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The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Recnrd 10 BE prond Of.

Gen. William Booth, founder and head
Of the Salvation Army, IS an old man.
Not many more winters perhaps, will
pass before he will be called hence and
mis- great work transferred 10 other
hands.
Standing where Hfe's shadows are fall
ing far into the east. as Robert G. Inger-
soil touehingly expressed it, the words
that fall from the lips OF this old man
are worthy the attention and considera-
ton OF his fellow-man-perhaps as much
so as those that fall from the lips of any
worker for the uplift in all this world.
Thus he epltomizes his remarkable
career:
when started gave up the friendship Of the
people OF the better class ! gave up hope Of
wealth and I abandoned ambition Now l have
found all that gave up. Had / wished it, I could
be wealthy. Ny publications have brought me
thousands of dollars bat every cent Of Il has gone
hack as it came for the bettement Of the condi
tions Of humanity for making people happy. Sim-
larly have the best of friends in all classes. and
so far as ambition is concerned. if ! not the
best-known men in the world ! am prayed for the
most"
This, we think, is as fine a reward as
could come to mortal man. Seeking moth
ing for self, ne has found everything that
goes to make happiness and content worth
while. To go down into the shadows
''the most prayed for man" is a glory
beside which the pomp and circumstance
Of any other conceivable fame pales and
fades into nothingness 1t must bring to
the heart Of this grand old man the
peace that passeth all undertaking and
the happiness that is not TO be expressed
in words.
We read so much of the greed Of great
business concerns, the exposure OF 50
much meanness and unfairness among
powerful captains Of industry the bitter
ness and woe Of oppression, the despera-
ton Of despair wrought by unclean meth
DDS of living, that it is restful and good
to turn from all Of that and contemplate,
solemnly and calmly the career Of this
man-Gen BoOth-and his far-Teaching
and noble endeavors.
Maxims. golden rules, and much advice
are all very fine in their way. In Gen.
Booth Is found an example Of virtue in
carnate and Of worthy deeds well and
truly done. There stands the man Of
action-nOt OF words alone.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
The nIstrict Gnrernment.

From the Patrician Isl. Patricks Church..
Commissioner Macfarland. IN a cOmmu-
nication to The Washington Herald, dis
cusses in a very satisfactory manner the
question Of the District government. He
shows that while this government is not
elective, Il IS none the less representa-
tive, and that. being free from party pol
itics. it Is suitable to the National Cap
ital Indeed. its merits are so evident
that many municipalities are copying it,.
AS matter of fact, no one but few
political agltators wants the city govern
ment changed Manhood franchise is a
privilege, not a right Imagine the char
scter Of the population Of the District,
and think what a change would mean!
A word to the wise
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Trouble Ahead in Georgia.

There are troublesome times ahead in
Georgia, if we read the signs Alright
The Hoke Smith-Tom Watson lineup
appears to be getting extremely wabbly
and may fan apart at any moment Al
ready rumblings are heard and from
down about Thomson. Mr.. Watson's
home, come suggestive utterances.
In order to secure Mr.. Watsons pow
erful influence among the old line Pop
ulists. as well as scores Of more or less
radical Democrats. Mr.. Smith. before
making the plunge for the Goober State
governorship, swallowed practically every
demand made by that fiTst-named gen
tIeman, apologized handsomely for hot
and bitter denunciatiOns of him during
the Alton B. Parker campaign, invoked
his aid in chasing the octopus across the
frontier, got it, and won the high Office
he sought hands down.
But. having accepted Mr.. Watson's aid
and nightly potent It was, too-Mr.
Smith reckoned without his host did
he imagine that the counting of the
ballots saw him rid Of the Thomson
statesman. It is one of Mr.. Watson's
weaknesses-Or. maybe. the secret of his
strength-to have his own way, or
cause considerable trouble in the baiH-
wick Mr.. Smith doesn't care to be gov
ernor-much. He prefers the United
States Senate, decidedly. In his heart.
he would like to vary the custom of
serving two terms as governor, and pass
on to the Senate at the conclusion OF
his first This, however, does not suit
aided and abetted the placing Of the
Hon. -Hoke in the governors chair the
Hon. Tom sees no reason why he should
not stay there-right there. safe and
secure, TO bring about those reforms
promised the people of Georgia, and
which are as yet unfuihIled. Mr.. Wat
son hates a quitter or sdestepper He
has a most annoying way Of insisting
that politicians in Office keep the pledges
made during the campaign for the same.
He thinks mighty highly of the Hon.
Hoke-does the Hon. Tom. He believes
him capable Of doing g-cat good to
Georgia, as governor. He even comedies
that the Hon. Hoke might shine resplen-
IDENTIFY in the Senate-after a while; not
just nowl All Of which is being sug-
gested TO the Hon Hoke through the
columns of the Hon. Toms newspaper
and it reaches the rural voters. as well
as the city fellows
And. then. there is the prohibition line
up. They win have candidate for the
Senate-maybe. And the same VIII not
be the Hon. Hoke. But the majority of
the leaders in this movement were strong
for the Hen. Hoke In the late campaign
very strong, leather-lunged, and lusty,
They, too, admire the Hon. Hoke-as
governor But. as senator-just now
they. Ike the Hon. Tom, are mildly pes
simistie in that regard!
On the whole, we suspect the Hon.
Hoke is not finding the game all beer
and skittles. Mayhap, he thinks ofttimes
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
MR. RooSEvELTS CONFIDENCE.
4 Remark Indicating HIS Belief He
Cnn BE RenOminnted.

