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The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
TAFT AND HIS PROSPECTS.
His Hold Upon the Chicago Conven-
tIon Said to BE Feeble.


Washington Dispatch to New York Sun.
A vast outcry has been raised here and
elsewhere in consequence Of Mr.. Taft's
speech on Decoration Day, its very noise
and fury disclosing the insincerity at the
back Of it. Everybody knows, OF course,
that the speaker told the simple truth.
without malice or hostile intent. yet there
is this deafening din Of protest and I'M
precation from all quarters as though
some sordid crime had been committed
before which all vlrtuous men should
stand aghast
OF the obvious inspiration Of il nothing
shall be said here Enough 70 point out
the evident and fragrant purpose and
leave the individual to identify the bene-
hciary according to his taste and fancy.
Clearly the incident has been seized and
is now utilized as a fresh illustration OF
the hopelessness Of Taft's candidacy. This
has been the burden Of the protest from
q certain class. very important and in
fuenial In these parlous times 1t IS
the burden which they would like 10 lift
even at the eleventh hour.
Tn complaint is that Taft Is weak be-
fore the people. He has antagonized
labor. he has antagOnized the colored
voter, all his strength IS artificial. the
very delegates who have proclaimed him
serve his cause vicariously, he stands
not upon his own legs, but Is backed
and boistered by another. And now they
tell US that he has alienated the Grand
Army. and that MS name Is as steriliZed
water in the veins Of those upon the
fghting line. The inference Is as plain
as day.
There is no difficulty in believing that
Mr.. Tafts hold upon the Chicago con-
vention is OF the feeblest The very ma
ture Of his candidacy makes him a de-
pendent, parades him as the creature Of
anOther's whim. surrounds him with false
loyalty and fervor made 70 order. 1t Is
within the dullest comprehension that at
the simplest signal from another source
his cohorts would vanish In the thinnest
air. But il is not true that his speech
on Decoration Day has injured him in
any measurable way as q nominee OF the
convention. That It may have furnished
q new pretext for his elimination is too
true. That It will weaken him. once NOM
mated, IS too absurd for serious cOnsid-
GRAFTON. AS regards the labor vote. that
is the most transparent OF terrors- Labor
votes by the conviction Of the individual.
not by the order Of Gompers or Mitchell
or anybody else. The negro IS not going
20 leave the Republican party. He has
nowhere else to go. Senator ingalls, once
said that a cOlored Democrat was
piuful and forlorn phenomenon. and that
was true And the Grand Army Of the
Republic VIII vote as their predecessors
did, according 70 their individual predi-
lections and convictions on election day.
The question is whether Taft is 70 be
dismissed from the scheme OF the Chi
eago convention; and that has always
been a question OF the greatest dellcacy,
depending upon impulses and caprices
quite beyond Nj Taft's control
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Attnek ON peYeridge.

From the Indianapolis News.
Mr.. Beverage will probably find that
the attack On him by that archest of arch
standpatters. the American Economist,
which traces all progress and virtue 70
high tariff, viii DO him no injury Let
any man express sensible views on the
tariff, or even suggest that it may possi-
bly, be wise 70 lower some of the sched-
ules, or at least to examine into them TO
see whether they ought not to be low
ered and he can count on the antagOn-
ism Of the American Economist That
moss-baeked and barnacled advocate of
economic antediluvianism has only one
plea, and that is make no change in
tariff rates except to raise them
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
The panaer OF New York.

