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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW.
Milwaukee Paper Expresses Con.
hdence I'm Republican Future.

Milwaukee Paper Expresses Con-
fidence I'm Republican Future.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The breezy Washington Herald derives
satisfaction from Leslie NJ Shaw's state
ment, I'VE are not going TO have a
walkover in 1908" and, prefacing that
the Republicans are eat loggerheads" as
to candidates, it goes on to say: They
are fast coming to believe that but one
Of their number-Hughes of New York
can safely insure the party's salvation,
and Hughes, Of New York, strange 10
say, is not to be permitted to have the
nomination, If the administration can
prevent it."
No doubt a good many Republicans.
banking on Mr. Hughes sure grip on
New York if nominated feel that his
nomination would insure party success.
But there are others equally confident
that Taft. as first choice Of Mr.. Roose-
Welt and tried and proved figure in
national craftsmanship, could sweep the
country, and is therefore the most avail
able man. Mr.. Shaw's word Of warning
as to a ''walkOver" is the wise and Gus
tomary thing to say in common political
prudence, party that l.nder the COM
Portable expectation Of a ''walkoYer' }
surrenders to Gen Apathy" always
making a bid for defeat.
As for Gov, Hughes not being permitted
10 have the nomination. If the admins
tration can help ii, we expect there may
be some surprises on that score should
the Hughes movement forge ahead and
evidently and Enthusiastically deprive Mr..
Taft Of his present lead. The President
undoubtedly prefers Mr. Taft; but there
is absolutely no sound reason why ne
should continue under all conditions TO
oppose Hughes. a straightout Republican
whom no helped by every means in his
power 10 make governor OF New York.
IF the Republicans are Eat logger
heads over candidates, that is because
they have such a good supply Of avail
able Presidential timber to divide on
men like Taft. Cannon. Hughes. Fair
banks. each with warm and confident
supporters They are not pinned down
TO the perpetual candidacy OF a peerless
misleader, There Is no widespread party
bitterness over this Denomination con-
test and there will be no trouble in
uniting on any one OF the leaders when
the contest is settled.
But Mr. Bryan viii not get the benefit
Of any Overconfdence arising from the
"walkover" idea. and Mr.. Shaw's warn
ing viii be often repeated later on.
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From the Baltimore Sun.
The legislature was in actual session in
1906 not more than sixty days When there
was no session the corridors and commit
tee rooms were not cleaned. When Gov.
Warfeld shows from the records that no
fewer than lightweight laborers were
employed to clean the corridors during
the session at a cost to the State of
nearly $l7,0oO, he is stating a fact which
no explanation can explain. 1t is folly
to try to Justify q payment of S275 night
for cleaning a floor space that half
dozen women can clean easily in two or
three hours. These things can be con-
cealed during the session, but they must
come 10 light and If they are to be re-
peated. the Democratic party viii suffer,
and suffer greatly.
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standnrd olI In a Sew Light.

From the Wall Street Journal
The general impression when the stan
dard oil pamphlet was issued was that it
had made out a pretty fair case for Itself.
It made it appear that il had been fined
10 an excessive amount for an offense
which, after all, was merely technical.
and that, as matter CT fact. it had not
In any real sense violated the anti-rebate
law in this case. The answer made bv
Commissioner Smith. however, completely
turns the case against the Standard Oil
Company and confirms the statement re-
Gently published by the Wall Street Jour
nal, reviewing the Standards pamphlet.
With a defniteness and clearness that
can hardly be disputed, Mr.. Smith shows
that the Alton rebating was by no means
technical, and that, moreover, il effectual-
" established monopoly for the STAN
dard Oil Company in the marketing of its
product In the Southwest by which II was
enabled to make an enormous profit
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NOTES AND NOTIONS.
From the Baltimore American.
THE SOUNDS OF THE TINES.

