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The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
What's the Use WOrrylnG7

The banking house of Hambleton & Co.
Baltimore. in its current financial circu-
lar June 49,. takes decidedly pess-
mistic view cf political conditions. It
sees no sense in holding conventions or
having a national campaign. and sug-
gests the following unique alternative:
1T seems 10 MS that the people Of the United
States are giving themselves great deal q un-
necessary trouble and expense in holding con7sn-
tons 90 nominate Presidential candidates FOR the
Republican and Democratic parties. In the last
analysis it resolves itself 10 the selection Il the
next President and Vice President Of the United
States by President Roosevelt II would a
great deal Of trouble and possibly some commercial
and financial disturbance II President Roosevelt
would simply announce that Mr.. Taft would be
the next President of the United States and pos
sibly Mr. Cortcyou the next Vice President. As
for the DCmoCatic PARTY holding a convention and
nominating a candidate IL is simply an absurdity
The fact of the matter is that there Is no Demo
cratic party auy more. and that Mr.. Rrau simply
uominates himself and Mt Roosevelt terminates Mr
Taf,. So there you are M Taft VIII hc tho
next President of the United States. and 81 is
hardly worth while fer any one 20 give himself
any trouble or concern about the matter
This plan would be trcuble-saver
surely. But even If it were feasible
and We DO not think fl is-it would not
commend itself 10 our judgment We do
net believe in putting everything under
the sun up 10 Roosevelt He has done
his share already for the country and
mankind Why shift further burdens
upon his broad and willing shoulders?
Having nominated Taft. or as good as
nominated him. has he not do7e all and
more than he could in reason be called
upon TO Go n this crisis? Messrs Ham
blc.on & c.. to the contrary notwith-
standing we insist that the American
people should not only be permitted but
required to DO their part. It is only fair
&c him and fair to them In no other
way can tho work so successfully Inau-
gur7tel be satisfactorily completed.
IRA, assurance have we that the
Democratic party would take Roosevelt
q. his word. If he should announce that
Taft would be the next President? It is
a perverse. obstreperous. long-lived or
gao.1nticn. that cid Democratic party, and
who knows but that the very unusual
condition row existent, and which
prompts this pessimistlc Baltimore sug-
gestion. may serve to bring the donkey
into ascendency once mere? We don't.
The conventions mean trouble. OF
course; the campaign means moro trou-
bic, and # IS going to mess up business
and finance a bit But we've got to stand
st, and we shall be all the better for fl
when It is over. whatever happens.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
DoIII,er and the Poets

From the Providence Journal
One objection 10 Senator Dolliver as
a Vice Presidential candidate that needs
to be considered very seriously is the lack
Of rhymes TO his name. Taft and Dol
liver" IS rhythmical. but what could the
poets do with It? In view Of this defect
the Republican national convention
should weigh his merits with extreme
care II he seems TO be a candidate Of
exceptional strength this other deficiency
might be overlooked. but not otherwise
The campaign glee club should be taken
into consideration. and though "a Roland
for your oliver might be worked into
the party ditties, II would be so obvious
an artihce as 20 deserve avoidance II
possible. The untutOTcd might suggest
Bolivar as being an appropriate rhyme,
especially as the elephant is the Repub-
lican symbol and Bolivar was once
( known far and wide as Adam Fore
paugh's most gigantic pachyderm; but
unfortunately the word IS properly ac-
cented on the second syllable Is Senator
Dolliver really the best man TO name?
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
As to second place -Huehes

