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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

New students at the Shaw Business
College Monday We're Miss Beatrice
Kenyon Of Troy, n. H. and Walter \.
Simpson and Harold Packard of Au-
gusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

Charles T.. Downing is offering the
public a Chickering piano slightly used,
for 800 This piano cost new $3.50 only
Il few years ago, but the parties
are building new home, and decld-
to have piano player.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

The students of the Shaw Business
College will give a Halloween party
at the college rooms Friday evening,
which will be the first party of the
season and is sure to be an enjoyable
affair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall of Bath was
in the city for a few hours yester-
day with his touring car on his way
home from a hunting trip in the Range
ley region.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
La Barre Bros. Minstrels, Nov. z.

La Barre Bros MinstreIs will ap-
pear at the Opera House Monday.
Nov. 3. The company carries good
band and orchestra and gives a street
parade. Seat sale opens FRIDAY
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

The Ladies' Circle will meet with
Mrs. Arey, Franklin street, at
o'clock this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

Mrs. p. NJ. Bcssey, Winthrop street
will leave this morning for her for
mcr home in Watcrville, where she
will be joined by her sister-ln-laW.
Miss Martha Ressey, and together
they will enjoy carriage drive to
the towns of Unity, Freedom and Knox
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

Bennett 4 Stoddard Co have ready
the new Tungsten light adapted to
houses where it will no doubt be as
successful as in stores, halls, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

The Womans Board will meet witt
Mrs. O. c. S. Davies, Stone street, al
. O'Clock this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27
LOCAL BRIEFS

Harold E. Cook, Esq, Of Water
vile was in town on legal business
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27
LOCAL NOTICE.

Monaghans dancing class Will give
an assembly at Golden Cross hall
Wednesday evening. oct26d5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

Charles Howard of Montville pur-
chased flock of 43 hens mostly bar
red Rocks, of Weldon Poland last
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27

A kiss of Satin skin powder transfer ms
coarse skin to satin skin. In tints. 23c
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
MR TAET'S NPEECH

MIR. Taft in his Boston speech said many
things which VIII be heard over and over again
during the campaign this year. whoever the
Republican candidate may be- II the present
business disturbance continues for a few months
longer the criticisms which Mr.. Taft has antici-
pated and refuted - effectively will have to he
met and answered repeatedly-by him II he Is the
Republican candidate. because il will be said
he was member Of the present administration,
but. IN fact. by. any other Republican because
The things referred 20 in the Boston speech oc-
CURED with the Republican party In power If
to foreSee and 10 answer cpnvincingly the argu-
ments of the opposition is 10 make an effective
political speech Mr.. Taft has made one. lie
talked upon q vital matter. and he evidently re-
CARDS II as one of the most vital matters Con-
ditions may shape themselves rs 10 make
IL the leading topic I'm point of actual discussion
in the coming campaign, or again they may so
improve as somewhat 10 subordinate il.
What Mr. Taft said ne said we'll His anaIy-
sis OF the causes that gave rise to the panic
= YVES remarkably clear and just and we believe
that IL the disturbance OF business continues
into the campaign such an exposition as lie
Eaye will carry conviction 20 the people The
facts were as the Secretary stated them. The
business OF the world before the recent crash
exhibited exactly the same symptoms which il
has always shown just prior Ia historic panics.
Nearly all enterprises. in the confidence of last
ing prosperity. had enlarged their bounds
that the worlds supply Of liquid capital re-
ducel by and destructive confagratlons.
had been largely converted into fixed capital.
Everybody wGs building an extension 10 his
plant. rIsnned when capital. labor and materials
were comparatively cheap. and facing the diff
6cuity Of completing il when the cost Of capital.
labor and materials had been forced up by the
universal and unprecedented demand for them.
irae credit OF q vast number of incomplete enter
prtses shaken 10y the certainty that II would
be hard 10 realize il profit upon them. Capital
waF 80 scarce that institutions of the highest
financial standing. such rs cities and states and
fine most prosperous railroads, could borrow only
a. gFestly aGvanced rates. The strain upon
capital was worldwide. but it was greater In
this country than elsewhere. because business
.s1d GnaRs'iai methods have less stability here
than IN the older parts II The world. When the
contraction began. and that vas almost year
before the banking crash occurred. il was nc
GosapanIed by more violent symptoms IN this
eunfry than elsewhere, because credit here was
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
fFrom The Tribune Burean. ]


