have not learned to be &C
curate, and accuracy, as we have said
implies training. This phase of education
is, we fear. sadly neglected in schools
the art Of observing correctly. BY dali.
practice and exercise the children shoult
be taught to see with their eyes. to hea
with their ears. to understand with thci
mind and to give account In simple truth
If that sort of training were made
feature in the education of children ther
would be no occasion for the modern
I'salmist to say either In his haste or q
his leisure "all men are llars,'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Political Musings.

our esteemed contemporary, the Char
lottesvillc Progress thinks that The
Times -Dispatch was dreaming deep
dreams when 1t said some time ago that
1t would not be surprised to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt come forward In tho near
future as the champion OF tariff reform.
1--WE have more than once said," OBJ
serves the Progress. that President
Roosevelt was fast getting to be a pretty
good Den,ocrat; but We said this more
In spirit Of bandlnaEc or pleasantly
than serious earnest; for we look upon
Roosevelt as an independent outspoken
man, who, like the late Senator Hoar
feels so sure OF his recognized allegiance
to his party that he can afford to crit'-
else its false and Injurious policies with
out breaking with his political associates
regarding these Injurious policies rs tenn
porary alterations from which the party
would return to its old paths. But TO
expect that he will see the error of his
party's ways on tho protective question
in so strong light rs to induce him
IN the near future to come forward as
the ardent champion Of tariff reform is
a hope that we cannot indulge
or course. our statement was not to be
taken too literally. We do not expect
Roosevelt to come out In the near future
and renounce the whole theory of pro-
lection and declare for free trade. but
Roosevelt has shown that he ia man
of the people: that he Is opposed to laws
that discriminate against the popular in
terest, and. in order to be consistent, for
everybody knows that he is honest, he
must be IN favor Of such n REIMBURSEMENT
OF the tariff as will prevent greedy cor
porations from taxing the people In order
to swell their own profits. We believe
that Roosevelt is ut heart q tariff re-
former in the best meaning of that term.
Does our Charlottesville contemporary
concur?
Our contemporary also thinks thatSlt
is "a little previous" to exploit Roose-
Welt as n probable candidate of great
peoples party in 1905. 1t believes that
Roosevelt was entirely sincere in saying
that he would mot DO q candidate for
presidential honors in that year. So do
we; but no man Is greater than the peo-
pie, and n great peoples party should
be formed In 1908, composed of reformers
from all parties, and call upon Roosevelt
to lead them under the banner Of popu-
lar rights he is not the man TO decline
Mind you, we have made no such pre-
dlction; we simply said that stranger
things had been in American politics.
There is no doubt, however. on this
score: Roosevelt likes the people and
the people like Roosevelt. At heart our
President is pretty good Democrat and
pretty good Southern Democrat at that.
All things are possible in politics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
NEW CHAIR CREATED.
Orthopedic Surgery to be Taught
at Old Medical College.

ated the chair Of Orthopedic5 Surgery Gorl
the cure and treatment of deformityl and
appointed DR.. William p. Mathews to
the place.
professor Of anatomy, and Dr.. Clifton w,
Miller was his assistant and dcmontrntor,
DR., Miller, who Is regarded as eminently
qualified for the position, VIII take charge rie
Persons afflicted with deformity are al
ready being sent tot the Memorial HOS
other Southern States. and the Medical
College Of Virginia takes tho lead IN @s-
tablishing chair for the teaching OF this
simnOrtant branch, istF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
CRASHED TO GROUND.
Thomas ]. Glass, Of Richmond,
Killed in Bristol,
fsneclnl io rhe Tlrnes.nlsnaich.

------- ISptcIHT 10 INC T1fles-DIsHatch.) N
8 BRISTOL, TENN. May 24-Thonas J..
Glass, aged 40, n lineman for the Brs-
5tol Gas and Electric Company was killed
almost instantly this afternoon. He had
climbed to top of S0-foot pole to adjust
n wire when the pole broke in two at
the bottom and fell catching the llncman
ard crushing in his breast.
Glass is survived by his wife and
three little daughters. Els aged mother
resides In Richmond Va, and is now crit
Ically i'll. SO that the news of her sons
death hassnot been communicated to her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
He's the Trusts Own.

Rockingham county has a tobacco
chewer who consumes one pound a, week
OF doublc-thck sun-cured navy tobacco
which is said to. DO tho strongest tobac-
town twice every week and on each visit
buys n half pound of the weed; This
he does regularly the year round, The
merchant who supplies him with nc
q day--and that is all the time.
The tobacco retaIls at rs cents pound,
making the MANS habit cost him $500 q
Register.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Scotch bulls"

Swift MacNellg is gaining unsonght re-
nown because of the bulls he makes IN
the British house Of commons Not long
ago no threw tho house into commissions
by saying; II will not repeat what !
have been prevented from saying hither-
TO-" This was shortly after he remarked,
in criticising the speech OF cablnat
minister: 1T Ii necessary that some
notice be taken OF the reply which. tho
honorable gcntleman did not make"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
BOYS DID NOT FIRE.
Only One Student Away on Ac-
hi count of Serenade5 Shooting.

Editor of The Tmes-Dispat ch:
& Sir,--I<indlv publish the following state
ment to correct errors published In re-
cent issues Of your paper:
First-There was no Fcounter-fre on the
part of the Randolph-Macon Academy
when fired on while serenading Satur-
day night. In fact, not one of the stu
dents even had pistol.
& Second--Mr. Davis, Of Newport News.
is the only student that has left the
academy on account of the shooting. The
others arc busily engaged In their en-
z, SUMTER SMITH.
President Randolph-Macon Academy.
Bedford City, Va, May "a, 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
THIS DAY NHIsTORY
May 18th.

