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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
INCoME TAX DEFENDED.
Texas Paper Points out What Could
BE Done with Proceeds.

From the Houston Post.
The Washington Herald. noting the At
Ianta Constitutions advocacy Of the in
come tax. wants TO know what can be
done with the money. Does Uncle sam
really need the money! it asks. Ger
tainly. he needs the money. Does not The
Herald know that the National policy Of
internal Improvements IS but poorly exc
cuted because Of the lack of money? FIRE.
quently river and harbor bin is de-
ferred because Of the condition OF the
revenues. Because Of this lack of rev
eHue. resulting frequently in delay OF
public works, much Of the money ex-
pended is actually wasted through deter
ioratton of work already done.
Moreover, have we not a National debt
OF a billion TO be retired? Are there not
millions of dollars Of just claims against
the government which go unpaid from
session TO session because Of the lack Of
revenues Is there not the Panama canal
TO build? Would Ii not be better TO pay
ior the canal from taxes upon the wealth
OF the country than to issue bonds 10 be
paid by the taxed appetites and backs Of
the masses?
But suppose present revenues were suf-
hcient for all public purposes and Uncle
sam aid not need any more money. Even
then the Income tax would be desirable
on account Of the business of the income
tax principle II such a tax should ac-
cumulate more money in the treasury
than the government needs. the taxes on
tobacco paid for the most part by the
working classes. could be repealed or
the tax on whisky and beer. paid for the
most part by the working people could
be dispensed with These are old war
taxes that impose a great burden upon
the working classes. who consume to-
bacc0 and spiTitUous and malt liquors
and It would be entirely just 10 remove
them and collect the revenue from the
wealth Of the country.
The Herald must know that if the DoIl-
cies Of the present administration are to
be executed additional revenue viii be
needed. and that this revenue must come
from taxation or the sale Of bonds. The
systematic improvement Of the rivers and
harbors. the erection of needed public
buildings. the payment Of old claims. the
building Of the geat navy. and the con-
structi0n Of the Panama canal IN addi-
ton 10 the regular expenses Of the gov
eminent. viii require more money than
our present system Of taxation provides.
They are already talking about a duty
Oh coffee, . per cent Of which is con-
sumed by the toiling people
Why not levy the tax on the rich mans
income. instead Of the poor mans coffee?
Why not extend the principle Of taxing
wealth. which is maintained in an Che
local governments Of the country. and
secure large revenues from wealth and
relieve the pressure upon the appetites II
the working classes?
The income tax ought not be consid-
cred merely rs d source Of additional rev
euue. but as a principle Of taxation which
distributes the burdens of government
fairly according 10 the ability Of The cit
IZen 10 pay.
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pennsrlyania.s Scandal.

Pennsylvania great capitol construc-
ton scandal is daily growing in dimen-
sious il the statements made by State
Treasurer Berry may be accepted as the
truth. As a result of the inquiry he is
low conducting, MI Berry charges that
the sraft and overcharges ia the capitol
job viii reach the enormous sum Ct
100000 To add to the expense Of the
Sl3.0o0.o00 structure, "a New York architect
now comes forward with 4 claim for a fee
Of 100000 and per cent on the cost IF
construction. asserting that his plans
were used by Joseph H. Huston, the ar
chitect who built the capitol Huston de-
clares he never saw the New York mans
plans. but whether he did or not a very
pretty quarrel has arisen, which promises
10 shed further light on the loose methods
by which the capitol was built.
one Of the singular circumstances con-
ncctcd with the scandal is that the ex-
travagant expenditures were made with
out attracting the attention of Gov. Pen
Hypacller. who is. on all hands, acknowl-
edged TO be an honest man. a recent
newspaper cartoon represented the gov
ernor lost in admiration of the magnifi-
cent new capitol building, while a pair of
enormous arms were hlching great sums
from the public treasury, almost under
the chief magistrates nose. This seems
10 be an accurate portrayal of tho situa-
ton, 50 suggestive of the easy way in
which an executive officer. in these days
OF large affairs and multiplicity OF the
cares OF state, may be hoodwinked by his
subordinates in league with outside inter-
csts seeking favors at the hands of gov
enment Gov Pennypacker missed a
great opportunity 20 serve the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania.
Divided responsibility was undoubtedly
one OF the main causes of extravagant ex-
penditure on the new capitol Two bodies
had charge of the construction, the CAPT
tol commission and the board of buildings
and grounds. Treasurer Berry has found
IhaL in several instances work was paid
for twice. first by one body and later by
the other One of these bodies, the hoard
of buildings and grounds. had power 10
eXpend the entire surplus in the state
treasury, without specific appropriation
by The legislature. The sum thus within
The control Of this board was Sl5O90. 001.
A stronger invitation TO robbery and ex-
travagance could hardly have been de-
vised. One Of the obvious reforms should
be the limitation Of the unusual power
Of this board, and 1t is proposed that its
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me Plain. Eyerrdav Amerlean.

