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The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
ANCIENT FRAUD EXPOSED.
Panic as Compared with
Roosevelt Article.


From Judge Harmon Speech az Nashville.
Just fifteen years ago the wolf was at
the door of a Republican administration.
A large amount Of bonds were engraved
and on the point Of being issued. Then
the Democrats took charge They found
the bottom Of the Treasury staring at
them and this Pile Of nice new bonds all
ready for use And as the troubles in
creased and the crops failed and the in
come tax was overthrown. the Democrats
had finally TO father those bonds 10
maintain the credit OF the country.
Straightway. with the assurance which
only Republican politicians can carry of.
they laid everything TO the Democrats
hard times, bond issue, and all. Then
when conditions were rapidly improving
the Republicans came back again, and at
once set up the claim that they had a
monopoly Of good times and we're kindly
letting the country IN on them.
Now, in spite of good crops, good busi-
ness, and good prospects. smash comes
another panic, spreading loss and suffer
ing everywhere, and. 90 many ruin. Is
suing bonds in time of peace The Demo
Gratis had TO issue bonds 10 discharge a
duty imposed by law, and here are the
Republicans issuing interest bearing
bonds without authority-nOt TO meet the
needs Of the government but just 10
raise more money 70 deposit in banks
without interest
All frauds prove b0Omerangs at last
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
snorts md the censu.

From the New York Tribune
The ineficiency Of past censuses has
been due in large part TO the necessity
of improyising a force and the custom
of making appointments under political
pressure. The Census Bureau was long
a happy hunting ground for dependents
upon Congressional bounty. Poor material
and slipShod methods caused a waste in
the taking Of each of the last three CEN
suses, which has been estimated at a
minimum Of 100000. Now that the Cen
sus Bureau has been made permanent
and been properly organized, it should be
conducted on business methods. and
not be handicapped by being forced to
serve as an asylum for half-qualified ben
efciaries Of political solicitude and inter
cessiOn.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Rights of FnNorite sons.

From the Philadelphia Press
The purpose in Pennsylvania is 10 keep
hands off those States where there are
favorite sons, and all such States. II
wisely advised, win keep hands of Penn
sylvania. The presentation Of favorite
sons is a recognized right and the right
to a free and fair contest Is just as well
established. No Republican national con
vention was ever vet stampeded. The
nominations have always been the result
OF earnest consideration and cool de
liberation. That II will be so in the
coming convention none need doubt
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

third term as Repre-
sentative from the Third district.
/ He Is chairman Of the Committee on the
Election Of the President, Vice President,
and Representatives in Congress. and
is member of the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Unfortunately. 7 was put on the Com
mittee on the Distribution Of House
Rooms - said Mr. Gaines, and Of all the
Jobs ever tackled that was the worst,
and am glad it is all over"
After the members of the House had in
dulged I'm a political debate on the floor
| Iof the House the other day there was
lot of chatting on both sides in the cloak
rooms and the corridors
ollie James was one Of the Bryan de-
Tenders, and when Gen Keifer was at
tacking Organism as the bane Of the
Democratic party the big member from
/ Kentucky suggested that it might be just
as well for the majority members TO per-
mit the minority 10 select its own Candi-
date without outside Interference. Fur
ther he asked a few pointed questions
about the size Of the Bryan vote in Ohio
/ that were not answered,
After the debate had closed. Dir. James
and party Of colleagues met Serene
Payne and John Dalzell in a corridor
The minority members good uaturedIy In
sisted that the Republicans should stay
cat Of the Democratic affairs.
Well you fellows seem to be taking a
hand iu our game. remarked Mr Payne.
with q laugh
You can't get any argument out Of me
on that score" said Mr DalZeu I'm
for Bryan FIRST. last. and all the time"
Tho minority members appl8uded. and
then Mr Dalzeu put the period 10 his
sentence.
AS your nominee which closed the
conference.
Dorsey ". Shackleford, Of Missouri, Is
one Of the members Of the House that
received public praise by intimatior from
Champ Clark the othe.. day Shackleford
had taken occasion To make number OF
remarks, and Mr Payne made the dec
. laratlon that DE was tired Of the mem
bers from Missouri making demagogic
speeches 10 keep the State from again
-N-Attr ti---t -illttIlt-4E i'Ei lisAtACalL4E
the Republican ranks
Clark was acting as floor leader pro
tesa. for the minority while John Sharp
Williams. the regular occupant OF the
job. was at home getting himself elected
to the United States Senate. IN his re-
ply he said the Missouri delegation could
give some pointers 20 those from other
States if they had been in Congress as
long
ShaeSleford made a speech discussing
the tariff on wood pulp and white paper.
I'm it be took occasion 10 renew his peri
odical attacks upon the rules of the
House as administered by Speaker Can
non. and he said some pretty hard things
about the methods employed % eet the
tariff legislation headed of.
do the people want the tariff re-
moved he was asked at the conclusion
Of his speech.
Everybody in the country wants IL off
except the Big Three. Dee replied. HIS
reference was 10 Speaker Cannon, ey-
ofticio chairman Of the Committee on
Rules. Mr. Payne, and Mr. DalzeH. The
two members We're approached later on
the question of such a tarin. but they
gave the impression that they cannot
possibly understand why such q question
should be brought UP.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Eliminating Roosevelt and Bryan.

