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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
SOCIALISM IN ENG
LAND.

The stand of the House OF Lords
against Mr.. Asquith's old age pensions
bill was OF the feeblest and most for
NAL. and those who had predicted Il
genuine conflict between the two
houses proved woefuly wide OF the
the bill, and amended 1t radically; for
they attached to IL II clause limiting
its operation, to seven years. ASSUME
ing that the bill Is based upon some
real principle, social or ethical, this
amendment must have stultified that
principle.
1t would have made the pensions not
a genuine and effective relief fund, but
a mere experiment OF politics. If a
man is entitled to government aid be-
cause of his age in 1903, let us say,
Wien he is seventy, he is much more
entitled to 1t in 1916, when he is
pension him In 1916, 1t was far more
fnadvisablc to pension him seven years
before. Nothing could bring out more
torcibly tho far-reaching consequences
could better show how such a provision
will pervade and affect tho whole
economic and social organism of Eng
land. than the fact that when tho sys-
tenn is once introduced there is never
any just or logical escape from It,
The Lords sent back the amended bill
on Thursday. The Commons promptly
rejected the amendment, sent back the
bill in its originally adopted form, and
the Lords unimpressively acquiesced.
The old age pension is now a legal fact
In England. Some $4,000 persons will
receive from Ills Majesty's govern
ment free money gifts estimated at
present at some S35.oooO0o year. That
this aggregate is destined to grow
largely. no one seems to have ven
tured to deny. That 1t is a startling
embarKation into pure socialism is
likewise generally admitted. What it's
effect may be upon the voting masses
In giving a new aspect to the relation
of government TO the individual, in
blurring the old sharp line between
what government may do and what II
may not, no man can say. The leaven
of something for-nothing is insidious
and powerful. Tie real gravity OF
England's secession to the bounty plan
lies not so much in its own possiblli-
ties, though these are vast enough, as
in The fact that with it a great gov
eminent definitely cuts loose from
ancient mornings and sets out upon an
uncharted course.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
WHAT 4 NC NAVY MEANS.

If 1t be true that this government
has decided to stand behind China ir
the complication of the China-Japanesc
trouble, Mr. Roosevelts policy OF q
strong navy Is thoroughly Justified
The News Leader.
A better example of inverted. back
handed. contorted and double-jointed
reasoning than the foregoing would
not he easy TO find. 1t would be as
reasonable to plead justification for a
gigantic standing army on the ground
that Mr. Roosevelt had promised his
friend William to assist Germany In
the invasion OF England. Who has
authorized this policy" of American
interference in the rivalry of yellow
men overseas?
The News Leader thinks that
Presidents incorporate decision TO
stand behind China" thoroughly JUS
titles the lingo navy program. me
Times Dispatch submits that. on the
contrary, such decision thoroughly
dtscredits this program. 1t is decided
ly important to note the relation OF
cause and effect In these matters, TO
avoid putting the cart before the
horse, and then hitching the horse III
backwards. Mr.. Roosevelts -govern-
ment is not asking for strong navy
in order that 1t may decide to stand
hack of China" It has decided to stand
hack of China because it has strong
navy.
How far the Significance of Mr..
Taft's Shanghai speech has been cor
rectly reported, it is impossible now
to say. If 1t is really true that the
Roosevelt government has pledged
Itself to aid China with ships in a
struggle with Japan. the old school
lanti- Hobson, antiwar-scare believers, IT
mindlng ones own business. need look
no further for ammunition Their ar
gumcnt is complete. Excited urgcrs
of big navies do not want them merely
! for protection, as they once gave us
to understand. They want them u
take bold initiative in world poll.
ties" Mr.. Roosevelt has publicly indl'
Gated, very recently, that this Is ar
"aggrossive" nation, though who de
cidcd that fact he did not state. a
very adequate navy leads him. 1t ap-
pears, to a rash and dangerous In
trusion into The affairs of China ane
Japan The vastly emboldenng eftec
a very strong navy would have upol
some later lingo in the White House
Is unfortunately obvious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

