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The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
TARIFF AND MANUFACTURERS.
Attitude of Its Supposed Benefici-
nries Foreshado,ys Tariff Reform.

From Che Louisville CCurierJ0uruaL
Il has often been predicted that the
time would come when the United States
would return 10 free trade. or a tariff for
revenue. with the fun assent and. in fact
at the instigation of the manufacturers
themselves. The time for the fuihllment
Of this prophecy has not yet come. but
who shall say that the action Of the
Association Of Manufacturers does not
foreshadow il? Il is well known that
free trade in Great Britain came upon the
demand Of the manufacturers. II began
with the abolition Of the corn laws" or
the measures for the protection OF grain.
by which food was made ar,ifcially dear
The manufacturers wanted free trade I'm
order that they might be in a position
more completely to capture foreign mar
kets. which were Indispensable to them.
Now, foreign markets are more and more
needed every year by our manufacturers.
as is shown by the fact that last wear
we exported Sil9,0l0,000 worth of manu-
factured goOds-mOre than ever before.
Certainly, our manufacturers have been
the bulwarks Of the protective system.
and when they show themselves In
earnest in demanding a reform Of the
tariff, there is every reason 10 believe
that II will not be long deferred
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Wright for the Senatef

Gen. Luke r. Wright, Of Tennessee
who recently resigned the Ambassador
ship 20 japan. 10 which post he was
transferred from the g0vernorship Of
the Philippines. win return soon 10 his
home az Memphis and reopen his law
offices there. II is understood In Wash
nEton % be Gen. Wright's purpose 10
enter the race for the Senate TO succeed
Senator Frazier. Mr.. Carmack. who re-
tired from the Senate at the close Of the
last Congress, viii also be candidate
ana as his home is az Mempbfs fl is
expected that the nRht will bp fast and
iurious ln Western Tennessee from start
le hHlsA. Gen. Wright is a kineman Of
President Roosevelt on tho maternal side
and aside from the favors already shown
him hv the Chief Magistrate. q is thought
taat the relationship will add prestige TO
DIS candidacy since Mr Ro0seyeIts Don
a.arity in the Volunteer state was so
strong that 10 probably was tho deciding
factor against Mr. CarmaCk I'm the lat
ters recent contest with former Gov
Taylor. Cen Wright is a large stock
holder in the most influential newspapsr
in Tennessee too. and this circumstance.
apparently, will give him another sdvaD-
tage
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
The Suffering Reporter.

The latest story on J. Pierpont Morgan
involves what is declared TO be the ac-
tual experience of the great fnancier with
"a newspaper reporter. Mr. Morgan has
small patience with most newspaper men.
though on occasion one of the fraternity
bowls him over with ready wit. Not
long ago young reporter who shutters
badly called TO get q statement from the
hnancier. if possible What do vo1
Want?' demanded Mr. Morgan. whose
manner 50 intensified the young fellows S
afiiction that he could not utter a word.
Mr. Morgan began to fume, and finally he
sputtered What in the devil are you?'
The reporters sense Of humor was not
clogged, even If his speech was and after
much facia, contortion he managed 10
gurgle out "I-I-I-aaaa-m an elocu-
ZIONIST Mr.. Morgan saw the joke and
grimly relaxed, and when the reporters
speech consciousness returned he got the
desired information.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
MEN AND THINGS.
Tn.es No Ne,rsnnner Men.

A novel feature cf the trip on which
/ the President started last night is that
no newspaper men were members Of his
personal party Heretofore provision al
/ ways has been made for press represen-
ltatives on the special trains that have
/ carried the Chief Magistrate out among
! the people, but those who went West 20
| 'coner the Presidents trip last night
paid their own fares and Travelled in the
regular Pullmans Of the train to which
| the Executives special car was attached.
The expenses Of the Presidential journey
will be no smaller on this account. how
ever, as the charge FOR special car Is
made on the basis Of eighteen passrn-
gers, and there are not that many in the
official party The frs. session of the
last Congress appropriated 235.00) TO de
fray the Presidents travelling expenses
and should he have taken press represeu-
tatlves in his special car their expenses
necessarily would have been borne by the
government Presumably, il was this
instance that caused President
Roosevelt not 20 invite the usual number
.of newspaper men TO accompany him
However his other guests and his per-
sonal stan viii. Of course. be carried at
the governments expense.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
NV Nurnrs Neched.

