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The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
CLEAR VIEW OF BRYAN.
Confidence Of the People Main source
of His strength

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Unusual significance must necessarily
attach to the angae from which the po-
tentih candidacy Of Mr.. Bryan is viewed
at the National Capital
The Washington Herald. which has. in
its relatively short career. given evidence
of facility for impartial and accurate
analysis Of politics and politicians. made
the recent visit OF the Nebraskan TO
Washington the occasion for the follow
ing unambiguous estimate Of his strength.
With all his Shortcomings, roliticaiIy-snd his ca
rser. ike Koossvelt's is clauctsrized hy political
shCrtcJmings-the people believe in him. respect
him. mad give implicit faith to him. II not % an
mis- theories The rank and Gle Of his party tulst
his leade-ship-t1Ist It as they have trusted 10
other leadership in more than two decades And 70
Is the candid cuini7n of this newspaper that. I the
forthcoming Presidential race Roosevelt pcrsits in
eliminating himself. Bryan VIII have magnificent
opportunity 20 reach the goal. His strength Is iu-
fnitely greater than that II any other Democrat
North OF South
The Heraids summary Is based on facts
which are obvious 20 the most casual
and prejudiced observers. Even the Dem
ocratic and Republican factors to which
Mr.. Bryan is or was persona non grata
ganized opposition 10 him is futile. and
they have practically abandoned ali such
efforts
The Herald is also correct in laying its
finger on the main source Of Bryan's
strength. The mass Of the Democratic
voters. and we believe the voters of the
country, irrespective OF afhliation. view
him with implicit confidence. They know
that his honesty and sincerity are uu-
impeachable and his recent course during
the financial furry bore irrefUtable evi-
dence to his non-partisan patriotism and
breadth Of mind
We do not see, however. that the elimi-
nation or the nOnelimination of Mr..
Roosevelt can affect the attitude Of De-
mocracy. With the President in or out
Of the race, Mr.. Bryan is the party's
most available candidate. He would be
unQuestionably stronger before the peo-
pie than any OF the candidates now open
~ bidding for the Republican nomination.
and ne is the one man who, by reason
Of similarity Of personality and policies.
would give Democracy it's best oppor-
tInity at the polls against President
Roosevelt, should the latter succumb TO
the third-term clamor
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
The Outside Of the Platter.

From the New York Evenillg Pos;
Serious men wiz not soon forget that.
when minds were deeply stirred by the
plundering Of our great insurance COM
panies. some members Of the Episcopal
diocesan convention here in New York
wanted 20 discuss that grave matter. and
pass resolutions declaring that services to
the church and 70 philanthropy in general
were no excuse for the rich and socially
prominent men who had been stealing
But Bishop Potter tactfully burked the
resolutions. This year. however. the
Episcopal clergy talked and resolved TO
their hearts content about the motto IN
God We Trust" When II comes to petty
and inconsequenual affairs. matters Of
form and ceremony. then we always ex-
pect the ministers 10 lift up their voices
strong and clear. But such displays of
zeal not according to gOdliness must
make Satan shake with laughter.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY.
Its Exercise Not Necessarily Men
ace to Popular Rights.

From the New York Tribuue-
Those who affect to see in national
sovereignty potential and MANAGING des-
potism and only IN state rights an assur-
ance OF popular liberty. are strangely in
error in view Of the American govern
mental system. Under a mona-chicaI
form Of government assertion OF the cen
tral authority may be antagouistic 20
popular rights. But in this country the
central or Federal Government is as
much the creation and the servant OF the
people as IS any State government. and
is just as truly 10 be described as gov
ernment Of the people. by the people. for
the people There ig just as much posi-
bility Of a States government using a
mailed hand" as there is OF the Federal
Governments doing so. IN fact. the rec
ord shows that individual State govern
ments have often been and to-day are
more eNactiug and more restrictive OF
the liberties of individuals than the Fed
eral Government 1t is by no means an
unheard-of thing for citizens 10 appeal
from what they had reason 10 regard as
the stTictness if not the tyranny OF a
state 10 the more liberal and generous
popular sovereignty Of the nation.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
BRYAN GOLD BRICKED.
Thought He Was Speaking TO News
paper Men at the GRrrick Club.


