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The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Remarkable Character of the Docu-
ment Noted by Many Editors.

From the New YORK World
Comparing Mr.. Bryan's Madison Square
Garden speech with Mr.. RooseveIt's mes
sage to Congress, the reader is forced to
the conclusion that If Mr.. Roosevelt would
advocate tariff revision and Mr.. Bryan
would stop advocating government owner
ship of railroads they would be substan-
TALLY in accord. Certainly two great po-
litical parties could not successfully divide
on the issue Of the peace with righteous
ness which comes from a big navy. or
even on the issue Of a ship subsidy. Ac-
cepting Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan as
the leaders of their respective parties. we
defy anybody 10 say where the dividing
line is beyond which a voter has ceased
10 be a Roosevelt Republican and become
a Bryan Democrat. There has been no
such obliteration of party lines in Ameri-
can politics for three-quarters Of a CEN
tury.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Scared Both of Them.

Prom Law NOtcs.
When Mr.. Justice Maule was on the
bench bullying counsel was one day
brow-beating an elderly female witness
in n case before him. Having badger
ed her into a state Of utter speechless-
ness. the lawyer appealed to the judge
TO make her answer his questions
Why do YOU not answer. madam p"
asked the Judge
Because, my lord. he scares me so. -
replied the trembling woman
80 does he me, ma'am," said the
Judge.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Mr. FnIrhnnIz,s Favorite Drink.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Vice President Fairbanks denies that
he likes buttermiIk He says he once
thanked q lady for handing him glass
OF the stuff and that some newspaper
published a paragraph about it. thus
giving rise 10 the story that buttermilk
was his favorite beverage. He insists
that he rarely drinks anything but ice
water
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Won't Eat Dog Meat.

From the Louisville C0urer-Journal
DIR. Powers, agricultural statistician.
says vanity causes the increased cost Of
living. The workingman insists upon
having the best cuts of meat" II is
because the American workingman de-
clines TO eat dog meat and asserts his
right to tenderloin steak that he Is the
best-paid laborer on earth.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Something Wrnnr

What are you farmers beefin' about?"
demanded the Republican statesman.
AIN you always prosperous under 4
Republican administration?
Yes; but we amt no more prosperous
than the DemmyCrauc farmers" dogged-
ly replied old Farmer Coboss.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Explained.

From the Yonkers Statesman
She-What does it mean when you
hear that persons are willing to fight at
the drop Q. hat?
He-lt simply means, my dear, that
when lot of women hear that a certain
hat has dropped in price, there's a reg
ular riot TO get it.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
REAL WOE.


You've heard of the maiden
With nothing to wear.
From Bagdad and Alden,
To Madison Square,
Has Travelled the ditty
That told Of her woes.
And won for her pity,
As every one knows.
A fig for her sorrows!
The shoppers are out,
For many tO-morrOws
They'll scurry about.
Ihen ye who are human,
Give ear and attend,
And pity the woman
With nothing TO spend.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
The Aufn NnveI.

Read the latest Grace?"
TEL me about it."
Why. the heroine. sweet little run
about, is in love with a handsome Pan
hard, but her father, the cruel Cadillac,
forces her TO marry a big red Toledo"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
won,t More 20 ArI.ansas.

Senator Carmack, of Tennessee. one Of
the most distinguished Of the lame ducks.
will not emigrate across the river from
his home at Memphis te Arkansas when
his high seat is taken on the 4th Of
March by the Hon. "Fiddling Bob" Tay-
lor, for the good and sufficient reason that
he has learned what the natives of Ar
kansas think of outsiders who come there
to live. AS he tells the story. citizen OF
Tennessee, thinking TO benefit his cOndi-
ton by selling out his earthly posses
sions In the Volunteer State and invest
ing the proceeds therefrom in rich bot
tom lands Of Arkansas, soon discovered
after his migration. that he had made
mistake, and that bankruptcy was star
ing him in the face. He accordingly de-
cided to sell at public auction what re
mained of his investment in Arkansas
and move back to Tennessee. Discour-
aged by the extremely low prices at
which the auctioneer was compelled to
knock down everything offered for sale,
the disappointed Tennesseean proceeded
to express plainly and profanely HIS
views Of Arkansas and Arkansans TO
group Of natives sitting quietly on his
front porch, nOnChalently whiting on
sticks His face apoletic with rage, the
.Tennesseean wrathfully inquired of the
Arkansas natives:
Where do so many blankity-blank-
blank-blanks come from in Arkansas
In unison the natives took long chew
on their tobacco guilds. spat at q crack
in the porch and yawningly replied:
Wall, stranger, they jest keep a-mov-
in In and a-movin out, and that's ali
we'uns know about 'em."
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the Baltimore News.

