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The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Getting Around the Tariff.

From the indianapolis News
II is astonishing how ingenious our
friends are in concocting schemes 10 get
round the blessed tariff. Here we have It
very clearly admitted by Secretary Shaw
that the tariff is a serious obstacle TO
foreign trade. But 1t never occurs 90 him
that it might be wei to reduce duties. or
to abolish many of them entirely-to
abolish all the duties on raw material.
Instead of that he would tax the people
cOmparatively-stil more heavily TO
build up a foreign trade which he admits
to be seriously limited by protection He
would give the foreigner free trade, but
would deny it TO our own people He
would still further lower export prices
while continuing to screw the uttermost
cent out of the American people. Such
is the last word, for the present Of high
tariff craftsmanship.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
4 Battle of the Dams.

Yesterdays House proceedings may be
called 'the battle Of the dams" The
Pittsburg coal interests locked horns
with the Kanawha coal interests, and the
fight that ensued, which finally resulted
in a victory for Kanawha. was an excit-
ing ARRAY. 1t all came about by the ef-
fort Of Mr. Dalzell to have inserted IN
the river and harbor bill an appropria-
ton for the construction Of a dam at "a
point in the Ohio River southwest Of
Pittsburg, and near the Ohio State line,
TO be known as dam No. Z" The Dill
carried provision for damming the
the river at a point farther west, to be
known as dam Is, which is intended 10
sUbserve the interests of the Kanawha
coal fields. Had dam No. T. won. the
Kanawha interests would have suffered.
as then the Pittsburg coal interests would
have been provided with additional har-
boragc facilities TO accommodate the IN
mense volume Of coal tonnage brought
down the Mononghahcla and Allegheny
through the Fittsburg gateway. Mr.. Dali
zen lost his fight which means that the
government will aid the Kanawha coal
interests over those Of Pittsbarg by pro-
vidlng the much-desired harOorage faciIi-
ties at "a point in the Ohio River south
Of the confluence Of the raging hanaWha
The PittsbUrg interests, Of course, viii
renew their fight for dam No. Z In the
next Congress
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
DarneilIe-He Rises and Shines.

Sometimes the thought occurs to US
that as a community, we do not half
appreciate the blessings We enjoy. 1t
occurs to US now. It all comes about
from reading Mr., HopeweIl II. Darneille's
convincing testimony before the House
District Committee yesterday at the very
interesting hearing on gas
A narrowing fear had recently seized us
that he was lost unto the community
RumOr said that the great metropo-
lis had got him Some giant octopus
had reached out after him, or he after
it; we do not quite recall which. Some
thing of the sort had happened. at any
rate, and we were to lose him-lose Mr.
HopeweH II. Darneille. our mainstay, our
pillar of strength-perhaps for good and
all No more his guiding hand would lead
the city along the way; no more his voice
be raised to protect our budding business
interests when troubled and oppressed;
no more his analytical mind TO solve per-
picking problems OF taxation so wisely
and so well. All this. and more. we felt
that we had lost. or were TO lose. No
wonder the community came 10 be pos
sessed of anguish and distress. No Won
der pessimism broke out in spots. Our
erstwhile guardian was gone from view;
our friend and patron had departed, we
feared, forevermOre.
But il is not so. Not a bit of It, Our
fear was groundless. He's in our midst.
Forsake us Never-not while the flicker
ing gas flame holds out 10 burn. Wash
ington cannot go astray. Impossible,
He viii not let 1.-THE, Mr. HopeweI II.
Darnellle. is here, and on guard, stand
ing. H0ratius-like, by the lamp-post, and
with US and for us every minute in the
day.
After all. we do not need any other
light. seventy-fve cents or dollar. lie
lights the wayne. Mr.. HopeweH II.
Darneille and doesn't cost a cent lie
illumines the city's very soul. His bril-
liancy is cast DER Capitol and home. Be
side him, one Madden, OF Chicago, is q
veritable tallow dip. Try 10 rise and shine
he may. but never viii he do it-never.
Our own patriotic young townsman. the
incompatible Mr.. Hopewell II. DarneiHe,
rises and shines for every one Of US.
We've seen him do it. His is the light
that never fails; the light that never goes
out.
And he is not shedding il for pay,
either. He tells US so.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
low Canada Controls Truut..