Gus J. ksrgcr IN Cincinnati TimesStsr.
Mr. William Jennings Bryan, hero Of
the unterrided Democracy. was made the
recipient Of beautifully garnished gold
brick during his recent sojOurn in Wash
ington. Everybody in Washington makes
a fuss over Bryan.
At the White House the doors Of the
inner sanctUm swung open 10 him. while
others Of high dsgree performed nervous
pedestrian stunts in the ante-chamber.
The Young Mems Christian Association
invited him 20 talk. and wherever he
went he was obliged 20 indulge his we'll
known oratorical bent. And al night they
took bin 10 the Garrick Club. That's
where his manager presented him with
the aforesaid beautifully garnished gold
brick Some one had told Bryan that the
Garrick Club was the resort Of the Wash
ington newspaper fraternity.
He governed himself accordingly. He
made speech. and referred 10 the good
sense Of the late lamented Dir. Thomas
Jefferson, who would rather risk IL with
newspapers without government than
with government without newspapers. He
towers and wasn't diverted from his
text by the snickering that seemed 20
agitate those in the rear. He seemed
somewhat surprised that mis- old news
paper friends. those whom he knew when
he was ia Congress shouldn't be there.
and he eulogized some Of the men whom
ne took 10 be the predecessors Of those
present.
A lovely time was had by all present.
but newspaper men were not among those
present, except 10 the number OF five or
SIX, who had come 10 report the pro
ceedings.
The Garrick Club isn't a newspaper
club. Il was organized under the laws
OF Washington az a club. so that those
who became afflicted with a sudden thirst
after midnight or on Sundays might not
perish. The bar is one Of the attractive
features or the place. and the proceeds
Of the sales there flow into the pockets
Of an enterpris!ng gentleman. who doesn't
know the difference between police re-
porting and church notices. Occasionally
the weary Wayfarers gather there 70 dis
CuSS the values OF certain denominations
known as queens. jacks. three OF a kind
straight fiushes, or whatever you call
them. II festive game called stud the
stakes have frequently been held down
only by the architectural limitations Of
the buildings.
Occasionally q struggling reporter who
missed the last car drops in for a little
conviviali-y. But u isn't "a newspaper club
any more than it's a doctors club or q
lawyers club. That's why Bryan didn't
md any Of his old friends al the Garrick
Club Re would have found "a larger
audience Of them just down the street in
the place where the cGbwebs are never
disturbed They deal out more salts
factory brand Of poison there.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Two Senator'S Statues

From the Philadelphia Record.
The admirers of the late Massachusetts
Senator, George Frisbie Hoar. who have
contributed money for the erection Of a
statute in his memory, now that the
statue is completed. are embarrassed as
to the selection of the most fitting site
for its erection. There is no town or city
in the State which does not covet the
honor. How different is the situation in
Pennsylvania, where the statue Of Sena-
tor Quay, paid for out of the State funds
like the first dove sent out from the ark
by Noah, finds no welcoming resting
placel
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

vaguely veiled as a constitutional right.
and viii rule as the anointed Of the Lord
in his clan were wont to rule.
II Portugal were not situated as it Is.
even though ii is relatively an unim-
portant country, 1t would, we have no
doubt. become n republic before another
twelve months shall have passed. II Is
believed by those who have studied the
Portuguese question that a republic is
what the people desire Europe will not
agree to this, as the matter stands to-
day, however; so that dream may as well
be postponed. Witness Norway. But
Portugal is more than apt to emerge
from the present chaotic state into a con-
sJitutional monarchy of modern pattern.
It viii be no fault Of Carlos, however.
He is a Bourbon-he learns nothing; for
gets nothing. Doubtless, and. perhaps,
just as we'll he will lose his crown
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
TWO 'MERICANA MEN.

Beeg Irish cop dat walk hees beat
BY dees peanutta STAN
First two. tree week wen we are meet
Ees call me ''Dagoman"
An wen he see how mad | Cat.
Wheech eesa please heem. too.
Wan day he say: Watts matter dat.
Amt 'DagO' name for you?
OATS Mericana name. you know
For man from Italy.
Eet ces no harm for call YOU 20.
Den why be mad va eth mel"
First time be talka deesa way
am too mad for speak
But nexta time I justa say:
Al righta, Meester Mcecki"
Oh! my, nevva hear bayfore
Sooch lang'Vadge like he say;
An he don't look at me no more
For mebhee two. trcc day.
But pretta soon agen see
Dees becg poleecamGn
Dat com an smile an say 70 me;
Hello Italian!
Nov, mebbe 50 you CONS deny
Dat dat'sa name for yOu.
] Sruila back an max reply:
No ITish. dat'sa true.
Ha! joe he CITY. you theenk dat we
should call sou Meriznf'
Oats gooda 'nough. 7 say. "for me.
Eel dats " al you arc. Dan.'
SO now all times we speeka 50
Like gooda Merican;
BE say to me. Good morns, joe"
l say. Good morna. Dan
II. a. DAILY. in the Catholic standard.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Further Definition Required.

