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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

sued in due time that you can frame,
and save as relic showing that you
have taken part in great campaign for
right Will you join us?
One Members Work
One member of the Ask Club has Sc
cured 175 Democrats and Republicans
to sign in sir zVeeks. That beats the
record. If every reader of THE Ma
TIoNAL PRoHIBITIoNIsT would do that in
the next six weeks we would have
s,750,000 men ready to vote the Prohi-
bition ticket or more than enough to
carry the election. Don't try to figure
too high
Can you furnish one name week?
Party is Popular
ask a travelling man to sign.
Sure thing l will sign that. | live
in Akron, Ohio. Will that do you any
good?"
Anywhere in the United States will
do"
"Say; the Prohibition question is 60
ing to the front. I have Travelled in ten
states in the last four weeks and it is all
I hear. Over in Illinois, all you hear is
Prohibition party Then when I strike
Minnesota its party again. If this ques-
ton grows like this it will sweep the
nation next fall"
& Il thought l was all optimistic on this
question, but you beat me-"
"You remember the silver question?
In 1895 it was not as popular as Prohi-
bition is now and before 1896 was half
gone it was the only question Before
next August comes, the country will go
wild over Prohibition"
pass on the joyful tidings brother"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Human Nature and Steam whistles

David Harum gave it as his opinion,
nature in some folks as In others, II not
more. There certainly is, and you never
can tell when or where it will crop out.
It Is, so to speak, the one certain uncer-
taiuty ever TO be reckoned with.
Possibly you have never noticed any
great amount Of human nature cropping
out through the "toots'' Of q steam
whistle. Well we have; and the whistle
| is located not more than a thousand miles
from The Washington Herald building.
For instance, at 7:3O o'clock each morn
ing it gives one short, sharp, blood
curdling, incisive, and emphatic "toot."
/ That means eco 70 work" There is
nothing o. the friendly spirit about that
foot" 7. is, indeed. rather defiant. II
marks the opening second Of eight hours
Of toll The prospect ahead is not cheer
/ ing. The eight hours seem long until the
end Of the days labor is reached. Hence
that niggardly and ungracious "toot'-
about as you would say Git" to some
stray cur you caught loahng around your
house.
But along about 4 o'clock there is a
very different tale TO tell. At the exact
second set for declaring the days effort
finished and closed come four long, eIe-
CANT. restful. and delightful 100000
o-ots." Four Of them-count 'em-four One
to make ready two 10 be "sho." three
for no cheating. and four for the go,
They mean "cut it OUT" home and rest
perhaps one Of the parks TO hear the band
play.
The days work IS over and YOU are in clover.
And life is a beautiful rhyme
So you welcome those blessed, soulful,
and lingering "too-o-o-o-o-ots" as you
would a caress-if you happen 10 be one
Of the workmen on this particular Job.
And all Jobs are like this one-"lf not
more so"
We are ell human-very human. We
show It I'm all things. great and small.
even in our methods OF blowing steam
whistles, sometimes. There Is a world of
meaning and a wide range OF emotions
between the opening "toot' OF the en-
ployers whistle and the closing "too-o-o-
o-o-ot" that comes when the hours Of day
are numbered and the voices Of the
night" call US TO other and more welcome
things.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
A Railroad FederaIist.

Chairman 3. f. Eoakum, Of the Rock
Island executive committee. is willing TO
go pretty nearly all the way with Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the latter's programme
Of railroad regulation. In an article in
the July number Of the Worlds Work
Mr.. YOaEum declares that he heartily in.
dorses the Federal administration policy
Of so regulating the railroads as to pre-
vent future injustice in their management
or discrimination in their conduct. So
important does he regard the relations of
the government and the railroads that he
favors the creation Of a new Cabinet
Office, the occupant thereof to be charged
with responsibility in all matters pertain
ing TO railroads and navigation. He
points at the necessity Of giving Federal
administration Of railroads strength
enough 70 make it effective. and looks
forward to a time when railroads will
not be forced 10 90 TO a State or Federal
capital to save themselves from danger
GUS legislation"
Mr.. Yoakum approves the limitation by
Federal authorities of future. security is
sues. The requirements Of railroads for
new capital for Improvement, equipment,
and development Of the property" he
thinks Should be placed under the super
vision Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, with authority only to authorize
such increase of capital as the property
needs to fully take care Of its require
ments." Mr.. Yoakum regards the Hep
burn act rs wise and just and promises
that railroad managers VIII cooperate
with the government in its enforcement.
He believes in a uniform system Of rail-
road accounts, and in their publicity:
there should be no mystery in the rail-
road business" He opposes railway
pools, but favors traffic associations under
Federal supervision. with FeCeral traffic
agents authorized to take T1rt in the
meetings of such associations. As 10 the
relation Of State and Federal power in
railway regulation. Mr. TOakum advo-
Gates a. wide extension of the Federal
power over rates. This. he thinks. can be
had without depriving the States Of their
power over purely intrastate traffic. He
shows how State legislation may affect
interstate rates, and observes that il
the Commerce Commission should estab-
lish a standard Of rates all over the coun-
Try it is not right that the States should
break down the fabric of rates erected
by the Federal rate-making power
Chairman Yoakum's view of the rail-
road problem is that Of the constructive
statesman. His idea is to turn the cur
rent Of popular agitation away from a
destructive policy and into safer chan
mel Errors OF railroad management and
errors Of railroad legislation must be cor
rected, and the whole railroad policy re-
built on a foundation Of harmonious rela-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
The DING Novcl,s Rivals