The nearer we come to the time for
the Republican national convention the
more certain 1t seems that, as against
the candidates in the field, Secretary OF
War w. H. Taft is sure Of the nomlna-
tion. The one real doubt. the off-chance
against him. is the overwhelming senti-
ment for Roosevelt. but he has been so
positive In his public utterances against
denomination and so many delegates
have been instructed for Taft that unless
the unexpected happens Taft will be the
nominee.
In spite Of the fact that for some
reason the Office OF Vice President has
come to be regarded less seriously than
1t should, grave importance attaches-sO
far as the Republican fortunes are con-
cerned-to the nomination this year.
There is a note about the enthusiasm for
Mr.. Taft that is artificial His boom has
lacked spontaneity. No one questions his
capacity, but there are elements Of weak
iAOoS ~ AIS Ndi4u4udCy NlldN Ndl4LAON bO oFCA
looked. II is of all the greater importance,
therefore. that the nomination for second
place should strengthen. not weaken, the
ticket
We have had enough examples in the
history Of this country OF the accidents
Of life and politics to assure us that fl
Is among the probabilities tlat the Vice
/ President may be called upon to as.
sumo the reins Of Executive power. Al
least, judging by the past the chance
is not so remote that we can afford &c
/ put man In the Vice Presidential Office
whom we should not be willing 10 sec ir
the Presidents chair. Theodore Roose-
welt, John Tyler, Mnlard Fillmore, An
drew Johnson, and Chester A. Arthur
/ these are examples Of what may happer
in American history. Not all Of thes,
men were adequate 10 the opportunity
thrust upon them; some Of them wer,
excellently fit.
/ In spite of the fact that Gov. Hughes
Of New York. is not a candidate. anC
/ has declared he would not accept. tn,
New York Times brings him forward
once more as the strongest candidate tina
could be named for the Vice Presidency
/ Many excellent names have been sug
g-s;ed, but we think. with our contem
/ porary, that no other name would len,
the strength to the Republican ticke
that would be furnished by Gov Hughes
II IS undoubted that his acceptance o
the nomination would entail some sacrihc
upon him, but it is the prime duty OF
loyal American citizen TO make sacrifice
for his country. His record Is such tha
his name would be a power on the ticke
and his nomination at Chicago would b
a fine Endorsement Of an American VIII
has stood boldly and bravely for the best
and who from considerations OF geog
raphy. politics, and high ideals shoul
be hailed by the American people as
worthy leader.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

and at their head Gen. NogI. he who gave
two sons TO the conflict, one OF them
dying In an assault on this very place.
Together. the bitter enemies of four
years ago mourned their dead and sa-
luted the memorials Of their bravery
and these memorials. standing for ages
shall be tributes, too. to the magnanimity
OF the victors Bravery is bravery, say
the Japanese. and their code Of morals
and their traditions teach them to honor
1t. even when that bravery has cost thenf
dear.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
His DeIeEnte Daughter.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt. daughter OF
William Jennings Bryan, has been elected
one Of the delegates-at-large from the
State OF Nebraska, 10 the Democratic
convention at Denver She is a very
charming woman and will be easily the
most interesting figure in the convention.
Naturally, she will support her father
first, last, and all the time, and nobody
can blame her for her filial affection: but
we should like to know whether she will
support John A. Johnson, II he should by
any chance get the nomination. Her
father has not declared himself on this
nOint
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Two-doIInr Gowns.

From the New York Tribune.
Coeducation is losing ground in its old
strongholds. Some Chicago high schools
have been experimenting with the segre-
cation OF the sexes and the result is the
usual. but often challenged one-a con-
siderable Improvement in department and
standing all around. Some persons, how
ever. are exulting chiefly over the fact
that the girls who study unseen by boyish
eyes are willing to wear 81 graduation
gowns. If this is a result of segregation,
a little more Of the latter outside Of
school would be a good thing in these
parlous times.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
The Password.

Sentinel Tine at rhe crossroads standa
Ankle deep In the grass,
And precious duty Is in his hands
Through the golden time Of the year at its prime.
Guarding the forest pass
The mocying bird lilteth soldierly tune.
Flameth the shaft Of the Indian plume
And the wild pale laurel is full in bloom
While the troopers crowd in a mass.
They I'll the valley and climb the hill
Phalanx Of coumbine. dafodil-
Whils the tree-tops sway 20 the echoing rIIC
OF their martial melodies wnrbled in ture;
Sentinel Time upOn duty still,
Challenges all who would pass the hill
But the crowds sweep through for they've learned
full soon.
From prattling sparrow. the password s-Junel
Mary Brent Whiteside. in Uncle Remus Magazine
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Nothing. Thank You.

