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The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
BEVERIDGE CRITICISED.
HOosier Is Also Defended for His
Attitude on Tariff.

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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Senator Beverage who was and then
was not to deliver the keynote speech in
the Chicago convention. is numerically
criticised by the American Economist.
the recognized spokesman for the ultra
standpats. The offense OF the Indiana
man is, as one may surmise. that he holds
the objectionable and rebellious view that
the tariff should be revised. and offered
a bin 20 the last session Of Congress that
a commission OF experts be authorized TO
study the subject and gather details as
a basis for an intelligent revision. There
are boys says this eminent critic Of
the Senator, mot yet out Of school who
know more about the tariff"
II was, OF course unseemly conduct on
the part Of the Indiana Senator 10 sug-
gest that the tariff needed reforming and
10 offer a measure for the selection of
experts 70 do the preliminary work. IL
suits the standpats much better 10 have
the commission consist OF true and tried
friends OF the protected interests. under
the craftsmanship OF Congressman Payne.
as il Is now constituted Had Mr. Rev
eridge been content 10 advocate revision
along those sane lines. he would have
been spared the scarifying OF tho Econo-
mist That organ sagely prophesles that
the Republican party viii hardly commit
Itself 10 such an act OF folly as tariff
revision. but should il do so, Il will not
be in the manner suggested by Mr.. Bev-
erldge. No revision along scientific lines
is wanted, but the old kind advocated bv
the standpats; the kind that Mr.. Payne
and his commission are well able a. direc,
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Speaking OF the Weather.

In a nearby contemporary Of recent
date, we find. in the course OF some
what lengthy letter from a correspond
ent. the following:
What do you want to rail at the weather fort
Isn't it the time Of year for hot weather. Do you
frost in Juney"
The collective inquiry Is quite timely.
and to the point. II epitomizes a situa-
ton graphically, and should give pause
10 people who have fallen into the evil
ways Of pessimism and gloom. The man
who enjoys life is not the man who goes
icicle hunting in June time. nor rainbow
chasing in January He knows that it
ought to be hot during the one season
and cold during the other. He realizes
that spring would be but dreary weather
II we had nothing else but spring
Washington is sometimes hot. BY and
by. it is apt to be decidedly hot. as the
summer awakes TO full activity. People
who can get away for the summer will
do so. Of course. That's natural. and
nobody can blame them. But those who
cannot get away can enjoy life i'm
mensely at home, il they Will only fash
ion their mental attitudes in such wise
that they may approach the situation
philosophically and in the right spirit.
There are numerous nearby points.
cool. refreshing. and inviting, that may
be reached for mere pittance; spots
where an afternoon or an evening may
be spent most delightfully."-. II YOU but
keep It in mind that it is hot in the good
old summer time because the good Lord
has so shaped things that It ought to be
hot at that time, you will not mind It
so much. II it were not hot in June.
July. and August, doubtless something
else would be the matter that we should
md much worse. Did you ever figure it
that way? II is a good way to think it
out; along that road lies much content
ment
The truth Of the matter IS, Washington
is one Of the most satisfactory cities ir
the United States the year round. There
is more here than there is in most To-
calities that serves to make life worth
living II will not be too hot for you
II you get the rational point OF view;
just as It will not be too cold for you
in the winter II you sum up that situa-
ton just as you should. Remember. as
the correspondent quoted suggests. that
June is not time to look for frosts.
That's a recipe in a nutshell for those
who would enjoy life.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07