FrUm the Baltimore American.
THE SOUNDS OF THE TINES.
What is that, father?"
What sound, my son?'
"A noise that's loud and long,
Which sounds like a hammer striking
hard.
In a grip resolved and strong
Oh that IS the noise all over town
OF the good resolution mill;
But don't let il, sonny, get on your
nerves.
For soon will that sound be still"
What IS that. father?'
What sound, my child?"
"a rustling Of busy leaves,
A scratching as though Of pencil or pen,
Which the paper blank receives"
oh that is the diary entry. son.
Where men their record keep.
But the diary habit, sooth, my child,
Is the soonest put 90 sleep"
What is that father?"
What sound. my boy?"
a violent, trumpet blast.
Fore which the walls of ala Jerichoes
Must crumble and fall aghast"
That's che trumpet call Of Reform, my
son.
Crlme-hunting with a brass band:
But ii is all sound. with but small game
found,
And it startes not the land"
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4 Tribute 10 Nr. BRYCE.

From the New York Globe.
No happier tribute has been paid Am
bassador Bryce than his election yester-
day as president of the American Po-
liticel Science Association. The compli-
ment was most unusual. and there is. in
deed no fOreigner-unless it be Prof.
Goodwin Smith-upon whom a similar Office
could be conferred. For in the realm of
political study Mr. Bryce had made him
self more American than the Americans.
For almost a score of years now his
American Commonwealth" has been
read and taught in the colleges, and a
very large proportion of those who have
systematically studied this government
of ours have come by their knowledge
through the efforts Of an Englishman.
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PRESIDENT AND COURTS.
Question Who Has Done Most to
Derogate state Sovereignty.


From the Portland OTegouiau.
II is interesting 20 learn that Justice
Harlan is not frightened by the so-caIled
Capitalization, which is one OF the bit
terest reproaches made by the plutocrats
against the President. He does not be
lieva that it is Capitalization at all in
the true sense Of the word He thinks
that all the President has done is the
mere working out of the inherent mean
ing of the Constitution and that our de-
yeloping civilization has made it neces-
saTy. Certainly no fair man can say that
Dir. Roosevelt has ever sought 70
diminish the rights Of the States or i'm
pair their sovereignty. The truth is that
all recent attacks upon the self-respect
and autonomy Of the States have come
from the predatory corporations and have
been made through the machinery of the
courts. Has Mr.. Roosevelt ever annulled
a State law at the request Of a corpora
ton? Has he ever forbidden a State com
mission 90 exercise its powers? Has he
ever imprisoned the legally elected on
GERS of a State for doing their duty under
the law2 It has become habitual with the
Federal courts to do all these things. Has
air. Roosevelt ever impugned the intelli-
gence and honesty of the State judiciary?
The Federal courts do it every time they
remove a case from the State courts at
the instance Of a corporation The IN
avoidable inference from such an act is
that they do not believe the State judges
are learned and impartial enough 10 try
the case justly.
When the matter is enVisaged fairly
and sQuarely with intent 10 know the
truth and nothing else. is It the Presi-
dent or the judiciary that has recently
been impairing the self-respect and
sovereignty Of the States?
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Cnutinn,s the Word.

From the Richmond News Leader.
We think the so-called panic will have
a good effect in making both political
parties conservative and cautious. Neither
will dare to assume responsibility for
disturbance of commercial con-
dtions The fight ought to be made on
the tariff and the currency issues, unless
the Republican Congress forestalls the
latter by granting the relief the country
neets. The Democrats will have the OPP
portunity to point out the actual effects
of the present tariff system and TO de-
mand REFORM but at the same time, to
assure the country with pledges against
violent or revolutionary measures and of
recognition of the fact that growth forced
by the tariff dollhouse must be exposed to
the winds Of competition gradually and
carefully
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Water wagon beginning to jolt a little?
MODERN DEERSLAYER.
Mr.. ROOseVeIt's Description of a
Noted Southern Bear Hunter.

