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The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
MEN AND THINGS.
Think Taft Erred.

Close observers Of political conditions
think that Secretary Taft erred when, in
his speech at Madison Wis. few nights
ago. he paid a glowing tribute 20 ex-
Senator Spooner and made no reference
whatever to Senator Ia Toilette. Spooner
is undeniably popular In his home State,
bat he has not the hold on the people
that his former colleague enjoys. as has
been demonstrated by two or three politI-
cal contests, as well as IN other ways
A feeling has been growing IN Wisconsin
for some time that the administration is
unfriendly TO la Toilette. and Badger
State folks do not understand why this
should be so. inasmuch as among them
the former governor is regarded as being
as stanch a friend Of the masses, and
as earnest an advocate of the square
DEAL as any man in the country In
a statement 10 The Washington Herald
last winter. incidentally, Senator La Fol-
lette declared that II Mr. Roosevelt we're
to be a candidate for another term. Wis
consin would rally enthusiastically 10 his
support. This statement was apropos the
suggestion of an influential Wisconsin
paper that the State should organize and
push movement to nominate and elect
the Senator.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
SATURDAY. JUNE Is. 1857
Mr.. Hill on Railway Credit.

That the government will be ultimately
forced TO lend its credit TO the railroads
in order that they may obtain the funds
needed to supply the facilities demanded
by the public is the rather spectacular
prediction offered by James J. HILL
whose pessimistic views Of the railway
situation are well known Mr.. Hill
maintains that the credit Of the roads
has been ruined. inferentially by govern
ment action; therefore the government
should step in and remedy the damage
it has done.
Nir. Hill appears not to have given
serious attention 10 another plan for the
rehabilitation Of railway credit. sunpos-
ing il 90 be In the bad way pictured I'm
bis New York Interview plan matured
by an eminent railroad authority now
sDmmering at Oyster Bay. Mr.. R0ose-
welt. in his Indianapolis speech. told how
a strict system of governmental super
vision and regulation of railroads would
give them "a certificate of character. SO
that people who are now reluctant to in
vest in railway shares would freely buy
the securities of goverument-reglllated
roads Give the sumo guarantees as 20
railroad securities said Mr.. Roosevelt.
which we now give as TO national bank
shares. and we would presently see these
people investing I'm railroads. and thus
opening a new reservoir from which 20
draw the capital now so much needed
for the extension and bettermeut Of the
railroads"
Has Mr. Hill given due attention to the
plan thus proposed for the restoration Of
railway credit? If so. we are sorry he
thinks so I'll of it as not to regard if
worth even passing mention 1t stands
much more chance Of adoption than Mr.
Hills govenment-aid scheme. for that
has been too often tried with unhappy
results. Railroad credit would De an
right if it had not been abused by stock
j0bbers like Hartman. whose manipula-
tions Of railway securities have driven
thousands of investors out Of the market
for railway shares, impounding money in
real estate or savings banks. instead Of
pouring If into active enterprises. Rail
road credit Will be good enough when
the bad taste OF Harrimauism has dis
appeared from the mouth Of the investing
public, when honesty I'm railway man
agement is universal. and when railway
securities are issued IN good faith with
substantial values behind them.
What is Mr.. Hill doing 10 hasten this
day?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

outbreaks. either here or in any other
country. The best that any government
can do is to take precautions against
their occurrence when threatened. or, II
they do happen. to punish the offenders
and render such reparation To the injured
as may in the nature OF the case be pos
sible. That is what we stand willing TO
do. and what we have done in the san
Francisco affair. More can hardly be ex-
pected of US. nor can we guarantee. as
the japanese jingOes insist. that there
shall be no further manifestations Of anti
Japanese feeling in the future Such
guarantee would involve a control over
human nature which no mundane author
ity possesses. As we'll expect MS to guar
antee that there shall be no more homi-
eide. or theft. or graft.
To deal. with the racial aspect OF the
Japanese situation will require the utmost
diplomatic skill. and Mr. Roots desire
that the pending negotiations shall not
be thwarted by infelicitous newspaper
jingoism may be readily appreciated. \
satisfactory way out Of what - pretty
close to a diplomatic impasse is not in
possible. although it may MOI be 50 easy
as was at first thought
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Reviewing GIories Of the SENATE.