guilty OF rcbating or violating an,
law. but purely because it. was tho
hated octopus. md a Federal judge si
popular play to Tie galleries.. Til,
higher court, in reversing the decision,
severely scores tile trial Judge. and di.
rects a rotrlal OF the case Mn accord.
ance with this opinion"
Tho court further says: 'FrlIe guilt o,
the defendant company is In nowiyl
proven"
This being the calm aud delibcrat,
opinion of three tlme-tried jurists o)
tho Federal bench, the President
promptly shes his castor into tn.
ring and says: "There Is absolutely no
question of tho guilt Of tho defendant
company. and II must not be allowed
to escape, etc"
When all Geul was divided into Tires
parts, our President was surely there
with dragnet! But for tile scriols.,
ness of It, the Presidents action II thif
case would bevcry amusing, resembling
as 1t does. n small boy who has LOST
a ball gamc--hcaying rocks at tho UNI.
pre-
1t would DO interesting to hear a
defense of Mr.. Roosevelt's latest Dad
break" by some of HIS numerous nd.
mirers. F4ANCK0 TAYLOR.
Bristol, Tenn, July 81, 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
Borrowed :: !, Jingles
soNNErs WILLIE yOU WAIT.

iOO
10 walt! TO lick ones heels uid twlrl ons'f
thumbs!
Hoping, expecting. yet by doubts bcset.
Hero, as an instance, now stew ana fret,
Waiting, as cver, for what never comes.
sitting my circulation quite bcnuinbs
And so In desperation up get
And yell the question. Aren't YOU ready
YETI"
''1r just u moment, dear" And then she
nuns
A cheerful tune. tho whic she moves about.
she has exasperating checrfulncss.
Shes never ready when wore going out,
But that small fact will cause hcr no dis
trcss.
It's useless. know vol, for mo 10 shout
We'll miss tho trnin!'' Bdt then she has
to dress!
know that all things come to those who
wait.
provided that tho proper efforts made,
That chances, too, against one aren't ar
That their arrival IL dccreed by fate.
But even then they often come too late.
When a,,s ono has grown accustomed to the
The SUMS full warmth and splendor arc
displayed
Through clouds ono does not care to d'ss,.
And pntlence is virtue. admit,
IL not. rs some contend 1t is. sublime.
I'm willing to hang on n little bit,
But not forever. After so long I'm
Disposed to cash In what is left and quit.
I Ike all things to come to me on time.
Chicago Daily News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
hang It AGAIN!

, Z. The family were gathered in the u
storm, when tho mother bethought
herself Of Dorothy. alone In the nur-
sorry. Fearing lest her little daughter
should be awakened and feel afraid,
she slipped away to reassuro her.
vivid flash of lightning which lllum-
mated the whole room ahe saw her
youngest olive branch sitting straight
up III bed.
TInr big. brown eyes. were glowing
chubby hands, while In her shrill voice
she shouted oncouragingly: Bang II
again, God! Bang II agaln!"-De llnea-
tor.
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un. nm Isducntcd rrout.

Pete. a lone trout IN a deep spring
at Wintergreen. the summer home of
to his name. coming to the surface
whenever 1t is spollen lie also has
been taught to jump out of the water
TO take worms from a PERSONS fingers.
summer in small pond fed by tho
spring. He worked his way up tho
small underground stream into the
walled spring during the winter. Sew
eral troutof Pete's s2e--fully 10 incnes
tlopg---have been placed In Tho spring
at different times this season to keep
him company. but the instant they We're
released he attacked and killed them.
fPete has kept the spring free Of In
sects and frogs.-Winsted (Conn0 Corr
.respondence New York World
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