Monotonously, and IN the face Of little
real public interest, the recount OF votes
In tho BIcClellan-Heerst election goes on.
The first sixteen boxes opened showed a
fetal gain for Hearst Of 65 votes. and If
this ratio had been maintained would
about 5000 votes. Since then, however.
the boxes have showed lighter gains.
But interest In the matter is far deeper
and graver than the gains made by Mr.
Hearst in this or that precinct. Each
box that is opened does not show a gain
for Hearst, but 1t does show clearly the
dishonest counting by the Tammany cleo
ton inspectors. AS the New York Even
Ing Post so frankly says:
1T hardly DO said. as the result Of the gains
thus far made By Mr.. Hearst In the recount Of the
rsayoralty vote Of 1906 that he win prove his title
10 Mr.. McClelan's seat. But the facts already
brought cut arc sufficient to mako every one hang
his head After all our talk Of the sanctity Of the
ballot the bulvark Of our hberties this showing
Is humillaHng. It ought to lead not only TO
the formation Of clubs for the purpose Of safe
Recommendation for ballot reform. As for the bal
lot machine had It been in use in this city. no
errors in the count could have occurred. But.
though it Is being more and more used elsewhere,
New York City must 60 without II IN order that
Tammany and its allies may continue 70 falsify and
steal elections"
Nor is 1t only that this recountinE Of
the ballots has disclosed the crooked
methods Of the Tammany election inspec-
tors. There has been ample evidence, In
addition, TO the effect that Tammany ar
ranged for wholesale illegal voting, and
that 'fioaters' were voted a dozen times
or more at different polling places at 50 a
head.
II might be taken that New York City
election filth; that if that is the sort of
thing the people Of New York City like,
they have the right to have it. But this
Is not true. We are on the verge OF a
Presidential campaign. and New York,
with its thirty-eight votes in the electoral
college. is a pivotal State, and its vote
may very possibly affect vitality the des-
tiny Of this nation for the next four
years. This being so, we have a right TO
demand that our neighbor clean house.
The rotten political methods of Tam
many are not only a disgrace, but a
danger to the nation. and the people are
not going to see indefinitely the will
they express by the franchise rendered
void and null through the election frauds
of a rotten borough Ike New York.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Fits GeoErnphicnIlr.

From the Kansas City Star.
As candidate for Vice President, Sena-
tor Dolliver would seem to meet. in an
especially copiOus and felicitous manner.
what may be spoken OF as the geographi-
cal requirements Of the campaign AS G
resident Of Iowa. he ought TO be wholly
acceptable to the great West: as a native
Of Virginia ne would naturally be well
pleasing to the South; as a one-time part
ner in an institution for canning pork and
beans, he would be Just the man to fire
the heart Of New England, and as a
Methodist and the son Of an old-time cir
cult rider. he could reasonably depend on
the solid Wesleyan vote-North and
South
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
MEN AND THINGS.
The Cooper IndustrInI school.

The founding and endowing Of an indus
trial school for the practical instruction
of young men is provided for under the
will OF the late Charles Cooper. who died
at Round Lake. n. Y. a month ago,
and whose viii has just been admitted
70 probate at Bennington. VT. The found
ing Of the school. however, is provisional
upon the death OF a son. Alexander J..
Cooper, The latter, under the terms OF
the will. receives a bequest Of a certain
number of shares OF stock which he is 10
own outright, and he Is 10 control, without
the power 20 sell. another quantity OF
stock. The condition is made that there
shall be no withdrawal OF surplus until
after the combined stock and surplus
shall exceed 100000. Upon the death OF
the son the stock held in trust, together
with all accruing property, goes 10 n
board OF fifty trustees for the foundation
and endowment Of school OF Industrial
arts, 20 be known as the Cooper Indus
trial School
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Fairbanks Once More.

From the Pit:sburs Chronicle Telegraph.
The impression is strong that Vice
President Fairbanks VIII be renominated
There could not be a more satisfactory
choice. Mr.. Fairbanks fulflls all the re-
quirements. He is experienced in public
affairs; he is clear-headed and eonserya-
tive in his opinions and his acts; he Is a
polished public speaker. and. last. but not
least, he comes from a doubtful State.
the retention Of which IN the Republican
column is a consideration Of great weight
There is nothing 70 hinder his serving a
second term II he can be prevailed up,n
TO accept the honor.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

