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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1907
Bryan and the South.

The Brooklyn Eagle, which has been
sounding Democratic sentiment in the
South toward Mr.. Bryan's Presidential
aspirations, reaches the conclusion that
the Nebraskan has lost very little of his
Southern prestige as q party leader.
With this Judgment the New York Trib-
une Is disposed TO agree, for these rea-
sons:
Through the answers given 70 the Eagles in
quires runs an uuspokeu confession that the
policies Of President Roosevelt are more popular
than ever and that the South would be thor1u1h.y
satisfied 70 see them continued through another adj
ministraton- Most Of the Southern States would not
vote for Mr.. Roosevelt or for any other Republican
candidate pledged 10 continue his wors But they do
not want % have that work interrupted and are viii
ing 70 support Bryan for the double reason that
they do not expect 10 see MIN elected and that his
nomination would compel the Republican party 20
put in the field progressive rather than a re-
dictionary candidate
Though somewhat paradoxical, this Ci-
agnosis faithfully reflects the sentiment
Of considerable portion of the Southern
press. Practically everything Mt. Bryan
stands for. outside OF government own
ership and the initiative and referendum.
is cordially accepted throughout the
South, and the political radicaIism with
which he is COnspicu0usly Identified hnds
expression in the legislation Of the South
ern States. There is no inherent reason
why Mr.. Bryan should be persona non
grata to the South, and as a matter OF
fact he is not, so far as the masses OF
the voters are concerned. A formidable
list Of Southern newspapers has been
made up whose editors do not ike some
things Mr.. Bryan has said. and who do
not believe that Mr. Bryan can be elect
ed, or, for that matter any other Demo-
crati but none of these editors has aught
to say derOgatory 10 Mt. Bryan's per
sonal qualifications or to the main tenets
Of his political creed Nor has any one
OF them convinced himself or his readers
that there IS another Democrat of emf
hence, North or South. who could com
mand the following that Bryan has the
country over.
For evident reasons, the important con-
slderation in the election of a Democratic
candidate for the Presidency IS his
strength among the voters Of the North
and West II would be a much more
valuable enterprise than polling the
South If some OF our enterprising con
temporaries would seek 10 ascertain the
extent OF Bryan sentiment outside the
States whose electoral votes are assured
IN advance 20 Bryan or any other can
didate the Democratic party may nom
mate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25

From the New York Evening Post
The hanging judge" and his tribe are
as extinct as the dodo. The jurists who
were famous for their display Of wit in
the sentencing Of criminals have left no
successors. The stock of jokes like
Lord BacoE's on the need for a prelim-
mary hanging to make Hogg into Bacon,
is not growing. At the same time, the
disappearance Of savagery from the
bench has not left a breed OF spineless,
negative magistrates. The men whom
the average American would name to-
day as typical Of the criminal judges of
the new school are men Of just as robust
and positive qualities as Jeffreys him
self Yet the turning Of their vigOr to-
ward the amelioration Of the criminal
lot, instead of his persecution, is Of it
self an achievement, and one of the
noteworthy signs of the awakening to
the fact that it is not revenge, but re-
form, which our modern courts should
and generally do seek.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
AdmiFaIs All.

