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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
PENSACOLA FLORIDA SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER Is.

the yawp of misguided Mississippi
ON the ground that they were an OPP
pressed class. Happily he was prompt
ly sat down upon" and silenced.
The night-riders are supposed to be
farmers and to act for the farmers.
but it may well be doubted if there
are many representatives of the true
farming element among them. But
even II they are true spokesman for
their class the plea that they are ''op-
pressed" and consequently justified in
their night-riding lawlessness has no
merit in it.
The farmers at times labor under
economic and other disadvantages, but
in that respect they are not different
from every other class of working
man. We all have our grievances, al
ways have had and always Will have.
No section Of society is exempt except
the leisure classes and even they
have their little troubles. But no
grievance. no oppression however real,
in a civilized land not in a state of
war was ever remedied by crime.
The reverse Is always the rule, for
crime begets crime, as inevitably as
poison spreads when not promptly
checked; encroachment of one neigh
Dor upon the clear rights of another
leads to retaliation; the original griev-
ance is soon lose sight of in the great.
er evils Of fragrant crime against per-
son and property, and unless the law
can be made effective to bring the
guilty to punishment and overawe
their sympathizers, social chaos fol.
lows, human rights are all abrogated
and civilized men revert TO their orig.
inal estate of prowling beasts of prey.
That is just the condition which the
delegate from Mississippi unconscious
ly champions when he raises his voice
in defense of the night riders as the
representatives of an oppressed
class seeking to raise the price OF
cotton by whipping their neighbors
and burning their property.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

of the dead statesman. Underneath
this picture is the one word 'Chival-
ry' Could irony be more bitter, bit
ing and blasting or comment more
scathing? VINO can say that the car
toon is unjust?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

In this issue of The Journal appears
a review of the work of The recent
convention OF the Gulf Coast Inlani
Waterways Association at Columbus,
Ga, written at the request of this pa
per by Mr.. G. A. Waterman. secretary
of the Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce, who was a delegate 10 the con-
vention and was elected treasurer OF
the association which was renamed the
mississippi to the Atlantic Water
ways Association" This interesting
paper by Mr.. Waterman VIII wen re-
pay perusal by those WIN have the
precedence to realize even in a general
way what this proposed system of
inland waterways means for the Gulf
Coast and all its cities. and the bust
ness men of Pensacola, men who
stand for its commercial and indus
trial interests and its tributary ter
ritory, will be pleased and bstter in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
Short Talks Of the Jacksonville

Short Talks Of the Jacksonville
Times-Uniol says:
The greatest pleasure. connected
with the reading of the state exchaug-
es is the daily perusal of the edi-
torial page of the Pensacola Journal
Such words of approval from an au-
thority so high bring very keen pleas
ure and warm appreciation of the
friendly spirit behind the paragraph.
There are various and varying stand
ards of newspaper merit On the eii-
torial page sand everything depends
on the point Of view and the person
al taste of the reader: but that TIE
Journal should have won sucn high
praise from SO critical and competent
source is a triumph which We per-
nit ourself TO enjoy TO the utmost,
qualified only by the lurking fear that
Short Talks will find his contempora-
ries to a man esndemning his want of
taste in newspaper pabufum.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

The completed returns from SUI
vance county show that all three OF
the proposed constitutional amend
ments were defeated by a large ma.
jority. So much the worse for Suwa-
nee county-and the rest of us.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

FRAGILE" promises to become as
popular up north as Dixie" They
are both reminders Of the healthful
simple life of the Old South, and the
North does well to assimilate them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

By this time We are ali resigned to
Mr.. Taft and as we cannot get Bryan
we are glad that it is Taft rather
than some representative of the For.
aker element of the republican party
But the Birmingham Ledger goes a
little too far when is says: TIE
south is today well pleased that Mr.
Taft has been elected" Is the. Ledg,
er on the road to the new democratic
party of which Luke Wright is a shin
ing exemplar?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

