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The Washington herald., 1908-04-16


elddes the asset currency feature which
the American Bankers Association has
been urging upon the attention of Con-
gress for several years. It Is piece OF
legislation that may be denominated as
Of the entering wedge" variety, which
may lead to something further along the
same line as soon as trial Of it convinces
tie public that there is nothing inherently
dangerous or subversive of our liberties
ana our Institutions IN an asset cur
rency, or ia the issue of circulating notes
by banks exclusively. Yet the yreeiand
proposal can hardly be considered a
satisfactory substitute for a eomprehen-
sive measure dealing with the currency
problem in a scientific way. A good
many people will be unable to under
stand why, if the House is ready 20
vote for an asset currency, the members
would not as readily support n measure
like the Fowler bill which authorizes a
bank currency redeemable in gold, and is
responsive TO all the needs OF the busi-
ness world. Still. the acceptance of the
principle OF an asset currency would
mark progress.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Remove the Paper Duty.

Prom the New YoTk Press
We are quite sure that the duty has
nothing whatsoever to do with the pres
ent price of paper. We suspect that If
the duty were lower or If there were no
duty at all prices could be kept at ex-
cessive figures SO long as the combina-
tion should be undisturbed in its ar
rsngements with mills here and in
Canada But for that reason we cannot
see why there should be any objection BY
anybody to removing the duty from white
paper. Not that this viii lower the price
and not that it will lnjure and American
industry, but that It viii demonstrate
what It is that is holding the Price OF
paper at the excessive level to which Il
has been screwed.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
PoIItlrnI Cowaraiee.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce
The failure OF Congress to act on a
number of measures, some of them of
hardly more than an administrative
character. is fragrant and should be con-
demned in unsparing terms. since it is
primarily due TO political eowardice and
nothing else. But this inattention TO
work should not be confused with the
broader and more general fact that even
II the session had been longer and char
acterized by a serious desire TO get re-
suits, it is probable that many bills
would still have been allowed 70 fall
dead while numerous unWise proposals
would have been voted down. This
would have been the consequence of the
more conservative public spirit which IS
gradually being developed.
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PARAMOUNT ISSUES.
Some OF Them Likely to BE Tossed
Into the Ash Heap.
Prom the Wall Street Journal

Prom the Wall Street Journal
Some say that there can be no return
If prosperity until Roosevelt Is retired 10
private life Others say that there can
be no return of prosperity until the STAN
lard Oil pays that s29. goo fine and Har-
r'man and Ryan are deposed from fnan-
cial power.
Some say that there can be no revival
of prosperity untr Congress. with its 80
bills to regulate the railroads. adiourns.
Others say that revival depends upon a
physical valuation of the railroads, made
with a view to lower freight rates
Some say that the future Of the country
depends upon putting rich malefactors In
jail, while others declare that il will go
to ruin unless the anarchists are dep0rted
and the socialists suppressed.
Some say that the nation viii be in
yolyed in moral wreck unless the stock
exchange is closed up, while others just
as insistently declare that there viii be
industrial collapse unless the doctrine OF
the closed shop is OverthrOWn.
Some say that the most important prob
lem before the people is the revision Of
the tariff. while others say that all other
problems fade into insignificance beside
that Of the prohibition Of the liquor
traffic
Some declare that national safety de-
pends on the maintenance of the right Of
private property and the inviolabillty of
contract. while others hold that there
can be no hope for the future until here
is a more equal distribution OF wealth.
A complete list Of the most important
issues before the country" would fiji an
entire issue of The Wall Street Journal
ard it is constantly growing. II is barely
possible that the time may soon arrive
when the people will get tired of prob
lens, and sweeping the most important
issues" into the dust pan and thence into
the ash heap, will simply go to work.
Time and work are the greatest solveT5
of s,rohleuns in the vrarld
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
MANCHURIAN POLICY.
Situation Calls for Negotiation
Rather Than Use of Force.

