The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-14
Editorial Symposium
Selected from the Cloumns Of the Leading Newsps-
psrs Of America.

Springfield Republican An i'm.
portant inside word comes from Wash.
ington regarding Speaker Cannon's
recent visit. In the course of con-
fdential talk with a friend, he is
quoted as having declared that there
would be no tariff revision, railroad
rate or finance legislation the com.
ing winter. To quote the picturesque
language of the venerable speaker,
"the spendthrifts and neer-do.wells
are, however, going to catch the
dickens" This represents Speaker
Cannon's hope and purpose, and his
leadership of the House Is backed by
the autocratic power with which we
are all familiar. If President Roose-
velt In his dealings with Congress
could be relied upon to exercise that
strenuousness which he so constantly
lauds and calls for, things might
turn out contrary to Mr.. Cannon's
forecast. Backed, as he will be by
the amazing popularity which has
come to him In these recent weeks,
the President could no doubt change
the face of the situation If he would.
But that he will do so, in the light of
his familiar recessions in dealing with
Congress, is scarcely to be expected.
Intelligent forward movements in
legislation are met and hampered so
far in fatal way by the hunkerish con.
servatism which Mr.. Cannon and the
Senate stand for. This is why re-
spectful heed will be paid to the lat
est word from "Uncle joe"
DRINK AND THE WORKERS.
Leslie's Weekly 1t is the patron.
age of the rum shop far more often
than it is the low wages that spells
squalor in homes, heartbreaks for
wives, and every woe for the helpless
and dependent. Hence come rags,
hence comes desolation, and hence
comes every form of brutality, vice
aud crime that disgrace humanity.
Few wives are beaten, few homes are
turned into hells because of hard
work and low wages; 1t is the drink
devil who wields the whip and brings
in the hell. There Is no taskmaster
who drives so cruelty as he, or lays on
so heavy a lash. Much labor, both in
its character and in its rewards, may
be akin to slavery, but there is no
bondage 80 CALLING, no servitude
which exacts 80 much and gives so
little, as the slavery of strong drink.
Among all other good and true aims
set before them, let the trade unions
declare an unalterable and deadly
enmity to the drink traffic, and they
will achieve larger good for work.
ingmen than in all other efforts to
which they can put their hearts and
hands. Boycott the saloon, order
general strike along this line, and
there will be result in the homes
and by the fresides of the worlds
toilers that will rejoice and bless
humanity.
THE EDITOR AND CONSISTENCY.
Albion (Neb.) News: The editor Is
the only one who is forced to main
tain consistency in politics. What
other people say is forgotten, or at,
least there is no proof to be had of 1t.
rs nacassary thew can lie out of it If
they have the disposition. The edi'
tor is down in black and whiter and
the record is liable to be drawn on
him. 1t isn't so easy to always be
consistent as one might suppose at
irst thought. An editor's judgment
Q the same a. the rest Of humanity,
Ind he often has no time for consid-
.ration or secoa ad thought. Neither
AN he evade disagreeable questions
If public interest. Lucky 10 the ed.