The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-30
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to be as to his right to his name. Is he
an infringement on a trade mark which
belongs by right of sword to the Peerless
Of Nebraska. He is an upstart and his
years they number but 81, while the Peer
less has aged tremendously since he vas
the Boy Orator of the Platte. Yet INC
fact hat Mr.. Bryan of Nebraka was only
l6 years old when Mr.. Bryan of Flor;ds
was eh~rlstened, and had not then trade
marked his name, may serve to .aedult inc
Florida gentleman. OF either infringement
CT plagiarism. However. IL ever a person
lad an excuse for using his full name CT
parting his name In the middle, surely
that person is William James Bryan'
United States Senator from Florida. Per-
haps the Peerless will desire to have MIN
make the distinction. But is 1t not more
likely, tina the stronger desire will be on
his part ?-New Haven Register.
Mute but Not IngIOrious.
For a good many people the Congress
slonal Record might as well be a sealed
book. They know what it is, and they
imagine its contents. and . his is quite
enough for them. Perhaps they will think
better of the old publication when they
learn that it has its moments Of humorous
On December 10 an Arkansas
member of the House was allotted one
minute of time. He hurriedly improved 1t
by introducing the titles Of three speeches.
and asking leave to extend his remarks
in the Record. There being no objection
to this request, the Speaker issued his Of
fetal order to that effect. The widely di-
verging character of the Arkansas mem
ber's oratorical efforts is shown by the
fact that one of these mute speeches was
- a-.scc A. 10000 -. Tho 1HiGnh hill
ity of levying a tax on incomes, and the
third a strong plea for good roads. Ii
wasn't to be wondered at that the House
broke into applause as the member sat
BY crowding three speeches into
seconds he had wrecked al previous
records.
And now the Congressional Record adds
its mite to the gayety of the incident.
In its issue containing the three speeches
it adds to the first of these, the one which
concerns the tariff, the observation PRO
longed applause" after the second speech
come the words Loud applause and the
third speech, according to the Record
drew forth Sustained applause Natur-
ally, the fellow members Of this brisk and
legislator have been-according
to the story-prompt with their admiring
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Plain Dealer.
Dangers of Leisure.
Standings. shootings, fires, drownings, a
ecord to rival the celebration of July
Fourth. suggests the dangers which lurK
In leisure. Such a day of disasters recon-
Giles the sober-going ninety-and-nine TO
the weekday task, the honest work when
Is a sedative to one-half of humanity and
q safety-valve to the other half. The end
a hard day finds the potential trouble
too worn out, too done up, TO
care whether the rufilan who jostled him
on the stairs intended an insult or not.
With a man as tired as he is. 1t IS not
worth while to pick a quarrel. The fatal
Of July Fourth are to be explained on
natur; ~ ounds. When several millions OF
people play with fire one day in the year,
a few are sure to be burned. The Christ
fracases, unfortunately, are plainly
from ether cnuses-too much celebration,
too much carousing. and too much rum.
The national calendar Is so far rather
,parsely settled with holidays, and this is
not a source of unalloyed regret to those
who note some effects of the ones we
nave.-Boston Transcript.
Admiral BrownsOn.
The President has always entertained a
high regard for Admiral Brownson, and IL
the admiral has resigned merely because
ne is convinced that the policy relating
10 hospital ships is wrong and detrimental
to the a%ervine, the President will no doubt
respect for his opinions and his cour-
age! But we shall be surprised if there
are not other causes for the admiraIs
,esignation. Already the Washington cor
respondents have limited at various things,
all presagirg a first-class row in the navy,
is particularly unfortunate when
he eyes of the entire world are on the
cruise that our battleship fleet is making
In the other side of the continent. Thu
sxact truth probably will come out In time,
and If 1t is Of such a nature as to show
hat Admiral Brownson has been unjustly
lealt with a remedy will have to be
The navy cannot afford to lose
men of his honorable record n splendid
capabilities .-Springfeld Union.
Defining the Issues.
The final and absolute removal of the
third-term question. the return of Secre-
tary Taft and recent developments in rela-
ton to New York politics. together with
he bolder activity of the enemies of the
present administration within and without
The Republican party, have pretty clearly
to the people at large the lines OF
battle, which have been plain to close
for a long time. h trusts,
many of the big railway combinations, the
big wall Street spectators. and those po-
tential monetary interests generally that
want license to exploit the people, and re-
sist all endeavors to bring them under
equitable laws and administrations, have
forced this issue before the country. They
now boldly declare that the present gov
policies must be reversed, that
must be removed, h a the old
order of special privilege must be restored,
and especially that further legislation
along the lines of restraint must not be
permitted, If the country is to prosper
and continue prosperous. They ask the
people to repudiate the Roosevelt policies,
That is the same thing as asking the peo-
pie to repudiate their own policies. For
the people no longer regard the reforms
Of the present administration as personal
achievements, but as responses to public
and demand, secured through
the able leadership of a President who
has been fearless in the advocation of
these "Reminiscences City Star.