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The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
REVERSING THE LAW.
Instead Of Proving Guilt, Govern
ment Requires Proof Of Innocence.

Instead OF Proving Guilt, Govern
ment Requires Proof Sf Innocence.
From the New York Sun.
Discharged without honor. in the case
of Federal soldiers, black or white. is
not mere dismissal from employment.
1t is degradation, deprivation Of certain
rights. punishment as for a crime or mis-
demeanOr
Under the principles OF the old law
such punishment can be inflicted with
Justice only after a fair trial of each in
dividual case, and in each individual
case conviction by due process and ac-
cording to the forms provided.
BY the new law the penalty falls on a
number of men. collectively. because they
appear to an investigating or prose
cutting officer TO stand together" and
to thus escape the punishment thus i'm
posed by wholesale the individual must
prove his innocence.
Was there ever in the history Of this
nation q more significant reversal?
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

well as its rights. Right bravely he as
serts the majesty and power of the House
when the obstructive Senate dares to
adopt a course that is displeasing to the
mood or purposes of the House. But he
has had no occasion thus far to show
independence Of or opposition to the
executive department His great Com
mittee on Appropriations, being forehand-
ed, is preparing the first bill for the ses-
sion to begin next Monday. Out Of the
private meetings of the committee con-
Trajectory reports are finding their way
TO the eager public. For instance, in one
place we read:
The first bin to be reported by the Committee
On Appropriations viii contain a paragraph provid-
ing that the old form Of spelling shall be con
tanned in bills. reports the Congressional Record
and other documents relating directly to Congress
and the House and Senate viii have 10 decide for
themselves whether the provision shall or shall not
remain"
In another place we find this:
In reporting bills to the House the committee
win observe both forms of spelling The new style
viii be given preference. but each word spelled in
accordance with the Presidents order VIII be fol-
lowed by the same word in parcnthesis spelled &C
cording to the old style"
Is Uncle Joe hedging? And If he try
thus to carry water on both shoulders,
Will the Senate follow his example? It
is probable. Of course. that the Speaker is
waiting 10 see what the Senate's attitude
will be toward this enlivening issue. this
explosive question. and then set his course
in the opposite direction. The Senate's
position will show whether that august
tribunal has come here this year to have
trouble, as it did last year. or whether it
is tired of warfare-Or mayhap whipped
and is now anxious for peace. anxious TO
be permitted to follow the line of least
resistance, pass the appropriation bills
without debate. and go home in a calm
frame of mind to prepare for the gigantic
struggle of 1905 over the tariff.
The Senate is stickler for forms and
traditions and conventionalIties Of all
sorts, and as a rule. is more particular
of its parts Of speech than the House; but
II is possible that the Senate has had
enough of bloody combat and will tamely
submit without struggle. The muck
raker still has his eagle eye on the Sen
ate, which may be another inducement
for the Senate 10 be thoroughly pacific
this winter.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Unconscious Irony.

From HarpeT's Weekly.
A new England nan says that one
night last winter when the thermometer
fell below zero his wife expressed her
concern for the new Swedish maid who
had an unheated room.
Eliza" said she to the girl. remem-
bering the good old custom Of her youth.
'as it is bitterly cold tonight you'd bet
ter take a fiatiron TO bed with you"
Yes, m'm," said Eliza, In mild and ex-
pTessiOnless assent.
In the morning the girl was asked how
she passed the night With a sigh. she
replied:
wall, MN. I gat the iron most warm
before morning
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 80. 1906.
The Shin. Subsidy Lobby.

Among the current items of news is one
to the effect that the possibility of ship
subsidy legislation at the forthcoming
session Of Congress has brought to the
Capital the advance guard of a small
army of ship-subsidy lobbyists.
There is no doubt that the bill for the
encouragement and development Of mer-
camille marine interests, which passed the
Senate during the last session, viii have
strong and legitimate and influential
backing at the Capitol this winter. Sec
retary Roots elaborate presentation of
the subject to Western audiences unques-
uOnably fOreshadowed the administration
attitude on this important measure, the
merits Of which have been thoroughly gone
over in reports, messages, and addresses
and the debates in both Houses of Con-
gress.
What then, do the ship-subsidy lobby
lists hope to accomplish by the exercise Of
their arts and accomplishments in fur
thering the passage of a bin to which the
administration is committed in advance?
Would it not be wise on their part to re-
strain their activities?
Their obtrusion upon the field Of legls-
laticn, field which belongs legitimately
20 members Of Congress, may do the
cause of the merchant marine more harm
than good. In fact, it is bound to have
that effect
The proposition has been discredited and
damaged in the past by just such meth
Ods.
The wonder of it is that Senator-elect
Jeff Davis didn't think to designate his
forthcoming row in the Senate as stir
ring up the monkeys
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Samuel Sneneer.

