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The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
MEN AND THINGS.
Gov. HerrIck,s Letter.

{
Political observers are wondering Just
why Myron T. Herrick wrote the letter,
in effect charging Secretary Taft with his
defeat in his campaign FOR reelection as
governor Of Ohio The communication
was sent TO the New York sun with the
idea, according to the writer. that It would
be well for that newspaper TO have all
the facts regarding the Akron speech be-
fore it in the event that It wished 10 refer
to the matter at any time In the future.
However. Mr.. Herrick told the sun that
while he did not write the letter for pub
lication, the editor was at liberty to use
all or any part Of it, as he saw fit Then.
in postscript. the ex-governor said:
would not have you infer from this letter
That | am opposed % sending delegation 70 the
next national convention fIom Ohio for Taft. On
The contrary. ! am and stall continue ~ rs, all
my influence for the selection Of Taft delegation
Why, then, those interested IN politics
are asking, was the letter written at ais
Had II merely been intended for the bene-
ht OF the sun s editors. the situation would
present different aspect. As il is. Mr.
icrrick appears to have aimed q severe
blow at Secretary Tart, and in the next
breath to have insisted that he is anxious
to have Ohio send a Taft delegation TO
the Republican national convention. Peo-
pie who try to keep in touch with politics
would like 70 have a little more light on
the subject
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Hello. Bill" in philadelnhin-

Figuratively speaking, Philadelphia is
painted red this week. The EIks are the
artists. They have fairly bespattered the
good old town with crimson. Those
easy-going, long-slumbering PHILADELPHIA
Rip Van Wrinkles are awake for once.
Something is going on in their midst.
The like Of It they never saw before.
They do not know what to make of IL.
They are shocked-dreadfully. Celebra-
tons are not unusual over there; they
are the rule, rather than the exception.
but it IS the custom to conduct them in
ladylike way. Tradition is upset. prece-
dent smashed. in giving the Elks the
time of their lives
Rudely reused by the unseemly golngs
on, one Of the truly conservatives. a rep
resentative Of the first-family type of
citizenship that has given Philadelphia
its widest renown, thus rebuked the
merrymaking thrust before his affrighted
gaze:
This carnival Of friyolity which now see about
me, but the meaning Of which I do not care 10
know is an example Of the danger Of letting the
thc-flcbeians-control We-my people, mean
we conseTatives-have been very careless We win
have to again assert ourselves and check this vicious
tendency Of the city to take up new ways
A past exalted ruler, Charles B. Wing.
hailing from Cincinnati, met the afore-
said lamentation in this wise, according
70 the North American, ehronicllng the
episode:
Say old felloW'-i said it slowly-I have been
here three days. hut I've seen enough 10 know that
you are too late It's long time since you and your
conservatives lost control here But tie pity Of il
Is that so many people throughout tho country don't
know 1t. They are stn Judging Philadelphia by
your class
1t is not difficult to see, even at long
range, what a jolt Philadelphia has re-
eeived at the hands of these whole
souled. fun-loving. money-spendlne Elks.
Il pleases US to see Il. Such an awaken
ing VIII do Philadelphia good. A COM
munity that slumbeTs through graft and
loot and political depravity. and then.
rubbing its eyes, levels its holier-than-
thou frown upon the harmless carnival
pranks Of an order known the universe
over for its good deeds, is surely IN need
of treatment heSyisitors appear to be
administering this tres slment IN allopathie
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
SOUTH AND PRESIDENCY.
sectiOnalism should Have No Part
in Nomination