A characteristic piece OF evidence which
goes to sustain the contention that the
average American, at least, is an honor
able and upright man comes from san
Francisco.
It seems that the railroads. appreciat-
ing the dire distress of the great major
ity of the people in the city, following the
dreadful earthquake. sold tickets to points
outside of san Francisco to all who asked.
simply requiring those who had no money
to give the ticket agent some sort of ac-
acknowledgements that the ticket had been
furnished. and containing a promise to
pay for the same just as soon as holders
financial condition would permit More
than 10000 worth of this kind Of trans
portation was furnished by the railroads.
and to date over s53,0O0 worth OF script
containing the promise to pay has been
redeemed.
We read a great deal these days about
the unfeeling robbing of widows and
orphans" by the big corporations: we
read of railroads grabbed, and upwar-
ranted advances in the necessities of life,
but of the plain. everyday. good old
American citizen. who sees his name in
print perhaps half dozen times in his
life. and then in nonpareil type. we hear
very little. And vet he is the finest prod
uct Of this great republic His word IS
as good as his bond and when he buys
on his honor. he repays in coin He
doesn't have TO be labeled to attest his
purity. He is accepted at his face value
because of his reputation
As campaign issues, and for other po-
htical purposes, the few celebrities are
very useful They also come in very
well when the cartoonists are hard up
for something to make Us laugh. In
fact. the grdfters and the robbers are
pretty good chopping blocks. as those
things gO-deserving all they set, getting
all that is coming to them. But the
average American is a good fellow, mod
est in his way. and always willing to do
the square thing The railroad people
knew this, down in their hedrts, when
they gave away $50 900 worth of railroad
stock in trade. AMI that upon his bare
promise 10 pay. He came to time with
the money-just as they knew he would
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OUR UNUSUAL WEATHER.
Cold October Not Necessarily the,
Precursor of severe Winter.
F--.-.- Cd. u.--.f=


Precursor of n Severe Winter.
From the New York Herald
The phenomenal spell Of wintry weather
which has been widespread. including
most Of the country east Of the Missis-
sippi VIII suggest to many minds the
probability that it IS the precursor Of p
premature and severe winter. In ST. Louis.
it was reported on Wednesday. the fan OF
temperature was the lowest on record
there at this period Of the season. While
the record for cold at New York has not
been broken the minimum readings Of
the thermometer are more like those Of
March than October. and the cold wave
has carried its freezing temperatures as
far South IS Atlanta. Ga.
But abnormally early and extensive as
this visitation Of extremely frosty weather
has been. IL cannot be considered as a
sure indication of excessively cold wealth
or during November and the first half Of
the coming winter. There is little doubt
that the average temperature OF the eur
rent month VIII be generally below the
normal In the Central and Atlantic States.
a cold October, however. does not neces-
sariiy foreshadOw a succession of cold
months In New York we have had since
1870 four abnormally cold Octobers, fl
1876 1SS9 1883. and 1856 the coolest of
which was that OF 1876. when the official
reports show that the average tempera-
turc was - degrees and the lowest was
g degrees. But in 1876 Novembcr's aver
age temperature was normal and though
DEFENDERS was excessively low. the two
following months were warmer than
usual. In the other three years alluded 20
the cold October was followed by q mild
November a moderate December. and no
great variation from tho normal tcmpeTa-
ture IN the succeeding January
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THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
THE DIRGE.


