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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
"The Friends of the Tariff -

Judge Harmon of Ohio. whose name is
mentioned in connection with the presi-
dency, and who is a man OF excellent stand
ing. has been discussing public questions
with his neighbors at Cincinnati. This Is
from his treatment OF the tariff Issue:
II do not believe the republican leaders
Will ever make Il satisfactory revision of
the tariff. II they make any at ALL They
say the tariff must be revised only by it's
friends. We say ii must be revised by the
friends of the people. and. so far as the
tarifr is concerned, we and not they are
the friends OF the people, because nothing
is sacred to US which stands In the way
of the best interests of the entire people.
The modest competence. made possible to
every one by unburdened industry and
thrift. Is the democratic standard. not the
quick and swollen fortunes acquired
through special advantages
This may be called the regulation demo-
cratic view Of the subject. and there may
be no doubt of the speakers sincerity
But the argument is far from strong In
fact 1t Is completely overthrown by our
latest tarif history.
In 1897 the tariff was revised BY its
friends: and certainly there was never exc
cuted better job of the kind. The Presi-
dent was a friend of the tarlrr-its most
illusJrous friend then living. Nelson Ding
Ieye who as chairman Of the ways and
means committee presided over the work,
was a friend OF the tariff. His republican
associates the committee were friends of
the tariff. The majority in both the House
and the Senate, who passed the bill, were
friends of the tariff. From first to last, the
problem was In the hands of its friends and
1t was solved to the peoples taste and to
their enormous benefit
This history can be repeated The friends
of the tariff OF this day can do what the
friends OF the tariff of that day did. All
that the country needs or asks is that the
friends OF the tariff take hold of the sub
ject They are entirely competent to
handle It, and the hour has struck for them
to begin.
What the country asks, and should al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
ALLEGED SPRING.

From the Boston Transcript
1t is certainly the irony of fate for
summer residence to burn down on the
9th of May from an overheated furnace
From the Albany Evening Journal
The annual crusade against the peek
aboo waist has been necessarily post
poned on account Of the weather.
From the Nashville Banner.
March. the most maligned month in the
year Is the only one in 1907 that has
shown any sense of decency.
From the Des Moines Capital
Occasionally a person can be found who
pretends to be able to recall a colder May
than this one, but a rule he finds 1t
difficult to be taken seriously.
From the Chicago News
June will have to work at the job every
minute If it succeeds in living up to our
weather expectations.
From the Chicago Tribune.
summer garden, however, unlike the
ordinary variety of garden, blossoms out
gayly in the sunshine Of the first warm
day, without showing any signs Of pre-
vious frosts.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
Still. according to the weather records
we had very much the Same thing last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Richard Croker.