Running through the whole address is
that constant insistence on the simple
principles Of right and wrong which is 50
characteristic Of the Presidents utter
ances. and which might easily reduce the
message 10 a position bordering on the
ridiculous If II were not accompanied by
the note Of strength In action and backed
by remarkable record Of actual achieve
ment
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
with a Big scare Head

From the Indiloapolis Star
Mr.. Tillman acts on the system of those
enterprising newspapers which take an
article they are asked to suppress and
play It up on the first page.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Biz stick wieIaed at Home.

From the Baltimore American.
The Japs will lock in vain for any evi-
dence Of the Big Stick in the President's s
message. Californians may think diff
ferentiy
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
RIVnI Rnrdn

'Canst match our Burns|' inquired the
Scot I'm very sure that ye can not"
The Norseman smiled and murmured
low; We had our ancient skalds, you
know"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Mr.. P. Sheridan Ball says the "intelli-
gent white people of South Carolina do
not vote for Tillman." We presume that
p Sheridan is one of those iopg-distance
critics who never saw South Carolina in
his life, and therefore knows all about
IL
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the New York Tribune.

The Presidents message is no perfume
tory document. II is not merely official
but distinctly personal It expresses Mr.
ROOsevelt's views on every large topic Of
public debate. II is a message to Con-
gress. but il is still more a message to
the people for the Presidents state pa
pers to-day are addressed chiefly through
the newspapers 10 the public.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Illustrating Presidential message IS all
very well in its way, but we hope it will
not be necessary to add comic supple
ment in order to make Congress sit up
and take notice.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Chicago is willing to pay $4,000 a year
for the man who will advertise that
city advantageousIy to the world" A
man with nerve enough to do that would
be cheap at any price.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

1t seems that the little item about the
man who was awarded $3.50 for telling
his employer a lot of funny stories isn't
true. 1t sounded too good TO be true.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From The New YORK Ereninr Post


1t is always a lecture as well as a mes
sage which Mr.. Roosevelt writes when he
thinks aloud on such occasions. 1t IS
not a legislative programme that he has
in mind, so much as a statement Of per
s0nal views. This accounts for his horta-
tory tone. his longueurs his reiteratiOn
OF ideas with which he has made US toIer-
ably familiar.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Georgia justice of the peace dropped
dead the other day just after performing
a wedding ceremony. The happy groom
must have handed him as much as a s.
fee
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The University of Nebraska has forbid
den smoking or chewing by the students.
This viii probably result in a greatly in
creased tobacco trade in that vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

parrot and a canary bird and settle down
right now to the quiet and simple life OF
q spinster.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

One of the Congressional committees
has already started a row about whether
the United States is or are" It looks
as if the English language is to have
more trials and tTibulations than Job.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

It seems, after all, that the newspapers
in their advance notices did overlook
one or two things that Mr.. Roosevelt
intended saying.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
And to Fcnther Their Nest.

From the Dallas News.
The trusts are merely our chickens that
have come home TO TOOsL
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Any five-year-old tot could tell Peary
what a useless waste of time IL is TO
seek TO invade Santa Claus stronghold.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The Pullman pOrters are said to be in
favor of doing away with tips This looks
suspiciously Ike an effort 10 get out OF
hitting the passengers coat more than
three times with the whisk broom instead
Of four times. as at present
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Chairman Burton is In favor Of the
subsidized harboT, but opposed TO the
subsidized ship.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The pesky little Japs have already sue
ceeeed In chasing the States rights
skeleton out of the closet
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

This is the joyous and happy season Of
the year when lovely woman gets a lot
Of sage advice about shopping early and
avoiding the rush, the same which she
proceeds not 10 take
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Ired AdrisehIr.