] bear the thrum Of the throbbng drum
As IL times the s0bbing tuae-
Was be sad o. glad Of the life he hadf
Was tho hand Of death a boonl
God knows.
And the music nears. with its tone Of tears
And its mufied chords Of woe
Was he .Ow or high in bis fellows eyef
Was he man Of friend foe!
God knows
50 | hear them pass. with the moaning brass
And the waiing Of the reeds
OF his joy and pain could he count gainy
Had he profit Of his deeds3
God knows.
Now slowly on and the chords are drawn
To an ech0rS refrain
Was he false or true 20 the friends be knew
Did he live or die in vain.
God knows
And the notes they play seem to fade away
To The shadow Of 2 sound
i hs quits with life3 Has he done with strifcg
Vas be Out-0r hCmeWaTd-b0undi
God knows
"God knows; God knoBsl' So the trumpet blows
In the slow song Of the diTge.
And the meaning strain beats across my brain
And the wo-ds and music merge
God knows.
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Getting snunre.

Prom ne London Weekly TeloEraph.
a Lancashire youth walked Up TO a
counter in certain post-officc and asked
for penny stamp. Il appeared. however.
that he had got to the wrong counter for
postage stamps, so the clerk said sar-
castically
Next counter. Can't you read2r
The lad said nothing, but went and
bought the stamp and having affixed f.
to the letter, he returned TO where the
clerk was sitting and asked: If I post
this letter tonight win it get to London
by 0-morn-at-moTning
Certainly" replied the clerk.
well that's a lie. 1t won't. for it's
gcing to Sheffield" replied the lad. and
quickly withdrew
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
An Irlshman,s Ready Wit.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
TIE ready wit of q truc-born Irishman,
however humble his station. is exceeded
only by his gallantry. y gust OF wind
took parasoI out of the hands of ITS
owner. An Irishman dropped his bod of
bricks caught the parachute in the midst
of its ascent. and presented il 10 the
owner with bow.
Faith. ma'am. as he did so IF you
were SO strong as YOU are handsome il
wouldn't have got away from YOU
Which shall / thank you for first. -
asked the lady, 1.-THE service or your COM
plimcnt?
'Troth. ma am said Pat again, touch
ing a place where once stood the brim of
q hat, that look of your beautiful eyes
thanked me for BOTH
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
Mr. Tafts work in Cuba.

From the New York sun.
From the moment Of his arrival in cuba
until he departed nc made it plain that he
was ehere in the interest Of 40 clique or
party and that not even the cntreaties Of
foreign residents and of many native agri-
cultural and manufacturing interests
would avail to sway him a hairs breath
from the line Of duty imposed on him.
which was 10 rc-Cstablish peace and order
for 10 other purpose than 20 enable The
Cuban people. at the earliest practicable
moment, TO enter under favorable aus
piccs on a second experiment IN self-gOv-
eminent That this. and this only. is the
true and high significance OF our inter
position in Cuba is now as patent to every
onIookcr i'm Mexico. Central and South
America as tx is 20 the Cubdns them
selves. We submit that the spectacle of
altusm thus offered to the world is one
of which Americans may well be proud
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Harris Mnx win In Kansas.


Kansas is a State Of contradictions. In
proportion 10 population there are more
pensioners Of the civil war in Kansas
than in any other State At times Re
publican majorities have been greater there
than in any other State. AT other times
Democratic majorities have been as large
as in some OF tho rock-ribbed Democratic
states Populism reached its highest de-
veiopment in Kansas. and it's electoral
vote was given TO Weaver in 1892 In
that year the Kansans elected as Con-
gressman-at-large the Hon. William a.
Harris a Virginian by birth and an ex-
Confederate soldier. Four years later
Kansas sent Harris to the United States
Senate All OF these political paradoxes
have occurred in Kansas IN fourteen
years. At present former Senator Harris
is the Democratic candidate for governor
Of the Sunfiower State, and reports indi-
cate the possibility Of his election. The
issue Of the campaign IS a queer one, as
all political issues in Kansas are. It is
that Governor Hoch, the Republican
candidate for reelection. caused 10 be in
stitutsd in the name Of Kansas q suit for
she award to the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, a Kansas corporation,
three million acres Of land In the Indian
Territory, or TIE value thereof based up
on a tentative land grant IN the original
charter Of the company. The case has
been before the Federal courts once or
twice and has been lost. The charge
against Governor Hoch is that he caused
the present suit 20 be instituted at the
Dchest of William y. Rockefeller, who is
believed 70 be the principal owner Of III.
X. and T. stock. it is unnecessary 20
state that the Kansans have been dashed
into mighty fury by this peculiar issue.
and that tho result Of the gubernatori4l
contest 1T least IS en- doubt
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19