Believing that Mt Roosevelt is now
eliminated as a Presidential factor,
through his second "renunciation. as it
is called, a redoubling OF eHerts to elimi-
nate Mr. Bryan is coming more promi-
nontly into sight as the days go on.
Months ago. in lis news columns. The
Washington Herald called attention 70
these efforts. then already under way,
and which now are eliminating, or en-
deavoring to eliminate. The programme
was so plain at the time that he who
ran could read and it has become all
the palmer every day since.
1t is palmer to-day than ever before.
Patriotism has been behind this move
ment from the very start, OF course it
has-unselfish, nonpartisan patriotism.
pure and undehled. Who can doubt
it? High-minded men and unhampered
ewsPapers-lovers of this glorious eoun-
try of ours and theirs, who would see it
put on "a saner and safer basis-are giving
this movement their steadfast, unwaver-
ing encouragement and support Every
body has seen all this. All one had TO do
was TO watch the movement in its
process of evolution. II has been q
truly beautiful spectacle. tt is truly
beautiful yet-worthy Of the promoters
thus So Zealously guarding the public
veal How inspiring to see men Of
both parties get together-the agents
Of monopoly, the Billy Sheehans. and
other of our best patriots-and. laying
aside their partisan differences for the
moment, unite 10 eliminate the two most
potent makers Of mischief in our body
politic
Inspiring is hardly tha word. Lofty is
better. It's a game that, in the parlauce
Of the street is "0ut O. sight" But will
il win? Walt The people viii answer.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Corruption in the Pom Tax.

From the Knoxville Sentinel.
The legislature Of Tennessee ought
either to abolish the poll tax payment as
requisite for voting. or place restric-
tiOns SC as to prevent the payment Of poll
taxes by candidates or committees for
voters who will not, or cannot, pay them
themselves. The required poll tax is the
cause Of more corrupt money being spent
in our elections than anything else.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Our Guarantee of Pence.

From the Florida Times Union.
Arm. my countrymen, arm and be
ready for the worst" So shouts Roose-
welt and Hobson ct al Whereupon d
mighty people spring up in haste from
sea to sea and from the snOw-line to the
belt of cOcOanut palms. Seeing no foe.
they ask, What have We to fear?"
Nothing" answer the alarmists. we
shouted to show you that we stood for
peace" So we resume the spade, the hoe.
and walk back TO the treadmilI, somewhat
out of humor
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

"Congressmen raised their salaries be-
cause times were prosperous and prices
high. Let's see if they viii reduce them.
now that times are dull and prices get
ting lower" says the Petersburg Index
Appeal This proposition will lie on the
table alongside tariff revision until after
the electinn' -
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Philosophy.

After al" said the optimist. "the best
Of luck IS only what you make it your
self"
It's all well enough for you 10 talk"
growled the pessimist, but / never get
anything but bad luck
We'll, then, it's I'D to you to make the
best Of il "
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ALL At SEA.


