The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-11
EDITORIAL VIEWS.
Things as They are Seen by Various
Editors Hereabout.
SENTENCE OF SCHMITZ.


bro ught to book. In an effort to clear
himself of the allegations of Ruef con-
Meeting him with the French restaurant
graft, the convicted mayor paved the
way for the introduction of the formers
testimony, and this proved of the worst
sort for the prospects of Schmitz.
Fiveyears' incarceration is a sentence
full of humiliation as well as of pnnish-
ment direct. The spectacle of the may
or of great city exchanging the direct
ion of municipal affairs for the prison
garb of felon is a most unusual one.
but it will doubtless have a salutarv
effect upon others there, and prove to
be deterrent upon boodlers elsewhere.
The members of the city council who
are under indictment have, in the SEN
fencing of Schmitz intlmation of the
their own fate, although as dupes of the
larger rascals they may not fare so bad
ly. Baltimore American.
ROCKEFELLER THE ADEPT.
Rockefeller in COURTS about the same
as Rockefeller out of court. He is as
much Of an adept at side-stepping ques-
tions as he is at side-stepping the Off
GERS of the law when they are looking
for him. He evidently knows little and
cares as much where his millions come
from. Grafton Republican.
GET OFF YOUR NEST.
The possession of ambition alone
won't make your life worth while. I'm
less there's firm purpose back of your
desire to achieve, you will find the years
slipping away with nothing to mark
them but birthdays, the milestones on
your journey to the grave. Most young
men dream of triumphs to come; but
only the wide-awake, hustling dreamer
gets people running after his autograph
or wrangling about whether or not his
money is tainted. The measure of your
diligence is pretty sure to-be the meas
ure of what you achieve. Success does
not happen; it results from intelligent
planning and resolute working. The
world bids high for ability and pays
promptly-but not in advance. Before
you can make it come down with the
coin, you must deliver the goods. Am
bition is the first thing necessary to
success. But other things just as i'm
portant are determination, energy, and
perseverance. Some one asked a great
man how to achieve greatness. "Will
it., was the response. And that's the
whole thing compressed like cake of
yeast Will it. Don't just sigh for it.
Plan, work. Keep both mind and body
active. There's no real pleasure in
idleness, If you did not have to earn
your bread, you would probably have no
appetite. Strong muscles are develop
ed through labor; so are strong minds.
Give your brain a fair show. Make it
tussle with the problems of your Instruc-
ton Paper. You cannot give the world
what is not in you, no matter how glow
ing your ambition. A popular fable
tells of an ambitious pullet that saw an
Industrious old hen lay an egg, and re-
solved to do likewise. But the oldlhen,
when she saw the pullet settle in the
nest, merely smiled and said: my
dear, before you can lay an egg, you
must have an egg inside you" Then
the pullet got off the nest, began to
hustle for egg material, and pretty soon
! became the champion producer of the
barnyard. The moral is obvious. Am
| bition.
AS ENGLAND SEES 1T.
/ Our friends in Aud . England are
amazed at the list of casualties in;this
country on the Fourth of July. These
English people can't see why it is that
the American people resort to powder
and other dangerous noise making meth
DDS for celebrating the licking the thir-
teen American colonies gave King
George some time back in the eighteenth
century. England should remember
that the United States still have line
of patriots who are just as ready to
offer up their lives to celebration of
the victory George Washington won
over the armies of the English as were
the American patriots of '76 to lay down
their lives for the independence of these
United Ssates now grown to be the
greatest and most enlightened nation in
the world. Grafton Sentinel.
SCANDALoUs ExToRTIoN.
! There is much complaint of exhorba-
tant charges for everything in the way
of entertainment at the jamestown Ex-
position, and in some instances the
charge amounted to extortion, or mild
phase of robbery. The Baltimore Sun
mentioned several instances of fragrant
imposition a few days ago. which elicit