Tho owner of Tom Watsons Magazine
declares that he owes Tom nothing fer his
services as an editor. because he devoted
al OF his editorial space TO such insienif-
cant topics rs the Georgia guhoruatorial
campaign and the editor of The Macon
Telegraph This fails to put Georgia and
the editor Of the Telegraph in a good hui
NOR. however.
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From the Chicago News.
AIRS. Urban-I found an egg in the coal
bin this morning.
Urban-ln the coalbln, That's a queer
place for "a hen 20 lay.
AIRS. Urban-WeIl, YOU ought to be glad
Of it,
Urban-And why. pray?
Mrs. Urban-Because If the hens lay in
the coal YOU won't have TO buy any this
winter.
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on SETTING SAL.

The anchors 40. she swings around.
The sailors sing before the mast.
Upon the sea calm profound
And calm within the heavens vast:
We leave behind the crowded shores
And all the things we love and know
IS toward the wider cCeau's roars
The ship WITH all her freight doth 90.
Al1rS against The sarhaard rail
watch awhile yhc sra and sky
The viu5iug barber lights that faN
Aud. as the distance Creations. die:
And then my fancy lightly wakes,
Turns back from ssy and shore and sea
And. liEc a voice che sillac. breaks
With this clear question, suddenly
Il. what we leave upon the shore
Were foiiy. envy and C0nccit.
II liis coed vessel speeding bore
But those forsaking things uumeet
Like meanc- thought ard grosser am
And lust that leaves the heart awreck
And lttlenoss and senselcss blame
Would you be standing on the deck!'
Al, rol ] fear that I would gaze
With many others from the land,
And neither envy have nor praise
For those who sought a stranger strand;
Smile idly at their useless trip.
And Spb them imbecilcs and ciods
And then fer mcet cCmpanship
&c back unto or little gods
-NeW ORLEANS Times Demecgs
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1s, 1906.
Political Convictions!

with William J. Bryan publicly indors-
ing practically every important act Of
President Roosevelt's administra ton. and
Speaker Cannon saying nice things about
Bryan, the political atmosphere is sur
charged with amity and concord. It is a
quiet and peaceful COMPREHENSIVE New
York State-but says Uncle Joe, the
quiet is that Of earnest conviction"
Conviction of what? Mr.. Bryan. we as
sumo. is convincing when he tells us how
much he likes 3Ir. Roosevelrs way Of
doing things; likewise is Mr.. Cannon con-
vincing when eXpatiating on the good
qualities OF his Nebraska friend. But
what is the popular view Of these anna
ble pleasantries?
We surmise one view 20 be that there
IS considerable lack of conviction on the
part of q good many Of our political
leaders. They are casting about in every
direction for some issue that viii diff
fercntiate themselves and their party
from the opposition. Their convictions
are in state of lux, and they are busy
to-day explaining why they do not quite
agree with their own attitude OF yester-
day, or else they are trying TO accom-
modate the ancient traditions in which
they were brought up with the rapidly
moving political thought of the time.
New party alignments are going on. or
rather old party distinctions are under
going obliteraton, and the party man
has a harder time justifying the political
creed OF his youth to himself and his
followers
In the rot improbable event that
Roosevelt and Bryan confront. each other
in the Presidential contest of 1905 what
would be the issue between them?
Let us hope that by 1915 some political
distinction viii have arisen. not less
pleasing or amiable, but less confusing TO
the cOmmOu mind.
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TradifionnI Democrncr.

