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The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
WEDNESDAY. JUNE >. 1907.
Mr.. Brran,s Leadership.

In a spirit Of sadness and regretfulness
Col. Watterson reproaches Mr.. Bryan for
his persistent C0ntumacy in his task OF
Democratic leadership. The veteran editor
is convinced that in Mr.. Bryan's hands
the Democratic party is doomed to ex-
tinction; that the Nebraskan cannot
unite its warning elements. and that the
whole Democratic cause is hopeless un-
less Mr.. Bryan stands aside for some
other Democrat who has better qualifca-
tions for leadership. Yet Mr. Watterson
would not regret seeing Mr.. Bryan in the
White House. Few things, he says,
would please him better. after ROOse-
welt, even a more radical President than
Mr.. Bryan would make an agreeable and
salutsry change But Mr.. Watterson
never expects to see Mr.. Bryan in the
White House. He doesn't believe Mr.
Bryan has any chance Of getting there.
So he asks him TO step aside, pledge his
support 10 the editors unknown, and
then have the pleasure Of hearing the
name Of a man Mr.. Watterson thinks
the Democratic party can elect
Well we don't see why Mr. Bryan
should DO anything Of the sort. nor do
We understand why Col Watterson
should so take ii TO heart that Mr.. Bryan
is unwilling 10 foregO his position Of lead
ership simply to find out the name Of the
man with a mustache. Mr.. Watterson
virtually says to Mr.. Bryan. "Abdicate.
and will let you know something 10 the
advantage Of the Democratic party"
and Mr Bryan's reply is that if the in
formation is Of such importance and
value to the party. why isn't It forth
coming az once, without more ado? Az
the bottom OF the whole business is. of
course. the idea that Mr.. Bryan must be
got rid Of as an incubus 20 his party.
There IS a curious notion abroad. which
persists. I'm spite Of the overwhelming de-
feat Of Judge Parker in 1904. that some
how or other a Democratic candidate not
OF the Bryan type would prove success
ful against a candidate Of the Roosevelt
type Of RepUbicanism. Those who stick
10 this notion are strangely out OF touch
With the times. They ignore the rapid
advance Of political opinion throughout
the country and the obvious strength
which Mr. Bryan has gained by keeping
abreast Of or ahead Of the swiftly moving
tide OF all the Democratic leaders Mr..
Bryan is the only one Of whom this may
be truthfully said And he has done for
his party just what the President has
done for his: he has kept Its face turned
toward the future; he has made IL live IN
the present instead Of the past. and If it
has any vitality at all. that vitality must
be attributed in large measure 10 Bryan
leadership and following. There are Re
publicans Just as anxious 10 get rid Of the
Roosevelt incubus as some Democrats are
10 dethrOne Bryan. The rout Of the
former is as nearly certain rs anything
Of the kind can be, and at present the
indications are that defeat IS also in store
for the latter.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
johnson Is Mn.tncheIcrr.

II. as is asserted by Judge Humphreys.
of Louisville. now in Washington. Henry
Watters0n had Gov. John a. johnson in
mind when he spoke Of a NJ person for
the Democratic nomination. who does not
live east Of the Aueghenies or south of
the Potomac and the Ohio the veteran
editor has erred I'm attributing the pos
session of a mustaChe 10 the Minnesota
executive. Gov Johnsous face is free
from hirsUte 8dornment Of any kind. Its
outlines are strong and rugged, and. so
far as men who have known him for
years can recall 70 has never been COW
cred with "a beard OF any kind Either
Judge Humphreys is mistaken as % the
identity Of Marse Henrys dark horse.
therefore. or else the star-eyed himself
is not familiar with the appearance of
the young Democrat who has so success
fully smashed political precedents in Min
nes0ta hy winning a seat which has been
occupied by Republicans heretofore How
ever. mustache or no mustache. It is no.
ticeable that many complimentary things
are being said about GOV. Johnson these
DAYS. and that more than one weH-in-
formed observer has expressed the opiu-
ion that if his friends will hestir them
selves. they Will not find II difficult 70 dis
sipate the impression that Mr BRYAN will
have a walSovey i'm the matter of the
Democratic nomination next year.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Where the Work Was Done.