There can be no doubt that If Richard
Croker does enter politics abroad, as intI
mated Ia be likely IN the course OF n Lon
don dispatch. just published he will prove
considerable factor in the game Croker
L. the kind Of man who always makes him
self felt In any combination or situation
But whether the full measure of the
prophecy. which has been uttered is of an
equal probability is another question Ac-
COrdiug 10 the informant in this instance.
Mr.. Croker has failed to break into society
and Iaugushes in his semi-obscurity The
gilded gates Of titlcdOm and the aristocracy
remaining fast closed to him, he turns
naturally to the field in which he once per-
formed with such marked ability and pro-
louged success. Being himself an freshman,
and residing on the western side of the
channel he would naturally go in for Irish
politics That Is field which in other
terms would probably not attract Mr..
Croker. To man accustomed. as he was
for many seasons. to undisputed sway in
New York, the narrow confines OF the Irish
party would perhaps prove irksome But it
may anord an outlet for pent-up energies
that fret for release
This. then. is the program outlined by the
communicative friend who has just chatted
with "A correspondent: Croker naturalizss
Croker elected to parliament from Ireland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Croker chosen Irish leader in place of John
Redmond. deposed.
Croker a naturalized subject of King Ed
ward would indeed make New York stare.
To be sure. William Waldorf Aston has re-
nounced his American allegiance. and taken
on the legal Semblance OF a Briton. But
Croker Is a different proposition Has he
abandoned all hope of returning to Man
haitian to triumph over his enemies? 1t IS
known to be his secret wish. his dearest
dream, to come back and reshape Tammany
Hall for one of his old-time campaigns and
the restoration of the boys in their right
relations to the public purse. Maybe he
has faltered in his hope. Perhaps he feels
that the game has become too complex for
him.
Croker in parliament? That is indeed an
interesting suggestion. If there is one thing
Richard Croker is not, that is a speaker.
He is one of the mummest of all the long
line of silent political workers this country
has produced. But. OF course, he would not
need to be a speaker in order to hold down
a bench in the house Of commons This,
however would mean his service in the
ranks. and it is not easy to visualize the
ex-boss of Tammany sitting by and letting
some other man cut out the party work.
That point naturally leads up TO the third
proposition, Croker ~ Redmond's successor.
The dispatch setting forth this interesting
line of possibilities does not suggest that
Redmond is at present in danger of losing
his leadership. He has "A strong hold on his
party. He is an able man. He talks well
and acts judcously. He knows the game
at Westminster thoroughly. Could Croker
offer anything better TO the great Irish con-
stituency? OF course. it is to be under
stood that if the American exile were to
go after Redmond's place he would lay his
plans deeply and work patiently, and bring
to bear all the arts known to a consummate
master of political strategy. If that stu
alton ever develops there will in any case
be lively fight, and it will be we'll worth
watching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

ways insist upon when tariff revision Is
required. is that the work be performed
by the friends of protection. That policy
stands approved as never before since its
first adoption in this country. The people
believe in it; and the faith that is in them
is supported by material results almost
past computation. In less than four years
taking the time from 1897 to 1901-the
country was lifted from the slough of idle
ness and woe, to the high plane of activity
and happiness, and ever since has been
advancing by leaps and bounds along the
high road of prosperity.
The true friends of the tariff are the
friends of protection, and the friends of
protection are the friends of the general
welfare. AS theory, free trade makes
the same appeal it has always done, but
it's advocates have lost much of their
former bounce. Practice with the policy of
protection has settled the hash of many
men who at one time wanted all customs
houses leveed with the ground. and the
sites Sown with salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Hats, Heads and Hair.

Omaha has the no-hat fad. Mayor Dahl
man. who gained little brief fame one
of the vociferous welcomers of William
Jennings Bryan when the peerless one re-
turned from Europe last year, has set the
pace in the Nebraska city in advocating
that those who are fearful of growing bald
80 abroad with their heads uncovered. The
dispatches do not SO state, but it is to be
assumed that he is setting the example by
faring forth hatless. Sunshine and plenty
of air are the real cures for badness" he
says. This does not specify whether these
remedies will bring back the lost locks or
merely arrest the falling process. If the
former is claimed, Omaha Is likely to pre-
sent unique spectacle. as its smooth
pated citizens hustle through the streets
with cleaning polls.
Well. why should they not go uncovered.
II they stand the draughts and the GU
rious glances of the passers-oy? There Is
nothing about a bald head that is sug-
sestive of disgrace. Some of the best men
in the world are devoid of head covering
when they take off their hats. There is. in
deed, some comfort in the lack of hair. A
man with fine Uranium gets the full bene-
hit of his skull formation. Perhaps IL the
no-hat fashion were to become universal
d
distinction. a sign that the brain forces are
too intense for restraint.
There Is doubtless something in the theory
that hats have contributed to the departure
of the hair. Save for an occasional Roman
statesmen or emperor, whose laurel wreath
or crown constituted his sole headgear I'M
less he went to war in helmet few of the
ancients whose portraits have come down
to have appeared to be bald. 1t has
come to be accepted that badness did not
come into vogue until men began to cover
their heads, in all sorts Of weather. Some
philosophers aver that 1t is the tight, hard
rim of the modern derby that causes the
disappearance of the hair. Some declare
that 1t is the unventilated hat Some con-
tend that it is the indoor life of most mod
ems. Others urge that it is the habit Of
working under artificial light. Still others
lay the blame on the modern dietary and
the high pressure.
Whatever the cause there would certainly
seem to be a greater percentage of I'M
matched heads nowadays than ever before,
and If by eschewng hats and exposing the
heads to the influence Of sun and air this
tendency can be overcome there will be
great rejoicing on the part of the middle
aged, who live in alternate fear of bald
ness and hope Of escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
TEXAS TOPICS.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Houston Post asserts that Texas
produces 1245O0,OO melons per year
This just about puts Texas in the class
with Hanover county, Va, except that
the Hanover melons are, Of course far
sweeter. juicier and more succulent
From the Utica Press
Tornadoes are reported from Texas
That state Is so large that when the wind
gets started 1T acquires great force be-
fore it crosses the line.
From the Rochester Post Express
At any rate the Rev DR.. Long can prove
an alibi as regards the story that Texas
fishermen use rabbits for bait when they
angle for black bass.
From the Atlanta Journal
Before our strawberry season is fairly
over the Houston Post begins to talk
about forty pound watermelon.
From the Lewiston (Me) Journal.
About 100000 acres in Texas are now
devoted to garden truck. particularly
early vegetables. Texas now has 100000
acres of peach orchards, 10000 acres of
sand acres Of orange groves. Big coun-
try!
From the Charleston News and Courier
Judging by the tallness OF the stories
that come out from Texas. nine-foot sheets
will be mono too long for its inhabitants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
The Cannon Boom.

