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The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY.
Honesty and Intelligence in Govern
ment an Absolute Necessity.

From The Portland Oregonian
The absolute necessity Of democracy. is
enforcement Of honesty and intelligence
in gov ernment, and selection Of men who
can lie depended on for the service
These mostly must come from the humble
and obscure classes; for the so-called
upper classes are disinclined to serve.
They are willing to take the whole gov
ernment and run IT, and then they
will run it into every kind of oppression.
favOritism. and abuse. This has been the
lesson Of all experience and history.
Democracy is open TO the same, or sim
liar abuses; for it runs into government
by managers, bosses, grafters, and ia
vorites, who, however, may be more
easily dislodged than if their tenure were
held from the mistresses Of Kings.
But democracy has its faults and its
dangers. II Is easily misled. Too many
Of its members, moreover, are self-seek-
ers. and believe that graft is UNIVERSAL:
therefore they are entitled to all they
can extort from the public. This, from
the San Francisco Chronicle, is an ex-
preston OF a sound judgment, viz: "The
objection to municipal ownership In the
United States is based on a disbelief that
there would be either competency or
honesty in the management" Again, let
IL be said and repeated, till 1t shall pass
into the currency of a proverb, that the
success of democracy depends on the
character OF the people. Here is the
problem Of democracy.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
The army in Politics.

There is said TO be a disposition Ia the
War Department to surround with the
element of secrecy the presence Of Maj.
B. B. Ray. of the Pay Department, in this
country. That officer, one of the junior
commissioned personnel of the Pay De-
partment Of the army. has been on duty in
the Philippines, where the military au-
th0rities had granted TO him leave for
two months. with permission 10 come 20
the United States. Since his arrival with
in continental limits Maj Ray has
sought, and obtained, an extension of
two months leave, which period is under
stood to expire on June 2S Unless Mai,
Ray obtains a further extension Of leave,
he viii depart from San Francisco on the
regular transport for Manila on July 5.
or-the fact may or may not be OF sig
nifcance-after the Republican national
convention has been held.
It so happens that Mai Ray has been
more or less active on other occasions
when there were 10 be nominations for
President of the United States, and it is
only natural that there should be some
impression that he has again been called
upon to render service to the party. II
does not appear OF what value Maj Ray
may be to any Presidential candidate,
but there can be no doubt respecting the
mistake Of allowing him to offer his serv-
ices, or to accept his services. or to re-
quire any service Of him in a political
way. An officer Of the army or navy on
leave and in receipt Of leave pay may be
considered as entitled to dispose of his
time and effort in a manner which is d.
rected by his choice of pursuits or diver
sion; but the calling into any political
OcCupai ion of a commissioned officer OF
the army or navy may be expected 10
invite criticism. That sort Of thing may
easily lead to d sort Of decentralization OF
the personnel officers who see that .serv-
ice OF this kind brings reward would
be very willing 10 obtain leaves of alb
sence TO engage In this profitable dlsposl-
tlon Of their time. Those who may not
have that opportunity. or who do not
wish to seek such an opportunity, are
bound TO be discontented. The army Off
Ger who remains on duty in the Philip
pines, where the conditions OF service
ere not the most attractive, is very apt
to be forgotten or ignored when there are
favors TO be shown to those who have
been Of use in political campaign.
Perhaps altogether too much impor-
tance attaches to what Maj. Ray IS sup
posed to be doing for the Taft campaign,
but if he has any connection with prelim-
mary Presidential electiOneering, it would
be entirely in the interests of the military
service. at least, If that officer were re-
quired TO avail himself OF his leave OF
absence in the usual way, or forthwith
resume the duties devolving upon him as
an army paysnaster.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Concerning Japan.

