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The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
The Russian DOUua.

It is easy, even for us Of the land or
the free" TO realize that in the political
struggle that is now going on between the
people and the autocracy IN Russia the
extravaganza is not all on the side Of the
government II was inevitable. perhaps,
that a people long subdued and from time
immemorial denied any voice in the gov
eminent Of their country should. when
allowed TO speak, speak rather rashly-
The Russian Is not conservative, and half
measures appeal little to him
Just now the Russian Douma has arrived
at the period Of the glorihcation OF the
long down-trodden peasant, and the agra
rian committee Of the House, in an effort
10 amellorate the condition Of the peasant.
has seriously suggested that the Douma
shall force the government To appropriate
the holdings Of the great landholders and
10 provide for the sale Of them 10 the
peasants at a price which averages about
Sl5 an acre. The plan has been roundly
denounced by Premier Stolypin, who
warned the Douma last week that 20 pro-
ceed with the bill in the face Of the op-
position Of the government would be TO
invite as summary a dissolution as that
which ended the career OF the former
Doum9.
Il does not matter TO the Russian
bureaucratic government that something
like this plan for q redistribution Of the
large holdings Of land has been, after
years Of parliamentary battle, put in
force in ireland. or that similar move
ments have received hearty support in
New Zealand and elsewhere. The very
discussion Of such a measure Is distaste-
full to the Russian ruling classes.
The fact that the land bill is to he no
more considered. at present at least,
shows that the popular branch Of the
Russian Parliament is still pretty well
under the control Of the government. Al
ways over its head hangs the threat of
dissolution. as it did over the heads of
the British Parliament when it declined
to vote supplies for Charles !. It is an
unfortunate condition Of affairs, both for
the government and the people. 1t checks
free speech and honest discussion. and #
gives the violent reformers and the revo-
lutionists a shadow Of excuse for meas
ures which can never accomplish any real
good for the country What Russia needs
above all at this period is free, fun, and
frank discussion Of its difficulties. II IS
only by thorough understanding OF what
those difficulties are and full discus
sion Of the best methods in remedy that
Russia can ever hope to emerge from
the confusion for which centuries Of mis-
government are responsible
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
senmtor CInv Is sick.

News comes from Georgia that Senator
Clay is confined to his home at Marietta
with a stubborn attack Of the grip, and
that his physicians fear that the ailment
viii keep him indoors for some time. He
has been suffering from the malady for
several weeks. and it is thought that aft
er he convalesces it will be advisable for
him 10 take a long rest in some other
climate thar that Of Georgia. As his
campaign for reelection is jus. opening.
the prospect is not reassuring to his
friends. Mr Clay belongs to the hard
working. transformations element OF Sena-
tors who enjoy the respect and confidence
of their colleagues on both sides of tn,
chamber. Physically he looks robust, but
It has been only about year since while
out walking, he was overcome by a seri-
Gus attack of stomach trouble. For sey-
eral hours his life was despaired Of
Friends Of Mr.. Clay declare that the op-
position to his return TO the Senate is
rapidly vanishing, so that if ne RECEIVERS
his health there seems little doubt Of his
reelection
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Something New nj Newport.

The most original hostess at Newport
faced the approaching season with a
dubious frown.
I'VE have exhausted every form Of en-
tertainment." she family murmurcd.
one OF her satellites overheard her.
There is a pleasure we haven't tIied,
he said
What is it," she eagerly asked.
Il have Just been reading an item
here" and he pointed to the morning
paper. in which Prof Dillon Wallace
says that il is pleasure TO starve"
The hostess took out her ivory tablets.
Thanks" she said. Il will open the
season with a starvation house party"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
PRINCIPLES THE ISSUE.
Virginia Papers View of the south
crn Man Idea.

