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The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

ton. II it be true that engineers. made
callous by long service. frequently disre-
gard danger signals with a daredevil de
light in taking chances, then the rail-
roads ought 10 have "A rule whereby each
engineer found guilty Of such Teprehensi-
bic conduct shall be instantly discharged.
If this will not cure the evil. then the
matter ought to be taken up by the Fed
eral or State or municipal authorities and
such reckless engineers be sent TO jail or
otherwise punished. It seems strange that
any engineer can be so Indifferent to
the fate of himself and of others as
TO actually invite danger, and yet every
railroad man knows that the experience
is common one. Something ought to be
done to compel obedience TO the warning
given by the danger signal.
Still another obvious necessity is a law
or regulation regarding the running Of
sections within dangerous proximity.
Viewed in the light OF the Terra Gotta
tragedy the system which allowed a
train travelling on an express schedule to
follow Immediately behind a train which
stopped at every little station seems not
only absurd. but criminally wrong In
deed, the more the tragedy is contem-
plated the more does Il appear that rail-
reading is by 10 means an exact science
and that the risks taken by travellers
are more than even appear on the sur
face II out Of the horror there shall be
evolved some devices or systems which
viii render travel safer. the martyrdom of
the victims viii not have been in vain
Let us hope that the railroads Will heed
the lesson taught them with SO much
suffering and blood
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Longing for Country Life.

From the Baltimore sun.
A strange thing is the universal longing
of professional men and others who have
come TO the city and have prospered as
they advance in life TO get back TO the
country. 1t IS seldom that they do re-
turn. and when they do there is often
disappointment, and things do not appear
as they did long ago. The change is IN
the man himself, but he thinks it is IN
the country. Nevertheless, the desire 20
get back 20 the old country place To end
ones days is very general Sir Walter
Scott refers 10 it. and compares the
course Of a man through the world 90
that Of the hare which is started from
her lair and after a long chase and max
ing a large circle ends by returning 10 the
nest from which she started
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Poor Pay for Pedagogues.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
We pay huge salaries to the men who
are iutrusted with our business interests.
We disburse smilingly a high price for two
thcater tickets TO enable us to see a IA
nous actor; We cheerily contribute our
share of a prfncely salary TO "a pulpit
orator who can sway the multitude: We
pay immense lawyers fees mcomplaiu-
ngly and with d sort Of cheerful resigna-
ton but we worry nightly when those 10
whom we have inJrusted the formation
of the characters of our little ones mod
estly venture the suggestion that they
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Tillman's Endorsement of Bailey.

Not the smallest factor in the multitude
of influences which seem steadily inclin-
ing the opinion of the country toward
Senator Bailey just now is the frank.
open, and splendid testimonial to his up
rightness and ability recently given out
by Senator TiIIman-
The Houston Post prints the words Of
the South CarOlinian. wherein he bears
witness 10 Baileys straightforward and
helpful course in putting the rate bin
through Congress, and cOmmeuds them 90
the consideration of the people of Texas.
This rather inclines the Charleston News
and Courier to grow irouical. and. com
mentng on the Post article, it says.
Senator Tillmans Endorsement ought 20
be good enough for Texas"
1t will occur to many that il ought. in
deed; especially since the Senator seems
10 have the continuously happy knack Of
winning the approval and applause of the
great State Of South Carolina. Not only
has he won and held this esteem. but he
seems further TO have made FOR himself
splendid place in the hearts of the
country. II Tillmau IS able To hold so
fast the confidence Of his home people. as
well as the country at large. why
shouldn't his Endorsement" of Bailey be
good enough for all the land?
It Is conceded by practically all that
Senator Tillman has grown-wonderfully
and magnifcently-since first elected to
the Senate of the United States Not in
honesty-foT that is evidently inherent in
the man-but in ability understanding.
and effectiveness It is a rather curious
thing that this is so clearly recognized by
all except few who can never forgive
Tillman for upsetting the old order of
things and fastening upon South Carolina
the dispensaTy system. Ii is true that
Iiliman was scratched something like y.
Coo times in the Senatorial primary. But
what of that? He was overwhelmingly
the choice of his State. and it cannot be
doubted that his reelection to the Senate
was very gratifying to his colleagues and
associates on the Democratic side of that
body at best.
Under the circumstances we should say
the Endorsement of Tnlman was good
enough for any man-and fortunate the
man who deserves it, and wins It.
What! a race war in Kansas? Shade of
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
President Cnssntt