Washington Correspondence New York Pest.
It is assumed that Theodore Roosevelt.
If he so desires, can have the nomina-
ton from the Republican party for a
third term in the White House. That Mr..
Roosevelt himself believes this is evident
from a colloquy that is being repeated
in Washington since the President stopped
here q few days en- route from oyster
Bay TO the Louisiana canebrakes. one
Of the Presidents visitors called his at
tention to the gossip that the Pacific
cruise Of the fleet was being timed to
arrive in California waters at a date
when its movements and activities might
stampede the Republican National Con-
vention to bring about the President s
denomination.
Rot" Mr. Roosevelt IS declared TO
have said. emphatically, THE imbeciles
ought to know that it is more likely my
friends may have difficulty In preventing
the convention from being stampeded for
me-"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
LOVE OF THE HORSESHOE.

Dar's lEek TO YOU
In de OF h0ss-shoe.
An luck dat kin nebber fail,
If de shoes been los
From de foot ob a hoss
An hit still holds a rusty nail;
But il KANT be a new
Er a boughten shoe,
No, hit mus be one dat's foun';
An hit KANT keep de luck
If it amt hung up
Wild de points turned upside down.
Yes. dars luck in de shoe,
Dat sho' am true.
An dar's luck in de rusty nail:
Hang IT ober de do
An de bad luck sho'
From de outside viii hab to wall.
But jes' keep IN min
Dat il mustn't be de kin
Dat dey sells fixed up in town.
An dar amt no doubt
Dat de luck'H run out
II de points amt upside down.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
pIsturbing. but Neces.nrr.

From the Kansas City star.
Right now is the time for somebody in
New York to protest against the estab-
lishment and the procedure Of the public
service commission, which is uncovering
the swindling traction deals of that city
OF course, those deals were bad; they were
shocking examples of high finance"
they were fragrant gratis. but. after ALL
to expose them and try TO force the
beneficiaries to make restitution and
otherwise pay the penalties of their acts
might disturb business Why should
the morals Of a great city be protected
at the expense of ''business?" -
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Dishppointment in sIisseuri.

From the St. louis Republic
When We figure up profit and loss on
inviting and escorting the President up
and down the Mississippi Valley to the
greatest waterways convention ever held,
we find the net result. as far as he is
concerned. a cordial invitation to join him
in another convention in Washington
whose net result is calculated TO distract
attention from everything we have been
discussing as OF paramount importance.
Stin, In the cold gray dawn Of the morn
ing after, he expects us to be delighted.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Has Ideas, Anyway.

Three men. evidently from the rural
districts and probably left over carnival
visitors. boarded a Twelfth street car
yesterday. Two of them made for va
cant seat near the front Of the car, but
the third, VINO was smoking. was stopped
by the conductor, and stayed on the plat
form, After moment one Of the others
craned his neck.
Where's BIl9" he asked
"Out there on the porch. replied the
other. "talkin to the cashier"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
STOLEN PARAGRAPHS.
The Foreman "swiped" Them and
the Editor Apologies.


