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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-14

IS now propose to make.
lot secure the ratification
'eaties there is one other
s seriously considered by
m foreign relations more
ago, when 1t became ap-
reciprocity treaties could
and that is the adoption
and minimum tariff. By
adoption of an arrange
congress somewhat SIM
)rce in France.
I'M tariff applicable to all
.e our products the most
I treatment and a max
z 25 per cent higher-to
that discriminate against
( this principle would not
)ur foreign trade all that
ID accomplish. 1t would
" extensive new markets
Is, but 1t would prevent
d minimum tariff is more
etaliation, but something
Ind IL we cannot secure
lall favor the enactment
hgress providing a max
e applicable to every ma
.,inates against our prod
lgemedies-reciprocity and
minimum tariff-and as
he latter, II either. is the
~ be adopted.
hat Uncle Shelby went
: burned his ships and
e bridges behind him.
, be an attempt to dis
mt and good man there
estion. In fact the at
vhas been already begun
uis Globe-Democrat. 1t
!. .ck--in fact, somewhat
int praise-but it is an
Ieless. From now on
vinois for q revision of
be bitter, with Senator
y the revision wing.
nd tumultuous applause
j. Cummins of Iowa de-
sot speech and, among
Sid:
, end to be master of the
Il have under considera-
ow something OF the con-
anding for that policy
been damned with faint
false friends long enough,
me to unmask, so that the
~ who stand for and who
llis doctrine.
be a deep and abiding and
Hence in the Judgment OF
mon people of the land
settle this question In the
red way appointed by the
THE determining OF public
= fight II out before the
lose let us abandon the
we win let those who arr
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-14

Ex-Congressman V. A. Taylor, Bedford: "The whole
of disavowal of the Republican candidate George
B. Cox, the Republican boss of Cincinnati"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-14

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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-14
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Especial Washington letter.

ISpeClal washington Letter'I
T0HE deficit in the revenues Is In
creasing at the rate of almost
$1,000,000 per day, and Mr..
eA l.o mud hiai linlltnI-
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
BURNSIDE POST VETS
TO HOLD ANNUAL FEAST
Big Preparations Made for Event
Which Takes Place at Eb-
bitt Tonight.

Tonight is the night and $50 the
hour. when the nineteenth annual feast
Of Burnside Post No. s. q. A. r. WIZ
take place. The event is one of interest
70 all Grand Army men OF Washington
This event will be held in the BANQUET
parlors Of the Ebbitt House. There WIZ
be a reception for ladies one hour De-
fore the important part OF the pro-
gram
Bishop Cranston. OF the Methodlsl
Episcopal Church; Senator Wlhiein
Warner of Missouri. Representative
John Lamb of Virginia. and Vespasian
Warner. Commissioner of Pensions, are
billed as the main speechmake Ihen
there will be impromptu addresses oF
Captain r II. Kelly, Deputy ConInls-
sioner of Pensions; Major Romeyn'
commander of the post. and others
Invitations have been issued 10 many
,,ro,ninent men in Washington official
life. aInong these is commandments
Tanner DR.. A J. Huntoon. OF the Civil
service Commission, VIII preside at the
DulIer
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
The Walsh Failure.

Chicago is at the front with the
latest and in some ways the most
Spectacular presentation of the drama
OF high finance in its relations TO
public affairs. II falls out that the
Walsh chain of financial institutions,
which have gone into liquidation
with deposits aggregating $4,000, 900,
were distinctly political institutions.
They were likewise speculation Of
fees for the man who controlled
them, the redoubtable John r. Walsh.
AS described by the Chicago = =
bune, these banks were in fact not
banks at all. in the best sense of that
word, but huge cash boxes, into which
the management gathered millions
of public funds and other millions
of funds of private depositors. From
the bottoms of these cash boxes were
private pipe lines from which the
cash thus gathered into the hoppers
was conducted away to meet the
payrolls and the interests OF the
multifarious speculative concerns
controlled by Walsh-railroads,q quar-
ry companies, franchised corpora
tions. newspaper enterprises, and so
forth.
A powerful factor in politics in I'LL
nois. Walsh was able to run his banks
pretty much as he pleased for a long
time IL develops that his methods
had been not little suspected by
the authorities intrusted with the
public's interest in bank manage
ment Repeated promises of better
things failed TO bring results, and, at
length, it became necessary to take
the radical step OF closing the in
stitutions.
II is freely intimated that il real
investigation committee should be
turned loose TO go threteS;..:. the - ..i.sia
financial system and find exactly
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