From the Boston Herald
Let the people once prove that a trust
exists IN Canada. and the minister of
customs Is empowered without any
special legislation. to reduce the tariff.
This done. the trust is effectually
crushed. The United States would profit
by a similar system Of curbing corpora
tons"
This is the opinion Of J. \. Macdonald.
editor Of the Toronto Globe
1T is due 20 this system" said Mr..
Macdonald, that Canada is not con-
troiled by corporations. Furthermore, our
tariff is lower and there is a chance for
the competitor. Reduce the tariff, and the
trust problem is solved
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A CRITICAL TIME,

Things are not moving smoothly
In this New York affair.
All hands should be less peevish
And with each other bear.
O'Reillys mad with Hartridge,
And both at Delmas jaw.
MePike is very angry,
And threatens 90 withdraw.
Miss Mae MackenZie's FESTIVE.
She wants 10 please her friend,
But possibly she's thinking
That patience has an end.
Jerome is far from happy
Ger these delays OF law.
O'Mara comes out boldly,
And threatens 10 withdraw.
The fact is quite apparent
That they got started wrong.
II they pursue these tactics
They'll find ere very long
The prisoner they've disguised;
And doubtless Mr.. Thaw
VIII get his royal back up
And threaten to withdraw.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
How lie Won.

Did you ever hear how Murdoch and
his wife metz"
No"
she had stopped in the street TO pick up
a forloru-looking cat. and it dug its claws
into one Of her fingers. She screamed.
and Murdock. who happened 10 be pass
ing. rushed to her, put his lips to the
wound and sucked the poison out From
that there sprang up between them d
friendship which ripened into love"
I'm, Then it may be said that he won
by a scratch
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
1t Was Oyster Day.

Yesterday was oyster DAY in the House
press gallery At this time every year
since the first session Of the Forty-eighth
Congress the members Of the press gal
lery have been Toasted with oysters by
the Hon. Harry Libby. Of Hampton, Va.
ar Libby was a member Of that Con
gross. and he has kept up the festival
then inauguratcd without a break At
present he is postmaster Of his town. He
owns large beds Of oysters in the James
River. close to where It flows into Ches-
apeake Bay, and he sends barrels Of the
succulent bivalyes UP to Col Charles
Mann. superintendent Of the press gall
lery, To be spread before the newspaper
workers az the lunch hour.
Yesterdays feast was paTtakcn of by a
crowd OF unusual proportions The oys-
tiers were served on q long table In one
OF the press rooms. and from ] 10 3
o'clock more raw bivalves were put away
I'm places where they did good than were
disposed Of in the same length of time
at any oyster resort in Washington.
Many a statesman on the floor below
made il convenient to visit the press
gallery while the feast was in progress,
and. of course. all such visitors We're vel
coined 10 the table
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Secretary shnrr,s FREQ GONG.

FROM the New YORK Evening Posi-.
But what an innocent giving away of
the whole tariff fraud this notion is.
Mr. Shaw frankly confesses both that
protection imposes a heavy tax upon
Americans and hampers them in their
manufacturing development; but what IS
his inference? Why, that it would be
well nigh criminal to lift the burden from
our own people, but that we must resort
TO every trick and dodge to make life
easier for foreigners We rather guess
that Americans would look over the fence
of Mr.. Shaw's zone" with mingled emo
lions
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
sibiey aud Bailey.

Nobody in Washington rejoices more at
the victory Of Senator Bailey. Of Texas,
than does Representative Sibley. of Penn
syIvania. who. when he became ac-
quainted with the big Texan. was a Dem
ocrat They have been intimate friends
fifteen years.
Said Mr.. Sibley yesterday: Nobody on
earth could convince me that Joe Bailey
is not as straight man as ever lived. /
have had too many transactions with him
not TO know that he is scrupuloUsly hon
est and absolutely above suspicion Of
money TN all its forms. There
fore I have felt confident from the in
ceptlon Of the fight on him in Texas that
nothing would or could be proved that
reflected IN the slightest degree on his
honor intellectually. be is tine greatest
man have ever known. Men of his mind
are net produced oftener than every two
or three generations Senator Spooner,
one OF the greatest lawyers in the coun-
try. once declared that if he had il in his
power ne would make Joe Bailey chief
justice Of the United States Supreme
Court, and would feel that I'm s. doing he
had put in that great position a man who
would perform for the republic services
as valuable as those performed by John
Marshall
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.

