The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-16

Jordan's book, THE Power of Truth,
may be obtained through BretanO's
Publishing house, New York.
Governor Pennypacker is consider
ably worried over the prospect that
the Russian editors Will secure great
Ell freedom, thus multiplying his efforts
In Pennsylvania.
A scientist now declares that it was
a ounce, not an apple, that Eve pluck
ed and gave to Adam. Some lcono-
ciast will soon bob up with the decla-
ration that it was prune.
The st. Petersburg chief of police
reports that the backbone of the strike
has been broken. The spine OF the
empire seems to have sustained a
severe twist in the meantime.
Rate revision and tariff revision
will have to wait awhile 1t is about
time to begin the work OF sending out
the spring garden seeds, a task no
well-informed congressman ever over
looks.
Mr.. Eckles is worrying greatly over
the injustice threatened the railroads.
Mr. Eckles is one of those eminent
gentlemen who draw full pay and
overtime for that sort of worrying.
IL appears that a vast amount of
Russian ammunition needed at Port
Arthur to oppose the enemies of Rus
STA was kept stored in st. Petersburg
for use against the real friends OF
Russia.
Did your subscription begin with
the first issue of The Commoner, four
years ago? If so, this is the time for
renewal. You can save us great
deal Of work by sending it in without
delay.
OF course it is hardly necessary 20
call the attention OIL Mr.. ID. NJ. Parry
to the fact that Russia has no labor
unions. and therefore the Russian
wageworkers are free ana independ-
ent workingmen."
make Neidringhaus senatOr!"I
shrieks the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
THAT is the square thing to do" Is
the Globe-Democrat trying TO work
the innocent purchaser" clause on
the people Of Missouri?
The statute of limitations has again
operated to protect republican off
cial. The Southern Pacific-Santa Fe
pooling agreement was made just long
enough ago to make it Impossible til
punish the parties thereto now.
A California man proposes import
ing 500 monkeys and training them to
harvest prunes. But the scheme
won't work, AS soon as the monkeys
make-a little money they will drop it
if Wall street just like <ke rest of
them
The Washington Post says that
Senator-elect LaFoIlette is a "repubH.
can with democratic notions" La
Toilette seems to join President
Roosevelt in endorsing the democrat
ic demand for the regulation of rail-
road freight rates.
The railroad managers put out
devious line OF logic. They now insist
that the government has no right To
regulate those things which it creates.
That, sort Of logic rams its pilot into
its caboose before it gets past the
yard switches.
Congressman Lind calls attention
to the fact that the pound master,
or dog catcher, of the District of CO.
lumbia receives $500 a year, while
some of the school teachers receive
but $500. The value of the cog is be-
ing overestimated
The Joplin Globe reports that Mr.
Neidringhaus has been compelled to
return to st. Louis for treatment of a
toe injured shortly after his arrival
in Jefferson City. Perhaps Mr.. Neid-
ringhaus stubbed it against one of his
friend Busch's kegs.
The Kansas City Commercial club
at recent meeting resolved against
the proposeo national regulation of
railroad rates, against a measure
pending in the Missouri legislature
for the establishment of a maximum
freight rate bill, and against an anti
injunction bill pending in congress.
To be consistent the club ought to
pass a resolution censuring the United
States supreme court for its decision
against the beef trust. But perhaps
the resolutions passed sufficiently
show what influences dominate its
club.
Quite a number OF free Americans
who can not understand why the Rus
sian people submit to the rule of grand
dukes and other mobiles, go right
ahead accepting the political bossism
of men like Plat, Aldrich, Depew,
Cannon, Beverage and others.
Harper's Weekly. "a journal of
civilization" says the south feels
more kindly to President Roosevelt
since he appointed "Stonewall Jack
sons son to a cadetship at West Point.
Harpers Weekly should study arith-