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The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
soeial contrasts in the south.

4 revelation OF the social conditions in
the South. which act as a bar 10 that
foreign immigration of the better sort
which many thoughtful and progressive
SoutheTneTs believe essential to the
growth and prosperity Of their section,
is contained in a report made by Vice
President p. H. Gadsen, of the Charles
ton Chamber OF Commerce, who was
one of a committee sent abroad to in
vestigate complaints made TO the North
German Lloyds by immigrants induced
to come 20 South Carolina and other
Southern States Mr.. Gadsen says.
4 found that more important consideration in
faFoF OF the North and West as against the south.
90 far as farm labor was concerned was that In the
North and West the immigrant farm laborer was
considered a member Of the farmers family. slept
in his house and was fed at his table. whereas in
the South, as a rule be was given an clubhouse to
sleep in similar to that occupied by the negroes on
the place. and not allowed to eat with the farm
er's family or TO associate with them on equal
terms; in other words social lire Was drawn which
does not exist in the North and West.
This again IS the direct result of uur industrial
conditions and tie employment Of negro labor We
have for so many years been employing negro labor
that We have 90 think that the class og labor
performed by the negro is meuisl to a large degree
and, therefore. are not prepared at the present
time to treat the immigrant supplantng such a
negro on the same terms as he is treated il the
North and West"
The social OstTaCism Of the manual Ia
boreT here described IS paralleled by that
reported from Texas. where white men.
brought from elsewhere 10 pick cotton.
have refused to work in the fields. even
at high pay, because they were taunted
with doing the work of negroes. In addi-
ton 10 these forms Of social discrimina-
tion, there are others. based on religious.
moral and racial grounds. Italians, for
instance, have been refused school ac-
commodations. At one place, in Georgia,
We think, objection was made to the way
in which immigrants observed Sunday.
In the selection Of immigrants, account
has apparently been taken Of religious
affiliations, as we'll as of racial extrac-
ton, thus indicating that immigrants Of
certain religious opinions are not wanted
in some portions of the South. That i'm
migrants from Southern and Eastern Eu-
rope are not desired is openly stated.
1t Is obvious. also that immigrants ac-
customed 20 the free use Of liquor would
not be content under the prohibitory
laws Of various Southern States.
These considerations greatly increase
the difficulty of inducing foreign immi-
grafton to the South Mr. Gadsen be-
lieves il would be better 10 cease trying
to induce worl5men to come and in
stead, to encourage the settlement of col
onists who would buy land and establish
homes. Such colonists would more
nearly approximate the Southern type
Of citizenship. and would more readily
adapt themselves to the peculiar condi-
tons Of Southern life than the foreigner,
who must Of necessity accept forms of
employment which are regarded by white
people as menial.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

prince assumed the royal crown OF HIS
house. II tho truth were known. we
should probably understand that it WIS
Henry's introduction 10 prune diet that
wrought the splendid transformation In
his character right at the critical mo-
ment OF his career As for old Jack,
doubtless he never knew the actual taste
of a properly prepared prune-and was
more to be pitied than scorned.
When the Landmark cares to argue
with us again, We beg that IL call to bar
more competent witnesses than such as
beefy and untrustworthy old Jack Fall
staff and his kind. Lack OF prunes is
exactly what allied the old knight; prop
erly fed upon TINS dainty, he would have
Teen a picturesque and honorable figure
in history. rather than the poor, sorry
thing he was.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

any event the scope OF public supervision,
already considerable. is likely to be en-
iarged. Indeed, it is believed by many
that the proposed strike is itself So
ciallStio move to hasten naturalization,
for socialists have been extremely active
in the organization of the Amalgamated,
and it is part of their programme to Sc
cure a firm hold on the railways and the
postal service. The recent municipal cleo
tons. in which the socialists havo sus-
tained serious setbacks. would appear TO
Indicate that socialism. though ii IS said
to be growing among the unions. has not
obtained strong foothold among the
people generally.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
AIIieators Not So Dangerous,