Prom the Richmond NewsLesisr.
This newspaper does not conceive that
it can perform a greater duty connected
with its province in the direction Of jour
nalism than consistently 20 oppose the
fad of nominating a Southern man for
the Presidency on the Democratic ticket
for the reason that he is a Southern man.
We recognize as fully as could be recog-
nIzed that the South has been made sub
servient I'm the matter Of the personality
OF the ticket to Northern and Western
Influences and past exigencies. The cir
cUmstances have been such that she could
not do otherwise. AS a logical PROPOSE
ton, We are entitled TO name the man
who shall be the standard bearer of the
Democratic party in the next campaign.
Why? Because there is as respects De
mocracy still a solid South. There could
be no hopa FOR Democracy save through
the South Put the whole problem re-
solves itself into this Principles. not men.
doctrine, not personality. Leadership is
one thing, the mere matter Of satisfying
a vanity IS another.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
ApropOs.

what do You call that big plant on
your front porch. TwijdIgs?'
That's a q. n
"Eh, Something new"
We'll that may not Do the florists
name for 1t, but it's what I call It,"
What does il maau2"
"See the size OF the thing2 Now guess
at the weight Well, every time the mer-
curry drops I have 20 carry the blamed
plant into the house. When the sun
shines I lug il out and put it ON the
porch. When it rains have TO set it down
on the lawn. That's why I call it a q.
n. The n. stands for nuisance. and the
d-the d is an adjective"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
The Limit.

From the Hartford C0uraut.
The esteemed contemporaries in the
habit of helping themselves literally from
the columns of the COurant without a
word Of acknowledgment know how good
natured and long-suffering we are as re-
CARDS that sort of thing, But the Brock
ton Afass) Times goes pretty far when
il cuts a Courant paragraph in two and
credits the first part Of it to the Boston
Journal and palms off the second part
upon its readers as original comment.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
senator Daniel in 1896.

From the New York Globe.
In 1896 the turning time with the Dem
ocratic party, when it slipped from its
ancient mooriugs. Senator Daniel was in
fuential The free silver coterie was car
rying on the campaign which eliminated
in the nomination of Mr.. Bryan. Where
was the Virginia Senator then. when
President Cleveland was bravely strug
Cling TO save the character Of his party?
Did he raise his voice in the Old Dominion
for safety and sanity when his attitude
might have been determining?
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

magnates into a comprehensive national
policy, has surely accomplished no ordI-
nary achievement Of practical states
manship. Who but Roosevelt could have
put into one speech sentiments that will
be received with equal acclaim in Wall
street and on Western prairies? His
Indianapolis address. in a word. is thor
oughly representative, a synthesis OF
American ideas upon the railroad ques-
tion; and so we doubt not it will COM
mand wide approval.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.


She has a most bewitching gown,
Some dainty pumps;
Likewise the newest hat in town,
With seven humps.
she has some airy, fairy hose,
A lovely veil.
a parasol the shade Of rose
Completes the tale.
She's all prepared to Maying go,
As you can see.
She has the requisites, you know,
Yet sad is she.
One thing she lacks, not TO be had
For price or pay.
She has all requisites, egad.
Excepting May
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
II VIII Not Hurt business.

From tlsc Brooklyn Eagle.
The theory that the Republican party.
presuming that it is returned to power in
1905. cannot undertake tariff revision
without demolishing the commercial
prosperity of the entire country is sheer
nonsense. Some Of our highly protected
industries need regulation worse than any
of our railroads
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
New Light from the Court.

From the Springfield Republican.
Something especially out Of the com
mon happened yesterday. This was a de-
cision by the United States Supreme
Court sustaining a railroad rate reduction
order Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. II there had been more Of this
before the enactment Of the new rate
law. there would have been far less in
sistance by the railroads upon court re-
N-inMN
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
His Acrid Remarks,

Well Well" exclaimed the man who
had wandered back to the village. 80
the Eagle House is still the Eagle House?
No change after twenty years.
There hev been a few changes" as
serted the Oldest inhabitant with some
acerbty. "since you've been gone the
hotel hez been respectively the Grand
Union, the Grand Central, the Grand
the Great Northern, the Great
Southern, the Imperial the Regal the
Empire. the Monarch, the Prince o.
Wales, the Regent, an a few other royal
ties which disrecollect, the Mansion
House six times. an the Eagle House
seven, the latter happenin' 70 be its proud
patronymic at present writin'. Punk
vile, my travelled friend, hain't so all
fired behind the times ez you seem TO i'm
agine."
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