1t Is a curious fact, made patent by
the Boston Transcript, that almost half
the navy officers who are rear admirals
are New Eng,anders. At the head OF the
list. Of course, comes Admiral Dewey, a
Vermonter. Then come twenty-five rear
adm.rals. Until a few days ago nine of
these were New England men, every
State in that corner of the Union being
represented Admiral Charles II. Davis.
who commanded the second squadron Of
the Atlantic fleet, a br0ther-ln-law Of
Senator Lodge and a Massachusetts man,
has just retired Three other Massa-
chusetts rear admirals on the active list
are Henry ". Lyon, commanding the
navy yard at Mare Island. Samuel W
Very commanding the navy yard at
Honolulu. and Seth NJ. Ackley. who went
on the waiting list on October 1 Of last
year Names rear admiral in this list Of
twenty-five IS Albert : Snow. c0mman-
dant OF the Boston navy yard New Hamp-
shlres representative is Asa Walker.
superintendent Of the naval observa-
tory IN Boston, and also president Of the
naval retiring board. Rhode Islands rep
Tesentative on the list Is W. T. Swim
burne. commanding the second squadron
of the Pacific feet Connecticut is repre-
scented by two rear admirals IN Caspar
r. Goodrich. who was made commandant
of the New York Navy Yard last June
ana Charles ;. SpeTTy. now I'm Europe
serving as a delegate 20 The Hague
Peace Conference. The Presidents
brother-in-law. Capt. William S Cowles.
native Of Connecticut is a rear adj
miral by virtue of his position as chief
of the bureau Of equipment, but before
long will reach the rank Of rear admiral
Of the line
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been left undisturbed by the sRrned
judge. so that we may expect to ar a
vigorous protest from those residents Of
the Commonwealth whose actions are
still untrammeled by judicial order.
1t is noteworthy that Judge Lochren
did not enjoin the 2-cent fare law, though
he did not hesitate to denounce il as
conhscatory also. That law had been ac-
cepted by the railroads pending a judicial
determination of its validity, and Judge
Lochren refused 20 issue a temporary in
junction. preferring to await a final hear
ing Of the case on its merits. A similar
disposition OF the application for an in
junction in the commodity rate case
would have been eminently satisfactory
10 the people OF Minnesota
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
PR0v0CATION IN THE CRUISE.
Some Reasons for Disappearing the
Naval Vancouver Proposed.

Prom the Independent.
II is great pity that it should seem
necessary % the government % send the
main part Of the fleet 70 the Pacific. There
is only one possible reason for II. namely,
the japanese furry. Il has come to the
eyes Of the Navy Department that Cal
ifornia Is making trouble with Japan, and
that reckless talk Of war may lead TO war,
and that there is quite az much danger
Of war with our old friend Japan as with
any other power In the world Ergo, let
the fleet 90 where II may possibly be
wanted That is the sole explanation,
whatever Authorities may say. It IS not
triotic display 70 our citizens in the Pa
.cidc States IT is only for the purpose
for which navies are created. 10 be ready
for war. There IS a great deal Of nom
sense talked about IT, and the last absurd
story is that President Roosevelt has some
occult personal and political purpose in
view. and has made an agreement with
Emperor William To protect our coast
with his German fleet while ours is watch
ing the Japanese But We do not approve
this transfer Of the feet. We believe Il
provocative Of distrust. We would have
the navy as little IN the public eve as
possible just as the army keeps quiet. be-
cause war and its agencies are dis
creditable when not odi0us. Nor is there
tho least danger 70 human vision, Of war
with Japan We don't want il; Japan
doesn't want II. We can't afford Il. ia
pan certainly cannot.
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bryan and the south.

From the Nashville Tennosseau.
To tell the truth, the effort TO turn the
South from Bryan has about spent itself
and in Tennessee it is virtually at an end
All the leaders of Importance have come
out for Bryan, and the loyalty Of the
rank and file was never questioned. Even
the mention Of an ex-Tennessean held in
such weII-deserved respect and affection
as Joseph ". Folk. could not avail 10
shake the conviction in this State that
William Jennings Bryan is the best hope
of success next year for the Democratic
party. Tennessee is for Bryan, and so,
we prophesy viii be the whole South.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
Fnir Paw for the soldier.

From the Boston Heralt
The rank and file of the army have
grievances which should be removed, and
they have a pride in their calling which
makes them quit the task if they are
converted into ordinary laborers, or find
that, in a day of advancing remunera-
ton TO public servants, they are being
left far behind. If We must have a
regular army, and most citizens believe
We must have one for police purposes
and to serve as a nucleus around which
the volunteer force may be massed in
lime of war, we must make up our
minds TO pay the bills.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
PARKERS OF THE PAST.
Our Government Still Lives in Spite
of Political PessimIsts.