what that system involved, it would
demonstrate a condition quite SINH
lar to that which Mr.. Hughes has de-
veloped in the great insurance cor
porations of New York. Whether
such an investigation will ever be
made is as yet uncertain. The as
sets of the Walsh syndicate have
been taken over and the depositors
guaranteed payment by the Chicago
Clearing House Association. There
fore 1t may prove that no particular
interest will suffer enough TO make
it correspondingly vindictive and
eager for a full exposure.
But exposure there should be; ex-
posure which would let the victimized
public know just how such things are
done, and would lead to adequate
punishment for whoever may have
been guilty of law breaking. The
Walsh banks were especially strong
in securing public deposits. They
had almost no competition in this
direction, their holdings of the
public's moneys being placed at So
000,000 The methods by which a
political organization has exploited
the great surplus fund of the State
of Pennsylvania for many years is
well known, and was made better
known by reason Of the Enterprise
Bank failure recently. The Illinois
system may have been similar. Both
cases prove again the danger and
temptation that inhere in the rails
ing of great hordes OF tax money
which stand as a temptation to men
whose positions enable them to ma
nipulate such funds for private ends
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Hampton Carpenter. Lieuts. Clifton r
Norton and Victor Foster. ali of the
United States army. and Lieut.. Henry
S. Dinger. of the navy; Clendennin J.
Ryan, of this city; Asa Greed Oracle. OF
Little Rock, Ark, and Carroll Lee Her
sey, of Baltimore.
Easter lilies formed the principal dec
orations. and were used in profusiOn
After the ceremony, Senator and Mrs.
Platt gave breakfast at the Hotel
Graham. where they stop while in
New York. Among those present at the
breakfast were Mr. and Mrs. r n
Platt, Capt. and Mrs John p Wade.
Y, S. a; Commissioner of Patents and
Mrs Allen. OF Washington; ex-Ciover-
nor and Mrs. OdeIl, Mayor and Mrs
Mcclellan. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy I
Woodruff Col. David Brainard. u s.
A; Hamilton Fish, the Misses Fish. Mr.
and Mrs Thomas =. Ryan, Mr. and
Mrs. John p Carmody, and Major Err
nest Gulick
Mr. and Mrs Carmody will reside fin
New York when they return from their
bridal triu
The presents they received were un-
! usually handsome. Detectives We're en-
ployed to guard them while on exhibI-
ton at the hotel. The New York dele
CATION IN Congress gave the couple an
entlre silver service of great value.
Mrs Hamilton Fish gave a dozen solid
SotG aIter-dlnner coffee cups. and SEN
atoT Piatt $4,000 In gold each
All the flowers in the church were
sent to the deaconess house Dos TweIftb
street the bride having belonged to that
order 'AAs'N
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Joseph Mundy and Hattie l.. FraIey
both OF Martinsburg. w Va
Thomas McGOines and Susie West
Cyril II. Collett and Narcissus Fra
zier. ."
Herman ID. Frame, West Chester. p.
Columbia
Edgar Fields and Alice Jones.
Joel norton and Annetta V. Cadrick.
Hufus Bancom and Charity Slaughter.
olds ~ "a
Frederick A. Linger, District of Co
Iumbia, and Elizabeth NJ. Truman. New
York city.
lor - A"S
John Smallwood and Sadie Duffey.
Richard l.. Toliver and Lucy Payne
George Willis and Virginia Carter
ker. 81
James p. Holstein. Charleston. w
va. ana Stella h. Grady. District of
Columbia
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
CONGRESSMAN WACHTER
WAS THEIR SANTA CLAUS
Prepares Bill by Which Employees Of
Legislative Department Will Get
Their Xmas Money.

