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The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Bryan on FIRsT pAIIOT.
Fight Against Him Given Up by One
OF the Fighters.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


From the Brooklyn Eagle
Efforts are making to create the i'm
preston that Mr. Bryan may be beaten at
Denver, where there will be seats for
l.0o2 delegates According TO a calcula-
ftion published by the Times. he is as
sured Of but 534 votes, or l3i short Of the
6sS necessary TO a nomination In this
estimate, 4e8 delegates figure as unln-
strueted. the inference being that they
VIII line up against the Eebraskan.
Not necessarily. Take Massachusetts.
for instance with its thirty-two votes.
It's delegation is uninstructed, but It Is
likely to follow the lead OF Col. Fred
Williams, who is anything but likely to
waver IN his allegiance to Bryan. Nor
Is there much doubt that other delega-
tions, unfettered by instructions, will so
with the majority.
Connecticut seems to be clearly hostile,
and so does New Jersey. but nothing un-
equivocal can be said OF New York For
convention purposes it is the personal
property Of Charles F. Murphy, who viii
not be embarrassed by convictions He
will carry no such handicap TO Denver.
/ He viii exact for the transfer Of his
property the best price obtainable.
The significance OF failure TO instruct
/ is exaggerated. It will not bear the in
| depreciation placed upon 1t by the Times.
/ II does not mean that Mr. Bryan viii be
/ lS4 votes Ehort Of the number necessary
10 nomination on the first ballot II
means neither more nor less than that
| freedom OF action has been reserved 10
certain State delegations, which is far
| rom signifying that they are necessarily
/ hostile 70 the Nebraskan.
Nothing is more probable than that
| there Will be but one ballot Even those
who are anxious to bring about a
| Bryan overthrow eoncede that he has a
substantial majority-that he can be
beaten, II at all, only by the operation
Of the tWo-thiTds rule They quote nothing
! but remote possibilities in support Of
| their optimism. Analysis of their own
1 figures shows that they are marshaled in
fools paradise. Meanwhile. Mr. Bryan
talks Ike a man who has the nomination
/ in his pocket He is not far wrong.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Rerision hr Protectionists-

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
What the work Of tariff revisers Of the
Payne and Dalzell type would amount to,
if they were to have their own way, it is
not difficult to gauge. 1t would not great
ly hurt the trusts or any of the protected
interests or perceptibly benefit anybody
else. If the question can be kept out of
the campaign or prevented from having
effect in it, and the proteotionist ma
jority should emerge from the election
without being seriously impaired, their
kind Of revision IS what the tariff will
get II IL should become an issue in the
campaign in spite OF standpatters, and the
protectionists should lose their majority
In the House altogether, why then this
committee might be ready with its bill in
December, and 1t might be put through at
The regular session and so spike the guns
Of further revision until there is a radical
change Of sentiment and real tariff re-
formers can supersede revisers whose
main purpose is to prevent revision.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
BATTLE SHIPS BY PUBLICITY.
Remarkable Results of the Germany
Naval Leagues Campaign.

From the New York Tribune.
Never has the efficacy of systematic
advertising been better demonstrated
than by the persistent and shrewd Ger
man Naval League. whose latest annual
report declares that the organizations s
Efforts 70 arouse public sentiment on the
subject of battle ships have been too
successful. This result has been brought
about by one Of the most remarkable ad-
vertising campaigns in the annals Of Eu-
ropean history. For several years rail-
way stations. hotels. saloons. and some
times even churches have been placarded
with brightly cOlored statistical charts
depicting Germany's rank as a naval
power and the necessity Of keeping the
shipbuilders busy. Every village from
the Baltic to the Alps and from the
Nosges to the Russian frontier has been
aroused by lecturers and stereopticons
No wonder, then, that the German gov
ernment is now disquieted by the pros
pect of a united people aroused to a
frenzy Of patriotism and refusing 10 let
naval appropriations be pared by Berlin
economists. The shades of Hannibal
Alexander, and Napoleon must be be-
moaning the ancient shortsightedness or
their carnal forms as they contemplate
the Kaiser and his friends building battle
ships by publicity. How a few clever
advertising agents here and there might
have changed the course Of history,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
BREAKING WITH BOSSES.
Gov. Hughes Defes Leaders of the
Republican Organization.