From the Columbia u. c. State.
Il did not have the fear Of the aIliga-
tors that some people seem to have" said
President Roosevelt. referring to his bath
ing IN the Louisiana ponds AZ the risk
OF being denounced as nature-faker'
we venture to put forward the assertion
that there IS not on record in the history
OF all time a single instance Of a man
being bitten by an alligator in the waters
OF the Southern States. The Southern al
ligator is not the vicious brute that many
persons, uniformed of the habits Of the
gator. imagine him to be In lower South
Carolina It is not an uncommon sight 20
see small boys plunge into the river at
a spot where the moment before the
head OF an alligator was to be seen push
ing It's way through the still waters. Mr..
Roosevelt's calm Indifference toward the
saurians was no greater than has been
displayed by dozens Of little niger
boys on dozens Of occasions.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
How Punch See. Roosevelt.

From the New York Tires
Punch's cartoon By Bernard Partridge.
out to-day, happily reflects the view gen
orally taken in England of President
Roosevelt's antitrust campaign. It depicts
the President applying what is called the
soap and water cure to an American
eagle. The poor bird is being held down
in shallow wash tub, while Mr Roose-
velt IN shirtsleeves and rubber boots is
vigorously applying serubbing brush to
its ruffied feathers.
The eagle doesn't like the process a
bit and soap and water are flying about
in all directions. The President remarks.
"As 1 recently said at Nashville. dur
Ing the next sixteen months of my term
of Office this policy shall be persevered in
unsweTyingly."
'Jehosophatr' is the eagles exeIama-
ton
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
What Allied FaIstaff.

We confess to degree Of shocked sur
prise that the Norfolk Landmark. usually
level-headed so far as gasronomic topics
are concerned, should seek 10 dispute
with US the potency Of prunes. We had
not suspected that the Landmark under
stood the full greatness of prunes: but
We did think. nevertheless. that the
Landmark would summons 70 its prose
cution and dissent witnesses Of repute
and standing rather than fat-witted
ones. who, in reality, might well be ruled
out as incompetent to testify.
1t does not do this. however: not AZ
all After advancing a few rambling re-
marks, it winds up its contrary opinion
with these words:
1T IL pity that the fat and loose-tong7,ei
knight, John FalstafT is not alive TO tell The
Herald why the steWed DTune' was q term Of
deTison in bygoac centuries. lSce first part Of King
Henry ", act 5, scene 81"
And has it come TO this? Is the Land
mark in its dire exuemity-its determine
ton to be mean and unreasoning-forced
10 fall back upon such a witness? Old
Jack Falstaff; fat, pudgy, thick-skinned.
sodden. boastfUl. cowardly. ungrateful
and dull-what on earth did he know of
the prowess Of prunes? No wonder he
derided the "stewed prune," and sought
10 mark II with his unimportant displeas-
ure. Old Jack Falstaf-bloated with fre-
quent and eopious nbatons OF sack and
rendered stupid with sluttonOus dinings-
to cite him as witness against the
gentle prunei II is 10 laugh!
The truth Of the matter is. that prunes
were the things Sir John needed. Had
he studied this potent purple fruit and
sought 70 understand It in all Of its rare
goodness, there would have been a very
different Sir John to contemplate retro
speetively. In the first place. he would
not have been such boaster-more prop
eriy designated by a shorter and uglier
word. He would not have been the ever
lasting butt Of his companions ridicuIe;
even ais own Sweet Har' would not
have cast him OF when that scapegrace
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Reform in Kentucky.