When Melville W. Miller was Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Department. un-
der Ethan Allen Hitchcock, he was fond
Of showing friends who called on him
through the various offices. and explain
ing the precise manner tn which the en-
ployes in each served the government
Usually the clerks We're on the lookout
for the Assistant Secretary, so that when
ever he appeared IN a doorway It was
a safe wager that the men and women I'm
the room 90 which II led were buslly en-
gagged AZ their respective tasks. This was
not always the case. however. On one
occasion. Mr. Miller Unexpectedly enter
cd the office Of the board OF pension ap-
reals with a visitor I'm tow. This" said
the Assistant Secretary. 'is where our
work Is done This statement was ac-
compauied 10y q graceful wave OF the
hand and 'he first word was markedly
accented. The visitor laughed, and when
Mr.. Miller looked around he understood
why. Three Of the men clerks were
sound asleep. All Of the others formed
q group, the center Of attraction In
which was the teller of a near-funnv
story. One Of the women clerks was az
her typewriter. but the others were rest
ing, too. The appearance Of the Assist
ant Secretary was the signal for the re-
sumption of work, Of course, but Mr..
Miller did not stop TO commend the
clerks for their alacrity in returning 20
their desks He turned quickly 70 avoid
displaying a deep blush. and guided his
guest 10 other and. possibly, buster
places 10 the department.
Secretary Garfield is developing a pen
chant for looking into the various Of
fees under his charge without warning,
also A day or two ago be visited one Of
them az Az, a quarter of an hour be-
fore closing time and found only three
clerks out OF total of twenty or more
still az their desks All ~ them have
worked up 10 the very last minute since
that occasion
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Caesars trod. Also there was discovered
in some Grecian ruins fragments of writ
ten copybook exercises, and, hard by,
some crystal marbles
Boys have been boys ever. it would
seem. II is good TO think OF those who
lived in the Olden times-which seem ro-
mantle 10 US only because they are so
old-playing marbles under the shadow
Of the Acropolis; or Of q fair-haired little
girl grooming a song 20 her doll-baby on
the banks Of the Tiber. What TO these
was the glory that was Greece and the
grandeur that was Romeg"
Empires may wax and wane; cities
long buried give up their dead 10 inspire
us Of later age. but the child-heart is
young always. and its Joys make all the
nations kin.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
MORE RUTHLESS LANGUAGE.
The Presidents Reckless Smashing
of Some ProtectiOnist Idols,

From the New York Evening Post
Is there nothing sacred with President
Roosevelt? In his speech at Lansing, he
laid a rude hand upon the very ark of
the protective systematic need of pro-
tecting American workingmen against
pauper labor" abroad Said the irrev-
erent man, Il have very little fear Of
the competition Of pauper labor He
Will next be speaking evil OF infant in
dustries Little does he know Of the anx-
ieties and tolls Of those far-Seeing pro-
tectionists who first worked their aTduous
way to the discovery that foreign paupers
could be used to enact a tariff that would
make American millionaires. Such un-
feeling remarks as the President must
wiring many a protected pocket. And
the reckless man went on to say that
protection does us no good at all when
we contend for the markets Of the
world" And this in an address on edu-
cation, Surely, il is high time for the
Protective Tariff League to get out an
other label like the one 1t pasted on Sec
retary Taft's back, and affix it 20 Roose-
yelt 50 that all may read: This man
is not a good enough proteCtionist TO be
in the White House
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
MEN AND THINGS.
One of Cannon's Best Friends.