From the Philadelphia Press
At time when old abuses were IN
touched elsewhere. President Cassatt in
sisted that the law should be observed.
rebates swept away, rate schedules main
tanned, and passes abolished. If here and
there some evils survived they were
trivial by the side of the advance which
had been made, and the public prominence
for a brief season Of a few shortcomings
passed over will blind no impartial and
penetrating observer TO the great and
masterful aid which he gave at the criti-
cal moment to an honest. impartial. and
law-abiding railroad management.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Prohibition I'm Texas.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
There are now 1903 counties wholly under
the local option law in Texas and 49 others
are partially so, making a total Of 152 out
Of go. These counties contain about one
third Of the population OF the State. and
about one-half Of the domain. Many of
them are thinly settled communities OF
West and Of East Texas, but there are
also number Of the thickly settled North
Texas counties included. There are com
paTatively few of the South and South
west Texas counties in either list. there
being large proportion of Germans and
Bohemians in those sections. and these
have been consistently anti-prohibition.
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the act does not regulate commerce
among the States"
The decision in this case is closely
analogous to that rendered by the same
judge in the case OF the United States
against Scott. who was indicted under
the Federal statute f0rbidding discrimina-
ton against railway employees on account
Of membership in labor unions. Judge
Evans found this statute unconstitutional,
on the ground that its provisions were
not proper exercise Of the Federal
power to regulate commerce. Judge
Evans decision in the Scott case was
not overlooked by the vigilant occupant
of the White House who made this
reference to it in his annual message;
Il have specifically in view a recent decision hy
district Judge leaving railway employs without
remedy for violation Of a certain so-called labor
statute II seems an absurdity TO permit single
district Judge, against what may be the judgment
Of the immtnse majority OF his colleagues on the
bench 10 declare a law sOlemnly enacted by the
Congress 10 be unconstitutional and then % deny
To the government the night 70 have the Supreme
Court definitely decide the question.
We should like 10 hear President Roose-
velt's unvarnished comment on the latest
decision Of this recaicitrant and unterri-
fed Federal Judge But what can be
done about Il? Appeal or impeach?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER
LIKE AND UNLIKE.

LIKE AND UNLIKE.
Rockefeller's fond Of pie
So am ].
Says he would not tell lie
Nor would I.
A. Carnegie wants TO spell
Gnaw and gnat and knee and kneU
In simpler manner Wen.
So do 7.
But I wonder why il is
That for me
Money doesn't fairly whizz.
For YOU see
/ possess their noted traits,
But Dame Fortune hesitates
And I'm waiting al her gates
For the key.
RoekefelIer's tail and bald
So am I;
BY dyspepsia he is mauied-
So am ].
And they say that AIr Schwab
Sometimes leaves his little job
Just to watch "a fishing bob
So do l.
Hartman likes palace cars
So do I.
Morgan favors black cigars
So do l.
Cecil Rhodes. they say. would swear
When be bumped into a chair
That he didn't know was there
So viii J.
What ! cannot understand.
Then. is why
Fortune must on every hand.
Pass me by
I've rich John D's appetite.
Like Carnegie 7 would write,
But I can't like them. quite
Hence this sigh
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Time brings Its Rexenees.

From the Macon Telegraph.
The reconstruction" Republicans Of
forty years ago sought TO perpetuate ne
gro domination in Southern politics and
To condemn the whites of this section to
the position of a helpless and disconsid-
cred class. It is one of the most interest
ing and remarkable of times revenges
that the negroes Of the South are now a
political nonentity, while the negroes of
the North have the balance of power and
do not hesitate TO use it as a club over
the head of even the mighty Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
OLD MAN GIDDLEs OBsERvEs.

