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The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
N0-LICENsE EXPERIMENT.

It has long been said that there Is far more drinking and drunkenness in the city of Portland, in the prohi- bition state of Malnet than in the nv craze American city of It's size and type. From n legitimate control of licensed places the police surveillance there has degenerated, with the com ing of prohibition, into q system of police graft and of wlnking at
 speak easy" places which are run openly. Of the two the latter seems by far the worse.
 Our neighboring city of Worcester has now been prohibition for little over a month. To be sure the par allcl between 1t and Portland Is not exactly a true one, inasmuch as the former is not in prohibition state. Massachusetts while Portland s But, If anything, that very fact seems 10 forebode more of failure of the plan in Worcester than If the state were q prohibition one. The Worcester Tole- gram being right on the spot. is in a fair way to study the situation and the new order of things It testlnes to the establishment of well-organ- i2ed "speakeasy' system of drinking places in that city already. But that is not the worst. All the late cars into Worcester" 1t says, from Bos- ton and other wet places bring young men carrying jugs and packages of all kinds and descriptions. A dozen lt- tie dives have sprung up near Lake | Qulgslgamond. Much of the late liq- uor s brought into that section aboard trolley cars. Some carry 1t In quart bottles which the Wostboro dealers have secured to just fit suit cases"
 One need not necessarily be con- demning the plan of no-llcense when judging the Worcester experiment to I be a failure. The case of an isolated city or town. as in this case, is by no means the same as when a whole state goes no-license. as has Maine. If Portland has had its troubles in en- forcing the law Worcester promises to find 1t will be even less able to prevent surreptitious drinking. The experiment, for experiment 1t is. may be watched with interest, but 1t seems certain that the city of Worcester has larger problem on its hands than it realizes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

In April the city of Chelsea, Mas sachusetts, was visited by disas- trous fire which in its destruction of property took nearly five millions and a half from the tax lists, In addition the new situation showed a condition with reference to the government it. self which called for control of high order of merit. In consequence the city passed quietly yesterday from the municipal form of government, as it is found here, for example. to modified form of commission govern ment as 1t exists at Galveston, Texas, where a local disaster called atten- tion to the needs of local government, which had been either overlooked or ignored.
 Under the temporary Chelsea com mission government which is to ex- tend until 1912, five men, who have been appointed by the governor of the state, will hold complete sway for five years. Without going into de- tails, 1t will be up to them to be re- sponsibe for the government of the city in all of it's departments. In a large sense their work will be of a constructive character as well as ad- minstrative Their power will be ab- solute, and though but three of the commissioners are residents of the city of Chelsea, 1t does not appear that any more objection is offered than seems to have been offered when it was proposed that the governor of the state should constitute the new government instead of the people themselves. At the end of five years the achievements of the commission will be submitted to the people, who will then deccide whether they desire lD CUIllllut ulluCI llldl JDllll Ol EON" ernment or under one recognizing a mayor board of aldermen and a school board as hitherto.
 While recognizing the necessity which existed for an emergency gov ernment of this radical character one cannot but be impressed by the failure here written of the conventional American form of municipal control. At the very moment when it ought to have responded to the heavy demands made upon 1t, it broke completely down to at least this extent, that popular confidence in its capacity dis appeared. In other words, it would appear to be the Chelsea idea that the conventional American municipal gov ernment while good enough for fair
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

weather, is not reliable in storm. That of itself Is an admission, which must compel the lellberation of men, wherever q municipal form of govern mocnt exists Ships of state, Ike ships which sail the watery seas arc of little value if they go down in a tempestuous local gale, such as visited Chelsea students of local govern ment will watch the Massachusetts experiment with more than ordinary care. The outcome will mean much.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
DOWN IN GEORGIA.