Magazines must, indeed, be. IN hard
straits for material, If. Ike McClure'8.
which has always borne a good reputl-
ton. they have to fall back on such weel,-
ly and vicious sentlmentalism as The
Autobiography Of Harry Orchard" which
appears in McClure's for July.
Here is a brutal assassin. a hired thug,
a man whose life has been evil from the
beginning, filled with evil thoughts and
evil deeds; so unlike a man in the horrible
monstrosity Of his crimes that his cool.
calm, recital on the witness stand at
Boise OF the murders he has planned and
committed Is almost unbelievable His
testimony. revolving as It is 10 every
sense. forms part Of the daily record Of
the famous trial of tie so-called Timer
Circle" Of the Western Federation Of
Miners, composed. it is alleged, Of Meyer,
Haywood, Pettbone, and Simpklns As
testimony offered In a public court room
it is part Of the news Of the day. and as
such has been published by the news
papers. But that the Autobiography Of
such a self-confessed scoundreI should
find its way into q magazine that through
long and honorable career has done
much for literature and has set a high
standard Of accomplishment, is amazing
and disconcertinF.
The one thing that George Kibbe Turn
er the man who writes the Introductory
note to this sorry Autobiography" can
say for this brute. Orchard. Is that he
is sincere. We are told. too that this
thief, thug. and murderer is "shrewd, de-
void Of imagination, self-reliant. direct"
The only excuse that is offered for the
publication IS that It IS "a human docu-
ment." The excuse is a poor one, worthy
Of such a cause. A report OF an oper-
alton for cancer IS a human document;
so IS an account Of a hanging, but the
place for these IS not in the pages Of q
magazine. Il IS a new and a sad de-
parture for this particular periodical
The publication Of this yellow auto
biography is a blot on a long and fine
record.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Judge Gray's Platform