Situation Calls for Negotiation
Rather Than Use OF Force.
From the Boston Transcript.
The public may trust our government
to stand for any principle involving our
Interests that may yet develop in the
course Of its discussion Of the Manchu-
risz question, but 1he public may fall
into error il it assumes that the policy
Of the open door means anything more
than equality Of commercial opportunity
among the nations. In a final analysis
the success Of that policy depends on the
concurrence of the opinion OF the great
commercial powers, and that. concurrence
might be imperiled if the United States
should follow the advice Of those who
say that the only way to keep the door
open is TO use q cannon as a wedge. This
advice is unwise from any one. and when
il comes from certain foreigners resident
in the East its disinterestedness. is omen
TO suspicion. The situation in the East
is always a little delicate, and calls for
earefHl negotiation, rather than for
brusquely ignoring the commercial ad-
vantages which Russian capital and Jap
anese proximity give those nations.
These advantages are appreciated BIZ
other countries trading extensively IN the
East and on this appreciation may be
based the continued concurrence so i'm
portant TO the success of the "Open-door'
policy. The strenuous or sword-in-hand
attitude, always more likely to preeipi-
tate than prevent embrogliOs, is one more
likely TO be recommended by yellow
Journalists" sending ''sensatiOnalism
than by diplomatists whose daily task
brings them into relation with the inter-
play Of commereial-national forces.
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first Congress was the Fifty-sixth, when
he was elected to ill The unexpired term
of Gen. Joseph Wheeler He was re-
elected 10 each succeeding Congress, the
last time practically without opposition
Representative Richardson is a member
.of Interstate and Foreign Commerce and
Pensions committees.
Entering the Confederate army at so
early an age. his education up 20 that
time had been limited. but at the close OF
the strife, and while he was a member OF
the general assembly, Mr.. Richardson
showed that he was made of the right
stun, and made good use Of his spare
time studying the law. His knowledge of
the legal profession IS of great service to
him in helping 10 decide the many intri-
cate law points OF interstate commerce.
Speaker Cannons quips with John
Sharp Williams are Of almost daily Oc-
currence. and he is always so courteous
with the minority leader. so obviously
ironical that his slightest remark is usu-
ally greeted with a laugh.
Yesterday Mr.. Williams. after a mo-
ton to take a recess had been offered,
demanded a division. This was granted,
ana the Speaker, in that mysterious way
OF his, counted 80 ayes TO IS noes.
Mr. Williams demanded telleTs, but
Serene Payne the friend and guardian OF
old Father Time in the House objected
and maintained that such a motion was
dllatory. The Speaker. with that sad look
of his. admitted that ''in view Of the de-
cisiVe vote" the demand was dilatory.
Mr. Williams, with a sweeping bow.
then demanded the yeas and nays, saying
that he was indeed glad that be could not
be refused.
THE gentleman, replied the Speaker
with courteous inclination Of the head
may be sure that he win always get his
rights when he founds them on the Con-
stitution."
Among the distinguished visitors on the
floor Of the Senate yesterday was ex-
Senator William +. Chandler. Speaker
Cannon. Commissioner Macfarland. and a
number Of greater and lesser lights from
the House OF Representative Ex-Sena-
tor Chandler received a royal welcome
the older members. who were his col
leagues IN days gone by. crowding around
him and extending a glad welcome
He usurped the seat of Senator Gal.
hnger, Of his State, and Il looked quite
natural 20 see him seated among the Sen.
at0rs. He evidently felt at home, 50
much SO. in fact that when Senator Gal.
linger came In the chamber. he was
obliged to take a straight back chair. ex-
Senator Chandler still reposing happily
in the iuXuriant Senatorial arm chair.
When Speaker Cannon appeared on the
floor several arose 10 offer their chairs
He selected the one offered by Senator
Dolliver, and remained quite a long tims
listening 20 the speech Of Senator Fora
keT With his csTnation in his coat
hands ciasped on the desk, and tbs
. Smile that won't come off, on his face
the Spe lker looked as II he had the Pres
idential nomination cinched.
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Hobsoni1cd Naval Policy.

Prom the New York Herald
Experts, have determined the nature Of
our war strength. II. they tell us, we are
able by 1914 to muster forty-eight battle
ships and their logical auxillaries no fur
theT costly extensions Of sea force will
be needed. It becomes then merely a mat
ter Of retirement for obgolescent ships
and OF replacement by single construc-
tions. We require to reach this maximum
nineteen battle ships. Hence We should
provide not fewer than six this year. in
asmuch as it takes rs nearly four years
TO complete vessels Of this type But as
six ships may ssem too many for one ap-
preparation not fewer than four. the ir-
reducible minimum. should be authorized
this session.
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battle ships and Universities.

