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The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Lodge.s suggestion DISPOSED OF,

Former United States Treasurer Ellis
H. Roberts replies to Senator Lodges
suggestion that the surplus be used to
pay of the national debt by saying that
none Of the obligations of the government
are within reach for this purpose. He
describes the situation thus:
Option accrues on the Is next year. but they
amount to 65,i95.0o The Is run until 1875 and
the q until 1880 They can be bought only at
high premium. and the attempt Of the Treasury to
pay 500 900 would initiate the price to rate not
to be considered.
The other bonds Of the United States are held
as permanent investments for estates. while the
3 are nearly al pledged security for national
banks nearly 500 Ooo.OOO for circulation To with
draw the 2s would contract the currency to de-
sree producing disaster"
It should be noted In this connection. as
/ illustrating the feeling OF Treasury Off
oials. that when Secretary Cortelyou had
an opportunity to pay off some millions
of the public debt, he chose not to do
so. preferrlng to refund the debt at a
lower rate OF interest, so that the bonds
might continue TO be. used as a basis for
national bank circulation. Mr.. Cortelyou
was criticised in certain quarters for TAX
/ ing this action. and there was some
ground for the criticism. from the point
Of view Of those who believe in retiring
government bonds TO save the interest
charges; but from the standpoint of those
who believe in maintaining the national
banking system, Mr.. Cortelyou was justi-
| fed In refusing to narrow the basis upon
which the national bank note currency
rests. and In declining to take any meas
ure which would contract the volume of
bank notes In circulation. Such contrae-
tion, even on a small scale, would be a
disturbing factor in the money market.
Senator Lodges proposal for the DISPOSE
tion OF the surplus. therefore. appears not
only impossible, but mischievous.
Mr.. Roberts rightly observes that the OBJ
vieus method OF getting rid Of the surplus
is 10 reduce the collection Of unnecessary
taxation and leave the money in the
hands OF the people. who need H." That
/ is simple and effective method; but as
/ II Involves the sacred tariff the stand
patters seek TO evade it by offering such
/ impracticabie suggestions as that of Sen
ator Lodge, OF by postponlng It to a more
convenient season. It IS a pitiably trifiing
way Of dealing with the important fiscal
problem that Mr. Roberts has so well pre-
sented 10 the consideration of the coun-
/ try.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
The battle Shin and an Army.

It Is appreciated, Of course, by the civil
ian observer, that army officers feel
that the army is the important source
of national defense and onense, while
naval officers must entertain the same
partiality for their branch. just as the
officer Of infantry believes that the cav
airy and artillery must be subordinate
TO the dismounted rifiemen, and so on.
Hitherto these comparisons have been in
the class Of glittering generalities. It has
remained for naval officer, Capt. Brad
ley A. Fiske. who is in command of the
L. S. S. Arkansas, to present some sta
tistics which establish the claim OF naval
superiority-at least until there is suffi-
cient mathematical refutation on the other
side Of the question. Capt Fiske has
been led to this definite conclusion by
the suggestion that the armored cruiser
in naval operations may be compared to
the employment Of cavalry in battles on
land. He rejects the suggestion with en-
phasis akin to indignation.
Pursuing the subject, with this as a
text, Capt. Fiske shows that the battle
ship. when he gets through telling about
IL, is worth more than an army OF 123. coo
men. equipped with engines more than
half as great as that Of all the men
and horses in that army, If the energy
Of the human beings and animals could
be concentrated. with an ability to go
farther in any length Of time and be self
supporting for a much greater length Of
ffr1a Ia
estimating that 10000 men would weigh
100 tons, or one-haIf the weight of q
large battle ship and that this force could
be augmented by 5000 artillery with 800
guns and 1900 cavalry. The fire from
this army would equal only about ten
Pinch and five 5-inch guns. He adds.
with significance. that such an army
would be commanded by a general. while
a battle ship is commanded by a captain
who corresponds to a colonel in the army.
II is further pointed out that the army of
1900 men must be widely scattered, with
doubtful system of communication. and
impossible of any such concentration In
the way Of fire as comes from the battle
ship.
Of course, 1t viii be remarked in the
army that while the military force can
not chase battle ships and concentrate
tons OF explosive-laden shell at a vessel
on the bosom Of the deep. on the other
hand. the battle ship. with its miracle
OF mechanism and It's ability to concen-
trate fire, cannot dig into tile interior of
countries or carry the fight into the
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
MONDAY. AUGUST z. 1907.
Defining a nemocrat.

