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The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

When Tom Reed was a candidate for the republican nomination for presi- dent In 1898 against Mir Mckinley, some asked him if the uncertainties of the struggle were not wearing on his nerves. He replied that the uncertain ties of life were what make life worth living on this same theory, modified to suit a purpose, it may be said that the linen who fear that the American flag will be made commonplace by being displayed every school day in the year from school houses add to the rich hu. nor of the generation
 One such man lives in Buffalo and he enters polite protest against the law which requires the display of the flag from every schoolhouse during the school year, instead of as formerly up- on anniversary days. He says that un- der the old order of things the children watched eagerly for the approach of a fete day for then they could see the flag flying and learn about the mean ing of the occasion. But now, unfor- tunately,' he says, "the sight of the flag awakens no interest whatever among tho children In fact 1t makes no impression upon their sight Being seen everyday, as a matter of course, 1t is not In reality seen at all. The pos sibilty of assoclating 1t with anything in their minds seems lost and l cannot interest them as I used to do in ami versary days, because the expeetant curiosity has not been stirred" If this Is true, which we cannot be- l lieve, then we have suddenly come across principle in life which has lain concealed for many ages; that which is i grand and noble and inspIriting in it. self must be folded up and carefully
 
 pals and then sickens. Only the bad things may he kept on constant parade, | for we are assured that satan has no such theories of secretion to uphold. i We are inclined to think that the chill | dren of Buffalo are not such fools as they look. They have absorbed the spir- 1t of the flag and make lt a part of themselves, on the ono hand, while, on the other perhaps they secretly re- joice to have practically escaped tho occasional eloquent speech of theii teacher Sometimes children are very deep little waters Manifesty they are not shallow in Buffalo
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
PENNY POSTAGE ACROSS THE SEA.

Even the best of reforms are sure to have their critics. There will be those who, upon the announcement of the coming regime of penny letter postage between this country and Great Britain and Ireland, will point to the deficit of our postoffice. already large each year. and will seriously call In question the advisability of such a new move. since 1t will surely tend to make that deficit only the larger. Even In England it Is estimated that the change will result in an annual loss in postal receipts of about s650,- 900. based on the present average amount of mail, although 1t Is hoped and expected that this sum will be greatly reduced by the increase in the amount of mail sent, which 1t is reasonable to expect will come with the lower rates.
 Sober judgment will show that the new postal rates will mean much more for the two countries concerned than may at first appear. The Ma tional Manufacturers association, at the time of its recent convention, proposed that, instead of our spend Ina at pf pla V for the increase of a navy as a de- fense, we bend all our energies to- ward establishing the best possible commercial relations with all possible enemies. It was pointed out that war between nations, with vast inter-com- mercia relations, was so serious a matter, that 1t was practically an m- possibility. That the new postal rates will bring about more intimate com mercial relations between this coun- 1 try and Great Britain there can be no doubt To be sure there is very l little probability of war with Great Britain; but our friendship may he made the stronger and who knows when the system of universal penny post, which is the dream of many may not come, now that this import ant beginning has been made? AL ready the New York Tribune has call. ed for penny post between this country and Germany "A two cent letter rate between Germany and the United States" 1t says, would bene- fit nearly as many business houses as the Anglo-American rate will, and il would probably be appreciated bS more working people in both coun. tries.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
NOISY CHILDREN.

