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The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

fcers and those Of the army who arc
interested in the encouragement and de-
velopment of volunteer force which
shall be in time of emergency the reli-
able ally OF the regular establishment
II offers no violence to the citizen sol
diery and imposes no enormous tax
upon the American people 1t is a
harmless and practical project, without
sensational features and offering no out
rage to human liberty or any affront to
honest labor.
The authors of the newspaper dis
patches from Pine Plains received the
tidings from Gen. OLIVER with the effect
OF original discovery, but there is moth
ing in the project which is either new or
startling 1t is merely he old plan
which has met with approval at National
Guard conventions, and Gen OLIVER
brought it out again at Pine Plains, per-
haps, for want of something else to talk
about It was an appropriate subject
before military or a militia audience.
The discussion, therefore. Of Pres
ident ROosEvELT's new army plan be-
comes one of the absurdities Of the dull
season.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
That "New ATmv Plan ,,

Dispatches from Pine Plains. n Y
where there is big army and militia
maneuver camp. have credited anonv.
nous army officers with opposition to
the scheme described in a public address
at that place by Gen. R. S. OLIVER the
Assistant Secretary of War. Gen
OLIVER, in previous newspaper reports
OF his address, was quoted as offering
plan which contemplated the use of
100000 men IN this country as a stand
ing army, attaining this military force
by putting the National Guard commands
into military service, which would have
meant the expenditure of a large sum.
as well as giving up a lot OF time TO
training and maneuvers. No such prop
osition has been seriously advised. and il
is only fair to Gen. OLIVER 70 correct an
impression that the Washington authori-
ties have any such idea of maintaining
a gigantic military force in the form Of
a standing army"
No such number Of men are available
for military duty 10 the extent the plan
wonld make necessary The criticisms
by army officers and others have pro-
ceeded upon an entirely erroneous basis.
The project is one which has been dis
cussed time and again by the militia Of
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
HEAT AND HEALTH.
High Temperature Beneficial to
Human Life

From the New York Sun.
1t will doubtless surprise a good many
persons who have suffered more or less
inconvenience from heat during the last
few days TO learn that high temperature
Is beneficial rather than harmful TO hu-
man life. This is the averment lately
made in London newspaper by an Eng
lish physician, DR.. H. II. Riddle, and Il
Is unquestionably supported by a vast
amount OF careful statistics and an i'm
posing array of scientific authorities
There is no foundation for the current
opinion that the heart and the lungs
bear most of the stress of hot weather
The assumption seems to be based on a
supposed analogy between a human
being and dog which latter VIGOROUSLY
pants when overheated. There Is no
such analogy. for the reason that human
beings rely chiefly on their perspiratory
system to regulate the control OF the tenn
perature OF the body, while the dog, not
having perspiratory glands comparable
10 ours. has to make greater use OF his
lungs In preventing his body temperature
from being too much influenced by out
side conditions. The truth is, as expert
ments in India have shown. that the
ordinary Europeans breath rate is not
increased but actually reduced about one
fifth during his first attempts TO accom-
modate himself 20 the heat Of that coun-
try. The same experiments have shown
that the hearts action also is not aug
mented even In tropical temperatures
The liver and spleen are the chief suf-
ferers, but even the congestion which may
be caused in these organs b. high tenn
peratures may be left out OF account by
those persons who are careful about what
they eat and drink
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
The S0uth and Mr.. BRYAN.