Joe Cannon was reelected to con-
gress all sight, but it is by no means
sure that ne will be the next, speak
er of the house. Mr.. Taft as the sue
cessor of Roosevelt and his policies
would doubtless prefer some other
man and that other man is quite like
ly to appear and contest with Uncle
Joe for the honor The Da1ville
statesman is by no means an up-to-
date republican of the Taft class.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

Emperor William has now the
example OF his great and good friend
Teddy Roosevelt to pull him out OF
the hole he got into by talking too
much to a representative of the Lon
don Telegraph and saying among 9TH
er things that a majority of the Ger
man people were enemies of England.
When Mr. Roosevelt gets into trouble
of this kind he simply denounces the
reporter as a liar, assigns him to
membership in the Ananias club and
the incident is closed. The German
emperor would find this a neat and
handy way to dispose of his present
embarrassments and we wonder that
he hasn't taken such q course.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
A Mistaken
Mississippi Delegate.

The one false note in the proceed
ings OF the convention of the Southern
Cotton Association in Memphis was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

The New York World of Weines.
day has fearful, a blistering cartoon
In which poor Carmack is shown ly-
ing dead. murdered. on sidewalk in
Nashville. his slayer with smoking re-
volver walking defantly away arm
in arm with his fond. approving faith
er and q Mortified woman on her
knees bending over the bloody corpse
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

Jim Woodward, candidate for mayor
OF Atlanta, is in trouble again. Same
old thing-he can't make his "swear-
offs stick. He has been summoned
before the recorder in that city to
answer to the Charge of being drunk
in the streets. Get on the water
wagon again, Jim. If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again A good
resolution badly kept is better than
no effort to keep it at all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
GOPHERS, CHICKENS
TURKEYS AND EGGS

Gophers, Chickens and Eggs al
ways on hand. Phone 343. 30I s.
Baylen, corner Government. J r.
Rhodes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

Nothing will give him as
much pleasure as a box of CT
CARS. $1.00, at the Crystal.
Pharmacy.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

sincerity and folly Of the attempt which rev
are making 10 have il appear that Governor
Fort is acting arbitrarily without ample sup
port. and that he is playing politics" Not
since the memora BILE uprising which swept the
racetrack gamblers ring out of power has there
been so notable popular demonstration Of ap-
prova of movement for civic decency as
there is now all over the state in support of the
Governors action. 1t will be recalled that
nothing fhe Governor has said in the Atlantic
CITY case has been more severe than the strict
tlres Of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the
state Our special dispatches yesterday quoteo
the County Judge of Atlantic County, also. as
saving that the Governor was in the right, tnat
he had the state at his back. that he was Ger
tain 10 win the fight. that the attitude or the
Atlantic City authorities struck at the very
foundation of government and must not ne per
mitted to 60 unnotfced. and that those authori-
ties ought Immediately 10 yield to the law
which they have been fouting. Such utterances
of responsible and thoughtful jurists. fully ac-
ouaintad with the circumstances of the case 1ar
outweigh the boasts of law-breaking ginmli
Keepers 1--WE are supreme.
To-day a small ring of saloonkeepers. gam
bIers and professional politicians emulating the
Three Tailors Of Tooley Street. in their impert-
nent pretenee that they are the people OF Al
lantic CITY. stand arrayed against the best SEN
rinent and interests of that city, against inc
courts. against the chief executive of the state
and against the laws and constitution. iheS
haze these few hours in which to retreat from
that untenahle position If they do not, they
uust certainly face speedy reckoning.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
THE RETURNING ATHLETES.