The tragic death Of Samuel Spencer,
president Of the Southern Railway Com
pany, removes from the transportation
system of the country one of its most
fOrcefUl. faT-sighted. and influential fac
tors. His taking off was as pathetic as
it was tragic. The master mind of one
Of the greatest railroad systems on the
continent. it was the irony of fate that
Mr.. Spencer should be the victim Of
wretched piece of carelessness against
which his genius had striven so effec-
lively TO save the lives Of untold thou
sands Of the patrons Of the Southern
Railway
Mr.. ~pencer was justly accounted one
Of the strongest intellectual forces in the
nations industrial equation. He had just
begun TO realize some Of the great plans
ne had matured for the development Of
a network Of railroads that embraced
the largest part Of the South. In his
work as in his character. there was moth
ing small, mean, or selfish. He was es-
sentially constructive, and as an ad-
ministrator of one Of the most exten-
sive property interests in the country. no
scandal attached to his name or achieve
ments. A SOutherner Of the old school.
his life was q testimonial of the capacity
and adaptability Of that class Of men TO
the conditions Of the moment. He viii
be missed as would few other men who
are measuring up 10 tie opportunities now
opening in the South TO men Of ability.
courage, and character Of high order.
Whoever shall succeed him in the man
agement Of the Southern Railroad, with
all that that great trust implies. will
have high standard of efficiency,
honesty, and cleanliness as his guide Of
conduct.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

perate tone Of many Northern papers in
dealing with the admittedly difficult
problem facing the Southern people. The
Philadelphia Ledger, for example, in
deprecating the sort of agitation carried
on by Senator Tillman. says:
Most thoughtful persons in the North admit that
a really free and impartial suffrage in States Ike
South Carolina Georgia, or Mississippi, where the
blacks largely Outnumber the whites. would result
in conditions intolerable 20 our white civilization
That the indscrniuate extension Of the suffrage 70
the blacks was q mistake is very widely recognized
and there is disposition to be at least tolerant Of
political devices that aim to maintain the peaceful
supremacy Of the whites
We believe that North and South
are slowly but steadily approaching com
mon ground on the race question, and the
sensible and reasonable attitude taken
by John Sharp Williams and other South
ern leaders of opinion who are not play
ing to the gallery is contributing SUBJ
stantially to this most desirable consum-
nation. Justice" Mr.. williams sagely
remarks, goes hand in hand with power.
or else power becomes tyranny" Both
North and South may profit by this say
ing in dealing with the serious problems
presented by racial differences.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Checkmate in Three Moves.

Prom the Saturday Evening Post
A tramp, forlorn and ragged. but un-
ristakably a professional beggar, called
at the Chinese Legation in Washington.
Please, mister" he said to the butler
who came to the door, Il wish you would
give me some money. I haven't eaten
anything in a week"
The Minister does not believe in giving
money to beEgars." said the butler.
Then gimme something to eat. I'm hun
gTy'
The butler looked the tramp over. ct
1t against our rules" he said.
The tramp was persistent "WeH. any
how" he said do something for me
Can't you gimme an old pair of the gen.
tleman's pants?"
Don't wear en-" said the butler. and
closed the door
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Senatorial Broncho Busting.

I'Iu LIt HOu5JUD IOsJ
The Senate has never had any trouble
in tanning the men who go there to in
dulge sensadonalism. Davis will not be
there long before his case will be dag
nosed and his abilities appraised. and
then he viii be quietly taken hold of and
iniated into the mysteries of Senatorial
dignity. When he gets through with the
course Of treatment we warrant he will
stand withOuc hitching
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
ThoughtfnI Cnnrict-

From the Catholic STANDARD and Times
Yes" said the warden. he was the
coolest and most thoughtful convict who
ever broke jail
You don't say?' exclaimed the visitor.
YES, he left behind him a note TO ths
governor Of the State beginning. I hope
you will pardon me for the liberty I'm
taking"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Very Natural.