There is a fine patriotic significance
about the closing OF a German theater in
Milwaukee because the German popula-
ton there-which is proportionately larger
than in any other OF our eites-will no
longer support plays in the German
/ language. SO far as dramatic art is con-
cerned. there is no doubt but that a
German theater conducted according to
German ideals might prove Of vast edu-
cational benefit, but II cannot be denied
that the failure of this foreign enterprise
is gratifying as indicating the uncheck-
able movement toward Americanization.
The German element has always been
strong in Milwaukee, stronger there than
elsewhere. For over a generation this
city in Wisconsin was the center of Ger
man immigration OF the better and more
sturdy class. and as the city grew it took
on TO a degree certain elements OF the
home life OF Germany. But the inevitable
has happened; that subtle force known
as the American spirit has proved too
strong. The older Germans, stepped in
the customs and traditions of their
fatherland, have passed away, and their
children are not German-Americans, but
Americans pure and simple, This country
is their country; American customs are
good enough for them. and English. the
language Of America, is their language.
So it Is perfectly natural that they
should fail to support playhouse dis
tinctively German. in which dramas Of
Germanic tendency wore played in a
language not their own. And It rs 10
be marked that this failure to sup
port the German theater does not come
about through any spread-eagle desire
10 emphasize their Americanism. but is
simply because there was genuine lack
Of interest in the things that had inter
ested the elder generation.
II has always been so: will always be
so. For some years yet the tide of i'm
migration will flow into this country from
the communities OF Europe, and here and
there will be settlements characteristic
of various countries and various races
And this will endure for generation or
less. For, stronger than tradition. strong
er than love or regret for the lands they
have left will always be the spirit Of
liberty and Of free institutions. which
is. in its essence, the American spirit.
And whatever the fathers were. how
ever stoutly they may desire to cling TO
the customs they inherited. the chill
dren will-half-unconsclou perhaps
move n step forward into the light OF
a better. broader day; armed with new
language. the language OF America; feel
ing a new pride in the country 10 which
they have come; looking 20 higher ideals
and loftier ambitions than their progen-
itors had dared to hope for.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
The Curse Of Hunger.

The recent revelations as to the condi-
ton Of certain school children Of New
York must come as distinct shock TO
the citizens Of this rich and powerful
country. We had. perhaps, known. in a
dim way, that some OF the children from
the crowded tenements of the poor went
to school improperly nourished and cared
for, and that II they grew up. into strong
and sturdy citizens It was mos by the
grace of God than through any help from
man. But we, who. as a people. have
waxed indignant over the terrible condi-
ton Of the unemployed In England; who
have deplored the ADMINISTRATOR In Ire
land, and have come generously TO the
relief of the starving millions of India,
must find 1t hard to realize that in the
public schools Of New York there are
actually little ones who cry from hunger
for plain bread 20 keep the souls In their
emaciated bodies.
The teachers of the East Side schools
in New York have made known he facts.
and they attribute the hunger Of the chill
dren to the inability OF parents to get
employment. But. whatever the cause,
surely there ought to be instant and
ready relief for these little ones. One
story IS told OF a boy who had absolutely
nothing 70 eat for two days-two long
days without any food That is hungerl
Another sad story. vouched for by a
teacher is that a mother of four little
children left home just before the chill
dren started TO school because she could
not bear to see them departing for their
lessons while crying with hunger.
1t is shame that these things are SO
1t would be a greater shame to hide
them. American children starving in
the midst Of plenty! The words must
shock every decent American citizen. But
that the words are true IS not to be
doubted for an instant The evidence is
too plain. God grant that this disgrace.
which touches nearly our national honor.
be soon wiped OUT
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
RACE-TRACK GAMBLING.
Opponents of Hughes Bills Appear at
Best when They Are Silent.

From the New York Post
Never was there a truer word than
this Of James Wadsworth. ST.: The less
we who. are opposing these bills (the
anti-gambling bills) have 20 say the bet
ter for our cause" He added that agita-
ton only helps Gov. Hughes The whole
case lies right there. It is impossible for
the race-track gamblers 70 go openly 70
the people and defend their claim II is
at once seen TO be a combination Of law
defying trickery and a public vice. That
sort Of thing cannot be defended in pub
lie. All that can be done with any hope
OF success Is 10 make secret arrangements
with politicians, 10 put money where II
VIII do the most good. and to let the
other fellows do the arguing. provided
you have the votes bought and paid for
But whatever may be the subterranean
plans OF the advocates Of legalized gam
bling, Gov. Hughes evidently means 20
go right on presenting the cause OF law
and Of decency 70 the people. and chal-
longing any man TO controvert him. His
opponents admit that they dare not IN
dertake 10 answer him. but say they can
beat him. The real question, however, is
whether they can successfully defy and
forever defeat the force Of public opinion
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
sound BnnkInr PrincinIe..