Ii IS very clear that the rank and file
OF the Democratic party in the South *
for Mr.. BRYAN for leadership, while the
politicians. oficeholders, and would-be
ofhceholders are not
In Alabama, where Democrats were
permitted TO speak through a direct p~i-
mary Mr.. BRYAN was Overwhelmingly
indorsed On the contrary. Georgia.
leaving the matter to the politicians and
the men who control" sends an anti
BRYAN delegation 10 Denver, unin-
structed.
The contradictory action of these two
typical Southern States--next door
neighbors, and generally Of identical and
coincident political thcueht-serves
amply to demonstrate the point we
make In the one case, the rank ard file
spoke. directly and through its own
mouth; in the other, the rank and file
did not speak, but was spoken for bv the
leaders Of the party, who, generally.
are the chief benefciaries OF the party.
Mr. BRYAN's great strength with the
masses lies largely in the fact that they
believe him free from any inclination to
machine methods or one-man control.
He IS to be the next Democratic stand
ard bearer, not because Of the bigwigs of
his party, but in spite of them. He is
loved by the privates all the more be-
cause he is forever belittled BY some of
the generals" in command Of the
breastworks. He is the inevitable and
undisputed master Of his party because
that party, in its heart loves him and
believes in him.
The South is for BRYAN: and il will
say so whenever it gets the chance to
say so; and the fact that it doesn't al
ways get the chance, when speaking
through its individual State machinery.
in no wise lessons the truth OF the OBJ
servationl
Georgia, in assuming a pseudo anti
BRYAN attitude. has made itself ridicu-
lous. 1t will fool nobody. Indeed. the
nsincerity of Georgia's position is evi-
denced In the fact that a number II
delegates to Denver would be sure TO
vote for BRYAN but for the unit rule"
adopted by a majority Of the delegation.
which will effectively block them.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
LOW BIRTH RATE.
France Claims IL shows the Distinc-
tiOn of Culture.
Cricag1 Rcc1Dl Htrald

From the Cricago Record Herald
French depopulation" is a familiar
phrase. The publication Of the vital
statistics in France never fails 10 cause
a discussion Of the steady decline Of her
birth rate and the grave consequences.
military and other, 20 be apprehended.
Until now. however, "depopulation" has
been used In a loose sense. for. after all.
up TO the publication Of the figures for
1901, no one expected an actual excess
OF deaths over births. The average an
nuaI increase Of population had been
slight, but there had been an increase.
Last year, for the first time since the
agitation began. there was "A decrease.
The deaths exceeding the births-the
figures being 80, ,OOc deaths 20 7A000 births.
Whether this showing will change the
optimistic views OF those modern"
thinkers who claim that her low birth
rate is frances proUdest distinction and
the clearest proof of her culture. her de
sire for comfort and happiness, her horror
OF congestion. filth. misery. disease. is a
question. AS 10 the majority Of thinkers,
they will doubtless cudgel their brains
even harder 10 devise antirace suicide
remedies
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Stopping All Betting.

From the Norfolk yirgiui1u- Pilot
II now develops that the New York
anti-gambling law. upon the passage OF
which Gov. Hughes staked his prestige
and administration. is more far-reaching
than was generally supposed. Under its
provisions. not only is race-track betting
prohibited. but also open wagers on cleo
uons. Still It is highly probable that
wagers will be laid in New York on the
result Of the Presidential contest this fall
just the same and just as heavily The
only difference will be that the betting
Will be done privately. under cover. in
stead Of openly and publicly in the lob
bies'of the big hotels as has been the Gus
tom heretofore The only way 20 stop bet
ing on elections Is to stop having cleo
tions, just as the only way TO break up
betting on horse races Is TO quit racing
horses.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Harvard's Brownsville.

From the New York World.
Harvard. in fact, has a Brownsville af-
fair on its hands which may embroil the
college world. The matter has already
passed beyond the jurisdiction Of the uni
versity. Harvard's most eminent living
alumnus, who perpetrated the original
Brownsville injustice. has been prompt
to recognize Its gravity and TO put him
self in communication with President
Eliot
Ihls is the proper procedure. Nothing
short OF an executive review OF the evil
dence with the object OF an annulment
OF the sentence imposed. and a special
message on the failure Of college discipIi-
nary boards TO comprehend the true uses
OF university education. can compose the
strife. '''e
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
As TO l.. T.. Wright.

From the Nashville American.
Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War
before the war. but Luke E. Wright.
who did his full share in an effort that
was made TO destroy the United States
government forty-odd years ago. is 20
be Secretary Of War after the war. That
is distinction. Il also shows how far
from the war we have Travelled. If such
thing had occurred twenty years ago
many Northerners would have tainted.
while others would have rushed forward
with loaded mouths to defend the ma
ton. When Gen. A. p. Stewart, repre-
senting the Secretary of War. received
the Tennessee monuments al Chicka-
mauga, it seemed that there was no fur
ther need for comment But now We are
TO have Luke Wright in charge o. the
army. Well. they couldn't get a better
a whittier, broader. braver. or an hon
ester man.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

