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The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Delegated Rate.fixing Power.

The Appellate Court of New York has
sustained the right OF the public-service
commission Of that State to fix the rates
and charges Of public-service corpora
tons in an opinion that is Of wide inter
est in its bearing on the question Of leg
is.ative power 10 delegate the duty of
fixing rates. On this point the court ac-
cepts the principles laid down by At
torney General (now Justice) Moody in
an opinion given 20 Congress that there
is a governmental power to fix the
charges Of public corporations, and that
although legislative power cannot be dele
rated, the legislature may intrust an ad-
ministratve body with the duty Of fixing
rates in conformity with a standard au-
thorized by law.
The public-service commission is au-
thorized. under the New York statute
u fix maximum charges within the linn
its prescribed by law" The court. in its
decision. holds that this last phrase, when
amplified by adjudicated precedents, sup
plies the standard by which the COM
MISSION should be guided in fixing rates.
II makes no difference, says the decision.
whether the standard is determined by
common or by statute law: in either case.
no legislative discretion Is delegated TO
the commission. and its functions are
held to be administrative. and not leg
isiative. Elucidating the phrase within
the limits of the law as a standard for
the guidance of the commission, the court
says that It is we'll established that the
legislature itself cannot fix a rate which
would be confscatory OF the property of
the corporation. The rate fixed must be
a reasonable charge for the product OF
tho corporation, one reasonable 10 the
public and reasonable 10 the corporation.
On this last topic the court said:
1T thus appears that the stockholders Of npb,ic
service corporation are not entitled 20 relrire the
public to pay d'ddends upon fictitious stock or for
their cXtrayag,uce or waste Such a corporatior
however is eititled TO n far return upon the ac.
tual value of Us property that it is devotne 20
the public use after paving all expenses and liabil
tiles reasonably charged against the same What
Is deemed fair return must depend ultimately
upon the judgment Of the court"
Thus the power to fix rates. as dele
gated to a public-service commission e
not an absolute or autocratic power. but
one which must be exercised within GER
tain well-deflned limits and. inasmuch as
it affects property rights. subject 10 the
review Of the courts. Some recent cor
poration legislation, notably that en-
bodied in the Oklahoma constitution and
that pending in the Alabama legislature,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
PRESS CAMPAIGN BEGUN.
Presidents Methods Compared with
Those of Bismarck.
Prom the Springfield Republican

Prom the Springfield Republican
The President has an advantage over his
opponents In the politicl game that they
must keenly appreciate. His use OF the
press is almost comparable TO Bismarck's.
and Bismarck was the most adrott OF men
in inspiring the most diverse rumors in
the newspaper with which ne maintained
relations. He would throw out rumors
ana keep them all In the air at the same
time, Ike a juggIer performing with GID
ed balls and pink umbrellas. What he had
inspired in one pager he would contradict
in another paper. as his interests required
from day 10 day. Mr. Roosevelt has not
gone 20 Bismarckian lengths. but he has
as many newspapers East and West eager
20 print whatever he may inspire as ever
the German chancellor had Their cor
respondents flock 20 him in the White
house. and his talk % them is faithfully
reflected in their dispatches home. II he
wishes 20 circulate q particular view OF
some policy or public man. he may make
the wires hot IN an hour by dropping
hints 10 favored men Of the press. The
President is never quoted. and he enjoys
the ineStimable privilege Of being able
always 10 repUdiate whatever displeases
him or harasses him in these journalistic
outpourings. No other public man has
such a grip upon tie press. no other pub
lie man exercises his opportunities in this
direction so freely and 50 constantly Il
Is superfiuous 20 add that the Presidents
press campaign from Washington regard
ing the next Presidential nomination has
begun.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
HOW LEGENDS GROW.
Mr.. OIdrOyd's Observation Of Lin
coin Stories I'm the Making.