People VIII listen great deal more pa
uently while YOU explain your mistakes
than while YOU explain your successes.
You would not think, 70 look at many "a
Fat and prosperous man. that somewhere
in his past he studied elocuuOn.
Every other woman knows that a pretty
woman knows she is pretty, but the
pretty woman doesn't care what they
know.
II is discouraging 70 think that If Adam
had been addicted 90 smoking, but had
sworn OF. be would not have saved over
100000 had he lived until to-day.
woman is entirely too practical when
she cooks bacon and cabbage in a chatting
dish.
Ezra Timms' son is said to be fun OF
Ambition, but So far ne has only dem
onstrated that he is flled with Talk.
WILBUR NESBIT.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
EuiucorDorafed

From the Kansas City Post.
boy" called out the driver OF the
eight-horse team, refining up with
flourish in front Of the country roadhouse,
come out and hold my horses a minute.
will your
Hold EN- yourself answered the boy
on the porch. L amt no octopus
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Tariff a Good Suhiect

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
We are given to understand that here
after the special message will be reserved
for special occasion. The subject Of
tariff revision might we'll elicit one.
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Senatorial Critics of roosevelt

From the Chicago Record Herald.
We have heard good many Senators
denOunce the public for it's criticism of
them within the last year or two. and We
are now in d fair way To see the worst
excuses of irresponsible criticism dupli-
Gated or exceeded in the Senate chamber
itself. No swathing of constitutional ar
guments can conceal the essence of the
attacks.
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what Corporation Ought to Be.

UI- 1nIu lUD1fT-
corporation is in its essence a demo-
cratic continuance by which a large num-
Der of men combine their money and
share in the distribution Of profits. If "a
corporation were honestly administered it
would be beneficial. The thing TO do is
not to destroy il, but TO make it serve the
purpose for which it was intended. What
we want to do is TO bring the corpora
tions under government control. the same
as we have the banks.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

From the Boston Herald.
Gen. William CroZier, army Chief Of
Ordnance. wants to subsidize ammunition
factories. But according TO his own ad-
mission the government pays one-fourth
more for ammunition privately made than
il costs TO make the same product in
government plants? What is that but
Subsidy?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
No Graft in II.

From the Philadelphia Press
See here said the lieutenant of 20
lice, that countryman claims he told you
of his experience with a bunko man. put
you paid no attention to him."
Oats all right replied the COP He
didn't interest me none. He admitted do
bunko man had took de last cent he had %.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE,
THE SAFEST TIME.

The year is fresh; the year is young;
The year Is clean.
Dispute this claim no human tongue
Can well, 1 ween.
The year is fresh. devoid of blame;
The year is pure.
l think / may advance this claim
As being sure
And since the year as being chaste
/ would avow.
/ think il well TO use some haste
And do it now.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Strenuous Resting.

From the Denver Republican.
Besides all his messages. President
Roosevelt is finding time to write a series
of articles on ancient Irish sages. IT is
easy to believe that such a man saws
wood while he is resting.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Giving n Pat nIustration.

From the Boston Transcripts.
Chorus Girl (reading)-What does nee
stand for?
other Girl-''Nee" stands for born"
% 'Born'-how do you mean7''
We'll, one might say you are a blond,
nee a brunette"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
True Cause of Race Riots.

From the Nashville American.
Most of the so-called race riots in the
South are attributable to mean whisky
and mean men. both black and white.
Peacefully disposed negroes and whites
rarely have any trouble
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Uplifting In Chicago.

From the Chicago Post.
In several Boston buildings the elevators
are run by women, and the Hub is quite
proud Of the novelty" Chicago women
for years have conducted the uplift.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
GIVE HIM NOTICE.

l.
Wen Trouble is s-c0mn'.
Close de do. Cn say:
Joy IS got his banjer.
En- he come ter spend de dayr'
III.
Oars muffin in dis country
But Trouble he Kin stan
Outside ct Joy. a-siugin',
Wild a banter in his han'l
III
De minnie dat he hear him
OF Trouble take his load.
En- holler out. Good maWnin'-
! must a miss my road'
Atlantis Constitution
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The Comanche Indians AZ Lawton had
a Christmas tree. Santa Claus appearing
in full war paint and feathers. As he
doesn't appear 10 have singed the feathers
or set fire TO the tree, grave doubts are
entertained of his being an up-to-date
Santa Claus, after all
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Not Much Difference.