From the wall Street Journal
The fundamental principle upon which
the monetary commission should proceed
with its work OF devising a scheme OF
banking and currency reform is ti:0t Of
protecting the commercial banks Of The
country from the people who would use
their deposits for other than commercial
purposes. and convert their assets, which
should always be held in LIQUID form.
either into fixed investments or specula-
tive risks. Promotion is right. underwent
ing is right. speculation is right. fnan-
cial banking is right-but everything in
lis place. A commercial bank ought not
TO be a department store Of finance. It
ought not TO combine the functions Of a
private banker. OF a trust company, and
as savings bank with those Of an institu-
ton OF mercantile credits.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
The President Prononrr.

From the Fittshurg Sum-
The statement that Taft will insist on
tariff revision. antitrust plank In his
platform is without promise. The Repub-
lican party is prolific in this sort OF politi-
cal double-deallng. The President only
proposes. As We have just seen. It is a
Congress dominated by interests which
are contempuous Of such pledges which
disposes Of them. The country deserves
the fate IL has suffered under the past
year II II ever again makes the blunder
of returning 10 power a party divided
against itself 10 the point Of the Inefi-
cheney and bad faith Of the present Re-
publican regime
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Cut in Steel.
a the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
The reduction in steel prices was a wise
move on the part OF the manufacturers.
II was made by unanimous agreement.
and does not. therefore. portend any
vicious or destructive war Of competition.
But the reduced price Of steel will an
doubtedly stimulate buying. and that Is
the target aimed at In the present state
Of trade. which is like a patient recov-
ering from a serious attack OF fever. a
stimulant would seem necessary. II Is
better TO get the wheels moving again.
even II the profit on each ton sold be a
Ettle less.
Consumption OF all commodities is sure
to increase rapidly as soon as the general
upturn comes IN business. and nothing
else will do more 20 speed the day for
that resumption than a moderate conces-
sion in the price Of steel.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
a Remarkable woman.

Mrs. Elise Blenker, who died at Mount
Vernon, \. y, few days ago. az the
age Of eighty-four, was a rather RENAL
able woman. who. generation ago. was
a conspicuous member OF German So
ciety in New York. Her husband was
Col Louis Blenker. who gained some
fame in the Baden revolution Of 1S4S be-
fore he emigrated 20 this country He
had been a lieutenant OF King Otto's
army Shen studied medicine in Munich.
and. thinking himself united for n ca
reer as physician, became a wine mer-
chant in his native town OF Worms
When the revolution broke out Blenker
was one Of the first to Join the ranks of
the revolutionists, and his young wife
the daughter OF a clergyman. enlisted I'm
the drum corps. She was present when
her husband captured Ludwigshafen and
besieged Worms. and when the cause was
lest she fed with him to Switzerland.
When the revolutionlsts were expelled
from that country, the Blenkers came to
the United States. and bought a farm
IN Rockland County. Blenker organized
the Eighth Regiment New York State
Volunteers. IN 1861. the officers and men
being nearly all members of the New
York Turnverein. Col Blenker died
some years ago az the Rockland farm.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
A SENTIMENTAL VICTORY.
The Age of Allison Defeated His
Aggressive Opponent.

ASeNN"SAhS OppOncuA.
From the ST. Louis Post-Disatch.
Nothing but a sentimental tenderness
for an old man failing in health. who has
served his party and his country faith
fully and long. according to his light.
has saved Senator Allison from defeat.
by narrow margin. in the Iowa sena-
torial primaries.
Senator Allison arrived at his seventy
ninth birthday on March Of this year
After serving two or three terms in the
House Of Representatives at Washington,
he entered the Senate on March 4. 1873,
and IS now completing his sixth term in
that body.
His hard-won success IN the primaries
assures him election to a seventh term.
and II his life is spared 70 complete II he
will have served in the Senate for forty
two consecutive years. or nearly 20 per
cent longer than the thirty years Of
Thomas Hart Benton.
Senator Allison's public activities in
Iowa run back 20 the civil war, during
which he was active in raising and equip
ping troops for the Union armies. Dur
ing all these years he has possessed the
NpAAiutANb ana tSActH u Ills party III
Iowa.
But Senator Allison has cautiously lin
gered with the conservatives and the re-
dictionaries of his party. while the times
have changed and are changing in Iowa.
as elsewhere In the Northwest Every
recent contest within the Republican
party Of the State. except this against
Allison, has been won by the aggressive
and progressive Cummins
The Republican voters OF Iowa are for
Cummins' Iowa idea, which would cut
out OF the tariff every schedule that shell
tere monopoly. They are for the poll
cies OF Cummins, while remaining faith
ful TO the personality Of Allison.
II is purely a sentimental victory that
Allison has won. Cummins fought against
the heavy odds imposed by this senti-
ment II he had taken a leaf out OF the
story Of Alabama's dealings with her
aged Senator's, Morgan and Pettus he
would never have made the contest
against Allison.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
REBUkE.