The cannon boom has taken on fresh life
in Illinois. Uncle Joe's' lieutenants at
home are again busy sounding his praises
and adding to the eulogies spoken at the
time the boom was launched. 1t Is a good
topic. and is being well handled. Mr. Can
non deserves the devotion of his friends
He possesses many wholesome qualities
both as man ard public servant. There
are no frills about him. He relies neither
upon the highfalutin. nor upon the arts of
the fine worker" His speech is homely
and direct. There is never any doubt about
his meaning. He stands for honest dealing
and liberal support of the government
His record. in Office and out, is good. and
his neighbors are justified, both in consider
ing him worthy of the highest office under
the government. and is pressing his claims
to it.
1t looks as if the republican preliminaries
might take on the full aspect Of what is
known as the ''favorite SON idea. All
states with sons to praise praisng, or
preparing to praise, them now. Ohio is
proud of Judge Taft. Indiana wants the
country to know that she looks with all
favor on Mr.. Fairbanks. Pennsylvania
is happy that in Mr.. Knox she has at last
found son who. in the Senate. can hold
body New York is bestowing no little ad-
miration on Gov. Hughes, and expects to
bestow more. So, as Illinois is proud Of
Mr.. Cannon, and has right to be- why
should she not lay her hand on her heart
and assure the country that he is all right?
The only objection to this is that 1t will
put the nominating orators In the national
convention on short commons. Not much
If ANYTHING will be left for them to saw
County chairmen. state chairmen, drafters
of sonorous resolutions and newspaper eGi-
tors will have heavily drawn upon, If not
exhausted, the vocabulary of praise. The
adJectives will all be winded from over
exercise. The best of the phrasemakers,
standing before the national delegates in
convention assembled, will be put to his
trumps to take single trick
But that is of small moment. Orators
have triumphs enough The thing now is
to set all of these attractive candidates
for the presidency before the country in
good time for the people to digest their
arrives. 1t will be enough for the orators
finally to sum up, the lawyers say. If
they do that we'll II will serve. and they
should do it the better for all that is now
going on. Let booming thrive. Trot out
the favorte sons and let us all become
familiar with their good points in good
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
A Vision of Federal Control.