From the Omaha Bee.
Senator Whyte Of Maryland. calls upon
Southern Democrats to cut away from
Bryan and Hearst and stand for "tradi-
tional Democracy" As the Senator has
been an active. voting Democrat for mere
than sixty years, lie is qualified to speak
of traditions and might elaborate
with Henry Gassaway Davis on an inter
esting volume OF Democratic history.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


When we are told
That Gates CT Gould
Has grabbed Of dough a Ios
Nc go Cuf wer
With naught Co sav
such news concerns us not.
We DO not stew
When Corte-rou
Co.'s ont some Office big.
He's i1 the swim
It's mp % him
We d. not care a fg.
But when things come
Unto q clGm.
we all wax arotb. 7 suc-s.
For ucrtals hate
To contemplate
} lifelong friends success.
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Mas whiting TO Hear.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A clergyman was trailing a creeper TO q
piece of trellis near his gate. when he
noticed that a small boy was watching
him -attentively.
Well my young friend he said. are
you looking cut for hint or two on gar
dening7
NO" said the boy, I'm waiting to
hear what a Darson says when he ham,
mers his thumb
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expenditures shall hereafter be made only
upon specific appropriation by the legis-
lature, an elementary precaudOn that
should have been taken before the horse
was stolen
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Trouble, apparently. is the twin brother
OF William Nelson Cromwell he is the
New York lawyer Of leonine mien. who,
as the chief counsel Of the Panama rail-
road, a government property and an as
set Of the Panama canal enterprise pur-
chased by the United States from the
French company. was Ia q constant scrap
with the venerable Senator Morgan
through nearly the entire session OF Con
sress last winter and spring. In answer
TO one of Senator Morgan's sharp ques-
tions as To why lac manifested such
live interest I'm the Panama canal. and
what compensation DE drew. Mr CrOm-
well startled the sOmnolent Senate Com
mittee on Inter0ccanlc Canals by reply
ing that his interest was solely patriotic
and that as he already had more money
than he could spend. ne was giviag his
services TO the government free. Alr
Cromwell now has on his hands the task
of overhauiing Senior Silviera, the Cuban
capitalist. who is somewhere on the ocean
On 81 ship OF his own and with 20j0.00J
or $4,000 he is accused Of embczz.iug
from a New York banking company. Mr.
Cromwell turned up at Chicago the
other day as She attorney for i. H.
Hartman IN that giant raii0ad magnlte's
Efforts TO wrest the control OF the Illinois
Central Railroad from StuyvesanL Fish
and. Of course, there was trouble and q
heap OF it. at the meeting of stockhOld-
ere. AIr Cromwell lives in Washington
during the sessions % Congress, keeps
one or more arEus-eyed representative
here all the time, and is the hardest man
In the United States 70 interview for pub
LEGATION.
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= True Optimist.

con. my poor fellow, I'm sure that
steam roller hurt you drcadfuny when it
ran over YOU
1T did" admitted the cheerful citizen.
but aJ the same time ! got my trousers
nicely creased"
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It now seems that Mr.. Sherman is la
bic to fine OF 5000 for receiving that
one dollar contribution from the Prcsi-
dent. This ought 90 furnish him with
the long-looked-for excuse to turn loose
q hot wire.
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An ArtfnI nodrer.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Bones-Why are you crawling under the
machine2 There's nothing the matter with
it,
Jones-I know it. bat there comes
Brown If he sees me with this auto he'll
expect me 10 pay aim the money owe
him.
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Evidently Not.

GLADYS. how is il that you never smoke
tea cigarettes"
oh I don't know. Mabel. don't real
ly care FOR them"
'.dy dear child. has nobody told you
how perfectly ruiu0us 10 ones health
they arcc"
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Sir James Crichton-Browne says that
the suppression Of the newspapers would
necessarily result in the enlargement Of
the lunauc asylums. Not even the hyphen
and that final e can convince us that Sir
James viii ever land in a lunatic asy-
lum.
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w II WnrLs-

My wife and believe in reading each
others mail"
80 you open her letters, eh2"
We'll, not exactly. She opens mine"
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setting aTothcr Right

From the Philadelphia Press.
Come. come" said Tommy's mother.
don't lounge that way. Sit up. Ike a
little man.
Why, mamma replied Tommy, men
sit down It's only dogs and things that
SIT up"
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he Knew.

johnny. what is tacte"
What NAV gets money outen paw
with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19

That Ontario banker who spent the
summer in Wall street at a cost OF about
81 10000 should console himself He might
have spent the summer at Newport.
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Nine. Yajima. OF Japan. who is coming
TO America to attend q woman's cpnven-
ton, does not speak q word of English.
Il wouldn't help her much in a woman's
convention If she did