From Tit-Bits.
The old lady entered the taxidermist's
shop in a blaze of wrath, carrying a de-
funct cockatoo in a glass case.
You can see for yourself, sir. You
only stuffed my poor parrot in the sum
mer, and here's his feathers tumbling out
before your eyes"
LIZ bless YEN, that's the triumph Of
the art! We stuff EN- that natural that
they mOults in their proper season.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE ETERNAL PROBLEM.

You've known a man down town for
years; his wife you've never met.
He brings her in your place one day and
then a shock you get.
The mental pictures you had drawn you
find in error were,
And as they leave you wonder what he
ever saw in her.
You've known a girl from boyhood days,
in fact, throughout your life
one day you chance TO meet her with the
chap who calls her wife.
You note his awkward, clumsy ways, his
Visage stern and grim,
And as you part you wonder what she
ever saw in him
This is the way It always goes, my friends
OF either sex.
No doubt this question often comes your
loving friends to vex.
When you present your wife or hub. as
one is apt 10 do,
Tis very like they wonder what your
partner saw in you.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
ART IN WINDY CANYoN.


Don Spaghetta Macaroni was the foreign
singers name,
And the papers had been crowded with
their tributes 10 his fame;
When he came 10 Windy Canyon with his
operate troupe,
Why. you know we bought the tickets for
the concert with a whoop.
But before the show was given. Don Spa
ghetta took a walk
He had busted his complexion with a lot
Of powdered chalk.
And he'd creased up his mustache and
had twisted up his curls.
And he strolled along quite gayly, taking
side looks al the girls.
Soon he saw comeIy damsel, which her
name was Hazel Green,
And she's possibly the finest that a
mortal ever seen
Don Sp7ghetta Macaroni paused and
whispered soft TO her
And he shufiied both his eyebrows when
she blushed and stammered Sir
Don Spaghetta Macaroni turned on all his
winning smiles,
But the lady wasn't caring for such
bhtEtllE 81 lF@-
So he slipped his arm around her and he
tried 10 give a hug.
When the marshal grabbed him suddenly
and clapped him in the jug.
Then the pot began 70 boiling, and from
clear across the sea
Came a howl Of awful horror that such
things as this could be.
Don Spaghetta Macaroni, We will rise
and take your part"
Came the message, for the folks in
Windy Canyon love not art"
And Spaghetta Macaroni. from the bosom
Of his cell.
Criticised our minds and manners, and ne
criticised them well:
Said we languished here I'm darkness, that
our weak artistic taste
Showed that all OR nobler feelings had
gone hopeless.y to waste
So, twas me and ToothIess Tuttle. One
eyed Jones, and Peg-leg Pete
Held an earnest conversation on the cor
ner Of the street.
And we got a bag Of feathers and a kettle
full Of tar
He viii see." said Toothless Tuttle.
what real artists us folks are"
DON Spaghetta Macaroni, just before the
break Of day,
In a suit of tar and feathers hastened
out upon his way
And We said unto him kindly, just before
he took his start:
IT'S a hasty job of painting. but we've
shown our love Of art"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
sacred and Profane Spelling

Prom the New York Sun
This badgering Of the Public Printer.
this fuss over two kinds OF spelling for
public documents. is shameful. OF course
there must be two kinds Of public spell
ing-one sacred, hieratic, the other de-
motto one for Pharaoh and the high priest
of the Carnegie temple; the other for the
people
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Inharmonious Insects.
4 the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Says the Washington Herald: 'Cleve-
land (Ohio) schools will have an old
fashioned spelling bee BY the way.
would a simplified spelling bee by a
Spelling be or just spelling b'?" But
these newcomers are not in the same
Rive.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Sure of Relief

From the Cleveland Plean Dealer
Nothing is said about the beauty of the
lady who intends to discover the north
pole. Yet this might have an important
bearing on the number of relief expedj-
ton that are sent after her.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
None of Cnnid,s Affair.