I'm domination.
Mr.. James 3. Nevin. OF the editorial
stan Of The Washington Herald. who
is spending a vacation at Rene. Ga.
hts native city, delivered an address
before the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, Of that city. on
Tuesday night. in the course Of which
he said:
To my mind southern hearts are the truest.
Southern fields the greencst. southern streams che
rrettiest and southern skies the blaest / love
the South. ard I love Rome better than any place
on earth. ! really and truly have deep and senti-
mental regard f-r M q the people among whom
/ Vas born and reared and eYcry old landmark
around Rome Is dear 90 nay sight and nv thought
but am glad that the South is getting away from
the purely sectional point Of view Just as ] am
glad that the North e getting away from IT, Moth
Ing irritates me more than 90 see a Southern pauer
advocating O Southern man for President simply
ana purely because be Is a southern man / VIII
agree with any ore that Senator CuIher-7n u
Texas or Senator Daniel q Virginia would make
an ideal President not because they are SogihenerS
but because they are fullsTown statesmen aud
thoroughly capable II holding down the job.
don't think that Rome. Ca. ought 70 grow and
TrcspcT simply because il happens 20 be Rome
Ca, and not Rome. Dak I don't think Dallas
Tex. ought % gov and prosper simply because
it is Dallas. Tex I believe that every man every
cir. every county. and every State ought 10 stand
upon itz own merits and IL ought % achieve sue
cess not because Of location or section bat b.
cause 70 deserves suc,ess The older heads and the
older hearts who went through the perils of the
civil war and reconstruction have b1ilded f1r us a
fine foundation for a magnificent prosperity but
they Go not want ms 20 go forward as secioualists
but as fullT1Wn American citizens. JUST as much
man in one scttiCn another. The eyes Il the
entire country are upon the South to-day as they
never have been before since the war. We are on
the threshold a a wonderful future and in my
opinion no city has a brighter prospect than this
yey city of Rome that We all loyc 50 we'll
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
THE MEN IN THE TURRET.

They are dead-there was no drumbezt; they are
dead-theTe was no call
OF the bugies. sounding battle, Of the cannon's
thunder thralli
They are dead-though peace was Ger them and the
day was sweet with gleam
Of the dewy rest Of nations in the long fTaternal
dream
They are dead-they loved the Georgia as the noble
dead Of old
Loved the frigates that they fought in With their
hearts Of oak aud gold
They arc dead-the tears Of comrades rain upon
them where they lay.
They are dead-but they were heroes Of lfe's peace
as Of It's Fray
Wrap the starry flag around them. for they fell be-
meath Its fold!
Let the nation mourn its children, brave and beau
tiful and bold
10 the thunder Of the turret. in the fatal fame and
breath,
They died to save each other in the cid, heroic
deaihI -Bsltlnofs Sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
ANOTHER JAPANESE SPY is CAPTURED
POLITICAL.

Corte,you boom has not reached
the hero medal stage.
Second elective Wee Presidential
term idea is taking root In Indiana.
Myron T. Herrick. with Christian.
like fortitude, is for Taft 10 the
last ditch.
Albert Wishard. Of Indianapolis.
Is in the East locking after the
Fairbanks fences.
Stephen h. Elkins. Of West Viz
sinia. IS the next "tryOut" candi-
date on the Old Guard calendar.
Confirmation IS stll lacking Of the
report that Bryan viii decline 70
run for President, if Roosevelt leads
the opposition.
Hopkins to the contrary notwith-
standing, Dalzell believes that the
President viii yet see the wisdom
Of calling Congress TO reform the
tariff.
The Gotham Gazette Is Joining
with John Temple Graves in urging
BRYAN to move TO make Roosevelt )
nomination unanimous next year.
Keen sheet, the Gazcttel
Il was rot Gov. Johnson, after
all. that Editor WattersOn had in
mind 10 lead the Democrats cut of
the wilderness. Adlai Z. Stevenson.
Of Bloomington, H.. Is the man.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
WAR NOTES.

Secretary Of War Taft announces
that. as 1884 newspapers are already
represented az the front, no mors
passes viii be issued.
We are informed that the Ger.
man Emperor. angered at the tough
ness Of the last steaks he ordered
from Chicago. IS sending a feet 70
the aid Of the japanese.
We are able to deny that Mr..
Richard Harding Davis who, as War
correspondent for the War Cry, has
gone TO Join our army in the East,
took more than six servants with
him.
The Emperor Of Korea has Of
feTed 20 furnish e perfectly equipped
army Of 1900 men to serve in the
war against japan, provided the
command be given 10 Gen. Nelson
A. Miles.
II is officially denied ihat the
Presidents yacht. the Sylph. has
been drafted as a dispatch boat for
the Pacific feet. The Sylph is en-
gagged IN carrying a lead OF new hay
forks around 10 Oyster Bay.
The japanese feet Is known 70 be
anchored in Subig Bay. Fighting
Bob Evans plans to pump the water
out Of the bay and thus leave the
Mikado's battle ships high and dry.
Il is thought that this may end
the war.
Gen. Nogi. who was heard from
on Tuesday as having taken TonO-
pah, New. by asseult. is said to be
marching on TombctCle. Ariz. Il Is
believed that he nay have some
difficulty in SWIMMING his cavalry
across the Mobave desert.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
THE SONG OF CORTELYoU.