From the Columbia rs CO State
Winthrop L. Martin, writing in the Re
view of Reviews for April, SAYS the cost
Of the Pacific voyage of the armada has
been greatly exaggerated, but admits that
the money expended to create each OF
the sixteen armor clads is equivalent 70
the endowment. the building. and the
total academic equipment OF an import
ant university" No university IN the
South Is so fortunate as 10 have IN en-
dowment and equipment as much money
as the meanest Of Admiral Evans ships
renFesentf
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
OUR GROWING DEFICIT.
Interesting Parallel with Conditions
In HHrrisOn's Administration,

sAteESsREHS EAFaAtfA WIN conditions
In HHrrisOn's Administration.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
During the Harrison administration the
excess Of receipts over expenditures in
the United States Treasury declined from
SIS 600 to the disappearing point, and
there were then six years Of deficits. In
1900 there was q surplus again of about
$50. 100000, and up to the close Of the last
fiscal year there were substantial sur
pluses except in 1904 and 1905. when the
deficits were $41,T70000 and s2s.000,OO0 the
larger one being due to the Panama pay
ments.
Last year the surplus amounted to very
nearly SS7, 5000 at the close Of the year.
but there had been an average monthly
deficit since October of about 5000. COO
For March the amount was Ss.6150s6. and
the total has been mounting rapidly to-
ward S40.00o0O0. Il is pointed out that
usually the last quarter, upon which we
have now enterad, Is one Of increasing re-
ceiDts and decreasing expenditures but
more than one prediction has been made
that the deficit for the fiscal year ending
June SO, 1905, will be SIS, ,000, 900
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Opportunity in the Orient.

From The Chicaeo Tribune.
It is easy enough to picture a future
rich in promise The difficult thing is to
make the picture a reality. That is the
real problem. The awakening Orient IS
a pTesent-day certainty. The opportunity
for the United States is just as sure.
What is now wanted Is the breadth of
vision and the wise commercial diplomacy
which will enable the country TO use its
opportunity 10 its own material develop
ment
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AcTING.

ACTING.
When we meet those
Who know US best
Our ardor goes
And life lacks zest
No chance have we TO play the star,
They know exactly what We are.
But when our lot
Is cast with those
Who know US not.
Then we may pose.
Upon our worth they have no gauge,
And how we strut across ltfe's stage!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

was wounded three
times. the last time
at Chiekam a u & a,
which totally dis
abled him, and he
was paroled. After
the war he was
elected to the general
assembly Of Alaba-
ma, serving I b r G G
years. II e " g S
Judge of the Probate
Court and County
Court for eleven
years. He was Dem
ocratic elect0r for
the State at large in
1855 and 1894; was
unsuccessful candi-
date for governor Of
Alabama in 1880.
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Revised Version.

'Woodman, spare that tree"
These lofty words spoke We
In wrath sublime.
You ought to know, gee wiz.
Deforestatlon Is
A deadly crime.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
neware of Temptation.

Fron the providenoe Journal
The Kaiser is off 20 Corfu to spend a
vacation. It is to be hoped that. he VIII
not be so indiscreet as TO send q souvenir
postal card TO Britlan's First Lord Of
the Admiralty.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Possibly a Mistake.

The rumor that Roosevelt is going abroad
May have slim foundation. for we
Have often heard statesmen denouuce as
fraud
The charge he's always at sea.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A Connecticut man claims that the
devil prompts him TO steal. and, there
fore, he can't help it. He didn't make
this interesting discovery. however, until
he had been placed behind the bars; and
as he isn't very rich man, It won't go,
anyway.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
We should Keen Ont.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
We have the inspiring sight of Germany
and Great Britain struggling each TO out
do the other in the extravaganza Of its
naval expenditures, but It is a poor exhi-
bitten the United States makes when join
ing in this inharmonious concert of rivals.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Blessed are the poor. for they can
get divorced without big headlines in the
paper. says the ST Louis Globe-Demo-
erat. Even more blessed are they, how
ever, because they don't want TO get
divorced, anyhow.
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Attracts Attention, Anyway.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Secretary Taft IS in Washington, and
expects 10 be there for the week. Some
Cabinet officers could appear at their
desks occasionally without exciting re-
mark
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0uffe 50.