What is it, specifically and precisely. the
JingOes want rs to believe as to Japan's
attitude toward other nations? Are we TO
think that Japan is simply spelling for a
fght-just pining away for a scrimmage
with any old country on earth?
We are told one day that Japan viii
never be quite satisfied until the United
States has been given a good. sound
thrashing Then comes the information
that the little brown men Of the Orient
have parted company with England. and
would reduce that power to a lower level
Still later on we are told that a war be-
tween Japan and China is inevitable.
Now, We don't suppose it will be seri-
ously contended that Japan is quite equal
to ali three Of those undertakings: there
fore. if the Land Of the Plum Blossom
wants 70 fight any one Of them, which one
is It, really and truly?
We make that inquiry OF the jingoes
because, so far as We are concerned. we
have little idea that Japan wants to row
with any nation on this globe! On the con
.rary, we feel sure that that government
would go to great length in an effort 10
prevent war. The fact that Japan was
successful in its recent trouble with Rus
sia may have made some of US a little
hysterieal: but it need not make US see
spooks every time Japan is mentioned.
The ruth Of the matter is that Japan
has been held up before the world ever
since the late war as a sort Of enfant
terrible; perky and chesty youngster
among modern nations, bent on mischief.
and quite capable Of arousing it! This.
no doubt, is far from justified. japan
from recent experlence-must realize
keenly just the enormous cost of war; the
cost In money, happiness life. limb, and
peace Of mind
In our opinion, the very last thing in
this world that Japan wants is a fight,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

eial and historic considerations, why
Germany should not desire the annexa-
ton Of the territories on her northern
border-constderauons that have evidently
cad weight in procuring the adherence OF
Germany to the North Sea declaration.
It is unnecessary to repeat them here,
since the treaty has become an accom-
plished fact but it is worth noting that
the German Ambassadors deHmItation Of
German colonial aspirations has obvious
interest for those Americans who delight
TO discover in the Western Hemisphere
and elsewhere indications Of Germanie
aggression menacing to American policy.
What Baron Sternburg very properly
terms the German bugaboo'' having been
laid so far as Northern Europe is con-
cerned, we may hope that it will not be
resuuected in South America or the West
Indies or the Orient.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
DOCTORS LIFE SPAN.
Diseases to Which They Are Espe-
ciaIIy LiabIe-NarcOsie Habit.

From the British Medial Journal
Doctors as a class are more subject 10
Illness than their fellow-men. and their
expectancy Of life Is less than that Of
most. An explanation OF this is readily
found IN the anxieties caused by re-
spOnsibniues which must weigh heavily
on every man Of right feeling; In the
amount and trying nature Of the work
the doctor has 10 do; IN trregularity Of
meals and broken sleep; In exposure 10
weather and to infection. and. last but
not least, in the scanty remuneration
which his labor too often brings him.
The combined influence Of ali these
causes IS sufficient 20 undermine the
strongest constitution long before a man
has reached the limit Of three score and
ten. A comparison Of tables compiled by
stausucians in different countries gives
doctors an average of ffty-seven Years
at death.
Doctors as class are especially liable
to certain diseases. Setting aside af-
feeJions due 10 exposure and infection.
the practice Of medicine leyies a dispro-
portionate tribute from its professors in
the from Of diseases Of the cardIo-vascu-
lar and nervous systems. Angina pectoris
mas been called the doctors disease
neurasthenia deserves TO be ranked in the
same category, and severer forms of
neurosis are, as might be expected, COM
mon among men whose profession com
pels them 10 live at the highest tension
both OF brain and nerve force.
Il is scarcely to be wondered al. there
fore, that the narcotic habit is so common
among doctors. After all, what shortens
the a0ctor life is OverWOTk, mental and
poolly strain manifesting itself at the
point Of at least resistance.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
FIVE CELEBRATED MEN.
MF. ROOseVeIt's Guests AT the COM
ing Conference of Governors.