We are IN receipt of a copy Of th,
latest popular song, sung 20 the ali
Of The Ruler q the Queens Ma.
wee, By Mr.. George Bruce Cor
telyou. the popular barytonc at tht
Concert Of Nations. II IS entitled
MY BOOM!
When / was a lad / served a term
As a law reporter for a New Yorl
finn;
looked up cases. l studied Law
tricks.
And l Kept my eye upon politics.
On Office I kept my eye so bent
That they're booming me now fol
Prcs-i-dentl
l entered public service in eighty,
nine
And I've steadily Travelled all VI
the line.
The public officials 50 liked my work
That I got q job as Mckinley
clerk.
So strongly there we're my energies
bent
That they're booming ne now FOL
President!
The National Committee / served
for a while
And Theodore Roosevelt liked my
style;
In Commerce and Labor I did not
fail,
So they gave me charge Of the .. S.
mail.
With such wondrous grace the let
ters ] sent
That they're booming me now for
President
I left the P. o.. where I filed my
niche.
To help the Treasury out Of the
ditch.
I give out the money With a smile
50 bland
That the Wall street bears eat out
Of my hand.
Oh. in Office I've proved such a
perfect gent
That, perhaps, some day I'll be
President
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
METCALF IN A PICKLE.
His Navy Statement IrreconciIabIe
with Latest from Oyster Bay.

with Latest from Oyster Bay.
From the New York Evening Post.
The World prints this morning an au-
thorized statement OF President Roose-
velts position in regard TO the sending Of
the battle-ship feet to the Pacific. which
is most welcome. Il IS here represented
that the object of the proposed cruise Is
TO ascertain the defects Of the eeet. if
any; that no order has been issued BIZ
the President or by the general board;
that the plan was made before the re-
cent war furry. and that the fleet may
go TO the Pacific. So far. so good. We
sincerely hope that before long the may
VIII become will not" but il is reassur-
ing. indeed. to know that nothing is def
nitely settled as yet. OF course. this does
not explain the contradictions OF the Pres
idential statements of two weeks ago
Moreover, il puts Secretary Metcalf. with
his promise Of the greatest naval spec
tacle the Pacific Coast has ever seen. in
a most delightful pickle. He must either
pose as a bTaggaTt who cannot substan-
tiate his boasts. or as an ignOramus in re-
gard 70 happenings in his own DEPART
ment. There is only one way out: Let
him put the blame on the much-enduring
Loeb
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
GLORY FOR ALL.

Japan has taken our Islands, and we
have taken them back.
The japanese have secured our seas and
put our towns TO sack.
But we have quite destroyed their feet
In san Francisco Bay;
And now that the war is over, let US have
peace, / say.
Japan has massed her forces and given
US battle stout.
Our Western slope has had 10 cope with
fearful odds. no doubt.
The foe fought well. and so did We, IN
each and every fray:
And now that the war Is over. let US
have peace / say.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

Monday-The President cut eight cords
Of wood. 7 counted the cords fer him
Tuesday-To-day the President moved
the ten-acre lot I didn't spoil sport BY
buttin' in.
Wednesday-The President pitched hay.
lie Kin pitch hay with the best of 'em.
l let him enjoy himself.
ThuTsday-Stump pullin. The President
pulls 'em with his bare hands. l set
over in the shade an KEEP count.
Friday-The President plowed. I watch
ed the root-beer jug.
Saturday-The President split rails Had
me on the jump keepir tabs.
Sunday-Day Of rest. This man ROOse-
Welt suits me. I like to work fer a man
like him.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Ohadss Kickhaya Gathered in by
Secret Service.
he STARED At THE WHITE HOUSE
Aslf ThisEnormity Were Not Enough.
lie Walked Past Residence Of As
sistan, Secretary Newberry and Ez-
changed Glancss with WorLmen-Is
An All-round Desperate Character.