Prom the Hartford Courant
We'd be more alarmed perhaps IL we
did not recall other occasions on which
distinguished middle-aged gentlemen got
an imperiled Constitution on their nerves,
and gave way to tine same kind Of panic
and used the same kind Of language
The late Senator Hoar had d warm per-
sonal affection for President Mckinley;
who had not that knew him? Yet in one
Of his speeches about the Philippines the
Massachusetts Senator said On substance
that future historians would date the de-
cline and fan Of the American republic
from the administration OF William Nc
Kinley We took the liberty of reminding
him that Senators Of an earlier genera
ton We're Just as positive that the Con-
stituti0n was being subyerted and that
the republic was headed straight for de-
structiQH when Andrew Jackson removed
the deposits, piled the veto pen. and
talked back 10 the Senate.
Here we are in 1901 The Constitution
is still with us; the Executive power has
not swallowed up all the rest; Con
gress and the Supreme Court are doing
business at the Old stands; the country
sleeps well and eats well We think Judge
Parker may safely cheer up; honestly, We
think so. The President sometimes says
things which lend themselves to miscon-
structi0n. and we wish he wouldn't His
heart is in the right place. his purposes
are good and patriotic That he is any
more capable than Judge Parker himself
would be- of consciously. deliberately viO-
I lating his oath. we don't believe for one
minute II he should mistake his road
In any instance the judicial power OF the
/ United States is there 10 set matters
right And Mr. Justice Brewer told us
ali last June that-the case arising-it
VIII perform its duty as faithfully and
fearlessly in these days as II did in John
Marshdlls days.
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Redshirt the Indian.

The report that Redshirt, the famous
fighting chief Of the Sioux Indians, had
tried 20 commit suicide because his
women folk declined TO chop wood FOR
him. recalls 90 the Dundee Advertiser
the time when he visited England fl
Buffalo Bits company. some twenty
years ago. At that time Redshirt had
the honor Of being presented 10 Queen
Victoria. and she Commanded" d special
performance Of the show. Few who had
the privilege Of Witnessing this unique
performance Of Buffalo Bills show are
likely 20 forget H. The scene OF the
attack Of the Deadwood coach was real
istic in the extreme, and never before
had the old coach carried such a load
of passengers. for on this occasion there
We're the present King Of England then
Prince of Wales; the Emperor of Ger
many and the late Kings Of Denmark
and Sweden. The outside passengers
were the present Prince Of Wales and
the late Duke Of Clarence. with the
old scout Nelson. The attack OF the
Indians. all pretense as il was, seemed
unusually fierce. and II was with sigh
of relief that there had been no un-
toward accidents that the spectators saw
Mr. Cody hand his distinguished passen-
gers down from the coach.
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Race Problem in Our cities.

From the St Louis Republic.
Some who conclude that there is a
race question" distributed all over the
South will be interested to learn from
educational reports Of Tennessee this year
that all the children of school age in
Pickett County in that State are white
Fentress County, Tenn, reports only nine
negro residents Of any age. Like condi-
lions are even more striking in eastern
counties Of the State While there is no
need Of manufacturing a race question
In any part Of the South, there is In fact
more material 10 the square mile for
manufacturing one in Washington, Phil
adelphia. New York, and even in Boston
than there is in Southern areas more ex-
tensive than the New England States.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
PINK whiskers and Clothes