MF. ROOseVeIf's Guests at the Com
ing Conference of Governors,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the opinion Of Washington CORE
spondent OF q New York paper, President
Roosevelt has singled out five men whom
he considers the greatest Americans Of the
day-and they are all Democrats. The
President has invited Grover Cleveland, ".
J. Bryan. J. }. Hill. John Mitchell, and
Andrew Carnegie TO meet the governors of
the States in conference at the White
House next month, to discuss the con-
seTvatlon Of our natural resources. OF
course. a man as polite as the present
OCCUPANT Of the White House would not
think of calling his FIVE guests the na-
tons greatest men; that was a side de-
duction OF the correspondent The fact
that all the governors. the members OF
the Cabinet, Of the Federal Supreme
Court, and of the national waterways
commission are TO attend in their ex-
officio capacities, and that the President
could not naturally invite himself, may
have limited his field IN selecting the
five greatest men. Who Is greater than
Taft, for instance, in the Roosevelt opin-
ion?
1t is a safe guess that the President
had 10 such idea in mind when he picked
the five for special invitations The task
of choosing the very few greatest men
Of the day in America would be fruitless.
as well as impossible. but thousands
would insist that one of the FIVE must be
the man who in the present case issued
the invitations Each of the five named Is
an eminent representative of the great
American people: each stands for some
thing no other OF them does, and each
may be considered an accredited spokes-
man for his respective constituency. No
one viii quarrel with the selection. and
few will insist mat the choice means
anything more than indicated above.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
LABOR DISTRIBUTION.
Importance of Problem Accentuated
by a Recent Incident.

Importance of Problem Accentuated
by a Recent Incident.
Frcm the New York Tribune,
The crudity Of the American indus
trial system at points has again been
made unpleasantly evident by the trou-
bic which the State Of New Jersey and
the Standard oil Company are having
with the hordes OF Polish and Italian
laborers who have descended upon the
oil reflneries at Linden. We venture
to say that the half humorous, half tragic
situation now prevailing near Elizabeth
could rot be duplicated in any other
civilized country. except peTadventure as
the result Of a stupendous. cruel prac-
teal joke. Although no help is needed at
the refneries, over 700 Poles II men,
women, children, and ggage-suddenly
appeared in the neighborhood some weeks
ago and camped out. A few days ago
similar band Of Italians hove In sight
and went into spring quarters out on the
open fields. According to reports, most
of the nomads came from distant points,
some Of them hailing from Chicago.
Naturally. two large parties Of idle peas
ants. incapable Of talking with each
other and both disappointed over the
lack of work, soon passed from surliness
TO open hOstilities, ended in a pitched
battle, with the sheriff's posse finally
appearing IS third combatant.
The fracas itself should not distract
anybody from the far more serious as
pect of the episode, namely, the ridicu-
lous system of distributing labor which
is here vividly exemplihed. All over the
country farmers and other rural employ
ers are clamoring for workingmen,
skilled and unsl1illed. Good wages and
permanent positions are freely promised,
but in vain. At tho sama time. over
200 European laborrrs. the majority Of
whom are probably familiar with agri-
cultural work, suddenly !loek around the
plant Of great corporation without he
ing called and without the faintest
chance of securing work.
As long as small employers continue
to seek help In their present haphazard
style, the idle will eongregate at the
great centers Of Industry and popula-
tion, where they have always found
work without effort in the past Now,
that their old slieaJs. rhe corporation
agents, have moInentarily ceased leck-
onins to them public policy demands
wider scheme Of labor distribution less
dependent for It's efficiency upon the flue-
tuating needs Of few huge Institutions.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
MONDAY. APRIL q, 1905.
Pass the Antt-gambiing Bill.

Speaker Cannon, without further delay,
ought 10 permit the anti-raoe-track gam
bling bin to be called up and finally en-
acted into law
This IS a bit of legislation urgently
needed. Washington has been giving
itself over, twice year. TO a season of
open public gambling. It's demoraIizing
effects and influences have been felt in
many directions. Tt has been hurtful TO
business ana morals. It has besmirched
the good name Of the Capital Of the
Nation.
Both the Senate and House have voted
to put an end to the thing-to stop it
forever; but the bill as it passed one body
was amended before it passed the other.
and now it lies on the Speakers table
waiting concurrence in the amendments.
What is happening while this Iegisla~
ton waits?
Gamblers and their allies wha profit
by the bookmaking at Benning. who
semi-annually pocket hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars at the expense Of the
honest business interests Of Washington
and otherwise put a blight upon the
Capital, are to-day making wagers that
the bill VIII fan: that by some trick or
underhand means it will be side-tracked.
or lost. or sent back 70 committee during
the crush incident to the closing hours
OF Congress. and that the bookmaking
blacklegs from New York will return
here in the autumn. as usual. again to
ply their iniau
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Judicial Innovations.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The time is raTAdly approaching when
a clearer understanding must be reached
with respect to the whole subject of d.
vision Of authority over interstate and
intrastate commerce. In this, a very i'm
portant factor will be supplied by the
JUDICIAL phases of the problem Quite
PROBABLY legislation introducing a num-
per OF general innovations into our pres
ent Federal Judicial system viii be
necessary.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Town without a Government.