from the Chicago Record Herald.
The Old Days and the New.
When meat and eggs We're cheap, lad,
And clothes We're not so high
And coal was not so steep. lad.
We lived well, YOU and I.
Then We could make ends meet lad,
And save some money, too.
But now We have TO eat. lad.
As hard-pressed people do.
Since everything Is dear. lad
We have % save and skimD.
Prosperity IS here lad
our pocketbooks are limp.
Then hey for Uncle Joe, lad.
II we must be oppressed.
He says lis better so. lad.
And surely hc knows best.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
A Hitcb Somewhere.

1t was one of those restaurants with
tank IN the window.
You select your fish," explained she
and it is Immediately carried into the
kitchen and prepared. Now how about
that beautiful trout you see swimming
yonder?"
Il don't think we'd better" demurred
he. "T selected that trout yesterday and
he wasn't very fresh then"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
LINCOLN-THE BOY.

q simple as the rhymes that tell
The simplest tales Of youth,
Or simple as a miracle
Reside the simplest truth
So simple seems the view we share
With our ImmortalS. sheer
From Glory looking down 70 where
They were as children here.
or thus we know. nor doubt it not,
Tie hoy he must have been
Whose budding heart bloomed with the thought
Al men kith and kin
With l0ve-iight in his eyes and shade
OF prescient tears-Becausc
Ouly Of such boy were made
The loving man he WIS.
james Whitcomb Riley, in indianapolis Star.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
stone's shrewd TactIcs.

That Senator Stones reelection is now
assured is the confident assertion OF his
frierls. The Missouri legislature has
just enacted a primary election law
which puts the Senator's return beyond
reasonable doubt The provisions of the
law are unique, and other States doubt
less viii follow Missouri's lead I'm this
important matter.
Under the mandatory terms of the law
the names OF all candidates for United
States Senator are printed on the official
ballot in the column headed by the party
title 70 which the candidates respectively
belong. The electors thus are enabled
to express their choice for Senator in the
regular election, and whoever obtains the
greatest number OF votes in either column
is declared TO be the nominee of his
party. This nomination will be just as
binding on the members Of the legislature
as would a caucus nomination. II is be-
l.eved that the new Missouri system viii
come nearer resulting in eIecting Senators
by direct vote of the people than any
other similar device ever tried
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
proof Pnsitire.

From Casselis Journal.
Daughter-But what have you against
James? Won't he make me "a g0od hus-
band?
Father-Fe's a fool. and-anyway. he's
only after your money
Daughter-Oh. father. I know he would
marry me without the money.
Father-There. You see. He's a bigger
fool even than I thought.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

system can be worked out that viii con
serve the rights of all concerned. If the
present laws are permitted to stand.
much valuable land viii inevitably fall
into the hands Of monOpolists and specu-
lators. in spite of all that the Interior
Department can do TO prevent it. The
whole subject is an inviting one to the
constructive statesman.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
TnnI, \ .I.nnd,, IIome.

Gen. Charles Il. GrosvenOr, as guest
Of honor at the Tantallus dinner last
week. was given a great quantity Of the
flowers with which the banquet tables
We're decorated. When ne entered his
hotel about midnight with a huge bunch
of roses piled on his left arm and a clus-
ter Of other flowers held aIoft in his right
hand. he looked like veritable animated
nower-stand. The wife Of a fellow-Con-
gresham. who lives at the same hotel,
met the veteran Ohioan thus laden with
flowers, and exclaimed.
Why Gen. Grosvenor, what a load
you have"
I assure YOU. madam. that YOU are
mistaken" declared Gen. GrOsvenor, FOR
I drank nothing stronger than coffee at
the banquet
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Tsurpatfon Then and Now.

From the Providence Journal
1t appears that Senator Rayner. who
is so much disturbed by President Roose-
velt's ''usurpation' of legislative and ju-
dicial prerogatives, was not half so agi-
tated over the Cleveland policy Of Execu-
tive aggression when he was a member
of the House Of Representatives. back in
lSg3-'94. Democratic usurpadon and Re
publican usurpauon have nothing in com
mon, of course.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
His Kind Hrnrt.

you seem to be downcast. said the
coal man.
Yes" replied the ice man. "it makes
me sad TO think of the high prices we
shall have to charge the people next sum
mer, owing 10 the failure Of the crop we
are busy harvesting"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
DAPHNE.