quest Of Gov HUGHES the New York
legislature has passed a law requiring
the voter to sign his name when regis
terinS and again when voting If the
elector cannot write he may be asked to
answer certain questions, which will be
asked him again on election day, so that
by the correctness Of his answers he may
be identified This may help, but it adds
materially to the complexity Of the cleo
ton system
We may take it that the HEARsT-AIc-
ClELLAN recount does not at all prove
that elections are honestly conducted in
New York. and we hope that those who
have been working in the interests Of
good government along the lines Of
election reform will not cease their en-
deavors.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Lodges Treacherr.

From the Providence Journal
The talk Of Senator Lodges "treach-
cry TO Gov. Guild is foolish He worked
Loyalty for the governors cause at Chi
cago, but the country refused TO take it
seriously. Any Vice Presidential candi-
date from a sure Republican State like
Massachusetts must be handicapped from
the start. Geographical reasons govern
as matter OF course, and. besides. there
was natural doubt In the public mind
as 10 Mr. Guilds complete restoration
10 health. He has made a remarkable re-
covery. but It would be surprising If ne
were in condition 10 undertake an ener-
getic campaign such as is expected OF
Vice Presidential nominees Senator
Lodge may rest assured that the tale Of
his "treachery' viii receive little Gre
dence.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
The Monroe DOCTRINE.

From the Savannah News
II is remarkable 70 what lengths the
worship Of Roosevelt will lead his de-
votees and what queer things it will cause
them to say. The other day DR.. Z. Ben
Jamin Andrews. who is regarded as an
authority on history. told the graduating
class Of a Connecticut school that Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the first President 10
acknowledge distinctly the RESPONSE
biltties Of the Monroe doctrine. The
Philadelphia Record reminds DR. An
drews OF the Mexican incident when An.
drew Johnson was President. Of the
Honduras and Bay Islands incident.
when James Buchanan was President: OF
the Venezuela incident, when Grover
Cleveland was President, and the Cuban
incident leading 10 the war with Spain.
when Mckinley was President These
would seem TO be conclusive evidence of
the acknowledgment and force of the
Monroe doctrine.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
The New York Recount.

Citizens Of New York City are con-
graduating themselves that the recount
OF the ballots in the election of Ioo5 has
shown that the McCLELLAN-H HEARST
votes were counted with substantial ac-
curacy The country at large will feel
like adding congratulations on a result
which, II is hoped, puts a stop to the
HEARsT-McCLELLAN controversy.
But II is to be hoped that the holders
of the franchise in Greater New York
will not forget that counting the ballots
IS only one method OF checking fraud in
elections. 1t will be remembered that
during the election Of 1905 the precau-
tons taken TO insure an honest count
were most unusual. Each polling place
was guarded jealousy by watchers. some
on behalf Of the judiciary. There were
HEARST watchers, and lookers-on for
JEROME, and yet in spite of these nm
usual precautions, there were enough
mistakes in the count-as shown bv the
trst boxes opened-to have made a vital
cnange IN the election had the ratio of
miseounted ballots continued. Luckily.
it did not.
1t Is to be hoped that citizens of New
York will not consider the failure Of Mr.
HEARsT's contentious as sort of guar
antee that their election system is be-
yond need OF improvement, and so relax
their vigilance. The ballots NAV have
been counted honestly, but counting the
ballots is by no means all there is Of
cheating at elections. During the prog
ress OF this HEARST MCCLELLAN fight
we have heard more or less Of repeat
ers," and if repeating is not prevented
on election day. it is practically impos-
sible to discover afterward that it has
been done.
Something has been done to make the
Tepeater's task difficult, for at the re-
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Nj. Taft and the Yale Snirit.