From the Jackson Nfiss) Daily News.
The washington Herald has fairly
caught US. and we plead guilty to the
charge IN its issue of a recent date
The Herald says:
1T makes US Tery happy to furnish the Jackson
lSiissl News with large section Of its editorial
paragraphs even though do fal TO set the credit
for IL"
We are glad that The Herald Is happy
at furnishing US with paragraphs, and
want to assure It that our conscience
has hurt US at intervals for the way we
have purloined the paragraphs OF The
Herald; but, you see, the purl0ining was
not exactly done with malice afosethought-
The foreman OF the composing room runs
that clippery department. He win come
into the editorial room and swipe half
dozen exchanges and take them 10 his
desk In the composing room, go through
them, and cut out a column Of para
graphs. have them set up and put on
the rack These are for filing a column
when just one or two lines are needed or
for slapping in a page when he is trying
TO catch a mail. It has happened that on
several occasions the first column Of edi-
torial paragraphs has lacked one or two
of filing out the column, and the fore
man has always come forward with a
proffer to loan one or two to ill out the
column. Ordinarily We try to write our
own paragraphs. but when we get lazy
and borrow from the foreman, then is
when we get in trouble, for we do not
know where the foreman has swiped his
shorts" from, as he calls them.
We make our most humble apology 10
The Herald, and think that after this ex-
PLANTATION we are. in a measure, TO be
excused, for the best paragraphs in the
whole country are TO be found in our
very bright Washington contemporary.
/ The foreman asks us To assure The Her
/ aid that he did not do any Of this steal
/ ing with malice. that II was simply his
| desire to get a few small liners 10 Ill IN
with; but he didn't promise 10 quit the
/ practice. as he says that The Herald s
paragraphs are just about the right
/ length
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
civic Federation Criticised.

From the Springfield Republican.
If the national civic federaton's munici-
pal investigation was financed by, and 50
undertaken on behalf Of, private owner
ship interests. what Is to be concluded
respecting the federation's forthcoming
conference on the trust question? Are the
trusts to pay the expenses in this case
also? Is the federation, after ali, a mere
agency of privileged wealth? And does
its devotion extend TO the point OF JUS
tifying and encouraging managers OF cor
porations to expend corporation funds Sc
cretly for such purposes as influencing or
.demoralizing public opinion? A great in
stitution such as one must be for the cul-
tivation of a proper civic spirit over the
country,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14

terested In what the COMPANIES may owe.
or in the amount Of stock which they
may have Issued"
Mayor Johnson's friends assert that
Mr.. Burtons plan Of settling the street
railway tangle is that of the Cleveland
Electric Company. and he Is therefore
accused Of playing into the hands Of
taat corporation-an intimation that Mr..
Burton hotIy resents. To an outsider It
would seem that any corporation ready
to accent the terms laid down by Mr..
Burton must be willing 10 go TO ex-
treme lengths to defeat Mayor Johnson's s
Is-cent-fare propaganda, for the Bur
ton conditions would have been consid-
cred harshly stringent. even conhscatory,
before Johnson's time. There would be
much difficulty in securing the accept
anee OF such conditions by street rail-
way corporations IN any other city, and
it is obvious that no matter how the
municipal election goes. Cleveland viii
be fortunate in having the lowest rates
Of fare prevailing in any American city
over so wide an extent OF territory. Mr..
Burton's plan does not look much Ike
surrender TO the traction interests.
Certainly it would not have that appear
ance if il were applied TO the Chicago
traction muddle. for instance. As for
Mayor Johnson, he proposes that the
street railway interests shall surrender
to the city on a 3-cent-fare basis.
The difference between him and Burton
on the fare proposition is a trife over
half a cent. That is all the Cleveland
Electric will get out of the election II
Burton should win, and for that 1t ap-
pears willing to submit to very heroic
measures of regulation.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14

of the old saying about the necessity
Of having a long spoon when supping
with his satanic majesty. Doubtless the
Hon. Tom ofttimes thinks Of it. too. Like
wise the cold water brigade! Therefore.
we believe it viii be extremely interest
ing to watch Georgia for the next year
or so. It will be entertaining, even to
people whose particular business the en-
tire mix-up is not!
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
The Ferocious Lord Ferrers.