Kentueky's new method of furnishing
murderers strikes US as having some
commendable features, current criticism
of 1t to the contrary notwithstanding.
True. ii leaves the criminal with his neck
unbroken and himself out of the peni-
Tertiary. but IL is a distinct advance over
no punishment at all, for which certain
parts Of Kentucky have long been noto-
rious When Mr.. Wilson, Republican can
didate for governor, said IN a speech the
other day that the State was twenty
years behind the rest OF the Union, he
doubtless had in mind the feuds Of Brea-
thitt and other counties, and the failure
Of justice and the courts in such la
mentally large number of cases; and
while patriotism and loyalty TO the place
Of ones birth are eminently praiseworthyr
we do not consider that Mr.. Hager, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, made a
wholly convincing reply when he said that
II his opponent did not Ike Kentucky, 1t
was easy enough to cross over into hos
pitable Indiana, as other Republicans had
done-meanIng, Of course, former Gov.
Taylor. and the others who fed after
the murder OF William Goebel.
BY the new form of punishment we
mean, of course, the action OF the civil
courts in awarding the widow of Lawyer
Marcum a judgment of $500 for the
death OF her husband against James
Hargis, the notorious feud leader and
killer. and one Callahan. an associate.
Only a week or so ago Hargis paid a
first installment Of some thousands OF
dollars on the judgment, and as the re-
mainder is fully secured and must be
paid, il appears that Kentuclkys civil
courts are rather more successful in up
holding justice than are those of her tri-
bunals which deal exclusively In Grim
iral cases. If Hargis and his fellows
were anything more than unprincipled
cutthroats-which does not appear from
the facts before us-they might ,be per-
fectly willing TO pay even as much as
$S,000 for the pleasure and privilege OF
putting an enemy out Of the way, so
long as financial disability were not a
bar. But being very ordinary criminals
living under rather extraordinary con
ditions, they probably regard even a peni-
tentlary sentence as preferable to a fine
of the size which has been imposed as
result of the death OF Marcum. Be
sides, such minds as those OF Hargis
and Callahan are quite capable Of con
ceiving the idea that the relatives Of the
murdered men get more satisfaction out
of compelling the murderers to pay them
considerable sums OF money than out OF
seeing the same criminals dangling at
the end OF a shesins rope or languishing
behind prison bars.
So all things considered, We rather
look for a diminution in the violent death
rate in Breathitt County and other
rs-behind-the-times parts of
Kentucky. The new form OF punishment
doesn't appeal to US as being in the
same class as hanging, but, as we have
said, it has its good points. and is lar
better than the practice of permitting
murderers TO escape without any repa-
ration whatever for their crimes.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
How It Started.

From the Wall Street Journal
Great disasters sometimes start from
most Insignificant happenings, although
the fundamental causes back of these
happenings may be far-reaching. For
instance, the Chicago fire was started by
a COW kicking over a lighted lamp. Il
may not be out Of the way to say that
the confagration in Wall street last week
was started by a bovine operator at
tempting to get up an impossible corner
IN a copper stock.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Preachinr and Performapc.

From the Columbia Is. C) State.
The News and Courier says Mr. Bryan
is a better preacher than President.
Since he has not had show as Presi-
dent that is prejudglng. A good preacher,
with faith, hope, and charity, has wide
possibilities, and It is unsafe to attempt
to fix his limitations. Mr.. Roosevelt is
not so good a preacher, yet his preaching
IS splendid when placed alongside of his
performances.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
1 TOLD YOU SO.

knew that ycu would lose your BET
/ told you sol
or course It mined. and you got weJi
told you sol
] knew that stocks were going down,
I said yOur tooth would need Clown.
You took the wrong pup out to drown
told You sol
knew your watch could not keep time
told you sol
] said that was worthless dime
] told You sol
| warned you not TO touch that meat.
l said that pack was incomplete,
About that candidates defeat
told you sol
You woaldn't Ike that servant girl
told you sd
] knew youT neighbor was a churi-
/ told you SOL
] said that story was q fake,
l knew that clt-giass bowl would break.
] could have saved you each mistake
/ told YOU so
Harold Susman, in Idppincott 8
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

From the Louisville Courier-JournsL
Among the disadvantages would be the
likelihood that-in the Roosevelt regime
IN particular-such performances would
multiply the statements from the White
House. II is certain that after every per
formance the President would issue a
statement embracing a dramatic criticism
Imagine him tackling Ibsen, George Ber-
nard Shaw, OF Lincoln J. Carter.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
No Wonder.

What's wrong. old man?" inquired
Ascum- You look rather haggard this
morning"
Yes, replied Luschman, II made a
discovery last night that staggered me %
You don't say? What was it?"
"a bottle OF ten-year-old rye that l
didn't know l had.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Looks Both ways.

