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Evening star., 1907-08-26
The Kentucky Campaign.

A red-hot campaign is in progress in
Kentucky, and again the Goebel tragedy is
being utilized for all 1t may be worth
William Goebel had few personal friends
He was able and a brave man. but not a
lovable one. He calculated closely and
coidly and kept his own interests always
to the fore. He played the game of politics
for what there was in it for himself At
one time he was for silver; at another time
for gold. While for silver he had the sup
port of the silver men; while for gold the
support of the gold men. In this way he
kept his hold office. and at last became
his party's nominee for governor.
The contest was the bitterest in the his
tory of the state. Mr. Goebel had obtained
his nomination by the highest handed
methods. and, accordingly. fifteen thousand
democrats. led by John Young Brown. who
accepted an Independent nomination for
governor refused him support. He was de-
feated at the polls and later, before a can
vassing board controlled by his party but,
still determined to be governor he at
tempted to rob the people as he had robbed
his rivals in the state convention. In the
disorder provoked by his course he was as
sassinated, and ever since that day his
party has been disinterring his body peri
odically, so to say. for political effect.
The man the Goebeltes the most cordial
ly hate is w. s. Taylor, who was,7elected
and installed governor, and who should
have been allowed to continue In office.
But he was driven from the place. and, to
avoid being railroaded to the scaffold by a
partisan Judge and jury, he sought refuge
in Indiana, where he still is. Mr.. Taylor
having been robbed and foully wronged
Is of course execrated by those responsible
for the crime against him. This is we'll
known principle of low and lawless human
nature.
Just now-for effect on this years vote
there is a loud demand that Mr.. Taylor
return and testify in the case Of Caleb
Powers. Officials with no authority to
grant immunity offering him immunity
while in Kentucky witness. Mr. Tay-
lor from his home in Indianapolis calls this
bluff in vigorous style. After pointing out
that in a deposition of record he has testi-
fed in the Powers case. he says. speaking
of the district attorney who made the
bluff:
'Inasmuch as Mr.. Franklin abounds in
propositions and promises. and seems
enamored of the idea that he can do things.
l will say this: II he will In some way
provide an absolute guarantee. not merely
promise, guarantee that will inspire
confidence among sensible, level-headed,
honest men: a guarantee the spirit of which
may not be violated though the letter be
observed. that 7 will be given a fair and
impartial trial, | will gladly return to Ken
lucky and submit to trial..
OF course Mr.. Taylors enemies do not
wish him to return. and would not give
him a fair trial If he did return. Their sole
purpose is to advertise him as a fugitive.
and to make another raw-head and bloody
bones appeal to the voters of the state
Evening star., 1907-08-26
An Opening.


There's lots O good societies that cannot
help but win
Our appreciation in this world of thought
lessness and sin.
We strive to see that horses get their
proper food and rest.
And for the helpless children many Of us
do our best.
But ordinary human beings lave an uphill
fight.
There's no association to protect an set
'em right.
There's so much downright cruelty dealt
out. it pears to me
FL. B.
Yes, sir; there should be some society that
will prevent
The cruelty to human bein's now so preva-
-, lent. - ''' g..
We march EN- IN procession an we crowd
'em tn the cars.
An bump EN- in the highways till we've
got EN- seein stars.
We make the food expensive an We let the
landlord say
That If there's any youngsters, why they've
got to move away.
1t looks like this old world was waitin' for
chance to see
Somebody step right up an start an s. p
c. H. B.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
The Death Race.