Judge George Cray, of Delaware,
strongly condemns what he calls the new
Federalism IN an address delivered be-
fore the Pennsylvania Bar Association
judge Cray views the question OF Fed
eral power over interstate commerce
from q somewhat different angle than
does Senator Knox, yet reaches substan-
tally the same practical conclusions re-
spscting the limitations Of that power
He recognizes the widening scope Of the
Federal power over commerce. but he
opposes It's use to centralize government
under pretense Of regulating interstate
commerce. AS instances Of such centrali
cation Judge Gray mentions the Federal
child-labor bill. and the proposal 20 reg
ulate Interstate commerce under the post
roads clause Of the Constitution. Both
projects, in Judge Grav's opinion. would
encroach seriously upon the police pow
ers Of the States, and If the principles in
vo.yed in them were extended. little
power Of managing their own affairs
would DE left TO the States
Judge Gray's constitutional orthodoxy
is so pronounced that he is opposed al
together to any alteration in the Con-
stitution. for he says:
"A Constitution which has clothed our government
with every national attribute Necessary fer the rs
scTtio1 O. CTR sefrgspect at home and abroad
needs no amendment in the direction Of increased
powers that would destroy the balance between
them and those reserved by The States"
Does Judge Gray mean by this that the
Federal government. though exercising
plenary power in the field Of foreign re-
lations, should remain powerless in the
face Of great governmental problems af-
fecting the whole nation. with which no
one State can effectually grappIe? Does
he ask Us TO contemplate with satisfac-
ton nation all-powerful abroad and i'm
potent to deal with its domestic con-
cerns2 A nation bound and gagged by
constitutional dogma as TO action within
its own domain. yet free to do as il
pleases as a world power? It is true. as
Judge Gray says. that the doctrine Of I'M
limited Federal powers is full Of peril
70 our liberties. but is not the doctrine
that the Federal power ought not to be
increased sufficiently to cope with in
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Atlanta Georgian: The impression deep
ems that The Washington Herald missed
the chance Of its life in not engaging Gen.
Kurokrs four English words in contro-
versy
Birmingham News: The Washington
Herald says one Of the probable Senator'S
from Oklahoma IS blind. New Yorks two
Senators are deaf-to the requests OF their
constituents TO vacate.
Concord Monitor: The Washington Her
aid IS unable to accept Henry Waiter
sons invitation TO "harl5 back to the con-
stituton.' The Herald is too busy
hustling 10 keep up with Il.
Houston Post: The Washington Herald
tells us that because Of the high price OF
steaks the people there are now living on
beef stew We wish we had that town
down here in Houston for a week so that
we could feed it,
Indianapolis sun; A Chicago man took
$3.50 drinks in year. His wife counted
them. We refer The Washington Herald
70 this man for q definition Of whisky.
No doubt he has the answer on the tip OF
his tongue.
Rochester Herald; The Harrisburg Pa
I. triot speaks Of some mysterious sort OF
ton Of coal that weighs go pounds more
than ton That's the ton you dream
about, but never see observes The
Washington Herald on. no. It's the
ton the dealer buys. but pinches Off before
passing It on to you.
Charleston News and Courier: The
Washington Herald knows when a man
IS whipped. It recognized the slump al
most as soon as we. Il says: 1.-THE Char
lotto Observer admits that its Andrew
Jackson arguments were intended as mere
'persidage This explains a great deal
and is entirely acceptable" Il would ap-
pear. in view Of the admission. that It's
arguments have been mere '.persinage,'
ana that Andrew jackson is "a North
Carolina myth that the argument is
ended.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Distinctions TO Commerce

Senator Knox. In his Yale address on
the Federal power over interstate COM
merCe, observed that
Congress may remove distractions from the high
ways Of commerce. whether they be physical or eco
monte. whether they be sand bars, mobs. OF monop-
olcs."
The Pennsylvania Senator makes no
distinction between State and Federal
sand bars, State and Federal mobs OF
State and Federal monopolies. No matter
If the sand bar lies wholly within the
boundaries Of a State, il the mob operates
wholly within the Jurisdiction OF a State.
or the monopoly be chartered by author
ity of a State. the Federal government
may keep the cars moving or throttle
the monopoly that is sitting the commerce
Of Its rivals.
Is there anything ''reactionary" about
this doctrine?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
s0-CENT CASTOR BOSTON.
Consolidation Not Permitted "a
Block Cheaper Public Service.

BLOCK cheaper Public Service.
From the New Ycrk World
The Boston Consolidated Gas Company
has announced that after July 1 its maxi
mum price for gas VIII be 50 cents.
In Massachusetts a state commission
regulates public-service corporations. es-
pec!ally sCrIUuiziug their issues OF stocks
and bonds. The Boston gas companies
were consolidated two years ago. bat as
they were not permitted to water their
securities unduiy, the benefits Of the econ
omies Of combination are now going TO
the public. There have been four re6uc-
tons IN the price Of gas. each Of Z. cents
in rapid succession.
In New York there is also a Cons9Ii-
dated Gas Company. As there was M
pnolc utilities commission in existence
when the trust was formed lt printed mil
Hons OF securities behind which there is
no value in plant or other property. II IS
claiming on the basis Of its swollen capt.
tai that gas cannot ne proftabiy made in
New York for 50 cents. though II can be
and is 20 be 50 made in Boston And
Referee Masten's report, fled Saturday.
which had long before leaked out" In
Nai street sustains this claim.
Bostons word 10 New York is that We
were foolish not 10 have had regulation
u pubiic-uJilIties companies long ago. But
better late than never
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE q, 1907.
Get What You Ask For,