Ithaca Correspondence Of the New York Post.
The boss" issue preceded Gov Hughes
to Ithaca, and it took bat a few brief
moments last night to demonstrate that
the 1000 people who crowded the hall
were thoroughly alive TO this issue. He
said;
'On the one hand, you have govern
ment Of the people. by the people. and
for the people: on the other hand. you
have government Of the people, by the
bosses, for the gamblers" and the ap-
plause that followed this comment indi-
Gated that this was the fashion in which
the people Of Ithaca viewed the present
conflict
Gov. Hughes followed this with the
most outspoken speech he has yet made.
a speech which announced in very ex-
pGcit terms his final break with the
leaders of the Republican State organi-
ZatiOn. There was a new note In the
governors words. Not merely did he re-
peat his talk about the race-track issue.
but he opened definitely a new campaign
for direct nominations.
You cannot hold up the people of this
State said he, emphatically; 'and the
defeat of one measure illustrates the need
Of the other. and the people of this
State understand the direct-nominations
issue better than they did five weeks
ago"
7 ask the consent OF no party to en-
deavor to enforce the constitution Of
this State, and 7 do not stand for that
dictation which makes the elected Off
Ger OF the State a puppet of a local
leader. A party can succeed in this
State only by supporting an administra-
ton which is devoted to the interests
of the people"
Indirectly. he touched the famous Fas-
sett-Cassidy message:
let there be no one who can say TO
an elected officer: You do this, because
I tell you or You do not do this, " and
the mot" brought long round of ap-
nla11se
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Senator Bailev Yindicated.

After one Of the fiercest political fights
ever known in the Lone Star State-and
that is saying a great deal-Senator
Joseph Weldon Bailey has won out, and
stands vindicated. The verdict Of Texas
ought to be accepted as final and conclu-
sive in this matter. and an instant end
made to everything in the way Of slander
attaching to this mans good name.
It appears reasonable to conclude that
the Senator in some Of his personal affairs
managed to lay himself somewhat liable
to criticism. Things doubtless entirely in
nocent in themselves SO happened, never
theless in such wise that they might be
distorted by mis- enemies to his great dis
comfort Undoubtedly every turn that
could be given these acts has been given
them by the anti-Bailey contingent in
Texas; it is impossible to suppose that
any twist Of the wrist has been over
looked. Texas, after listening to the
pleadings pro and con, absolves Bailey
Of all intentional wrongdOing; clears his
escutcheon, and o. ks his record. It
cannot be denied that Texas had the
matter laid before it in its entirety; the
Lone Star States verdict is delivered
after a fair. open, exhaustive. and thor
ough trial That should end it. for out
siders cannot possibly understand the
case as Texas must understand 1t now.
Senator Bailey is one of the intellectual
giants Of the United States Senate No
body denies that. The Senate needs him:
his party needs him. More than all
that, the country needs him. We rejoice
that he Is vindicated; that his home
people have given him their renewed in
dorsement and continued confidence.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

There appears. therefore. just as good
reason for the provision Of embassy
buildings as there is for the erection OF
post-ofioes and custom-houses.
Until proper provision is made for the
housing Of our ambassadors and for the
necessary expenditures of entertaining, we
shall lie under the accusation, peculiarly
obnoxious in a democratic country, that
only millionaires can afford to accept ap-
pointments to the higher places in the
diplomatic service. Every one is familiar
with the splendor which eharacterizes the
hospitality of our representatives at Lon
don and Berlin Our ambassador at Paris
has expended 10000 in repairing the build
ing now occupied by him, and while in
Rome expended $4,000 on the building he
rented there. These sums are. or viii be,
a total loss to him. To such men IL
makes little difference what provision our
government makes: they are able 10 keep
up what state they please. But 10 those
who come after, especially If they are
not endowed with wealth, the situation
is humiHating and embarrassing, We
should put ali our ambassadors upon a
practically equivalent footing, establish
a moderate and reasonable scale Of ex-
penditure, and provide dgnifed and con-
venient and commodious quarters, that
viii suffice alike for the rich ambassador
and the one without riches. If unwilling
70 do that, We should abolish the ambas-
sadoFial rank, which necessarily requires
a heavier diplomatic expenditure.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
George Bernard Shaw.