Santa Claus had a hard hour or two
trying TO decide whether he would visit
the National Capitol this year or not.
With the assistance of Congressman
wachter. OF Baltimore. he finally per-
fected arrangements TO make the reg
ular call.
Along about the middle of December
the employees OF the Legislative Depart
rnent of the Government. who are not
unlike other people. always discover that
Christmas is at hand. ar that money
conditions are stringent. So each year
Santa Claus puts flea in the ear of
the proper authorities and a joint resOlU-
ton is introduced providing for pay
nent of the legislative roll for the en-
tire month Of December on the 10Th of
the month.
This Santa Claus resolution was intro
duced in due course of events and pass
ed the latter part Of last week But
there was a delay about getting it en-
rolled. and the Speaker absolutely re-
fused TO sign il until il was enrolled
The people interested in it promptly
started in search of Mr.. Watcher. head
of the Committee on Enrolled BlliS- On
Saturday three delegations called for
him and all failed TO connect SUNDAY
another effort was made by an earnest
looking young man VINO. belns aSSureu
that Mr.. Wachter was not at home.
made demand for writing materials.
and when he got them proceeded 10
burn the paper with a note demanding
that the enrolment committee get Into
action at once "or Santa Claus wOlld
never see the dome Of the Capitol. II
was a moving appeal. and II .
chairman of enrolled bills. He lost no
time In getting the bill ready for the
signature that made il ready money
Santa Claus was sent a wireless mes
sage and ii is announced that he viii
run on the usual schedule.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
The Practical Philanthropy.

As the days pass there are ner u
dences of the success that has been at
tanned by Mr.. Thomas Fortune Ryan
in the role OF practical philanthro-
pist. There. indeed. he may be said
70 shine. Effulgence is scarcely a
sufficient name for it.
Take the Washington Life Insur-
ance Company, for example-and the
figure has all the strength and au-
thority of Mr.. Ryan's vigorous prec-
edent. He found he needed that
concern and took it-and doubtless
feels he is altogether justified in
that he paid good money for the bar
gain. Just how practical philan-
thropy interprets its duty TO insur-
ance companies it chances to control
is well illustrated by the history of
the Washington Life since it passed
under Mr.. Ryan's benign sway.
That sway began last December, be-
fore which time the company had
never participated in the operations
of an underwriting syndicate Since
then 1t has had part in six of these
ventures, two of which underwrote
the securities of industrial corpora
tions. One of these ''industrials'
was a bond issue of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, in which Mr..
Ryan is a director.
Since the sway began the Washing
ton Life has bought and sold the
securities of the American Tobacco
Company, in the management of
which Mr.. Ryan is a leading figure.
Since that time practically all of
the meetings of the insurance conn
pany's finance committee have been
held in Mr.. Ryan's private office.
Since that time the money of the
insurance company has been kept on
deposit with the Morton Trust Com
pany, of which Mr. Ryan is the
active head.
Since that time the report OF the
auditing committee, in which Mr..
Ryan's investment for the company
in industrials was disapproved, has
been wholly disregarded.
Since that time a considerable por-
ton of the company's sales and in
vestments has been made through
the brokerage firm of A A. Ryan
& Bro, the members of which
are fortunate enough to be Mr..
Thomas Fortune Ryan's sons.
Since that time the policy of in
vesting the company's surplus in real
estate loans has been discontinued
and the investments made in indus
trial and other securities.
This is the record of practical phil
anthropy- Closely scanned It may
afford an answer TO the question why
Mr.. Ryan is willing 10 make an in
vestment of $500, 900, the nominal
earning power of which is only So
500 a year.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
CUPS OF GOLD
WEDDING OIF 7

Miss Margaret Louise snow ana
Francis Joseph Carmody were married
with great pOmp and ceremony yester-
day at high noon in Grace Church. New
York city. by the Rev. DR.. william K.
Huntington. the rector.
The bride was given away by her step
father, Senator Thomas c. Platt. Her
gown was OF white liberty satin trim
med with Brussels lace. She wore a
tuIie we'll and orange blossoms. There
were no bridesmaids, but the bride was
attended by Senator platt's cousin. Miss
Elizabeth Gore. who was maid OF honor.
There were two pages. John fultoh Nar-
mody and Douglas Mack.
The best man was the grooms brother.
John Doyle Carmody, and the ushers
were Capts. Charles Chandler and Wade
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
The Golden Rule and China.