Among the peers OF Great Britain who,
because of poverty. have gone into trade
the latest is Lord FerreTs. a descendant
Of that "ferocious Lord Ferrers.'' as
Horace Walpole called him. who was
hanged at Tyburn tree. in 1860, for mur-
dering his servant. 1t may be remem-
bered that Walpole wrote of this execu-
tion: He shamed heroes. He bore the
solemnity Of a pompous and tedious pro-
cessiOn Of above two hours, from the
Tower to Tyburn, with as much tran
quillity as If he were only going TO his
own burial. not to his own execution.
And when one Of the dragons who
were guarding him was thrown from his
horse. Lord Ferrers expressed much con-
cerr. 4 trust there viii be no death
to-day but mine" he said Everything
was done as publicly as possible IN those
DAYS It took the age Of Thackeray and
the help of Dickens to have executions
cease to be a show. This procession
with Lord Ferrers in the center made
progress but slowly, on account Of the
enormous crowd When Lord FeTreTs
asked for a drink, the sheriff refused,
owing to late regulations designed to
prevent the scandal Of criminals becOm-
ing drunk. And though. my lord. said
the sheriff IT might think myself ex-
cUsable in overlooking this order out of
regard for your loFdship's rank, yet there
is another reason against II. We must
draw Up at some tavern; the confluence
would be so great that it would delay
the expedition which your lordship seems
so much to desire" But decency ended
with the execution Walp0le says. 'The
executioners fought for the rope, and
the one who lost it cried-the greatest
tragedy, to bis thinking, Of the day"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
sam Frapc,sco,s corruptiop.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t has been the exception and not the
rule that franchises or other favors have
been granted without corruption We do
not believe that any business man accus-
toned to having dealings with the city
has ever expected or attempted 70 get
anything without bribing somebody. There
is probably not a city franchise in force
which was not cOTruptly obtained. Moth
ing whatever. however beneficial to the
public, but which also particularly ia
vored some special interest, has usually
been done until that interest came
through.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
LOOK AWAY FROM TICKER.
Good Advice 10 Small Investor wOr-
ried by Wall Street.

From the New YORK Times
The banker, who is under the neces-
sity of keeping his assets liquid. may
be under the necessity of studying the
ticker, even regarding securities Of
whose value he is assured. but the
individual investor. the average person
OF moderate means, who neither bor-
rows nor lends. Is prudent in looking
away from the ticker TO the property.
If satisfied with the income realized. and
if convinced that it is not imperiled. then
Wall streets vagaries may be watched
ike a storm at sea by those on dry
land. The income and its security ncJ
the price should concern the moderate
person strange to Wall street, and won
dering what all this disturbance is
about The individual who knows his
own affairs. and is secure regarding
them, need not worry at all about the
woes of others except philanthropically
The prophets may wrangle all they viii
about how bad things are, or may be-
come, they will not affect at all those
whose income is sure.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
The way of Congress.

From the Louisville Courier-Joumal
Mr.. Newlands. of Nevada. is neither
Cicero nor Socrates, but when he said in
his Memphis speech that persons outside
Of Congress must bring influence 20 bear
TO protect our natural resources, he drove
nail. Congress is responsive rather
than aggressive in iegisating for the
good Of the people.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
TWO VIEWS OF FUSION.
Republican Paper COmmends IL as
Tending TO Larger Good.

Tending TO Larger Good
From the New York Mail
The Republican party in this city viii
not go it alone in the campaign that
is on. Why should II? II has rarely
done so In other campaigns. and has
been worst advised and most unhappily
placed when It has done so.
As a minority, il has been absolutely
incumbent upon the Republican party to
seek alliances against the common foe.
Tammany. Thus it elected Strong; thus
it elected Low. It fused with the Shee-
hanites. the Stecklerites and the limo
briens," and a number Of other Organi-
cations. large or small; conducted a cam
paign without sacrifice Of principle, and
gave the city, in two epoch-making ad-
ministrations, the benefit Of its own
willingness 70 waive prejudices and
grudges and strike hands with every
force willing to unite on a worthy object.
The delegates who fought against a
fusion with the Hearst forces in the
Republican county convention last night
did not choose to recall how two years
ago the Republican party. the Independ-
ence League, and the Citizens Union sat
side by side as fellow -conferees in the
preliminary but finally abortive attempts
% form an anti-Tammany fusion. No
one then saw anything unseemly in that
fellowship.
Republicans are asked by the same
leaders who. in the State field gave
them The Hughes candidacy and assured
the people the Hughes administration 70
merge their party bias or personal pref
erences in the opportunity for a larger
good that the fusion just effected gives
them.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
INSPIRATION.