The duke is impossible"
Now what do you mean by that?"
1 mean that he can't be true
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Il rank among the foremost men Of the
age said Nikola Tesla the other day.
We trust NikoIa isn't trying 10 push
George Bernard Shaw clear off the deck.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Smashing precedents has come TO be
such a common thing that ii may soon be
considered quite novelty 10 do anything
in an old-fashioned way
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

young lady declares she will marry
no man except Kentucxian who isn't a
colonel She had lust as well pl.rchsse 2
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the New York Times

rum Iir Ne" lotA ALilta
The wisest counsel the President gives
to Congress is contained in that passage
Of his message wherein he recommends
the amendment Of the antitrust law OF
1880 to "obyiate the evil' of prohibiting
all combinations OF capital, whether good
or bad. Ii may strike the public that this
is for Mr.. Roosevelt a surprising reversal
Of opinion.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
SOCIETY NEWS.

Miss SWeilman summcred at the Pier"
She'll winter az The Hall"
Now, should she spring al Ligonier
We wonder where she'd fall.
catholic Standard and Times.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Mayor Schmitz says he does not think
much Of indictments. Familiarity has
evidently bred contempt.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Roosevelt may
yet be numbered among the Senator'S"
says a contemporary. How in the world
could Mr.. Tillman manage 10 keep his eye
on both2
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Jesse James says, Il believe in the en-
forcement Of the Law" Evidently the
genius Of the James family has followed
the accepted rule of skipping at least one
generation.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
LOnGworth Asks for Time.

The Hon Nicholas Lougworth aubied
jauntiiy from his seat in the House yes
terday toward the restaurant in the base
ment In the hallway he was met by the
Hon. A. 5. BUrleson. OF Texas, a member
OF the Committee on Appropriations. which
committee has reported unanimously a
provision against the adoption of the Car
Roosevelt reformed method Of
spelling N all documents ordered printed
by Congress The juxtapositi0n of the
Presidents son-in-law and the Texas op-
pouent of reformed spelling suggested TO
newspaper friend of the former to test
his ability 10 spell by the reformed
method.
How do you spell through Mr.. Long
WORTH asked the journalist
i don't know calmly replied the Gin
cinnau statesman.
How do you spell although, Mr.Long-
WORTH persisted the Congressman in
terlocutcr.
Don't know. laconically replied the
Congressman.
Can you spell kissed?' " inquired the
journalist
Il haven't had occasion to spell it for
quite a time" answered Mr. Longworth.
and as we are living in an age of rapid
progress this and the other words you
have asked me 20 spell may have had
their photography changed since 7 have
had 10 use any Of them in my CORE
spondence Give me time TO catch I'd
with the procession. and I'll join your
spelling bee"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Gail Of 4he nInnd

Tho babies bawl,
Unceasing squa1,
And husband thunders no,
Away wife pops,
The siren shops
Whisper. and she must go.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Everybody seems 10 know just what the
governor of New York ought 20 get in
his Christmas stocking, but they are also
resigned TO his not getting it,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The japanese are said 10 resent being
called 'Japs." This is no time for them
to be kicking about simpifcatioE and alb
breviatiOn.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Marie Coreli hates paragraphers. but il
must be acknowledged that paTagTaphers
have found Marie a good thing.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Yesterday was quite a windy day
says Tuesdays Savannah News. Yes.
Congress met Monday.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Cheer up, I'VE are blessed beyond
other nations says Mr.. Bryan. This
country is - of a success" says
Uncle Joe Cannon What's the worry?
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

That magazine writer who is telling
about "the crookedest railroad in the
world shows great consideration for
some Of our financial lights by not men
tioning any names.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Absent-minded BrIdegroom.

Japan ought not to take Capt Hobson
so seriously. It may get her into trouble
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

So far no Carping critic has opposed
Mr.. Roosevelt's suggestion that some
plan be sought out whereby the money
stringency may be relieved.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Human Mature.

Ever notice?"
Ever notice what?"
mat Just as soon as a man gets into
a secret society he begins TO kick about
The laxity Of the admission rules?"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Fr1n the - - Jnrrnal 81 Cnmmerce.