No knocks from us for one George Ber-
nard Shaw Mr. Shaw is a genius OF the
first water-he says so, and we freely ad-
NIT it. He is the one man in all this
world of whom we feel it may be truly
said age cannot wither him nor custom
stale his infinite variety!
Mr. Shaw is an author; he writes ex-
tremely clever stuff. If there is any
cleverer. in its line. we haven't seen it;
nor do we know that we should be quite
up to it if we did. Recently he received
from the publishers of Golfers a cash
bonus''-a vulgar prize" as 1t were--of
81 900. in addition TO the price of one of
his stories. as a sort of award for superior
excellence among a large number Of
other stories submitted during a certain
length Of time. Golfers has been award
ing these bonuses for several years. and
the tender to Mr.. Shaw was quite in line
with an established custom.
Here is Mr.. shaw's reply, returning the
filthy lucre:
Editor Golfers
Dear Sir: What DO you mean by this unspeak
AAto utttaArF % htltA flH SEEiut iuI tLluellu
dollars. and inform me that it is bonus offered by
Messrs. P. +. Collier s Son fer the best story re-
ceiTed during the quarter in which ny contribution
appeared. May I ask what Messrs. P F. Collier &
son expected my story To bel If il Uere not the
best they could get for The price they wes prepared
to pay they had no right 70 insert it at ALL II il
Eas the best, what right have they 20 stamp their
other contributors publicly as inferior when they
takan sfans 70 aas44rs rs-,,It
paving a special price to a special writer? And
what right have they TO assume that want 20 be
paid twice oyer for my work, or that I am IN the
habit Of accepting bonuses and competing for przesg
Waving all these questions for moment have
another one to put 10 you. How do Messrs. p T.
Collier & Son know that my story vas the best they
received during the quarter? Are they posterityi
Are they the Verdict of History! Have they even
the very doubtful qualification of being professional
critics?
II had better break this letter oF, lest should
be betrayed into expressing myself as strongly as
feel
Il return the cheque. II sou should see ft to uss
it for the purpose OF erecting tombstone TO Messrs
7. F. Collier Son shall be happy to contribute
the epitaph. in which 7 shall do my best 10 do
justice to their nlonstrous presumption.
Yours faithfully. &C. BERNARD SHAW"
What was the result? The story got
0ut-just as Mr.. Shaw intended it should.
The newspapers exploited it-just as Mr..
Shaw Intended they should It caused. first,
a gasp Of astonishment for its very au-
dacity. then a loud guffaw-just as sir
Shaw intended II should. II once more
set everybody talking Of Gee Bernard
Just as Gee Bernard Intended Il should
And the outlay Of advertising is cheap
dirt cheap-at the price paid by Mr.. Shaw.
viz. Si.000i
That's why we admit Shaw to be
genius It takes a genius to get blood
out Of a turnip; to get something for
nothing; TO get thousands OF dollars worth
of advertising for one thousand dollars
never really earned. And this Irishman
is a genius-one OF the greatest at large
in this world.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Mr.. LiIIey's Failure.

From the Boston Transcript.
Badly fooled will be the country's
verdict upon Congressman Lilley in his
submarine Investigations. Other smok,
thought to have been discovered in the
same direction several years ago led the
people to expect that Mr.. Lilley had
really found some fire. But he had not
The chief essential In any disclosure
is to have something TO disclose. Lilley
appears to have been q good man who. ir
Congress. waded out beyond his depth.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
PERSONAL REFERENCES.
They Add Nothing 20 Force of Con-
gresSionaI POIemIcs.

Prom the Pathfinder
In debating the naval bill Representative
Willett had the bad taste TO speak Of
President Roosevelt's facial contortions"
when engaged in conversation, but the re-
vised speech in the Record refers only to
the Presidential "vehemence," which, it
will be admitted. if not quite as expressive
is much more 20 the credit Of the Con-
gressman's sense Of propriety than his
original statement. A public speaker in
Congress or elsewhere rarely adds 10 the
force of his argument by referring 30 the
physical infrmity or the personal habits
or manners Of his opponent. The Senate
will not soon forget that day several
years ago when Senator Carey. Of Wyo-
ming, an advocate Of the gold standard,
in attacking the late Senator Wolcott. OF
Colorado. for his free silver notions sneer-
ingly referred TO his somewhat fastidious
style Of dress. Taking advantage of a full
Senate and crowded gallery some days
later the eloquent, brilliant, and caustie
Colorado Senator held his Wyoming col
league up to ridicule for finding fault with
a man because he occasionally changed
his shirt, and after a few more telling
blows of this kind said in a satirical, tired
sort of way.
But. Mr.. President, in this controversy
am reminded of the old Spanish proverD,
It's waste OF lather TO shave an ass
Mr.. Carey, of Wyoming, was heard from
no more on that subject, and TO more
would Mr., Willett probably be If President
Roosevelt saw fit to reply TO him in kind
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Marital PersifIaae.