From the Brooklyn Union
About the only difference seems to be
that under the unwritten law a murderer
does not get convicted. and under the
written law Ia does not get nuniEhed
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
The winner of the Peace Prize.

From Puck.
The distinguished winner of the Nobel
peace prize is the author of the sentiment
that it is better to fight and be licked
than never 10 fight at all
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
The nomestic Czarina-

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Does your wife take much interest in
politics."
4 should say so. She's speaker of the
house,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Congress sometimes passes statutes al
the rate of ten per minute"
Good lawsr'
'Not all Of them. fear"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
4 Mistaken Notion

From the Brooklyn Union.
Probably what Senator Foraker thinks
he is going to fight is just one of those
Teddy bears made in Germany.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Ii is all right 30 give those Panama
workmen badges. but what they also need
is little Uncle Joe Cannon vocal sauce
piquant, coupled with a portion of Ad-
miral Evans explanatory fusiIlade.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
who wim succeed wiIlIams,

Assuming that John Sharp Williams
VIII win his fight for the Senate I'm
Mississippi, and despite the fact that
should be win he would not take his
seat in the Upper Chamber until 1911. the
House Democrats are already exhibiting
signs Of getting In quite a muss over the
selection Of his successor as their floor
leader. Should Mr. Williams carry off
the Senatorial prize I'm his State. Il is
generally understood that he would in
sist upon being relieved Of the thaukless
burden Of his party's leadership i'm the
next House, and. IN view Of this under
standing, good deal OF quiet but euer-
getic work is now going on. looking TO
the selection Of his successor. Missouri
has at least two receptive candidates. in
the persons Of Champ Clark and Judge
De Almond. Alabama has one in Mr.
Underwood, one Of the most skilled
parliamentariaus in Congress Two mem
beTs OF the Texas delegation frequently
are menu0ned-Mr BurlesOn. Of the
Appropriations Committee. and Mr.
Henry. now chairman Of the Democratic
caucus. Judge Griggs. Of Georgia. has a
considerable following. as a recognition
OF his faithful and intelligent work as
chairman Of the Democratic Cougression-
al committee In two hard-fOught cam
paigns. Mr.. Hay. Of Virginia. also has
a following that Is hopeful Of best0wiug
the honor upon him. In point OF fact
every State whose House delegation is
Democratic has one or more candidates.
thus giving promise Of a lively scramble
over the leadership Of the minority in
the next Congress, conditioned upon Mr.
Williams retirement from that position.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Mr.. +. II. Hartman is quoted as say
ing that he would give Sl0000000 10 re-
habilitate eX-GOv. OdeH in politics Mr.
Hartman evidently realizes that it would
be a strenuous undertaking.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Harold says I've been picking on hin
all day
''Weu2''
That's the way he picks on me-"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Recorder Golf says il is now well-nigh
impossible TO convict an innocent person
In New York. What We need however.
is to tind some certain and sure way 20
convict the guilty ones.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
All Aboard.

Now bid farewell. I beg of thee,
Unto the flowing flagOn
And come and ride a space with me
Upon the water wagon.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Celebrities Meet.

Dis / beliebes. am Madam Screech. de
black Patti?"
We'll, sab, an who am your
Mlstah HallermOke. de coon CarusO."
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
The Vie Rnnnn-VnrIlIn.


Strange stories are coming TO Wash
ngton from Paris concerning VI. Bunau-
Varilla's systematic and influential effort
TO plunge the United States into a bloody
war with Japan. Bunau-Varilla IS the
eminent Frenchman who co-operated sue
eessfully with certain American interests
in selling the old French Panama Canal
TO the United States Legally. the title
of the property was the New Panama
Canal After putting the deal through.
which included the revolution" on the
isthmus that resulted in the separation
.of Panama from Colombia. Bunau-
VariIa came here as the duly accredited
Minister of the Panama republic. Il has
developed that during all Of his brilliant
activities in connection with this great
deal he was the owner of the Paris
Matin, one OF the most influential news
papers in the French capital He pur-
chased that valuable newspaper property
With the savings from his salary as the
chief engineer for about twenty years Of
the original de Lesseps scheme. Nearly
every day for the past month the Paris
Matin has published sensat ignaI special
eablegrams from the United States rep
resentlng a growing bitterness in this
country toward Japan, and predicting, as
the inevitable outcome, war with Nippon
within short time. From Panama his
newspaper also publishes articles harshly
criticising the slowness OF the work in
canal construction. and pr0phesying conf
IDENTIFY the failure of that enterprise un-
der American methods Obviously. the
purpose OF his newspaper campaign is 10
force himself or his representatives, into
the management OF the canal coustruc-
uon by frightening this country into the
belief that war with Japan is rapidlv
approaching. and that the canal would
then be necessity. and TN order 10 ex-
pedite the completion OF the work the
government Of the United States would
nave TO employ French engineers. Sen
ator Morgan. il is understood Is prepar-
ing 10 address himself al length 10 this
subject soon after the Senate reasgnm-
oles some sensational developments are
expected 20 follow the Alabamian's ex-
Ploitation Of the matter
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