From the Springfield Republican
It is bard to say whether the decision
to permit no newspaper correspondents
aboard the feet on the Pacific cruise is a
peace or war measure. The question
can be argued either way.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

From the Boston Herald.
Gov. Guild points with PRIDE to
President Roosevelt's Endorsement Of him.
Mr.. Whitney, on the other hand. can
boast of original membership in the Ana
Mas Club That is reckoned something
OF a decoration nowadays
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
The Main Thing.

You told him to diet, didn't your
asked the young doctor
Yes, replied the old one. 4 told him
to eat only the plainest food and as
little as possible"
But his case has been chronic so long
do you think that win help him?r
well, il VIII help him to nav NV hin 50
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
He Was Tmnre-sed
Ono Yie,rnoint.

Why do you live in the country"
''To save money"
"Ah. I see And when you've saved
enough, you'll move back TO town?''
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A killing Frost

Mrs. Gaddie-Of course Mrs. Nuritch
thought when she brought her daughter
out she'd be quite a society bud, but So
ciety took no notice Of the poor girl a,
all.
Mrs. Gloat-Ah, nipped her hopes in
the bud, eh?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Responsibility for the New York Re-
publican fusion appears to be about as
hard to fix as responsibility for the Fair
banks cocktails, Again we are inclined
10 susnect Loeb
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
EVeninE Tn.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mosquitoes, according 20 DR.. Ayers, kill
go. 600 people every year. Let him remem-
Der what the disgruntled trooper said af-
ter battle: Anyhow, killed as many
OF them as they did OF mel"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A Pretty Big "If."

From the Nashville American.
No President has ever had more win
ming ways with the populace than Roose-
Welt. II he were a Democrat the South
would quickly turn a cold shoulder to
Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
common sense at Last.

From the New York Sun
Army officers whose duties do not take
them away from their desks are not to
be retired even If they cannot stand the
strain Of severe horseback rides An un.
expected concession to common sense.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Not Yer Paih Enr

Towne-There goes Rashley. He must
be in debt again
Browne wouldn't say that. Why. he
JOCKS quite prosperous That's a nice
new suit he has
Towne-Yes. that's why I say he mus,
be i'm debt
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Mr.. Clark Howell nominated Mr., Bryan
for the Presidency at Atlanta recently,
and Mr.. Hoke Smith furnished him with
a platform; and still there are unthink-
ing ones who sneer at the possibility Of
Democratic harmony.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A Solid Asset.

From the indianapolis News
Fortunately there has been no loss OF
public confidence in the corn crop.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A Priceless Hero

frOm The ChicaCo News.
II Morgan and Rockefeller are such
great heroes because they loaned millions
at low rates Of interest, what do you
think Of your Uncle Samuel, who loaned
more millions at no interest at am
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Why cant the South Carolina man who
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life and seven years and the Pennsyl-
yania man who was sent UP for 155 years
form a ns-and-daughters-o -of-something
snciatv2
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
NOTHING SERIOUS.

From the Philadelphia Press
HIS Love Awakening.
do you know. dear" exclaimed the
first heiress, eXcltedly. I'm almost sure
the count IS In love with me-"
Gracious. what makes you think soy''
inquired the other
He asked me to-day how much I was
worth,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Getting ready for Buslnsss.

From the Richmond News-Leader.
MT. Bryan must be organizing his off,
cial Presidential staff already. He seems
TO have secured Loeb in the person of
his brother-in-law.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Fair Warning,

From the Chicago News
President Roosevelt not only shoots
bears, but eats them as well. This should
be warning to the octopus.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

"A woman in Portland. Greg, is seeking
a divorce because her husband smeared
her face with banana peels," says the
Milwaukee Sentinel Evidently, he is q
slippery sort OF a fellow.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

A scientist declares that bIonds win
soon stppear-which may or may not
be connected with the rise in the price
OF peroxide of hydrogen,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

George Fred Williams says there are
plenty Of good Democrats left" Ger
tainly there are, and plenty Of them
right, too; but they don't get elected
much
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
COntentnent.