cans, regardless of whether they live
north or south of Mason and Dixons
line. when we assert that those response
bic for such savagery should be punished
10 the extreme legal limit, and that effec-
tive steps should be at once taken toward
the extirpation from our national fabric
of whatever system of law or lawlessness
it is that makes barbarity Of this sort
possible.
Having expressed ourselves on the Bir-
mingham case. we desire to call the atten-
tion Of the Evening Post TO an inviting
field for reform much nearer its own
doors than is Alabama. In Delaware. a
Northern state. inhabited by people sup
posed 20 have the warmest and kindliest
feelings for the negro-in spite of such
contrary evidence as the brutal lynching
which occurred at Wilmington two or
three years ago-the public whipping cf
convlcts. irrespective of color, Is specific
ally provided for by law That deaths
do not ordinarily follow this form Of pun
lshment does not affect the main point.
The principle is exactly the same. II is
just rs brutal and even more discrcdita-
BILE and degrading. TO whip a prisoner
under warrant Of law as in direct defiance
Of law.
We trust the. Evening Post will be able
to appreciate that this Is the case, and
that, with the Biblical reference 10 notes
and beams in its mind it will not here
after confine its denunciation Of such un-
speakable practices TO those which are in
evidence in the South.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Political Ohseurantism.

We find In the New York Times this de-
licious bit Of political nonsense:
while there is not so very much 20 choose BE-
tween Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. BRYAN, there IS a
world # difference between their policies and The
programme Of sound conservatism briefly outlined by
Senator Daniel Upon such a platform Demo
crat who commanded the confidence n both the
North and the South would get the votes Of the
Democrats who are tired Of Mr.. Bryan and of the
Republicans who are not only tired Of }ir. Roose-
Welt but are afraid Of hiH-that Is. Of many q
them"
This is n fine example Of the obsCurant-
ism which seems TO affect Il considerable
portion Of the metropolitan press when
ever it vent Tres 10 speculate on political
matters outside the sphere Of immediate
observation. In the present condition OF
public sentiment IL Is wel-nEh incrcdi-
ble that any one should imagine that a
Presidential candidate appealing to the
voters tired Of Roosevelt and Bryan
would stand a ghost OF show even Of
nomination, % say nothing of getting
anything more than a pitiful minority Of
the electoral votes. A political observer
must strangely mlsredd the signs OK the
times 20 suppose that the Democrats who
are tired Of Bryan and the Republicans
who are tired OF Roosevelt compose more
than a small minority of their respective
parties,
We are not so sure but that much more
fatigue is felt throughout the country
over proposals for a safe and sane"
candidate. especially when they emauate
from the yicinage Of Wall street. than
there Is over the possibility Of the nomi-
nation Of either Roosevelt or Bryan. The
people are fin no mood for going back
ward, If that is what conservatism means.
nor for repudiating the economic policies
Of the administration. if lt means that
Senator Daniel himself would not stand
for that brand of Conservatism.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Her pnrnnan.

The friend of the actress looked at her
in some surprise.
but why should you work go hard and
be so saying2" he asked
NY dear friend she lightly replied,
81 am working with an object I'm view. I
want 20 save enough money % warrant
me IN securing q boy-hlsblEd."
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Foreign diplomats now have three sure
roads TO fame in Washington; they may
be arrested by Marshal Collins, join the
White House tennis club. or get chewed
I'D by Pete A"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city tempo
rarily should Nave The Washington Herald
mailed TO them. Addresses viii be changed
as often as requested. You cannot keep
fully informed about affairs in Washington
unless your paper follows you.
Before leaving, mail or telephone your
address to this 0flCe.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
The LAWYER and the Reformer.

The prison reformer met The convicted
lawyer in his striped garb.
And what brought you here, unhappy
mani" she asked him.
His old-time Clevcrness asserted itself
An automobile he hithely replied
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Plenty of Dark Horses.