From the New Y0rk Journal Of Commerce.
In his message 20 Congress President
Roosevelt discusses a wide range OF sub
jects with characteristic freedom and can
dor, but makes few positive or specific
recommendations. He breaches several
important subjects with the evident pur-
pose Of starting agitation upon them with
out expecting immediate action.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Prom the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

At'iA ktN Ast+aSi fAte HbLts LNfAbtAs
As presenting d practical programme for
the session Of Congress, il is scarcely as
explicit as was generally expected, but
as an indication TO Congress Of the lines
Of political development which the Pres
ident has distinctly in mind. it is among
the most important of all the annual mes
sages for many years.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The American farmer IS worth S6.794.
eco 600. The man with the hoe has become
the man with the dough"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

If Congress should pass an income-tax
law, il would be a sad blow 10 many a
press agent.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Now that Dowie is ~jthout a cent TO
his name he is stark mad and no longer
an eccentric old gentleman
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Prom the Philadelphia Press.
His message as a whole IS conservative
in spirit; will be well received by the
country.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the New YORK Sun.

FfUIn INC NeW lofk oUi-
That portion of the Presidents message
which deals with matters concerning the
judiciary is substantially sound and
worthy Of commendation.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
rom the RIehmond Times-Dispatch.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch-
The message is. indeed, less noteworthy
for what Ii says than for what 1t leaves
unsaid There IS ore speaking omission.
We look Ia vain here for any word con-
ceTning the tariff.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
An Annual Performance.

To California: Beware the big stick.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
FIom the - q American.

From the New York American
He has not hesitated, wherever he deem
eo It expedient. boldly to borrow Demo-
cratic doctrine. and the kind Of Demo
cratic doctrine 20 which his party has
been and is still opposed.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

What was your majority this time?"
asked friend Of that invincible states
man Of the handsome face and winning
smile, Representative Billy Rodenberg,
Of East St Louis. at the Arlington.
Well said Mr.. Rodenberg. with a
twinkle in his eye, I got a couple OF thou
sand more in November than I did two
years ago, but I wasn't handicapped this
time by having 20 run on the ticket with
Roosevelt"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Fron the Raltimore So.

The President. however deals with
questions OF living and pressing interest
in a most vigorous manner. and the posi-
ton he takes upon most of these questions
will undoubtedly receive the approval CT
his fellow-coUntrymen.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
They Gave Him "A Dose.

The Hon. Walter l. Smith. Of Potta-
watOmie County. Iowa. told yesterday
his fellow-members Of the House from
Missouri OF a Democratic convention he
happened to attend in their State during
the recent campaign. The movement
for supplanting old men with young men
in the administration Of Missouri affairs
had reached high tide in that part Of the
State where was held the convention at
tended by Judge Smith. II so fell out
however. that a local patriarch Of great
renown was a candidate for one Of the
offices for which nominations were 10 be
made by the Democrats In convention as
sembied. Al eloquent Missourian pre-
sented the name and exalted the merits
Of the patriarch Gentlemen OF the
convention, representatives OF the unter-
rihed Democracy Of the Steenth district
of Missouri he shouted in a great burst
OF oratory. 1t is my honor and my pleas
ure TO present 10 you the name OF a man
old In years. but young I'm spirit one
who, though approaching the span Of life
allotted by the psalmist. has never taken
"A dose Of medicine; one who
Here the orators peroratiOn was cut
short By "A shriIl voice from the audience
eXClaiming;
Wen give him dose to-day, all
right"
And they did" declared Judge smith.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
LITTLE HENRY FINDS our.