Shakespeare without scenery. eh?'' mur-
INJURED Hamlet Fatt "Weli, turn about is
fair play, We've had a good deal OF
scenery without Shakespeare"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
There Is.

There's an awful lot Of saneneess
about life"
'oh, cheer up Read some jokes"
Il have just been reading some. That
is what prompted my first remark"
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Which Rennires GniIe.

'The stork is a very shrewd bird. a
very shrewd bird. indeed"
He must be. / notice he succeeds in
occasionally delivering a package to one
Of the ultra fashionable set"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Senator Foraker makes out an un-
usually strong case for his side of the
Brownsville controversy; there is no
gainsaying that! The Buckeye statesman
IS no part of a mellycoddle.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Who Auto Novel.

my, this novel Is romantic"
''Tell me about it."
Why, the hero. big red racer, is
sought after by chic electries and fash
ionable touring cars. but marries a poor,
working runabout."
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Love win FIND a way.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
Let US hope that the feeling may not
run so high as TO prevent a girl in a
dry town from marrying a man in wet
town, even though ne may be personally
dry
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A scientist says the center of the globe
Is inhabited by a particularly intelligent
race OF people Perhaps they are the
descendants of those who got in on the
underground floor when this old world
was fashioned
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

AS powerful as man thinks he is, he
has not yet been able to tell what makes
a eat black and white" says the Man
chester Union. Well, ne can tell what
maAes a kitty red, white. and blue.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A New England party proposes that
railroads charge by weight and not per
capita, according TO the Norfolk Yir-
ginian-Pilot. Is this Teformer trying to
restrict the activities of the Secretary
of War?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Mr.. Hoke Smith somewhat violently re-
moved Mr. Joseph M. Brown from office
down in Craekerlsnd last fall, and now
Mr. Brown seems grimly determined to
return the compliment.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
opposed so Change.

We must have purity IN politics." ex-
claimed the speaker, earnestly.
but then we won't have any politics. ''
remarked an old campaigner, shaking his
head disapprovingly.
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FACTS AND FANCIES.

From the Philadelphia Puslic Ledger.
MisunderstOOd.
Shall We try grafting?" asked the doc.
tor Of his colleague.
DO you think he could stand it?" wa:
the whispered response.
Hold on there. said the patient. for,
getting his burns Perhaps I could stanC
it. but I won't I'm ready to pay
reasonable fee, but that's the limit"
or course, they had to explain tha
theirs was not the ordinary skin game.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Poetrx No snbstltute.

From the Philadelphia Pres.
The leaders in Congress viii do better
If they stick TO craftsmanship; their
poetry is no good.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
CAPITOL GOSSIP

William Richardson, Representative
from the Eighth district Of Alabama.
entered the Confederate army as a pri-
vate when only sixteen years old. He
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

''Housework gives a woman q beauti-
ful figure" says the Atlanta Georgian.
Seruhbing the floor causes her TO assume
shape like the figure ,, for instance.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Heavy Dietetics.

From the Nashville American.
When a man has to swallow his pride
and eat his words, he doesn't have much
appetite for anything else.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

feel better about some Of their politely
rejected manuscripts often the stuff
looks very different IN cold type.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A physician describes intoxication as "a
state Of temporary partial paralysis or
the motor system Here we undoubtedly
have a physician who Is accustomed 70
getting big, fat fees for calling unpleasant
things by pleasant names.
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FIattery Just the Same.

You're the whole cheese with sis"
why do you say that. son?" inquired
the gentleman caller.
sis gin me a nickel to-"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Beaverton. the very clever cartoonist
of the Atlanta Journal, recently pictured
Edward II. Hartman as a clergyman.
Mr. Brewerton must be poet, as well
as a cart0onist; surely, only the limit
of poetical license could Justify that.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Count Boni de Castellane is said 10
have spent s.. .0000o0 OF his wife's money
in FIVE years. That is rather a fast pace
for Rny successor to copy, but We pre-,
sumo Prince Helie feels equal TO the
emergency.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
non,t Knoclz. nooat.