Just as we have been commenting favorahly upon the very acceptable action of the Springfield board of al- dermen in limiting the use of explos- ives of the noisy variety to the hours between 1 and 10 q, m, on the Fourth Of July and those of tho display varl- ety to the hours of the early evening, and just as we have been hoping for some ouch noise-squeehIng ordinance in New Haven this year, or, at least. in the near future, the Springfield Union comes forward to throw cold water upon our congratulations, extended It's fair city. II says the only natural im- pulses of Young America on Independ- ence Day are of the noisy variety and that to nut a damper on them, savers unpleasantly of poor judgment and lack of patriotism. Springfield does not realize what a praiseworthy action It has taken. It seems to be moved more by a sympathy for those unfort- unate dealers In pyrotachnics In that city who have overstocked with goods this year than with a desire to estab-
 fish In thie glorious land of ours na- tional natal day, which will be cele- brated with show of patriotism that, at least Is not vulgarized
 "In regulating the celebration of the day" says that paper, 'care should he taken not to forget that 1t is primarily a children's day, and that hrecrackers and torpedoes are closely associated in a child's mind with the celebration This association" cannot of course be denied but that the day of frecrack- CTS Is the best sort of Fourth, for the children and the grown-ups as well as for the country at large, as looked at by critical outsiders 'an be denied
 The fact that the day of nrecrackers has been the universal one heretofore | by no means proves it the accepted one for all time, if children are maimed and killed by the thousands, if run aways and fires are the results, to say nothing of that lack of dignity which should hot come on that of all days. Furthermore, the Fourth k not "prim- arily a chlldren's day; it Is first, last and always a patriots day, and patri- otlsm Is of the heart and not of the ear The Union says those who object to the noisy Fourth are those who have never been real children. those who "as boys never got dirty face and fl they had differences with their play mates. these differences were settled by arbitration" To back up It's ar gument it prints cartoon depicting an open grave In which a man Is throw ing all the noisy explosives of the Fourth, while crowd of children stand about weeping If patriotism of
 the dirty face and the fist-hght is the best kind for the children. long standing mistake may he recorded. Peace hath her victories no less re.
 nownd than war. and true patriot
 ism has It's quiet enthrslasms no less deeply felt when minus the noise and
 slaughter.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Mir. Tat on General Grant.


 What is to be gained by erecting ln the minds of the present and the com ing generations of Americans any false Ideal of the Union commanders person. ality or any fictitious conception of the circumstances of his wonderful achieve ment? We venture the opinion that If political campaign were not now impending, and If the orator of Satur- day last were not leading candidate for exalted office not only would these remarks Of his have passed without ad- verse comment fin any quarter, but they would actually have been applauded in the spirit and in the sense in which they were manlfcstly intended by Mir. Taft, lt seems 10 us an insensate thing to understand them in the oppo- site sense, and an unfair proceeding to attempt 10 turn them to the secretary's political disadvantage.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
The undIscrIminoting Lover.

I saw her leave the house one day Dressed In the latest style; And as I passed she looked my way And gave me such a smile An ahe was fair as any queen, My head was in a whirl; Was she tho rich mans daughter, Or Just the hired girl? Another time upon the street We chanced to meet and she Gave of her glances, oh SO sweet goodly share to me And all that day my mind would turn Back 10 that lovely pearl, Was she the rich mans daughter, or just the hired girl? Why should I care, if she he fair To look upon and true; Should l not pay my court to her, As all true lovers do? What should II matter unto me, Unless I be curl. ff she's the rich mans daughter, or just the hired girl? For weeks has this been going on, I've dared not to make known That | would gladly be her John, 1T she would be my Joan, And yet hesitate to speak;
 In scorn her lips may curl; Is she tho rich mans daughter Or just the hired girl?
 Detroit Free Press.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
MIR. RyAN's PURSE.

