The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-03-01
Editorial Symposium
Selected from the Columns of the Leading Newspapers
Of America.

Dt given sO1I governmental CusHlOu
to fail upon. This is the less neces-
sary in Grosvenor's case, however,
since he is abundantly able to look
out for himself. A consuming zeal for
ship subsidies, during the remainder
of his term, might easily secure him
employment as "cotnsel" for the Ia
ternational Marine. And there is al
ways his great literary gift to fall
back upon. Any man who can sell a
worthless compilation for $1,000 a vol
ume need not dread starving, so long
as the supply of human vanity and
vulnerability holds out.
WHAT WE WANT.
Washington Star The American
people want practicable canal con-
structed in the shortest time compati-
Bile with good work and lasting results
for the benefit of the worlds COM
merce. They are willing to spend
their money literally to gain these
ends, whatever the type. They are
somewhat impatient with the delays
already suffered by reason of the use
less prolongation of the debates pre-
ceding the actual undertaking and
those incident to the organization Of
the great work. They look now for
systematic prosecution of the plans
without further delay, and they trust
that If there is to be decision as to
the type of canal it will be rendered
promptly by congress.
Meanwhile there Is no reason why
the work at Panama should not pro.
ceed rapidly, with the lock canal in
view. There will be no wasting of time
or money in continuing the cutting
through the isthmus on the basis of a
lock canal, for every stroke to that
end can be utilized later in case con-
gress should finally decide in favor of
a sea-level route between the oceans.
THE SHIP SUBSIDY SCHEME.
New York Journal of Commerce
The fact of the matter is that this SUBJ
sidy and bounty plan is in its essence
and main purpose a scheme for divert
ing public funds derived from taxing
the people to private corporate inter-
ests which are under such restrictions
or subject to such conditions that they
cannot successfully maintain them.
selves In particular business.
This is no more legitimate as
practical proposition than bestowing
public funds upon railroads or manu-
featuring or banking establishments,
or any other instrumentality of pro-
ductson or trade. 1t Is not govern
ment business in any proper sense, and
while she ocean carrying trade should
be promoted, encouraged and protect.
ed in every legitimate way II should
not be substained by direct subsidies
from the public treasury. 1t is to be
hoped that the house of representa-
tives willrefuse to support this scheme
of shipping graft"
THE FOREMOST DUTY.
Ohio State journal: In its fight a.
gainst predatory ofiicialism, The
State Journal desires only to protect
the people against an injustice, that
Is robbing them of their money and
debauching the politics of the state.
1t has no other purpose. 1t can 60
along smilingly, printing essays on
forestry and English politics, and a.
dorning its column with social gew.
gaws, but locomotives that every news
paper has duty to the people, which
1t should bravely perform.
Somehow, the idea has prevailed,
that public Office is a place where
the old notions about honest dealing
and fidelity to trust may be stretch
ed, to include acts that would not be
allowed in private life. AS an illus
tration, take the case of the treasurer
of Hamilton county, receiving from
the banks of Cincinnati, $4,000 or
$4,000 year, for deposits of the
county's money. Now, If: that treas.
urer was a clerk in a wholesale house
and received $1,000 from the loan of
the surplus in the Office safe, and con-
verted 1t TO his own use, he would have
been fired forthwith, and the whole |
community would have regarded him
as an embezzler or thief.
Now, the principles of private hon.
esty and public honesty are the same.
IL is treason to the people to make
any difference, And the people are
false to themselves, and the free in |
stitutions in which they take so much .
pride, when they permit public Off.
Ger to step beyond the Inc of exact
honesty and fair dealing, which gov
erns ia the private life of all honora.
bic men
If Hamilton county had been John
Smith and the treasurer had been his
chief clerk. in what doleful retreat
wou.u ...~ .-.-.c. Dc today, had he used
John Smiths balances 70 make Sl5, 900
ur $4,000 for himself without Johns
expros5 permission But ia the case
OF the public, there is no one TO step
up and say drop that, and get out
of here"
The only hope is in arous ing public
sentiment to such degree of intoler-