Fortune turns her back upon ne
Not a whit care 7
Fame is still a stranger 70 ne
Not the Loser |
With you, dear heart, beside me singing,
Bells Of hope and cheer all ringing,
And your dear arms around me clingiuE,
Who'd exchanged Not /!
David Seid, in MunseyS
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

A magazine writer declares that 'the
East produces more kickers than any
other section Of the country" And here
we have been thinking 1t was Missouri
all the time
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

A writer says the Japs In their own
country never shave. There are those
who say, however. that they had. in real
ity, rather a close shave in their recent
unpleasantness with Russia,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The only serious objection we see TO
continuing the jamestown Exposition an
other year is the incidental prolongation
OF the cruel social warfare sure TO result.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The. descendants of George washington
may imagine they own Cincinnati, but
they may also expect more or less of an
argument with Mr. George b. Cox before
they get the title deeds.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
The 0utuuf.

The mines Of America get out a million
tons Of ore per month. and we don't know
how many tons OF literature
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
After Grand Onera.

But oh, the smell OF that jasmine
flower; and on, that music; and oh, the
way had to put on the steam and power
10 get back the money I blew that dayi
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

We should not be surprised If Birming-
ham and Atlanta started the New Year
with the worst headaches they ever ex-
perienced
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The early issues of the Pekin Gazette
recently suspended after nearly thou
sand years Of life. were printed on silk
cloth. From this We infer that there
was paper trust IN those days, per
haps on the same order as the one we
have in these
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The story that a great French noble
man committed suicide rather than accept
huge fortune simply shows how far a
nature faker will go. If you give him
sufficient rope.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

incidentally, Mr.. John L. Sullivan has
Just celebrated his forty-ninth birthday
also; and whatever else he may be. John
L. is no mollycoddle
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The great name of Barnum viii appear
no more on the billboards, but his great
remark. "The people like to be hum
bugged," will live for many years to
come
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Arizona and New Mexico may be two
souls with but a single thought. but they
desire to become two stars that twinkle
as two.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

A gOOdly number Of cooks appear to be
dabbling in the RoOseveltian broth just
now.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

A famous alienist says the mind Of
the Emperor OF China is becoming feeble
From lack OF exercise. perhaps
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Learn TO do things advises a con-
temporary. Yes; doing people isn't as
healthy as il once was
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Chattanooga. Tenn. seems destined 70
become the great Dixie oasis.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A Departurc In Humor,

do you like iambies?" asked the Chi
eago girl.
Il can't cay" responded the Boston
damsel. Il don't know that ever ate
any"
occasionally
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
For Mr.. Arrnn

Argus had a hundred eyes,
So says the book
1t means he had them, I surrnlse.
Each day to hook
He Was Impressed.
How was the seTmOn7
Finer exclaimed the young man.
Tell me about It."
"Oh. blue eyes. wavy brown hair. dim
pied Cheeks-excuse me. il was something
about the Corinthians. 1 believe"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE HARAssED PASSENGER.

climbed aboard a trolley car
And rode block,
And then We halted with a Jar
And got a shock
'Dis car" they yelled, goes in de shed
Git out an take de car ahead"
Unto an airship then I hied,
A ticket bought;
To get at length a decent ride
I really thought
But straight into cloud we sped
And had to take the ship ahead.
sought barge upon the Styz.
Devoid Of mirth
And much disgusted with the tricks
OF those on earth.
But soon we stopped and CharOn said:
Get out and take the barge ahead"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
A FIare-back.

'Brudder Jones. If you didn't smoke.
you might own a brick house, like what 1
does"
Look here, man. don't you come pes
term wifi me like dat. You didn't git dat
brick house by not smokin' You got it
by borrowin' nah newspaper to read. an
nah clothes TO wear, an nah Yittles to
eat You may be a fly financier. but dat
don't glib You no license to set up fer a
human copy-boOkr'
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

rs the American woman really beau
tiful?" asks a New York artist. Well
If she isn't, there's no use continuing
the search.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

y have been urging tariff reform for
the past three years" says Senator
Lodge This should attract the attention
of Mr.. Jerome K. Jerome, who, we un-
derstand Is in this country looking for
new jokes.