Notions old are shifting
Day by day
Whittier are we drifting
Can you say?
Statesmen find their thunder
Falling flat.
Have 10 stop and wonder
Where were at.
II one founds a college,
People hoOt;
Hint of inside knowledge
AS 10 loot
To be rich and decent,
Mortal man
Finds hard since the recent
Craze began.
Is it all uplifting?
Here we 90.
Whittier are we drifting?
/ dunno.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

West Virginia. must
be awarded the un-
usual distinction Of
being the only mem-
Der Of either House
of Congress that was
born in Washington.
d. c.
When he was only
three years old his
parents removed 20
Fayette County, W.
Va. He was educated
at the University or
W est virginia q n d
Princeton. After grad
uatiOn il Q studied
law, and was admitted
10 the bar in 1857.
Representative Gaines
first political Office
was United States at
torney for West Vir-
ginia. This is his
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

From the Portland Oregonian
Catching a big thief with the money in
his possession and proving how he got
it is an immaterial and Irrelevant pro-
ceeding these days It is the law, and
not the facts, that determines mans
innocence.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
He Gets snrcn sic.

Gentlemen" said the cid farmer who
was acting as foreman of the jury. yes.
terday we let a rogue 90 because he was
a young man."
There was no response.
To-day we let a rascal off because he
was an old man
Well what of it?"
Il jest want TO warn you that some
day Wen hey 20 try middle-aged crook
Better begin to frame up yer excuses
now"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
The EIopement.

seen a feIler iH q buggy with gsl?'
yep; you kin ketch him if you drive
hard
I don't want 10 ketch him. Jest want
to skeer him 50 he won't come back on
me fer his board"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Onto Him.

Iii Tragerdy- y-Inspiraton's a queer
thing Coming East while 1 lay doing
in the sleeping car I suddenly-
Lowe Commerdy- We'll. well Some kind
brakeman gave you a berth in the ca
bOOse. eh2
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
A Question Of Size.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Secretary Taft says that no war is pos
sible, and after one has looked at the
size Of Bill and the size Of the fleet they
can't blame the Japs for changing their
mind
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

A Congressman wants to make It un-
lawful for members of the House or
Senate 10 lecture on the Chautauqua
circuits We do not know whether this is
a jab at people who do not live on the
circuits, or merely the wall Of a Jealous
SOuI
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Employers, LiahiIitr

Prom the New A0ik World.
The net result is that while Congress
has power TO leglslate over interstate
business, the rights of employees i'm local
branches must be safeguarded by the
legislatures.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
UndesirnbIe Comblnation.

From the Springfield Republican.
No Presidential candidate, not even Mr..
Roosevelt, should desire to be nominated
through a combination Of Southern dele
gates and the Federal patronage.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
4 Scheme.

Il guess" said Mrs. Subbubs. "IlI have
to give a big dinner
what for?" asked her husband
It's the only excuse / can think Of
TO borrow back those fine plates / loaned
10 Mrs Naybor.'
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
just n Place.

Il hear our friend Lszenbee is working
now"
''Oh, no"
'Why. I heard the mayor had given
him a job In the city hall"
"Weu?'
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

The President recently mistook Senator
JEFF Davis for Senator Overman. This
is calculated to make Senator Overman
retire to dark closet and cogltate
solemnly< concerning Mr.. Rooseyelts
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

The Democratic party is having some
close calls these days; but the sunshine
struggles through in spots, in spite Of
everything. John Sharp Williams beat
Gov. Nardaman for the Senate by a very
narrow margin; but he beat him. And
Beckham will be left at home by the
closest of squeaks; but he will be left
there, all the same.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Mount Vernon 0ll) woman who has
just divorced her fifth husband says she
Is not discouraged. To the men In her
neighborho0d, this announcement must
sound 0minous.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

The world may be- a stage
As like as not,
But life In this duil age
Has little plot
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

so you refuse muhe' exclaimed the
tragical young girl
Now don't take fl that way, please.
I'll be q brother 10 you"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Advice TO Knockers.

From the Detroit Meas
If a fellow must use a hammer he
ought 10 use It to nail some lie. or on
a nail in some rising structure.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
A Touch.

'By the use OF a little eIeverness.' be-
gan Brokeley, Il know a way TO secure a
very excellent substitute for gold
How asked Markley, eagerly.
ASK for silver Haven't got a half dol
lar or so about you. have you?'
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Senator Bacon wants a law prohibiting
Federal ofhceholders from actively par-
ticipating in politics. The Senator has
just been reelected TO another-and third
term; naturally, he feels rather com
Portable.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
PardnnnhIe En-Iernrise.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned"
We'll it was the chance of a life
time to get an audience. Everybody likes
10 watch a big fire
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Representative J. II. Small is from
Washington, n. c.; Representative r. F.
Acheson is from Washington, Pa, but to
Representative Joseph Holt Gaines. OF
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

a Pittshurg woman fell down stairs
and split her tongue, affording thereby a
hard-pressed paragrapher an opportunity
TO venture the opinion that she will never
quit talking about it.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Sir began the thin man, Il have seen
better days"
so have l." interrupted the fat man.
but we have To take the weather as it
comes do we nJt?"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