Surgeon General Rixey has called at
tention 60 the curious fact that the navy.
unlike the army, has no regular corps Of
trained nurses, ard at the next session Of
Congress he will urge the necessary ap-
preparation FOR the organization OF a
nurse corps AT present. as il has been
In the past. no matter how grave the in
jury or wound received in the line Of
duty. the American bluejacket must rely
for his care in time Of trouble upon a
hospital steward and an apprentice. In
ordinary times the ships surgeons are
often taxed 10 care properly for the nor
mai number Of sick and injured aboard
snip. When there is an epidemic OF fp-
yer or measles tthe latter often a serious
malady among male adults. such as oc-
CURED not long ago on the battle ship
connecticut, IL has been found impossible
10 give the invalids the necessary scien-
tiiic and careful nursing required by their
illness. Surgeon General Rixev has de-
Fised a scheme which he believes fs IN
'Heiy practical for the organization Of a
corps OF trained nurses Afioat these
nurses viii necessarily be men. but I'm the
navy hospitals ashore. where the more
difficult, lingering, and dangerous cases
are treated. women will he employed
with $500 the Surgeon General Of the
Navy feels hat he can make a respecta-
hle beginning i'm the organization Of the
proposed corps
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
New Penal Legislation.

From the New York Evening Post
The volume Of American legislation
during the past year concerning crimes
and offenses has been small tt does not
show any radical change in the cOncep-
ton Of crime or its treatment. It is Of
some Importance. however, to note what
new crimes or offenses are regarded as
social dangers. a new category Of crimes
or misdemeanors represents, from time to
time. new and higher standards Of con
duct. In this respect il may be said that
our penal legislation is nearly always
progressive. II Is seldom that any delib-
crate step is taken to lower the tone Of
our civilization. The new law may be
hard TO enforce. or the penalty difficult
to impose. but it indicates the state Of the
public mind
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
How Did the Lnrr sfnnht

Editor The Washington Herald:
Mr.. \. Freeman afirms that the verdict
in the Beecher-Tilton scandal thirtv-tbrea
years ago, was nine for Beacher and
three for Tilton, and gives DR.. Lyman
Abbott as authority for the statement.
Perhaps it is SO. but Appletons Cyclo-
pedia OF American Biography. volume l..
page go. records the verdict as mine for
the plaintiff, Tilton. and three for the
defendant" BeeCher I have not been
able 70 find in the Library Of Congress
any different statement Each reader
must Judge for himself whether this great
work is as good authority as that Of Mr.
Beecher's pulpit assistant
W 4 CROFTTT
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
The InNes Of Iun Grcai Non