Washington, Dec. 31.-Among the dances t"-h
was that at the home of Mrs l. Il. Letter IN
Dupont Circle WREN seventy-hve couples OF the
young married people and the deoutanteS anu
beaus Of several seasons danced mFS- Letter
entertained for her Eon. Joseph letter. who Is
snend1ng the winter with her Representative and
Mrs Longworth. the Third Secretary OF ths
British Embassy md MIs. II. A Grant watson
Mr. and Mrs Guy Norman. Miss Katherine EldnS
and others were among those invited TO dance
the old year out. Mrs. Letter will give break
fast in honor OF the Ambassador and Mrs White
law. Reid Thursday
The Ambassador to Great Britain arrived IN
Washington to-day and is the guest Of Rear Ad-
miraI and Mrs. CowIes. who gave a dinner in MS
honor tonight. Mrs. Reid. VINO was to accompany
him TO the capital. detained in New YORK
on account Of illness and will not arrive hsrc until
THURSDAY
The former Ambassador to Italy and Mrs VIII
liam Draper gave their annual New Years eve
ball for their young daughter. Miss Margaret
Preston Draper. tonight. Seventy young persons
were invited Alter dancing 10 the Marine Bano
orchestra mus!c until nearly midnight supper was
served from flower laden tables Miss Marina
Bacon Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Katherine
Brown Miss Dora Glover. Miss Laura Merriam
Miss Eleanor Rcyburn. Miss Margaret Smith MISS
Conscience Edwards. Hiss Mary Webb ard Miss
GLADYS Mum among the girls who danced
while among the boys were Ned Mclean, Gardiner
Bell Charles NJ Ffoulke. jr-. Maurice Naouco'
Seaton schroeder. Brewster Reamey and CIeve-
land Perkins.
Mr. and MIS- Charles Henry Butler gave dance
tonight for their SON. Charles NJ Butler, Prince
ton student Mr.. and Mrs. Butler have as house
guests Lewis Park OF Philadelphia: James BOYD
and Franklin CIarkson. Princeton students. ana
Miss Cornelia Hoyt and Miss Isabel Hoyt, OF Ne"
York
Mr. and Mrs John P Mclean entertained fo9ty
guests at dinner tonight. Most Of them attended
later the dance given by Mrs Letter
Representative and Mrs. Peter Porter or Ne"
in ron
Miss Julia Carroll. of ST. Louis
Rear Admiral George c Reiter gave tea THIS
afternoon TO which two hundred guests were in
yited II gave his friends opportunity 10 greet
him upon his retirement from the navy after
fcrty-six years service The tea was in honor OF
Miss Edith Benham and Miss Juliette Williams
Mrs Elizabeth r. Benham. widow Of Rear Ad-
T,traI Benham and Mrs Phillip presided at the
table.
Several hundred persons prominent IN army ana
navy circles attended the dance given At the
Washington Barracks tonight for the oeneht OF
the Army and Navy League
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01