From the Louisville Courier Journal,
The salaries of cooks in Goldfeld are
so high that when man marries his cook
no one viii believe 1t a love match.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
PutftnE II on.

Now is my Joy
Without alloy.
Each dawn / rise and say:
Ny work III drop
And start 70 shop
Tomorrow or next day"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
seIf-CrificIsn.

From the Chicago Chronicle
The very fact that Senator TiIlman was
invited to lecture in Chicago goes far to
justify the cOntemptuous opinion which
he holds and expresses Of the Northern
people.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Cleveland for the senates


A member Of the faculty of Princeton
University. who is a close friend OF
Grover Cleveland and who was in Wash
ington a few days ago. says that the
ex-President has no desire whatever to
be elected to the Senate. Moreover. he
states that Mr.. Cleveland has let this
be known In quarters where 1t will be
most effective in checking whatever
strength there may in the movement
now in progress to have the New Jersey
legislature elect him to succeed Senator
Dryden. The legislature that viii meet
in Trenton in January is Republican by
narrow margin, and 1t seems that Mr.
Clevelands election is considered within
the pale Of the probabilities if he would
consent to the use of his name as a
compromise candidate. But it appears
that he will not do this His friend
represents the ex-President as being too
well contented with his present condition
to risk a change. He has found at
Princeton that quiet and repose and
domesucity that suits his tastes. His
neighbors are persons Of refinement and
cultivation. There ie not a vulgar. greedy
money-grubber among them. Mr.
Cleveland is tired Of the strife and sei-
hshness and decep. n Of politics. While
maintaining a live interest in public af-
fairs, he has no desire whatever again
personally 10 participate in them lie
mas attained the highest hOnors in the
slit or his countIymen, and now al he
wants Is 10 be permitted 10 pass the
remainder Of his days in the society Of
those he likes. His gracious wife, too,
does not wish him again to enter pub
nc lie. The wholesome social atmOs-
pneTe or Princeton is entirely congeniaI
TO her-much more so than that OF any
other part Of the country.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Those Chicago agitators who tried to
stop Senator Tillman from expressing his
opinion of things either in general or in
particular, now fully understand what
Mr. Hearst meant when he talked about
trying TO swim up Niagara Falls
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

As deep-seated and sincere as our feel
inss are toward womankind in general,
We cannot lament the defeat Of Miss
Laura Payne for Congress. The talk de
partment Of Congress is already strained
to the breaking point
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Mr.. Roosevelt thinks a 30-cent Panama
lunch good enough for anybody" It is
doubtful, however, that the President
really ever ate a sure enough, everyday
30-cent Panama lunch.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
WnuId Hardly Do.

How can we keep our brides from be-
coming disillusionized?
l don't know. Drowning them before
they get their eyes opened is the only
thing I can suggest"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
A Doubie Wrench.

Well, we've married Mabel TO a French
count"
L suppose you hated 10 part with your
grip
Yes; an I hated 10 part with that mil
lion dollars. but the wimmen folks would
have it,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
A Tip for BOni.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
II Boni really wants revenge for the
insult of having been offered a salary as
head waiter, he should accept it.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Mississippi is to have two Thanksgiv-
ing days every year. but the married men
in the legislature will stubbOrnly with
hold their consent to more than one
Christmas
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
She'd BE the One

"She says that one can live quite well
on forty a week"
''INeH7''
What am 7 going to ,ioo Merely exist ?''
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
OF Course

Quoth Lush. If / had lots of dough.
ia be a drunkard. don't you know"
Indeed you'd not" said foxy Black.
You'd be a dipsomaniac"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

If the late lamented Jeanne dare could
return TO earth long enough TO observe
herself placarded as Jean Oak" we
have no doubt that there would be an
other conflict
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Mr.. Moran. who also ran for governor
of Massachusetts. says he spent nothing
during the race. He cannot complain that
he failed to get value received.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Seeing and HEARING

Though they are blind to the faults Of Others"
As some smug people claim.
Their ears keep getting longer
Through listening to the same.
-Philadelphia Press
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Her Cnrlnnn Hrmna

In church while they're singing the hvrps
Most people stand up. but Miss symns
Refuses to rise
Though her mother Oft tries
To get her 10 stand on her lymns.
Boston Traaszipk
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
CockreI in Failing Health.