letters passing between the two countries
must be increased TO about three times
what 1t is now.
1t is not that this cheaper postage will
result in much. II any, saving to the
American business firms that have a
large English correspondence. Instead OF
pocketing the proft-the difference be-
tween the cents and the scent rate now
charged-it is most probable that the adj
ditional postal money Will be spent on
more letters. in an effort to build up a
larger foreign trade. And then. too, 1t
must be remembered that this cheaper
postage will be reckoned an inestimable
blessing by the hosts OF working imni-
grants who want 10 keep in touch with
the folks at home. as we'll as by the poor
relations OF those who have come to the
new land seeking their fortunes.
1t is not likely that this cheaper rate
of postage will long be confined TO let
tiers between England and the United
States. other countries. seeing the in
crease OF correspondence Whlcn tnls re-
form win bring about. are sure TO want
the same opportunity and privilege. To
Germany in particular this economy will
appeal. for II the new rate will benefit
the Anglo-American trade. It is plain to
be seen that with the vast number Of
German trading firms in every large city
of this nation, its benefits would have
much larger appeal when applied to Ger
many.
With its manifest advantages this idea
Of cheaper postage will before long
spread. probably to all the countries now
in the Universal Postal Union. 1t may
seem a slight thread to bind the nations
OF the earth closer together, but It is a
strong one-a thread that leads to affec-
ton. better knowledge. and good will.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Gen. Booth. "the grand old man" Of the
Salvation Army, has just entered upon
his eightieth year, and Il is curious 10
recall the verdict OF doctor whom he
consulted as a young man. He was
anxious TO enter the ministry. but the
medico told him: 1T would be sheer sui
eide You would be dead in a year"
And the veteran has only recently re-
turned from a world tour, and seems as
full Of energy as ever. II may not be
generally known that Gen. Booth does not
draw a single penny from army funds
beyond his travelling expenses. His per
sonal income-On which he brought up
his family-is simply the interest on a
capital sum OF $1,000, which was pro
vided by friend who believed in the
man and his work at the outset OF his
career. When the general dies. the cap
ital goes back TO that friend or his
heirs.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Men who travel around the country
as statesmen are better qualified TO speak
Of business conditions than those theo-
rists who sit In front OF the country
grocery and decorate the sidewalk with
tobacco juice. These salesmen are of
one mind regarding the business outlook.
They declare that a distinct change for
the better has been noticeable for the
last week or two, and they lock forward
10 the summer with confidence.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

One Of the most conspicuous charac-
ters TO attend the Democratic national
convention at Denver will be Congress-
man II. r. Denver. Of the Sixth Ohio dis
trict, who will be one OF the delegates-at-
large from the Buckeye State. Congress
man Denver is the only son OF the late
Gen. James W Denver. IN whose honor
the city Of Denver, Colo. was named.
After going through the civil war Gen.
Denver held several important govern
ment posts in the West and In 1851 was
appointed governor OF the then extern
sive and turbulent Territory Of Kansas.
1t was while in that Office that the city
which bears his name was founded.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Sunday in Texas.

From the Houston Post.
On this beautiful. sun-kissed, jasmine
scented sabbath morning. when the Lord
and all His radiant angels are with US in
heavenly HOuston-the City OF Anthems
II is a sweetly solemn thought that with
becoming grace and dignity we can put
behind Us all vain and sinful hopes OF
flying penaants In our bail park and de-
vote our attention 20 our red-headed baby
mascot and our sanity associates Of the
Tailenders' Brotherhood
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Selecting a President.
rom The Birmingham Age Herald.

From the Birmingham AgeHerald.
The election Of Mr.. Taft would mean. in
all logic, that the popular selection OF a
President had been abolished. and all good
Republicans barking back TO Theodore
Roosevelt would be expected TO abstain
from voting In order that they might
show their approval OF the President Sc
lected In pursuance Of the new method.
In this way all campaign efforts and even
funds would be abolished, and Treasurer
Bliss and Chairman COrtelyou would thus
become men without a special mission in
Wall street.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
FRIDAY. JUNE 5. 1908.
ARE YOU GOING AWAY

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address to this Office.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

From the Springfield Republican.
Senator Foraker offers a cutting COM
ment upon Mr.. Taft's performance al
Grants tomb in saying that while Gen.
Grant may have had some weaknesses, il
is evident that Secretary Taft has his
weakness also" The Secretarys weak
ness. In brief. is that he evidently has a
very slight appreciation of the amenities
Of speech in connection with memorial
observances.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Now that the Wright brothers have ap-
parently hit upon a secret Of flight not
heretofore revealed. a number Of wise
ones are telling about how easy # Is.
and how they knew 1t all along. Those
people are the ones who know more about
running a newspaper in a minute than
the editor does IN a week
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
nIustrated Postage STAMINA.