The riots and other anti-American
demonstrations that have occurred
during the past week in Shanghai
are important principally for the
light they throw upon the Chinese
feeling as to this country and its
probable developments. Evidently
resentment is still strong and the
boycott is only one of its manifesto
tions.
II is safe TO assume, doubtless, that
the actual danger to person and prop
erty in the city of Shanghai, which
is ruled wholly by its foreign resi-
dents, is not particularly menacing
The foreigners there are absolute,
and forces of bluejackets and
marines quite within reach. A couple
of companies OF them would make the
streets of Shanghai as peaceful as
those of Darktown-however much
the latter had been disturbed by
razors and profanity-after the un-
expected advent of a pair of Irish
policemen.
This relief OF apprehension as to
actual bodily danger, however cheer
ing, does not touch the deeper sig
nificance of the situation. The boy
colt and the riots are simply mani
festations of a state of mind. The
Chinese resent what they consider in
justice and discrimination as TO
them on the part of this country.
This feeling, instead of growing
weaker. under the stress of imperial
rescripts, is becoming stronger and
more intense.
Successful trading on large scale
was never done under the protection
of armed forces. Unless there is a
reasonable amount of good will and
appreciation of the common advant-
age ON both sides. the establishment
of an important commerce is impos-
sible. Unless the people want to
buy, Pekin may thunder as it will.
There is a suspicion, too, that every
time Pekin thunders it winks.
In his message to Congress the
President laid down a principle of
elementary morality and justice for
application to this very subject He
said that IL this country desired
privileges and commercial oppor-
tunities in China, il should be willing
TO give something in return. We
should not demand that the whole
empire be opened to our whole peo-
pie and in the same breath declare
that the whole republic should be
closed TO all save a very few of their
people. Surely we should not toler-
ate an administration of the laws
which subjects practically all visit
ing Chinese TO the certainty ef insult
by officious inspectors.
If we want nothing of China and
ask nothing, IL is quite within our
prerogative to deny everything TO
her subjects. II we want much, ex-
pediency as well as justice demands
another course. 1t is true that if we
are strong enough we may demand
all and yield nothing as, in point of
fact, has been cur course in the past
But we should not be surprised when
that condition becomes CALLING and
even oppressive.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
THE Personal SIDE
o4T THE CAPITOL
No Self-Respecting Southern Congressman Will
Make HIS Bedtime Nip at Midnight
Out of Molasses
Out OF MOIaSSeS.

A prominent member of the House.
who comes from far Southern State,
received. some time ago. a bottle OF
molasses made from sugar cane by a
new process. The bottle containing the
sweet stuff was OF the shape and size
and color of bottles used Jy distillers
Of beverage whiskies.
The molasses was sent to the Repre-
sentative's hotel, placed on the top
shelf in the closet in his room. and then
forgotten. Some days larer, after the
midnight hour-for this Southern Rep
resentative is a hard-worker for fair.
and commonly he and his secretary
grind out letters until 1, 2, and some
times as late as o'clock in the morn
ing-the distinguished statesman re-
marked TO his secretary that he would
like TO have a bracer.
Where is that bottle we received
some days ago?" he inquired.
ct is on the shelf in the closet" And
with that the secretary went to the
closet and got the bottle. observing that
it must be extra fine stuff, as II feI.
rather heavy.
"Oh, you are tired: that is why II feels
heavy. Hand 1t to ME- said the states
man. pulling out his pocket corkscrew-,
and at the same time asking his secre-
tary for two glasses. the secretary
being not adverse to a nip now and
then.
The cork came out as IL il had been
creased, and almost without effort The
bottle was inverted. and slowly treaked
out the inolasses. which was of a light
amber color The smell of good liquor
was wanting
Then It was that the distinguished
statesman uttered an exclamation of
surprise and astonishment that en-
braced at least seven adjectives from
the profane dictionary. He demanded
to know the name of the heartIess
joker.
The letter files were referred to, and
the discovery made that no joke had
been perpetrated, but that the sender of
the molasses had stated IN his letter
Just what the bottle contained
The statesman and his secretary got
their drink. however. They routed the
barkeeper out of his bed.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
EVERY LITTLE HELPS.

