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The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
Taximeter Cabs and Tins.

New York, It seems, Is agltated just
now over the question Of whether or not
patrons Of the new taximeter cabs shall
tip the men IN charge of those vehicles
Numerous anxious inGuirers have written
to the newspapers about the matter, and
discussions Of it are general in clubs and
other places where men and women con-
gregate.
While our opinion has not been re-
quested. we do not hesitate to express It.
The cabmen should not be tipped OF
course, but that they will be is as Ger
tain as that the new cabs exist Nothing
is mores glaringly un-American than the
tipping system, yet no people have done
as much to foster it and make it the
diabolical incubus it is to-day as Ameri-
cans. The rich give tips because they
wish TO impress others with their wealth.
and IN order to obtain service which
would not otherwise be forthcoming. So
far as this last reason is concerned. it is
plain that If nobody gave tips everybody
would receive Ike service; and If this did
not constitute value received for the price
being paid, the proprietor of an estab-
hshment and not a menial, would be the
person to whom complaint should be
made
Rich New Workers viii commence tip
ping the drivers Of the taximeter cabs,
and people Of moderate means win follow
suit, until the men will come 10 expect
the gratuities. and will find some means
Of getting even" with the unlucky fare
II they do not get them. Thus it will be
seen that the rich, while the original Of
Tenders. are by no means the only ones.
Many persons Of scanty means give tips
because they are snobs and have a silly
desire to make the menials they tip and
whoever else happens TO be around, be-
lieve they possess great wealth; or else
they are so foolish as to go to hotels,
cafes. &C, where the prices are over theiT
heads in which event they are compelled
to divide with the walters and other en-
ployes or be poorly served, and, in nine
cases out of ten, insulted. besides.
In some instances employers-tee Pull
man Car Company being a conspicuous
example-pay such small wages as to
make it impossible for their people tC
I've without the tips furnished by the
public. But. primarily and mainly, ths
public itself is 10 blame. Even the gov
krnment recognizes the tipping system
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
A Farce in Railway Management

Gov. Hughes, in his address at the
jamestown Exposition on Thursday, had
something TO say on the necessity Of
stricter insistence upon hduciary response
bility, which he thought could be obtained
In part by the enforcement Of law and
in part through public sentiment and
the-s cultivation Of higher standards Of
conduct 1T Is an extraordinary per-
version" the governor remarked. Ito sup
pose that the owner of 81 per cent of
the capital stock OF a corporation is free
TO wreak his pleasure in its management"
The governor must have been thinking
Of the farclcal annual meeting Of the
Union Pacific stockholders, held but a
few days before, at which seven men,
with the proxies Of 1900 shareholders in
their pockets. voted to approve every act
Of z. H. Hartman as chairman of the
executive committee during the past year.
The proxies contained this remarkable
provision:
Including specifically the approval and ratiiea-
tion Of all action Of the board Of directors and Of
the executive committee since the last annual meet
ing Of the stockholders. hereby m,itying and con
Hllns All ldt any NA iiit ediu dttfAtlc Ut Alt
stitutes may lawfully do ar said meeting In Tie
name place, and stead Of the undersigned"
The stockholders by thus waiving their
rights confirm in advance the election of
the board Of directors agreed on by the
dominant interests in the road: the board
Of directors. in its turn, chooses an ex-
ecutive committee with power to perform
all the functions Of the board, and the
executive committee then empowers It's
chairman 10 represent it and act for 1t
when not in session. Mr.. Hartman is
that chairman. He is not accustomed to
summoning meetings Of the executive
committee to pass on his proposals. His
is a one-man power. And official indorse-
nent and approval of his acts is assured
in advance. The seven men who met IN
salt Lake TO carry out the formalities
required by law-what a joke that must
seem to Harrimani-were mere recorders
Of Hartman transactions. When they
got through, each transaction was marked
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
Its Influence on the Course OF Gov
eFnmentaI Policy.