From the New York Globe
It has generally been assumed that
the President meant what he said in
l9o4-That he was so persuaded Of the
wisdom Of the custom that limits
President to two terms. that ne could
not in good conscience under any cir
cumstances consider third. His friends
have denied that he was playing a game
OF hide and seek. But the letter 10 the
Office holders creates a new condition
makes il impossible 10 say there is no
doubt. IS he makes claim 20 being a
frank aud candid man. il is obviously
the duty Of the President 10 remove the
ambiguity that he has introduced For
the sake not only OF his party and his
country. but for his own sake, he should
explicitly define his attitude
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Familiar.

I've never had 10 do anything Of this
kind before" said Ardup. in a husky
whisper. but I'd like to know, how much
YOU can let me have on this goId-handIed
umbrella"
'On that particular umbrella" an
swerec the pawnbrOker. I have never
been in the habit OF advancing more than
70 cents"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
CorreciinE Wrong Impression.

IF ] understand YOU" said the police
Justice THE prisoner passed a counter
felt clearinghouse check on YOU"
Not al all answered the complaining
witness Il wouldn't have your honor
think I'm so blamed easy as all that He
tried 10 pass it on me- your honor; that's
all. What I'm kicking about is the in
suit he offered To my Intelligence"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

{. $. Nlinot. in the Popular Science Monthly.
Few men after twenty-five are able 10
learn much They become day IabOrers
mechanics, clerks Of mechanical order
Others probably can 20 on somewhat
longer and obtain higher positions. and
there are men who. with extreme varia-
tions in endowment. preserve the power
OF active and original thought far on into
life. These, Of course. are the exceptional
men. the great men
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Ethel, dear. 7 don't think you are
treating young Mr.. Fullfayce quite fairly.
I know he is stout, and misht bc con-
sidered almost feshy, but he Is Of excel
lent family, gentlemarly in his manners.
and 50 entirely devoted 10 YOU that"
'Bu-, mamma. I just can't bear the
shape Of his ears. They look like huge
parentheses. stuck on his head with the
coucave side out"'
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Controlling the Currency.

From the Chicago News
If the worst comes in the matter OF
tight money, the government might ma
tionaliza football
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
An Honest .IOb.

Prom Inc Baltimore News.
1t speaks we'll for public opinion of the
general honesty with which the Panama
Canal is being dug that the more money
spent the more progress it is believed ia
being made. Government jobs don't al
ways pan out that way
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Congressman whose constituents insist
that Washington Is not as dry as it
should be. might ease the home mind by
a judicious circulation Of the Congress
sional Record throughout their respec-
tive districts
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
In n COMIC nnern-

Thanks for this reception. villagers. %
said the Duo. And now I trust that
you VIII all join me in a fagon Of wine
What say ye2"
Wed be glad 70. old hoss." answered
the spokesman. But the fact IS. this
here burg went dry az the last election. %
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
How the Phrase Cnme I'm Hnndv

Alsy-I don't claim To be irresistible
Miss Tartm. bat no girl has ever yet re-
jected me.
Miss Tartun-WeH you'U get your re-
lection some day-take IL from me-
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
WON'T Attempt the Imposs,hI.

From ,he Pittsbug Gazette-Tiues.
Women are not called as expert Wit
nesses because no woman would be CON
tent to answer a 15,000-wOrd hypothetical
question with plain yes" or ..nnr
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Fully Armed.