Fam che Baltimore Sgr.
What can be done 10 restore the pres
tige Of the Senate, 10 revive its ancient
glories? The influences which have forced
New York 10 accept Platt and Depow
as Senators have been felt I'm many other
States whose representation in the Senate
falls even below mediocrity. The in
fuences which have tended to lower the
standard in the South are not sordid
Radicalism in politcs-the rise Of Popu-
lism, the consolidation Of Populism and
pemoeracy-has affected the quality Of
the South's representation i'm the Senate
in 9 marked degree. The decadence Of
the Senate may be attributed. therefore.
10 influences which are diametrically op-
posed to each other Thoughtful men of
both parties may well unite 20 re-cstab-
lish and maintain in the Senate the stand
ard of craftsmanship for which that body
was Ions noted
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
LOCAL.

The Baltimore report that Elliot
Woods is gcirg on the stage i'm
comic opera IS a ca0ar5. He Is
sticking e. his job as Superintendent
Of the Capitol
Capt Morrow was i'm conference
yestUdav with Chief Forester Pin
chot. It is proposed 10 set Apart a
day m July for trea-plantiug ON
Pennsylvania avenue.
The University Club. which hith-
erto has rigidly barred cari-plaving.
has SO amended IFS rules as 20 per
nit indulgence in casino. Members
are greatly eiated.
Gen. George II. Harrics rerudiatcs
with indignant sc-m the base in
siuuation that he put that electric
light Joker into the srmdrv civil bill
His word goes with MS. We use
electricity and know that he ahhors
i1kerS.
The Hon. Charles Carlin, Of Alex
andris, candidate f1r Congress. came
TO town yesterday, by 6pp0intment.
20 meet BENJAMIN $. Minor and
discUSs the situation In passapatansa
district. King George County. Both
refused 10 he interviewed afterwsrd.
Ex-senator William Z. Chandler,
although very busLEith the Eddy
case, manages to devote an hour or
50 each day 70 the book he is writ
ing, entitled Inner Secrets Of the
Anauias Club." The manuscript
viii be published as soon as the
proofs are revised by L. II. Iarri-
man.
President Harper. Of the Chamber
oi Commerce. is unable personally 20
acknowledge all the kindly letters be
Las received suggesting remedies for
scasickuess. and asks The Big
Stick 20 make an acknowledgment
for him The su-est preventive was
offered by Chaplin Brown: Don't
travel by water.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Juue Brides and Summer Girls.


Despite the Juggling and the underhand
methods of the Weather Bureau. the So
ciety columns of the newspapers indicate
no dlminution in the June bride output
or the crop Of sweet summer girls. These
we have with us always There are 70
be marrying and giving in marriage. pic
nics. moonlight strolls. soft condolences
and all the rest of It. just as If there We're
no such things as sun-spots and untOward
atmospheric conditions. All Of these
things laugh at meteorological conditions
and high-sounding weather departmental
lore.
The truth is, We could not do without
the sweet summer girls. no matter how
much we might be willing 70 forego the
ideal environment generally pertaining to
them. Shirt waists and sailor hats are
necessarily a component part Of any per-
feet year, and they, never yet having
failed us. hardly seem likely to fail us
now The slight delay will only make the
final bursting abloom more delightfully."-
charming and beautiful 20 behold.
The summer girl is an institution typi-
caly American and unique. Her loveliness
needs not the foreign aid Of ornament
She is al her very sweetest and her very
prettiest when clad most simply The
freshness Of her youth the exuberance
Of her spirits, and the abandoned gayety
of her disposition render her al once
irresistible and an undisputed queen.
Therefore. cheer up! There are some
things to which we may still look for
ward with unalloyed joy. The summer
girl is one Of them; and, falling all else.
she is a-plenty.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Milton Z. Allies Wedneslayed at
Blue Ridge
Ton Hume advises clients % buy
furs. Risc in sight.
Brice Moss is unloading ice.
Market orerstocbel.
Grif Halstcad is buying coal
Sharp advance set in.
Hopeful II. Danielle. Of Dick
Bros, has returned 90 New York.
A catcrie led by Th1mau Hen
drick is c0uoriUg the woolcn sup
ply.
Norfolk and Washington is good
fer a long hold. SAYS Clarence Nor
meut. lie knows
Local bulls and bears are clasbiug
over gas Inside tip says let Il
alone. Beware Of tips.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Setting a Good Fxamnle.