There is a more or less well authen- tcated story that during the federal campaign in 1904 a contribution of SIS, or s2o.0o0 was made from the general fund of the democratic party to the democratic campaign fund of the state of Nebraska. This sum is said tc have been given by Thomas F. Ryan. the traction magnate of New York and hence. as things go these days, an undesirable citizen. The fact has been unearthed for the purpose of embarrassing Mir. Bryan's campaign for the presidential nomination by showing that he, too. when 1t comes to tho political game. plays on the side with the countrys malefactors.
 In the meantime the chairman of the Nebraska committee states that while he received the money and put it to good uses to advance the chances of the democratic campaign, he never told Mir Bryan that he had received such a fine sum and that SO far as he knows he never heard of it A fair minded man will take ve.y little stock
 in that kind of scheme 10 ultimately confuse another's political canvas. and yet 1t is not a difficult thing to under stand why the Ryan contribution has been made public. So many ques- tionatle things are done when 1t comes to politics. under sort of warrant that would not go for mo men. in any other social or religious organization, that 1t Is not on the whole surprising that this thing should have been done at the eleventh hour, in order to add to the current of resistance 10 Mir Bryan's ambition. It is an entirely different thing to believe that MT Bryan will feel him self embarrassed by any such mani fest elimination of the rules of fair play Knowing nothing of the con tribution, he may feel justly indlg- nant that knowledge of 1t was with held from him perhaps, but he ned not sc far feel himself involved as to more than assert his ignorance of the transaction. To return the money out of his own pocket would be foolish, l That would be bending so far back as t) ieopardlzc his balance.
 This whole question of money m politics, and it is d serious question affecting tho welfare of freo inst.u- ! tions, is not so much concerned with the name of the person giving 1t or where he got it, as 1t is with the prompt acknowledgment of It's re- ture MT, Ryan has the right to give sum of money to the political party winch he favors. but the party "e- ceivins 1t ought to be willing to admit it's receipt. The law should see 70 1t that every cent of expense Is account ed for after election, on the one hand, and that, on the other, candidates for office should be limited in tho size of their contributions Mir. Bryan is not at fault; the government is, which
 does not protect itself.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
THE GENUINE MALEFAoToR.

Yesterday at the ceremonies in Paris, France incident to the remov- al of the remains of Emile Zola, the famous author-sociallst and lawyer, from one of the city cemeteries to the historic Pantheon, M, Gregor the military editor of La Gaulois, shot and seriously wounded Colonel Alfred Dreyfus of the army, It will be re- called that when preyfus was being so cruelty conspred against, 2oa was one of his most ardent and pow erful supporters and on that account Dreyfus was present at the ceremo- nies of removal
 When questioned later by the police the assassin said, "I fired not at Dreyfus but at Drcyfusism It was revoltlng to mo to see the noble army of France mix in an affair of this sort which at best concerned the gov ernment and the Dreyfus family" Here we have the real, genuine malefactor, the man who takes unto himself the care of the government, the enforcement of it's laws and the sentencing of it's subjects, all upon his own initiative and responsibility. It was his way to call the attention of the people to the dread of whatever is in his added mind, and his way was, if possible, to kill man and in that way scotch what in that added brain the victim represented to him,
 An affair of this sort calls for little comment It carries with 1t It's own comment. It is enllghtening to ob- serve that each and all of these crazy fanatics invariably plead the same eX- cuse: they are not striking at the man but at the organization back of him. The assassins of Lincoln, Gar field and Mckinley were ohsessed of the perfectly hopeless Idea, that the death of q man In high station weakens the institution of which he Is the head The assassins, successful and unsuccessful, that are developed on the other side of the ocean move along like lines of reasoning They can in each case be disposed of ac- cording to forms of law, but the way is yet to be discovered to get rid o the breed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
GuberuntorIaI Candidates.
lNew I.ondon Telegraphl ]


 Tho people do not know Mir. Lake as they do MT. Lilley. and as they do MT. Woodruff And when lt comes down to stalking out the ground for a victory, tho party leaders are pretty certain of tying up to the man the people know. Mir. Lake Is well and favorably known" in Hartford, And though Hartford may believe she Is the whole state 20 far as republican nominees are concerned, the mistake will be recognized when the convention gets under way and the out side districts arc heard from. MT. Lake Is a well set up young man and might make a good executive. But he can wait and not sufter much loss of polit ical ambition. When he has developed the do something" habit 1t will be time enough to think of making a gov ernor of him,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
The Convention of Governors.