His Mother Gets Him 10 Hcip Hpr
With the Christmas Problem and
He Sieuths on Pa and Uncle RW
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Ihefe was probably never a more popu-
lar man in the old town Of ST. Louis than
Col Harry B. Hawes. who Is at the New
Willard with a contingent Of half hun
dred leading men Of the Missouri metrOp-
oils who have come 20 Washington as
delegates TO the National Rivers and
HarbOrs Congress. UncOmmOnly good
looking, he has the magnetic charm Of
manner. and with II a faculty for or
ganization that made him easily the lead
er of the St Louis Democracy He was
president Of the board OF police COM
missioners, and made memorable race
for the gubernatorial nomination against
the present chief executive, Gov. Folk.
Col. Hawes comes Of old Southern
stock, being a Kentuehan by birth.
Through his mother he is related TO the
Barlow family OF Georgia, q name that
will ever be reverenced IN that Common
wealth His wife, a very accomplished
lady. was born in the District of Colum-
bia
The opening chapter in the winters
campaign OF hospitality was written at
the ShOTeham last evening, and il took
the form OF a very handsome dinner given
by Hon. S. W Mccall. the scholarly Re
publican Congressman from Massachu-
setts, in honor Of Speaker Cannon. Be
sides the Speaker, there were present
Representatives Payne. GrOsyenor, Dal-
zell. William Alden Smith, Cousins, FoW-
Ter, LewisOhn, Ester6rOOke Leonard, and
Rickendorfer.
Moving in the New Willard throng last
evening was a Texas lawyer who has OF
late attained a national reputation by
reason of his prominence in legislation
and litigation affecting railroads. The
gentleman in question was S. II. Cowan,
of Fort Worth. With him are his daugh-
ter, Miss + lorence Cowan, and Miss Sy5il
Kemp, OF Wichita Falls.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

Taken as a whole, the message, while
some parts Of it will undoubtedly provoke
dissent even from Republicans, IL a nOta-
ble state paper worthy of the truly great
man and great American patriot who
worthily occupies the White House to-day.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

From the Baltimore American.
The message must be regarded as a re-
markabie document, considered for its
ethical enunciations, its inculcation Of
high ideals of duty in statecraft and citi-
Zenship and its insistenCy upon an unfaii-
ing obligation to search out the righteous
ness Of every issue that comes up for so
luton.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Col. Sterett Returns.

Col. William Greene Sterett, famous as
a journalist in Texas. and as a Tac0nteur
in Washington, has accompanied TO the
Capital the delegation representing the
Western River and HarbOr Improvement
Association, and viii deliver an address
before the House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors in a few days on the rea-
sons why the government Of the United
States should connect Dallas. his home
town, with the Gulf Of Mexico by con-
yerting Trinity River into a raging
stream, capable Of accommodating the
largest merchant ships afoat.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
Prom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
President ROOsevelt's message preserves
the characteristics Of his state papers
He does not equiv0cate in the slightest
degree in recommending legislation. nor
does he cast about for Endorsements Of
ideas that are his own. The message IS
long but luminous.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

Congressman Robert B. Broussard. the
energetic young Representative from
Louisiana, moved in and out among the
big delegation from his State that throng-
Ell the Arlington and New Willard Hobbies
last night. Men from every. section were
there, but he was on terms of intimate
friendship with them all. A clever pOIiti-
cal chief is Mr.. BrOussard, and il has
already been whispered in Democratic
circles at home that he will be the next
governor of Louisiana.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
From the Hartford Times.

Mr. ROOsevelt's desire TO broaden" the
Constitution, to amplify the Federal au-
thOTity and to centraIize power at Wash
ngton, while diminishing the functions
Of the States, appears at many points in
the message be said 70 pervade Il
throughout.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-06

The eagerness with which Mr.. Roose-
welt invites a call of his hand on the
question Of the discharged negro troops
indicates that he is a pretty confident
stand-patter in that respect, at ali events.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-02-21
Market Quotations.

The following quotations on the
various staples are the latest market
prices. 1t should be remembered
that these are wholesale prices, un-
less stated to be otherwise:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-02-21

put to him. He expressed the opin-
ion that the young men of this city
would subscribe $4,000 of their own
money to the building.
This evening Mr.. Wilcox will go
to Kennewick, where 125 young men
have already formed preliminary
organization anticipating Y. NJ. c.
A. From there he will go 80 Walla
Walla to help the association raise
the last $4,000 of its building fund.
In addition to the gentlemen men
toned above, the Citizens Y. NJ. G..
A. Building committee includes the
following: II. B. Scudder, George
Donald. C. P. Wilcox. J. II. Fraser,
l.. o. Janeck, H II. Lombard, G. S.
Rankin, Stanley Coffin, H. NJ. Gill
bert.