Several months ago the New York
World propounded the apparently simple
query. What is a Democrat?" Numer-
Gus ana varied have been the replies,
ranging from terse sentences 10 five and
six column articles. Democratic leaders
and Democratic high privates have es-
sayeds TO answer the conundrum. It would
appear that no key OF the gamut had
been left untouched. Democracy, grand,
gloomy. and peculiar. has been cham
pioned by able disputants. And yet, with
all OF that the World has not been salts
fed; it still gropes and worries
We believe that we have discovered
the most satisfactory answer to the
Worlds famous query yet delivered, and
We herewith tender it to our New York
contemporary as the best. most compact,
and most intelligently descriptive deslg-
nation Of a Democrat that We have noted
in many day.
Following his nomination TO the United
States Senate in Mississippi. John Sharp
Williams said:
Thank God! l fought clean fight and Kept
the faith-the old Democzatic faith midway BE-
tween putOCacy and mSboczacy. Thank God again
that was strong enough 70 preach the doctrine Of
mutual helpfulness and not mutual hate on earth "
A Democrat-giving Mr.. Williams full
credit Tor the defnitiOn-is a man who
gives careful attention TO the conduct Of
his government, exercises his right Of
suffrage scrupulously, and stands mid
way between plutocracy and mobocracyr'
Can you improve upon that as a safe
and sane reply TO the question, What
is q Democrat?" It represents the maxi
mum OF high-minded conservatism; II
expresses the utmost limit OF honest
radicallsrl. Il epitomizes the doctrine,
Equal rights TO all; special favors to
none" II idealizes the rule OF the
square deal" II is honest, fair, just.
and considerate. It views with alarm
and it points with pride; II means build
up not tear down. 1t is broadly patri-
otie-in a word. it is DemOcratici
We believe. for a reply in one sentence,
Mr.. Williams definition of Democrat
fills the bill.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Baron Carnepie

II the cables do not belle the situation
IN Merry England, superb and glorious
honors are in store for Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, that great and good philan-
thropist and steel magnate whose fame
has penetrated the utmost corners Of the
earth, and. for aught We know, even reached
the stars themselves. Unless Dame Rumor
plays US false. it has pleased his most
gracious majesty King Edward VII 10
consider favorabiy the ministerial sug-
gestion that peerage be conferred upon
Mr. Carnegie, and it is officially an
nounced that Baron Carnegie Of Skibo"
Is soon 20 grace the court Of st. James
in person and the Almanach de Gotha in
name
That Uncle Andy" is well qualified for
this high and mighty distinction no one
VIII deny. He has the natural grace OF
manner theoretically inherent in a real.
live lord; he has the mental ability TO
hold mis- own with the best, as well as the
worst, Of them in the upper chamber of
Parliament. and last, but not least, he has
the wherewithal necessary to uphold the
dignity IN the lordly manner.
We take scant stock in the vulgar sug-
gestion that this proposed peerage is TO be
conferred upon Mr.. Carnegie because OF
q princely donation to some London
charity. The admitted fact that he gave
some such paltry sum as S5o00OO 10 this
movement has, in our opinion, nothing at
all TO do with the case. Uncle Andy"
would scoTn to purchase one Of England's
greatest gifts with mere money-hlthv
lucre. No. indeed The fact Of the mat
Ter Is. the King has been pleased to note
Mr.. Carnegie's worldwide reputation for
graciousness Of manner, his international
character as a suave and diplomatic
courtier, and his marked disposition to
adapt himself 10 ali sorts OF surroundings
and conditions without the betrayal OF anv
emotion save that Of genuine and un-
mitigated delight King Edward doubt
less feels, and rightly. too. that Baron
Carnegie would be a distinct ornament 10
the English peerage, and that his addition
thereto should be delayed no longer than
the absolute necessities of the occasion
demand. The fact that Mr.. Carnegie lends
his ample purse to English phianthropic
movements, especially those under royal
patronage, Is. to be sure. an incidental
: factor that might with propriety, have
been considered. In this instance. how
ever, Il is not TO be doubted that his
majesty waved ell that aside and an
nounced his fell determination with refer
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
MARYLAND DEMOCRACY.
Two Views q the Convention Which
Nominated CrOthers.