IL is not at this writing certain whether Governor Hoke smith of Georgia has been defeated at the di- rect primary polls in his search for a renomination, but 1t has been made clear that whether defeated or rec nominated, the principles of state government of which he has been an advocate are no longer in the enjoy ment of popular support. Ills antag- onist, Il railroad commissioner whom Governor smith dismissed from office because he was not in sympathy with the Smith regulation of railroads is described as a man who has not made q single speech during the fierce primary campaign and who would not be known by one man out of n thousand meeting him on the public streets
 The three things of which Governor fiulll nus Stopu HuNbiipl 'liiNllNlN have been prohibition, the virtual dis franchlsement of the negro voter and a drastic regulation of the railroads, It Is very difficult to believe that the negro dlsfranchisement movement, which knows no boundaries in the southern tier of states. played m ap- preciable part in the outcome of the primaries A few votes may have turned away from Smith on the be- lief that he cared more for the sup- port which came to him on account of hls attitude than he did for the all legged principle involved, but they would not count for enough to make his campaign as difficult to handle as able, on the ether hand, that his rad teal attitude towards the railroad properties of the state did provoke the opposition of the business inter- ests Batting of the railroads for the purpose of batting them has run It's course, and perhaps Hoke smith has been selected by the voters as the first advocate of experimental legs- lation to receive dose of their sober, second reasoning
 The likelest explanation of Cover nor Smiths political troubles is the attitude of the state of Georgia to- wards the principle of prohibition. We do not take 1t that the people of Georgia feel morally any different to- wards the liquor question than they did before Practically, we suspect, as is the case in the state of Alabama, they have been squeezed a bit to pro- vide in direct ways money from their own pockets In order to make up the deficiency caused by the elimination of license fees Tho pocket nerve Is as sensitive below the Mason and Dixon's line as 1t is this side of 1t, and 1t is altogether possible that while the people there believe in the principle of prohibition, they are no, ready to settle in hard money for its enforcement. Taxes are very real in Georgia.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

he left the army under cloud Hero worship Is very fine, but in this ooun- try lt Is freuently maudlin and the man who. tells the truth and the whole truth about popular Idol, notwith- standing the fac that he may lose thousands Of votes by 1t, is moral hero To those who know history and are acquainted with the wirld and with men, the fact that General Grant arose on Stepping stones of his dead self lo higher things" will but accentuate the victory which he obtained over himself
 -u victory which probably required greater courage and greater ability than were put forth at Vieksburg and ApnomattoN,
 Tho life of Grant s not SD remote but that it Is known in all it's phases by thousands and there is no need for tho sentimental or maudin ignoring of all the facts, Let us know all we can learn of the lives of the great, With ont full knowledge there will be no lesson,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

A republican Taft club and dem oeratc Bryan club have already been organized at Yale in view of the conn Ing presidential election, It should not be forgotten that the socialists will have q candidate In the field to say nothing of the prohlbitlonsts. The old Hearst club, which provided amusement for many, might well be revived, too, for its godfather in- tends to enter the presidential race no matter what the result of the mayor alty recount Ia
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
THE CURRENCY FIAscO.

From looking askance at the meth- ode and ultimate objects of Senator La Toilette because of his now-colonrated flIbuster of last Friday night in the upper house of congress, the country is coming around to the thought that, though his parliamentary tactics may have been questionable and inadvisa- blo for uso in such an august body as the United states senate the senator may have been on the right track af- ter all, Now not only are bankers decrying tho new currency measure, but the very Republican senators themselves, who worked go hard to get 1t through congress in the last few hours realize what has been done, As one Washington correspondent has put 1t, their flush of satisfaction Is already beginning to give way to a chill of alarm,
 The new currency law seems certain not only to become imperative but likely to encourage the very conditions 1t was intended to prevent namely the Issuing of clearing house certificates, which it does not declare illegal of these over $l0OO00 worth were used last fall at the time of the money shortage. It seems more than likely that resort Y nould be had to them again, in the event of similar situation, and the reason is not hard to find. The new law provides that when an emergency cur rency issued by any clearing house as- sociation is secured by bonds other than those of the United states gov ernment, such securities shall be taxed as long as the currency is outetandlng at the rate of five per cent for the first month and one per cent. for each shc- ceedlng month until ten per cent. is reached, when the interest-rate shall remain constant. But long before 10 per cent Is reached this kind of emer- gency currency will have become pro hibitory and no other natural result may be reasonably expected than that the older form of clearing house certi- Gcates. which are not taxed. will be re- sorted to.
 The whole emergency currency lasco has turned out to be but another case of Much ado about nothing" There was little possibility for 1t to be oth- erwiSe. Banking laws and the regula- tion of a nations monetary situations are about the most important nj utcrs governments have to consider. They are not to be settled in a night of par liamentary hubbuh but demand and re- qire much sober and careful thought The country may feel glad that con gross did not make more of a botch of it than 1t did. With the new emergen- cy law inactive, the monetary situa- tion is practically the same as 1t was before save for the fact that a com mission has been appointed to study the matter at ite leisure. Now it is "up to" that commission.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
THE WORTH OF HIRE.