From the Charleston News and Courier
The Alabamians having adopted the
twenty-foUr-inch pistol. Congressman
Hooson. we suppose viii proceed to have
himself equipped with revolving turrets
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Both Republican factions IN Ohio have
now drawn the sword and thrown away
the scabbard. IL VIII be a fine hght. and
the chances OF war appear 10 favor the
Senator rather than the Secretary. a can
didate cuts "a poor figure in the national
convention when his own State is at odds
about him. Mr. Cleveland. 20 be sure.
was tGiUmphautiy nominated in 1892 not
withstandinC the solid opposition Of the
snap" convention delegates from New
York BUt Mr.. Cleveland was the choice
Of the country. which Mr. Taft manifestlv
is not. II there was any serious probable
iJv of his getting the nomination it dimiu-
ished rapidly after his Columbus speech.
as his friends sadly admit The eyes OF
his party are not fixed upon him-another
figure holds them
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Getting Even.



'Oh. YES. We saw quite a lot OF her in
Homburg; but now she never takes the
slightest notice of me, so 7 make a point
OF always cutting her dead
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

A Massachusetts man committed sui
eide at ninety-nine because life no longer
interested him. While he had had more
than his share, perhaps. IL Is rather
strange that he should have felt like ad-
hitting il.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

session. People with excessive chunks
OF gray matter IN their heads of which
they are deslrous os being rid may amuse
themselves thinking otherwise
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
An Tuuuirv

How did you enjoy Europe?'
Pretty well. but the crush coming
back was awful Dad refused TO pay the
rates so we shipped him by cattle
steamer
'As cargoe"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

From the Portland Orpglnian.
We beg TO assure Mr.. James j. Hill
that the country viii sober down the in
slant Wall street sobers up.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

"Hoke Smith owns the Atlanta Jour
nal. says the Concord Monitor. Oh. no.
he doesn't: except upon the idea that he
has a sort OF title clear 20 everything IN
Jawjaw
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Why should Mr.. Thomas Z. Watson ad-
vocate the issuing Of a measly billion
dollars in greenbacks? That would be
only some ten or eleven dollars for each
inhabitant of the country. Why not give
us enough 70 have a good time. while
the government is about il?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
The NIOther-in-Iaw Again.

From the Detroit News
Twice blessed is the woman who can
be as discreet a mother-in-Iaw as she is
kind a mother.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Intense pro-ROosevelt editors i'm rural
sections doubtless will also insist that no
noticed cordwood and pumpkins be ten
dered on subscription accounts.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

\ South Carolina man proudly dis
plays wOoden-legged chicken. Doubt
less there is not a bOarder in this land
that hasn't often fancied there might
be rubber-legged chickens In abundanca.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Invest Your Funds

From the Boston Herald
The financial situation might be further
relieved by little change from stockings
to stocks.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

We are willing TO leave il TO any tailor
in Washington. too, II II isn't wrong to
cut an eagles pants on the bias
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Not an ENcIusirc Story.

Nan-Yes. Harold proposed last night
| but he did it so awkwardly!
Fd1-He always does.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Congress evidently will tackle the pro-
hibition proposition as enthusiastically
"a if it We're a 13,00O-word hypothetical
question.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Speaker Cannon and Representatives
Payne and Dalzell have decided that
there shall be no tariff tinkering this
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
They Would BE Interest,Dr

From the Ohio State Journal
Why doesn't some one ask President
Porhrio Diaz for his views as to a second
elective term?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The Douma shows no disposition to de-
Drive the Little Father of that title.
however 1t may occur to some that il
might be amended To read "Iittlest
Father nevertheless
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

a Missouri woman wants a divorce be-
cause her husband has a mania for at
tending funerals. and invariably returns
10 his home afterWard and makes merry
over Il. She is not 10 Doe blamed Think
OF her state Of mind when contemplating
Eis return from her funeral
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

When Mr.. Taft gets home. doubtless he
viii feel Ike discussing the situation with
Uhe President in the Blue Room.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The Rev. Dr. Aked wants the lingo
editors taken out and shot. Perhaps he
doesn't understand that they are the kind
who, as a rule, stay half shot the
greater part Of the time.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Generous Man

'I never deny my wife a wish"
'Indeed?"
why should I? II doesn't cost any
thing 90 wish"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
IN A MINOR KEY.
the Chicago Tribune.
Moral TpIifter.

You don't allow your children TO go 70
the theater. do YOU Mrs Smilax2''
"Oh. dear. no. or course. when Uncle
Toms Cabin CONES along I let them go
20 see that but that's quite different.
YOU know"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

StilL if Christmas time isn't the fit and
proper time TO study emergency cur
rency." when is the timer
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The Congress OF the United States will
to-day begin its annual game of hide
and seek with your Uncle Sans"
strOngboX
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

why dom; we see men like the novel
lists deser!be?"
4 give II up. Why don't We see girls
Ike the illustrators draw"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Only two serious uncertainties confront
the Democrats just now; who will be
the Vice Presidential nominee. and when
will the sQuabbling stop?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

a physician says it is impossible for
man who chews gum to think. Happily.
II is rarely necessary.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
GenrgIn Town.