',iiyc, move and have our being" II,
u God tint ciltlclios and protects and
trains to HIGH purposes tho Whole life,
body. soul ind spirlt2 For us docs
our God occupy tho hills alone or the
valleys alone? ur Gons he I'LL all
things with the fri,,css aud silence of
light.
.scmo confnc Him 10 the hills of
speculation aud exclude Him from the
valleys Of daily life.
They arc tho intellectual patrons and
flatterers OF God. lie is too great to
be realized. He is the Supreme
Thought, the Infinite Conception. tho
Unconditional Absolute and various
magnificent phrases. According to
their View, Ito can take no part IN
daily experiences or In the common
progress OF life. He is grand. but use
less. lie Is glorious, but unapproach-
able. And there are some who rccog-
nlze God in the valleys Of trouble, but
ignore Him on the hills OF strength
and joy. They call Him In profession
ally. lie Is kept for the hour of dis
tress only. They make convenience
OF God.
But God has as much to do with our
prosperity as with our adversely. Our
breath in our nostrlls and our life are
the daily gifts of God.
The glory OF our religion is that 1t
comprchends and blesses tho whole
life
If life were straight, short line be-
ginning and ending at points which
the eye could plainly see; Is 1t were
an easy game which every one could
ut once comprehend; II 1t were COM
petition in business. or race on an
open road and upon equal terms. then
perhaps we might say that religion
was not needed.
What is this life for which true
religion must provide? 1t is no easy
riddle. What is It's origin? What is
Nils life? 1t can curse and pray; 1t
dan descend to bcasthood, it can fit
itself for heaven; 1t can Wrltc poems III
ink, build them in stone. paint them
in color And it can drive away its
genius and die in lunacy.
What is the hereafter of this multi
piled life? Does it go out like a spark?
Does it perish like day? Does 1t
burst like a bubble? OR does 1t go
forward to new scenes, grow up into
nobler powers, study profounder
questions and culminate in the very
holiness of God? These are some OF
the questions that life asks itself.
They come from the very centre of
the soul. and are the very soul IT
self, translated into anxious. but mock
ing words.
Hers is tho proof Of all true re-
ligion. the comfort. stay of the soul.
1t encompasses with an infinite suffi-
cheney the whole life; 1t Is equally
strong at every point. 1t can run
with the footman: it can keep pace
with the horses. and 1t can even sub
due into peace the swellings of Jordan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
r,o,r,c TRADE WITH THE Orient.


The cause of the announcement that
the transcontinental railroads are to
their Pacific trade in their
own ships has been variously given.
the rule of the Interstate Commerce
Commission requiring carriers to pub
lish the proportions of the through
rates which are respectively charged
for inland railways transportation and
sea carriage. This rule. by compelling
prior publication, prevents the rail-
roads from meeting the sudden fluc-
tuatons in rates made by the Japanese
and other foreign vessels.
BY some 1t is charged that the an
nouncement is merely threat to COM
pei subsidy for these steamship
lines.
MI. James j. Hill. of tho Great
Northern. bluntly says that the Pacific
trade does not pay. He has tried it
and knows. Why it does not pay Mr.
Hill does not state with sufficient
detail, as he suddenly turns from trade
with the Orient to criticism of the
law-makcrs for attacking the rail-
roads
However, this determination OF the
railroads does not mecn the end of
our trade with the East. AS pointed
out by the New York Journal of Com
merco. 1t can go through the Atlantic
ports more naturally and more easily
than by way of tho Pacific. The
originating points Of the trade are
nearer to Eastern ports than to the
Western, the means of communication
more numerous. and the rates can be
daily ascertaincd.
The fundamental trouble is that
ships under the American flag cannot
be owned and operated as cheaply as
those OF other nations. Until our
tariff and navigation laws give Ameri-
can ship owners the rights and lati-
tudc possessed by foreigners the flag
OF the United States Is destined not
only to disappear from the Pacific. but
also to continue the rarity of It's ap-
pearance on the Atlantic and other
oceans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
SEVEN CANDIDATES.

A plethora OF presidential candI-
dates is By no means a new thing in
this country. Not since 1865. when
Grant and Seymour locked horns in a
duel. has there been campaign in
which fewer than five men have made
eyes at the electoral college through
the medium of the popular vote. In
1872 there were eight candidates In
1855 there were six. In 1896 and 1904
there were six. In 1900 there were
eight The seven candidates OF the
present campaign, therefore, while
sufficient for all practical purposes. do
not break any records.
Seven candidates standing on seven
platforms, ought TO offer u wide
enough range OF choice to suit the
most whimsical and exastlng voter,
las matter OF fact, they probably dc
not. some of these seven parties have
debarred themselves from general con
Eideration by deliberately tying to
special or class Issues. like the Pro
hibitionists and the Socialist Labo,
marty. Some go too far in one direc
tlon to suit this or that individual
some go too far in another, and SOM
do not go far enough in either, TIL
partial breakdown OF party lines ha
opened the way for Independent mi
xration. Every Imaginable shade Q
political belief Is the result and tn
same diversity of opinion which hold
together five so.called minor partio
might as we'll express Itself in fifteen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

