The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
Editorial Symposium
Selected from the Column. of the Leading Newsps-
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New York Tribune: The Oregon
senator made the mistake of suppOs-
ing that the laws against grating"
in the public service we're a dead let
ter and would remain so. He proba.
ply thought that he would never be
called to account for abusing his
privileges as public man and seizing
the opportunities offered him to
pocket questionable--and even clear.
ly illegal-profits. He was unable to
realize the true character of the
trust committed to him or to appre'
ciate the obligations he owed to the
state which had honored him by elect.
ing him five times to the United
State senate. Before his cole agues
he could tearfully protest that bis
tenderest sensibilities we're outraged
by the suspicion that he could dor
had done-anything inconsistent with
the highest standards of official and
personal integrity. But behind their
backs he was traffiking in his office
and selling his name and influence to
any clients who we're willing to bid
for them.
VALUE OF HARD WORK.
Boston Globe All the records OF
history and all the facts of common
experience support the statement
that men do not die of hard work,
but that hardworking men who shun
dissipation and avoid all waste of vi
tality live the longest. twas said Of
William Pitt that he died of old age
in his forty.seventh year, worn out,
not by hard work, though he worked
hard, but by inattention to his health
and by unphilosophic worry and
chagrin. President Roosevelt to-day,
in his forty-seventh year, displays the
exuhrrant energy of youth, not he.
caus, nr leads an easy life. but be.
cause. hile working harder probably
thnna.ry other officer of The govern
mcnt, g. pays, as b. has always paid,
close rttentiun 10 bis health and
avoids tue means Of weakness and de-
b.lity
VANITY.
Atchison Globe: When a man has
a picture taken tor the first five weeks
afterwards he spends great deal of
time in taking surrcptitious looks at
it and wondering if fcveryoue else sees
the good points in it 40 pain to his
eyes.
STARTLING FACTS.
E. Springfield Republican: MIR. Bo.
dine. who Is Chicagos superintendent
of compulsory education, has discov-
cred that there are hundreds of child
rem in that city who have been pur-
chased abroad and are working for
padrones. This is a startling asser-
tion, but the man who makes 1t Is in
a position to get at the facts. In the
way of evidence two clear cases are
shown In which children have been
sold by their natural guardians to
persons who look upon them as COM
modities, in which a certain sum of
money has been invested, and out of
which certain profit must be made.
This sort of business has no place in
the United States, and In some way it
must be ruled out. These cases come
from Italy, where there are parents
so devoid of the commonest instincts
of humanity that they can accept
money for their children. America
must draw the line at padrones and
child slavery.
CUBAN EXAMPLE.
Boston Record Cuba, clean and
healthy, without single case of yell
low fever and without even rumor
of bubonic plague victim, Is watch
ing the situation at Panama. This is
one reason, undoubtedly, why the
American government is so sensitive
about the yellow fever bulletins now
being issued daily. What cOnmen-
tary it would be we're Cuba to enforce
her quarantine, laws against Panama
and the gulf cities, which have close
trade relations Herewith. Perhaps
the Cubans, whom this country taught
to be immune from yellow fever, may
now teach their teacher.
QUEER STATE.
New York World The Equitable
has dispensed with the legal services
of Chauncey M. Depew and David b.
Hill. No explanation is made, how.
ever, of the services rendered by SEN
ator Depew and former Senator Hill
for which the society paid them s25,.
600 year. Isn't 1t queer state of
affairs when the mere publication of
the annual fee should end lawyers
usefulness to his clientY
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