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The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
IDEALS AND REALITIES.
President Buffers Happy Combina-
tiOn Belongs to a UtOpian Realm.

President Buffers Happy COmbina-
tiOn Belongs to a UtOpIan Realm.
From The Boston Herald
While Mr.. Bryan was coming TO Boston
10 speak on The Value Of an Ideal"
without special relation to politics. Pres
ident Butler. Of Columbia University. was
talking in California on ideal conditions
in the future government "a Washington.
He expressed himself as follows:
President Roosevelt viii not run for President
again. no matter what pressure is brought 20 hear
upon him. The principles which Roosevelt stands
for are greater than the man The Republican party
must support these principles no matter who its
standard bearer may he az the next election. With
SIR. Root President and Mr. Taft Chief Justice
Of the supreme Court. conditions would be pretty
nearly ideal But hardly look for such oombi-
nation 20 succeed.
il so happens that the most prominent
principles" which Mr.. Roosevelt special
ly stands for are those which were advo-
Gated and defended by Mr.. Bryan in the
last two Presidential campaigns-namely,
railroad rate regulation and the super
vision of great corporations by the Fed
eral government, the vigorous prosecution
Of unlawful trusts and monOpolies, an in
hertance or income tax. These prin-
AiRtESt Ut HDilClEb. III 50 Tar as LleN are
Just, necessary. and constitutional. are
none the worse for having been advocated
by the Democratic leader. In fact Mr..
BTyan's high moral purpose. his sincerity
and courage. his devotion to what he
believes. however mistakenly. 70 be the
best interests of the people. are as IN
questioned as Mr.. Roosevelt's.
When. however. President Butler sug-
gests that Root as President, and Taft
as Chief Justice. would create conditions
pretty nearly ideal, he does we'll 10
couple it with the admission that he
hardly looks for such a combination to
succeed" Able as Mr. Root unqueston-
ably is, and apparently sympathetic with
the Presidents policies, his nomination for
the. Presidency would give 10 Mr.. Bryan
and the Democrats an advantage in the
campaign which neither the shrewd Re
publican managers nor. as We believe,
Mr. Roosevelt himself. would be willing
TO afford lheir opponents Mr.. Roots
temperament, training. and his symp1-
thies and Affiliations in the past are not
such as 10 win for him the enthusiastic
support of the voters IN both parties who
are now calling for -four years more OF
Teddy"-Or Of some one who Is the near
est like him. III the selection Of Presi-
Dental candidates the ideal usually has
TO give way 70 the practical.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
MR. CLEVELAND AT SEVENTY.
Living Example of the OId-fashioned
American Statesman.

T rom the New York World
Grover Cleveland was four years past
the 'Osler line OF forty years before he
became known outside OF Buffalo He
was not yet sixty when ne quilted public
life. The entire period Of his political
prominence covered only fifteen years. a
far shorter time than most OF our great
national figures have devoted 10 public
service. yet in those fifteen years he made
a wide repute as a reform mayor IN Buff
falo. be went 10 Albany as governor on
a tidal-wave vote. and he ran for PTesi-
dent three times, and was twice elected.
something which had happened TO 10 one
else since Andrew Jackson.
Mr.. Cleveland was an Oldish young man,
and he is now. in spite OF his heavy pub
lie labors. q youngish old man. He will
be seventy years old Monday. He spent
the last days Of his six-ninth year shoot
ing ducks I'm South Carolina.
il Is true. as Mr. Cleveland says. that
the "wealth-mad rush OF American Hfe''
has a tendency IN certain circles to i'm
pair mental and physical vigor" II is
true that IN these times OF dollar-ohas-
Ing many OF the most vital necessities Of
a normal human life are being neg
lected. Man is by heredity an outdoor
animal, and he always suffers when he
forgets il too long
But besides praising the simple vir-
tues and simple pleasures that gave
strength 10 the character Of our Ameri-
can ancestry" Mr.. Cleveland by the
simplicity Of his private life now. as for
merry by his rugged strength and sturdy
common sense IN Office. Is a living ex-
ample Of the old-fashioned American
statesman. He is worth a good deal 70
the country in that capacity.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
Springtime and the National Game.