eFnmentaI Policy.
Samuel W. Mccall. In tine Century
The PRINCIPAL aim Of the tariff law
should be TO produce revenue for the gov
eminent sufficient to meet our fast-Tislng
expenditures. which, omitting pensions.
have virtually doubled in the last ten
years, as against an increase in pOpula-
ton Of about - per cent The chief bur
dens of the expense OF legitimate gov
eminent are borne by States and munich
palities and their usual sources of reve-
nue. should be left untouched. But If. in
addition 20 the extravaganza with which
the national government conducts its own
operations. it is 10 invade the functions
OF the local governments, and Is also 90
enter the arena of social questions. il viii
10 go gallopinE through every field Of
revenue. II there. were no other objec-
tion. expense may well lead us to hesi-
tate to transform government into "a
circus and to put il into a close alliance
with the yellow newspapers and maga-
zines. In what we call our prosperity.
governmental expense has not been a
matter of serious public consideration.
Surplus revenue begets extravaganza.
and extravaganza in turn viii make more
revenue necessary. The proximate cause
Of the next far-reaching change in the
policy OF our government is likely 10 be
the magnitude Of public expenditure
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
SATURDAY, OCTOBER e, 1907,
some Very PRACTICAL politics.

Practical politics never had a more as
tonishing exemplifcation than that which
appears in the fusion Of the Republican
party with the Hearst forces on the New
York county ticket Anything to beat
Tammany' is the platform of this singu-
lar alliance. Chairman Herbert Parsons.
OF the Republican county committee-a
good Roosevelt man. it should be remem-
bered-defends Il by saying that the aim
Of his party has always been to defeat
Tammany Alone, the party cannot do il;
nor has It ever won a local election save
by cooperation with other organizations.
Therefore. runs the Parsons argument it
Is our duty to make the best terms we
can with an organization controlling a
large number OF votes, in the hope that
the combination may win. Yet this line
Of reasoning, though it carried the day
in the county convention. not without
strong opposition, does not carry con-
vietion 10 a great many Republicans It
was roundly denounced on the floor Of
the convention as shameful, Inconsistent
and dangerous TO party welfare. The
New York Tribune declared before the
fusion was effected that "1t would be
taken as an objectionable affront by a
host of Republicans" and the Press
branded it as political insanity" The
Republicans represented by these news
papers dread Hearst more than they fear
Tammany. They stin believe that Presi-
dent Roosevelts Characterization Of Mr.
Hearst as sinister agitator' was well
applied. If there are many such in the
party, Mr.. Parsons fusion scheme viii be
disastrous 10 his own organization. even
should the fusion candidates be elected
That at all events. is the hope Of his
enemies.
There viii be much curiosity as to Mr..
Rcosevelts opinion OF the Hearst-Par-
sons coalition. Gov Hughes has been
sounded with a view to obtaining his In
dorsement of it, but without result. Mr..
Hughes course since his Inauguration as
governor gives small support 70 the idea
that he will mix up in local political
squabbles. His ambitions do not run in
the direction Of machine politics. But Mr..
Roosevelt, while theoretically adhering 10
a policy Of nOninteTference with local
politics, takes a keen interest as a citizen
Of New York in all matters affecting the
party organization. Mr.. Parsons is COM
monty understood TO have been the
Roosevelt choice for the county chair
manship He stands for that cleanliness
and decency in politics which the Presi-
dent has been preaching for many years.
He asserts, as matter Of fact, that his
alliance with Hearst is in the interest OF
good government Practical politics, OF
course, but all in a good cause. We shall
be greatly surprised, therefore. Il Mr.
Parsons plan Of campaign be repudiated
at the White House. A man who can
deliver the votes may not be an undesir-
able citizen. after all
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
source of RooseveIt's Power.

From the sprsgseld Republican.
So long as investigation f3lows iavestl-
cation. each new one confirming essen
tally the truth extracted by the one
preceding. the great mass Of the people
viii sustain, with al their might, an Ex-
ecutive who defies. and even harries the
interests which have thus pIundered tho
garden Of Americas richest prosperity.
II is this fixed feeling of popular senti-
ment kept raw by the endless exposures
Of wTOng-dOing, that continues 20 make
the Roosevelt anti-CorpOratiOn policies in
vincible And herein may be discerned
the main political significance OF the
huge traction scandal in New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
Our Friendship with China.

From the New J oTk Tribune.
There is one peculiar and unique cause
for rejoicing at the happy turn which
American and Chinese relations have
thus taken. That is. that this rest0ra-
ton Of complete friendship and conf
dence occurs simultaneously with the
opening of the new era in Chinese affairs.
The future of China is immeasurably
great and with the best features Of that
future, in diplomacy and in commerce.
America ought TO be, and, if the present
promise holds good, will be closely and
bene6centlY associated.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
THE "BRACINGp FALLACY.