From the New York Sun.
Vice President Fairbanks Nothing,
thank YOU" has become so habitual with
him since the cocktail incident that he
now uses it even when asked what nc
will take II not first place. He should
not. upon such occasions. overlook the
aptness Of widely esteemed American.
ism, classic embalfned in pleasant mem
ories and well established, we fancy. In
the vernacular Of Indiana: The same
thank YOU"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Seeing Things ARnin.

From the New Haven Register.
Tom Lawson is seeing things" again
This time his vision is that the conven-
ton at Chicago will double cross the
trusting country and nominate Mr.. Roose-
welt for President with a bang. before
he has had chance to say Jack Robin
son. Plainly, the only thing the Presi-
dent can do, in order to be entirely safe,
Is to get out an injunction in advance re-
stralning the convention from nominating
him
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
BACK TO THE SOIL.
Thousands OF Vacant Fnrms I'm New
England Call for TIIIers.

From the Manchester Mirror.
There are thousands Of vacant farms in
New England where the buildings can be
made tenantable at little expense that can
be purchased for a fraction OF the cost OF
the improvements already made upon
them. and where city man could send
his family for six months in the year and
make them hearty healthy. and happy.
A few cows, hens, and a garden VIII 60
a long way toward supplying the table
with the most healthful food in the world
and as much more farming can be carried
on as the owner may desire.
Hundreds Of business men have found IN
such places the true elixir Of health FOR
their families. and praise the day they
left the crowded city for such health and
enjoyment. Very extensive farming
under such circumstances, however. Will
generally prove disappointing. for such a
place is worth more as home than for
farming purposes under inexperienced
direction.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
New One Daily.

From the New Haven Register
1t is a dull day. in this gladsome cam
paign, season. whose low descending sun
does not flash its mellow light upon the
aspiring hopes Of some new. confident
and perfectly equipped candidate for the
Office Of Vice President on the ticket
with-William Howard Taft.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
SUNDAY. JUNE "A. 1908.
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The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Defending Taft.

From the Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
The dyed-in-the-wool Republican pa
pers at the North are defending Taft for
his ghoulish reflections on Grants mem
ory. To a certain class of minds the
absent are always wrong. Were Grant
alive these same editors would be fawn-
ing at his feet. But to their view a live
jackal is better than a dead lion.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Banker Charles Morse. II appears, has
not only paid off all claims against him,
but is a couple Of million dollars to the
good. There are a whole lot OF people
who will forget all about the shady side
of his career-as long as the S2,000C0
holds out, at least
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

II seems that Mr.. John Wesley Gaines
advocated the removal Of the tariff on
wood pulp seven years ago in Congress.
Then. perhaps. the country thought it
was merely one Of Mr.. Gaines little
fnlrae
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
One Room Enough.

From tho Arkansas Gazette.
Leslie NJ Shaw, who had engaged a
number of rooms at a Chicago hotel
early in the year. has telegraphed the
management that he now wants only one
room reserved. This one is for himself.
The others were for his boom.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ALL THE ON STORIES.

The anecdotesi The anecdotes. Oh. let Us
con them well.
This is the time. above ali times, when
anecdotes viii SELL
The anecdotes. The anecdotes! They're
somewhat stale, but then
We can revamp and furbish them, and
start them out again.
The anecdotes! The anecdotes! Get busy,
all the craft.
Well fix them up and tack them on 20
William Howard Taft.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
New weapons Needed.

From the New York Sun.
Well. the lions and tigers and other
big game Of Africa cannot be brought
down by special messages, blank cart
ridges. or threats. and they do not fly in
coveys. They have some advantages
over more familiar game.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Not NIisquOted.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Up to the hour of going TO press, John
D. Rockefeller hadn't claimed that he
was misquoted in the dispatches which
credited him with saying: God bless
you reporters"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
The Worm suffers.