From the Boston TransC-pt
Osborn II. Oldroyd. the man who runs
on private account the Museum OF Lin
coin Relics in Washington. and has for
forty years devoted his energies 70 col
lecting every scrap OF information and
material bearing on the life OF the Great
Emancipator. brings out an interesting
point in a recent interview regarding tie
growth Of an anecdote told OF a great
man Il lived in Springfield QU) so long
that when ! read some or the later blog-
raphies OF Lincoln" Mr. Oldroyd saws. I
recognize the stories fhat heard in the
making Every man. woman or child
that ever had the merest glimpse at Lin
coin has magnified that relationship. out
Of il some of them have made very in
teresting stories indeed. and have told
them so often that they have really. come
10 believe them. I used 10 scour the whole
neighborhOod searching for relics and in
formation. IN order 20 get AT the people
N an informal way I took my gun along
and did a little hunting as an excuse for
being out Then I would drop into some
farmhouse 10 stay all night and il needed
but little effort among the old-timers TO
start a conversation about Lincoln" The
Investigations Of Mr.. W. W. Ellsworth.
of the Century Magazine as TO the origin
OF many Of the George Washington leg
ends, like the story OF the hatchet. point
10 the same moral. The stories that are
in the making in the generation immedi-
ately after the death OF a great historic
parsonage eventually contribute largely
70 the accepted sources Of public infor-
nation.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
As to Tips on Sleeping Cars.

The New York Herald observes that
the Burlington Railroad has installed a
machine TO keep its Pullman porters
awake. and adds that If Il will install
another that will prevent them holding
out their hands when passengers are Ieav-
ing the train tie public will be the
gamer"
1t is reasonable TO suppose that every
body will agree with this view. The
Washington Herald for one, is in COM
rlete accord with its metropolitan name
sake and, moreover, is willing to go "A
step further and suggest a means of at
tanning the desired end. which if not a
machine would at least be effective. If
the Pullman company, as well as those
roads which operate their own sleeping
cars. would but pay their porters living
wages, the colored men would not find it
necessary 10 be constantly on the look
out for tips. often 10 an extent which
prevents proper performance of their
duties. \ few days ago "A Federal Judge
at Cincinnati awarded 10 a porter in
jured in a wreck damages based on his
alleged ability to earn SO a month His
wages were only $50 a month, but his
tips averaged $i5 in the same period. His
employers paid him 81 a day-a sum
barely sufficient TO support himself, to say
nothing Of his family-while the public
contributed 50 per cent more than that
amount daily. In some cases, we are in
formed s!ee2ing-car porters are paid even
less than $50 per month They must
be on duty for inordinately long periods,
and on some of the more lengthy runs"
set only an hour or two of uninterrupted
sleep in each twenty-foUr.
The circumstances being as they are
il is not odd that the porters are fire.
quently insOlent and disoblging, although
demanding toll Of each traveller as in
sisteutly as If some real service had
been rendered. Stin, the blame is not to
be- placed entirely on the shoulders Of the
parsimOnious railroads. and sleeping-car
companies. The public Is largely respon-
slOle for the evil Just as It is largely
responsible FOR the other tipping abuses
which have grown TO such monumental
proportions all over the country. II the
practice of tipping porters were stopped,
the companies would have TO pay higher
wages or find themselves unable TO man
their cars. But It will not be stopped
so long as Americans entertain such fool
ish and vicious ideas resG~ding gratuities
to servants as are prevalent now.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Open TO PopuIistic Attack.

IRON the Boston Transcript.
The administration in this whole trans
action is laying itself open in an extraor-
dinary degree TO attacks in populistic
sources, which, even though they may be
illogical, are none the less annoying. II
Will be charged that the banks put up
no money 10 get these new certificates Of
Indebtedness; that the government places
with them deposits equaling the amount
OF their purchase; that the banks pay no
interest 20 the government but that it in
turn pays them per cent on the certifi-
Gates: and besides that they have what
ever they can earn on their circula ton.
minus the trifling tax Of one-fourth of
per cent. II there is any pOpUliSm left in
the country ii viii be heard from along
these lines.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
KEEP THEM ALL OUT.
Have No Place in the
National Convention.