William Brown Mckinley. the Illinois
Congressman whom Chicago dispatches
quote as saying that Mr.. Cannon has done
more than any one else to advance
through the House Presidential measures
which were held UP in the Senate, and
that Mr.. Roosevelt is not opposed to Mr.
Cannon's candidacy for the Republican
nomination. is one of Uncle Joe's" best
friends His official residence is at Cham
paign. Ill, but he spends much Of his
time IN New York, Chicago, and other
financial centers. and in travelling for
pleasure He is quite wealthy. A few
other members Of Congress have larger
fortunes than his, but none Of them
spends money more lavishly on his
friends. Much Of Mr. McKinleys hospi-
tality takes the form OF stag" dinners,
very considerable number OF which
were given during the last session Of Con-
gress. One Of these, at which several
dozen guests were present was in honor
Of the chairman, vice chairman, and sec
retary Of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, of which Mr. Nc
hinley is treasurer. Modesty IS one Of
Mr.. btcKinley's conspicuous NSaits, and
on this occasion II manifested itself
through his rellnquishing TO Uncle Joe"
the honor Of presiding and proposing the
toasts. When the last session adjourned
Mr.. Mckinley took n party OF friends,
most Of them legislators, among whom
Mr.. Cannon was the most prominent fig
ure. on months trip 10 the West Indies
and Panama, paying all Of the consider
able expenses Of the journey himself
Former Representative Littauer, Of New
York whose cautious Endorsement Of
Uncle Joe's' boom was quoted in the
same dispatch which told Of Mr. McKin-
iey's laudaton. was a member OF the
party. The movement to nominate Mr..
Cannon will have no more ardent sup
porter than his colleague from the Nine
fnnnfh IIlinnIs dietrint
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education, with the result that tolerance
and conservatism are growing in the
larger colleges.
BIr. Walter Page. editor Of the maya
zine. has likewise Just completed a trip
through the South, and he confirms the
views Of Prof. Minis. He finds that the
men at the head of affairs have been
changed from pessimists to optlmists. and
that the leading educators and the lead
ing business and professional men have
become co-operators in a sectional trans
formation.
All this is good news. II is good on the
moral side. and equally as important on
the side of utilitarianism. II means a
steady growth Of high ideals. a passing
away Of sectional feeling, a death to pro-
vinciaism.
Beyond all. it means that the South IS
determined to take the place in the on
ward march TO which, by inheritance.
by tradition. and by the boundless gifts
Of nature il always has been entitled.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
FULL OF MARyELs.

Spring is a marvellous time.
As you have seen.
The trees that have been dead
Now come to life o'erheadi
The black is green.
Spring Is a marvellous tinle,
AS we'll we know.
Though all was sad and sere.
Now JOY greets eve and ear
Where'er We go.
Spring is a marvellous time;
a time to smile.
The skies no longer pout,
Fen the shy sun comes out
once In awhile,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Use of the Automobile.

From the Hartford Times.
The Thigh water mark" Of new auto
mobile registrations IN a single month
was reached in New York in May. the
total Of the new licenses issued at Albany
being 21C0. or at the rate OF 800 per week
OF this number l12 were imported cars.
There are now more than 10000 automo-
biles in the State Of New York. as COM
pared with 3200Q (estimated) in the whole
of France, the country in which the tour
ing car type Of automobile was first de-
veloped.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Jones Lives Here.

James II. Jones, the colored man whose
name is figuring In stories from Rich
m0nd relating TO the attempts Of promi-
nent eX-Confederates to secure possession
Of the great seal Of the Confederacv.
lives in Washington and is employed IN
the stationery room Of the United States
Senate 1t Is safe to say that no en-
ploye about the Capitol is better known
10 legislators than he, or is more pOpu-
lar Jones has worked i'm the stationery
room for many years, and his faithfulness
and uniform courtesy have won for him
the respect and esteem Of members Of
both Houses, as well as of those persons
In private life who have been brought in
contact with him. He is frequently point
ed out by the Capitol guides as Jeffpr-
son Davis bOdyguaTd Notwithstanding
this, he is modest and unassunling. Those
who know him well are not surprised by
the announcement that he declines to di-
vulge. for a monetary consideration. the
whereabouts n the great seal intrusted
TO him by Mr. Davis. and the care of
which he accepted as a sacred trust
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
His Polite suggestion

do you know Miss Almont2'
"Yes. She is one Of my dearest enc
mics. After / had bought theater tickets
and punches Of roses and good meals for
her almost every day for a year she be
came angry because | hinted tina, here
eyebrows would look better II she left
them unpenciled, and has never spoken
10 me since"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
NIason a News Source.

Former Senator Billy" Mason. of IL
linois, who will attempt to succeed Sem
ator Albert J. Hopkins, who took Mason s
seat in 1893, will be welcomed by the
newspaper correspondents if he defeats
MS opponent and comes back 20 Washing
ton. The obligations of such things as
executive sessions Of the Senate sat light
ly on Mr.. Mason while he was a member
Of that body and he frankly let 1t be
known that he saw nothing wrong in Civ
ing Information regarding the secret meet
ings, since they We're bound 10 get out
anyway. Furthermore, he was approach
able and always jovial One time cor
respondent asked him for statement
concerning some intricate financial meas
ure, then under consideration. Go to,
my boy; go to- said Mason II desire
you to understand that | yield to no man
in the matter Of ignorance concerning the
meaning Of that billr'
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
The Einnl Test.