From the Kansas City Star
Ash Grove, the second town in size in
Greene County. Mo. with population
Of about 2,200 has prepared a petition to
be presented to the county court asking
that the town government be dissolved.
The law makes 1t mandatory upon the
county court TO dissolve the corporation
under such circumstances Up to twenty
years ago the city had a municipal form
of government. One night a woman.
while walking along a dark street, tripped
on the tongue OF a cultivatOr which had
been left standing on a sidewalk and
received dangerous injuries She OBJ
tanned judgment for 5000. Rather than
pay this, the citizens permitted the
municipal government 10 go by default
No elections were held for more than
eighteen years. and the judgment Is now
outlawed. About six months ago the
town government was revived after
bitter fight Soon afterward the city mar
shat. while attempting to arrest q drunk
en- man. was forced TO kill the offender
in self-defense. The opponents of a town
government took advantage OF the occur
renee to urge the dissolution Of municipal
government. II the corporation is dis
solved second time Ash Grove will
have the distinction OF being the only
city of 2.2O0 population in the world with
out some form Of government.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
senatOriaI Opposition to PRESIDENT.

From the Boston Transcript
Still another condition has operated
against the adoption Of the Presidents
programme, and that is the strong. If
silent opposition Of many Republican
Senators to grant any extension of his
policies in legislation. What ha.; been
done has been done. To attempt % undo
it would be as futile as inexpedient but
the step beyond, the advancement Of Fed
eral supervision farther afleld in the busi-
ness Of the country, so many Republican
Senators were unwilling TO take. or 10
authorize, that their tacit determination
checked their colleagues and limited their
sympathies with the Executive TO so
many ''pious aspirations. The Republi-
can leaders realize that they have a
strenuous campaign ahead OF them, and
wish to be unincumbered as far as pos
sible with explanations or apologies. They
desire 10 enter the contest in light-march-
ing order.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
nninp IL Al.

I'VE New Workers are d busy lot"
Yes. said the visitor but each of
you undertakes too much. You just
stopped and watched a horse being
hoisted to its feet; then you put in some
line on yon building operations, and now
g9u are experimenting this street faker
You New Yorkers ought to divide your
duties up"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
severe Test Of nntr

Prom the Chicago Record-HeTald.
A Cincinnati judge has ruled that it is
a husbands duty to take his wife 10
ball games, If she wants to go. Perhaps
the judge never took woman TO 4 bail
game and tried TO answer her questions
where other people could hear him.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

an expert on naNai
architecture.
One of Alabama s
Representatives who
has figured as one Of
the nations Iawmak-
ers since the Fifty-
fifth Congress is Eenry
D. Clayton, Of the
Third district. Mr..
Clayton doesn't tell
his age. but it isn't
necessary. He has
passed several sum-
mers and many hard
winters. His first ex-
perience in making
laws was in the Ala
bama State legisla 2
ture. where he served
one term as chair
r,,o., 80 1-- srrs-s., -.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Spanking Castro.

From the Rochester Herald
The country is beginning to realize that
if Castro is spanked, ne is TO be spank
ed for the benefit of the Taft candidacy.
And the taxpayers viii pay the bill.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

THE father of seven children is exempt
from taxation IN France" says the Cleve-
land Leader Reminds one Of old Robin
Hoods contention that he never robbed
the poor" II wasn't worth the while,
you know.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
ErnnnsIve Power.