The feature of the budding spring which
furnishes the biggest breastful Of joyous
emotion is the baseball enthusiast. other
wise known as ''fan"-delightful
diminutive of fanatic At all seasons he
is a JOY forever but in the spring we like
him best.
During the summer season. as the game
heats up, his virile yocIferosity is not
without its heroic charm. ThenNt is that
he lives up to his name and is utterly
lost in his noisy elysium Of blffs and
bingles, and cunning curves. and fearsome
chances taken and marvelously made
good: and through the din the grand
stand greets with raueous glee the siz-
zling bleacherites, who answer back in
maddng swlrls Of wild acclaim.
The eager concentration Of the fans
sutumnal attitude. clutched in the i'm
pending certainty OF in the uncertainty
OF the seasons close. is likewise Mt
subject for an epic pen.
Again, when the final game has been
played his relaxed personality is an in
spiriting study. whether in its ecstauc ac-
cession of victorious pride or in opti-
mistie anticipation Of a winning club next
year. And, indeed. what more beautiful
in all the traits Of human character than
the optimism OF the fan, which. while yet
the frost is on his favorite club as well
as on the pumpkin. wraps him still IN
pennant-winning dreams?
Then. finally. when the cricket makes
the winter Preside glad and the fan has
ceased with the bobollnk. TO attune his
throat TO the merry note he loves so we'll
is II not pleasant 10 hear the occasional
subdued chirp in which his continually
mellowing optimism finds expression?
We think a sympathetic answer may be
! heard In eighty million hearts.
But his chirp grows louder before many
lweeks have passed. and by the time
NTinter is getting ready 10 repeat the
lingering act and before the slumbering
erocus has felt in frosty dreams the glad
sweet stir OF the vernal awakening. the
Hncy OF the fan turns lightly TO thoughts
o. the opening game.
and here. let Il be repeated. is where
We Ike him best. All is speculation; IN
certainty is everywhere. And uncertainty
is the fans natural environment It
givaS zest to his every thought. The loss
Of Tn FIRST game stirs his dormant Optl-
mism into renewed action OF. If the first
game be won, how the cookies Of bis
heart are stirred and what tendrils Of
grateful emotion reach upward 10 greet
the sunshine In his soul,
=Sor Is the fan. as moping dryasdusts
may think negligible quantity In mis-
restless optimism he voices the scarce de
veloped, strident strenuous spirit % young
america. as yet unripened by the sum
mer sun and unchastened by the autumnal
ff0sts Of nationality, He is the man be-
hind The gun. and the man to face It
He rails at fate. only to renew his
courage, and loses battles only TO win
them. His is the breed that routs the
enemy TO the tune Of 'There'n Be a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight"
The Washington Herald, therefore.
greets the embattled- fans-and especially
the FANS of Washington. The pick OF loyal
baseball enthuslasts-in the fraternal hope
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
LIE Eighth YlrgInia Distrlct.


Judge NicOl. who is seeking the nomi-
nation for Congress in the Eighth Viz
gInia district. stands for something-a
good many things. in fact-and he
frankly takes the constituency into his
confidence, He is a gentleman OF con-
ceded and distinguished ability. and if
he should be chosen at the coming pri-
marles. viii take his seat in the House
with fixed and expressed opinion on
almost every proposition that may con-
ceivably come before that body in the
next decade. Possibly he may change his
mind about some things. Strong men
usually do, once they are intrusted with
authority
For example, Judge Nicol avows. as
We pointed out the other day, that he
would vote TO dispose Of the Philippine
Islands-seI them to friendly power
IN common with many other people, he
deplores Our possession OF that far-on
territory, and regrets deeply that We ever
acquired It. But is this likely to become
an issue in the Eighth Virginia district I?
We think not And II # should become
an issue, viii not the view Of Virginians
more probably accord with the fine senti-
ment expressed by one Of Judge Nicors
competitors, Col. J. c. Hooe. Of Loudoun.
who says. 1T is not for us TO barter the
liberty OF ten millions Of people?" We
think 50, for this is decidedly the human
side OF the situation
However. the pending contest is not
going to hinge upon the future of the
Philippines. The issue that. in the final
analysis. will come closest home to the
people viii be which of the several as
pirants can best look after the districts
material interests al Washington. which
one OF the number promises 10 be most 20
tentlal in the halls OF Congress. Happily
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
Mr.. BRYAN and the Railroads.