From the st. Louis Globe-Damocrat
Not less than a hundred Democrats
have ducked their heads since Col Wat
terson said there Is an unknown who can
win, and the returns are still coming in.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Former Senator Burton cancelled a lee
ture date In Emporia because the gross
receipts amounted 10 something like S4l7.
Gradually it is beginning to dawn upon
the gentleman that he is conspicuously
identified with nothing especially save the
DOWn-and-Out Club
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Pope Up to Date.

From the Boston Globe.
Mergers are monsters Of so frightful
mlen that 10 be hated need but TO be
seen; but when they're seen. despairing Of
a cure, the public has to Whistle-and
endure.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
ChnrchIm Out of PoIitics.

Winston Churchill. the Missouri novel
ist. who has established his residence
permanently I'm New Hampshire has Civ
en- it out hat-footed that he has retired
from personal participation in the politics
OF that Commonwealth The stirring fight
made by the young author in the Granite
state last year, following so soon the
publication Of his notable political
romance, "Connlston," is we'll remem-
bered by the country. Naturally. Il was
generally inferred that Mr.. Churchill.
having actively entered politics. would re-
main in the thick of the fight. Il had
been predicted that he would be the next
governor Of New Hampshire. and that
then he would come TO the Senate TO sue
ceed DR.. Gallinger or Mr.. Burnham. When
he was last I'm Washington, Mr.. Churchill
gave an interview TO The Washington
Herald. In which he tried TO explain that
he had no wish or intention 10 enter upon
a political career. He stated at the time
that he fully understood the difficulty OF
making the politicians believe that his in
terest in public affairs was strictly i'm
personal. and declared that not until ne
refused 20 accept nomination or office
would his attitude be compUahended. II
appears, therefore, that his recent posi-
tive remuneration of politics was in a
sense forced from aim by demands In
New Hampshire on the part of the re-
form elements in the Republican party
for him to permit the use of his name in
next years campaign. 1t is known, more
over, that when Mr.. Churchill was last
here. no less a person than the President
insisted upon his running for office, and
the author somewhat cOmplgningly as
serted that not even the President seemed
10 understand him
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Immortalizing "Pete..

From the Petersburg Index-Appcal.
Some are born great and some have
greatness thrust on them. but The Wash
ington Herald has made Pete" immortal.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

An Indiana lad of three quotes Shakes
peare by the yard. As the bulk OF
Shakespeare's plays are little more than
historical novels, the apparent mystery in
the case is at once dissipated.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

In order 70 comply with the require
ments Of the pure food law, the manu-
facturer Of a certain patent medicine ad-
mits on the label that the coucoction con-
tains ten grains of acetphenetidIne 90
Guess he thinks that Will hold them for
while
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

It is rumored that the President con-
templates attacking the dynamite trust
soon; at least, that is what the Bristol
Wa} Herald-CoUrier affirms Rather a
strenuous undertaking for some people.
but not especially WOrTysOme to Mr.
Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Chicago army meat is the kind for
soldiers to fight on" IS a remark credited
to Gen. KurokL Doubtless a prolongcd
diet Of that article does make them recE-
less and thoroughly regardless Of life.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Denending on the Score.

The bali game We won was a wonder
For science; but when. BY some blunder-
Oh. no matter whose
We happen 10 lose
SAY, wasn't it rotteni Oh thunder!
indianapolis Nevs
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Coming Into Season.

From the indianapolis Sun.
Market reports say hog products are
dull This doesn't include the street car
variety.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Uncle Joe" is said to be the fayorite
Presidential bet among the baseball play
ers. This would appear to be a fine foun-
dation for a formidable boom.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

The Houston baseball team is al the
foot Of the column. However, we pre-
sumo the Post Of that burg will contend
that it is the biggest foot in all creation.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

New York ice cream dealers have an
nounced a sharp advance in price As
long as the present quality OF weather
keeps up, however, this sort Of news will
not especially distress anybody
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

The present price Of wheat means mil
lions more of treasure for Kansas farm
ers. 1t is really difficult to understand
what use the Kansas farmers can have
for more money.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Maurice Thompson Revised

] saw the first woodpecker shiver and
drop 10 the earth with a bing, I noticed
the fee on the river, and then I knew it
was spring
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