1t is not generally known that the idea
Of printing illustrated postage stamps
originated in Philadelphia The distinc-
ton Of having suggested the illustrated
stamps IS claimed by James c. McCurdy.
a mailing clerk. OF Gil West Susquehanna
avenue. Mr.. .McCurdy outlined his ideas
to the Post-oce Department as early as
1881 A few years later the Columbian
series Of illustrated stamps was issued
and found such favor that many other
series have followed to commemorate i'm
portant national events. The originator
Of the idea treasures letter from Presi-
dent Cleveland's private secretary. who
Acknowledges the receipt OF a copy or the
original designs for illustrated postage
stamps and Informed the designer that
his suggestions had been referred 10 the
Postmaster General, who later acted on
them.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Friend Of the Family-well. Bobby
how is your sister progressing in her
piano playing? Is she improving?
Bobby-I guess she's improving or we're
getting used 10 Il. I don't know which
Brooklyn Life.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
June,

And what is so nre as a day in June?
Then. ever. come perfect days,
Then Heaven tries the earth II Il be In tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays
Whether we look OF whether We listen.
We hear life murmur or sec it glisten
Every clod feels a stir Of might.
An instinct within il that reaches and towers
And. grasping blindly above Il for light,
Climbs to a soul for grass and flowers:
The flush Of life may well be seen
Thrilling back over hills and valleys:
Tho cowslip startles in meadow green
The buttercip catches the In It's ehalice
And there's never a leaf nor blade too mean
To be some happy creatures palace.
Lowell. in THE Vision Of Sir Launfal. u
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Political Amenities.

From the Terra Hante Tribune.
The Birmingham Age-Herald remarks
that Gov. Johnson. Of Minnesota. would
not take the prize az a beauty show.
Whereupon the Milwaukee Sentinel re-
torts that the Denver conclave viii not
be a beauty show by a long shot Il Is
Furthermore demonstrated in Washington
at this time that beauty and a good Pres
ident are not inseparable.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

AT last a train has been tagged and
saved from wreck by a red bandana.
Heretofore the red petticoat has been
getting most OF this sort of glory" says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Perhaps,
on account Of the increasedcostofIiv-
ing the bandana was all the heroine could
afford.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
SIN BEING Ernct-

Il jump UP and down when I'm hap
py." declared the New York girl.
Il can imagine your jumping up" re-
sponded the Boston damsel but I think
the law Of gravitation must be response
bic for the alternating descents Louis
vile Courier-Journal
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
from The Hartford Courant.

From The Hartford COurant.
A mathematical correspondent assures
the Burlington Hawk-Eye that Mr.. Ali
son, in his long service at Washington.
has been instrumental in persuading
Uncle Sam 10 part with more than $780,
100000 for Iowa's benefit. And it's on a
Sunday morning that the Burlingto. pa
per publishes this correspondents letter.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
LINES OF LAUGHTER.
skinned Nothing

Roommate-what IS tHis card in your
hat2
His Roommate-Why, that was (hic)
the wine list, but now Chic) It's my table
OF cOntCnts.-Yale Record
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Chicago Is to install light so powerful
that the city can be seen clearly $50 miles
away. Why should strangers approaching
the city be reminded Of that melancholy
circumstance sooner than absolutely
necessary?
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
In Campaign Days.

Got any babies around your placer
inquired the candidate.
Nope" answered the farmer Babies
is all growed up an married off. How'd
you like 70 put in the forenoon plowin' ?"
-Pittsburg Post
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Before one takes his pen In hand. he
should reflect while over the few lines
he IL going 10 write" says the Dallas
(Tex) News. This obviously is no slam
at Mr.. Roosevelt. because It is well known
that nc never writes a few lines
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Morgan interviewed Both.

Tit-Bits tells how ]. Pierpont Morgan
succeeded in interviewing the Pope and
Queen Helena within half an hour. The
queen fixed the appointment for 1915
o'clock and the Pope for HIS o'clock on
the same morning. The difficulty OF the
task was increased owing to the fact that
etiquette prescribes that for the queen
audience Mr.. Morgan should apear In a
frock coat with a fancy tie and his
daughter, who was TO accompany him,
should appear in a light-colored walking
gown, with an appropriate hat; while
the etiquette OF the Vatican prescribed for
Mr. Morgan evening dress and a white
tie, and for the lady a black gown and
a black lace veil over her hair. both to
be ungl0ved and unjeweled A Quick
change artist might have made light Of
this matter. Even Mr.. Morgan and his
daughter effected the Transformation in
five minutes after a twenty minutes in
terview with the queen, and a fast motor
did the rest
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
The Difference "a a Letter.