The Presldent--De- lighted to meet YOU, gentlemen (CheersD l have summoned you to give me your able advice how to conserve our natural re. sources Cheers and cries of Lets elect him forever''O
 The Governors---Well MT, President, we advise
 vance that, no matter what you or con gress or the supreme court may say, shall do just as l please' anyhow. (Cheers,)
 Candidate Bryan--I beg leave to move a resolution of regret that Gro yer Cleveland Is too i'll to be present. CCheers,)
 The resdent--Carried unanimously. 1 should like to meet one democrat who
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
fuIy proved itself to be the better

fully proved Itself to be the better method,
 Neral suaslon In the matter seems to ho the keynote of the official state ment just made by the faculty Sig ni1cent, indeed, is the last sentence; "Tha exodus has fallen off consider ably since tho faculty committee be- gal its work The boys have real ized that the faculty has considered the exodus a crying evil and that lt Is for them, as Yale men, rather than for tho faculty, to see that 1t is done away with. The persuasion method Is 10 be extended to the parents of tho boys wherever necessary, It Is pro- posed to write to the parents setting forth the embarrassment to the sol- lege and the detriment to the student connected with weekend absences from New Haven"
 It Is thought that the father in ca n case. especially if he is q Yale man, will have no difficulty in seeing that 1t would be far better for the col- leg1 and the boy, did the latter stay in New Haven and learn to know h,s fellows, read, and imbide that for which he came to college--and which he can never get again.-than even ,o go hcme'
 The faculty has gone about th 2 matter In thoughtful and sensible way To take such means as they have which are really little mo a thau suggestions to the boys, Is far more in line with Yales usual methods and more likely to accomplish ihe desired results than any mandate y orders as to compulsory presence ir New Haven on Sunday could
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
THE SUNDAY EXODUS.

The Yale faculty's long heraldod action in reference to the Sunday ox- odus from the campus has been Jus- lined in an official statement. In the last few years the increasing number of tht SC weekend absences from the city have seriously threatened to do harm to the undergraduate esprit de corps When 1t was announced that the faculty would consider ways ana means to lessen the evil the general impression was and the hope was eN- pressed that the faculty would hold to the usual and characteristic Yale eus- tom of leaving xtra-curriculum ma.- ters or this sort to the undergraduate body to solve for itself, which has
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05

Tn view of the fact that Jack Ham mond, Yale '76, who is said to receive, as a mining expert, the largest salary in the country over s5Oo.ooo, may very possibly be the next president of the United States, much of the recent agitation In favor of a larger salary for the incumbent of that office seems ill-tlmed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05

With an amazing air of nnality the announcement ie made that the fight against the private dormitories" on Crown street and elsewhere at Yale ia now well in hand. II Is said that the rentted T,awrance hall is being selected by next years sophomores In prefer ence to the private houses and that the campus will be again tho sophomore focus IL must not be forgotten that thls is a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul If the sophomores return 10 the campus. some others will have to give way and seek quarters outside. The need for new dormitorles may be forgotten for the moment. but it Is as pressing as ever.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Taft and Fairbapks Sure.
tspringaeld union.)

Taft and Fairbanks practically with out opposition' That Is the program for tho republican national convention. Probably Hughes and Fairbanks and Cannon will withdraw as presidential candidates, Knox, at the earnest solici- tation of his friends, may remain in the race and insist on a vote, but Taft will be nominated on the first ballot by an oyerwhelmlng majority, and Fairbanks VIII be renominated by exclamation
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05

The ex-actress who has set up an ice cream stand just across the road from the Yale oarsmen at iales Ferry may imagine she has an eye for business but she has not In tho first place, the rowers cannot eat ice cream, and, besides. they are there only a few weeks in the year She might do bet ter business just across the road from the campue, where the hoys are to be found all winter when they are not in training that is if she is not too much of an lex actress Is Harvard paying her to demoralize the Yale training ta- ble?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Crimson or BIue.
(Boston Globe

This ought to be n Crimson year on the water Harvard has a fast varsity eight as was shown by the defeat of Cornell, and the scent of that victory Is In their nostrils to inspire them in their final preparation to meet the men who were the blue. But 1t Is well 10 remember. when you are putting Ip cigars and hats on tho coming contest between the two great New England colleges, that nobody, not even the ex- perts can pick the winner with cer- tainty until the finish line has been crossed and the coxswalns cry: Let her run.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Collegiate Temperance.