OF all of Mr. TAFTs utterances since
his nomination at Chicago, none has a
better ring or is more promising for
the future than that at the Yale dinner
i'll which he said:
The Yale spirit is the spirit OF pro-
gressiveness without the spirit OF de-
structiyeness."
Mr.. TAFT is Yale man. He is full
OF the Yale spirit, and if that Yale
spirit characterizes his course in the
campaign, and characterizes his admin
lstration, in the event of his election
which is the Interpretation Yale men
give his speech-thcn he will appeal
strongly to his fellows the country over
and find his career attuned to the Amer
lean heart.
This IS an era of'progress. The spirit
of progressiveneSs is everywhere dom
nant Ultra conservatives are wont TO
call 1t socialism. when not polite enough
to term It radicalsm. Sometimes. de-
rlsively and contemptuously, it is STYLED
Rooseyeltism or Bryanism. But in its
broad and general meaning il signifies
nothing more or less than the moral
awakening of the past four years. the
striving for better things in our national
life, the growth OF the square deal prin-
ciple. and the demand for common hon
eSty in the affairs of mankind.
Radicalism is distasteful word to the
RepublicanS-more distasteful than to
the Democrats-but radicalism as il has
come to be understood in this country
Is conservatism of the highest order. be-
cause 1t tends to conserve the best of
our material and moral interests.
And so, as we have said. if that Yale
spirit dominates Mr.. TAFT and his party.
It will appeal nightly to the American
people in the mood they arc in to-day.
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The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
EIFFEL TOWER.
Tallest Structure VIII Become Prop
erty OF the City Of Paris.

erty Of the City Of Paris.
Prom the Scientific American.
Next January the Eiffel Tower will be-
come the property Of Paris. in accord
ance with the agreement entered into in
1888 with its contractor and architect NJ.
EineL that the big steel structure should
belong 20 the city after twenty years. NJ.
Einel deposited a bond OF 100000 to bind
the agreement, and this money will now
90 10 his heirs What Paris will do with
the tower is n problem. Admission fees
and the sublet contracts 10 the restaurant
hardly pay l per cent OF the capital in
vested. II took eleven years for NJ Einel
TO recoup his expenses. Notwithstanding
the great exposition Of 1859, which brought
thousands of visitors TO the tower. The
entrance fee now is only % cents. hardly
enough 10 cover the cost OF r,inninE the
huge elevators. and the city will have
TO devise some scheme 10 make the tower
pay There is now a subsidy paid yearly
Dy the French government on account OF
the wireless connections established there
but this IS So small that IL is not worth
considering. IL is generally believed that
the tower will prove a white elephant IN
the hands Of the municipality.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Denmnrk,s Women.

From the New Orleans States.
The women Of Denmark are rejoicing
over the granting of communal and mu-
nicipal suffrage TO them. A delegation
from the Danish National Suffrage Asso-
citation waited upon the prime minister
and the minister Of the interior to pre-
sent memorials thanking them for their
efforts in behalf Of their countrywomen
At the public celebration both ministers
delivered short speeches congratulating
the women on their victory. During the
jubilee banquet that night telegram
was sent 10 the King. who returned an
answer expressing his good wishes for
The results of the reform.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
VIII Present System of Selecting
Presidents Become Obsolete:


From the Springfield Republican.
Much has been said in recent years Of
usurpation in Federal affairs The peo-
pie have been frequently reminded that
this, that. or the other act OF Congress.
or decree Of the Executive, was without
constitutional warrant. But the system
by which our national destinies are di-
reeted by political conventions is. after
all, the most colossal usurpation IN the
history Of our constitutional government
It is by no means settled that the ma
tional convention system has already at
tained its ultimate development. The his
tory OF this phase Of American govern
ment shows how many changes the ma
chinery Of choosing Presidents has passed
through. What Of the future? There are
not lacking clear signs that a further
change is already in progress. and this
appears in the growing tendency Of the
people to make national conventions
merely the automatic registers Of their
will. Instead Of leaving the delegates 10
nominate whomever they may see ~
the people OF the respective parties are
now more than ever insistent upon de-
termining for themselves who the canii-
date shall be. And this tendency is mere
ly another demonstration Of the desire
which the people manifested when they
uullified the constitutional scheme OF the
original electoral college and made Pres
idential electors nothing but ceremonial
ciphers In the machinery Of the govern
ment The final form toward which we
are moving is not unlikely 20 be the Sc
lection Of Presidential candidates virtu-
ally by primary elections. although ma
tional conventions Of some sort may last
for a long time in order that they may
serve as an agency for the PRONUNCIATION
Of party principles.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
suIraRettes of Present Day should
Hnrken TO This.
Addison. in the Spectator.