fully demonstrated their soEvency. end 5y soe
end Of the year banking conditions were again
almost normal The furry did not seriously
affect production or prices. The crops grown IN
1907 are estimated by the Department OF AgrF
culture to be worth $34O4, 100000, or $4ZSUOO'-
COO more than the crops Of 1906. Exports Tor
November 1907 were larger than those Tor any
month in our history, and imports and exports
for 1907 exceeded In value fhOse 0E any oeheF
year running above 1880 .COG.OOO.
record making incident In the adminisSrat
Of the laws was the impOsition by Judge Rene
saw NJ LRnds In the federal Circuit Court at
Chicago of a fine Of $2S.240.OOO. the corporation
fined being the Standard OIL Company OF lndi-
ana. found guilty Of accepting rebates from the
Chicago L Alton Railroad.
John D. Rockefeller on February gave $o-'-
OOOOOO TO the General Education Board 10 bs
used in helping to endow universities and col
le2es.
Notable Americans who died in 1897 were
John r. Morgan and Edmund ". Pettus, Initea
States Senators from Alabama; Russei ~.
AIcer. Senator from Michigan Stephen X. MAI
lory. Senator from Florida Thomas Bailey Al
drich. poet end editor; John Alexander DOwIe'
founder of Zion City: Galusha A. Grow, FrahclS
Murphy, Richard Mansfield, Augustus 81. Gau-
dpns, Dennis Kearney. Rear Admiral john u.
Walker. Edwin II. Couger, Daniel H. Ihain'
b4rlain and Mrs. William Mckinley.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Eop~1cS-An explosion in the Roman STOCK
Exchange. which occupied the Temple OF ->eP
twenty persons: the accident is believed TO nave
heen caused BY gas - One hundred ana
sixty-seven members Of the hrst pouIna " tto ~
SfznAd rhe Vlborg manifesto were sentenced u
three months imprisonment; two OF the e,eo. &c.
cused persons were acquitted. - NJ de troos'
Felgian Premier and Minister Of the Interior
dJe6 At Brussels; his death complicates the
Question of Congo annexation - The state
Attorney General Count Kuno Won Moltke ana
Herr Bernstein. lawyer for the oefehCe' ao-
dressed the court in the Harden Gaze
CITy.-Stocks closed weaF- =- Public Ser
vice Commissioners reported or routes Tor TWO
for 1907. given out by the Health Department.
showed a higher death rate ana plrlA rate IoI
the city than in 1906 - Inc city aCCtPleo
troieF Metz gave out statement showing the
rapid growth OF the city since consohoalon-
on the New York Stock Exchange during the
year. - A yacht was lost in the Flre lslano
inlet - Although there was loss OF S.
000. coo due 20 the panic. the customs collectohs
broke the record for 1907.
DoMESTIC.-The Republican Assembly eau
Gus at Albany elected Ray B. Smith, of Syracuse.
clerk Of the Assembly over Colonel Archie l.
Baxter by q vote Of g. 70 %; Speaker Wads-
worth was unanimously reelected; George NJ
Palmer was chosen minority leader by the Dem
ocratic assenblymen. == II was said at A.
bany that Assemblyman Wainwright nhght be
made Chairman of the Railroads committee.
Secretary Taft visited MIbury. Mass.
and Providence before returning TO Washington
on the Federal Express. =-- Controller Ridge
". in a statement issued at Washington, pre-
dicted that the period of readjustment of values
due TO the recent financial troubles Will be
brief -- II was decided at the last Cabinet
meeting Of the year TO push che government
appeaI against the Colorado decision in the land
fraud cases. - The Cosmopolitan Shipping
Company filed brief before the Interstate Com
merce Commission asking that the demurrer TO
its complaint against the Baltic Pool, asserting
lack Of jurisdiction be dismissed == II was
predicted in Washington that the Senate Com
ma M "
for emergency currency issue limited TO $780,,
600 600, subject a tax OF per cent.
THE WEATHER-indicatiOns for to- day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, Al
degrees; lowest. 81.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
Amaaemcnn.