". II. Black, advertising manager OF
the Butterick publications. has recently
written and issued a brochure on the val
ue Of advertising TO the family. entitled
THE Family Income" which should
be IN the hands Of every thrifty
housewife IN America. The writer points
out that the basis Of the extensive adyer-
Using Of manufactured articles IS the
trademark. The mark being known, the
article Will be tried, sooner or later. by
the consumer. If the article IS what It Is
claimed 70 be, all worry and trouble about
il ceases for the housewife. Whether it
be oatmeal or soap or needles or wash
ing powder. II she IS satisfied that the
article Is what It IS said 10 be by the
manufacturer, and that It does what she
wants with perfect satisfaction, she need
only stick 10 the trademarks. Those be-
ing the manufacturers guarantee Of good
faith. she need not fear the products will
be allowed TO deteriorate.
The WHOLE pamphlet Is a sermon against
the evils Of substitution the Offering of
something just as good" for the article
called for. This evil is. without doubt.
a menace to the h0usebeeper. The estab-
hshment Of a trademark is an expensive
business; it takes a fortune IN adver-
Using, It costs constant and watchful
diligence to see that the article repre-
sented by the mark does not fall be
low standard Once the market is estab-
nshed. the goods made as perfect as they
may be. any efforts at substitution on
the part Of storekeepers are little short
OF dishonest
There is another phase Of the matter
that is worth while calling attention TO.
and that is that nowadays reputable
newspapers and magazines. in which the
great bulk Of advertising appears. are as
careful as the reputable advertisers. The
Washington Herald. for example, makes
certain of the quality Of the advertising
It accepts As it will not, knowingly.
disseminate false news neither will II
be party to deceiviBg the public by
misleading advertising. The time Of the
smart schemer and the lying deceiver is
passing, and the era Of truth honesty.
and fair-dealing has arrived in which the
newspaper and the advertiser work hand
in hand.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
MEN AND THINGS.
Hays an American.

nays an American.
Charles Melville Hays. second vice pres
ident and general manager of the Grand
Trunk Railway. who was one Of the five
Canadian transportation officials decor
ated by the Emperor Of Japan because Of
courtesies TO Prince Fushimi during the
visit Of that scion of the Nipponese roy
al family. is a native Of Illinois. He has
been connected with several American
railroads, among them the Southern Pa
cific, Of which he was president during a
part OF 1901. Whether or not Mr.. Hays
failed to hit It off with his associates
has never been officially stated. but the
fact remains that after few months at
the head Of the southernmost transcon-
tlnental line, he returned to the Grand
Trunk, Of which he had been general
manager from 1896 until 1901. When the
Grand Trunk Pacific project materiallzed,
he was made president of the company.
His headquarters are at Montreal He
IS ffty-one years old. and is recognized
as one Of the ablest transportation man
ayers IN North America
II IL CHdtitOH dholher OF tle oHlclals
who was decorated. Is well known in
Washington. lie Is advertising manager
Of the Grand Trunk. and in that capacity
has endeared himself 10 more than one
party Of Washingtonians which has trav-
eled over the magnificent system Of his
company. Although a young man, Dir.
Charlton has made striking record as
manager Of the publicity department Of
the Grand Trunk. and Americans who
seek 20 keep abreast Of him and his
methods have found it necessary 70 hus-
tie. AS an assistant TO General Passen-
ger Agent G. T. Bell. Of the system, Mr..
Charlton arranged the Grand Trunk build
ing and exhibit at the jamestown Elk
position.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27

dustrial and commercial conditions en-
tirely beyond the control Of any one
State equally full of peril TO our nber-
ties?
If We have not misinterpreted Judge
Gray's meaning, he is wholly out of
touch with that vast body Of public SEN
timent which sustains President Roose-
welt IN his actual campaign against ma
tlonal abuses, and which supports Mr..
Bryan's proposals for dealing with the
same abuses. Neither desires to reduce the
States TO satrapies. nor to deprive them
Of their police powers. but both would
use all the constitutional power lodged In
the Federal government to protect the
citizen and 10 promote justice among men.
The States have nothing 10 lose from such
a policy and the people have everything
TO gain. II the Constitution stands in
the way of national reforms Imperative
~ demanded, it win have 20 be changed.
citizen by amendment or by constructive
Interpretation. There is no prospect that
the American people will submit to be
chained 70 a form OF words
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Nending the House of Lords.