How sweet il Island how grateful VI
should be that it is soto enjoy the con-
temptation Of so rare a love as that ex-
istng between William Mckinley and
his wife How restful TO turn aside from
the heartaches, the pain. the sorrow. and
the shams Of those who tread the beaten
, paths through primrose ways Of worldly
/ things, and give thought 20 that which
We know to have been ideally pure,
| ennobling, and approved Of the Master.
/ The love Of William Mckinley and his
gentle helpmeet was as simple as the sun
shine Of Junetime; it was Just a wind
| ing of the ivy about the oak-an affec-
tion without an element Of unrest OF un-
| certainty, or Of doubt 1t is not to be told
Of in words-they are such idle things at
best II was love born in esteem and
high regard. 1t was nurtured in serenity,
it was jeweled with the memory Of chill
dren sacrificed TO death. and il lived and
grew and broadened, and eventually en-
compassed entirely two souls that were
truly one. and two hearts that knew no
separate throb.
William Mckinley. who cherished such
a beautiful affection for his wife. was
the gentlest of men, Harsh words rarely.
if ever. passed his lips. He dreaded the
task that involved the slightest possibility
Of woundiDg a fellow-crcature's feelings
He was kind. Considcrate. tactfu One
would hardly think 20 find n parallel to
his tender regard for his life companion
in such a man as Robert ToombS. Of
Georgia Toombs was many things that
Mckinley was not. Fiery. hot-tempered.
scornful, and utterly unmindful Of the
feelings or pride OF those near to him.
the Georgian was whirIwind Of passion
and a hurricane Of crushing. biting bitter
words. And yet mis- love for his gentle
invalid wife was ideal.
Like Mckinley, Toombs was the lover
to the very last. He was nurse at the
bedside when pain racked the body Of
his dear and precious charge. Never was
the day too occupied with official duty
for Toombs to take the afternoon drive.
and never lived the foOtman who carried
his loved one TO and from the carriage.
Those who remember Robert Toombs in
life bear in their minds no more cherished
picture than that of the Honine South
erner carrying his frsil and fragile wife
tenderly. carefully, i'm his own strong
arms. To Mrs Mckinley. the martyred
President was ever the Major" To. Mrs.
Toombs, the Georgian was ever the Gen
eral."
It frequently happens thus. Men as far
apart as the poles i'm temperament. en-
vironment. physical and mental makeup
come to a high and lofty level under the
inspiration Of a good woman's pure and
unaffected love. zone touch Of nature
makes the whole world kin" and the
small white hands Of the women worth
while guide into common fellowship
the souls Of men who are truly great.
Speaking Of candidates. our choice for
the Presidential nomination is a good
Democrat who can win " SAYS tba Mont
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
REMILnERED.

Now Mabers mind is much aWTy
She's partly glad,
Yet very much inclined 10 cry,
And sometimes sad
She greets with JOY and yet a tear
The parting ways.
For now arrive delightful. dear
Commencement days.
What means this disconnected look
The damsol wears?
What means this far-away, gazoob,
And stony stare2
Is Mabel walking in her sleep
With vacant gaze?
Oh, no; It's just the usual deep
commencement daZe
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

financial aid. and when they are once
upon the list it is almost impossible TO
dislodge them.
There is ample reason for the opinion
that perhaps the very large amount ex-
pended i'm this District for charity will in
crease rather than decrease the number
OF dependents Whether this be true or
not. the fact remains that the expendi-
ture of million dollars a year for official
charity seems unnecessarily large.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Where Leaders Are Needed

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
With the former boss awaiting sentence
TO States prison with the mayor about
to be tried for felony and already on the
verge Of collapse. with all the supervis-
ors save two and the president Of the
board Of public works confessed boodlers.
with those in control Of the police I'm SYM
pathy with riot, with the city depart
ments rotten with graft. with the turhu-
lent element in our city only half under
control, with no brains in our officials.
even If there were honesty. to direct mu-
nicipal affairs, San Francisco needs lead
prs
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Demncrnfic Ppssimis,n
Trom the Chattanooea In.

from The Vhattan00Fa Times.
col. Watterson is preparing to unveil
a candidate for President whom the Dem
ocrats can elect The trouble is that
the Democrats do not appear TO want
any man whom they can elect" saws the
Charleston News and Courier. This dis
consulate and hopeless note would ordi-
narily be disloyalty but as It is the same
throughout the South in the Democratic
press We take It that 1t may be regarded
as pretty good Democratic doctrine Just
at this time
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
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that purpose.
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HeigS2opcr. iChCtter for the daily or the
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The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
More Lawyers Than Jurors.

