The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12

There are strong Indications that the
so-called railroad rate war in the South
Will be discontinued. The Georgia fed
Grafton Of labor announces that labor con-
ditions in the South have been disturbed
by the legislation reducing railroad rates
and fares, the railroads reducing wages
and dlscharging workmen.
There Is good reason to believe also that
a compromise has been effected between
the parties to the controversy that started
some months ago, the Southern Railway
and the governors of the States that made
war on Its rates having agreed to an
amicable adjustment of differences. The
Southern will impose a rate of 21s cents
a mile for passenger travel instead of the
two-cent rates originally prescribed.
The settlement of this dispute, which
promised to be a long-drawn-out lconfiict,
gives reason for believing the railroads
and the State Legislatures or railroad COM
missioners in the South might have been
avoided by a recourse to the spirit of rea-
sonableness by both ~sides.-Boston Globe.
An Asylum for Innnity Needed.
1t is noted that a recently discharged pa
tient invaded the Massachusetts, State
House a few days ago, having in view the
slaughter of Governor Guild. but Incl
dentally found a quicker target, a distin-
guished labor leader, whom the assassin
mortally wounded, while one other labor
leader was severely wounded.
Acquittlng assassins like Mrs. Bradley
on the ground of insanity may have some
relation to the ready discharge of patients
who are by no means convalescent and
who roam about with insane grudges
against Innocent people. Whether there
are more insane people out Of the asylums
that inside nobody can say, but 1t is evil
dent that, amid the vast number of insan-
ity experts, we are in danger of losing our
bearings touching the difference between
insanity emotional, insanity judicial, in
sanity expert and insanity. An asylum for
inanity might help us.
Once more, let 1t be said that the trouble
with our criminal jurisprudence probably
is increased by incarcerating Jurors. The
lookup tends to drive the most valuable
men off juries. We want jurors who can
weep for outraged society. Lewiston,
Mass, Journal.
Flexible Currency.
The Of the entire argument
is that the only way to have a flexible
currency is to have banks given the power
to issue notes whose security is the dis
counted paper of the bank when a bank
issues notes in excess of the quantity per-
mitted by law to be issued against govern
ment bonds. When the American people
are ready for an asset currency there Will
be no difficulty in making a currency
that is flexible, and it is not impossible
that when they are satisfied that such a
currency can be used with safety that
they will nave the law amended so as to
permit 1t.
Secretary Cortelyou inclines to the same
opinion as that of the experts in banking
who have prepared the report to the New
York Chamber Of Commerce. 1t all m
back to the one proposltion--iexibility Is
impossible except on the plan of what Is
we'll known now as an asset currency
Buffalo Evening News.
Choice of the Convention City.
BY a large majority the members OF the
Republican National Committee voted TO
hold the national convention next year in
Chicago. Kansas City made a hard fight
for the convention, and Denver had q lew
advocates. 1t was significant that all the
Eastern States chose Chicago, which has
been favored in the matter of conventions,
because it's people have been enterprising
in such movements and have offered ad-
vantages, which, however, other cities
might have duplicated.
or the thirteen national conventions OF
the Republican party, covering the PERIOD
from 1896 10 l9V4, inclusive, SIX nave Desai
held in Chicago, including the convention
which nominated Abraham Lincoln. With
the convention Of 1908 to be held in
Chicago, seven of the fourteen conventions
will have been held in the western
metropolis.
Four of the Democratic conventions since
1856 also have been held In Chicago, in 1884,
when Grover Cleveland was elected PTesl-
dent. both national conventions being held
in that city. When Mr., Cleveland was
nominated, to be again elected. in 1892. the
Democratic convention again was held In
Chicago.-Boston Globe.