Verify. how beautiful a thing it is for
brethren 10 dwell together IN peace and
unity, Particularly is this true in the po-
HtiCal world, and Leslie Mortior Shaw
and Charles Warren Fairbanks have per
formed a real service by setting an ex-
ample which might be followed with
profit by an those I'm whose headgear
gyrates the busy Presidential bee. Lis
ten to Leslie NTortier at Delaware, Ohio,
as he steps aboard the train which is 70
bear him back to his altruistiC labors in
Wall street:
"Iu be satisfied Il Fairbanks is nominated far
President and he win be satisfied if l am uomi-
mated"
Compared with this assertion. even Mr.
Shaw's declaration that q readWstment"
Of the tariff-not revision. mark YOU
is bound 10 come. probably after the next
Inauguration. pales into insign -fcance.
How boldly and confidently could the Re
publican party GO into the campaign if
each candidate for the nomination were
now saying Of every other candidate what
Mr Shaw says Of Mr.. Fairbanks, Think
how it would inspire the men in the ranks
if Mr.. Taft could and would observe: 4
viii be satisfied if Foraker is nominated
and he will be satisfied if l am nomi-
mated"
We hope the felicitous asseveration Of
the former Secretary Of the Treasury has
not escaped observation At Oyster Bay.
Mr.. Roosevelt is said 10 be inspecting
his crops at oyster Bay with minute at
tention to detail He doubtless will find
time, however, to keep an eye on Mr..
Tafts fences
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
DIR. LONG ENTERTAINED

OYSTER Bay y. Y, Jne li.-Our
esteemed citizen. Theodore Eoosc-
Trlt. had Or William Long. OF
Stamford, Conn. in % dinner last
night. The two are close friends.
and have gene on many a hunting
nip together Or Long is by gay
Of being a literary man. For some
time ne confined his work exclusively
20 animal stories. hut more recently
be has been writing about Mr..
n.nslEelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
HONEST, ANYHOW.

At puppy love the people chaff,
Tis very true.
I'll own 1t often makes me laugh
And doubtless you.
Yet puppy love Is always pure;
And IL is not the worst, I'm sure.
This puppy love is foolish quite.
As people say.
/ do not doubt that they are right
In every way.
Yet puppy love thinks not OF self,
Nor Of such sordid things as pelf.
The girl that weds noble grand,
Who doesn't care,
Some time may think of her own land
With pensive air.
And some time own, in candid burst,
That puppy love Is hot the worst
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Cores Wife His Helper.

7. p. Gore, the blind man whose nomi-
nation and election as one of the Sena-
tors from Oklahoma now seem assured,
and "A part Of whose interesting life-
story was told in this column several
days ago, owes much Of hts success TO
his wife. She 1t is who reads T. him
the daily papers. so that he NAV keep
Informed as 20 current events: his law
books. SO that he may remain abreast Of
his competitors in his profession. and
such volumes as the Congressional Rec
ord, SO that he may obtain ammunition
for use in his political campaigns. He
IS Of pleasing appearance. and his aflic-
tion is not obvious to one who sees him
from short distance. So quick are mis-
mental faculties. as is usual with the
hlird that he has been enabled 90 tri-
umph over many men not handicapped as
be is Should ne be successful in his
effort 70 enter the Senate. he viii not be
there more than a month or so before he
viii De able 70 distinguish everF one of
his colleagues merely from The sound Of
their respective voices. That he will be
one Of the most striking figures in Con-
gress, IL the new State sends him TO
Washington. is certain.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
INDIANA AUTHORS' DAY.

Special % The Big Stick.
Norfolk, Va, June l4.-Iudiana
Authors Day, Tuesday, july y.
promises 10 put the jamestown EN-
position completely on its feet. Al
ready ISIS ie2 accertances have been
received from writers in H00sierlom.
William e. BobbS. Cf indianapolis,
is in charge Of the itinerary.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Z Airrinin GInssir.

From The Richmond NcwsIeaier.
DIR. Thomas Nelson Pages poem. "The
Vision Of Raleigh" which was read by
him Virginia Day at the Jamestown Ex-
position. was worthy OF the occasion,
and viii live as one Of the greatest If
not as the greatest Of Virginia poetlcal
classics. Il rises TO the height of the
ton. and dignity It is an epical concept
Of striking originality, and the lofty key
upon which il is pitched is sustained I'm
thought and I'm verse from beginning 10
end, while II makes the additional appeal
Of carrying a distinct. though subdued
lyric. cadence. and suggestion.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Rise of the Tariff Issue.

From The So. Louis Republic
That the tariff issue will be an inn
portant factor in the politics Of next year.
if not indeed the dominant factor. is
indicated by the increasing frequency Of
tariff discussion in the press generally
Tariff is in tire air" as it has not been
i'm years. And discussion develops no two
opinions about it-talk IS all one way.
The tariff ought To be revised. The only
organs who keep deadly silence upon
the subject are a few trust-owned or
gans; the others are voicing popular
demand which PROMISES nolitical action.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
PLATT HAS RESIGNED !
Our New York Correspondent
Wires Important News.
MUCHExCITEMENT PREVAILS
Manifestations Of Popular Joy Under
Control as We Co 10 Pfess-Ws
Cannot Give Details. as Our Cor.
respondent Did Not Send Than.