From the Minneapolis Journal
The Haywood defense has secured an
other lawyer, making a total OF eight
Fortunately for the defense. attorneys
are not subject TO challenge for actual
or implied bias while knowledge Of the
case appears not TO initiate against their
usefulness.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
M ordering,

When an accounts are settled
AND time shall be no more.
And AT TIE seat Of judgment
Each Gle has paid mis- score,
We wonder If the people
Who pray but labor not
VIII have q chance 90 envy
The toiier's happy lott
We wonder IL the takers
VIII mop their fearful eyes,
To see the smiling doers
Walk UP ana take the price
And II the man who simply
Did what he thought was right
And made no bones about it
VIII face eternal night9
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Money and Dirt

From the pittsburg Dispatch
Speaker Cannon's assertion that the
Panama Canal is all finished but the dig
ging leaves room for much to be done.
The digging thai will have to be done
both at the isthmus and into the United
States Treasury may keep a good many
people busy for years 20 come.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

The young American who expressed his
willingness TO swap his chance to become
President for a circus ticket probably
will revise his opinion, now that free ad-
mission 10 all ball games, for life, is one
Of the perquisites Of the office.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city tempo
rarily should have The Washington Herald
mailed 20 them. Addresses viii be changed
as often as requested. You cannot keep
fully informed about affairs in Washington
unless your paper fellows you
Before leaving. mail or telephone your
address 20 this Office
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
4 Modest Request,

From the Houston Pest.
We do not ask the Democratic party to
nominate q Southern man because he is
from the South, but We do ask that our
statesmen be considered upon their
merits and not debarred without consid-
Grafton because they are from the South.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
The lInin Point.

Young man, you don't want my daugh-
ter"
why. sir. I can support her in the
style 10 which she has been accustomed ~
But can you support her in the style
Of which she has been accustomed to read
IN trashy novcs2"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Before going too far in his warfare
against nature takers. the President ought
to inquire as TO the authority for "Pete's'
erstwhiIe ferocI0us reputation. which the
latter is now SO busily engaged IN not
living up %.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Some One Did IT.

| From the Chicago Post
/ The country will have TO content itself
with the finding Of the President in tho
| case. Some one shot up Brownsville.
| The soldiers had guns and a grievance.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
The Modern TocsIn.

From the BsOoklyn Eagle.
In the beauty Of the lilies" Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe celebrated her eighty-eighth
birthday The Battle Him Of the Re-
public" however. is now President Roose-
welt
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

4 London food Inspector took from a
dealer a sample of butter marked 10 sell
about 20 per cent below the market price.
and, upon examination. found that II was
real fresh butter. Such things are known
to happen in this country once IN every
5.3E years
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
One Gainer.

You don't seem 20 mind the erratic
spring"
NO, sir. I am professional hUmOrist
All he wants is something 90 Iambast"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
1 similar Job.

I'm tired Of rolling a stone up HILL
declared Sisyphus
'All right said Pluto. For a change,
you cen conduct the Brownsville inquiry
awhile"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Tnn-t.

Here's tl the mule,
OF the old-f8shi0uad school
The mule with a kick and a bray,
Tie SAYS not a word.
And Yet can be heard
From MunCie clear out % Bombay,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

"She is the nrettiest thing in all the
land says a railway official concerning
newly inaugurated limited train Like
the balance Of her sex. however, we pre-
sumo She will assume the right to be
as late as she pleases. whenever she
pleases.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Ready for the Inst Act.

From the Birmingham News
Let's ring down the final curtain on
the Brownsville mess. II is time. after
all these months of dckering in the
nature Of child's play.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
An Opportunity.

"Thirty-seven years elapse between Acts
and H."
IN that case, my dear" said Mr.. Lush,
Il shall have time 20 go out and get a
drink
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

A Western contemporary SAYS 10 likes
Taft because he is always "Johnny-on-
the-spot" A good part OF the time. how
ever. he has been Wiilie-on-the-lId.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

"Who are your poets" asks Ambassa-
dor Bryce. We stand pat on Tobias
Spriggins Virgins and Morgan MCttle
Nudge.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

"I am a great dramatist; the critics
are not Up to me" says modest George
Bernard Shaw However, he takes par
ticular pains 10 see 10 # that he is con-
stantIv up % the critics
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Still. Alfonso is not the first man TO
feel that two or three names are made
quate 10 the demands OF his first boy
He probably will recover from such ex-
travagant ideas as he goes along.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