\ Chicago railroad attorney is quoted in
an interview as expressing the opinion that
federal control OF all the railways is certain
To come Here is his description of that
state of case:
The time will come when every railroad
of the country will be under federal control
believe that railroad tickets in the future
Will be bought like United States postage
stamps. y general rate will be decided
upon by the government, and that rate will
be the only one upon which railroad tickets
will be sold
PROFESSIONALLY as between stralght-out
federal control and regulation on the one
hand and state control on the other. with
It's wide variety of conditions and restric-
tons, the transportation interests of the
country would prefer the former They
would then have to deal with only one pow
er. instead of forty-five or more. as the
country extends statehood privileges They
would be compelled then to respect only a
single system of rates and requirements
instead of many. They would be confronted
10y only one legislative body and by only
one executive authority. Concentration
would be material advantage to them
Whether We have reached the point at
which complete federal control becomes an
early possibility is open to question. The
constituuonallty Of the new rate law is yet
10 be tested. and there may yet arise con-
sidera;iors which will work out practically
IN limitation of the federal power in the
premises. 1t is rather soon to talk about
buying railroad tickets like postage stamps,
and possibly the vision has been conjured
up for the purpose of testing public senti-
ment. and for no other purpose. A Chicago
railroad attorney Is not likely to be alto
gether frank III his forecasts of the politi-
Ca! developments Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
RONDEAU REDOUBLE.

She has returned to me these tokens fond
OF my affection. Woe is me! Alackt
She severed has the blissful. golden bond.
False creature! She has sent my presents back.
OF letters here I notice quite a stack.
A lock of hair-my own, OF course: It's blonde.
And here's note. She's very sorry. Jack"
She has returned to me these tokens fond"
1.-THE letters she lovingly had conned'
am the she conned. She's OF the track.
She talks-her nerve Is all known things beyond
OF our affection Woe Is me! AlackI
Here's q collection makes my heartstrings crack
withered rose OF maidenhair q frond.
All causelessly and with one heartless hack
She severed has the blissful. golden bond
She wolff lambkn's clothing she had donned.
l know her for the felest in the pack.
I trow have good reason to despond.
False creature. She has sent my presents back.
Not all. though. She has let me hold the sack.
What do l care for all of this doggoneod
Cheap floral trash and ten-cent brio a brac7
All but that $3.50 diamond
She has returned.
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Wisdom.

Once more the sweet girl graduate
Comes forth with zeal intense
To tell US how to regulate
This planet so immense.
Vast theories will she define
And show how each applies
To human needs like yours and mine:
For she is wondrous wise.
But when she has impressed the throng
With knowledge strange to see,
She straight forgets her phrases long
And laughs with girlish glee:
And to the youth who calls each night
Makes simple, frank replies.
She would not seem too erudite-
For she IL wondrous wissl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
NATURE fAKERS.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
The animals may be expected to stand
pat while this question Of nature faker
is being argued
From the indianapolis News.
Incidentally, of course 1t must be re-
membered that there Is not the slightest
suggestion Of nature taking in standing
by armed with repeating rifle while an
fnoffensive bear and an indiscreet pack
of hounds tear each other to pieces.
From the Boston Herald.
1t is recalled that Paul du Chaillu was
called a liar for his description Of the
gorilla. He survived the epithet, how
ever. The dog it was that died.
From the Providence Journal.
According to Mr.. Loeb, the President
will not reply to Mr.. Long. 1t is either
remarkable example of self-cOntrol, or
else a practical admission that his orig
inal statement had better been left un-
said.
From the Springfield Republican.
When the President gets to Mr. Aesop
and turns ''haec docet" into 'hic jacet'
there Is one fable which we hope may
somehow escape the big stick 1t is
about the boy who threw stones and the
frogs who said, This may be fun for YOU
butt Is death to u.s." 1t may be too late
to get ar affidavit, but there's a lot of
truth in 1t none the less.
From the New York Evening Telegram.
DR.. Long asks Col Roosevelt to apollo
gize. Now. then, children. listen and learn
how an apology should be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
GEOLOGICAL.