If II has taken two parties TO hold tic
Socialists, for instance. II Is likely
enough that not all Socialists are sat
isfled with either.
Yct seven candidates Is reasonable
abundance. and only tho qnernlons
and the chronic fault-findcrs VIII com
plain. Bryan, TAFT, Hisgen. Watson,
Debs Chafln1 Gilliaus-these strike
a fairly wide gamut Of class thought
and tenet The man who can let his
eye roam over such group and find
nothing at all to his liking Is a wilful
and original Individual indeed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
MERELY JOKING.

a Natural Inference.
He: see that pretty girl over there7
letters"
She: Really How does she got them
past the observation-disclosures
Tho Last Artistic Touch.
Cargo: .'1f T. missus doan' get better by
next Tewsday fortnight I'll send fer Z doc
tor"
Farmer: why not before then. Gargc7..
Cargo: ''Wull. It'll be fowrty year mex
an I'd like t make 1t t. even fowrty."-The
Taller.
Answer.
why do poets wear long har7"
We'll. how many poets do sou know who
can afford ut?'-Clevslane Leader.
Tho Bill of Fare.
a Central Kansas paper rovivcs tho story
about travelling man who went into a
Kansas hotel for dinner. The waitress cams
TO him. Ind said. Bean soup?" "No.
thank YOU" said thu travelling man. II
don't care for any bean SOUP Dinner ia
over then" responded tho watress-Kansas
City Star.
An Auto Elopcmcnt.
We came to ask your forgiveness.
oh we'll; all right" replied the parent.
''WellY"
I'VE charged the automobile to your
fcnkers Statesman.
Apd Custom Dies Hard.
:, She n,, ~ suppose you will commit suicide
The Sketch.
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filings FROM THE GALLERY.

\ DAY on tho planet Jupiter is equal to
~ something like $4,000 days on earth. A
day on Jupiter must seem almost as
long as day In Bal;lmore-Washingto
Herald.
The British will have to console them
selves with reflections on the running record
they made when George Washington was
after thenl.-Washington Post.
The press report says Hearst received an
ovation upon entering the hall OF the indie
pendence League convention. Quite prop
erly; every man is entitled to what he pays
for.-Houston Post.
Tho Allentown Cali wants to know why
we have not landed Colonel Gufey on the
Bryan band wagon. Don't be impatient. We
VII! undertake to do-so as soon as we
have had time to gather up his fragments.
Houston Post. s4s
Tom johnson would doubtless be getting
discouraged by his attempts TO become Is
reformer II he didn't make them pay SO
well.-chcago Journal.
No man ever made a mistake by being
born in ohio.-Toledo Blade.
A Texas fire chief wants to prohibit the
use OF parlor matches. He probably re-
members an old flame or two OF his own
Washington Post.
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HOW Ahont Trolley wlre.,

There arc In this country S00,oOu
miles of telegraph and telephone poles.
a falsifier. That means a2000,000
poles, Worse than that, 1t means, the
stripping OF the forests from our nils
and the drying up OF our water SUPPL
II ought to mean that wires, which are
weather, should be buried. Probably
they will he--when tile trees nre
gone,--AnHonIa Sentinel,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Reports" AYERS the Washington
Star. come from Africa that the
elephant is being thoroughly domesti-
Gated" We are reasonably sure of
our ground when we assert that one
year from to-day the African elephant
will be not only domesticated but
cowed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Nor can any fair-minded man state
that tho Independence party has de-
lberateiy gone tto work to shoe away
the labor vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Somebody might have remarked be-
fore 1t was too late. that by tho side
Of the American athletes, the Brltish-
ers ran o'llmpinBly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

"1've said my seven candidates over
and over"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

mount Hood is smoking" cries tho
Rocky Mountain News. SO long as
Mount Hood rcfrains from chawing,
we positively decline to Interfere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