IF President Roosevelt is seriSus about
the Taft BOOM" begins an article in the
Nashville Tennessean. Serious Why.
he isn't merely serious he is vehement,
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

meaning when he said he thought the
North Carolinian would make 'an IDEAL
Democratic leader.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Now it is being gently insinuated that
Mr.. Hartman is back of the Hughes
boom. Did the faithful Loeb discover
this highly interesting one-man con
spiracy?"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
SIMMONS.

a solemn JOY o'eTills this heart Of mine,
Acquainted late with only duh despair,
For answering 70 the assaults Of suguished PRAYER
The grave has opened l have had a signi
Only a dream yet I no more Tepine.
Alone amid crowd, /, standing there,
Beheld him come, crowned with his silver hair
NOns of that multitude so knighty fine
And halfway to ne. lo one long look bent.
Then passed. That lock! command and promise
sweet
Never IN life so looked he bat was meant,
soon blessed hsste-''so0n surely we shall meetP'
That lookl o Tsuquished Death. where now thy
pang
Hush. hush, my heart. that we may dream againl
Maud secasld BsssVn, IN CeatuEy.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
HUGHES AND THE WEST.
Opinion Of the Press on His PFesi-
Dental Candidacy.


From the Chicago Record Herald.
We may repeat what we have said be-
fore on the significance Of the Hughes
candidacy-that, while certain reac.ion-
aries are unduly interested in il, it is not
la candidacy that progressive elements
win resent or fear. Between The position
of Roosevelt, or Of Taft, and that Of
Hughes on the great questions Of the day
there is no vital difference. 1t is not TO
be doubted that Hughes would make an
honest, independent. able, enlightened
President. and that the reactionaries
would be sadly disillusionized in the event
Of his nomination and election But cir
cumstances have made Taft the leading
and popular Republican candidate, and
the cause OF constructive, rational reform
viii be safe with him.
Frnm the Detroit News
Gov. Hughes is unquestionably a man
of great efficiency and value as an execu-
tive. He has undertaken task of the
greatest Importance to the State Of New
York, and It Is doubtful If any other
man Will be put forward TO carry it into
effect if the governor should be diverted
from the Office. Ar Hughes, if permitted
10 carry out his work would be ali the
stronger claimant for higher h0nOrs. but
ne is not sufficiently on record as yet to
be Presidential candidate Of sweeping
influence in every Republican State
From The Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Hughes win be in the position OF a
favorite son who is not favored by pow
erful elements IN his own State. but
even a position OF such weakness is not
to be despised. Many advantages COM
blne 10 place Hr Taft far in the lead
al this date Next 70 him, Mr. Hughes
occupies at this date a position at least
as advantageous as that Of Mr.. Knox.
and perhaps a trile better
From the Kansas city Journal
Gov. Hughes letter 10 the New York
Republican Club in relation to his candi-
dacy for the Presidency is in refreshing
contrast to the feverish and often dema-
gogical self-seeking that characterizes
present-day politics. It recalls the early
days Of the republic, when the office
sought the man. and not the man the
Office
From the Omaha Bee
Gov Hughes has broken his silence to
the extent Of saying that if his party
nominates him for the Presidency he will
feel II his duty to accept. It is presumed
that the same sense Of duty will lead
him 20 accept the nomination for the
Vice Presidency If his party insists.
From the indianapolis News
favorite son with seventy-eight votes
to start with is al least not a negligible
quantity
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Sure,

MY star kin wiggle his ears and
whistle through bis teeth
'WeHq"
kin you build me a hish-class comedy
around that?"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

"A Milwaukee man eloped with his
mother-in-law,' says the Bristol Herald
Courier. This shows the grave danger
incident to cutting out the mother-in-
law joke.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Another GEORGIA. CrIevnuce

From the Atlanta Journal
They have taken away everything but
water, and now they want to raise taxes
on the water.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

OF all sweet words that ere were writ;
these words from Lawson. Me talk
more? Nitr'
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

'Time for backbone says headline
i'm the Boston Traveller. Sure; for spare
ribs, cracklin's, and real sausage, too.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Saad-ed- Daulah. former Persian pre-
mier. has returned from exile, doubtless
saader, but wiser.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

'Stili, to thee my heart turns sings
an Alabama poet. Nothing doing: the
legislature has put all the stills out
of business in that section.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
TWO SONNETs.
UNANSWERED.