From the Minneapolis Journal
Don't be a knoeker; you'll think more
Of yourself if you boost.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Ambitious.

They say Roosevelt intends going
after big game"
Good gracious! Wasn't Hartman big
enough?'
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
DoE,estie IncompatiBiIity.

From the Galveston News.
The trouble in too many homes is the
ineompatability of imported millinery and
domestic allowances
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

The Richmond News Leader finds that
while the current price Of votes IN the
Old Dominion is SlSI50, it is only $3.50 over
in the Tarheel State. That speaks very
well for Virginia. Evidently the buying
OF votes is a scarce crime IN that Com
monWealth.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A keen-eyed investigator has ascertain
ed that there is no such trust as a fish
trust or course not; the fish" and the
easy marks must be kept outside in
order to keep the other trusts going.
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sure sign.

This man writes to ask a'favor," de-
elared Herloek sholmes. without opening
the missive.
''How can you ten2" demanded Woetor
Dotson.
HE addresses me as Honorable, an
swered the great Herlock, tossing the
missive aside
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Restricted by PoIley-hoIders.

According to the King Of Italy there
is no BLACK Hand" What is ii, then?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

George Bernard s AVIS declaration that
tea is as bad as whisky may cause a
number Of scofers to revise their opinion
Of tea.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

We suppose San Francisco voted 81. SOC. 900
for parks in the hope OF getting at least
one 81 500 park!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Quite a number of people recognized Sec
retary Taft right of when he walked into
his Office a day or so ago. You cant TOOL
the old inhabitants and the veteran clerks.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Arthur Wellesley Percgo. Of New York.
has gone insane because he was making
money so fast he couldn't keep up with
il. The mans mental equipment just
couldn't stand prosperity. it seems.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
Perhans.
NON the Baltimors Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
When Dir. Taft is elected will a certain
eminent citizen call him my President
Of my eountry7'
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

There is 10 he no change at present
IN the New York system of track betting.
That is TO say, you give your money 10
the bookmaker and he keeps It.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

For Ambassador 10 Germany after
March. 1909-the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt.
And we'd ike TO see anybody object TO
him" says the Baltimore American.
Looking for excitement. eh7
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Aspiring poets who win take the trouble
TO read some of the recent versifed ef-
fusions in the Congressional Record may
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Mr. Tom Watson ought to start a
movement to close the nominations i'm
mediately!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

"Why are they called Merry Widow
hats?" inquiries the New York Mail.
Because,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

SIR. Bellamy Storer never viii under
stand how It was that Lord Tweedmouth
escaped summary dismissal in the Eng
lish cabinet shaze-up.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Senator Knox wants ali liquor shipped
into dry" States labeled for just ex-
actly what it is. Doubtless the Senator
hopes in this way 10 reform a great many
people
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

MARK Twain has returned from Ber-
muda as fresh as an onion says the Bal
timore Sun, Such comparisons are odor-
Gus.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

1T costs $4,000 TO raise society girl, e
says the Boston Herald Very few people
are able 10 sit in a game Ike that, how
ever
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Receirershln Woes.

"Your Honor" said the receiver, Z de-
sire enlightenment from the court
state your position"
Having wound up the affairs Of the
concern after a week of ardu0us labor. I
find there is but 10000 left. To what
source am to look for the balance of
my fee?'
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you'll contribute to the campaign fund,
OF COuTse9
Not this year. replied the insurance
magnate. You see, the only money I
have at command now is my own"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

a contemporary wants to know why we
Washingtonians should clamor for cheaper
gas when Congress is in session" Let
no man delude himself with the idea that
even Congressional gas is cheap in this
town
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

A New York man has been arrested for
declaring that he Is the greatest man
living. What's the charge. lese majestic?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

1T will soon be time to go out and
cuss the umpire" SAYS the Springfield
(AIo) Republican. or course, it is a fore
gone conclusion that the umpire is to be
cussed.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

Some one has discovered the source of
the BTahmapqtra River BY the by.
where is its mouth. and the rest of Il?