frsin ne Baltimore sun.
The Democratic State convention which
was held in this city on Thursday seems
10 open up a new era for the party. 1t
was an Embossed convention. with a men
bership free To select their own cSndl-
dates and declare their own principles.
The result OF this free convention was
the nomination OF a strong ticket upon a
strong platform. In respect 10 its free
dom. this convention was a refreshing
contrast with al that have preceded it in
many years. II has been the monoto-
nous practices n former years. going back
for a generation. for the convention TO
meet simply for the formal ratification OF
that which had been predetermined in the
upper chamber of a hotel or in the
Quietude Of a select conference OF two OF
three leaders. The candidates were chosen
IN advance and the platform was adopted
in advance In Thursdays convention
there was no ratification OF predetermined
states or resolutions. All was fought out
in the open, and there was a noticeable
disposition among the prudent leaders OF
the party TO sink personal preferences for
the party good.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
For the Reneflt Of Investors.

From the Philadelphia Record.
When these rebates are not the result
OF corrupt dealings they represent money
diverted from the pockets Of the share
holders Of railroads; and the amount Of
money which the trusts have thus divert
ed from the owners OF the railroads TO
themselves must be enormous. The most
beneficent thing that has happened 10
railroad shareholders for a long time is
the determination OF the government 10
break up these preferential rates. which
represent for the most part money ex-
torted from the railroads by powerful
shippers. Next 10 the small shippers
these shareholders are the persons most
benefited.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the Boston Herald
We quite sympathize with the jackies
Of the navy in their complaints against
the pancake caps. the open-neck blouses
with wide collars, and the flowing necker-
chiefs. All these membranes to active
sea duty have done picturesque service
on the stage from time immemorial. but
there is no more reason for the continu-
ance Of the Ralph Rackstraw costume
than there would be for reviving the
cat-'o-nine tails that traditionally went
with it in the dim past
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

jungle. The comparison made by Capt.
Fiske is interesting. but it has no special
application, sincs his demonstration can
hardly convince any one that we may do
away with armies and depend upon the
battle ship.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Col. Henry Watterson, OF the Louisville
Courier-Journal, is convinced that Gov
johnson, Of Minnesota. can win the Pres
idelcy with or without a mustache, If
nominated by the Democratic party. The
San Francisco Call entertains some doubt
on this point It mentions the political
legend which runs that there are 5000
Johnsons in Minnesota. and they ali voted
for their namesake for governor. But
that was in the prosperous days, before
Samson was shorn of his hyacinthine
locks. says the Call Whether they will
persist IN their allegiance 70 a shaveling
Is a question that may change the face of
politics as well as Johnson" The Cal
admits that deep down Democracy has
long had a sneaking kindness for luxu-
RANT whiskeTs. The party flirted and fell
a victim 10 the wiles of populism. Hir-
suite adornments invariably have appealed
to It. Bryan. smooth-faced, twice carried
the standard 10 defeat Had he cultivated
q Pefferian beard, who knows but that the
result might have been different? Col
Watterson apparently has no fears; but.
like Lincsln before him." the Kentucky
editor observes. Johnson can grow chin
whiskers, IL there's need''
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses viii be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs IN Washington unless
your paper follows you
Before leaving, mail or tele-
phone your address to this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Indianapolis sun: Hearst movement
revived, says The Washington Herald.
What was the dose?
Augusta Chronicle: The Washington
Herald wants to know what is Definite
Democracy" Better ask Tom Watson.
who seems to be running the machine
now through his friend. Hoke Smith.
Charleston Post: THE question now be-
fore the country" says The Washington
Herald, is: "win Manomet Rockefeller
come to Kenesaw Mountain He has
came. The question is: VIII he come
across?
Concord Monitor: What has become
Of our old friend 'self-defense? asks
the Charlotte Observer. Il has. In all
probability. taken advantage of the "un-
written law as a surer. thing, answers
The Washington Herald.
Richmond Times Dispatch: According TO
The Washington Herald, a Korean bride
is forbidden TO utter a word for one
week after her wedding However as
the population OF Korea is less than one
tenth that of the United States, you'll
have 10 hurry.
New York Herald: A story is going
around about a cat that adopted six
mice, and The Washington Herald sus-
poets that it is another case of benevo-
lent assimilation. More likely TO be an
other nature" candidate for admission
10 the Ananias Club
New York Globe: The Washington
Herald goes Illinois two better on the
suggestion Of Republicans in the latter
State to bring out Judge Lands for
governor by intimating that the Judge
would be good Vice Presidential timber
or, better still, be advanced to the Su-
preme bench.
Bryan's Commoner: John Temple
Graves having admitted that re-
formed paragrapher can go to heaven.
The Washington Herald asks: But can
a reformed paragrapher Eet a job?" OF
course, but not as a paragrapher. He
can get a Job writing long editorials for
paper that nobody reads.
Houston Post: No more does The
Washington Herald boast Of the star
spangled shad Of the Potomac" The
piscatorial genius Of The Herald has
just returned from Georgia and the fresh
memories Of the white-bellied catfish of
Coosa River simply overwhelm the an
cient recollections OK the alleged star
spangled shaG.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
RcruIntinR Trnmc.