yesterdays score in the motor car race
was as follows: Two killed and four in
oured at Saunderson R. l.. by the collision
oi car with stone wall; one killed and
TWO hurt at Chattanooga. Tenn. when a
car went over an embankment; nine badly
huft and -FOUR others slightly injured in
Ne" 1orK' when a car sma shed into a
pu'cher cart. TO this record is to be added
the death In Philadelphia of another of the
members OF the party struck by a train
near that city on Saturday.
High speed bad management and a ract
less indifference to the rules of caution
were the causes of these disasters Rush
uaSh and smash. Clear the road every
p"d!' Tor the speed -maniacs are coming
ne man at the wheel Is intent only upon
getting the maximum out of his machine
lie may have with him his wife and chill
oIeh' MS parents, his sisters, or his friends
He may be the owner. He may have "bor-
iowed the car from his employer Per-
maps the owner has delegated the respon-
sibiilty for the management of the car to a
h'red man. who is urged TO go the full pace
regardless of danger. On. on. on. down
NILS. around curves. past wagons, through
the mud close to the edge. anywhere and
anyhow. SO that the car is made In vhir,
forty or tifty miles an hour, Faster. faster
To make the already tense nerves thrill
AGAIN What matters If the road is
strange. the curves unknown, the night
dark or the day foggy? What matters IL
the little children of other people are cross
ing in their play? What matters if slower
coaches are ambling along in peace and
contentment at their snail's pace? Rip past
them, whirl by them. cut around them.
Craze them, scare them, dodge them, Open
the throttle wider. push her faster cut the
corners and jump the bumps, For this is a
5000 toy. and the owner must play with it
10 his hearts content. A railroad track
ahead? Run for 1t. cross. il without slack
ening speed A fiagman waving u warning
signal? Bother with him. he's bluffing! Cut
across. take chances. play the game to the
limit. \ hairpin turn somewhere in front?
Take IL flying. with the outer wheels in the
air, Faster. faster,
Fun while ii lasts perhaps; fun of a saw
age sort thrilling and hair-ra raising but
desperately hard on the widows and or
Phans Of those who enjoy it.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

few days ago young man ended his HE
with the same pistol with which his father
and his grandfather had killed themselves.
OF what earthly use were these three pts-
tolls? Originally procured, perhaps. at some
moment of foolish fear. they remained in
the households. waiting for some one to
use them recklessly criminally. The
weapon that had already been used by two
self-slayers seems to have been preserved
morbidly as relic.
So rarely is a deadly weapon of real use
to Its owner that the wonder is SO many
sensible men procure these implements
of slaughter. Some think 1t manly to
carry gun Some believe that it is un-
safe to be without one on the premises.
There is a vague notion that It may BE- of
great service in some underlined emergency
as when a thief breaks In at night. Thos.
who entertain this theory do not calculate
the infinitely greater chance that the bur
gar will shoot first and that he will shoot
accurately. The number of slain burglars
compared with the number of householders
slain by these macauders is exceedingly
small.
The other day an applicant for pistol
carrying permit in New York was asked by
the police official in charge of such mat
ters why he wanted to have weapon.
The applicant replied that he always car
ried large sums of money on his person
and wanted to be N a position to defend
himself II attacked The official demanded
to be shown a samp,e Of the precious goods
and the applicant could produce only few
small coins. His petition was denied. The
great majority of those who appy for this
privilege have absolutely no good excuse for
carrying a weapon.
In fact, in these days, and especially In
the city, who has reason for carrying q
gun? A stout club is of as much use as =
pistol to a pedestrian who Is attacked BY
footpads, and considering that the highway
man is the aggressive party and on the
alert. 1t Is seldom that any sort of weapon
Is of service in such a scrmmage. The
victim is usually knocked out by a blow
or a shot before he is in a position to draw
pistol or swing a club.
While this barbaric desire to own and
carry pistols prevails and the laws permit
their unchecked purchase. there is as
suredly no possible excuse for leaving load
ed weapons within reach of children, or
playing with them. The best place con-
ceivable for a loaded gun in a house-if
there is any place at all for it's in a locked
box on the top she'f of a closet. If kept
there no one will be hurt by it.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Hamiltonianism and Organism.

Mr. Bryan will raise no goosefesh by talk
ing about Hamiltonianism in connection
with the railroad problem. The President
can stand a good deal of that sort of thing.
He may not be entirely clear in his policy.
but his general intent has the Endorsement
of the country Everywhere there Is ap-
proval of his determination to exercise
whatever powers the national government
may possess toward holding the railroads
to an accountability to the public Those
corporations are no longer free to work
their selfish will on individuals or communi-
ties.
Hamlltonianism is often employed as
bugaboo. Men calling themselves Jeffer-
sonians play upon the word often without
reason. They interpret 1t to mean not only
a strongly centralized government. but
government leading straight up to the over
throw of our present institutions. When
they talk in that strain it is with the pur-
pose of dangling throne and crown as
warning before their hearers A king will
catch them If they don't watch out.
The trick has ceased to work Nobody is
afraid these days We already have a
strong central government. and all sections
support it. Mr.. Lincoln's supreme and sub
lime assertion of the national authority has
tenor. until we have now a nation in the
fullest sense of that word. And we have
the states. too. and all that they rightfully
signify. The states remain with the nation
over all.
When MIR. Bryan speaks about the rail-
road problem, voters must consider what
his own views are Hamiltonianism is not
the question Organism is the question
Even If Mr.. Bryan interpreted Hamilto-
hlahlsm correctly, voters would fear it far
less as applied to the railroads than they
should, and as many of them do Bryan:sm.
The most all-embracihg and rigid national
regulation would be preferable to national
ownership and operation. Mr. Bryan homes
Tor the latter; and to the extent that his
fortunes as a political leader are strength
Taking Mr.. Bryan at his own word. then.
II Is Organism again Hamiltonianism He
wants the national gOvernrn mt to own and
operate the trunk lines of railroads and
the states the local lines within their re-
spectiVe borders. He comedies that at pres-
ent the people are not-with him. But what
ne seeks Is the power that will enable him
TO make converts. The pupils all laugh at
the schooimaster's jokes whether they see
the point or not. Seat Mr.. Bryan in the
White House. with the birch in the shane of
patronage In his hand and his railroad
Views will find favor In many Quarters
where today they are vigorously criticised.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Domestic firearms

