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The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

was pretty evenly divided between the
two principal parties. and none Of II. oW-
ing TO the strong sentiment against ac-
cepting such contributions. came from
corporations directly, though a number
Of multi-miIlionaires gave largely, VIII
liam r. Hearst heading the list.
It would be well II the Federal govern
mens should require statements as to the
money expended in Congressional cleo
tions. with a view TO disclosing who fur
nishes the funds for such campaigns as
that IN the Second West virginia district,
where Senator Elkins is alleged 10 have
placed $4,000 IN order 20 defeat the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress. This in
stance of lavish political expenditure, If
there be any truth in the allegations
made by the defeated Democratic nomi-
nee. a former judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals Of West Virginia. lends
weight to Perry Belmont's agitation for
national publicity act. We hope there
were not many such cases Of flooding a
district with money in the last election
as that reported from the Second West
Virginia
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Why BE Cast Down?

Attend. We disconsOlate!
Hons Charles II. GTOsvenor, Joseph W.
Babcock. James W. Wadsworth, James
II. Southard. James T. McCleary. John +.
Lacey:
we respectfully commend TO YOU the
lofty and consoling eloquence, inspired by
his own reverse at the polls, Of Alfred A.
Taylor, Of Nollachucky, Tenn
Mr.. Taylor is a brother Of former Gov.
Robert l. Taylor "Fiddling Bob and
was an unsuccessful independent Repub-
Hcan candidate for Congress in the First
Tennessee district He was defeated by
the incumbent. Walter Preston Brown
low. the regular nominee, by an excess Of
1855 votes Yet what does he do? Does
he NOPE? Does he sulk? No; let 1t never
be said, He summons, he strides his
Pegasus. and scars TO the empyrean.
Wherefore. come in out of the damp
gloom. Come in out Of the Iachrymose
wet. ye showed Under,
Here are the noble words Of Alfred A.
Taylor. addressed to his constituents and
proudly Published in all the Tennessee
press.
''Be not cast down by your defeat. I would
rather have your position than the victors. ANY
honest man would. The white piuas q knightly
purity and ralor thar goes down Ia che battle shall
wave again. immaculate and uuslIlied. The Dd-
mascus blade Cf truth that fans in the dust G
conflict shall rise and fash again. undiumlI and
iue0rrautirIe il may ne on other helmets and in
othe- hauds-but they shall rise-they were not made
for dust. The blood of battle. spilled from the
veins Of righteousness. is the seed of tbe world
redemption which shall blossom and bear fuur
when ths WORKERS az nlquiiy shall Tlt iH the grave
cf oblivion nh0norud and Uusuug. Truth may
suffer It's Leipzig to-day. blt 10 VIII have his Aus
terli,z tomorrow. and ia Times last conflict jhe
armies Of Satan shah 80 down IN iguomuioas over
throw in the worlds las; Waterloo"
Now Altogether. Grosvenor, Babcock.
Wadsworth. AIcCIeary. Southard, Lacey
ye Heroic Vanquished, ye Glorious De
feated
Hip. hip, hiD, Hurrah, VI yi, yi, Also.
who-wee, WEoo-pee-ee-ee-ee, And
wow
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
All oulet Along the Rio Grnnde-

We are at perfect peace with our nearest
neighbor TO the South the prosperiug re-
public OF Mexico. May that peace last TO
The crack OF doom. We do not need de-
tachments Of our army to guard the Rio
Grande from passage ny an invading
army dispatched by the great and far
seeing Porfrio Digz for conquest or for
leprLsal for what we did TO his country
sixty years ago. Nor does the Mexican
government need 20 keep heavy detach-
ments of its army along the Rio Grande
% guard against military aggressious on
the part Of our government. As before
observed, We are at perfect peace with
Mexico, and no question is pending or in
sight which is calculated 10 disturb in
the least the comfy now 50 happily ex-
ietirg
But POrfri0 Diaz maintains heavy mill
itary forces at strategic points all along
the Rio Grande from FL Paso to Browns
vile. He does this because the Rio
Grande marks his most important from
tier 1t is more important TO him than
o. US. our frontier lines are far-fung.
They are embraced between two oceans.
and they touch the territory of the Brit
ish Empire and the republic Of Mexico.
We are at perfect peace with Great Brit
Gin. May that peace last TO the crack
vf doom. We have no hostile designs
upon Canada. Great Britain's daughter
of the SHOWS. So confident is the Brit
ish government in our perfectly pacific
attitude that all British forces have been
withdrawn from Canada. and the Domin-
ION government has been left to its own
military resources. But our Canadian
border. from Maine TO Washington. is
heavily fortified and manned with sea
soned soldiers
From FL Paso TO Brownsville. a stretch
Of hundreds Of miles. our border on the
Rio Grande has no military protection ex-
ccpt such as is represented by a single
care-taker at each Of the three or -four
abandoned posts along that extent Of
frontier. Before some Of the black soldiers
Of the Twenty-fifth Infantry so disgraced
the uniform as TO cause the President
in the exercise of his mighty power as
Commander-in-chief Of the army. to
crder nearly an entire battalion OF
them dishonorably dismissed the service
Fort Brown, around which cluster memo
res Of valor and heroism, and which lies
in the outskirts of Brownsville. was &C.
cupied by three companies. When the cit
izens o1 Brownsville protested through
Senator's CuIbersOn and Bailey 10 the War
Department against colored soldiers being
longer quartcred there, the President, in
the exercise Of another form of his mighty
power as Commander-in-chief Of the army
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
AMERICA AND GERMANY.
Visit from the Emperor Suggested as
Means of AIlayiBg Friction.