Nature, here and now most generous in her
gifts and art TO the not overprofuse extent TO
which Il exists in such affairs In this capital,
did their best yesterday to adorn the homecom-
ing OF the Olympic victors: and that best was
on the whole very good. More perfect condi-
tons Of climate and weather could not have
been wished and surely could not have been
found in any part of the world And If the
streets were untidy and unclesn they were not
visible for the throngs of people, and If the
buildings along Broadway queer hotch-
potch of big and little, handsome and hdeous,
they were largely masked with the always effect
i've masses Of futtering festoons of red, white
and blue Any way, who thinks Of such things
at such a time? The triumphant athletes were
at home again. bearing the worlds crown or
wild olive: and that was enough to fetch out a
tvpicaI New York crowd and to fil 1t with typ
icaI New York enthusiasm. II was "all over
except the shouting when the Marathon race
was run. Yesterday the final event in shout
ing occurred, with q crescendo TO fortisslmo
which might have been heard clear to Ellis. had
only the wireless telephone been In operation.
Itwas we'll worth while thus to welcome and to
applaud the athletes. Military parades. circus
shows political professions and all other pub
lie demonstrations for all other purposes never
fall TO command multitudinous attention, and
surely the return Of the victorious contestants
from Shepherds Bush was no less worthy or
commemoration than many other incidents
which have brought half Of New York to the
sidewalk. We are sport loving nation, turn
ing out by tens OF thousands TO hang breath
less upon even those sports" which are purely
a matter OF hire. If great crowds grow frantic
over the contests which are conducted for Go-
lars and cents certainly II was fitting that the
best acclaim OF the popuiace should be given 10
those who had contended most arduousiy and
trinmphantly for the mere glory of winning
1t was no little thing for athletes to go to
that gathering. the greatest Of It's kind probably
IN the history of the world. and against the
keenest competitors the whole world could af-
ford, to win the universal championship There
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
TIPS ON OCEAN LINERS.

The recent friction OH one of the largest trans
atlantic steamship lines over the tipping ques-
ton will a good purpose IL 1t coInpeis Il
clearer understanding of the measure of obiiga-
ton which the ocean travelling public should
assume toward the ship steward. Convention
has long required that passengers should fee
the employees aboard ship. and certain rates Iof
gratuities have been gradually established WIN
the development of the great palace liners ser
vice has been expanded and new claims 10
recognition have been advanced. so that the cost
of timing has been greatly increased. and now
constitutes serious tax on the passenger WIsn-
iur TO conform to custom. Dissatisfaction has
naturally arisen account OF these increased
dema nds. well as on account OF the fact tnat
tips are now expected and given without much
regard for the amount quality of the service
enjoyed by the passenger.
The vovager an ocean steamer must now
count on feeling the table steward. the rabin
steward and the deck steward formerly,
and in addition the smoking room steward rhe
bath steward and, in many cases. the band or
orchestra On conventional basis these tips
amount TO S12 or S14 crossing and many pas
sensprs pay something else TO the head or sec
t ond steward and to the bagga ge master. man
with wife and daughter is lucky. therefore, 70
| finish a voyage across or back without laying
ont from $40 TO $50 in fees TO the ships ser
wants.
The trouble with the system is that II pears
unearalIy on those who receive substantial ser
vice-the seasick. for instance-and those VINO
do not need such service and do not receive II.
II leaves entirely underlined the responsibility
! of the ships management To the passenger anu
the responsibility of the passenger To those WI"
wait on him. If the purchaser of a ticket were
Informed that if gave him no claim to service
| aI,oar rd he would feel that In feeling the stew
! ards he was paying for something Tangible.
R,1t if he buys transportation with the idea
that he is entitled to necessary and average ser
vice he feels imposed upon If he is Obliged 10
! fee stewards of class or another reSardlesS
! of what they may do or not do for his coinlor''
| II Is an obnoxious extension of the fee system
TO allow members of a ships band or orches-
fra to solicit subscriptions. If ship cannon
| maintain y hand al its own expense u "ou'o
! he better TO dispense with music, ana this ois'
pensarion would not greatly dispiease 'he
| average traveller.
The Cunard Line seems to have taken the
stand that employees shall not solicit fees ana
! that messengers ere free 20 pay or NOT. accoro-
! ing 10 their Judgment of service received IL
1 1vould doubtless be fairer and more Satisfactory
ALI around if it were understood that service Was
! inrluded i'm the purchase of ticket and that
fop,r evcentionaI attentions should be rewarded
/ Any line coming to that mere rational system
! will attract the American puhIir. Wh''h uoe'
NOT ike the idea Of dealing with the transportn-
tion company and the companys empioyes as
two different and independent interests.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
JAPAN'S NEW CABINET.