We regret to report to the Demo-
cratic campaign committee that some
CT Richmond's fairly prosperous citi-
zens are so ,miffed at not being allowed
to contribute their usual $1,000 that
they may not give anything at all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Seen Burning Body" declares q
headline. Wonder who seen It?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

The esteemed New York contempor-
airy who refers to John Temple Graves
as an old demagogue of the cheapest
type perpetrates a great injustice. Col
onel Graves was only 81 on his last
birthday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

The news that Chicago is losing
population will be received with dis
may by the immigration authorities of
Old Virginia, who have always had q
rough time keeping the Chicago crowd
out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

1r this kind of thing keeps up, II
will DO absolutely necessary for Mr.
Gompers to Join a Iet-us-alone club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

We assume that Admiral RoJcstven-
sky will be careful not to die any
more unless he really means 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Members OF the Photographers Union
are forbidden from insinuating, In any
manner. shape or form. that NJ Henri
lSarman is getting entirely too fly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Ne,takc 1t for granted that Turkeys
Will be an iron constitution. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

When Senator Beveridge said that
tho tariff should be revised by its
friends, lie was doubtless thinking OF
William Howard Taft. who appears to
be considerably Intimate in that quar-
az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Mr.. Debs and Mr.. Watson are at
least very useful as demonstrating
that the continued candidacy idea is
not confined to any particular section
OF the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
Voice Of the People
Mr.. Roosevclt's Attack ON the United
states Courts.

Editor of The Dispatch:
sir.-Beng an admirer Of the pa
triotic and conservative character of
your paper. would ask permission to
call attention through your columns
to a recent public occurrence of much
import, which, 1t seems to me has not
been given the criticism it deserves
by tho public press. l refer to tho In
sulting statement by the President Of
the United States, impugnins the mo-
Etives and integrity OF the three eminent
iurists composing the United States
Court OF Appeals in Illinois.
Ono very essential feature to the
is that tho people should have conf
dence in their courts. Our tribunals
are created to interpret and enforce
the law, and the higher courts have
almost invariably commanded the re-
spect of all thinking men. TO be sure.
a Judge Is but human, and may err
vide Judge Lands IN tho Standard OIL
case-and any Of us who have lost, a
case in court. are apt to think tho
court is wrong. Private citizens may
criticize court, few do 1t publicly.
but the spectacle Of the Chief EXecu-
tive Ono lawyer at all h,1nse'r) DELHI
erately prostituting his official posi-
ton to Insult the members Of one OF
the highest courts In the land is moro
than lamentable--it is positively dam
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1t has not yet been shown, none the
less, that the readers of the Hearst
papers. which are giving their entire
editorial pages to Hearst political
speeches and the like, have gotten
petulant enough to Join the Prohibi-
tionists,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Now that Turkey is going to intro
duce constitutional form of govern
ment. we shall certainly expect the
Sublime Porte to publish the sources
OF his campaign fund.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

BY What right does the executive
assume to censure the judicial branch
of this government, the powers ofwhich
are clearly defined by tho Constitu-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Wcaricd and jaded after week
with the vicious whites of Cincinnati.
Mr. Taft eagerly returns for another
delicious set-to with the grand and
glorious grub of Old Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Most OF the Chinese restaurants In
Washington lnvc shut down and chop
suey is now hard to find in that little
town. Is this the real reason for the
departure of our sailors for the Orient?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

A plain everyday business man my
self, 1t is not my purpose to defend
the Standard Oil COMPANY, but every
thinking man who followed the now
that the Indiana company was fined
$4,000. OOo., not because 1t was proven
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02

Mr.. Hsgen, however. presents certain
problems to the campaign poets,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
Well Done.

Well Done.
A large fold OF contestants for tho Office
of Attorney General OF Virginia seems prob
able The names of six distinguished law
yers have already been suggested. But no
matter on whom the party's choice may
finally deyolre the State can secure no moe
faithful official than the incumbent. Major
Anderson Will carry with him into private
life the plaudits and good wishes of a gratc-
full constltuency.--Norfolk virginian-Piot.
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why do poets wear long hair?"
Well. how many poets do sou know who
can afford a haircut ?"-Clevelana Leader.