The Atlanta Constitution calls goobers
peanuts Old-fsshi0ned crackers" viii
be inclined "a think the Constitution a
tri1e 'uppity' If it isn't careful
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Perhaps Henry James would not take
so gloomy a view of things to-day had
he been the sort Of youngster the boys
felt justified in calling Harry jim
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Iarse Henry continues to display a
most aggravatins disposition 20 keep his
dark horse dark
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Character is the anvil" SAYS the Bal
timore American We have often observed
that it is a fayOrite target for the knock
nrE
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

The German thrown I'm prison for max
ing faces AZ the Emperor explains that
he was merely trying to look as much
like his majesty as possible" Few people
in Germany have the face TO 90 such a
thing.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Query.

"Kuroki likes our esumable country. 8"
Glad to hear it,"
Also our honorable literature
How about our venerable jokes?"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
PermiSsihle Vow.

Now 10 laud the springtime regal
I'm inspired.
Only time tbs not illegal
To be tired
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

a physician finds that tears are great
germ killers. Perhaps that is the reason
women live longer than men.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Three members Of the Tennessee Iegis-
lature voted for the reciprocal demurrage
bill The other members must secretly
admire men who imagine they know
enough about that sort Of measure 10
vote for II without the fear Of having 10
explain il 10 their constituents.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Revision of Tariff Opiniou,

From the New York World
Even the New York Tribune has begun
to jeer at the standpatters.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

Extra, Extra, A Pennsylvania man
shot his hand Of with a gun which he
admits he knew was loaded,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

II said in my haste. al fishermen are
liars says an Alabama poet There
really was no occasion for haste: nobody
is going 10 DENY Il.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
No Damage 10 Hearst.

T
William j. C0nn0rs' dcserti0n of WI.
liam Randolph Hearst is declared bv the
I friends Of the latter TO be more Of a ben
eft than a harm 10 the Hearst cause
which is so closely bound up in the In.
dependence League IN the days of Dem
ocratic supremacy in New York Mr. Con-
nors was a recognized factor in that par
tvs affairs bat he went over IN the Rn-
publicans I'm 1895 and his newspaper at
Buffalo had been Republican organ
until the Hearst movement WAS started
last year. II is said that the immediate
cause Of Mr.. Connors' detection was Mr..
Hearst's refusal TO meet certain financial
obligations incurred by the Buffalo edi-
tor as manager Of the Hearst Democratic
campaign last year. Mr. Hearst was the
chief fnancier Of the campaign. and the
Buffalo editor claims that had the New
York editor not agreed 10 provide ample
funds for the conduct OF the campaign
he would never have undertaken its nom
inal management Whether Mr.. Connors
will longer continue 10 cooperate with
the Democratic party is not now known
Judge Rose "DiScOvered
To a happy speech he made in the pres
ence Of Theodore Roosevelt. Judge L. NJ.
Rose, Of Little Rock. Ark, owes the
signal honor Of being selected as one of
the United states delegates 10 the World
Peace Congress soon TO assemble for the
second time at The Hague. The occasion
was luncheon given to the President at
Little Rock. when the President made his
last visit 10 the Southwest in 1905. Judge
Rose, though one of the most distinguish
ed lawyers in the United States. had
never met the President until that dav,
and In the course Of a brief address bv
Judge Rose at the luncheon. Mr. Roose-
velt with characteristic enthusiasm. turn
ed TO his seat mates and declared. That
man is one Of the ablest men I'm the
country. ! want to know him better. and
l want YOU to tell him So too" The Ark
ansan is nearly eighty years old and has
been president Of the National Bar As
sociation, but never an office-seeker. For
many years he was on the highest bench
Of his State. but has frequently declined
political office When the time came 10
select the delegates 20 The Hague con-
ference the President wrote with his own
hand a letter to Judge Rose asking him
If he would accept appointment as
member Of the delegation
The Arkansan Immediately accented
and is now on his way 10 the Dutch
capital.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

A trolley car conductor and his wife will
tour Europe for six months on his saw
ings for the past six years He may be
the most upright man in the world. hut
the corporation for which he worked wifi
always have its suspicious.