The arrival of Count Komura at Toxic marks
the complete assumption Of power by the raw
Katsura ministry. More strictly it is a resump-
ton Of power after the interval OF the Saionji
ministry The former administration Of Mar
ouis Katsura was the longest and in some re-
spects the most distinguished In japanese his
tory. 1t conducted the empire with amazing
success through the unprecedented strain Of
the war with Russia and achieved the unprece-
dented triumph in diplomacy Of an alliance
with Great Britain. and it probably would have
remained In Office indefinitely had II not been
for It's failure TO exact large cash Indemnity
from Russia and for the pecuniary embarrass-
meut which Japan suffered in consequence. II
was felt that a period Of retirement must be
imposed as penalty Tor what may really have
been a wise and statesmnnlike course, which,
however, offended the Japanese sense Of what
WAS due to the victor. Now. after four years,
the ministry is restored to office in the enjoy
ment of the full confidence OF the nation.
Marquis Katsura. who In general esteem Is
not outranked by any statesman OF japan, not
even BY Prince Ito himself, returns 10 his old
place as Prime Minister and fills also the
arduous place of Minister Of Finance, the latter
for obvious reasons by far the most difficult Of
ell 10 Ali with success. At sixty one years of
age he is at the height OF his intellectual now.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
IN THE BERKSHIRES

Ienox Aug 2e-The first meeting OF the Berk-
shire Hunt was held this morning at the Lenof
Club. Society people turned out in force to seq
the riders and the that followed was brllliarf
In dash and daring A course Of over six miles wss
taken 10 the hounds There were only two controlt
and the whole body of riders was in at the Kill
Those no followed the hounds were Miss HelOss
Meyer Miss Kate Cary. Mrs. David T. Dana. Miss
Helen l.. Alexandra. Dayid T. Dana. Frederic Bull.
Giraud Foster, Harold Subway. Malcolm D. Sloane.
George Z. TurnUre. Samuel rockingham ard Her
bert B. Shaw Noticed at the meet were Mr. and
Mrs. John e Alexandra. Reginald StuTgis. Miss So
phIa Furniss Mrs John +. Zimmerman. Mr. and
Mrs Charles Astor Bristed Mrs. Samuel FrOthins-
ham. Richard C.. Dixsy, Miss Rosamond Dixey and
Grenville l.. Winthrop
Mr and Mrs Franklin Farrell. jr. Of Ansonia.
Conn. Hotel Aspinwall.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacLay have arrived from
Hampstead Long Island
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

are greater achievements. doubtless. than the
winning of athletic games, but there are also
many which are of less Importance.
The victories achieved by these men were w
deed of more than ordinary merit. We 90 not
now mean simply from the athletic point OF
view though in that respect they were note-
worthy But there was something more than
that. These men. representative of the great
congomerate mass of the American nation, were
intrusted with the duty of upholding before the
world the repute of America for fair ana gen
erous sportsmanship. for fortitude in DEFEAT as
well as for modesty and moderation In triumph,
and for that manliness of bearing which is as
desirable in the arena as in the forum. 1t Is
highly gratifying that the American athietes
won so many victories in the contests. 1t is
still more gratifying that they conducted them
selves without reproaeh in either victory or de-
faaf
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
4V TNTfifELT DEATH.