a good many OF our Democrats have taken issue
ca that sabisct government ownership, but ] be
lsre ultimAteIy-mark the Eord ultiInately-it viii
be found necessary and the railroad managers viii
by resistance 10 attempted regulation educate the
people up TO the ownership idea. William Jennings
Bryan.
In all probability Mr.. Bryan will again
carry the standard Of the Democratic
party next year. He is unquestionably
one OF the most powerful political factors
in the country to-day He has grown.
Conditions have favored his growth. He
is moderated In no well-iuformed quarter.
His views are not shared by Democratic
leaders, but the great mass Of the party
believes in him-idOiizes him-and will fol-
low him His extreme views have not
handicapped him with the rank and file.
He occupies the same relative position
with the Democratic party that Roosevelt
holds with the Republican party His
honesty and his sincerity go unchallenged.
and therein IS to be found the secret OF
his great and growing strength.
Everything that Ir. Bryan SAYS there
fore. is Of interest. and his latest utter
anee-quoted above from letter 10 his
friend Col Hooe. Of Virginia-is OF
timely concern. 1t hints at no purpose
on his part to force the issue OF govern
ment ownership but predicts that
the railway managers themselves will ulti-
mately bring it about by resistance Of
attempted regulation. We do not believe
that Mr.. Bryan reads the signs of the
times Alright Instead of resistance, there
IS Enthusiastically a steadily developing
railway managers are adapting them
selves to the conditions newly created.
and the ablest of them are doing it in no
half-hearted way. This course is prompt
ed by wisdom. and Will if pursued
quickly put an end 10 the government
, ownership propaganda.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
OkIahoma's New Constitution.


Oklahomais constitutional convention
has completed its work and adjourned,
after having adopted a constitution which
contains none Of the features supposed
TO be obnoxious TO President Roosevelt
II is fair TO assume, therefore. chat the
document. If approved by the people Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. to whom
1t viii be submitted for ratification on
August next. will pass muster at the
White House, and that We shall there
after have forty-slx States in the Union.
AS befits the most unique member Of
our federated commonwealth. the new
constitution possesses several elements Of
novelty. TwO-cent fares are required Of
the railroads, but there is a saving clause
permitting a higher charge by consent
of the railroad commission. Prohibition
of the liquor traffic is made a part Of
the fundamental law and the inhibition
extends not only to the sale of liquor
within the State, but also to it's intro
duetion into the State from abroad. an
enactment which runs counter 10 de-
cisions OF the Supreme Court holding that
the States cannot forbid interstate COM
.
from engaging in productive industry and
forbidden to own coal lands a provision
which follows the recommendations Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The convention adopted an initiative and
referendum system patterned after that Of
Oregon, and established the primary
method Of nominating United States Sen
ators and all State officers There are
to be no second terms for State officers,
and the lieutenant governor is deprived
Of the prerogative Of selecting senate
committees.
Taking a leaf out OF President Roose-
velt's land policy, the convention appointed
a committee to negotiate the purchase
Of mineral lands in the Indian Territory.
with a view 10 State ownership and de-
velopment of those lands.
From this brief survey OF the new in
strument. il will be seen that our latest
Statemakers have proved thoroughly up
to date; and so a new experiment station
has been established for the testing out
/ of the political novelties Of the day.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
MEN AND THINGS.
srorer clerrland.s career.


Grover Cleveland Is seventy years old
to-day. and he Is having a rolIieking
time hunting and fishing down on the
estate OF his old friend. Gen. E. P. Alex
ander. in South Carolina. He came to
the Presidency first when he was forty
eight and again when he was fifty-six.
When his first term expired he was only
one year older than Theodore Roosevelt
viii be when the latter's first full term
shall close in 1909. Speaker Cannon is a
year older than Mr.. Cleveland. and is
candidate for President In the Senate
there are nearly dozen men several
years Older than Mr. Cleveland, all of
whom are pulling in the harness as hard
and even more effectively than are many
Of their younger colleagues. In the
House. too. there are numerous men OF
great activity and influence who are older
than the only living ex-President Mr..
Sperry. Of Connecticut for example. is
eighty years old. and Col Hepburn, OF
Iowa. is seventy-four.
Before he became President. Mr.. CIeve-
land had held only three Offices The frst
was that Of sheriff OF Erie County fBuf-
falo). Then he was mayor of Buffalo
From that Office he was elected governor
OF New York on "a reform tidal wave.
beating Judge Folger. President Arthur
Secretary OF the Treasury. by nearly two
hundred thousand votes. Not even Presi-
dent Roosevelts political rise was as
rapid as Grover Cleveland's. He was
swelt into power BY political upheaval
When the Republican party thought It
had every reason TO believe that It was
sure to win, just as 1t feels now in re-
spect OF 1908.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
No Favors 10 Anybody.