From the Indianapolis News.
We respectfully suggest that the Pres
ident consider whether IL would not be
we'll for him 70 restrict the political ac-
tivity of those who hold Office at his hands
OF by his favor. II man is allowed to go
to a convention at all. he ought to be al
lowed to go subject TO any instructions
that the people may impose OF him. The
very fact that there is an impcopriety IN a
Federal ofiiceholder being instructed for
the President-as is admitted by Mr.
ROOSevelt-Of itself proves the impropri-
ETY. Of his going at all. For he IS under
limitations that do not restrict an Ordi-
nary citizen. He can not perform all the
functions Of a delegate-can not exercise
his own free will If it leads him 20 favor
a particular candidate. can not obey in
strucJions In the interest Of that candi-
date. The truth is that he has no place
IN a nominating convention. The nom
nations Of both parties next year ought
to be made by the people, and by them
alone. Unless we are careful there will
be other battles yet to be fought for civil
service reform.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
MIGRATION TO SOUTHWEST.
Hut 10 Per Cent of Foreign New
eOmers Go Beyond AlIeEhenies.

cOmerS tEO beyond AlieEheHies.
G. w. Ogden. in Eyerybody's
Land hunger laid its grip on the nation
about three years ago, aud for two years
ii has been acute. Its first symptoms
were apparent in the jostling rush into
the opened Indian lands of the Northwest
where the rule was ten candidates for
every quarter section the government had
10 parcel out. This seemed to bring the
people tO realization OF the situation, Of
the undeniabIe fact that public lands
worth having were practically all en-
tered; that cheap tracts were disappear
ing Ike snow before a chinook. There
are several potent factors 10 be consid-
cred as leading up TO this situation. to this
growing scarcity, this unprecedented de-
mand. Foreign immigration. indirectly
has 4 bearing. but only in so far as it
crowds the industrial marts Of the East
and pushes American-bOrn men-who find
it harder and harder, more painful. more
degrading, TO adjust their ideas Of man
hood and freedom to the ever-growing
exactions of capital-out into the open;
out into the promise of a chance at life
where it is not all give on their side and
all take on that Of the other man.
But as for the foreign-bOrn taking away
the Americans bi5thright Of land. ii
hasn't come TO that TO any great extent
Government figures show that out Of the
total of l,100,735 immigrants who entered
our ports in the year ended June 80 1906,
only per cent found their way into the
Southwest. Ninety per cent of them re-
mained in the East-that is. east OF the
Alleghenies, crowding just that many
others a little farther along toward the
fringe of the West. As for the South
west, it would welcome any kind OF for
eigner, save a yellow-tinted one, who
would turn his hand TO the soil
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Parable of the Errand Boy.

From the ST. Louis Republic
Let Us suppose for the sake OF the il
lustration that safe and sane corner
groceryman left a safe and sane business
with a cash surplus Of sos in charge Of
the errand boy. Let Us further suppose
that after depositing the SOS with a
friend as loan without interest the er-
rand boy returned from hunting and
pulled off a wrestling match in the back
room Of the grocery, after which ne Dor
rowed $50 at interest on the stock from
other friends of his as a first step toward
reinancing the business. Supposing this
either in single dollars o. in millions.
what would We suppose that a safe and
sane corner grocer would be likely 10
do with that errand boy on his applica-
ton for a third term?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
NO EXECUTIVE BosSIsM.
Western Roosevelt Paper DepIOres
Presidents Political Activities.


From the Minneapolis Tribune.
The most sane and sincere friends OF
the President agree reluctantly that he
Is taking too large part in the selection
of his successor in Office.
The motive of this is admirable The
people share his intense desire that the
policies Of his administration shall be
carried on without faltering. That IS the
one point on which there is no doubt or
division In the Republican party. ROose-
welt himself is very strong before the
people, but he Is not so strong as his
policies.
The only question is who shall be
chosen TO carry on these policies. The
President apparently wishes TO decide
that question 1t is not so much that
he is resolved 10 have nobody but Tart
as that he Is resolved to have nobody
that he does not choose and indicate and
formally approve.
His attitude does not discover the Un-
failing instinct for popularity with which
Roosevelt is credited II is enough 10
strain a popularity greater than his. The
people are extremely jealous Of their
right 20 choose the President They seem
to be entirely willing 20 choose Roosevelt.
But. since he VIII not have it, we believe
that they desire 10 and will choose for
themselves.
This intention is consistent with the
most unmitigated devotion 70 the Roose-
Welt policies. We do not believe that any
Republican aspirant for Tire Presidency
VIII have the ghost Of a chance next wear
who cannot prove his adhesion 20 those
policies % the public satisfaction But.
that one condition satisfied. we believe
that aspirants 70 the nomination will be
received and considered without regard 20
their equipment with credentials from the
President
We hope 20 see next years convention
controlled by Roosevelt men devoted 10
Roosevelt policies. but free 10 act on
their own judgment without binding in
structions either from Washington or
their own state. A body so certain 10 be
united in purpose can surely be trusted
10 find for itself the best way 70 make
that purpose effective.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
4 Woman Blacksmith.