AO0HNNEtAs prescription Oh ~
Noted Southern Bear Hunter.
Theodore Roosevelt. in sc4ibner's
The morning after we reached camp we
were joined by Ben Lllley. the hunter-a
spare full beared man, with wild, gentle.
blue eyes, and "a frame of steel and whip
cord. I never met any other man so in
different to fatigue and hardship. He
equaled Cooper's Deerslayer in woodcraft,
IN hardihood, in simplieity-and also In
loquacity. The morning he Joined us in
camp he had come on foot through the
thick woods, followed by his two dogs,
and had neither eaten nor drunk for
twenty-four hours; for he did not like
TO drink the swamp water. 1t had rained
hard throughout the night and he had no
shelter, no rubber coat. nothing but the
clothes he was wearing; and the ground
was too wet for him 10 lie on so he
perched in the crook of a tree in the
beating rain, much as If ne had been a
wild turkey But he was not in the least
tired when he struck camp; and. though
he slept an hour after breakfast, it was
chiefly because he had nothing else to do.
inasmuch as 1t was Sunday. on which day
Ho ilCNCl huiiISu iioA i1OOiCu. nc Coulu run
through the woods like a buck was far
more enduring. and quite as Indifferent TO
weather though he was over fifty years
old. He had trapped and hunted through
out almost all the half century OF his
life, and on trail Of game he was as sure
as his own hounds. His observations on
wild creatures were singUlarly close and
accurate. He was particularly fond Of the
chase of the bear, which he followed by
himself with one or two dogs; often he
would be on the trail of his quarry for
days at time, lying down to sleep wher-
ever night overlook him: and he had
killed over one hundred and twenty bears
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03
Gov. Hughes Opportunity.

From The New York World
Among all the governors of the forty
six States. Mr. Hughes holds a UNIQUE
position as to power, influence. and op-
portunity. His insurance reforms have
already been adopted by a large number
of States His public service commission
is the model after which other States
are shaping their legislation. Other gov
errors are adopting his ideals and meth
DDS of public service. He is setting an
example which is destined profoundly to
affect all state and local government in
this country for the next generation, pro-
vided he Is left to finish his task.
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the rayages Of tuberculosis in cattle and
among human beings. for the conserva-
ton Of forests and water powers, and for
a thorough inspection of food and drink
He is not a laissez-faire executive. but q
thorough believer in the use of the gov
eminent for the good of the people. with
in the limits Of constitutional forms and
provisions, A real governor, with sound
conception of the duties and functions of
his office. but poor hand at making
friends of the politicians. He viii have TO
wiring their neeks before they adopt
single one Of his recommendations.
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Railway Progress in 1907.

From tae Chicago Record Herald.
During the year that has just ended the
railroads of the country added to their
mileage-apart from local extensions,
sidetracks, &c.-some 5,220 miles Of track,
as against $500 for the previous year. It
is computed that the railroads spent In
the tweIvemonth about SAT- 200 on i'm
proyements in rolling stock-cars and To-
c0motiyes purchased Of other companies.
Those built in their shops are not in
cluded in this estimate. but they would
make a very considerable addition to the
total The increase in expenditures for
improvements was over . per cent of the
corresponding expenditures Of 1905.
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Reserves md Emergencies.

From the Wall Street Journal
A banking reserve is for use, not merely
for show. It is for use in times Of emer-
gency. Yet some bankers look upon their
reserves very much as the superintendent
of a hospital regarded its emergency bed.
A patient all banged up in an accident
was brought to the hospital one night and
was told that there was no room for him
''Why not put him in the emergency bed?"
It was suggested. IF we put him in the
emergency bed it was replied, then We
would have no emergency bed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03
The General Outlook.