The suicide of receiving teller of $one of the New York City National banks, because the cost of maintaining his family In the most economical manner, while he lived an exemplary life, led him to steal money from the till, has naturally and rightly stirred men everywhere. where the worth of hire deserves consideration. The dead man had been in the employ of the company for twenty years and had just been advanced to a more dlgniied po- sition, slowly on his way to bank dis tinction with but little thought given the pressure upon him of the necessl ties of life.
 Obviously no study of this case is of any value, which teaches or breaches that the honesty of man must be bought with the intelligence of his la bor, especially where the duties involve the handling of thousands and millions of dollars The theory that a mans honesty can be purchased presupposes the existence of a germ in the banking business which poisons those who are subjected to it's sting, and If that was sound theory there would be no linn 1t to the amount of protection to be given the depositors in the salaries paid bank officials and clerks. It Is broad CT and bigger question than that. It may be asked In perfect frankness whether the principle of supply and demand ought to be taken solely into account by institutions demanding re- sponsible work of It's employees? This dead man received $1 300 a year for the responsible work he was called upon to do His position called for personal re- dignity. These were forthcoming until family cares and expenses increased With the increased cost ol llNlnS, anu then fundamental character, which of course could not have been struc- turally strong, broke
 Grant that under no circumstances should the victim of this pressure have failed In his duty grant there is no ex- cuse for theft--is there any obligation resting upon the employers of that grade of labor to consider carefully and estimate accurately the actual worth of the hire involved? It cannot be consld- cred and estimated from the point of view of the law of supply and demand It must be estimated from some point of view which includes the claims of stockholders, on the one hand, and the rights of those who do the work which produces the dividends, on the other hand. That this simple rule was en- forced in this case it is impossible to believe. And because 1t was not en- forced, while that does not exonerate the thief, 1t does include the bank among the causes which pulled nat urally upright man down to self opened grave of dishonesty.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
Politics After College.
Hartford Times


 Tho lesson of the lives of our "groat leaders" MT, Roosevelt and Mir. Bryan, Is that the best time for a man to be- gin to run for the presidency is the day he graduates from college or what. ever the institution he takes his diplo. ma from may call itself Mr. Roose- welt has held many offices and Mr. Bry- an has held very few; both have found advantage in being candidates for of- flee even if they did not get elected MT, Roosevelt suffered no real setback in his career when he ran for the of- fee of mayor of New York and was defeated by Abrlm s. Hewitt MT Bryan has made a fortune by being a candidate for president for twelve years In the light of these facts we fear that MT, Parsons advice to col- lege grauates not to run for office, but merely to be political workers, will not he extensively followed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
The Undcrcbord.
tMusIc Shed. Norfolk, June 3, lsos3

tMusic Shed, Norfolk June 3, i90s) over and under and slipping through Mazes of melody, dIscords too. Piercing the chorus of demons dire, clouds and internal fire, the meadows with posles
 rare, Mounting as eagles the upper air, Gaining at length the heavenly plain, Suing for pardon for souls In pain, Binding the whole and making com-
 plete,
 Runneth a chord. over and under and slipping through City and village and farmsied, too. Binding our lives in a sheaf of song.
 Runneth a chord. -Orra A. Parker Phelps in Hartford Courant.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
Negroes for Tnft.

tNew Britain Record)
 II Is discovered that several leading negro politicians have declared or will declare for Secretary Taft for prsldent. That body of citizens may be regarded as shrewd and flrscelng In initiating the politicians of the white race And on other accounts, their course is sig niflcaht, They know that Mr. Bryan lately scornfnlly repolled their over- lures to him, with the result of soid- fying the southern democrats in his fa- vor; that no republican aspiraut can do anything for thom which Secretary Taft would moi attempt; and that none would have the motive to reassure them which Secretary Taft would have
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

tory where he claims to be making paper worth SPA ton, the process of manufacture being inexpensive, He finds that ton and c quarter of su- gar cane will make a ton of paper pulp and so profitable ia 1t that he Is contemplating making the production of sugar by-product to the paper making and not the reverse,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Many citizens are In favor of the shorter sessions in the grammar schools of the city during June and September and have freely expressed themselves on the subject. Superin- tendent Beede Is said to be willing that the scheme should be tried But. unless the board of education takes some action very soon, June and the necessity for the action will have passed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

The spirit of New Works Great White Way is catching Jamaica, Long Island has just had q glorious festival in commemoration of the fact that Broadway is now only twen- ty-nve minutes away from it by way of the Brooklyn subway and the East river tunnel. Who knows but that the day may not be far distant when New Haven will not be longer distant?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
MT, Brynn's SI5,0OO.
Washington Post.