Ncry Special 70 The Bis~Stick.
Sew York, June l5.-At 2.5l this
morning it was positively announced
that Senator Plat had resigned. As
this dispatch is filed l3Z3 a. No.
manifestations of Joy on the part Of
those who have hc1rf the news are
under ceutrcL Great excitement pre-
Eal-s.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
sells Our Stamps.

Every person who has occasion 20 send
letters into Canada must. at some time
or other have been embarrassed by the
mp3ssibility of obtaining and inclos,ng
Canadian stamps for return communica-
ti0Hs. For a time the same condition Of
affairs existed in the Dominion. but now
the postal authorities there have adopted
the convenient plan OF selling United
States stamps I'm their offices. Thus do
the Canadians again indicate n willing
ness To- extend little courtostes which are
not rec.procated hy MS. Canadian money.
for Instance. is not accepted ~ its face
value anywhere I'm the United States. ex-
rert directly on the border. United
states currency. on the other hand. pass
rs iH Canada exactly as 1t does here. so
that q traveller going from this country
% the Dominion need never bother 20
have his money changed. Coming the
other way. however. one must either ex-
change ones Canadian money when the
line is crossed. or else suffer loss through
the necessity Of discountng it here.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

that march should do as much for eight
men as ii would do for eighty. Such ex-
ceptions are few, and in the meantime an
experiment which Is supposed TO be re-
formatory continues 10 cause discomfort
and dissatisfaction among the army per
sonnet
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Root n Traveller, Too.

The announcement Of Secretary Roots
prospective journey 20 Mexico causes the
observer of affairs In Washington 90 re-
a.ize that Secretary Taft extended as
bis waadar.ngs have been, is not the
only member of the Cabinet with a rec
ord as an official traveller. Last year.
AR Root made his famous South Amari-
can tour. and already this year he has
been in Canada as the guest Of the gov
eru0r general Like the Canadian tr.n.
tho coming visit TO President Diaz is
without political significance. though. On
the natural course Of things, making for
International amity.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed 10
them. Addresses viii he changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs I'm Washington unless
your paper follows YOU
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address TO this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Nearly The Whole Thing.

From tfe PHILADELPHIA Press
Somebody has submitted TO the Proei-
dent a plan TO take the trust question
ont Of politics. II that should Doe adopted
there wouldn't ba enough left in present
day politics 70 make stump speech
about
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Poems You Ought to Know.
WHO wrote this one1

lWh1 wrote this one1
Won S'-ubgrE. he's IN Europe. so 7
can't go riding far.
The tennis crowd I'm Washington
won't sf8v.
I'm tired Of stnkiu- cruisers coming
back from Panama,
So I'm of r1od by-I'm of for
Oyster Bay.
The Cannon boom seems uois1less
and Fairb5nks rlt7 no ire:
They're knocking Knox. anJ For
aker aiut feeling very gay
I've done my best. Ike Caesar, 10
refuse the lsurelssthricc.
Aud-I wonder vhat viii havpen
while I'm down IN Oyster Bays
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
THE COMMUTERS MORN AND NIGHT

Oh. It's pleasant in the evening
When you're from the city bound
To y0ur wife and baby waiting
In the suburb u the Sound
How you eat a pleasant dinner
Far from down own labor hard /;
Then You spend the evening resting
In YOUR own green yard.
Oh. the difference i'm the morning.
When YOU'RE rushing back 10 town
On the good ola fast eight twenty
How YOU grit your teeth and frown
As she slows and stops c0mpletely-
Your remarks are rough and hard
As you spend the morning waiting
In the railroad yard.
New York sun
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Glen Echo Notes.

Things are net as slow here as
some claim.
Herr von RadoHitz. q the Ger
man Embassy, shot through here re-
Gently.
Baron Won Hsngelmulicr, the Aus
tTiau Ambassador. was in our midst
not 50 long ago.
Baron Mayer des Planches, the
Italian Ambassador. made a brief
stop here en- route in his autom0-
bile 10 Washington.
Navor Garrett and his vieilant
Town Marshal ErtchCm" Collins.
Of here. Tucsiavsd i'm Baltimore as
the guests u United States District
Attorney Rose.
ECHTER kLOpFER.
z. S.-Nlofe anon.
Read Bingrille Bugle to-morrov.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Regret Was Real.