When Bishop Potter wants TO Bellamy-
Storer a man he says. the statement Is
gratuitous and impertinent reference.
without foundation in fact Il sounds
better for a bishop to say it that way.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
A VindictIve wish.

There goes Scion Grapbter."
! wish l had some Of his money"
1 wish / had all OF his money and b,
didn't have a cent"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

One Mrs. Germond wants n divorce be
cause her husband cannot distinguish be
tween right and wrong He certainly
must be a very poorly regulated husband
not TO understand that ne was wrong.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

According 10 the Americas (Ga) Times
Recorder, Miss Americas would have ap-
preciated an electric light plant in her
Christmas stocking Does Miss Americas
hail from Chicago, IlL2
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Mary Hagen went over Niagara Falls
the other day with a return ticket 70
Buffalo in her pocket Some one ought TO
have told the poor thing she wasn't
obliged to return TO Buffalo.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Now that Mr.. Weyserhauser has been
discovered to be the richest man in the
United States. his name begins 10 take
on Senatorial appearance; something
like Guggeuheim
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Just now the future appears dark for
Senator Joseph b. Foraker; and, strange
to say, he appears to be rather glad of g.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

In certain quarters there is a lively
fear that the next President Of the United
States may weigh three hundred pounds d"
says the Birmingham AEe-Herald. And
there is q certain amount Of fear in other
quarters that he may not
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The superb a new battle ship for the
British navy. will be even more formi-
dable than the "Dreadnought." This puts
il up to Uncle Sam To build THE Out o.
Sight" as a fit successor Of the "Skeered
O. Nothing
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Statistics fairly bulge and swell every
where. The South Dakota divorce crop is
even the largest ou record
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

II seems that Mr.. Roosevelt had a good.
open shot az a wild Eobbler down in Viz
ginia. but missed. It's only the hits that
count, MI President
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The Chicago Journal says the natives
Of New Guinea make dip nets Of spider
web. sit on the bank watching for passing
fish and when they appear. scoop them
up. As a starter for the New Year, that S
a fairly tallish fish story.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The Dure-fOOd law is now in full effect
and you have the opportunity Of finding
out whether or not ignorance was bliss IN
the matter cf diet
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

A Boston doctor declares that ne can re-
store the dead To life. and certain re-
cent activities around Wolfert's R00st
indicate that he may have been expert
meutiug Whereabouts
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

This country needs more poets" SAYS
a contemporary. And fewer near-poets.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Now doth the gay pneumonia germ
ha-ha with glee that's ghoulish. in fact,
he makes all other germs look hollow
eyed and foolish Beware the gay pneu-
monia germ, heed not his ghoulish glee;
hes the poorest sort of company. so tell
him "z3"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Raisoul has packed his somewhat nu-
merous family of 10 the mountains. but
declines to take 10 the woods himself
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Mr.. Henry James says the English Of
American women is slovenly No one
has been able to Unravel Henry's TO a
point from which an opinion might be
delivered concerning it.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

A famous German astronomer says
there is smoke on the moon. Perhaps he
has discovered "a sort Of lunar Pittsburg
with his spy-glasS.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

a German gentleman paid $40 for a fish
recently. bat just which restaurant he
patrOnizes isn't disclosed
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The German army is to be equipped
with self-lOading rifles and will soon be
ready 10 shoot up creation more arts
tically than ever before, for the promo
ton Of international peace.