When the frost is whereas advertised BY Mr. Whit
comb Riley
Aud the poets who must paTa1hrase his line
It is said to be the perfect time Of year and very
highly
Recommended as the season superfne.
It is then the air Of autumn is inspirting and brac-
ing;
Il is then the air Is beautifully cool;
When the almost wintry winds begin 10 do their
annual chasing.
It IS then the weather's perfect, as a rule.
When the breezes Of October have blown in upor
and found us.
When the pigment Of the forest turns to red
It Is heavenly such mornings. with the blankets VI
around as,
To remain foT half minute more in bed.
New York Mail.
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No Law TO Dc the Case.

The recent discovery by the school
authorities Of a traffic IN subordinate po-
sItIons naturally leads 10 the suggestion
that the persons guilty Of such conduct
should be punished to the full extent OF
the law. Il is not enough that the en-
ployes who have been paying blood money
to those who claimed 10 be instrumental
In securing and retaining him or her in
their positions should be dismissed. They
were the victims Of unnecessary duress.
but no doubt felt that Ii was incumbent
upon them to make monthly contributions.
Upon the principle that the receiver IS as
bad as the thief, the persons who took
the money ought to be severely punished.
This principle, so self-evident, may be
easier 10 assert than to enforce, An eX-
animation Of the statutes reveals Curl
Gus condition of affairs. The municipal
authorities thought that they had sut-
fcientIy safeguarded against trafficking
in District offices when, a few years ago,
they secured the enactment Of the fol-
lowing law:
That hereafter every person who directly or ndi-
rectly takes receives agrees 20 receive any money
property OF other valuable consideration whatever
from any person for giving. procuring or aiding to
give or procure any Office, place, or promotion IN
oice from the Commissioners Of the District Of Co
lumbia or from any officer under them, and every
person who directly OF indirectly offers 20 give OF
gives any money, property, ether valuable consid
Grafton whatever foT the procuring aiding TO pro
cure any such Office place, or promotion in ONCE
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanot. and On
conviction thereof in the Police Court shah be pun
ished by fne not exceeding 81 O0o or Imprisonment
in the jail for not more than twelve months. OF
both in the discretion Of the court p"
Il will be noticed. however. that this
law. so far as the receiving Of any money
/ is concerned. relates only to the District
Commissioners or 10 any officer under
them. Il does not, therefore, include any
action which comes directly under the
board OF education. inasmuch as that
board cannot. in any sense, be considered
as being under the Commissioners. Al
the time the statute was framed the
school board came within the category OF
the law.
There is a section OF the District code
which Furnishes bribery, but II is also
extremely doubtful whether it is fully
applicable TO the present situation. al.
though II might be well for the school
authorities TO consult their counsel or
/ this point with the view Of having tht
| district attorney act, II possible. The
/ fact remains incOntTOveTtble. however
| that if there is no law 10 1T the case, tbs
attention Of Congress should be promptly
and emphatically called to the omission
and an earnest effort made TO supply
/ the deficiency. The District cannot afford
/ to have it's good name tarnished, anC
certainly a traffic in public Office is &
| scandal of no mean degree.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
A PASTEL IN PROSE

Reginald. with his long and dTU0D-
Ing black mustache. auointed with
hair oil. gszed Fapturously into her
deep-blue eyes.
Sweetest, " he murmured, Il love
you. love you. I love you.
Three times be said i love You.
Angelina rested her p0mpadoured
head upon his manly shoulder.
If you love me. She sighed.
don't wait for Chew Chase
car. JOHN L. KENNEDY.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
Publicity as a Remedy

From the New York Evening Post,
The argument for publicity of corpora
ton accounts is powerfully re-eEforced by
these Metropolitan revelations. Entry
after entry on the books coEld not bear
the light They would never have been
placed there if al We're open all the time
10 public inspection. DoctOred, secret. and
misleading accounts are another tempta-
tion from which great financiers should
dcvoutly pray to be delivered 1t should
not be left to an occasional investigation
to tear away the veilsi the constant rule
should be entire publicity.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
ARMY OFFICERS LAMENT.