That Mrs. Ida Van Claussen is en-
phaticaly determined 20 show her be-
dazzling gown to his most gracious
majesty King Oscar Of Sweden. no mat
ter what that gentleman may think or
how long she may have To wait, IS APP
parent To the most casual observer. Hav-
ing failed 10 secure the Intervention Of the
President of the United States. the lady
finally decided 10 make assurance doubly
sure. so far as her next and most spec
tacular effort at presentation IS con-
cerned, and to this end has secured the
services Of that eminent and radiantly
bewhiskered American statesman, Col.
James Hamilton Lewis OF Chicago, HI,
and elsewhere. as envoy extraordinary 10
plead her cause before the head OF the
iuustrious house of Bernadotte.
To be sure. the preliminary bout APP
pears TO have been won by the King. He
stiH possesses a marble heart, so far as
the introduction OF Mrs. Van Claussen is
concerned His soul yearns not for a
glimpse Of that gown. He is content to
let things drift along as they have drifted
of late Be that as IL may, however, the
aurora boTealis of the uutamed West is
Undismayed. and pants eagerly for the
second round. His not 70 reason why;
his but to do or die-and die he viii.
or do In his particularly bright lexicon,
there is no such word as fail" King
Oscar should yield gracefully while he
may. as il Is a foregone conclusion that
yield in the end he must Mrs Van
Ciaussen. gorgeously begowHed and fair
10 look upon. shall be introduced 10 the
Swedish royal presence-Col. Jim Ham
Lewis most sacred word upon H.
The mystery Of il all is, why should
his majesty further hesitate and seek TO
postpone the inevitable? Why. indeed,
should he wish TO evade this gentle and
insistent Nemesis and her faithful
Achates? We should think a sight of the
lady In the case. dazzling as she surely
would be, baCkgrounded by the sCiuuuat-
ing rays from the sunburst ever and
always attached 70 her brave knights
face, would be worth going miles 70
see-even though il stretch kingly legs
10 go them. We are sure his majesty
never saw anything ike ID in all OF his
royal career; we are still more sure its
likes shah not pass his way again. Why
not embrace this opportunity TO view a
picture undreamed of in all the BeTna-
dotte philosophy and cast the kingly eye
upon "a combination Of whiskers and
clothes nowhere to be equaIed- in all this
earth to-day?
1t IS an opportunity few men would let
/ pass \ cat may look at king, but all
the Kings horses and all the Kings men
could not get this combination together
again. Il his majesty is wise-and he
/ looks as if DE might be-he will not
thrust this beautiful and rever-to-be-for-
gotten sight from beneath his royal eye.
IF Secretary Bonaparte had been the
/ great Napoleon. there would have been no
retreat from Moscow on the contrary.
Moscowans would have been promptly
/ seized and thrown in jail; the more OBJ
noxious, of course, being put TO death
Fortunately. perhaps. the Secretary was
saved for more modern wars, and Frances
| loss becomes our gain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25

From the New York Evening Post
OF course, the Iawlessness of Standard
oil has been generally suspected: the sig
nihcant facts have been widely published.
notably in Miss Ida TarbeITs History of
the Standard Oil Company. and many of
them have been substantiated by strong
evidence. The testimony now being taken
IS, therefore. less revelation than a
confirmation. Mr.. Rockefeller. we are
told. has given away over SlOO,OOO.O0O of his
gains; but the vast size and the great
usefulness Of these gifts do not alter the
fact that the gains have been iIlgotten.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
American Pearls.

In the Verdlgris River, Indian Terri
tory, James H. Davis. a negro. found a
beautiful rOse-pink pearl in a mussel
shell. The pearl is valued at 500. This
calls attention to the fact that there has
been considerable mUssel hunting In the
Indian Territory for some time now. A
number of pearls have been found, many
of them worth from $50 20 800 But this
is not all the industry The bottom OF
the Verdigris River is covered with mus
sells, and the shells Of these bring a good
price from the makers Of buttons. An
expert who has been working there for
some time says that two men working
together can average SIS a day gathering
these shells. and in addition to this large
daily wage there is always the chance Of
finding a small fortune in one of the
shells
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demand Has Fallen OF.

From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat
Within a few years copper has vibrated
between II and "A cents pound and is
now midway. 1t would take a powerful
telescope to discover that d war on
business has anything to do with the
fluctuations. 1t is more likely that specu-
Iative values have struck a snag in the
region Of supply and demand.
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Moral obligations in philippines.

Prom the Omaha Bee.
The moral obligation of the United
States to continue its guardianship OF
until they shall have reached their men
tai majority is heavy enough to prevent
any bargain sale Of the islands. The
guardianship may prove expensive and
trying, but it cannot, in common justice
nor in national decency, be abandoned
until something better is substituted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25

From the Charleston News and Courier
Fairbanks didn't order the cocktails.
Neither did Mrs. Fairbanks. Loeb says
that the President did not order the
cocktails. and Bishop Berry declares that
he didn't say that the President did.
Next thing, the Houston Post Will be
saying that we ordered the cocktails.
but it viii be a base fabrication. There
fore, We enter a general and specific
cocktail denial along with the rest OF
the country. We can prove an alibi.
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Nur Prophets of Evil.

