The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-07
Editorial Symposium
Selected firm the Clumns of the Leading Nswsp.-
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Hartford Times: There are always
a good many politicianslwho are mere.
ly anxious to know In advance which
way the political cat is going to jump.
We must advise the republican breth.
rem that, while various other candi-
dates are laboriously working up list
of supporters, the Taft boom Is devel-
oping without exhaustive effort on the
part of the candidate himself. If
Mark Hanna we're alive and chose to
do for Taft what he did for Mckinley,
the other candidates would be left so
far behind in the race before June,
1908, that they would hardly realize
that they had ever been spoken of.
HARMLESS.
New York Tribune: One of the de.
PENDANTS in a divorce case, in which
whisky and champagne and liberal po.
tations of beer are prominent factors,
says whisky is the bane of the Ameri-
can people, and adds: ~ wish there
wasn't drop in the world" For the
benefit of this victim and of others
who may subscribe to this wish, 1t
may be said that whisky is perfectly
harmless-if let alone.
POWER BEHIND THE PURSE.
London Mail: The determining fac.
tor in all modern life is money. The
hand that holds the purse rules the
world, though the spirit must regulate
it. Man is the wage Garner, but the
purchasing power of the nation is in
the hands of the woman-that Is,
among the only women who are of
any account in the empire, the women
of the middle lin all it's tiers) and the
lower classes.
JEWISH CITY.
Springfield Republican: Protestant.
ism was first carried to Manhattan by
the cary Dutch, but Is now in posi-.
tion where 1t can scarcely be called
the popular religious faith of the
greatest American city. Without
taking Catholicism into account, Pro-
testantism is no stronger in New York
today than Judaism, whose adherents
number some 100000. This is strik.
ing development, utterly unexpected
a generation ago. If the Jewish i'm.
migration continues at the present
rate New York may even cease to be
a Christian city, although it will not
be less moral one.
SUNDAY SALOON ISSUE IN OHIO.
Leslie's Weekly: To the student of
politics the local situation in Ohio
presents NUMBER of interesting
phases. The most conspicuous, and
one which reverses the accepted order
of things political, Is found in the
fact that the democrat, John NJ. Pat
tison, of G ermont county, accepted
the nomination for the highest Office
In the state on the square.toed issue
Of respect or non-respect for the Sab
bath day, with special reference to
the sale of intoxicating liquors. The
-epublicans who we're present at the
we're reported as having
been astonished to hear Mr.. Pattison
tate boldly, in his speech of accept
lnce, that he had no apology to make
or voting, while member of the
legislature, for a law closing the ga
oons on Sunday, and that he still be-
ieves in the American Sabbath. The
epublicans were reported as having
'een still more surprised when this
declaration was applauded vigorously.
Against Mr.. Pattison's candidacy 10
hat of Governor Herrick. True, the
0rmal convention declarations of
9th parties are silent on the temper
nee question, but 1t is declared to be
'eH understood by the people of Ohio
hat the saloons and liquor dealers'
nd brewers associations and person.
! liberty leagues, so-called, and other \
nti.temperance organizations are for I
ierrick and against Pattison.
Republican partisans seoH at the
aea that Herrick's majority Of $780,
90 can be overcome. But they may
the temper Of the peo-
lie, especially If the latter become
to their plain duty. Patti.
on's nomination was brought about |
fter a sharp fight between the dele-
'ates from the larger cities, who |
TODD for an avowed whisky candi' |
Iate, and those from the rural dis.
riots. If the ministers and church
,eople, not only from the cities, but
rom the country as well, present a
old front they can swing the elec. |
ion. But that result can only be
about by intelligent cooper
ltion. If the temperance people form
! strong central organization, the ef-
fect will soon be felt. The candidate
Who stands for decency, sobriety and
good government deserves to win.
The men themselves are not impor-
tant, but the Issues for which thev
stand are everything.
CHARACTER IN CURTAINS.
Pittsburg Dispatch: Did you know
you can tell good deal about char