Some day, in "A higher state of social evo-
luton than at present We will as people
realize that there is need for the weap-
ons of warfare In time OF peace. We will
then eschew them. prohibit them put them
out of reach aud thereby reduce the dan
gers to which human life is now con-
stantly exposed. Not until then Will we
cease TO hear of such tragedies as that just
reported from York. Pa. where an eight
year-old boy. getting hold of his fathers
pistol. pointed it AT mis- baby sister and
pulled the trigger in play, thinking il was
unloaded. but nevertheless causing the in
slant death OF the infant. Nor of the some
what similar case occurring the other
day in northern city. when a man idly
picked up pistol while talking with his
wife and snapped the trigger carelessly.
He, too. thought 1t was not loaded. But
the death of baby resulted. In New York
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Just q Little Error.
From the New Bedford Mercury.

From the New Bedford Mercury.
The criticism may be made that in speak
ing for himself President Roosevelt liz.
nored In considerable measure the great
event he had been called to Provincetown
to glorify. The monument is reared to COM
memorate the landing OF the Pilgrims. The
shaft Is designated the Cape Cod Pilgr. m
memorial monument. Yet throughout his
address the President persisted in regard
ing it as monument to Puritans and never
once used the word Pilgrim. There is a
distinction which those who designed the
occasion most likely noticed, for while thef e
were Puritans among the Pilgrims, but a
handful of the Puritans were Mayfowel
Pilgrims. The name Puritan was an epi-
thet applied to English non-conform:sts a
hundred years before the Mayfiower set
sail, but the Pilgrims whom ProvincetoWn
designed to honor were a distinct group,
the pioneers of the mighty host that fol-
lowed,
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Jackson and Roosevelt.
From the Wall Street Journal.

There are a number of remarkable par
allelisms between the administrations Of
Jackson and Roosevelt. Jackson made the
great feature of his administration an at
tack upon the United States Bank, which,
with its affiliations. constituted the mon y
oligarchy O.. that day. The most remarkable
feature of the Roosevelt administration has
been his attack on the Standard Oil Com
pany, which, with it's affiliations, may be
regarded as the money oligarchy OF to-
day In considering this para .lelism 1t may
be we'll to remember that Jackson sue
ceeded in his purpose of driving out the
United States Bank.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Prince Wilhelm.

Prince Wilhelm of Sweden is having the
most strenuous time of his life. Dinners
in front of him, luncheons to the left of
him, receptions to the right of him. vol'ey
and thunder. AS he is young he Is able to
stand the racket. But he will get no cor
rect idea of America from such experiences.
He will have to come again. and then with
his royalty left at home packed in moth
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Government activity in compelling motor
boat shippers to secure licenses-is hopeful.
Surely when small matter as motor
boat is looked after there will be no chance
at all for carelessness in running an ex-
cursion steamer
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Have The Star Follow You.

Readers Of The Star may fave The Even
Ing and Sunday editions mailed to them In
any part OF the country at the rate Of eoc
per month, or The Evening Star only SOC
per month. Tho address may be changed
as frequently as desired
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Some difficulty presents itself in deciding
when an American ambassadors entertain
ments are lacking in proper elegance and
when they become unduly ostentatous. In
the meantime The Hague will struggle with
the real war problems of the world, regard
less of social jealousies.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

balls. AS a plain traveller he would see
much that would instruct him az to what
republic really means. This trip may mis-
lead him on that point. He may return
home thanking his stars for people who are
used to princes. and from custom able to
keep their heads in their presence.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Must Behave in Richmond.