Dogville. Dogville!
They took away the still
And there amt much left
or ole DOgyille.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

II is hard TO understand how that Con-
necticut man managed to dislocate his
collar bone while kissing his sweetheart
Now. if il had been a twelve-year-old
girl trying TO kiss her elbow, the mystery
would be clear
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

\ year is only eighty-eight days long
on the planet Mercury. Nevertheless,
there are stll people who would dispute
Methuselah's age. We're il shown that
he was q Nercurian.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
ChOnped Food.

The say that music is the food Of
love"
Then how would you classify rag
tlme?"
AS hash"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Oh. look who's here. Uncle Joe's"
Congress,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Georgia man was arrested i'm New
York Thursday last for creating a dis
turbance while in an intoxicated conGi-
ton. He should be excused. with little
or no punishment; a Georgian Is hardly
TO be blamed for making the most OF his
opportunities along that line just now
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
SENATOR FORAKER'S MOVE.
some Newspapers Think IL spells
Defeat for Taft.

FROM inc baltlulorl sun
Il goes without saying that the Presi-
dent Will exert all his power and the
vast influence Of the administration 20 de-
feat Foraker, and those who know him
best believe that be VIII De driven to be-
come the candidate in person in order
20 accomplish it. if he cannot do il with
Judge Taft or any other. II may also come
20 pass that the interests and stand
patters and corporations may have 10
take their choice between Mr.. Roosevelt
and a Democrat
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Senator Foraker rings the changes upon
Mr.. Roosevelts alleged determination 20
eliminate" him from public life. L is
clear. however, that il is the Senator'S
main object at present 10 eliminate the
Taft Presidential boom. L looks very
much as If he would succeed.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

IF the prohibition wave viii take our
advice, II Will never beat against Louis
VILE. Ky says the Charleston News
and Courier. Il appears 10 be exceeding
" bItt-headed. however. about taking
anybCdy's advice, especially along The
line indicated by our contemporary.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

Turn on the gas; let talk be uncon-
fined,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

"Prunes are being indorsed by Ameri-
can notables," says the Richmond Times
Dispatch Thanks, Norfolk Landmark,
please write.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE NEW CONGREssMAN.


The member from Plunkville at home
was a chap
Whom Fortune had dandled for years on
her lap.
When ne walked abroad all the timbrels
would sound
And the earth seem 10 tremble for acres
around.
The member from Plunkville 10 Wash
ingtOn comes
There aren't any tlmbrels. nor yet any
drums.
No man seems impressed by his air stern
and grim.
In fact, no one takes any notice Of him.
''The member from Plunkville." they say
AT the door.
And he is admitted al last 10 the no0r
But nobody offers the member a seat
And ne is harassed by his hands and his
feet.
The member from Plunkville." the
Speaker Is told
Aloft on his cushions of velvet and gold.
The Speaker bestows on the member a
stare.
And says: Hang him up or a meat
hook somewhere"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

II MIS-. Kubelik is sincere In saying
she does not care who kisses Mr.. Kube-
lik. he must be a sight
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Long Live the Room-Rah,

Senator Foraker never was and doubt
less never viii be a gutter,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The jamestown Exposition is no more.
but IL will be agreed that it makes a
beautiful corpse
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
Sang Froid.

That man should have been the hero
Of a six best seller" declared the pirate
chief.
why so, Cap?"
He actually caze-walked the plank"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The Democratic party has an excel
lent chance TO elect their candidate"
said Representative Edwin Yates Webb.
of the Ninth Congressional district OF
North Carolina. last night. Mr. Webb is
registered at the Riggs. BRYAN. no
doubt viii be the nominee. and he is
popular with the rank and file OF the
party and stronger than ever. am in
favor Of prohibition for the District OF
Columbia"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

The Washington Herald is deliUered By
carrier jn the District Of Columbia aud at
AIcr0ndriG, Va, at IS cents per month,
daily and Sunday, or at rs cents per
month t0ithout the Sunday issue.