kcAnaaeY G. MUsIc-a-s-Tee Rnss - ths RsasAs.
IFTOE-s:lR-S:TS-Tom JoneH- -.
FFl.aerJ0--S:iE-SlS-TheW Warrens q NuHaH1~
nFRKEfEY-&:3O-CaHdtde
3IIOJ-e:1s-ssO-T Cpmst. -. r-. 1n-aex
RI1hNET ss-2:lS-S:iS--The BAo BOY 1"o IN ~
RHrsIDTAY Y-s:sS-s IB-TSe R0uee Up.
Gay White way
vaudeville
(eRTrERE0k-e:iS-S-MIgsH HOOK o! dohenO'
rlLYG-SIS-S::l-Iohn GlAyde's Honour
nEwEY-a+&-VaHdevfle
EDEN N1sEE-Ths World II wax
/, TNfPTRE-2 :fS-S:IS-Petsr Pan. -, -.
e5IeEnE-alS-&. .3O-Inder the GreerWood 49,
SAE-9:So-A -ApChenbr6del-S:2o :2o-Der D1fninAOp-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a. II - M
GRAND CENTRAL PAI-ACE-te a. m 10 ~ D.
~ .fsTg@T-E sge&1-s'e ,IsSS.Sl-Th N1ching Hosr.
: e.I5-NauoevilA
HERIID sQCARE-2:13-s:1S-The GIT Deh'"0 "'~
s1rPob5RSnxE-a-s-rae -Four Seasons and winter
xxr-TSenN .Sn-s. .eN-EIer sister. . 49, ,--S
gSHEERBocKER-z lH-s:ls-The Tak OF New iO
r-HTsYO9, i5-e IS-Polly Of the CsrcuA
.Ig-S:3o-The Thief
INSTRUMENTATION -
NhnfsoS soIrARE-2:IS- s:lS-Ths Re1uNen~"0" 0'
Mar5fSnN sotARs GARDEN-ll a m to 10; 80 D M
A., irsT,c rrr isEE.is-The Top tn weird v,,
MSTE sTTAN OPERA HOCSE-S-The AaH s.1 ,"SA
NETEOPOL.TTAN OPERA HOUSE Tristan ~
.~r-vr vrrsIhTISrrRnAM-zIs-sIs- Merry Wtoo~'
SSEw TRCIE- 2iS-R IS-Pisying the Ponies
SET ToRE-2-S: Advanced NaudeTiile
EIvoS-S.IS-s-Is-Ma Of the Hour 49,.
Ia-S-IS-A Grand ARMY NAu-
wSrIICK-SL2 :IS-&:I5-A Knight for a l'Ay
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
rRy til. Ersph 20 T7- Tri6nre

IRy TIL. graph Tss Trbure
Tuxedo PaTk. y. Y, Dec II uNeflo F4IA 20 a.
was crowded with peTsons VINO came Guy =.
annual New Years Eve dance given oy th- I1FNoo
C1,,b The weather was IDEAL Unfortunately tnNra
was no snow for siaighinE- but the sAatihs Us
good on tire smaller lakes. and DIRE" large nunnoTrN
Since Tuxedo Park was founder @oouI u - - =
Ave years ago by the late Pierre L"fii2F1 ms
daros an Hew Years Eve has been one o. mo
social aners Of the year and tonight ne eHef'A
Of the COMMITTEES were not in vain Tor me ''"0-
house crowded . .
bouxas earIv In che season. reopened them Tor n
holiday week to be present at Tire dance Nr- ana
Mrs charles 3 Alexander Mrs Charles n 10s'ef-
Mr and Mrs Herbert Shpman- Mr. and NJ X
Cutting and Mr. and Mrs II s Redmond opened
their cottages for the holiday week
A large number OF dinners were given at the
club and ut the cottages Those VINO hid AZ a.t7S
at the club include Albert E Galzstn- nj ana -HIH
u,r1an q BarnWcll Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W
Nunroe. Mr. and Mrs H H Rogers. tr. Ir- ara
Mrs Charles B. Alexander. Mr. and Mrs W l.
Green Mr. and Mrs F A ingalls,, Mr.. and MS
Richard Mortimer. Mrs H L Burnett. si Mr- an
MrsR F Cutting and Mr. and Mrs , Reading
Bertron.
Mr and Mrs Sewbold L. p Edgar. Ar and A-s
P LorilIard Mr. and Mrs A 3 Carhart' MI ana
Mrs F. A Snow and Mr. ard Mrs Eoen Hienards
entertained at house dinners
At midnight the usual New Years custom "sS
carried out. The punchbowl was hrouGnt n ana al
fo5ned hands welcoming the year. after which
a buffet supper was served IN the dining room
A lsrze number OF the younger set were PENSeh''
Including many Of the seasons debit mites
Nearly All OF those who came out for the BAH
tonight will remain over Sunday. Tnd IuNeco VIII
pass an exceptionally lively weekend some o Aose
nresAnt here are M and Mrs. ". B. Dlnsmo- IT,.
Mr. and Mrs p F. Carey. W d. Robbins. { aries
M7rKan Carlos Mayer. Lewis A shaw Arthur
Mason Jones e y Taller. F J Dieter. Guy Van
Amrfrze Malcolm Douglas Sloane. ? L V Hoppln
" w HoppIn tr Lord Fairfax. Captain Rhine
lander Waldo George 3. W-gsta1. Charles ;
Brown jr Mr.. and Mrs James Brown MI and
Mrs W l. Green. Mr.. ard Ars- H A AisxandeT-
Mr. and Mrs. willard . Brown " and MS = X
Bertron Miss Bertron. E:s r. l. Burnett. Mr.
and Mrs J. c. McKeevsr Cha-lzs z Sampson
ford Mrs L H Cnapt7. Nr. and Mrs C. 5 Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. y. l. - Edgar. Mr. and Mrs !
Edward Davis Mr.. and Mrs. William Kent. bir
ana Mrs p Keech. Ar and Mrs A 8 Carhart.
Mr. and Mrs Il P Rogers. Mr. and Mrs P l.
Ronalds Mr. and Mrs P LorlArd. Mr. and Mrs
GrenvilIe Kane. the Misses Kane. Mr. and Mrs
A Stewart Walker Mr. and Mrs Henry 5. Red
mond Miss Deacon. Miss Coster, Mr. and Mrs
L. H Morris. Mr.. and Mrs ? n Stow, Ar- ana
Mrs H l. Nicholas Mr.. and Mrs G q Alexander.
Mr and Mrs II. H. Rogers. jr. o. J. Brand a ~
Jones A E. GaIlatin. F. a Juillard. Rohe-' Seds-
wick Madison Grant. John Hubbard Seymour
johnson. H 9. Pell, jr.. c. H Hull jr-. c { Peh
r. Mortimer, jr Viscount de Per.sny. H 3
Hooker. G. W Ven Nest. H &. De Rham, "a.
Richmond Talbo: and Pierre LoriIard, r.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
FOR s9,OOO,OO0 ENDOWMENT.
american Board Plans lid for Col
[eges and Schools.