Erom the Atlanta Constitution.
Though photographs Of Mars only aver
age one-sixteenth Of an inch. an enter
prising literary astronomer can expand
them TO sixteen pages Of a magazine.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

The right kind of an ear Is one that
fits neatly 10 the side, says an authority
on that subject. The real, sure-enough
right kind Of an ear. however, is the ear
that inelines readily to ones requests.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

Now that William Waldorf Astor has
presented his sovereign's land a flag cap
tuTed originally from a ship belonging 10
Uncle SAM. he surely ought to be au-
thorized to tack a "Sir" onto his front
name.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
His Idea of 1t.

Citiman-You ought to know something
about fora and that sort Of thing. Tell
me, what is a 'forget-me-not?"
Subbubs-Why. it's a piece OF string
that your wife ties around your finger
when you 90 in town on an errand.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Going Through the Nlotions.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
dilatory motion is better than no mo-
tion at all-and that has characterized
the Republican majority In the House for
three months.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Choice.

'Beggars can't be ehoosers."
'Sure dey can. Even de judge says
SO or thirty days
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

The weather department evidently
realized the duty deyolving upon it dur
ing the d. A. r. meeting. Angels could
have done no more than It did.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Made ,Em Mad.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The dog which bit so many persons on
Tuesday is supposed TO have rabies. At
any rate, the victims are mad.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
our Frolicsome Tars.

From The Pttsbrg Dispatch
It seems to have been satisfactorily
demonstrated that the feet was entirely
prepared for & froiic.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

If the President gets too much back
talk from Congress about those battle
ships he may decide to have them built
during the forthcoming recess and pre-
sent the bills TO Congress next winter
for naVment
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
An UnusuaI Privilege.

I'm going to kick. complained Hen
peck. MY wife doesn't let me have any
money to spend at ali lately"
you poor fellow" exclaimed Meekley.
Why. my wife gave me IS TO spend
only the other day"
"Oh. you're fibbing"
NO. sir. She allowed me to call on
the landlord and pay the rent"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Alabama has nine Representatives in
the House, and each one Of the nine is
a lawyer. Representative Hobson, In ad-
dition to being versed IN the law, IS also
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Suspicious.

''Will ye accept years subscription
cash in advance?"
That depends, Peleg," answered the
editor Of the Plunkville Palladium
What is it that ye want suppressed"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

A scientist says the primeval oyster
was a foot long Perhaps visitors TO
church fairs in those days got something
of a run for their money.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

What is q democrat, anyhow" in
quires the Chattanooga Times. Well,
a Democrat is-really, somebody ought
TO answer that question:
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
EmnIoxer,s Kick.

Our employees all struggle so
For higher pay to work US:
They claim they only want q show,
But what they wants a circus.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Brings Ont Their Bad Points.

From the Providence Tribune.
Whatever racing may have done for
horses, It doesn't seem TO have improved
the breed Of certain legislators.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

5corn: tWhy. yes so I did-the expla-
nation and diagram. You VIII find them
incl0sed.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
NOTHING SERIOUS.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Versatile.
I see you've got a new mule. Nose. -
said the colonel How does he work ?''
Deed. sub. replied Uncle Nose, dis
mule he done wuek bofe ways"
Both ways?'
''Yas, suhi he kin kick des es well wit
his front laigs as his back cnes"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

highly connected prince" is said to
be looking for work in New York. His
connections must be high, indeed-out Of
sight in fact
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Language.

There amt no bloke love Ike
youse. declared the refined and ac-
complished girl
These words were set to music, re-
member. She was merely singing a pop
ular song
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
Poor stun.

City Editor-How was it? Pretty ex-
citing scene?
Reporter-It simply beggared descrip-
ton
City Editbr-Well. suppose you beggar
it TO the extent Of a column and a
half.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
uin4 "a unnnrists

Yew cant becum a Josh Billings thru
poar spellin'. nor a George Ade by Us
ing Lots Of Capitals
The Washington herald., 1908-04-27

Since the price OF a room at Denver
during the Democratic convention is 10
be sl4 per day. we can see right now
Judge Parker isn't going to get his
moneys worth out there.