From Tho Nsw York Evenirg Post.
Success, II Il comes at all, will not he
attained by waging the contest merely
on abstract principle. General talk about
the abuse OF the blcameral system. or
the need Of a revising body, will not
move Englishmen. They need some tangi-
BILE grievance, some gross injustice. to
stir their blood; and unless the Liberals
produce one, nothing will be done II.
however, the Lords, in some pitch of
haughtiness, should reject a bill on which
the mass Of the people had set their
hearts, then, indeed, Campbell-Banner-
man could so out and set the heather
on fire. But till such an opportunity
cones, he and his party will probably
50 on marking time
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BELATED PRAISE.

To-day I sweat,
And fume and fret,
As cross as some old hen
A month ago
1t wasn't so.
We had good weather then.
So as l STOP
My brow 10 mop.
And give my coat a wiring,
With one big yearn
My thoughtlets turn
Unto our pleasant spring.
IT'S ever thus
We scold and cuss
At blessings at our door,
And then, too late,
Appreciate
The joys we knew Of yore.
Yet I will lay
a sprig Of bay
Upon thy grave, o, spring!
We loved thee not,
But now we wot
Thou vert a pleasant thing.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27

Her tresses rippled Ger her brow
And ears and neck-T wonder how
II is that maidens fx Il now?
It's different from the Marcel wave
That stiff coiffure that always gave
Me the Impression that the locks
Were carved by sculpt0rs out OF rocks.
lIhus, n conventional design,
Tresses Of tafy might entwne.
But this new way IS sort Of loose
And fluffy Gud-Oh. what's the use?
! can't explain such thinEs-but hers
Was set thus for her w0rshipers.
A wreathing, writing. raveled floss,
To snare a heart and heal IT'S loss,
And fragrant. So0th. / bent my lips
To touch the tiny tCndrl tips.
And noted how the subtle scent
OF vioiets was softly blcnt
With some Intangible perfume
OF buds, that always seem % bloom
In secret, where fair women are.
Closer I bent
And got q far.
I'm not suspicious, but IN that
Couture, alas, I smelled a rat,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27

tions between the transportation interests
and the government, representing the in
terests OF the whole people. Mr., Yoakum
significantly remarks that the railroad
must fall in line with the democratic IN
situations Of this country" That is the
whole matter In a nutshell. Acceptance
of this point of view by railroad man
ayers generally would go q long way to-
ward settling the railroad problem on a
permanently satisfactory basis.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
What Is n Republican,

From the Chicago Record Herald.
In the name Of clear thinking and his
torio truth. let Us know what a "Repub-
lean IS, what the present tests Of Re
publicanism are, and why It is that men
like Aldrich and Foraker and Penrose
have rs much right 20 the name Repubn-
can as Roosevelt and Taft, La Toilette.
and Hughes aud Cummins?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Not So Absurd After All.

From the Richmond Times-Dbpatch.
Is it possible that the Republicans ara
going to nominate Roosevelt on a tariff
reform platform? If so. the proposal OF
Mr.. John Temple Graves that Mr.. Will
lam J. Bryan second the nomination will
be not so absurd as appeared when it was
first made. These be strange times in
politics
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
ARKANSAw.
mo rhyme for ATkBnsas2

"No rhyme for Arkansas2
What's wrong with mother-in-law,
Or Wichita.
or Washita,
Or Spavinaw,
Or Nackinaw,
Or Ma
And Pa?
BAH
Hath not a CROW a cav
And greedy sharks a mawi
Is not q female Chickasaw
A sguawi
Don't racks hee-haw.
And wild cats clawi
Ever hear Of Esaul
Never saw
Chociaw
Smoke or chaw2
Ever see q QuapaW
Eating a ripe pawpawi
NO rhyme for Arkansas
PshawI
-AIuskogee Times Democrat.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
ARE YOU GOING AWAY ?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed 10
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs In Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mall or tele-
phone your address TO this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
The Modern Cincinnatus.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1t is claimed that Vice President Fair
banks used to split rails and hew logs.
That was all right in times past, but the
demand G: the active present is for a
candidate who can harvest alfalfa be-
tween showers
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
ENnOSitiOn Arc Eine.

From the Notbem Neck VA News.
Your scribe has had the pleasure Of at
tending jamestown Exposition. While It
was not completed, and think it is a fine
place and well worth the little money it
costs 10 see the grounds. The carriage
that Lincoln and Lafayette used during
the civil war are quite a relic
The Washington herald., 1907-06-27
Whore Orchard Fniled.

From the Kansas City Journal
Harry Orchard testifes that he was
once a Mason, but as he makes no men
ton Of having tried TO blow up the goat,
the statement is open to doubt.