If YOU think YOU have friends,
Yet sometimes are I'm doubt,
You may quickly make sure,
You may hunt them all out.
Get a check to be cashed-
No matter how small
Put It up 10 your friends;
You Will then know them all
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should Have Concealed the Fact.

And now" asked the big. strong young
man who had just been engaged TO appear
in the latest musical comedy, would you
like 70 have me try my voice.
Heavens" exclaimed the manager
why didn't you tell me you had voice
before you got me TO waste all this time
on you2 We don't want you if you can
sing
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Must Have His sleep.

Prom the Birmingham News
Roller skates are ordered by the author
tiles off the resident streets in Philadel-
phia at $50 p. m. The PhlladeI-
phian will have his sleep if he has TO
depend on the police to keep him from
being robbed Of IT,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
CrnhIInr Ont Of Date.

From the New York Mail
When the President told the Michigan
farmers that their best crop was chill
dren he forgot that machinery inventions
long since did away with the connection
between the cradle and the wheat har-
vest
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Something for Nothing.

This easy money game, by gum,
Plays havoc now and then.
knew man who once got some,
And never worked again.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
A Thnnl,Iess lob.

I'm glad muh old father is not alive
to see me disgrace muh profession"
But vaudeville is no disgrace, muh
boy"
Lester, you evidently have not heard
| have TO do the opening turn"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
THE OPTIMIST.

Is Il not curious that never a mood
has man that somewhere. at some time,
poet has expressed something of II in
words? The Optimist wrote the other day
about the chill and dreary weather and
how to keep the chill out Of ones soul
and lo here comes a perfect day that
makes any healthy optimist want to sing
for the sheer joy Of It. And II you want
the song that fits, you shall find It written
by Justin Stern in a little paper-bound
booklet called THE Song Of the Boy
This is one verse:
Oh the joy of the senses that throb and thrill!
Each one perfect bnt best the delight
Of the glorious gift of sight
To rcye at vil thro the wonderful world that lies
Ever in reach q The restless eyes
That never can drink their fll
To feel The beauty that crowds 50 thick II be1iider
the brain,
Beauty Il sky and wood and sea-
OF flooding sunshine and flooding rain.
The marvel Of Life that cTawls IN the wonn
That CLEANS m the Jewel and blooms IN the tree;
But best the beauty of this fair sheath
Of rose flushed. supple flesh,
That holds the sg1l In mesh
The master beauty. unmatched since time began.
L0, The world is drenChod in loveliness around,
above, beneath.
And endless j0y is the gift of sight 10 man.
Oh! Life Is sweet!
There is the sort OF song for an Opti-
mist az he swells his chest and takes
in deep draughts Of the heaven-scented
air-the elixir OF spring-that sets the
pulses tlngling with the very glory Of
life: that makes the heart vibrate with
new hope. the soul feel clean. and fresh.
and beautiful, ready and strong enough
10 leap 20 any height
Just for the simple JOY Of living it is
good 90 be alive these DAYS. 20 feel the
kiss OF the long-absent sun on one S
brow; the tender caress Of the soft breeze
from the Southland, You take off your
hat. and 10, like the touch Of the gentle
hand Of woman well beloved the bios
sOm-laden breeze ripples through your
hair the SAVIOR Of Il Is like perfume 20
the nostrils; the nectar and ambrOsia Of
the gods was not more delightful 20 the
palate than the taste Of these golden
hours
The artistic side Of ones nature calls
in these days for one 20 lie at full length
under the arching trees and dream
strange dreams Of the things that are yet
20 be There come no thought Of retro
spection now. Past sins, past mistakes
bitterly regretted, and, We pray God, not
"a be renewed, are forgot and one can
look ahead through the flooding sunshine
clearly 20 the goal. Around about US now
the world is busy doing its work. Nature
clothes the magic hills with verdure, with
great joy the naples feel the vigorous
sap running through the veins. the birds
sing cheerily az their tasks Of nest-build-
ing
Shall not We. also. take up our burdens
with light hearts and souls attuue? Let US
set our faces forward and march with
bhthe step. and as
brsrfiv again We wander On.
suddenly all The gloom Is gone.
Under and over through the wo.d
Life is as'ir sud nfe is good.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Received the Speech Early.