IN street car. in Cleveland. the
other day. a young man suddenly
STOPPED and picked up something from
ment he asked. I'm "A loud voice "Uss
a s. gold piece?" Instantly
4 solemn man at the front end of the
car rose and walking back to the young
chap. said: Yes. | have lost a S5 gold
piece" and held out his hand We'll. -
SAID the young man, here's cents |
Just picked up toward it."
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Each county In his district. including his
own. has one or more candidates.
Albert Douglas. of chiliicothe. often
talked about for Governor, wishes the
Congressional seat. Five years ago. he
almost he'd the nomination in his grasp.
but Mckinley had him two hours IL the
White House and begged that Grosve-
nor be allowed one more term Hanna
also pleaded for the sage Of Athens.
on he would have their support IL he
but let Grosvenor in that year With
an Ohio President and Senator pleading
for Grosvenor Douglas gave IL Up and
Grosvenor in great glee told II about the
House that he had pulled Douglas on and
sent him home. Mckinley and Hanna
passed 10 the great beyond and could not
keep their promise. Douglas thinks
make good. and he will go into the
fight not abusing Grosvenor. but de-
manding that II Is time for a change
General Grosvenor is seventy-three
years old, and realizes that the younger
element is bound to beat him soon
Hardly day passes that Representa-
tive Harry Lee Maynard. OF Virginia.
does not receive letters Of inquiry about
the jamestown Exposition, for which he
is working day and night, to bring TO II
a successful realization. The member
from the Portsmouth and Norfolk dis
trict is losing no opportunity 20 I'M
press upon his colleagues IN the House
the Importance of the Government max
ing a liberal appropriation for the ex-
position and the naval display at Ham3-
ton Roads.
Mr.. Maynard is deservedly popular on
both sides OF the House, and he has
already won over a bunch OF members
TO the cause OF the Jamestown celehra-
ton
"Hazing and lighting at the Naval
Academy should be abolished and 1t can
be abolished said Representative John
Wesley Gaines OF Tennessee, "and Con-
gress ought to see that the brutal prae-
tice Of hazing is made punishable by in
stant dismissal A mistake was made
when the three midshipmen who had
been dismissed for hazing were rein
stated. That act of reinstatement served
as a notice TO the boys that they gould
haze with impiInity and they would not
be molested by the authorities
Mr.. Gaines says il would be good
thing IL Congress would investigate
hazing and fighting at the Academy,
that good results would follow
You do not make gentlemen by haz-
ing and fighting" said he Fighting ts
often necessary. but not the kind OF
fighting that results from a challenge
II the nidshipusan is insuited, resent II
at the time by knocking the insulter
down. and If the insulter is too big for
you, take a club to him.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

General Grosvenor has been for
twenty years so prominent member
OF the House that his approaching cam
paIgn for another term IS naturally in
teresting- He is not personally popular,
but even his enemies concede his ability
And they are now planning TO beat him.
They have arranged the convention
for February. an unusually early date.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
SORT OF A CURE ALL.

There Is in life no blessing like az
fection: Il soothes. il hailows. eleTatea,
subdues. and bringeth down 70 earth tts
native heaven; life has nOught else that
may supply its place.-L- E. Landon-
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
FROM YOUTH TO INEBRIETY.

] Haggblum. who has been making
his home at Papoose. Trinity county. has
changed his place of residence TO Whis-
Ky kytown.-hedding Torchlight-
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

New York politician is willing 20
give his salary to charity in the event
he is appointed deputy police commits
sioner. That's nothing. There are other
politicians who would be willing to pay
for the lob
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. will lose
all claim 10 orthodoxy. pretty soon. Its
members are out with a denial that the
congregation is in debt.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
A STUBBORN MALADY.

once. said a dyspeptic old sinner.
Il had trouble digesting my dinner.
And | think It's because
To obey the docs laws.
/ neglected TO eat any dinner"
kansas City Times
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Not even j. p. Morgan could finance
the average householders accounts the
last week before Christmas
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

The Isle OF Pines still insists Il IS and
OF right ought TO be free OF all connec-
ton with Cuba.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

IL Congress would get an idea of It's
own importance at this season, let IL
look into some OF our department stores.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Senator Bailey says the Senate IS no
joke. The gentleman doth protest too
much.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20
60 SOUTH
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK
Washington in Time for New Year Reception
at the White House.

The German Ambassador and Baroness
Speck Won Stcrnburg expect to leave
Washington today for the South where
they will spend the Christmas holidays.
1t is not known where they win go, but
they will be back in time for the New
Year reception at the White House.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Fifth avenue seems to have become
the vesuvius as well as the Mont Blanc,
OF New York society.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Robert r. Scheller-Steinwartz. an at
tache OF the German embassy, who
went 70 New York some days ago. will
sail today for Germany, where he will
remain during his leave of absence.
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

Major and Mrs. Beach have issued
Invitations for a tea this afternoon from
TO =. I'm honor of Mrs. Beachs parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bullen, who today cele-
/ brate the fiftieth anniversary OF their
wedding
The Washington times., 1905-12-20

DIR. Leo Nogel, the minister 10 swift
erland. has returned TO the legation on
Hillyer place after a few days spent in
New York. where he went to be present
at a celebration in the Swiss Home
there. The Swiss Home is an institution
for sick, poor and old Swiss in New
York