From tie New York ssaats-Zeisung.
The conviction that Emperor William Is
an honest friend Of America and a sincere
protector Of the peace of the world is
striking deeper root in the minds OF the
American people every day. To this wide
spread conviction IS due, in part at least.
the successful work Of the German Am
bassador al Washington. Nor can it be
denied that this conviction, so general and
deep-seated. has brought the President
and the Emperor closer 10 one another.
For from this conviction springs the con-
fdence In good intention and the faith in
honest effort and with the aid Of such
conviction. such faith, and such conf
dence il must needs follow that whatever
difficulties may yet remain in the domain
of economics and industry, in which
America and Germany are interdependent,
viii eventually vanish.
All possibility Of friction would surely
disappear Il the German Emperor could
see his way clear TO paying a visit 70 the
United States If an opportunity were az
forded TO the American people TO become
acquainted with the Emperor AT close
range and TO convince themselves OF his
excellent intentions and the utter SIN
ceTity Of his efforts. the last cloud would
fade from the horizon. Such visit would
be a most fitting capstone TO crown the
monument Of friendship reared by the
harmonious relations Of President RoOse-
velt' and Emperor William and By the
joint efforts and successes Of their Am
bassadors in Washington and in Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Troubles In BattaIions.

From the Candy tOregl Tribune.
The editor of this old rag Of freedom is
pursued by divers I'll omens of all kinds
and conditions. Here is a fair sample.
One night this week some one broke into
the post-ofilce and stole box Of cigars
They happened TO be the kind we had
been smoking, and Postmaster DevOe at
once stated that he believed that We were
the guilty party. At Oregon City. on
Wednesday, we bought a ticket 90 Candy
and handed the agent half dollar. and he
forthwith slammed il on the counter sew
eral times 70 see if it wasn't counterfeit.
When we reached home that evening and
walked down the street good lady stuck
her head out the windcv and exclaimed:
There goes that new Methodist preach
er." And the Lord only knows what viii
come next.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
WEBsTER'S TALK TO A FISH.
Mr. Cleveland Tells PiscatorIaI story
About that Statesman.

From Grover Clevelsnd's New Book.
Though this should be enough TO sup
port conclusively the contention that in
ciGents Of Mr.. Webster's great achieve
ments prove the close relationship be-
tween fishing and the loftiest attachments
of mankind, this branch OF our subject
ought not 10 be dismissed without refer
ence 20 a conversation I once had with
old John Attaquin. then patriarch
among the few survivors Of the Mashpee
Indians.
He had often been Mr. WeDsteT's guide
and companion on his fishing trips, and
remembered clearly many of their hap
penings. 1t was with a glow of love and
admiration. amounting almost TO worship,
that he related how this great fisherman,
after landing a large trout on the bank
of the stream. talked mighty strong and
fine 20 that FISH, ana told MIN what a mis-
take he had made and what a fool he
was 10 take that fly, and that he would
have been all right if he had let 1t alone" -"
Who can doubt that patient search
would disclose. somewhere in Mr. Web
eter-s speeches and writings. the elabOra-
ton with high intent OF that mighty
strong and fine" talk addressed 10 the
fish az Nashpee7
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Casting Jefferson Davis statue.