TT was with deep regret that I saw my
wife's brother going into ycnder saloon
Just now"
NO doubt"
Yes. Now I've got 10 tramp four
blocks 70 the next one"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Running Amuclz.

What's all thls?"
'All what?"
''Whv, your heroine has golden eyes
and blue hair"
quite SO. got tired Of the stereotyped
iescriptLnnsn
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
HIs Interest Arnnsed-

Won Sternburg," exclaimed the German
Emperor
Your majestv?"
"What is this oyster Bay?"
"The American POtsdam, sire"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

As we gG 20 press We receive in
formation from q reliable source
that there is absolutely no fonuda-
ton flr the story that John Temple
Graves is 60 make O speech urging
William a Cooke, mCmbeT Of the
Texas legislature, 20 nominate Seus-
tor Joe Bailey for tho Presidency.
At last accounts Mr. Cooke was IN
the Bmz0s Bottoms engaged in writ
ing a book called An Appreciation
of William a. Cooke
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

II is all very well for the President TO
advise newspaper men to he calm and
dispassionate, but he must remember
that newspapers have their Bellamys ard
Harrimans. iust the same as Presidents
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Set In 70 Bnr,I orer-

From the Springfield Republican.
Mr.. Taft's friends view the Knox
demonstration with calm Indifference
They Will know what happens 20 the
favorite son of Pennsylyaia on the
second or third ballot.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
Not Final.

From the New York World
Justice Anderson's definition Of molly
COddle as one who "shirks his part in
the worlds work is subject, Of course
20 Executive review
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

New York newspaper pictures Abe
Hummel as quite a contonted swell
among his prison mates az BlackwelIs
Island. That only goes to show the cheer
ing influence Of congeuia company upon
q mans disposition
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

The Cleveland Leader thinks "Pulaian-
ism is ended in the Philippines" This.
Of course. is merely a polite way of ex-
pressing belief that the Pulaianes have
been ended.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

President Angel, Of the 6. 2. c.. A.,
has taken up the cudgels IN defense Of
the nature takers. Notwithstanding Pope IS
assertion that fools rush in where angel
fear 90 tread"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
SINGS TO BEAT THE BAND

III son want real treat, " SAYS
0ur patriotic city father. Il. L.
West. go down 20 jamestown and
hear sydney Ll1yd Wright~0n sing
The Lost Chord accompanied by
Fhirnsv's Band. 1t thrills me even
to- think of II.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

Marse Herry's statement that his
dark horse has "a winning smile" is
interesting Can he guarantee that It is
the smile that won't come off?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

A Massachusetts, man has been nodded
into q brick and buried. according to in
strUctions left in his Will Like many
other people. he perhaps thought par
TALLY 10 square himself az the last min
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15

The prodigal sun might make quite a
hit by returning to this vicinity about
now.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
EDITORIALS.
TINE TO CALL A HALT.

People ought % he more roasona-
HE Why DO they hold Willis J..
Moore responsible for the wrather'
He cannot control IT,. He never
ssil me could Give our u3iustakIng
official a chance. He is doing the
best he can. II Is shame down
right shame-t1 le forever fimpluE
ON him, and bounding him, and dis
Teditiug him. as # hc were giving
MS min. and sIec'. and snow. when
We want sunshine. inst for spite
Do yuU not suppose he enjoys fair
weather rs much as we do, He is
human. He strives early and late -
give the people what they want. and
It Is poor encouragement 20 be Cter-
naliv critiGsing him Show vrUr
confidence in cur chief j. is enough
TO dishaartcH anybody the way the
public has been carving on when
the Weather Bureau cannot help IT,
self Il Wa are ever 20 have a pro-
yraetei sleH Of Spring or Summer
We will never get it By such meth
ods. II is high time % call a halt
Il criticism does not cease. the Ve1-
pie are not TO be pitied, whatever
comes.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
CHIP OF TIE OLD BLOCK

Richard Oulahsn, ir.. frequently
regales his Young friends hv repeat-
ing the bright savings Of his father.
For instance: An American in Lon
don met a bobby" Rain was fall
ing in torrents. Looks as if Il
would rain. doesn't it!" said the
American to the policeman. Why.
bless your heart, sir, it's raining
now, was the witty reply Tell us
another, Rich.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
The Allotment.

Berries are within, l see,
Common peoples reach,
For we boarders get for tea
Seven berries each.