From the Minneapolis Journal
viii not the general public be better
OF when there are no special or reduced
rates for anybody? 1t may be hard on
fairs and conventions and other institu-
tons which have long been favored with
special rates. and could not have succeed
ed without them, but there is nothing
quite 50 important in the whole rate re-
adjustment business as that common car
riers and public servants shall play no
favorites. There may be no favoritism
in special reduced rate open TO the pub
lie, but even such desirable privilege
ought 10 be weighed carefully as against
the good of an even fiat rate for every
body all the time. and no favors, TO see
that 10 Is not overestimated.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
GOVERNMENT-BUILT SHIPS.
Admiral COEhian says We Construct
Finest ships That Float.

Rear Admiral Coshlan, in Lcslies Weekly
The government builds the best ships
that float. That is certain. The Connect
cut is the finest vessel Of her rate and size
In the world. and she was built in a gov
.ernment navy yard. Government money is
spent honestly. There are no fights and
sqaabbles to get what the contracts call
for. If IL does cost n little more money il
Is worth Il. In the progress Of building
up our navy for the last twenty-one years
we are gradually getting to what is the
nucleus OF a very fair navy. We who are
interested in the uDbulding of the navy
want more ships. We are to-day en-
deavoring TO get what we have been
quietly working for the last fifteen years
that is, large ships with large batteries
and great speed. But the sea-going
classes and the merchants are conserva-
tive. II takes a long time to change
them Take. for instance. the case Of the
first monitor, II took the government a
long time 10 adopt the plans. These mon
itOrs were intended for smooth water and
not 10 go TO sea. In the early days We
were occupied in getting this type of yes
sci made into a battle ship. We didn't
want the monitors because they were I'M
stable. i is only when We get the big
battle ships, whose movements are so slow
and steady. that we get the best results
for warfare.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
WEATHER TOWER IN A PARK.
vienna Combines the UsefuI and the
Ornamental successfully.

DEAa me ntal cucSessIuAtgs
From the Scientific American.
In several Of the beautiful parks OF the
city OF Vienna interesting weather towers
or booths (wetterhauschen) in the shape
Of a pagoda, can be seen. In the Maria
Josefa Park. just opened, is one which is
distinguished from most others by the
number OF meteorological instruments and
by full data and indications OF general
interest Tt was made by Heinrich Kap-
peller from a design by Ignaz Fuchs.
On the front Is an ingeniously CON
structed university clock, designed and
patented by Prof Lauda, OF Leitmeritz.
and made in Vienna. The clock shows the
time in all the large cities Of the world.
On the northeast side is an immense at
mosphericaI thermometer. showing the
temperature OF the moment while an
other. beside IL, gives the extremes OF
the twenty-fOur hours past On the
northwest side is a new instrument
namely, an electrical barometer. which
gives warning Of impending electrical
storms. Beneath it Is a meteorological
telegraph instrument. and from these two
weather prophets reliable conclusions can
be reached
On the southeastern side Is a self-regis-
tering barometer. by which the variations
in atmospheric pressure for an entire
week are recorded on a strip Of paper.
On the southwestern side are two self
registering thermometers, protected from
the sun. One shows the variations in
the temperature Of the atmosphere. the
other changes IN stratum OF earth be-
meath the booth some eight feet deep.
The remaining space Is filled with inter
esting meteorological data The booth
receives much attention from visitors.
The idea OF combining the useful with the
ornamental is good one and might be
followed to advantage In our public
parks
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
senator cnrmack.. swan sona.

From the Savannah News.
Senator CaTmack's swan song seems
10 have charmed the country. When he
talked the ship-subsidy bill TO death.
on the day Of his retirement from Con-
gress. he did it in so witty and pleasing
a manner that it set the whole country
laughing. The masses wanted the bill
killed. and would have been gratifed If
the execution had been accomplished in
even the most dull and prosy manner.
But Carmack performed the Office of
executioner with quip and Jest and
anecdOte In such manner that the death
became really a delight. From Oregon to
Florida the newspapers are applauding
Carmack
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
BrIgg. L. a boxer.