I must confess" remarked Mrs
Crabbe. I don't believe there ever was
a really perfect man."
'Wel, replied Mr. Crabbe. II sup
pose that's because Eve wasn't made
FIRST"
How do you mean?"
We'll, If Eve had been made first. she
would have bossed the job Of making
Adam.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
The Ri.e of the Prune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
At last the patient and long suffering
prune. tired Of being a butt OF ridicule.
has turned upon its tormentors by regis
teTing a crop shortage and jumping sky
ward in price. Herewith the once-humbIe
prune takes it place among the luxuries
If you want 1t henceforth. you will have
10 order IT.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

And now cabal of Englishwomen of
rank has been organized to fight the
social aggressions of American female
importations The English are pretty
smart in one respect; they know how
TO make our titled heiresses spend their
money, once those dear creatures do get
into the upper ten across the pond.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
In Lille Old New York.

From the Buffao Commercial
What a great city New York is-what
a population is constantly on the move
there-was illustrated Saturday In the
tally kept Of the number Of persons that
passed through the doors of the Waldorf
on that day. That even the proprletors
were astonished when the count proved
that over 1900 went in through the eight
entrances can be readily believed
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Suggestive.

Gee whiz" said George for the twen-
tie;h time. 1T makes me mad every time
think OF the SO lost to-day. 7 actual
iy feel as If I'd like TO have somebody
kick me"
BY the way, George" said the dear
girl, dreamily. don't you think you'd
better speak 10 father this evening""
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
How He GOT II.

Had eompny TO dinnah yistrdy.
Nah husban' stopped at Mr.. Green's
store saturd'y ebenin' an done got a fine
spring chicken"
"Yaas?' replied the jealous neigh
bor- Dat AIistah Green sho' is de mos
keerless, Onsuspectin' man.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
ale Invesfmenf-

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
In a recent speech at Utica, N. Y, Sec
retary Cortelyou urged business men TO
take a greater interest in politics. Can
ii be possible that the next Republican
campaign fund is to be placed on an in
terest-bearing basis?
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

yet quite thIftysSi1
years old. His pri-
mary education was
received in the COM
mon schools. and the
finishing touches were
put on at the Arkansas S
University. He began
the practice of law
" h e n twenty-three
years old. Mr.. Rob
inson served one term
in the general as
sembIy of Arkansas,
which proved to be
an incentive to higher
and more extended
ambition for expert
ence as a national
legislator. He was
~
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
AZ Honest ToiIer

From The Rochester Pest Express
Richard Croker is aggrieved because a
British paper says that his father was 3
blacksmith. The chances are, however,
that nobody ever asked his father where
be got It
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
when something comes of Il,

Tess-These men who are forever try
ing to kiss a girl make me tired
Jess-Me. TOO. There's nothing I ad-
mire SO much as d successful man.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