1t is now well established that no crooked
ness or shady transactions will be tolerated
in the municipal affairs of Richmond. II
there be such transactions they will be
discovered, and when discovered the guilty
will be punished. There is no doubt on
this point, and it is a warning to all city
employees who have a mind to do wrong
Evening star., 1907-08-26

One of the questions of the hour is as to
whether one and the same man can be ex-
pected to develop a mentality that will
make him at once a great politician and an
expert in rairoading.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Improving.

I. Think of the enemies you have de-
stroyed.'
Yes answered the reformed cannfbal
chief but that was before 1 was civilized.
Hereafter I will be content with Turing my
enemies into Wall street. taking their last
dollar and turning them out of house and
home to starve slowly"
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Demands upon a member of the cabinet
during this administration are so rigorous
that it is no wonder a gymnasium. despite
it's discipline. seems to offer a prospect of
restful regeneration.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Will Keep Her Busy.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Carrie Nation declares that she will stay
in Pittsburg until she reforms it, so other
cities needn't fear visit from Carrie for
some time to come.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
A Nature Fake!

From the Chicago News.
E. H. Hartman caught twenty pound
trout yesterday. Mr.. Roosevelt will de-
mand instant affidavits.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
SHOOTING STARS.
Crudely Estimated.

Think of the old-time statesmen who
were content to live modestly for the sake
of fame!
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum: II
am inclined to think that a number Of
those old-time statesmen were artistic sue
cesses but financial failures"
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Correctly Classified.
From the Manches

From the Manchester IN H. Union.
Without doubt the fellow who kills him.
self on account of losses sustained by bet
ting on trotting horses would be called
victim of race suicide.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Black hand letters are being constantly
received by rich or prominent people. But
there is no way of distinguishing the gen.
uine black hand signature from the coun-
terfeit
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Intanpibility,

Every cloud" said the CHEEKY citizen,
has a silver lining"
Yes" answered the morose person; but
what's the sense in getting joyous over a
silver lining that you can't see and that
is so far off you can't reach it."
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Discovery.

DO you expect to discover the north
pole?'
Not Immediately" answered the arctic
explorer: "for the present 1 am content
with discovering new methods Of discover
ing the pole"
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Kind Apnlause.

How many speeches that we hear
In swift discoura cement would end,
If people al refused to cheer
The things they did not comprehend.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Bursting of a Bubble.
rom the Springfield Republican

1t is evidently a real panic which has
seized the holders of securities in that
wiekedly inflated traction miX-up which
passes under the name of the Interboroush-
Metropolitan Company of New York.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

The difference between the Sultan of Mo-
rocco and the King Of Korea is that the
latter was not kept so long in suspense
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Wall street may as we'll face the fact that
a panic cannot be relied on for the political
influence IL used to exert.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Judge Landis is suffering a nervous at
tack and ]. d. Rockefeller is playing golf
and enjoying himself as usual This is the
irony of fate.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
Knows His Business.

From the Detroit News.
The one thing that makes Taft's move
ments so interesting is that he always
knows where he is going and what he is
going to do when he gets there.
Evening star., 1907-08-26
In Danger.

From the New Haven Journal and Courier.
A Russian count is working in the Kansas
harvest fields. Some folks would just as
soon be struck by the sun as by a bomb
Evening star., 1907-08-26

The Mizner divorce decree puts a COM
plete finish to what started out as one of
the most spectacular honeymoons on record.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Prices of oil indicate that there will be
no plea of inability to pay offered in avoid
ing the $50. .O00. coo fine.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

War rumors indicate that producers of
Central American fiction have found topic
even more congenial than the Panama
canal
Evening star., 1907-08-26

Tom Lawson continues to be an example
OF the unrest that wealth often brings to
"A man.
Evening star., 1907-08-26

a manana tariff revisionist is for prac-
teal purposes almost the same as stand
patIer
Evening star., 1907-08-26

DIn order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the once, but simply to
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Department, according to tenor or
purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-31
The Badge Of Honesty

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-31
SeIf-Sacrifce.

President Powers of the National AS
ISOLATION of Baseball Leagues said
ironically of the action Of a certain
club in dispute:
1.-THE cancelling Of that date was a
splendid piece of self-sacrifice. 1 can
only compare it TO the action of the
man with the wooden leg. This man
went to spend his vacation at Atlantic
City. He was fond of bathing, but
sensitive about his artificial limb.
Hence he kept out of the inviting water
all through his stay.
'Yet one day, when beautiful girl
who had snubbed him got caught by
the undertow and was being carried to
her doom, this generous man, sitting
down hurriedly on the sand, unscrewed
his wooden leg and threw it to her,
thus saving her life"