From the Chicago Inter-0eean.
An army man. has made the dis
covery that this nation would be prac-
tically helpless in case of war This is
alarming enough. but not half so dis
turbing as II is TO be informed so often
by our upIifters that We are worse than
helpless in times Of peace.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
On Cnmmnn Grnnnd-

From the Springfield Republican.
Senator Foraker and Judge Parker seem
not far apart in their views Of the new
Federalism" Either could have delivered
the speech of the other last week with
scarcely the change of a word This IL
Illustrates the cross assures in our political
parties and probably forecasts a shifting
Of political elements that is TO come.
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All Her work.

I'm sure. Edith" said the girls
mother. that saw him kissing you
last evening"
Nonsense, mother. He's entirely too
bashfuI-'
Don't contradict me. child, I saw the
performance with my own"
Pardon me, mother; you merely saw
me kissing him"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25

When ministers exchange pulpts as
a. courtesy to one another they usually
preach ali old sermon. but they generally
are careful enough to look Syc- the
manuscript TO see if the local points need
any alteration. A SOmerville minister
was asked to preach at AnGcver once,
and he neglected this simple pTecaUtion-
In his discourse was an allusion TO the
jail at Someryille. and, forgetting for
a moment that he was in AndOver he
said: Sooner than a child Of mine
should be subjected to such influences 1
would be willing 10 have him confined
in that institution He had meant 10
point through the window Of the church
to the SOmerville Jail As it was, he
was pointing directly at the AndOver
Theological Seminary.
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After-dfnner Politics.

From the Detroit Free Press
The butler Of a good. old statesman in
Washington, who has since gone over
the big divide. was asked about his en-
ployer's politics. 'Scuse me, sab. but de
Sen'tah done miss his lunch and l won't
know what his politics am afo' dinnah.
AT breakfas, sab, he wah a Democrat
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ing about in this effective and sensible
fashion to remodel its political mstitu-
tons is evidence-that powerful regenera-
tive forces are at work What these may
bring forth in another generation or two
may we'll tax the imagination Of the most
potent political s0othsayer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-25
Nnf GnTnnuIAnrr-

"One thing about this new brand Of
cigars I'm using" said Sungiman, is
that they last so long"
But what Of that?" replied the man
who had tried one, you don't have TO
smoke IL 20 the bitter end"
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Helping Him I'D.

Yer honor" protested the seedy pris-
oner. dis is jist "a case o. police persecu-
ton. Dey're tryin' ter keep me down.
yer honor. You amt goin' 10 let 'em
keep me down. are you?'
Certainly not replied the magistrate
I'm going 20 send you up for ninety
days
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lust a Jccr.

Yes" said Miss Bragg, trying 10
make an impression. There were many
prominent people there-society people
whom / recognized. There was Mrs.
Ast0rg.lt-
Mrs AstoTgiltZ' interrupted Miss
Knox nun, I wouldn't speak to herr
"Ah. you know her them
NO; that's why I wouldn't speak 70
her"
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WITH n Dor-IiI.e Grin.

From the Boston Herald
Admiral Dewey is naturally partial to
holding on TO the Philippines, anyway.
His attitude is not unlike that Of the
plucky watchdog who didn't want TO let
so. even after finding out that it had
caught a mephits mephitica.
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Monument to Americans.

a few days ago in Salisbury Cathedral
England, Ambassador Whitelaw Reid I'M
yelled handsome marble tablet in mem
DRY of those Americans killed year ago
when, by the wrecking of the American
Line boat tr%n, twenty-eight persons lost
their lives. The body Of the tablet is of
light Sienna marble. It is surmounted
by an alabaster pediment with a plain
Greek cross. The pediment is held up by
two pilasters. On the right is an angel
Of white statuary holding in her arms a
figure Of America. On the left is a sim
liar angel holding a figure of the United
Kingdom. The centerpiece is filed with a
suitable inscription and the names of the
Victims.