The world is old and the world Is cold,
And never day is fair. I said
Out Of the heavens the sunlight rolled.
The green leaves uistlcd above my head,
And the sea was sea Of gold
The world is cruel I said again.
Her voice Is harsh to my shrinking ear,
And the nights are dreary and full Of pain.
Out OF the darkness. sweet and clear.
There rippled a tender strain.
Rippled the song Of a bird asleep.
That sang in a dream Of the budding wood,
OF shining fields where the reapers reap.
OF wee brown mate and 4 nestled brood,
And the grass where the berries peep.
The world IS false though the world be fair.
And never a heart is pure, l said.
And lo the clinging Of white arms bare.
The innocent gold Of my bahy's head.
And the lisp Of childish prayer.
Ina Donna CooIbrith
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Fat and Genius.

From the Strand Magazine.
The annals of genius are filled to over
flowing with the names of men who
toiled and achieved fame under a full
habit Nothing can be more unjust than
the gibe about fat and folly and fat
ness and Incidence. Martin Luther was
as fat az Calvin was thin; Ernest Re
mans obesity did not obscure his insight
and brilliancy.
Many writer's and speakers have too
long spoken invidiously OF fairness, but
the best report We have been able 10
CLEAN in our researches into this wcightv
subject is that of c. II. Sprrgeon. the
famous preacher. People" said SPUR
geon, say 1 am fat 1 am not fat 7
am bone and flesh. My limbs. thank God
are amply clothed. and 1 am in my right
mind"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Blue Times in Brazil.

Mr. George z. Anderson. Consul General
to Brazil, points out that the immense
fall in the price Of raw rubber In the mar
kets Of the world has seriously affected
the financial conditions Of the northern
part OF Brazil The major part Of the
income Of the State governments in the
northern part Of Brazil rests upon export
duties levied upon raw rubber. The fan
In the price. the reduction In shipments.
and the disturbance OF the trade have
led 10 financial stress not alone measured
by the traders in rubber who. in view
OF the price are storing up large quanti-
ties Of the gum, but upon every line Of
business. The general situation is re-
Elected al large by the fact that tho ship
ments OF rubber in 1907 brought into Bra
I'll total Of about SIS. 600. OOO At the
prices for the gum obtaining in 1906 this
sum would have been increased to about
SlNoo0.o0o and at the prices obtaining AT
the present time and apparently likely ~
continue through the rest of the year
IN It's income from rubber on the basis OF
last years shipments will amount to only
S4i.5oc.e0 or 100000 less than last wears
income. and about $50, 600. 900 less than that
Of the year before which the government
mad come 10 regard as normal As a mat
ter OF fact. at the present rate OF shin
ments, there is no certainly thar the
lowest figure named viii be reached.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Prosperity In West.

From the Review Of Reviews.
The nations prosperity really rests on
farm products. SO long as these reach up
10 the value Of former years-approxi-
mately S,5OO,O0O 200 IN 19O7-this must con-
tinue TO be so. There has probably never
been a time in this generation when such
splendid general crop prospects existed as
at the beginning of May, and which have
continued up 10 the middle of the month
The empty cars of to-day will all be en-
listed to move the wheat, corn, oats, and
cotton now seeded.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Reporters Not So Had.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
John D. Rockefeller says he likes re-
porters. Once he thought they were A
bad lot but after having evaded them
for many years he was surrounded by
about twenty of them a few summers
ago. Since then he has come to the con-
clusion that they are not hired simply
for the purpose OF disappearing things
and prying into affairs which do not con-
Germ the public. other prominent men
there are who would be much happier
and much better citizens II they could
look upon reporters as Mr.. Rockefeller
does
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Wants the Prize.