Teamsters protested against the order
that the street cars be permitted TO use
the street car tracks.
But the public is inside the cars. you
know" explained the authorities.
This view OF the subject struck the
teamsters as new, they having realized
only the motorman and his vocabulary.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Doesn't a copy Of our paper go TO the
White Houseg asked the great editor.
He was assured that one was mailed
regularly
Well there's something wrong with
the service. then" he continued. I re-
member distinctly directing President
Roosevelt not TO send that fleet to the
Pacific"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
MEN AND THINGS.
who Is ResponsibIe for Its

nv - 4ANHKVhrAhsE AOE
If Taft weighed l4o pounds he would
never be thought of in connection with
the Presidency"
Who is responsible for this fling at the
Secretary OF War and his soaring ambi-
tion? It was first attributed 10 the Hon.
Murray Crane, OF Massachusetts. who
never quite warmed up TO the Taft boom;
but Senator Craner friends say for him
that he never made such a remark. He
holds the Ohioan In highest esteem. He
never questioned his capacity. He freely
admits that he Is Of Presidential size.
The fling was also credited to the Hon.
Philander Chase Knox, Of Pennsylvania.
himself an avowed candidate for the PIES
ideney. Mr.. Knox has never. by plain
speech or by innuendo, intimateG it as
his belief that II was the Secretary's bulk
and bis laugh that have given him Presi-
Dental prestige. In the very nature OF
things, Senator Knox could have made
no such utteranee. It would have been
in particularly bad taste coming from a
candidate who tips the beams at about
140 pounds.
But it appears 10 be an accepted fact
tat the remark, IF Taft weighed l4o
pounds he would never sbe thought of In
connection with the Presidency" origi-
mated in high quarter. A cOterie Of Sen
ators known 10 be only lukewaTm in
their relations with the administration,
whispered il about, and finally it reached
the ears of the Secretary, who laughed, as
usual. even II he did not really like the
thing. II he ever suspected Crane or
Knox, however. IL IS probable that he has
been set right Neither the Massachu-
setts nor the Pennsylvania Senator origi-
mated or circulated it.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

our town has 2,s67.0O0 now" remarked
the Chicagoan. his chest swelling visibly.
And II the police could find those IL is
looking for. how mary would It have?''
However. this query seemed to be re-
garded as irrelevant
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Smelling the Pose

Pittsburg long had been trying TO put
Up a good moral front
At last the citizens In disgust kicked
of the I'D
What's the use OF a I'D, anyhow. -
they asked, AMI that Hartje outfit not
under IT,"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the New York Sun.
Should our republic get tired Of holding
the Philippines It will declare them inde-
pendent. II win not sell eight millions Of
human beings for cash.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Note the F1y in the Molasses. and apply the les
scn taught,
He vas where be had no business, and for punish
ment was caught
Life is full Of traps and pitfalls. Sc; for unaus-
pecting feet;
But 'e bite and take our chances like the Fly to
gsin the sweet
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Union school Teachers.