81 q. c.-Titus Yespaslan took the CITY
of Joppa. In Galilee, by assault, OH
the 25th OF the Month Dacslus,
1a15-IIdward Bruce invaded Ireland Win
CoOO men, HE fought many battles
and gained them all" and was Tor q
brief period king of the country. 4
1eao-Eight Engllshmen left BY mis-
chance In Greenland, by their ship
were found on this day by their coun ,
trymen, having by good economy al'u
wise expedients. succeeded IN passlIls
the winter without loss Of lie,
17eo-Insurrcctl OF the negroes IN ia :
malca. Tho loss to the island, III
human lives was estimated a $780, :.
1so4-Thc American minister to France
was In England in pursuit OF asrl-
y cultural informa ton: also, some SAID,
wlthgtho view to obtaining q loan TOT
the purchase of Florida.
1e2e--Roman Catholics In this country
celebrated with much JOY the pas
sage of the Catholic relief Dill by the
British government.
1sao--Tho French expedition against Al
gers sailed from Toulon, consisting
Of 34.1GO mon under the command
of General l3ourmont ana succeeueu
In reducing that Kingdom TOT french
province.
1SA8-MajO r-G General Scout WIS 'oeuvS"
by the municipal authorities Of New
York city.
1e54--Onc division of tho French army
left Malta in order to occupy Athens.
1864 THE women of Chicago met 10 or
ganize a dress reform movement tno
object OF which was to taboo import
ed fabrics and thus keep money IN
this country.
1s7o---Fenans invade Canada.
1882 -UltImatum of England and france
presented to the Egyptian govern
ment,
1se4--France started suit In the United
States Court against the Worlds CO.
lumbar Exposition Company to re-
cover 100000 because Of damage TO
exhibits BY fire in the Manufacture
ers' Building at the Fair Grounds
1898 THE President called for $4,000 nd-
dltional volunteers. The transports
City OF Picking, City Of Sydney and
Australia sailed from San Francisco
with $500 mon and years supplies
of ammunition and naval stores for
the fleet Mt Manila.
1see-Kose Bonheur died.
ieos--Geneml Manning's British troops
defeated the Mad Mullah IN Soma
Hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25

cause is growing, the desire for cd,ica-
ton liz increasing, and the tax-payers
are more and moro willing to pay the
cost Of the best public schools. II we
continue to make the progress that we
have made during the past few years It
will not be long before our entire school
system will compare favorably with that
az nry other State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Receiver APPOINTED.

B. FLETCHER, Of Elizabethton, has been
appointed receiver of the Whiting I.um-
Der Company, under a bond OF $4,000.
which has been executed.
The appointment Is temporary. but
will in all probability be made permanent
on June II by the court. The business
will be wound UP. 49, ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Tva1hoe Lodges Banquet.

The fourteenth anniversary Of IVanhoe
Lodge No. n, x. Of p. will be calspr "a, d
hannuct and general jolllfcation,. There
events are regularly celebrated by this
indae. and are always marked by their ec-
gance and the appropriateness o. Of E, me e,
composed Of some Of the best known
man hers OF tho order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Lands Flooded.
.(Rv a ssoclofed Press. /,


HUNTSVILLE, ALA. May z.-The
river bottom lands of Madison, Marshall
and Morgan counties, along the Tennes-
see River have been oNarflowed. much
damage having been done. The replant-
Ing OF thousands Of acres OF cotton and
corn will be necessary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
.Russia's Timber Wealth.

The vast forest arcns, OF R1ssla In Eu-
IN az per cent. of the entire area of the
c co.. NJ " are aptly termed wooden Rus.
sia,'' rev, people who have not Travelled
through this part Of the county rn So, can
less wealth in tlmber
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
Infant Musician.

nl asst the ale somatms ~ az beethovan and Mo-
zart when he was only O.; Three years
earlier than this he could tl repeat y qhey
ho was aiijte Young, Rubinstein gave nun.
his favoiite piano AS a legacy. and tnls
has always been ono of Hofmanns most
Cherished possessions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
LADIES',

A word to the wise is sufficient. II you
are weak and delicate Or In need Of 4
tonic for your various organs try Hos
tetter's Stomach BItters. Thousands Of
women all over the world acknowledge
|, to be the best woman's medicine be-
fore tho public and that 1t positively
cures Backache, Sick or Nervous Head.
ache, cramps, Dizziness. Painting Spells,
Sleeplessness, Costveness, Indigestion,
Dyspepsia or KIdnev Troubles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
From the Seashore..

Said the old Sea SERPENT
Here's n Teller comm near.
Hes the feilar," said nnother,,
''Who wrote You, up last year"
Said the old Sea SERPENT
''IIc surely ought TO die
But II goes against my conscience
10 swallow such a 10
Atlanta Constitution
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
A Few Foreign Facts.

The French have conquered their
German antipathics so far that a COM
pany of French farmers will undertake
a tour. through Germany for purposes
Of study.
Emperor William has received tho
order Of the Holy Sepulchre. which the
Pope sent him. Two German cardi-
nails invested him with the cross.
Vienna art circles are disturbed be-
cause the famous Rembrandt picture,
'"rhc Capture Of Samson. has been
sold to the art gallery at frankfurt
on-the- Main.
The authorities of the Prague Insane
Asylum have falsl1ed their accounts one
million crowns. 1t is q matter of long
years of stealing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25

Wesly G. Parker, Of tho Arkansas Ma
tonal Bank. Is taking an unauthorized
vacation. Ten thousand is the figure men
toned in this connection.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25

Chicago public school officials are teach
Ing children how to play and the chill,
drcn are teaching themselves how TO play
strike.