Inc reports as to the health OF former
Senator Francis Marion CockrelI.. now a
member Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. are not reassuring 10 his
friends The distinguished Missourian
suffered a breakdown about a month ago
from which he is not recovering as rapid-
~ as his friends wish. In the past week
however, his family have noticed some
Improvement, and they arr. encouraged TO
believe that ne will be strong enough 10
leave his residence in another week or
Two. He has stuck close to his residence
IN washington since the breakdown oc-
CURED, and for the first time in more
than thirty years was unable to 90 out
TO his old home at Warrensburg to vote.
Senator CockreH IS in his sevenry-thIrd
year. and until the present attack has en-
j0yed robust health. For more than
thirty years he probably has been the
hardest worker in public life. Several
years ago his physicians warned him 10
perform less labor, but he disregarded
this admonition. and even now his family
have hard time 10 keep him from over
working himself. He has not gone TO the
Offices of the Interstate Commerce Com
tAi4ncttii AtA q illi'llLils tuL lEs~icLS upon
ing a certain amount OF official work at
his residence every day including Sun
day. AprOpos OF his indefatigable energy.
Of his glutOny for work, a Washington
lawyer, who for many years has occupied
a residence Immediately behind the Cuck-
rel home and who himself burns the mid
night oil 10 late hour says that he has
never been able 20 keep at work later
than the Miss0urian. For years this
lawyer every night has seen the light
burning IN the Senator's den" which is
the rear room on the second floor, until
after I a. ~. How much later than this
he sits up and works I DO not know" de-
Clares the lawyer. for I make II a rule
never 10 go 10 bed later than that hour,
but when Senator COckreu is in town
have never seen his light turned out at
the same hour. Frequently, when I have
walked up al and 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. ! have seen his light still burning
and his form bent over his desk. / have
never met him. but I have been predict
ing that he would XIII himself with work"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

1t makes no difference with the Presi-
dent whether he is firing a gun, a battle
ships boilers, or an obstreperous official.
he believes in making clean job Of Il.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Mr.. Beveridge discreetIy deferred his
warfare on child labor until Mr.. Beck
hams election TO the Senate was assured.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Peary says he left a bottle on the ice
at the point where he turned back south.
Under the circumstances, ne could not
have been expected to leave a hot bird
also.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
OLD siAN CIDDLEs OBSERVES.

Many a man who yearns for a meer-
schaum pipe does not know that his pink
and-yellow necktie was bought at a bar
gain sale last July.
Not only do we give great many pres
ents we cannot afford, but we accent
quite a lot that we cannot afford to re-
CeiVe
Holiday hints in the ads, like the ones
in ordinary conversation, are always put
IN big type
Now is the time of year 10 begin
watching grandparents to prevent them
giving the children Gatling guns and
dynamite as Christmas gifts.
This is also the time Of year when the
man who knows perfectly well what his
wife wants tries to get her to intimate
that she would really like something that
costs less.
Don't lose your temper with the floor
walker; and don't go up to him and ex-
press sympathy for him. either. A man
IN his position wants neither argument
nor sympathy.
No wonder Santa Claus is jolly; he
never has to pay for the things he
brings.
If you are already in doubt as to what
faults to correct the first of the year. ask
any of your friends.
WILBUR NEsBIT.
Copyright 1906, by W. D. Nesbit)
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Unfortunately for the soap trust, it
failed 10 float
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

That government official who declared
that pride" is the cause Of the great
cost OF living probably got his idea from
observing the naughty air of the coal
man.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

New York firebug declared that he
was commissioned to cleanse and purge
by fire" But when a d-hearted
police magistrate demanded to see his
credentials, he had to 90 to jail
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Or. Mary Walker says there would not
be so many penniless husbands if all
women dressed as she does. Upon the
same theory there wouldn't be any hus-
bands at all
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
APFOnlnPuEP.

We members of the upper house have
70 take lots Of chaff," remarked Senator
GTabali.
That's so, replied Senator Klutch, "but
we also manage to pick up a few kernels
OF wheat occasionally. Eth, boy?"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

A Philadelphia contemporary says: 1.-The
country needs another Webster" Noah,
or Daniel?
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Count Sergius de Witte has bought a
newspaper and will become an editor.
Russia IS at last in a fair way to be
saved.