The growth Of the union idea is rather
well illustrated In Chicago, where the
board of education finds that most Of its
teachers are members Of a union, which
is federated with the other labor organ
izations Of that city. Some Of the school
houses seem to have fallen into a bad
condition, and the board of education has
not seen its way clear to repair or reno
vate them. Now the parents Of 10000
union" school children threaten to n;th-
hold them from school this fall unless 26e
schoolhouses are repaired and rid Of
germs as per the demands Of the painters
union.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
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Hered,ty.

Prom the New York World
Heredity will tell. The granddaughter
of Stonewall Jackson, who eloped and
was pursued through three States by an
angry father, won out in the end by the
execution Of a flank movement.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

"a bard in the Atlanta Georgian
rhymes Atlanta with haunt her only
an established poet Ike George N. Co
han can AFFORD to take long chances like
that" says the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch. The esteemed It'd. does not un-
derstand that in Atlanta haunt her" IS
'hant 'er"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the Chicago Tribune.
BY virtue Of new city directory. Pitts
burg claims q population of 600. 900. mostly
well smoked, II not thoroughly cured.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

One Of the happy signs OF the times
is found IN the fact that Chancellor
Days yap at Judge lands was generally
reduced by the newspapers to two
line. single column head. and stuck over
on the 's.eenth page next to nothing in
particular
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

It is very probable. too. that Uncle Sam
would be willing 10 give the Standard Oil
Company sharp discount for a quick
payment OF that fine.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

One thing may be said In favor OF old
Rameses astuteness; If he was CRATER.
he managed 10 keep people from finding
It out until long time after his death,
and the money was all out OF the family,
ANYHOW
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Tonsorial News.

From the Baltimore Sun
Gov. Vardaman got hair cut in the
Mississippi campaign. and he also man.
aged to give John Sharp Williams a close
shave
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
FACTS AND FANCIES.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
E-~s,

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Caution.
''No, I've nothing for YOU" snapped
the woman. why don't you look for
work?''
Madam" responded the applicant for
a handout, no later than this morning I
read OF a man near here who starved 70
death while looking for work I do not
desire 10 annoy this hOspitable COM
munity by expiring in its midst
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the Indianapolis News
On the other hand, Mr.. Hartman is
thoroughly convinced that all that knock
ing is in very serious restraint OF his
trade.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
Improved Tactics.

Atalanta was running for Office.
Il won't throw away any golden ap-
pies" said she. Instead. I'll throw out
a lot Of hints about plums.'
This ruse was just as successful.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
HIS Curious Recreation.

Not all the people who are listed in
Who's Who are deservedly famous, but
there died the other day man who man
aged to inject a little humoF into that
somewhat ponderous red-backed volume. It
was John RomiIly Allen. editor OF the
Reliquary and the Archaelogia Cambren-
sis. He was resident engineer on Baron
dc Reuters Persian railways and on the
construction OF decks at Leith and Boston.
He was the author OF several works.
Christian Symbolism in Great Britain, %
Monumental History of the Early British
Church. and Early Christian Monu-
ments of Scotland" among them In
Who's Who" he gave as his form OF
recreation: Collecting strange oaths on
golf links wherewith 10 address scorching
cyclists in a suitable manner when ocea-
sion fedulTes. Address, q Great Ormond
street, ". c." He was In his sixty-first
year when he died.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Hon. Jim Griggs says that Mr.. Bryan
can have the nomination IF he wants
It." This anxiety having been relieved.
1t would appear 10 be all over but the
s outing
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
From the Raltlmore -

II a ticket made up in such circum-
stances is good for the people of the
State it can only be by the merest acci-
dent No suc6 consideration entered into
the choice OF Mr. Crothers. He was the
pawn IN John Walter Smiths game OF
revenge.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Senator bob" Taylor's voice may be
for war. but we know that his heart is
for peace, happiness. sunshine. and roses!
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the Richmond TmesDispatch
Maine looks on at the huzzas of the
hopeful Georgia prohibitors and smiles q
bitter. bitter smile.