Washington was torn from center
to circumference yesterday by the
startling announcement that an
other japanese SPY had been arrest
ed. His name Is Ohades Kickhays,
and he is a commodore IN the Japa-
nese navy. He has been carrying On
his nefarious work here disguised as
a vendor Of hot tamales.
The lengths 10 which the prisoner
Went IN his effort 10 secure inforna-
ton were daring in the extreme.
Attention was first attracted 10 him
when last Wednesday he walked up
Pennsylvania avenue. and when in
front Of the White House, stopped
stock sIiil and stared at that his
toric building for fully two minutes
But this was by no means the fun
extent Of the spy's cunning. The
danger Of having sucn a character
in our midst may be readily seen
when We state that the very next
day he was observed on Sixteenth
street. in the neigbborhood Of the
residence Of Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy NewbeTy. Indeed, be had
the assurance TO pass Mr.. New
bcrry's house. and as he did 50. he
looked meaningly az the colored
men in charge Of the excavations in
progress on tho premises ana
seemed on the point Of speaking.
This is regarded as conclusive proof
Of the existence Ct a plot, especially
in view Of Mr. Newberry's recent
statements concerning the movement
Of the battle-ship feet 10 the Pa
cifc. which indicated that he knows
altogether too much, from Japan's
standpoint.
kickhaya IS now in Jail. doubly
ironed. He VIII not be executed at
once, however, as it is the intention
Of those in charge Of his case TO use
him 10 decOy other spies who are be-
lieYe6 to have been working with
him. A notebook found on him
when he was arrested contained
nothing but blank leaves, but il is
believed the prisoner had been writ
ing on them with disappearing ink.
Further details win be given IN cur
issue OF next Saturday. Il we think
about II.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
LOCAL BREVTTIES.

r. P. Andrews expositioned at
jamestown Tuesday.
The Hello Bills" are getting back
from Phillie in sections
Chamber Of Commerce site com
mitee is dradlocked for the SUM
mer.
Turner Wickersham is enjoying the
delightful hrcezes Of Chesapeake
Beach.
Milton E. Allies intended 10 enter
his car In the Glidden automobile
contest. but business detained him
here. he makes daily round trips to
Harpers Ferry, h0weEt..
A rImor reached the Stock Ex-
change yesterday that the Bank of
England was making Oyertures TO
Assistant Secretary edwards. Of
the Treasury Department His 81
lence is omirous.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
MEN WANTED.

Oh. give Us men; a time Ike this demands
Strong men, brave men. with hard and willing
hands
Men whom the Inst Of Office does not Kill.
Men who viii strive f0r living wages STILL
Men who since there Is work that rlust be done
are wiling 20 help do it. though the sun
Shines hot upon their backs what tine they ton:
such men must riso Irerargd % set in action
To leave the clty's turmoil and attraction
For. lacking them. the kausss crops viii spoil
Chicago Record Herald
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Ready-made Democratic Issue.

From the New York Wcrd.
The Republicans have been revising the
tariff now for forty years. Each time
they have revised it upward, until the
country now has the most oppressive
system Of schedules ii has ever known In
time Of peace. Mr.. Roosevelt is present
ing a ready-made issue to the Democratic
party. What other issues he has looted
from that UnluCky organization. he is
keeping this one safe and intact for his
friends the enemy. But the ching Mr.
Roosevelt cannot give the Democratic
party is sense enough 10 take advantage
of its opportunities This It must provide
for itself.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

can be raised about it is. Was it really
! justice? The Mississippi courts thought
not; Gov. Vardaman overrules their de-
cisiOn. He has taken the wOman's side
and has given a womanish reason for
doing SO.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
CorteIyou's Life of Mckinley.

The Authorized life Of Mckinley, which
Secretary of the Treasury George Bruce
Cor-elyou Is expected 10 publish a few
years hence. is intended 70 be 70 the
third Of the martyred Presidents what
NicOlay and Hays work was TO Lincoln
The task is one Of very considerable mag
nitude. and as Mr.. Co.telyou is unusually
careful and painstaking in all he does.
the public may easily understand why the
work viii not be published for some time.
He has already collected many Of the
data and has completed the gathering
Of taose relating 10 the period during
which the late President was in official
life. His next task viii be 20 obtain au-
thoritative facts regarding McKinley's
early life. This. because Of the absence
Of official documents and records. is ex-
pected 70 bo much more difficult than the
other
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

doses. Red-blooded Americans ali. we
fairly glory in the fun they are having
and gloat in the discontinue OF the sur
viving Philadelphia Rips.
Here's to the Elks! Long may they
dOurishI
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
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., 1907-07-20
One RooseveIsian Policy.

Prom the Portland OTegOnian.
Vice President Fairbanks shook the
grimy hands of the engineer and fire.
man who brought him from Spokane
TO Seattle He has adopted the Roose-
welt policy, ali right.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Dry Marching.

From the Kansas City Times.
Marching through Georgia will become
more of a hardship than ever since the
adoption Of a law fOrbidding the manu.
facture or sale OF intoxicating liquors in
that State
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
smells Bad, but We stand II.