We don't ask much in this world here below but we should like to have a front seat and pair of able bodied magnifying glasses when the time comes for William J. Bryan to return that $l5000 which Thomas r Ryan contributed to the Nebraska democratic campaign fund in l90i Bryan says ha Is going to disgorge, and what we want Is tO be present at the ceremony.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

For some reason or other the idea that the Blues of the Second regiment were forced to leave the upper end of the green, where they were drilling Thursday night, to avoid the good natured horse play of a group of Yale students armed with alarm clocks, has a delicate sort of humor connected with it.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

A special dispatch says that Will liam F. Walker late of New Britain. is losing ground in the Mexican courts and at last may soon be expected back in these parts. Good things come slowly bad ones do, too, some times
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
City Beautiful He'd Tape.
lBoston Transcrlpt.l

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 Making "a city beautiful involves long waits and red tape. The city hall in Springfield burned down several years ago, and the city has now Just sent out it's terms to a hundred achi- tects who are to compete for the con- structlon of its successor.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Oscrlookeds

Has Mir. Taft ever considered the danger that sedentary life in the White House, with all the temptations offered by the White House chef, might have tendency 10 make him fat?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
Inft n Nlnrnl IInrn.

lNeW 5phdon IeleEraph,)
 A less candid and truthful man than Secretary of War Taft would have glossed the history of General Grant, and omitted the fact that in early life ha was given to sirnnr drink. and that
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Japan's share in the sailing fleets of the world only amounted in 1885, when Its flag first made its appearance in European registers to 0.23 per cent of the whole; her place among all the other nations was the seventeenth. Now Japan has 2.32 per cent, of the world $ sailing tonnage, and her rank among tho other nations in this respect is now the tenth. A still more brilliant result is shown with reference to steam tonnage Reckoned in net register tons the share of Japan in 1885 was 0SS per cent. in 1907 1t has grown to 3.33 per cent. In 1885 her rank in steam was fourteenth, now 1t is sixth.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Enormous as 1t Is, the 1o6On pounds paid at Christie's the other day for pearl necklace has been exceeded at least once in sale by auction, At the sale of the jewels of the Duchess of Montrose the bidding for necklace of eight rows of il2 pearls opened at 5000 pounds, and rose rapidly by bids of 1000 pounds, j)0 pounds and similar sums, until IL reached l,S00 pounds, at' which figure t was knocked down to ]. Hill
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

Tn Great Britain city debts are be- coming enormous, even when due al- lowance Is made for the extensive in- vestments of public money in property of kind not owned by municipalities in America Sheffied has bonded debt of over siS,0)0O00, above It's sink ing fund, and Leeds owes $62,000, 900. the bonded debt of Liverpool Is over s72000 900 and Birmingham owes ss2.- GOO poo Glasgow's debt Is sS6,000, 900,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

More than half of our drugs are com pounded from coal tar; nearly every thing we wear in the way of dress goods Is dyed by coal tar; artificial per fumes, saccharinc, which is five hun dred times sweoter than sugar; explo- sives. medicines, food preseryatlves and photographic developers arc all provid- ed by coal tar. Chemists have evolved from coal tar no less than seven hith- erto unknown acids fourteen alkali substances and ten neutral bodies,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Tho Hartman system has commenced construction on the Snake river cut off between Huntington and Lewiston. This line down Snake river canon will give the Hartman system an uninter- rupted stretch of water level grade reaching from tldewater at Portland to pocatcllo. Idaho. distance of 129 miles, practically one-third of the distance be- tween the Pacific coast and Chicago, No other transcontinental line has any thing approaching such an economical advantage as this will give the Harri- man system.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
With the Funny People.

well, the late congress didn't make much history"
 Nav Didn't even make good news paper copy
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

While the republican and its prede cessor the whig party, never named a citizen of New York for the presidency until Theodore Roosevelt was named, and the democracy named only three Martin Van Buren, Samuel ], Tilden and Grover Cieveland--yet New York in the entire hundred years since Jef- forson's second administration. had been represented in the vice presidents chair by George Clinton, Eldridge Ger ry. Daniel D. Tompkns, Martin Van Buren Willard Fillmore, Chester A. Ar thur Levi F. Morton and Theodore Roosevelt.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

we want butler to look after the house and the lawn, and the furnace in Winter----
 Hold on! What you want is a man of all work. A butler does nothing but buttle."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

"Why can't you sell me that beef steak" demanded Mir Gotrox
 Because" answered the butcher, MT De Mlllyuns has an option on it until noon"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

"This lullaby doesn't seem to soothe the baby"
 "Wonder why not?"
 T suspect he takes it for competi- tion."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

"Wou rau are no longer poor and 
 "Ynu'ra nnlv half rieht wa'ra rim.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

You never call anybody liar, colo nel?"
 "No' said the gentleman of the old school 'I'd rather be polite than be president"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

They say that poets are not good men of business"
 That is a follsh fallacy." declared q bard. "I call getting money for poetry much greater feat than getting money for ice or coal.'