Yes. Daphne Is a lovely girl.
With bright blue eyes and teeth Of pearl.
Her hair rich and golden brown,
A rounded cheek Of peachy down.
And ripe. red LIPS. whose fleeing smile
Plays havoc with your heartstrngs. while
Her queeRly head. her Siphlike form
Your rowing fancy take by st0m;
HeS dimpled chin. her swanlike neck
Her tspcr-Gee. What's thiss By beck
Her taper fingers are yellow
Chicago Tribune
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
IieRrflFNa.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
Boss" said the fat beggar. I amt
had no food for more'n twenty-four
hours"
well. well.' remarked Kidder.
Oats de truth. boss. an when I think
how well fixed / wuz onct it makes q
lump come in me t'roat dat
"Why don't you swallow the lump?
That might help some.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Official o. X.

Herod announced to his ribald guests
that he proposed to show them something
spicy in the way of . dance.
rs Il really spicy?' inquired they.
You bet" answered Hcrod. This was
barred out of the Metropolitan Opera
House Ecntst"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Compensatory Damages.

From tHc Louisville Courier-Journal
i think the salary of the Vice Presi-
dent should be $4,000 d year" says Mr..
Bacon. of Georgia, who evidently be-
lieves in compensatory damages for q
statesman virtually forced into private
life.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
nc NIodern Hands VAN.

From the Tatler
Applicant-And yer might want the
leaves swept up sometimes.
Kind Iady-Oh. yes; certainly.
Applicant-WeU l could always get
man 20 do il for yer
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
WonId Like to Forget II All

From the Charleston News and Courier
We called him "Jeffries Davis" first.
The Washington Herald will be permitted
to use the description. but we do not
wish il TO forget where it got it,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
HeartIess Editor.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Il would have you understand, sir, "
said the slender young man with a shiny
coat collar that the true poet is born.
well. what Of it?" asked the heartless
editor. do you want to run a birth
Do4fca9 90
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Cnmse and Encct

Your love for me seems to be waning.
he complained.
well, she simply replied. my parents
have quit Objectlng 10 you"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

be placed to this sort OF thing, once the
subsidy principle is admitted? The best
way to stop 1t. TO use a Hibernicism, is
rot to begin it,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

THE stage is deeply indebted to
antiquity" says the Portland oregonian.
Evidently the musical comedies have
reached the Pacific Slope.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
This Old World.

With all the strife and all the straining
This worlds a glorious old world yet;
So many splendid things remaining,
Despite what's gone. that we may get
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
A Coming TtonIn.

From the Boston Herald
The Oklahoma constitution also bars out
all trusts and monopolies. Here must be
the coming Utopia we've heard SO much
about
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Perfectly HenrtIess.

NO, George, / cannot marry YOU"
Then 1 start for Siberia tomorrow"
Always .houghtfull I haven't any
post cards az all from Siberia"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
His Bold Front.

He had asked the lady from Boston
what manner Of man Gallington was.
We'll she replied. he exhibits an
audacious facade"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

The pen-and-ink warriors have out-Bur-
banked Luther Burbank in producing
hghtless war between Uncle Sam and the
Inns
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Up to-day and down tomorrow
On the whole
Is not true. J state with sorrow,
About coal.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
John ID. Sic Lends.

From the Detroit Free Press
It is now asserted that Frederick Wey-
erhaeuser, Of St Paul. is not richer than
Rockefeller either in money or indict-
ments.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

From the Chicago Reccrd-Herald
Emperor William has EJt expressed an
opinion on the Swettenham incident he
is TOO busy laughing in his sleeve
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Mr. Roland 3. Molineuxs chief value
as a reporter at the Thaw trial lies in the
fact that he played the-star role in a
case of somewhat similar sensational as
pect once upon d time.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
jim on Lao Othcr sidc.