Head of the Hades Highways Bureau
I am sorry, your majesty, cut I am afraid
the cost Of the annual paving viii be
considerably raised this year.
His Satanic Majesty-What is the mat
ter with the usual free contribution to
our paving2
Bureau Head-A good many of the
States have gone dry this year. and peo-
pie residing therein viii have to keep
their good New Years resolutions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03

IefTlIOTy, anu diLcf
receiving a common
school education, be-
gan his business life
as a printers devil,
taking up law later.
Though he has passed
the shady side Of life,
Representative Hep
burn is still a vlgor-
Gus man, and when
he gets busy In the
House there is sol le-
thing doing. Politics
is his long suit and
since 1850 he has fig
ured prominently ia
the Republican cam
paigns in Iowa and
othnr. &C., L. has
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03
Feminine Consistency.

First Bridesmaid-Dear Mabel is moth
ing if not consistent.
Second DittO-Well?
First Bridesmaid-YOu know she was
the president Of the Rainy Daisies, SO
she insisted at her wedding on carrying
a shower bouquet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03
A Hnnnr Family.

'Our company comprises three conduc-
tors. six principal sopranos. four princi-
pal mezzo sopranos. five principal tenors.
FIVE principal barytones, and four princi-
pal hassos"
"Wel?"
"And yet we travel in comparative
peace. Consider"
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Same old story.

7 wonder what 1855 win bring forth?'
''I can tell you. Trouble in the Balkans,
a bum spring, more Presidential booms,
war clouds in Morocco. Senatorial re-
fusals 10 resign, a hot summer. and some
vague talk about reforming the tariff"
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why Motif

"A lecturer cannot very well boost a
make Of piano or violin" stated the
lyc6um speaker. but before beginning
my lecture, ladies and gentlemen, l wish
to announce that / use Snooks' Hair Oil"
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The Charleston New and Courier sus-
poets that the ''niggers' Of the South are
against Mr.. Taft, while the "colored citi-
Zens" are for him We think this de-
ponds considerably upon the party en-
gagged in classifying.
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Jones with a sneer)-So you think Miss
Oldgirl is in love with you?
Smythe with a smirk)-Tm sure she'd
jump at me.
Jones with a warning frown)-Then
look out, old boy. This is leap year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03

From the New York World
Coming and going between Europe and
America practically 100000 persons have
crossed this year the ocean on which
Columbus did not met and could not have
met q soul
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Boom and GaR.

The statesman had \ little boom
Upon his stan.
But dark and dismal was its doom
1t got the gaff.
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Cruel and Inhuman.

From the Houston Post
While revenge doesn't come cheap.
somehow or other we feel that we are
about even with the gent to whose son
we gave a graphophOne and a drum.
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Accounts for Ii.

'The star actress in the play was a
discovery by the manager He found her
working in a laundry"
THAT accounts for It."
Accounts for what?'
The way she mangles ner part"
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The Virtue of Retieence.

From the Toledo Blade
There are lots of persons in this country
who like a man who can keep quiet when
he has nothing to say, Ike Gov. Hughes.
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CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Representative William Peters Hepburn
called Pete" Hepburn for short. is a
native of Ohio. In 1871, when only eight
years old. he was taken TO Iowa, then a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03

Gov John a. Johnson was the cham
pion baseball player of his neighborhood
when he was a boy. Good people, you
may as well take this man to your hearts,
and be done with IT. you can't lose him.
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The Savannah Press learnedly dis
cusses Whisky in a Nutshell. If that
is the way they are TO serve it in Sa-
vannah now. we suppose we may look
for something of boom in the cocoanut-
she'll game
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-03

To test his theory that shopping is
cure for insanity. a st. Louis doctor re-
leased two insane patients in Christmas
rush He reports that they behaved just
like other people. and we do not doubt ii.
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He Approved.