From the Brooklyn Eagle
no tariff revision" is a doctrine that
has an aged. fishlike smell. But there IS
no smell for which human nostrils cannot
establish a tolerance in half a century.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

The latest strike heralded from Russia
is said TO have been a fake, the report
about which was sent out by the govern
ment IN order 10 discredit the revolution
lists and draw sympathy TO the autOcracy.
A sort Of sympathetic strike. so to speak
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

From the Boston Herald
Carrying out the Wattersonian idea OF
the embodiment Of triumphant Democ-
racy would result In party by the name
OF Johnson.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

No attention toilI be paid 10 anonymous
contributions, aud no HEicGiioES 70
the editor tciH be printed ercept oUCr the
naBlc Of the tgrifcr.
Manuscripts offered for publication t0ill
DC returned II unavailable. bat stamps
should be sent a0ith the manuscript for
that purpose
Al communications intended for this
newspaper. tUHethcr for the dciIy or the
SuadGy Issue. should be addressed 10
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

a writer in one of the near-funny pa
pers fills one-half OF his department with
"a long string of little quarter line
'donts" Among the lot. however. we do
not notice Don't soldier on your assign
meut"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

At a farewell banquet to the governor
of Georgia recently, nothing stronger than
water was served. When two such ancient
and honorable authorities as the gov
ernOrS Of North Carolina and South Caro-
lima set the fashion. there is nothing 10
do but fall IN line.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Said Nothing About contributions

Froln BFyans Jonlrnoner-
Secretary Corteiyou made a speech at
the jamestown Exposition. but carefully
avoided any reference to the one subject
that American citizens would ike to hear
him talk about
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
TILLMAN AT TUsKEcEE

Tuskegee Ala. July ls.-Hon.
Ben. Tillman visited the institute
here to-day. and addressed the stu
dent body. warmly oommending tho
Work. Later be took tea with Book
e Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Midsummer Politics.

From the Boston Transcript.
There is not much wit in midsummer
politics, yet they ARE 20 madness near
allied"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
And the Meat Under su.nicion.

From the Denver Republican
With DR.. Osler cOndenning soup and
DR.. Wiley against pie, the great American
dinner seems to be catching 1t at both
ends.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

ETOm tne ONO otate AouTnaI-
Col Bryan says he's getting more con-
servative all the time. We suppose he
refers especially to this radical talk about
nominating a Southern man next year.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

According TO a Missouri paper Of un-
blemished integrity, hailstones so big that
they cracked a number Of heads fell dur
ing recent storm in that State. Mis-
sourians being so hard-headed. and hav-
ing 10 be shown so persistently the won
der is that they didn't crack the hail
stones.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

A microscope has beel manufactured
that magnifies 1900 times Perhaps the
Carter Harrison Presidential boom might
be located with Il.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

An Indiana woman wants divorce be-
/ cause her husband refuses TO read Shake
speare. Just what she would consider fit
and proper compensation for his refusal
. 10 read Indiana historical novels is hard
70 estimate
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Fine Words, sc.

Dat feller wuz as periite as pie. but
he wouldn't even gimme a cup OF stale
cawfee"
On 10 de mex house. What we want
IS de glad hand-out. not de glad hand Z"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
In Chicago.
No Longer Funny.

The green apple doubles EN- up"
The green-aDple joke is not so success
ful.' remarked the press humorist, with
a sad smile.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

Purple evening clothes are the lat
est English fad The dark brown taste
and blue disposition are reserved for the
next morning. as usual.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
PIastered over.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Col. Watterson thinks that the Consti-
tuition covers the Ills of the time" but
the ills of time cover the Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

a Pennsylvania man has instituted what
he terms n friendly suit against a
neighbOr for S2S.0o0 damages His neigh
Dor probably hasn't a very high appre-
ciation OF that sort of friendship.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

Senator Knox has q feeling in COM
mon with the Masses says a Pennsyl-
vania contemporary. Well, yes he says
he would consider II a great honor to be
President" There are few people who
would not
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
QuIet and Unassuminr.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
However, no one would accuse the
Knox boom Of lack Of quiet and unos-
tentatious dignity.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

1t has been demonstrated that there is
no money in ashes. as was recently con-
tended. And yet fools win continue 10
burn their money.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

a Philadelphia man has invented a
'smoke-eater- II smoke-eating is TO be-
come fashionable. we may as well pre-
pare 10 see the price soar out of sight.