May is showing a little old-time form
as her finish draws near, but she cannot
expect TO square herself with few
smiles at this stage Of the game.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

II is reported that ABE" Hummel will
write the story of his life when he gets
out Of prison This news is likely TO send
shivery sensations up andt down various
New York spines.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. John Temple
Graves are 20 speak from the same plat
form at the jamestown Exposition. Mr..
Roosevelt need rot be surprised TO hear
himself called upon 70 nominate Senator
Foraker for the Presidency.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

A Danish physician finds that tears are
fatal 10 staphyloCOcci and stroptococci.
but produce no effect at an up1n pneumo-
cocci. From this we infer that pneumO-
c0Cci is very bard-bearted.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

ut is easy to make fun" SAYS the
Lynchburg Advance. Not always. Some
times il is very serious business.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

It's wise animal that knows its own
nature faker these DAYS.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

When it comes to the matter Of view
ing with alarm, Gov. Vardaman easily
has all other Southern statesmen beaten a
thousand miles.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Now Is the Time.

From the Atlanta Constitution
If the tariff is really to be reformed,
why not now2
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Surely some enterprisIng Virginian will
invent the "Powhatan smash 20 keep
company with the "P0cahontas punch. "
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Little Boy blue"

The original OF the late Eugene Fields
Little Boy Blue" eloped With a pretty
actress O. few days ago. and was mar
r.=d o. her az Evanston. ILL.,, by Justice
Catherine Waugh McCulloCh. who enjoys
the unique distinction OF being the only
female justice Of the peace i'm the United
States The hero Of Chicago's famous
v=ssifer was his own son. Frederick Skid
Fio.L. Who not long ago attained his
majority. He has been living with his
widowed mother IN the Western metropo-
lis since the death Of HIS father. whom
he resembles in both looks and temper
ament. Everybody who has read Little
Boy Blue and appreciated fits exquisite
sentiment has obtained a slight under
standing OF the love Eugene Field had for
children. Mrs. Eugene Field. by the way
spent last winter i'm Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

So far indisputable evidence has been
put forward that Andrew Jackson was
born in South Carolina. North Carolina.
Virginia, and Tennessee. Evidently An
drew was determined to play no favorites
in the matter
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
PLAIN DEALS
From the Cleveland PLAN Dealer.
She Wanted to Kno,

when I want TO go 20 sleep" he told
her, 81 simply think Of nothing"
She looked thoughtful
But can you always concentrate your
thoughts on yourselTg" she gently asked
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Life is the gift Of God. and is divine"

Life is the gift OF God and is divine
Said LongfelIow, the poet Of hope; the
same who so bravely sang the truth that.
Life rs real Life is rsneF!
Ard the grave Is not its goal.
Dust thou an. % dust returuest
Was not spoken % the slul"
The man who holds that message in his
heart viii not repine about the end that
is coming some day. He will go on and
do his work. hoping always for the best,
and when the shadows fan, and the work
Is done, and the peaceful sleep which is
the reward Of all. is due. he will be able
TO say with Emerson:
AS the bird trims her ~ the gale.
trim myself 20 the storm of time
! man the ridder. reef the sail.
Obey The voice az eve. obFved at prime;
L0w'y. faithful hauish fear.
Right onward drive uHhamed,
The p1rt wrll worth the Cruise is near,
And every wave IL charmed:"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

Mr.. Bryan denies that he said he would
not run against AIr. Roosevelt I'm l9tS
However. Mr.. Roosevelt still persists in
saying that he viii not
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
Giving n Guess.

Bill what is mousseline de soie?"
'N0usseline de which?'
DE SOLE
We'll. It's either q cheese or a cordial
OF some sort
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

If Mr.. Roosevelt wants to stir up a real
hornets nest let him fire a broadside at
the fish takers.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

"The Houston Post Is suffering from
brain-storms. says the Nashville Ameri-
can. Storms. indeed, Cyclonest
The Washington herald., 1907-05-31

If that baby prince were I'm this couu-
try. the boys would call him alphabet"
for short. Why not "Al?' His name IS
Alfonso.