A New York lawyer Of high standing, in
speaking OF the Fassett-C Cassidy TELEGRAPH
dispatch In which the word mot" played
an important part. told this story at an
uptown club recently: Many years ago
had client who was desperately in love
with woman who had been here on q
visit and had returned 70 her home out
West after having refused 10 marry my
friend and client. The mans business
was the objection. lie had money enough
without il and was young enough to find
another occupation. so he looked for and
found a chance 10 close out his interest
In the business. although at a loss. and
felt happy over il. Immediately after the
papers had been signed in my Office he
telegraphed to his lady love: Am out Of
business-what do you say? Answer A
reply came promptly in these words: Not
satisfactory: write OF course. he never
wrote' Next day he started on a trip, no
one knew where. and II was months be-
fore he found out that the not In the
telegraph dispatch which came to him
should have been now Fortunately they
lived to explain-and so they were mar
RED"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

"Manitowoc IS excited because a man
was arrested there with satchel full of
Bibles" says the sheboygan CWis) Jour
nal. Probably the authorities thought he
looked too good 10 be true.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

The Chattanooga Times finds fault with
Mr.. Tillman because he will not tell the
real truth every time" AS a matter of
fact. one reason why a number Of peo-
pie do not like the Senator is because he
will tell the real truth so often-and
right out In meeting too.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

From the Birmingham News.

From the Birmingham News.
1t looks very much IS II President
Roosevelt's finger will be poked into the
convention pie at Chicago Few men who
have ever occupied the White House have
possessed so much capacity for getting
in the game" and playing all over the
field" as the strenuous one.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
you NEVER CAN TELL.

This life is passing strange
You'll notice as you range
From place 10 place.
You cannot tell, alas,
Just what viii come TO pass
In any case.
The man with rod and files
Has, much 10 our surprise.
Quite often been
Observed 10 catch. egad,
More big FISH than the lad
With crooked PIN
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Carmack and Patterson an both red
headed and everybody else in Tennessee
seems possessed OF a desire to get In the
same class. They certainly do play poll
tics at fever heat down in that neck of
the national woods.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

why doesn't Mr. Bryan go out 10
Denver. call himself TO order. and nomi-
nate himself?" inquiries the Baltimore Sun.
Because, perhaps. he knows that every
body would not be satisfied. even then.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Some people are naturally honest,
while others must thank the cash regis
ter" says the Birmingham Age-Herald.
But the second class seldom do thank
the cash register.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Mr.. WI says that in China the mother
in-law is greatly respected. So she is here.
Mr. WI. That contrary impression is
merely one Of our standing jokes.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

"A man never knows what he can
stand until he becomes a Congressman"
says the Brockton Times. And it seems
that the people never will reach the limit
OF what they can stand in the way OF a
Congressman
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

At last, the Georgia editors have an
to devote a little newspaper
space to the watermelon outlook and the
peach prospect.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

What viii the politicians have to talk
about next week?" inquiries the Whining
ton Star. Same old things they talked
about last week-the shortcomings Of the
other fellows
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
IintP

''On my knees. begged her for a kiss.
And what did she say?"
Told me TO get up and be practical"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
A FnnII,h ane.tinn

DO you love me for myself alone?"
well. goodness gracious, whom do you
suppose I love for you-that frouzy old
aunt or your imp OF a brother?'-Newark
Star.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
WRnted Hours.

Jones is always wasting his time, isn't
her"
"HowT'
Arguing with hts wife."-Detrolt Free
Press.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05

Cleveland. Ohio, furnishes a striking
example OF the street car problem from
the municipal ownership point Of view,
TO certain extent, at least.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
Fills the Bill.

There is no such thing. l s'pose. as
learning the millionaire business"
'oh. l don't know. What's the matter
with plum5ing?"