I believe IN inspiration.
A poets style,
To be worth while,
Must have some inspiration.
I have much Inspiration
The grocer, say,
Who wants his pay,
Affords me inspiration.
/ lack not inspiration.
The landlord bent
On having rent
Is fine for inspiration.
A case Of inspiration
This poem viii
Square up a bill.
How's that for inspirationl
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Hirher cnst Of Lying.

From the Providence Journal
In the advanced figures of the bids for
provisioning the Pacific fleet the convic-
tions of both the statistician and the COM
mon or garden variety Of household ac-
countant that living prices are exception
ally high receives a very practical in
doTsement
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Manhood in Once.

From The Brooklyn Eagle,
Gov. Hughes motto at jamestown.
Every man for the people" is good
campaign slogan His statement that
American manhood in each generation is
equal TO dealing with the problems of
that generation will receive a fresh dem
onstration before he is through with the
traction exposures. As an example of
manhood in office, Mr.. Hughes bulks
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
II Calls for Tears.

From the New Haven Register.
No truly humane person can refrain
from pity at the flight of the good old
Democratic party of Massachusetts, the
party which elected Russell and Douglas.
now a thing of shreds and patches, the
easy prey of anything like an organized
Republican opposition.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Automobile Dust.

From the Medical Press
Motor dust is not always. as some people
seem to imagine, a distribution of deadly
disease. Good clean country dust may not
cause much damage to mankind. beyond
making his eyes smart and his nostrils
water for a time.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
LIKES to Be Called ..Teddy.v

from the Memphis DISPATCH.
4 am glad the American people call
me Teddy. 1t fills me with pride to
have such a term of endearment applied
to me. These were the words of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. speaking to the mayor Of
this city. Mr. Malone. in a conversation
that occurred here on Friday.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Discrimination In china.

From the Baltimore sun
Secretary Tafts demand for the open
door was direct protest against al
forms of discrimination. The Chinese
government is powerless TO prevent Rus
sia or Japan using their railroad property
in China for the promotion Of japanese
and Russian trade. 1t is not probable
that even Mr.. Taft's earnestaess and elo-
Quence will change the situation for the
better.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
old Home Week.

How about Mary Jane Smith? Changed
her name yet?7
oh yes. Changed the Mary Jane part
four times and the Smith part twice. y
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Characteristic, but Is 1t Probable:

From the Philadelphia Record.
The President has nothing to say in favor
Of tariff reform in his discursive ora
tions, but members OF his Cabinet. nota-
bly, Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Straus, speak out
boldly. 1t is a matter of certainty that
the executive agrees with his advisers.
but is unwilling TO break with the stand
patters. Is he artfully planning a sur
prise for the stand-patters anu a cam
paign of discontinue for the opposition
in the contest of 1908 by preparing to
shoot of his tariff reform message when
Congress shall reassemble? That would
be a characteristic ROoseveltian proceed
ing
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Fnte of LawIess Ricn.

From the New York Evening Post.
Balzac must have foreseen the Metro
politan-I -Interborough investigation when
he wrote; He does not obey law, law
obeys him There are no scaffolds, no
executoners for rich men, you mis-
take; they are their own executioners."
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Al TnusuaI Distinctlon.

My name may seem common enough
to you, bat I belong to a family that
boasts two names
"Hcw's that?'
Its name is Smith and its name is
legion"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14

Grand Old Texas. The exquisite. ethe-
real. Edenic, Elysian, ecclesiastical. efflor-
escent, embowered. eftuigent, enverdured,
epiclastie. exalted, and archaeological en-
porium Of eternal ecstasy" shouts the
Houston Post. What are you going to do
with a hopeless case of mind-wandering
like that?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Wonderful.

Il understand the White House has
some marvellous echoes
1T has. If you stand In the main cor
ridor and yell "mollycoddle." the echo
Will come back ''liar"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14

Count Boni de Castellane has written
an article for a Paris paper on the short
comings Of the American lover. Boni.
however, remains the leading horrible ex-
ample of the French husband.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
The WAY Thtnrs Go.

Where you see a fashionable mother
neglecting a child oplned an urban phil
osopher, "a few years later you'll prob
ably see a fashionable daughter neglect
ing her nervous ma"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-14

"Ten years hence Charleston VIII need
enlarged accommodations for collection
of baseball pennants," says the Charles
ton News and Courier. Thank goodness,
Washington faces no such peril!