\ widow named Ann Winn. eighty-nine
years old. who was recently buried at
Constantine, near Falmouth. left Isl de
scendants. including seventeen sons and
daughters, the eldest OF whom is seventy
one. There are seventy-five grandchil-
dren and fifty-nine great-grandchudren
Deceased has two brothers and a sister
still alive. their ages being ninety-three.
eighty-ive, and seventy-five. For many
years the deceased woman. whose hus-
band was a blacksmith, assisted in the
village smithy, both at the bellows and
with the sledge hammer
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

From the 81. Louis Post Dispatch.
Cheap demagogy frequently misses its
purpose Gov. Haskell. with aloud dis
dain OF a dress suit. insisted upon wear
ing his everyday business clothes 10
OklahOma's inaugural ball. Oklahoma is
stopping to think over this awhile be-
fore she makes up her mind whether she
has been flattered or insulted. Numbers
Of her intelligent citizens believe that an
up-to-datet State ought TO have up-to-
date manners.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE PROPER SPIRIT.

When other people kick and growl,
And hOmely joys disdain,
Good Uncle William does not scowl
Or join In the refrain.
we should be thankful, ] allow,
Says cheerful Uncle Bill.
We've always got along somehow;
! guess we always Will
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
MEN AND THINGS.


There are few places in the world so
difficult to get at as Kashgaria. Though
II lies in Chinese territory, the journey
from Peking occupies no less than two
months. From India caravans take two
months. having 10 cross meanwhile the
three highest mountain ranges in the
world by way Of several passes mcasur-
ing 1900 feet above sea level Then
from the tail end of the Russian Railway
system in Central Asia one may reach
kashgaria In three weeks by several
routes, all involving the transit Of diff
cult and stOrm-swept passes kash-
garia is said 20 cover an area Of $4,000
square miles-a statement that has little
interest until considered In relation to
the proportion which Is cultivated By
man. II is startling 90 realize that human
endeavor has been capable Of rendering
fertile little more than a hundredth part
and that g9-l00ths OF II Is irredeemable
desert.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Nan of Convictions.

From the Topeka Capital
Whether people look upon Bryan as
measuring up 10 the responsibilities Of
President or not, they have come 10 re-
spect him as a man and citizen. His
statement of his candidacy is entirely
consistent with this view Of Bryan as a
patriotic and honorable man, fearless in
his utterances, frank with the country.
and whose opinions. as has been said of
another, are convictions.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
job Cor a Tarin Commis.ion.

From the Springfield Republican
If a tariff commission is 10 be appoint
ed. one particular and preliminary ques-
tion should be referred to it, and that is
to find out and report upon just how a
panic managed 10 get loose when the
psnic-proof tariff was on guard Was II
caught mapping or how did it happen2
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
A Voice from the snnth

Prom the Raleigh News and Observer
Congress next month viii take up Guy
rency legislation What viii De ,io7e:
VIII. as heretofore. the legislation be aIl
in the interest Of continuing the monop-
oily Of the money center or will the sys-
ten 70 be devised be such a one as will
free the South and West from the exac-
tons Of New York's money changers?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

From the Ohio State Journal
Ladies contemplating murder may feel
fairly confident OF being excused on the
ground of insanity provided they have
the forethought not 10 sit down calmly
and quietly at their knitting Immediately
after shooting
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
What We Have Lost.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Explorers in the Shakespearean Jungle
have discovered that the Bard OF Avon
originated the idea Of the telephone. 1t
is pity he didn't carry the idea into
effect. The patents would have expired
nv This time
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Il need advertising" declared Hamlet
Fatt
In that case" sneered Yorick Hamm.
why not try 10 beat your record from
New York 70 Chicago?"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
NInrried and Executed.