What do you think OF the Presidents
idea of appointing surgeons to COM
mands?"
Founded on good historical precedent,
declared the man with mouse-colored
whiskers. Hannibal was a horse doctor,
and Julius Caesar was herb sharp.
Medical men. femme tell you, have al
ways known how 10 fight"
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"A Blacksburg (Pa) hog chewed up
dynamite cap, and"-yes. of course. you
have heard that story before; 1t comes
out once every winter.
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IneoneeivabIe.

do YOU like the works Of Dickens?"
NO; they are too trivial"
quite so. And to think they were
once best sellers,"
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Thomas w Lawson has been elected
president of big gas company We sus-
pect he was pretty much the entire COM
pany, anyhow
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THAT Congressman who used TO be
with his bills"
why so?'
Because he is so used 20 Iog-rolling."
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Miss Henrietta Crosman is bank
rupt as "A result of her unfortunate but
very beautiful venture. The Christian
Pilgrim" she should go in for musical
comedy now. and make her money back;
the way Of the theatrical transgressor
is hard.
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Still this country was very good to Mr..
Cleveland the first time he was ever an
1t took him UP and elected
him President all over again.
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a defective ship is about the best Tight
ing machine afioat; we can only judge
from history
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As the old year passed out, an Atlanta
minister smashed an empty whisky flask
on his church floor. That was conserva-
tive and not calculated to hurt anybody's
feelings.
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We doubt that the President viii ever
satisfy everybody until he puts the news
papers in command Of the navy.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


Oh, I the blithesomest Of men
Could be, ween,
If but knew a girl named Gwen
Doiine.
Yes, ] could happy be, I'm sure;
Enjoy life well.
If but knew a girl named Muir
lei
For IL would cheer me quite a bit
To meet with danes
So lucky as to have such pref
Ty names.
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81 have a perfect right TO play Ham
let, ." says Eddie Foy. But he must TO
member there is a lot Of unwrltten Ia
to be reckoned with in this country.
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1T was very nice and friendly of Kaiser
William to send $l5.G19 worth Of books 10
our Libraries but WHY asks the Phila-
delphia Telegraph. Why, didn't our Mr..
Carnegie give the Emperor a dipIod1ccus2
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Germany is mad because the coal deal
ers have combined and raised the price
ten cents ton. Ten cents a ton, The
German coal trust must be a mollyc0d-
dish organization,
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Union. S c.. voted wet" recently by
eleven majority. Small favOrs thankfully
received by the ants down that way,
however.
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Don't hang NJ a stocking that has a
hole in It, advised the San Antonio Ex-
press the night before Christmas. II IS
to be hoped the children out there didn't
take such foolish advice; how could Santa
Claus get anything in a stocking with
out a hole I'm Il?
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Some day Tom Lawson VIII subside.
There is no cheating the Grim Reaper
says the Milwaukee Sentinel. Wen,
wouldn't that be suspiciously like handing
him a lemon?
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Senator Davis has returned to Ar
kansas 10 rest for month after his
speech in the Senate" says the Leayen-
worth Times That was considerate: and
if he makes a habit OF It, it is destined
to win him great popularity.
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kindly ring the bell on the 'tie-wifie-
gave joke" says the Atlanta Georgian.
We fear this is case Of the hit dog
yelpng.
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Now that Mr.. Bryan has developed into
a bear hunter we rise to inquire if he
also plays lawn tennis?
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"Ah, the dear duchess
Interesting, no doubt?"
Intensely. You should hear her abuse
America"
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It must be said for Mr.. Taft. however.
that he delivers a very good Theodore
Roosevelt speech.
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rs there anything wrong with the new
double eagles?" asks the New York
World We haven't been able TO see any
defects I'm them.
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Chancellor Days book is being pre-
scented TO Congressman free Of charge.
Perhaps the chancellor is seeking re-
venge upon some unknown member who
has been sending him the Congressional
Record
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The Shah Of Persia is reported worn
out with work we suspect however
that It is the freshness of the democratic
masses in his domain that makes him so
tired.
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By keeping your mind fixed firmly upon
It. you should be able TO write il 1908 as
often as three times out of five now.