IHNI IITKVtTW NTUTIfI
 Leland Stanford university has gone dry following the protracted troubles over students drinking. IntoXIcents are to be strictly excluded from student boarding houses, The step is mourned as blow to college hospitality, but the effect may prove salutary As yet. how ever Harvard, Yale and Princeton have shown no signs of following the exam plo.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Baseball Theology,
lNam Yn1k Mnrld.l

"
 Now that Evangelist Billy Sunday, eX baseball player, has told the froeked preachers what he thinks of them there may be q disposition among cler- lcals 10 charge that he brought his vo- cabnlary along from his last argument with the umpire
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
The suggestion has been made that

The suggestion has been made that a fund be raised to be given Flagman Michael Twohill in recognition of his bravery in saving the lives of four small children at the Webster street crossing of the Canal road last Monday This paper would be only to glad to lend it's assistance in forwarding any moneys It was brave act. On the other hand, the incident emphasizes the lnng-fet need there is for the elm- jnatlon of the railroad crossings at this p.a neighbor.ng streets,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Tnff's Nine Lives.
(New London Telegraph. ]

rITTTTV-FT FTT'T
 A southern paper has discovered that there are already nine Lives of Taft on the bookshelves No doubt Messrs. Cannon, Fairbanks Knox and others have long suspected that the Taft boom has nine lives,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
Passing New York Curioriues.
Boston Transcript,

What excuse will there he for going to New York now that the long-surviv- Ing horse cars on Fulton street have been removed from the list of curios- itieR2
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05

While in this country Commander Robert Peary Is having considerable dInlculty in securing the funds necessa- ry to equip another expedition toward the north pole. in which direction the United states already holds the record, other nations arc not so chary of aid ing their explorers A few days ago there was launched at St, Malo, the Pourduoi Pas. vessel which has been especially designed to carry Jean char cots now expedition to the antarctic. The new ship Is a wooden vessel of SO) tons, built thrice as stoutly AS an or dnary ship, She is l25 feet long, with three masts and an auxiliary steam en- zine of 550 horsepower She will be manned by a crew of thirty, including officers. and pr Charcot proposes to sail In the latter part of July The ex- petition has been literally financed Tho French government has voted 500, : GOO francs toward the expenses and liberal donations have been made by the Rothschllds and the Societe de .Geographie
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
SAVINGS AND DOINGs.

once more the question of the over crowdng of the dead in Westminster Abbey has come up, this time over the erection there of memorial to the late premier, Sir II, Campbell Zimmerman Both houses of parliament voted for such a memorial unanimously, but Lord Landsdowno protested in the house of lords against giving away the valua ble remaining space in the abbey without good reason The London Times ex- presses the opinion that the abbey ought to be reserved for those whose national services are independent of party, and not used merely for political appreciation.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05

would stand up for his party (Cheers.)
 The Governor of North Carolina-I move we adjourn sine die. (Cheers.D
 The Governor Of South Carolina Allow me to decline the historic invita- ton of my colleague. I am on the water wagon. No sine die or other H. QUOT in mnc. tCheers)
 The President-The convention is now adjourned, (To Candidate Bryan) Why m thunder did you drag out Cleveland's name?
 Candidate Bryan-It was a slip of the tongue, Your Excellency. I apologize. Pray pardon me.
 The President-Pooh! Bah! (Exits) Town Topics.