ql'''---''''''' ''''s''o" Presidential elector In
1900. and selected to carry the electoral
vote of his State 10 Washington. He
was elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress
and reelected ITO the Fifty-ninth and
sixtieth Congresses with very little op-
position.
Representative Robinson comes Of good
old Democratic stock, which fact pre-
oluded his early successes, so he thought.
While a youngster attending Sunday
school his teacher asked if he expected
his prayers 10 be answered
NO" said little Joe; "they will not -
Why not?" asked the teacher.
Because" replied Joe, 4 am a Dem
ocrat, ana SOS me pap"
Representative Robinson is a member
Of the committees on Census and Public
Lands.
Representative Macon. Of Arkansas,
bids fair TO win away the title OF Rep
resentative Mann as objector to new
legislation" in appropriation bills Dur
ing the consideration Of most Of the big
budget measures Mr. Macon is TO be
found right on the job and there with
the objections.
During the debate on the sundry civil
bill-the one now before the House-Air.
Macon has wed with Mr.. Mann and John
Wesley Gaines, Of Tennessee. as 70 the
space his remarks shall occupy in the
Congressional Record.
As Mr.. Mann Is chairman Of the spe-
cial committee investigating wood pulp
and print paper prices. he has not so
much time on the floor as either Mr.
Macon or John Wesley Gaines.
The latter has not proved 10 be so much
of an objector as a constructor. He has
proposed several amendments and has
asked many questions. but he has not op-
posed many of the provisions of the bin
as yet
When the bill is finished it is likely to
be close race between these three men,
with much probability that Mr.. Macon
will lead and that John Wesley Gaines
viii be a close second.
Representative William Bill Su!zer.- the
original hlibuster, is back In the House
asdtH altrt an duotHEe or many days.
This time the Hon. William Bill Is Just
as much inclined TO object as ever, and
inclined TO continue speaking as long as
he wants. even when the gavel falls.
When Representative Townsend intro
duced his amendment recently calling for
larger Appropriation for examiners for
the Interstate Commerce Commission
than the Appropriations Committee had
allowed, William Bill was one Of those
on hand to help him along
He spoke on the subject once, and kept
on speaking, even after his i've minutes
or some one else's fve minutes had ex-
pired-the amendment coming under the
five-minute rule for debate
The chairman Of the Committee OF the
Whole kept banging the gavel OF the
poor old green cloth Of the Speaker s
desk. The Hon. William Bill kept on
talking manfuly until he got through.
The Hon. William Bill had on a new
Easter suit and he evidently didn't in
tend 10 permit any one 10 shut him up
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
How II Fights

From the New York Evening Post
II was ludicrous mistake to offer a
sword to the head Of the Standard on
Company. Its favorite weapon is the re-
bate
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

''Be It said 10 Bob Taylor's credit, he
hasn't attempted any hair-raising. spread
eagle speeches thus far. He prefers TO
get his bearings" says a Tennessee
contemporary. Indeed. the Senator
doesn't appear to have engaged exten-
sively in anything in the hair-raising
line OF late years.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

Senator Tillman's interview on the
recent Cosmopolitan Society dinner in
New York indicates clearly that HIS
vocabulary IS as strong as ever. no mat
ter what may be said of his physical
condition
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
YieIding 20 the Pressure.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Congress is making a show. at least. Of
complying with the Presidents requests
for certain legislation. 1t may be in
ferred the discourtesy TO the latest mes
sage was merely an effort to conceal the
pressure OF public opinion.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

The Richmond Times-DispatCh writes
Interestingly OF the amazing ball team
Of that city. OF course. this is a typo
graphical error, amusing being the
word intended.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Makes Talk.

Miss Gaddie-When it comes to gos-
sipy conversation, she's very interest
ing.
Miss Aseum-Why, she's not an inter
esting talker at all
Miss Gaddie-Oh, 1 mean as a sub
ieCt
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

II IS cautiously hinted that King Ed
ward would make William Waldorf Astor
a peer were il not for the fear that it
might in some way offend this country
We think his majesty need not worry
about that. We don't care But tt might
raise terrific kick in the House Of
Lords over there
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

THE country wants a President who
viii do things" says the Birmingham
Age-Herald. Well. what do you cali
fighting na5uTe-fakers with one hand,
malefactors of great wealth with the
other, kicking Congress IN the stats
with one foot. and planting the other
square in the bosom of the anti-race
suicider's trousers. all at once?
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

bination might be said to stand for
Rooseveits choice" Then, indeed. there
might be something doing.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

a simple and cheap method Of trans
forming natural gas into alcohol has been
discovered. This is where Georgia and
Alabama get il in the neck again There
is TO natural gas in either state,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

Mime. Could remarks that ''the French
aristocTacy is the last storehouss of re-
fnement, Of which Americans are igno-
rant" Perhaps. II so, the lady may rest
her soul in peace-we are decidedly Of
the opinion that ignorance is bliss in
this case
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

A Pittshurg woman. after thirty-five
years of welded bliss wants a divorce
from her husband. alleging that he is
very lazy" She must be also, II II took
her thirty-fye years to discover that fail
ing in her spouse.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Ia Thin a IiheIf

What viii happen when women get
the ballot?"
That's easily answered"
''Wen?"
They won't want IT,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Congress Getting nnsr.

From the Louisville CouTier-JouEnal.
Congress has awakened TO the fact that
it Is its business to 1eeislate. and not that
Of the President
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

John Sharp Williams son is going to
school in Texas. Mr. Williams evidently
wants his boy 10 begin at the very bot
tom of things. and work up.