From the Boston Transcript.
Edward V Valentine. Of Richmond. Va,
has come north so superintend the casting
of his huge bronze statue Of jefferson
Davis. which, when completed. viii rank
with the colossal art works Of America.
Mr.. Valentine is one Of the famous scuip-
tors Of the South The big bronze is be-
ing cast az Providence The monument
itself is TO be a tri1e over sixty feet in
height. and when completed IL IS 10 be set
on the State House grounds at Richmond
The statue Of the Confederate leader will
stand on circular column nearly fifty
feet high, and TINS In turn Will be set on
a semi-circular base. Arising from the
base directly in front Of the granite
column will be a female figure. symbolic
Of the South. This hgure, which is de
Clared by artists who have seen it 10 be
one Of the most graceful aIlegorical crea-
tions done by an American sculptor for
years. is to be twelve feet high.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Disease Through Suggestion.

Poits7ilie Correspondence Philadelphia Record.
Miss Efie d. Darling, superintendent Of
the Pottsville Hospital, under whose man
agemeut hundreds of patients have been
operated on for appendicitis. became her
self a victim of the disease, and this after
noon it was stated here thet she under
went an operation at St Joseph's Hospi-
tai, Philadelphia. two days ago. Physi-
clans believe that the constant suggestion
of the disease brought on Miss Darling S
trouble. and that with any other occupa-
tion she might never have been affected.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
The Government Printing Office.

Undoubtedly it is the part of wisdom of
Public Printer Charles 4. StiIlings to court
may. to demand-a Congressional inquiry
into the conduct Of his office There is no
disposition TO PREJUDICE matters or TO add
10 the already heavy embarrassments
which the Public Printer has. in the in
cumbency Of Office. brought upon himself
But we cannot forbear from saying that
IT Is plain 10 every Cne that here IS a great
and useful department OF the government
service in a condition of discomfort and
unrest. afording d bad example. the re-
suits of which may be far-reaching in the
extreme.
For his part, the Public Printer would
have us believe that the soreness and
smoldeTing trouble in his department is
the result Of certain reforms he has been
uyiuS 90 institute. He has a rather
plausible, l. superficial explanation for
most Of his acts. and a Teply-0f one sort
Ct anoJher-for all of his critics. Whether
these replies VIII hold. in view Of the wide
range and multiplicity of the charges
undoubtedly TO be preferred. we do not
pretend 10 judge but the matter has gone
50 far now that whether Mr. SuIlings de-
sires it or not. there must be an investiga-
tion Cf his conduct of affairs and a most
rigid and searching one.
Ogt of the mass of details and recrimina-
tiOns back and forth. one thing stands out
and remains significant Mr.. SuHings has
been in Office over a year He took q de
pertinent which, if it was not running IN
perfect harmony and with proper econo-
my, was, az least, conducted I'm such
"a way that its dirty linen did not
need public abluuons. He has succeeded.
in ways best known 20 himself. in an
tag0nizing the greater part Of his force:
he has caused grave suspicious to be
raised as TO the justice Of his treatment
Of old employees. and has brought the de
partment to loggerheads with the Grand
Army Of the Republic and with several
organizations whose business il is TO care
for the rights of labor
Whether or not he has succeeded in do
ing good work as Public Printer will DE
brought out before the Congressional com
mission when one is appointed; it is ap-
parent now that he has failed lamentably
as an executive.
In no branch OF endeavor-especialy in
governmental work, which should be am
example To the couutry-is there room for
the man who fails. II viii not do TO take
refuge in petty details and say that this
cause or that cause operated against sue
cess. The one thing necessary is that a
man shall do the work he IS set % do.
That is the example that has been set the
country by our President; with less than
that the public cannot be satisfied.
The opportunity offered to Mr.. StuIings
as Public Printer was a noble one. He
seems TO have been unequal to IT,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
His Brothers Reinsurance.

Frcr, the New York Herald.
The Rev Mr.. s. was by many con-
sidered somewhat tedious in his delivery.
on one occasion, after being booked 10
preach at a camp meeting, he was caught
in sudden shower. He appeared at the
appointed time quite wet,
As he was excusing himself 10 the camp
management a waggish clerical brother
said,
.Oh. go on up in the pulpit. You'll soon
be dry enough there.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
GIVING THANKS.