From the Dayton News.
We can understand the meaning OF the
CID expression that the early bird
catches the worm," but we wonder what
the mother worm tells her young about
the affair
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Well. What About TIT

From the Concord Monitor.
The number Of negroes holding gov
ernment jobs in Washington in 1892 was
1881 In 1907 there were 2,7S5 OF them.
That Is an Increase Of just about l6l2
per cent. In the same period the In
crease in the number OF white employees
in Washington was only about per cent.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Some PeonIe Agree

From the Bridgeport Post.
1t isn't always that we can agree with
the views Of Samuel GOmpers. but when
he says Speaker Cannon is brutal au-
tOcrat." we feel like giving the tiger
after somebody has done the main part
of the cheering.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
An Inspection of Discovery.

Does your wife ever go through your
pockets?"
often; with what you might call a
searching glance
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
SnnguIne, Indeed.

He's very sanguine."
Always hopes for the best, eh?'
Why he really seems 70 expect IT,"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

A New York man boasts that his six
months old baby has Travelled over 1000
miles. We imagine this a guess. how
ever. rather than a record taken from a
cyclometer attached TO the carriage he
has evidently been pushing.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

And now It is said the Kaiser will stop
the direct succession OF the de Sagan
title In Prince Helie's father. II would
be pretty hard on Nine. Gould to find
that she had purchased only a near
nobleman, after all
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Should Please the ChicIcn..

Give me a short menu for a chicken
dinner"
That's easily done. Puree of oats,
cracked corn, and pulverlzed oyster
shells"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Unconscious Verify.

Did the new foreman at the works
give the men any impetus at the work.
Peter"
NO. sab. Not a BIT. sab. Said we'd
hev 10 wuk 70 de same old wages, sab. Z"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Young Love.

Gould you bring yourself 10 live in
fat on 500 week?"
Il could, Harold answered the pam
pered yet unspoiled darling But l do
not know Just how 1t would suit my
French maid"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Mr. Bryan's prospective nomination by
the Democrats continues to be a foolish
piece Of business in the eyes Of num-
Der of newspapers that never had any
other intention than TO support the Re
publican nominee.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
A business Practice.

Il don't see why you want to marry
girl who is an embroidery expert"
What has her business 70 do with it?''
Why she is such a designing young
person
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

One of the Taft delegates from Georgia
bears the euphonious name Of Ananias
Brown. Surely he should be permitted
70 write the tariff revision plank in the
MI
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

In some respects it was too bad that
nominated by the Democrats for gov
ernor Of Ohio. The campaign poets could
have made a good deal more Of that
name than they appear able 10 get out Of
Judson Harmon
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Az the CInh

A friend Of the allies was daft.
And declared they would yet defeat Taft.
one man cried, You goat
He's got every vote,'
But the rest OF the fellows Just laughed
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
PrncIicnl.

Il never ask a young man II ne has
loved before" declared the Boston dam
sci. That's puerile."
Should say So" agreed the Chicago
beauty. In our town we ask chap how
many times he has been married"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
stopping the Stampede

From the Philadelphia Press.
The statement that President Roosevelt
Is going to Africa next year for big game
seems TO have been rather hard blow TO
the stampede business.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Sorry He Smoke.

Where are you going. my pretty maid7''
Down TO the ice cream store" she said.
And that was the finish OF his joke,
For he, alas. was very broke.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Files are the greatest transporters of
microbes known 10 science" says a
physician. What shall we do about it?
Catch all the flies and give them for
maldehyde baths?
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Conversation.

I'm at a loss what to have my hero
say next"
Historical novel2'
Yes"
Have him say 'Gadzooks
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
A snre nrnmbncIS.

From the Ohio STATE Journal
But at the East Orange church where
they let you smoke during services they
have a cornet solOist.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

A number of Portuguese involved in the
murder of King Carlos will not be pun
ished because of their high standing
and position" This should create a bond
of sympathy between young King Man
uel and old King Peter of Servia.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Physical ImpossIbnIty.

What makes you think that old Boun-
derby is not straight?"
Now how could such an old rounder
be square,
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

What is there. really, that Congress
should officially thank the Speaker for?''
asks a contemporary. Well. it might
thank him for permitting the individual
members 10 draw their salary and
mileage
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
The Wrong NIr. Wright.