4 Sec" said Mars. that Hartman is
trying 20 set the world on his own shout
ders."
Yes" replied Atlas, but / beat him
to it,"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

It is to be hoped the Mikado will not
take undue advantage of Mayor Schmitz
absence from San Francisco and sail in
and capture the Pacific Slope before he
can get home
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Breakfast, dinner. and supper should
be the- occasions of hope" says the Bal
tim0re American. And so they are with
the boarding house contingent.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Inst 70 Keen Her GOod-uafured.

From the Chicago Reco7d-HeTald
Why she asked, should you want to
kiss me? What does a kiss amount TO.
anyway
1T doesn't amount to much,'' he re-
piled. only I thought YOU mightnt like
it if 1 didn't seem to want one
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
The Money i'm the .iinr.

From the Nlilvaukee Sentinel.
You say there is more wealth in the
mine than they viii ever be able to take
out?'
Absolutely. There's $4,000 of my money
in it, and I know for fact they will
never be able to get that much out.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

\ Georgia negro offers 10 bet 500 that
he can eat thirty pOssUms in thirty DAYS
provided some one will furnish the pos
sums. In the face Of this smooth get
rich-quick scheme who viii contend that
the negro isn't catching right on to the
white mans way
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

In discussing a proposed resolution in
dorsing the Presidents act In the Browns
vile matter, "A member of the Alabama
senate said: Il am opposed TO this reso-
luton, because this is a row with which
the Democrats have nothing to do
There's a man for leader of the Democ-
row
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Mr. Shonts merely swapped small
problem Ike building the Panama Canal
for an opportunity of solving the larger
one Of how 10 make two New York strap
hangers hang where only one hangs now.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

John Temple Graves editorials make
us think Of pouring 'lasses out Of big
mouth jug in the summer time" says an
admiTing contemporary. As a saCCha-
rated compliment that might be called
the real candy.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

The Tennessee legislature passed a
beautiful set OF resolutions, gilt-edge
blue enamel and all that concerning
Senator Carmack, and then elected
Bob" Taylor TO take his seat. This is
something like handing man lemon
all nicely wrapped in pink tissue paper
and tin foil
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Cassie Chadwick in need Of change. %
says an Atlanta contemporary. As she
is securely locked behind Federal prison
bars. however. we see no occasion for
unsuspectinC bankers to grow nervous.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

So Cape Cod rejoices in "a full fedgcd
cranberry trust-LThe balance of the
country ought 90 retaiists by refusing 20
sell Cape Cod any turkeyt
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

The trouble with John Sharp Williams,
it appears, is that he wants his own
way" That seems TO be the trouble with
the Democracy; every fellow wants his
own way, and every way seems 10 Doe DIFF
ferent from every other fellows way.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

eff we give up the Philippines. Capt.
Hobson will have nothing to talk about,
says the Norfolk Eirginian-Pil0t. What
difference would that make with the talk?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Gentlemen may cry peace. peace, %
but how can there be peace and Capt
Hobson, too2
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

The two hundredth anniversary Of the
birth Of Linnaeus viii be celebrated in
the early spring. OF course you know
who Linn was. He was the flower of his
flock
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

A Philadelphia man has been fined s.
for snoring. It must have been a very
wide-aw8ke policeman that caught him
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

y Kentucky jury has assessed the value
of two fingers at $3.50 ii must have been
of the vintage of 17iS.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

DIR. Wiley says cold storage oysters
don't 80, r'' or no ''r' in the month.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

= famous New York chef is endeavoring
TO put soup out OF fashion but the wise
public continues 90 put il out eff sight
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Senator Bailey has won another great
and glorious victory for the downtrodden
common people by calling some one else
81 liar down i'm Texas
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

An Ohio man has been left S30000C00
provided be gets married. Every rose has
its thorn.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

Hon John T. McGraw, Of Grafton. W.
Va, who was at the Shoreham last even
ing, is the leading Democrat Of his State.
For three consecutive times he has been
the caucus nominee Of his party for the
United States Senate, and once came
within one vote of being elected.
Not long since. while i'm Washington.
Senator Elkins in a jocUlar way. said 10
him: well, McGraw, / have beaten you
once more for the Senate.
That's true. Senator, answered the
other. but I'll keep after YOU till I get
you, and, remember, / nave youth on my
side"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

The Washington Herald is delivered by
carrier IN the District Of Columbia and az
Alexandria, Va, at s. cents per month,
daily and Sunday, or at q cents per
month iCithout the Sunday issue