Il besscca y1g t1 cease 90 regret your lack
prosperity BE- tlsn5faI yHu have w1rS and sIEUgs
bcfole yoa ~. y. R,casselles, Jr-
give my word
That 7 have not
8 golden uOaiu
IN some safe spot.
And don Z hold sway
Ia any state
Where juries may
Investigate.
q. I rejoice
AT this great boon,
/ liIu ms voice
In thankful tune
That from my lack
I almost aTye,
For canvas Jack
! cannot carve.
am SO glad.
Indeed. that I
Have never had
The cash 20 buy
4 palace grand
Or castle great
Or miles Of land
For my estate.
1t is 20 me
4 lasting joy,
Ous that shall De
Without alloy.
That 1 may Jump
Into the ditch
While autos bump
By. with the rich.
Iv heart is thrilled
With gratitude.
Ay bosom filled
With thankful mood
Because I'm sure
II now appears.
] shall De poor
Through all my years,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
FORTUNATE FELLOWS.

The horse race men wear gaudy clothes
And many a gem.
The best Of everything that grows
About suits them.
Upon the rarest birds and fish
They all wax fat
They ne'er deny themselves a wish.
Just think of that.
The horse race men smoke good cigars
Full-favored. strong.
They go to see the greatest stars
That come along.
In handsome touring cars they spin
out TO the track
We watch 'em with a sickly grin
As we trudge back.
The horse race men drink costly wine
And Ger it leeT;
Whilst We are glad on pork 10 dine.
Washed down by beer.
Obs rive them in their coats Of fur,
COntented clan
I'm free to state I wish / were
A horse race man.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
snki Mnr Xerx Mroth.

When Vfscount Siuzo Aoki. the Japanese
Ambassador. made his first call nj the
state Department to protest against the
separation Of Japanese from white chill
dren I'm the san Francisco public schools,
there is said to have ensued the most
heated couoquy Secretary Root has ever
had with a foreign diplomat The AM
baseadoy cf his imperial majesty was
wroth all through. and he let the calm
tcupered Nj. Root know it without mine
inu words a bit. Mr. Root forthwith COM
municated with the President. and the re-
suit was the immediate dispatch of Sec
retary Metcalf 10 San Francisco to look
into the situation carefully, and make "a
full report % the President Viscount
Aoxi's wife is q German of high birth,
and he seemed to feel that the treatment
accorded the children of japanese at san
Francisco was a personal insult consutut-
ing am international incident of grave p0r-
tent. He is about the spUnkicst Oriental
Diplomat ever assigned to Washington.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Briggs-Here is a story about woman
with four hands who was discovered re
Gently in Central Africa.
Diggs-FOur hands, What lot Of fun
she must have playing bridge with her
self
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
SRIf-fSfPPnn.

From Harrer's Weekly.
During a display Of winter hats Ger
tain milliner placed in her window the
following placaTd:
IF you visa a hat becoming to you.
you must be- coming TO me-"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Hone Deferred.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Nom" said little Patsy. won't yc
gimme me candy, now2'
"whisht"' cried his mother. "didn't I
tell ye I'd give ye none at all If ye didn't
kape quiet?"
''Yes'm.'
well. the longer We kape quiet the
sooner you'll get it.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
True Gratitude.

EUm iHC.
First Gagged Canary-Have you ever
thought what a great thing it is TO have
wings?
Second Gagged Canary-Indeed, yes. l
thank Cod for mine every day. Why,
without wings. how could We balance our
selves on our perches2
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Frnnk r. stockton.s widorv.

Mrs. Frank r. stockton, widow Of the
famous novelist. died at her residence in
Georgetown few days ago. where she
had lived since the death of her husband.
She was thoroughly representative in the
graces of mind and character Of the lady
of the ancient regime Of the South.
While dressing with exquisite taste, there
was a subtle suggestion in her attire Of
the fashions of "A generation ago In de-
pertinent. too. there was a touch Of the
grandiose reminiscent of the days when
every lady was squirrel by a gentleman
sans peur ct sans TeprOche. Mrs Stock
ton was several years older than her cele-
brdted husband. and she was helpful 10
him in his literary career. since she was
regarded by him as the best critic of ali
OF his work Many a polished touch she
put upon his rounded periods but of this
she never spoke. The royalties from
Stockton's novels supported his widow in
ease and comfort, and left her every year
a considerable fund for charity She had
been working on two plays a year or
more before she was stricken By the
paralysis that caused her death. and it
is believed that If these can be found and
finished they viii contribute something
fresh and new 10 the American stage No
children were born of the union and the
estate reverts TO Stockton's brothers
and sisters heirs. most OF whom live in
New Jersey
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Polly Is All Right.