What Roosevelt knows Of beasts that roar
Would NIL a bullying tome:
Among carnivora galore
He feels that he's at home.
He knows the Robert cat and lynx.
He hobnobs with the bear.
While at his drawing nigh, metliu:
The cougar seeks his lair.
The bison to extinction filed.
Foreseeing his renOwn;
The grizzly fed TO mountain Wild.
And since has not come down.
But now a mature writer" glum,
Makes protest. and We trace
That writer's yearning TO become
A trophy OF the chase.
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Hopeful,

What do you think of the initiative and
referendum"
Il don't know much about these scientific
things" answered the low-browed person,
but I shouldn't be surprised if it turned
out better than perpetual motion did"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
RECIPE FOR A WEATHER STEW.

To some chilled November. spiced
With a dash of January.
Add some raw December decd,
Season well with February.
Cool with March's wind. and spray
With some April rain - leayen.
And you'll have the month Of May,
Nineteen Seven.
II, II, Ybarra In the New York Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Brain-Fag.

why don't you explain your position on
the tariff?''
why should -" asked the eminent
statesman. 4 once tried to explain it and
the first thing 1 knew l got interested in
trying to understand it myself and worried
myself almost to DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Thomas +. Ryan's trip to Europe should
not be taken an indication that he is
not developing any interest in American
politics lnterviewers have long since dis
covered that a man usually displays most
confidence in discussing the public affairs
OF this country just after he has been
abroad for a few months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

1t Is quite true. as Gov. Hughes says,
that never before has the nation been SO
insistent on the straightforward conduct Of
public affairs. But it Is also true that
never before have private interests been
SO barefaced in giving the nation an argu-
ment on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

The souvenir hunters have left certain
distinguished visitors with the impression
that one Of the great national pastimes Is
that childish game, Who's got the but
TONI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
SHOOTING STARS.

Where the Hand of Vengeance Falls.
Don't you think We ought to have more
laws to regulate the railways?"
No" answered the apprehensive-looking
citizen. II don't think We ought to do any
thing that might make the railways more
resentful. You see, I'm a commuter."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Without pretending to much lnforma ton
In natural history. Mr.. Hartman probably
agrees with everything that Dr. Long has
to say about the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
PRECAUTION.

Said the crocus. 1--WE a chilli
Hear me wheeze."
As for me-" Quoth daffodil.
Il shah freeze"
All the aspens fairly shook
Through the void.
''Hully gee" 8yerred the brock.
Spring is cold"'
Pussy willow did not kick.
With the rest.
rusSy Willows quite as slick
AS the best.
Spring is chilly. As TO that
She concurs.
That is why the crafty cat
Fetches furs.
Louisville Courier Journa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Mr.. Carnegie's anxiety about the dove of
peace is equaled only by Baron Rothschild's
solicitude for the goose that lays the golden
egg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
MAKING The BEST OF IT.

Surely IL is hard to live up
To this spring-it beats the annals,
We may cen yet have TO give up.
And stick TO our winter fannels:
Still, you know, We'll persevere up
To the limit OF the summer,
And will do our best TO cheer up.
For the summer may he hummer.
Indianapolis News
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ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS

lin this column will he answered all questions OF
proper nature submitted to The Star luguirers
should write one side only and address their lot
ters u ncle Jasper, Star Office In Of dim.
cult conunlrums answers may I've DELAYED for a
week or two. Consequently IL may he advisable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

A government that can put through an
enterprise like the Panama canal ought to
have no trouble in managing the continents
great railway systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Mr. Watterson continues to be as secret
about his find as an opera manager who
has discovered a new teuor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Inequality.

Dis world keep mCvin' wifi a rush:
We watches it wifi pride.
Some people mus git out an push,
While others takes a ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

The quietude with which Richard Croker
has managed his domestic affairs ought to
set some other prominent New Workers
thinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Temptation to complain of the recent
weather should be modified by a recollection
of it's encouragement to moths ard mos
auitOeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Teopening of the question OF lock or sea
level canal Is liable To tempt the sceptical
correspondents to renewed activities