Washington subscribers to the magazine
edited by President Roosevelts friend. Al
bert Shaw. through which medium the
Presidents Indianapolis speech leaked"
to Wall Street, had the privilege Of read
ing the address some eight or ten hours
before il was delivered. Copies of the
publication reached here through the
mails on the morning of Memorial Day
and were distributed by the carriers when
they made the first Of their two holiday
trips.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Would Sacrifice "Pete. /,

From the Houston Pest.
If there are any White House doubts
about the intrepldity Of the Washington
County black bass. let Pete" be sent
down and tossed into the lake Of the
Brennan Rod and Gun Club.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
DodeIng the Wenther.

Where shall you spend the summer
What do you think of Florida
It's ali right. | guess. We hope 70
play safe by going TO the extreme south
Of France"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
- 80 l told them of IL -
No TrnuhlP-Innfer.

Wyndon Waters-Have you read Roose-
velt's indianapolis speech?
Stocks3n Bonds-No; I never deliber-
ately do anything TO make myself un.
happy.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Milking nm AuspIctous start

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Boston will tremble when II hears that
the headquarters Of the bean trust will
be in Cleveland. It was in the latter city
that Standard oil passed its early years.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

The Charlotte Observer is ever ready
with any number Of log cabins in which
Andrew Jackson was born. but leaves
Uncle Joe Cannon 20 hustle for him
self Why this discrimination?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
The Girl Who Know.

Il must not permit myself 10 grow too
fond Of YOU. she said
why not, dearest?'
81 want YOU 10 keep on being foolish
about me-"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers Who leave ths city tempo
rarily should ssve The Washington Herald
maued 20 them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You cannot keep
fully informed about affairs in Washington
unless your paper follows you.
Before leaving mail OF telephone your
address 70 this Office.
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In TO the Conrts.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Attorney Generay Bonaparte is tired of
trying 10 decide what is whisky. and will
leave the question to the courts, which
are composed Of judges,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Russia has decided 70 dismantle Vlad-
ivostok," says the Columbia State Re
spectfullv referred TO Mr.. Anthony Com
stock. with power 70 act.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

A Chinese newspaper has just celebrated
its FIVE hundredth anniversary. And still
we have no doubt that there have been
scores Of people all along who could run
the thing better than the editor.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

The CocCinnela septempunctatus Is TO be
turned loose upon the Kansas green bug
The idea, Of course, is to frghten the
greenies to death
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Only STAYED siH Months.

America has two seasons" wrote the
traveller from Timbuctoo. the rainy and
the dry. We did not have time TO wait
for the latter 20 come around
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Give the weather man another trial"
advises a contemporary. All right; but
il he fails again to make good. we shall
firmly advocate lynching
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

A historian asserts that the women
ruled ancient Japan. Evidently ancient
Japan was not so very different from
modern America
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

The little CZareWitZ of Russia has
dOnned his first trousers. He is not near
ly so uneasy in them however. as he will
be when he first dons his crown
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

The principal cause Of the revolutionary
riots in China is the activity Of the So
ciety Of White Fans. They evidently
look upon the Emperor as a sort of
glOrified umpire
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Two Popular Leaders.

From the Baltimore News
The Presidents trip through the Middle
West is a popular ovation. He has the
masses Of his party with him, and so has
AIR. Bryan
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

May Irwin, Lulu Glaser, Ellen Terry,
Is this an auspicious season for the we'd
ding Of actresses asks a Denver con-
temporary Read your answer in the
stars
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

leg on the field Of Cerro Gordo is dead
But the cork leg goes marching on.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

However. the June brides doubtless will
be up to the usual standard Of sweetness.
whether the weather IS or not
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Gen. Kuroki said I'm Chicago that he
regretted that his lack Of knowledge of
the English language estopped him from
telling the people Just what he thought
Of their city. The general is by no means
the first visitor 20 feel that way about il.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

We fear the gentle doctor is to find that
il is a Long time between apologies at the
White House
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05
Maud and NIsbeIie.

And he said you had ears ike shellsT
He did"
CLAN or conch?"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Yoliva proposes 10 sell Zion City. The
inhabitants thereof have been sold so
often they ought TO be used 10 it by this
time.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

A Salt Lake citizen complains In the
Deseret News that the street cars stop
only on the near side OF the street
That, however, is better than near-street
cars that stop on both sides Of the street