A 81. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Frankfurter Zeitung gives a description
Of the marriage OF Sinjawski, one Of
three young men who were tried by court
martial for attempting TO asSassinate the
Car, and Kit Purkin. The marriage
took place In the prison in the presence
OF the wardens and was celebrated by a
regularly ordained priest The young
mans request TO have the ceremony wit
messed by two men who were executed
with him a few hours later was denied.
As an act Of mercy the three men were
allowed 20 be together for a little while
and the newly made husband was placed
where he could see his wife and she could
see him A. 3 o'clock the next morning
the young men We're taken in a closed
wagon to a point on the seaShOre where
they were executed. The feelings of the
people Of this country have become
blunted by horrors. but q shudder ran
through the whole community when it
became known that these suspects.
against whom no case had been estab-
lished, had really paid the dreadful pen
atty
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
NeXatious.

He lit the fire with gasoline
And got a flame;
But forthwith left in haste the scene.
Or so they claim.
His wife was most too far away
To see him so.
And thus she lost her chance 10 say:
Il told you so"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Emperor William distributed $1,000 in
tips before leaving Windsor. Any remarks
from that quarter concerning the tight
ness OF the money market viii be greet
ed with CLASSY and unsympathetic sLares.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Inviting Trouble.

FrCm fbe tIcTeIand Leader.
Banking conditions in this country are
much better than they were during any
former money crisis. but they can never
become Gs satisfactory and as adequate
20 meet every need OF the American
people IS they ought 10 be until scien-
tific and permanent Improvement shall
be brought about in the money system
of the nation. The present inadequate.
inelastic. and patchwork currency laws
invite trouble.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Great Invention.

From the Louisville Courier Journs-.
Among the greatest modern inventions
Frederic J. Haskin failed TO mention the
$5.00o,G00 conspiracy yarn.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

the nineteen famous authors listed in
the British Museum. One would not be
surprised at any time, however. TO see
Hall Caine listed as a dime museum ct-
traction.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Gov. Glenn's Thanksgiving proclama-
tion was a little stumpspeechy, says the
Norfolk Landmark. Well. hasn't the gov
ernor been spoken OF as Senatorial
timber?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Now that the New York Court OF Ap-
peals has spoken. there viii be no further
excuse for the specter Of William Ran
dolph Hearst coming to the foot Of Mayor
McClellan's bed and gibbering every
night
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

That Michigan professor who nomi-
mated Mr.. Roosevelt for king doubtless
has been rounded up and chased back
10 his padded cell; az least, his further
remarks have escaped the reporters.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

The Rochester Herald AYERS that some
one has located the bones of Pocahontas.
Yes, TO be sure; in seven OF nine different
placeS
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
New Yorl's building Problem.

New York's building problem is one
Of the most remarkable IN the world.
The major part OF the vast business in
terests Of Manhattan Is compressed with
in an area OF less than two square miles.
Here are the headquarters Of practically
all OF the great railroad systems OF the
United States, here stands that mysteri-
Gus building from which the Standard
OIL Company reaches out % every quar-
ter OF the globe: here the Steel Trust has
It's financial home. and hundreds of other
holding companies and corporations here
are the great exchanges. banks. trust
companies brokerage offices, and the
great horde Of lawyers. The business
growth. shut in from the south. west.
and east by the waters of the bay and
the Hudson and East rivers, can find
an outlet only by pushing the theater
and residence districts slowly TO the
north. For New York has ample length
for expansion in one direction what is
lacking in width. For this lack the en-
gineering ingenuity is constantly en-
ployed 70 substitute height. Hence the
building Of the skyscrapers has become
practically a science Of itself.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

THE Democratic party wants no advice
from Tom Watson" says "A contemporary.
Well, it is doubtful whether Toms advice
would be any less useful than Tom Tag
CARTS anyhow
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Mobile is threatening 10 secede from
Alabama on account of the new prohibi-
ton law. II might paddle out into the
Gulf Of Mexico; we hardly think that
will ever go dry"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Naturally.

Il dropped a wad at the track to-day -
Well, you helped improve the breed
OF horses"
Yes: and after q man has picked six
straight losers, he feels that the breed
needs improving"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

There's nothing Ike moral support"
What do you mean by moral sup
port?"
ITS like this. \ man doesn't mind
wearing an old suit if he has q good
suit at home"