Boston Dec SI--The prudential COMMITTEES OF the
American Board Of Comm ssionsrs for Foreign
Missions decided to-day. after discussion extend
ing over two weeks. start once q plan 70
secure for the twenty colleges and afteen theo-
logical training schools In the Far East and ether
foreign quarters connected with the board . per-
manent endowment fund OF nOO0000
II Is known that several persons OF wealth ars
considering the Importance OF these schools which
India. CeyIon. China, japan Mexico. Africa and
the Pacific islands
James L. Barton. the foreign secretary OF the
board. who has personally inspected twelve af tAS
nftesn theological schools ana aftsen os twenty
colleges. states that 1T ls impossible for In the
United states to form any idSA oE prs-@gala@Rs
position Institutions hold IN their respective
countries ana the influence they exert IN bringing
to bear non-Chrisdan natiens and rAcss the
most IastinE influences OF Christianity and ln Ne
building into the life Of these nAeio-s that wnieA
We most value IN civiEsaiion-''
Mr.. Barton declares that the East 10 to %
syangelized- not by the foreign missionaries but
by the trained native leaders which number muss
necessarily increase while the missionaries g.
crease.
In my judgment" says the secretary. there -
no place on earth whore sndowments can b placed
At the present time In = way TO influence more
effectively the nattona cf the earth ana help them
to that which has given Christian eiyin1a-
tIon.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
SAGE GIFT ACCEPTED.
Acting Mayor McGozcan Praises
Contributors CiJic Pride.