Prom the New York Post
We notice that the Republican Congress
sional Committee offers $50 for the best
article. rot exceeding LOCO words. on the
subject, why the Republican party
should be successful next November"
Because Theodore Roosevelt and an army
OF officeholders would be heart-broken If
Ii weren't. Please send the money by
registered letter.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Letting II Go.

From the New Britain Herald.
Although Russell SAGE has not been
dead quite two years, his widow has dis
tributed approximately $4,000 900 Of his
vast estate. The money has been given
for educational, religious, and hospital
purposes. and she intends to continue her
charitable work She has offered to re-
model the city hall in New York. and the
authorities have her proposition under
consideration
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
The Simple Life.

From T. P's Weekly.
1 am strongly OF opinion that the next
great movement in the world Of spiritual
and moral reform Will be the gospel OF
the simple life. We seem in some re-
spects 10 have reached the stage in our
habits and morals which was reached by
Rome before the final decadence that led
to the destruction OF the mighty empire
which she had created All over the then
known world
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
SUNDAY. JUNE Z, 1905.
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has made the "malefactors" tremble, and
that has been so courageously used in
defense OF popular rights
The drafting Of this important docu-
ment VIII furnish a glorious opportunity
for the skill OF the party rhetoricians. 1t
is certain 20 make mighty interesting
reading.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
Rnrinr More Innh

From the Rochester Herald
Before the Gatun dam can be finished.
the government will have to buy some
land from the Panamans. The govern
ment has appraised the land at SSOO.OOO
while the owners want Sl5.O0o.Op. This
goes TO prove that the hybrid Latin
American is not more unmindful Of his
opportunities to soak the government than
some OF our own virtuous citizens.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
PEOPLE AND THINGS


Perhaps to-day Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
occupies the position Of the bestowed
among American women. It is not alone
that America at large remembered her
eighty-ninth birthday the other day. but
she received also letters of congratula-
ton and love written in French. Ger
man. Italian, and Greek. And these re-
call the fact that her ability TO read
them all as they were written Is one
fruit Of that culture which she gained
during her Manhattan girlhood when she
and her two sisters. living in an old
fashioned mansion in Broadway. were
styled the Three Graces Of Bond street. q"
Julia Ward was married 20 DR.. Samuel
G. Howe In 1Sl3 For sixty-five years she
has been writing, speaking. and laboring
for the cause of human good. When she
was seventy she said she was seventy
years young" which. according to Dr.
Holmes, IS much more cheerful and hope
full than 70 be forty years old. AT eighty
nine she has lost none or her faith. be-
heving that the world is growing better
not worse. Much Of her philanthropic
success has been due 10 her interest in
individuals. Once she wrote a rebuke 10
a distinguished Massachusetts Senator
who had replied sllghtingly 10 an invita-
ton 10 meet Edwin Booth in Beacon
street Charles Sumner has got beyond
taking an interest in individuals" she
wrote; God Almighty has not got so
lar. Mrs Howe was an original aboli-
ZIONIST and when the war was over she
TOOK up the cause OF woman suffrage and
she has never forsaken IL. She is known
pest OF course, as the author Of that
stirring Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
put In addition to that she has writ
ten volumes in verse and prose. and she
once wrote a play for Edwin Booth called
Hippolytus, which, however, was never
acted. One play Of hers. The Worlds
own was produced at Wallack's Thea
ter
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
OpenIng of thc sen.on.

Wont you put those white arms
around my neck?" pleaded the summer
man.
why this haste?' asked the summer
girl.
Il merely wanted 10 enjoy the expert
ence while they are stil white"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
TIE MERRY MONTH.

THE MERRY MONTH.
Hotels with paint are gay
On every dune.
And people head their way
In June.
II Is the month for brides,
So runs the rune.
We see them on all sides
In June.
Commandments hit US hard.
None are immune;
We buy flowers by the yard
In June.
And every bard takes time
His Tyre to tune,
And grinds him out a rhyme
In June.