From the Knoxville sentinel
The Republicans talk like they think
that Gen. Luke Wright is the wrong Mr..
Wright
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
A business Mans Troubles

I'VE saved ten minutes time going from
New York TO Chicago"
Bully
And then lost it, b'gosh. in a street-car
jam"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

why doesn't Andrew Carnegie At out
an expedition TO go in search OF the
fountain of YOUTH asks the Deseret
News. Perhaps he hasn't thought OF II.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Judgment for $4,000 damages has been
rendered against the London Times.
Things have been happening 70 'the
Thunderer" ever since IL made that one
short excursion into yellow journalism.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

A Chicago woman got drunk as an
object lesson" TO her husband; and the
mean thing found it so Objectionable that
he is suing her for a divorce.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

"Posterity will laugh at the Merry
Widow hat" says contemporary. Per-
haps 1t will-while exploiting something
quite as silly on It's own part.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Men neglect the little things every
day that cause them worry at night. "
says the Atchison Globe. Still, you can
think of so many more things during the
day than you can at night
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

The mere fact that the right people
generally get killed in a Kentucky feud
is not good and sufficient excuse for
them.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

safe enough to proceed against these re-
incarnated takers" for obtaining money
under false pretenses
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
LINES OF LAUGHTER.

From the Baltimm American
Not Consistent.
Funny, isn't it7''
What's funny?'
gowns"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Determined to DO something truly
strenuous himself, Secretary Root has de-
cided to make the Sultan of Turkey re-
imburse this country for the ransoming
of Mrs Ellen Stone
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

\ cat worth $4,000 in its own right has
been chloroformed. That Is what comes
OF not being able TO hire lawyer.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

The longest speech OF the recent ses-
sion OF Congress was delivered by Sem
stor Warner; the loudest by Senator
Davis
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

The per capita circulation IS 1855, -
says an official statement. And which So
have you in your jeans?
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

What we want to know is: If the
primeval oyster was a foot long, how
long was the primeval noodle?
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Some one says Mr.. Roosevelt has "a
brachycephalous head" Who said It; Mr.
Jacob Riis or Mr. Beliamy Storer2
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

In a Tennessee paper we note that
Judge Spl Hill is a man of pronounced
views" How does he pronounce "Spl?"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Honor the Brave.

Whether, as Mr.. WI says, good mar
obeys his wife or not, a smart one does.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

Ex-Gov. John L. Bates. OF N1assachu-
sets, was at the New Willard yesterday.
Mr.. Bates was at the White House 20
see the President, but said that in spite
Of rumors that would not down, he did
not discuss the possibility of the selec-
ton Of Gov. Curtis Guild for second place
on the Republican ticket
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

New York Representative. sMITH-wILBERDING
SPECIAL AGENCY. Tribune Building.
Chicago Representative, CHARLES A. BARNARD.
Boyce Building.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

James J. Hill, who has built railroads
where q goat could hardly climb. came
to Washington yesterday 10 look things
over in a general and genial way. Mr..
Hill is staying at the Arlington. He
spent half an hour or more with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. but wasn't az all COM
municative when he left the White House
Office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-25
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE
Men Charged With Murder
in Oregan Land in South
Chicago

One of the most important criminal
captures made on the south side for
some time was made yesterday when
Officer Henry of the Thirteenth pre-
cinct station capetured Vasa Frasovich,
who is wanted in Portland, Ore, for
murder.
Last December while at work in Port
land, Frasovich became involved in a
quarrel with another countryman by
the name of John Przybylinsky and dur
ing the quarrel Frasovich pulled out an
ugly knife which he plunged into the
breast of Przybylinsky which caused his
death a few minutes after the quarrel.
During the excitement that follow
ed Frasovich made his escape and moth
Ing was heard of him until yesterday
when he was arrested by officer Henry.
When arrested Frasovich practically
made a confession as he admitted that
his name was Frasovich and that he
had stabbed a man in Portland.
The murderer was taken to the Thir-
teenth precinct station where he is
locked in a cell awaiting extradition
papers from the western city.
Henry will be put through the sweat
box today and if possible the officers
will get written confession from him