What has become OF the anti-noise crusade:
II was beautiful exotic flower whlch oursI
suddenly into full bloom on summer hay
ofter years of apparently hopeless culture by
faithful few We admired ii exceedingly for
q brief space its rare beauty made metropolitan
life even in the summer more delightful 10 coh-
tanonlote Citizens In imagination saw cab
horses tiptoeing down Broadway past cushion
tired surface cars and heard only the accidental
dronping Of a Iawless pin reverberating around
fhe FIatIron Building. But alas! On not
August morning they awoke TO find this fair
flower wiIted and dead. 1t had gone the way
Of many other crusades.
A magistrate discharged several prisoners ar
rested for noise making and ruled that there
WAS no ordinance against their producing all
the racket desired by their unmuf!ed souls. a
few DAYS later the acting Police Commissioner
met complaints with the statement that the
police were apparently doing their duty and
that If there was any noise this little
island II the peoples fault, and ne nadh
happened TO hear it anyhow. And again bed!am
reigned Once more there foated toward the
heavens the passionate appeal for Cash clos.
intuned like the ducet notes of the file gliding
melowIy over the saw teeth. Again the merits
of assorted vegetables set aquiver the circun-
ambient ether the Turing clamOr of the ancient
scissors grinders bell is heard in the land, ana
over It all limp unchecked the classic strains of
the hurdy- -gurdy.
Now such noises are entirely unnecessary,
and to 90 per cent of the population they are
highly dstasteful. Why tolerate them? They are
as easily checked now as they were few weeks
ago, and really good work was then being
done. II takes time to reform fat wheels and
uneven tracks but venders and hand organs
cen be choked off at once. If the present ordi-
nances are inadequate pass some new ones. II
the Police Commissioner can't hear these insults
to the tympsnum, open his window. He will not
have to listen long to be convinced that the
anti.noise crusade is so dead that 1t would make
the conventional coffin nail look like a live wire
under high voltage.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

ers He was distinguished general or DIVISION
In the Chinese war. Governor General OF For
mosa and Minister Of War under Prince Ito.
Count Komura. who becomes Minister Of For
eign Affairs. is Harvard graduate. and mas
had distinguished career as Japanese Minister
at Seoul. Peking. Washington. ST. petersburg
and London Baron Goto, Minister of Commt-
nications. is of peasant origin. He stud1ed
medicine in Germany was ut the head OF jap
9nese sanitation in the Chinese war ana
throughout the empire. was successful admin
istrator in Formosa and has been president OF
the South Manchurian Railroad Sc1entist,
financfer and expansionist, he has been called
sthe DR.. Jameson of Japan. General Ierauchi
remains Minister of War and Admlral Saito
Minister of Marine. Mr.. komatsubara, the new
Minister of Education WAS once imprisoned be-
cause of his jealous propaganda for democracy
and has had successful career as admins
traitor diplomat and editor ViscOunt Okabe
Minister of Justice was educated in the United
States and has been a successful governor ana
diplomat Baron Oura, Minister of Agriculture
and Commerce. is of the Satsuma cian ana mas
had long experience in municipal and provincial
administration. Baron Hirata, Minister Ior
Home Affairs was Minister of Agriculture ana
Commerce in the former katsura CABINET ana
is n statesman of long and successful experience
On the whole the Cabinet ia exceptionally
we'll equipped to command popular commence
and to command also the respect OF the world
All It's members are friends. and most or theh
are earnest partsans of Prince 1amagata. anu
the general policies of that distinguished veteran
will consequently prevail 1t is possible thal
some difficulty will be found in securing ana
retaining stable majority in the parliament
But Marquis Katsura is singuarly adrot'
tactfu and masterful party manager ana ieader
of men, and may probably be trusted either 10
consolidate factions into a safe majority III me
present parliament to secure one III the next
which shall be elected. The prospect is for some
years of government under his leadership. tnah
which probably nothing could be more auspi-
corls for the island empire