1-UNANSNEkEl}
'Fouchsafe o Lost one single only sign
From out the silence that between US lies"
In dreadful darkness dumb. ] strain my eyes
And breathless listen; no reward is mine,
No vision best nor any word benign.
Then. fearful, fright the stiffness with vain cries
Unto myself myself alone replies
In whispered echoes Of "A sign" "One signr'
Alone. afraid. thou eanst not me forsakel
Silence e-no word Oh. tender one and brave.
Then must il he thy spirit doth not wake
Sleepeth unmOved within thy far-0f grave.
Al! now my heart. be quick. be quick to break
He cannot hear who was swift to save!
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
Here's Another.

From the Indianapolis News.
New York Hughes to the line.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

The consensus Of opinion appears to be
that Nevada ought to resign, walk out,
or something. AS a State, she seems a
sad misfit
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Perhaps the California courts viii adj
nit that Messrs Ruef and Schmitz were
'ind.screet. at any rate.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Kentucky hestates. while the Senate
yawns for ''Marse Henry Cheer up,
however Sometimes he who hesitates
is saved
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Parties impatient for a spell Of real
winter" need not despair As We remem-
ber it. winter did some long-drawn-dut
lingering in the lap of spring last year
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

"Ezechenyi'' is the way the Baltimore
News puts it. doubtless looking for an
eZe way To spell it,
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Japan is great country; there is no
doubt about IT, It's national debt is twice
as large as that Of the United States. and
any nation that is able 10 pile it up in
such fashion cannot be rated as anything
less than shrewdIv magnifcent
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Harry Thaw may be crazy, but the
way his wife holds her own with Jerome
demonstrates ConClusively that she isn't
ANYHOW
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Stlll,- the and-Bryan press must admit
one thing; he doesn't give any more
advice than he gets.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

A Texas woman says she was robbed
while asleep IN a Pullman car We are
sorry for the lady, of course, but really
she should not make a fuss about It. It
is almost impossible to avoid such a
thing while wide awake on Pullman
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
NOTHING SERIOUS.

From the Philadalrha Press
Seeming Novelty.
My WOrd.' exclaimed the first British
gent, ITS queer the way Bruteley beats
IS wife
Queer, eh2" remarked the other Brit
ish gent. "What way does e do it?i
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

That Illinois woman who swallowed ia
needles by mistake is so full OF rs"
she must feel like q human Presidential
message
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
az Important EmendatIon.

from the New YORK Journal Of Commerce,
Here is a passage from the Interstate
Commerce Commissions annual report. is
sued January 6 last, along with an ap-
pTOpTiate Up-tO-date emendatlon:
The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

"Tnlman is writing a book, says the
Columbia state. This. doubtless. will give
the asbestos paper market an upward
tendency calculated 10 land it I'm the
same class with ordinary news paper
That London scientist who declares
that insects blush" must have been
studying the movements OF the kissing
bug
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-10
Koch-Duetmeyer.

Mr.. Joe Koch VI New Vienna and
Miss Mary Deutmeyer Of Petersburg
we're joined in holy wedlock in the
Catholic church at Petersburg
Tuesday morning in the presence
of large number Of friends of the
contracting parties, Raw. Father
Sasssn oiiiciated at the ceremony
and also said the nnptial mass. The
attendants were Mr.. Frank Deut-
meyer and Miss Cecilia Koch. The
bride Wore a gown of grey and
white picture hit. The aids dres,
was of old rose color with hat TO
match A reception was given to
relatives and near friends. The c,n
pie we're the recipients of many
costly presents as we'll as the con-
gratulations of their many friends
The groom is son of Bruno Koch
and wife of New Vienna He is a
young m an of good habits and is
the proprietor Of the harness shop
at Petersburg. The bride is one Of
the popular young ladies of Peters,
burg, d daughter of Henry Deu...
meyer and wife. She has grown to
womanh ,od in that community and
has merited the high esteem in
which shs is held. Mr.. and Mrs.
Koch will go to housekeeping at
Petersburg Commercial.