Mayor Mcclellan has accepted the gift Of @2oPO
Mrs Russell Sage has made TO the city for the
restoration Of the Governors Room in the City
Hall The offer is accepted with his approval and
that OF the Borough President. None OF the mem
hers of the special committee TO prepare the COM
pleted plans was on hand at the City Hall yester-
day.
Acting Mayor McGOwan said he was thankful TO
Mrs Sage for the gift. 1t showed splendid civic
pride. he said.
II certainly feel that there Is hardly any way in
which she could better spent $25oOo than in such
manner" said Mr McGowan. This building IL a
gem ! is q very beautiful structure. and means
great deal to every patriotic citizen.
II do not regard. OF course. this gift as anything
I'm the way OF a charitable donation. II one
thought 80 then would have to regard all the
statues monuments and other works OF art In the
city Il was a very handsome thing TO do OF ArS.
Sage The Governors Room iS a very important
historical place. and Mrs Sage is giving her
money simply through her civic pride in the city,
and In the hall and room. We should look upon
the xif I'm spirit In which Il Is given and l. for
one when I see the lady shall expressly thank her
for the donation
II trust when the room shall be finished that II
will not he touched for a long tlEIe. II ought to
be restored TO the state It in ifty years ago
and everything possible ought to be done to md
out the exact condition II In that time. I
think hardly anything better could be done than
tn ask some OF the officials OF the New York HIs-
torical Society to give what information they
have about the room. They have documents and
data OF great value and have probably In
formation of use in restoring the room than any
ane ell
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newport R. l. Dec J--Mr. and Mrs Reginald G.
Vanderbilt led the other Newport cOttagers in tbs
celebration the coming in OF the aeS year to-
night Mr and Mrs. Vanderbilt entertaining
number of guests for the holiday. and they gave
large dinner in Mr. yanccthnts show ring in their
honor tonight. After dinner there enter
tainment followed by an exhibition OF Mr.. Wander
biIt's prize winning show horses Before midnight
all festivities stopped and ali sang Aud
Lang Syne" just as the big clock in the tower or
the show ring building began peeling out the hour
OF I2 Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs Sid
ney C Love- Mr. and Mrs Henry Spies Kip. Will
Iam A Hazard. Willing Spencer. Barclay Warbur-
ton, J. P. Deering w D. Robbins William Parker.
Mrs Frederick Nelson and Mr.. and Mrs. H p
HunneweU.
Mr. and Mrs. T Shaw Safe entertained at dinner
tonight at their Newport cottage.
Mr. and Mrs Lorillard SPENCER. jr.. left hers to-
day for New York to spend the remainder Os ths
winter.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01

more overextended than abroad and heceuse this
country has not q banking and currency system
30 well adapted to carry 1t smoothly through an
emergency ss are the systems existing in Europe
to serve the needs OF foreign business In Such
a crisis The situation. in brief, Is that con-
traction was cure to come. owing to the fact That
there had been a worldwide sbuse Of credit
Such a contraction was accompanied. as on al
most inevitable thing. by violent disturbances
In this country, because OF imperfections IN the
machinery Of credit here That Is the way Nj.
Taft analyses what happened and he is sup
ported BY every unprejudIced foreign and do
nestle observer. The criticism that the admin
Istration by its course Of law enforcement
brought OH the panic is wholly sophisticated.
Mr., Taft stands firmly on the Administrations
polIcies as they have been enacted into law ana
enforced through the courts, and there ne Is
undoubtedly on solid ground. Whatever tem-
porary impression the denunciation OF MT.
Roosevelt as the author of the panic may make
on the unreasonnG, we are not likely 10 near
anv serious proposal that the country shall re-
turn to the days Of rebating In order TO save IL
self from financial ruin. No one will seriously
suggest that we restore confidence by licensing
the corporation abuses that have been exposed
and corrected The steps actually taEeE by the
administration have been steps forward. and
there IL hot even Il remote chance. no matter
what is made OF the panic argument, that
candidate proposing to- retrace them Wouid pos
s4ss the requisite strength with the electorate.
Whoever the Republican candidate may ne ne
will have 10 stand for the policies which MIR
Taft has Just defended and reply to the crit
icisms which Mr.. Taft has so ably answered
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
THE CABINET.
grcom The Tribune B1resu-I

IFrom The Tribune 31reau-l
Washington Dec. 31.-The Secretary OF state ana
Mrs. Root will have with them for New Years
Day the sccretary's nephew. oren Root. Of Ne"
York besides Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Root 1r Lieu
tenant and Mrs. UIyssea 9. Grant III ahd Ed"in
Wales Root.
rbo pcstmas,er General and Mrs Meyer were
hosts at a dinner party tonight given for the
friends OF their son. George Won l. Meyer 1r-
Thirty or forty young people danced AFTER 'ns
dinner
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs Cortei-
va, sro entertaining Nrx EinEoIving. wife Of thS
Bishop of Brazil. for the New Year