Mai. Frank O. Briggs. the new Senator
from New Jersey, is said TO be one Of the
-fnest amateur boxers ia the United
States. Classmates OF his at the West
Point Military Academy say that nc held
the championship OF that institution two
years before he graduated. and neighbors
at Trenton say he has kept in practice
ever since he has been a resident of the
New Jersey capital. Il is believed that
the only two men In public life IN Wash
ingtOn who viii be able to put the gloves
on with him when he comes here to live
are President Roosevelt and First As
sistant Postmaster General Frank II.
Hitchcock. both Of whom ranked high as
boxers AT Harvard. and each OF whom.
It IS understood. is anxious to have a
bout with the athletic new Senator
Whether Mr.. Hitchcock and the Presi-
dent have ever faced each other is not
definitely known. though that there was
much quiet talk Of a match between
them about year ago was a fact that
created great local interest az the time.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18

From the Saturday EFening Post
For picturesque scenes and local color
ing the recorders court in Atlanta is a
wonder. Recorder Broyles is a keen an
alyzer Of the foibles and weaknesses Of
humanity, and IS usually able 20 get at
the bottom OF the Obseurest tangles.
A majority of the cases tried are ne
groes. and the bulk Of their erring is in
drinking TOO much
Not long since a understanding Negro
man was arraigned for habitual drunken
ness
The principal witness against him WIS
his wife. She was on the witness stand
with Recorder Broyles applying his in
cisive scalpel
Does you husband stay drunk all the
timer" asked the recorder.
No. sub. not all de time. Sometimes
isn't got any job.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
Currency Liquidation Needed.

From the Sew York Journal Ct Commerce.
The action Of Secretary Cortelyou
would be quite legitimate under any cir
eumstances, but will incidentally slightly
relax the strain which the Treasury oper-
atoms arc continually putting upon the
monetary resources OF the community.
Every experience Of the kind gives new
emphasis to the need Of disconnectlng the
Treasury machinery from the banking
operations of the country by a new sys-
tenn OF both government deposits and
bank circulation which would put busf-
ness requirements IN control instead Of
keeping them in subsection TO one mans
discretion.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
Nohohr,n Get Hnrt

From The Columbia State.
No one can complain that the people
are not interested in great national
even International questions. In the
campaign in the Eighth Congressional dis
trict Of Virginia, the principal issue is
whether this country should sell the
Philippine Islands Il is 10 be hoped
that this question, 50 vital to the inter-
ests Of that district. will not be permit
ted 10 split the party. or embFoil the
country in war.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
The Only Onef

Whether or not Alain Ile Roy Locke.
the Harvard senior. vino a few days ago
won one Of the Rhodes scholarships at
oxford will be the only negro who has
ever matriculated at Englsnds aristo-
cratic old university seems 20 be In some
doubt. Certainly he is the only American
negro who has ever successfully aspired
10 enrolment at Oxford where the
cream OF the British aristocracy for cen
turtles has been educated. He won the
honor that entities him to study at OK
ford al a competitive examination held
al Boston. and was one OF seven aspir-
ants who passed. Locke is twenty-one
years Of age. and the son Of a negro
lawyer OF Philadelphia. who is now dead
His mother Is a teacher In the public
schools OF Mount Vernon. y. j. He is
small and frail Of stature, and ranks
high in his class at Harvard His hair
is short and kinky.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
LENTEN THOUGHTS.

Athwart my neTeT-ending stream
OF ballads, rondels, songs. and sonnets
There darts the nightmare Of a dFtam-
Viz Bonnets
Not that I hate then. as such noe
mans more glad taan / TO SPY en-
The nightmares just when you have got
fo buy en-.
And howe CT vail you've CARRIED yoJu wife,
Have batted. sh0d and eked pelissed her,
She'll netd new headWoar in her life
a. Easter.
a Hifc-if that were all M fate
I'm struggling In far deeper waters;
] have 10 boot land hat SOME eight
Tail daughters
Which trtsis nine, and that is Why
work when | should be home sleeping.
And why my hazel dexter eye
Keeps weeping
Aud 50 it happens that each Lent
lHa, printer -sst this doable-ieaded
! wish 70 goodness females went
Barebeaded.
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
nIr. RooseveIt,. NeRntive.

, I'M NC UlIo stats aolFilaI-
The Baltimore Sun says 'Roosevelt's
third-term No sounds fainter and fainter
each time" Well, that is natural-it is
the faintness of WEAKNESS. He has got
out of breath saying 1t. There is no
clamor for Mr.. Roosevelt to say no. He
has said II, and no doubt sincerely. and
he has gone a good deal farther than that,
and has said in effect. if the people
nominated Judge Taft, it would suit him
exactly.