Lordyl II I have to travel fifteen
miles. why can't I take train
In a cushioned chair in e parlor car
can ride without this pain.
Ny nice mahogany Office chair for
years has been my pride;
Whate'er induced the President 10
order us all to rider
Trot. trot, iiggety trot!
Gee. what an awful hard saddle
I've got
wish my blooming animal this
jumping around would cease.
I bet III have TO eat my meals for
weeks from a mantelpiece.
My back just aches. my skin Is
ehafed. and oh. but, am sore;
I shall lead my troop IL an auto
whenever there's a war.
Rack. rack, iiggety rackl
I'll be III for the hospital when l
get back.
I'm going to quit the cavalry and
join the Office force,
! don't want 10 be a hero, if I've
got 10 ride a hcrse;
And-must I really jump that fence
gee. but It's awful high;
II I have 10 ride another mile at
this git I shall die.
Lope. lope. jiggety lope!
won't have to ride for a year
now. l hope
c. A WILLIAMS.
Read Bingrille Bugle to-monow.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: If you see it in The Big
Stiek. it isn'tso.
GREAT DEMAND FOR EXTRA

There was an unusually large de-
mand for the extra issue Of The Big
Stick printed last Tuesday-0ctobeT
5. 1907. remember the date-and even
now all orders have not been filed.
A little story about one Of our good
citizens So amused another good
citizen that he bought several thou
sand copies for private circulation.
Already this extra has passed into
the third edition. and there is nc
telling where it viii stop.
The editor pro ZEN. frankly ad-
mits that he made the hit Of his
lie, and on this occasion enjoyed
the novelty Of having his best pieces
read By the whole community.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
HIGH FINANCING.

You may talk Of your high fnan
ciers,
OF your Morgans and Harrimans
too,
But the highest financing that eyel
occurred
Was when Col. r y Harper and
Charles T.. Williams matched
tFCntydollar gold pieces at tht
top 0f the Washington Menu
meut.
WILLIAM =. HIBBS.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
A Bishop on the Tariff.

From the Boston Herald.
Bishop Brent. home from the Philip
pines. is speaking as an American citizen,
as well as a pioneer missionary admin
istrator. Give my people justice" he
cries. MY blood boils about the in
Justice inflicted on the Filipino people by
corporate interests debating discriminat-
ing tariff regulations. Cease arguing with
members of Congress. Stop and die
tate" Here is a chance for his hearers
and for readers to get into the arena in
i very effective way.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
ONE CENT.
ROOSEVELT FIRM.
VII Nos Rsn. but Proposes TO Name
N-.--.-.-..

VII Nos Rgn. but Proposes TO Name
Saccessof-
By Rapid Transit 60 The Big Suek.
81 Louis. oct H.-Roosefelt Is
firm as ever in his determination
not to be nominated next year. He
stands by his clecuon-nigbt an
n1uncemeut.
But he stll reserves the right 10
say who shall succeed him.
It leaked out during his stay here
that II the Taft movement should
fail to gather sufficient momentum
the administration viii not hesitate
70 transfer It's support to Elihu
Root but IN no event viii oondi-
tons be permitted TO arise that viii
make Charles f. Hughes n0mina-
Fion possible.
st. L0uisians say that New York
Republicans are playing a dangerous
game in irving 10 force Hughes TO
the front. Roosevelt VIII checkmate
them in the snd. these 81 Lo,:is
people declare, even If he has 20 run
himself
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
UNMITIGATED MIKE. BY ANGUS arsuEE

three times. Stil through the merry
canebrakes the deer made his way.
Come on. boys. shouted the
Nimrod; Il might have hit aim.
and as Doris laid down her comb
and took the hairpins from her
mouth the hunting party rushed
madly on its way.
Hororsl They were going in the
direction OF the swamp IN which
Unmitigated Mike, her lover. was
hidden.
Hastily donning a kimono. Doris
LETT the house BY q side door and
made her way by path unbe-
known even TO the guides toward
the swamp. but ere she reached it a
shot rang cut, and then another. II
was not the deer. she knew, for the
animal. being 2 pet. she had Taught
II well how to dodge bullets. Her
heart stood still. She feared for
Mike.
When she reached the spot where
she had concealed him. she thought
so cleyerly. she found him Writhing
in pain and with an ear shot of.
while close by stood the hunter.
alternately mOpping his brow and
Wiping his glasses with a blue-spot-
ted 'kerchief from his neck.
'Ha, giFlw he cried. a. he saw
Miss Higginbotbam approach; Il
/ have shot some game at last.
why did you do it; how could
/ sou do it," she walled. wFingins
her hands
Il had to do it. replied the
hunter with a laugh. "it is what
came down to Louisiana for. ] have
seen nothing yet but deer. and-his
head was bare.
With a shrek Of agony at the
pun. Unmitigated Mike sunk slowly
into She dismal swamp: and as the
hunters turned sadly from this hum
oTous sight, Doris HiEginbotham
fen into an agony q tears.
Go Be Contiaaed.l
Presidential Candidate Knox Is
/ AutumninE in our midst.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
Chapter "

