The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-22
oHIo's Two.CENT LAW.

charges of railroads within the state
to a maximum rate of cents a mile.
This law goes into effect on March 10,
and, If we mistake not, 1t will be the
only enactment of the kind in force
among the several American states.
Various state legislatures, including
that of Massachusetts,, have consid-
cred similar legislation, but as far as
can be recalled 1t has never gone so
far as TO be applied in general way
to all the railroads of state. 1t is
further to be noted that the general
2-cent rule is now given force in a
state whose railroads are by no means
as favorably situatedto bear up under
the restriction as in several of the
more eastern and thickly populated
commonwealths.
DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.
New York Evening Post: Ohio
seems to be feeling her way honestly
toward real improvement in govern
ment. AS the Democrats did not
dream of overturning IL years of
enormous Republican ma jorities, the
ring element kept in the background
for the most part, with the result that
the average character and ability OF
Democrats elected was unusually
high
The present Ohio legislature is not
likely to develop a group of philo.
sophical statesmen. In an era of blind
experiment, however, in which all
parties are sailing without the aid of
historic chart or compass, the new
Democratic element in Ohio has at
least shown that it is not dominated
by the spirit of graft. Its only hope
for success In elections to come lies
in its ability to justify itself to the
better class of Republicans whose
votes placed it in power; and this it
cannot do by any appeal to mere dem
agoguery.
If it shall keep its attempts to reg
ulate corporations within such bounds
as to do no real harm to legitimate
business, If 1t shall grapple success
fully with the corrupting fee system
in local offices, II 1t shall recast the
election laws with the interest of the
individual in mind, rather than that
of the party machine, and shall make
IL In thn
local option system as will satisfy the
thousands who very naturally objected
to the dictation of liquor regulations
by George B. Cox, then the Demo.
Gratis will remain an important factor
in Ohio politics.
no YELLOW FOR COL. HENRY.
Louisville Courier.Journal The
yellow journal cannot, in my opinion,
last 10 time people will become
familiar and grow tired of its tricks
and its manners. Sausages of dog
meat, though never so highly seasoned
will after while sicken all but the
coarsest stomachs-particularly when
sausages are known to be made of
dog meat. The general public will be
educated to understand the difference
between sensational and fake matter
and legitimate and reliable news
Already the English are educated
beyond the reach of the yellow jour.
nal. Journals that seem to flourish In
New York and Chicago could not exist
in London. The reason lies partly in
the character and habits of the people
but more, take 1t, in the force of
progress and the ixity of
standards. On the material side, New
York is far in advance of London.
But on civilization, meaning the ac-
cretion of human experience, London
has fair lead, and this Is seen in the
public order, in the respect for law,
and in the challenge which society
gives to innovation.
HUMOROUS EDITIONS.
Hartford Times: There Is scheme
IN foot to make George Ade, the
lumorist, successor of Congressman
in the Tenth Indiana
district. Why not run "Mr. Dooley"
n Chicago, and some more funny men,
including cartoonist Opper in New
York? Then the Congressional Record .
night become as "bright" publica-
ion as Puck and Life used to be in
he days of their youth.
WIDE SUPPORT FOR REFORM.
Cleveland Leader: Men of all
PARTIES In Ohio favor civil service re-
orm. The merit system has ardent
Importers among voters who are not
with any political organi-
alton. II is demanded by young men
resh from schools and colleges. 1t is
approved by old citizens who have
earned the need of reform by long
of conditions, past and
resent, in public business. Veteran
agree with youthful
heorists that the merit system is
esirable as remedy for many ills
rom which the body polite suffers.
The appeal of civil service reform
3 both practical and sentimental. 1t
ests upon hard business sense and
'lso on the deep-seated instinct of
ustice and right. Tests made In sew
raj countries, through long periods,