From the Louisville CouTierJouTnal.
II is gratifying, but not surprising, to
learn that Miss Polly Morton IS to marry
an American \ girl doesn't get 10 be
called Polly without having exhibited un-
mistakable symptoms of common sense.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

One Of two things Capt Hobson Is re-
solved upon; either this country has got
to build "a battle ship bigger than any
other battle ship in the world. or the
Congressional Record Is going to make
the unabridged dictionary look like an
almanac
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Poor Dimes.

From the Christian Register
Minister'S Wife-Wake up There are
burglars in the house, John.
Minister-Wel, what Of it? Let them
find out their mistake themselves.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Not in IL.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Somebody calls attention 10 the fact
that the Vice President attracts no more
attention when the President is away
than he does when he is at home.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Remote.

Here you are. blowing in your money
as fast as you can make IT,"
That's So admitted the bookmaker.
what would YOU do in case the pub
lie happened 10 WiuZ
II done know That contingency had
never occurred 10 me.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
SnndeN Are Trumns.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
The President intimates that spades
are trumps at Panama. All right. If they
will keep the joker out Of the deck.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
John Drew on Drawing Power.

From LiTpincotts
A feIlow-actor was the subject of dis
cussion at the Players Club not long ago.
He is perfectly devoted to that blonde
so Mr. Drew was informed. His fam
lily think it is a case of hypnotism.
Seems more like chemical attraction
said the great actor thoughtfully.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

Mr.. Joseph Choate says he "prays for
New York Senator near the intellectual
size of Carl Schurz" When Mr.. Choate
contemplates the present situation. II is
no wonder he falls back on old-fashioned
prayer.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
The Pnrsnns, Iden.

"Oh, by tHe way, dear
What is IL. l0vc%'
Have you any references from your
last husband
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

Popular approval of the finding in the
Crapsey case demonstrates that there are
still g whole lot Of folks left who find the
old-time religion good enough for them.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
The Point of View,

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
She-Are you marrying me for my
money?
He-Oh, no-for my lack Of it.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

Cleveland (Ohio) schools will have an
'old-fashioned spelling bee" BY the way.
would a slmpiifed spelling bee be a
spelling be-" or just a Spelling b."
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Tfnle EIfen.

There's our waiter"
You are wrong. Our waiter WASH
bald"
Not when he took the order, I grant
you
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Was Once Goxernor.

At the late election in Nevada the
the peace of Reno Township. He was
governor Of the State from 1883 10 1880,
and made a good record in that Office.
lie left the governOrship a poor man,
though when hv assumed the Office he
was quite wealthy Unfortunate invest
ments In mining speculatiOns impOverish-
ed him while he was looking after his
official duties and trying 70 run the poll
tics of the State. year ago the regu-
larry elected justice Of Reno Township
died, and upon the application Of the eX-
governor the county commissioners ap-
pointed him to iii out the unexpired
term. Il is estimated that he will re-
ceive in fees as justice Of the peace
about 800 Il year He has no other means
o. support. Once ne was q candidate
Tor United States Senator against VIII
lam NJ. Stewart, who was Nevada S first
Senator, and who held that Office from
the creation of the State. toward the close
Of the civil war. until he was defeated
by Hon. George < Nixon two years
ago. with an intermissi0n of one term in
the late '70s. The veteran Stewart. by
the way, is one Of the foremost boomers
IN the Tonopah gold regions He has
Duilt an expensive residence for his young
wife at Bullfrog. and although ne is
now about eighty years old. he Is said TO
be enjoying the largest and most lucra-
tive law practice in Nevada. Moreover.
II is reported that be IS rapidly repairing
his political fences with the view Of con-
testing the Senatorship With Hon. Francis
9. Newlands two years hence
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

Gov. Magoon says his present position
IS the most pleasant one he ever occu-
pied AIr MagOOn's past positions must
have been about as comfortable as sitting
on a picket fence.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
He Ought to Resign.

From the Rochester Herald
Mr.. Platt will merely go back in the
Senate and sit down.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Merely an Exuberance.

From the New York World.
Mr.. Roosevelt addresses the Porto
Ricans rs ''fellow-citizens. Fellow-citi-
zens Of what2
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
,Erisco Fashion.

Nero. as Rome burned away,
Music waited.
Had the thing occurred to-day
He'd have grated.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
BON >1ear rnrcIenting

Prom the Boston Herald.
It seems to be the Presidents idea that
the colored troops should relent first