AAAa nc "
Synopsis Of previous chapters
Prof. Short. a professional nature
faker. fearing that some true stories
Of animal life in the Louisiana cane
brakes might possibly get into print,
hires the weil-known guide aud trap
per, Unmitigated Mike, to censor all
dispatches corning from that direc-
tion. Seeking safety from his pur-
suers. Unmitigated Mike takes refuge
in the cabin Of beautiful Doris Hig-
ginbotham. and she. fearing discoy-
cry. takes him to a swamp several
miles away and sinks him in the
kindly mud up 10 his neck Here.
| from this point Of vantage. Nike
watches the hunting parties. but
catches no glimpse Of a bear In
the meantime. Doris has fallen
madly in love with Mike. and to aid
him in his great work she scares all
the bears in the neighb0FhGld away
and only allows a few tame deer to
roam around. She is determined
that the hunters shall not succeed.
for her lovers sake. In the mean
while. Mike is suffering from the
quinsy.
The sound Of squashing footsteps
/ resounded through the canebrake as
Doris. hUmming a little love song,
sat among the mosquitoes. eombins
her rich young hair. Thus she sang
Won't you go home. bear huntersY
Won't you go home?
You'll mortify friend Doctor Long
He says a man who shoots
These tender-hearte brutes
Can't help a-heing in the wrong.
"Hushw cried a voice below hel
window, you'll scare the deerr
There he goes. Mr. Shooter. d
cried one Of the guides.
Locking up. they saw a Louisiana
deer nearly as hig as one Of "a,
hunting dogs. and 1ir. Shooter. rails
ing bis trusty rife fred twenty
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
HOW IT STRIKES EN-.

The declaration Sof the retail milk
dealers that there is no profit IN the
product viii strike the average Wash
ingtouian about as the plea Of the
railroad men that the Br.ghtwood
line. the Maryland hne. and the
Rockville line do not pay expenses
an allegation for business purposes
only.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
4 Sport for the Rrnre.

From the Kansas City Journal
Balloon racing is a serious and dan
gerous sport. Among its devotees, one
will look In vain for ''mollycoddle. -
Every one of the pilots scheduled 10
enter the coming race is a veteran. and
as this test is a test OF distance trav-
eled, the keenest sort Of interest VIII
be taken In It. because Il is expected
that a new worlds record win be made.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
POLITICAL.

The Personal Liberty League is
giving new impetus to the Fairbanks
boom.
The Hughes boom is IN danger.
Lemuel Eli Quigg threatens TO sup
port it.
Look out for Uncle joel Heavy
CannOn-ading in certain quarters is
imminent.
La Toilette and Hughes. That 5
the ticket Hon. ". E. Chandler
stands pat for.
Our wabbly contemporary. the
Gotham Weekly Gazette. is now
showing Democratic symptoms and
warming up to Candidate Chanler.
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which is yearly becoming more nearly in
tolerable. Periodically there Is a great
outcry in the press. the result of which
is nil. The cessation Of tip giving, not
unlimited talk. Is the thing needed to
cure the evil: and there is no present
indication that 1t will ever be brought
about
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
ALAMENTATiON.

Day by day I watched the score,
Every inning Of each game;
Then I found that all was Ger.
Rotten bah its name:
Oh, the sad. sad Iale at last.
1t has lashed NE 70 the mast.
Tigers are 70 blame.
ED. J. WALSH
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
At Election Time.

From the New York Herald
Gov Hughes says that every poli-
tician is for the people now" which re-
minds us that election day approacheth.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12

But suppose Germany should send
a fleet Of war ships to this country while
asks New York paper. Well, II the
worst came to the worst. we might turn
loose a squad or two Of our souvenir
hunters on il.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12

Senator CaTmack has announced him
self for governor Of Tennessee, but be-
fore doing so he shook hands with Sena-
tor Bob Taylor and buried the hatchet
And that was pretty wise thing to do,
too, when you consider Tennessee's hab-
its in connection with her prize fiddler.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-12
WON'T Run Aground, Anyway.

From the Chicago Post
The running aground Of the Kentucky
reminds Us that one of the merits Of the
Pacific cruise is that it will be mostly in
deep water