Addison. in the Spectator.
There is one consideration which I
would earnestly recommend to all my fe-
male readers. and which, l hope. viii
have some weight with them. In short, II
Is this, that there is nothing so bad for
the face as party zeal. Il gives an IL
natured cast 10 the eye, and disagree
able sourness TO the look, besides that
1t makes the lines too strong, and hushes
them worse than brandy. I have seen a
woman's face break out in heats. as she
had been talking against a great lord.
whom she had never seen in her life:
and indeed 1 never knew a party woman
that kept her beauty for a twelve-month.
would, therefore, advise all my female
readers, as they value their complexion.
10 let alone disputes OF this nature;
though, at the same time. I would give
fun liberty 10 all superannuated mother
~ partisans 20 be as violent as they
please, since there will be no danger
either Of their spelling their faces, OF Of
their gaining converts
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Kentucky Romance.

From the New York Post
Poor old Kentucky is rapidly becoming
prosaic. Her colonels are dead. Local
option has drained a hundred of he
counties, and threatens to ruin the busI
ness OF her distilleries. The automobile
has driven her famous horses from the
road; and the growing sentiment against
gambling bids fair to Danish them from
the race track. To add the last touch of
poignancy to her grief her State racing
commission has just unanimously con-
nrmed lts former decision TO exclude
bookmakers from Kentucky race tracks
With the passing of the last Night Rider
and the ending of the Hargis and Goehel
feuds, My Old Kentucky Home" will be
as unromantic as Harlem fiat.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
HIS LOST ADVICE.
How the Democrats May Hope to be
United Again.

now the democrats way nope 10 lie
United Again.
From the Harrisburg Patriot
Just at this time every Democrat in
the United States should ponder the last
formal advice given to his party by the
great man who recently died al Prince
ton. On the 18th Of last March, when
formally asked 10 state what In his opin-
ion is the best principle, what is the
best p"ilcy to give the Democratic party
new life. Mr.. Cleveland wrote:
As general proposition. might an
swer this question by saying that, in my
opinion, this could be most surely
brought about b. a return TO genuine
Democratic doctrine and a close adher-
ence to the Democratic policies which IN
times past gave our party success and
benefited our people.
ITO be more specific in my reply, I
should say that more than ever. Just at
this time the Democratic party should
display honest and sincere conservatism.
regard FOR constitutional limitations
and determination not 10 be swept from
our moorings by temporary clamor or
spectacular exploitation
Our people need rest and peace and
reinsurance. and il will be quite in line
with true Democracy and successful pol
icy 10 impress upon our fellow-country-
men the fact that Democracy still stands
for those things"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
FRENCH CHANGE OF SYSTEM.
secret BnIIOting to BE Tried in All
Elections There,
Prom ne Boston Herald.

frcm The Boston Herald.
The French national legislature having
made law the proposition advanced early
in his premiership by NJ Clemenceau.
electors now will have in municipal. de-
partmental. and national elections. a Sc
crecy Of balloting hitherto unknown. In
France. IS in Australia. and as In this
country, this change will make for great
er Independence OF voting. especially
among classes that in the past have wit
tingly or unwittingly been voted en- masse
too largely by those who could make re-
fusal to follow a behest a reason for dis
missal from employment Landowners
and manufacturers especially have used
their power 10 shape electoral results
Hereafter il will be more difficult. If not
impossible, 10 do so. A change Of system
like this usually has more and other far
reaching results than are expected. II
adds to the element OF the incalculahle
in politics. which element the politicians
hate and statesmen fear.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation of yours will be
Incomplete unless The Washing
ton Herald follows you
IL Will be like "A daily letter
from home.
Wherever you arc it will reach
you regularly. md the address
will be changed as often as de-
sired.
Daily, 80 cents n month, daily
and, Sunday. 30 cents. Postage
prepaid.
Telephone Mnin $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Disregard for the Colonel,

From the Cleveland Leader
In selecting Louisville as the place to
open var on liquor. the prohibiuonists Of
Kentucky reveal an inhuman disregard
for the feelings of "Marse" Henry Wat
tersOh, at the moment when he Is trying
TO convince himself that supporting Bryan
Is not general foolishness.