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The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Protection of ,he Uniform.

The House military and naval commit
tees failed TO act on the bin which was
GRATED in the Navy Department and
sent 10 Congress with a letter from
Secretary Metcalf recommending IegisIa-
ton that might protect the Uniform q the
naval-military service Of the United
States The measure has the emphatic
approval Of the War and Navy depart
ments as a means Of creating. by stat
utory compulsion. a public respect for the
oficiaI apparel Of the soldier. sailor. and
marine. Perhaps some such legislation
is required. and undoubtedly those who
are not Of the military and naval service
will accept the word Of the Secretary OF
the Navy that the measure viii have an
important effect upon the efficiency Of the
service. if for no other reason than by
attracting to the enlisted personnel The
most desirable class Of selfrespecting
young men that may be had for the pur-
pose"
The Navy Department has had periodi-
cal evidences Of the failure Of the public
to appreciate the dignity Of the uniform
Of the sailor and marine. and there is
equally convincing testimony Of the
troubles which are encountered by en-
listed men Of the army. There are places
where a man in the uniform Of a soldier,
sailor. or marine may not 90. merely
because he appears in that uniform II
IS very questionable whether the situa-
ton could be improved by legislation a
public sympathy for. or a public seat-
ment in favor OF. any particular institu-
ton such as the naval and military uni
form may not be created where 1t does
not voluntarily exist By virtue OF Con
gressionaI act # the people OF this coun-
1ry regard a feIlow-citlzea as inferior
when he IS dressed IN the uniform OF the
army. navy. or Marine Corps. they Will
not be rid CT that impression by statute.
There are probably Few people n the
United States who have much feeling OF
the subject one way or the other. but
il IS very likely that those who do enter
tain p-ejudices against the uniform vii
not have them removed by process o.
law.
II might be much better 10 allow sol
diers. sailors. and marines 10 wear The
apparel Of citizens when they are on leave
or when they must mix with civilians in
seeking their diversion That is a ster
which may be taken by the War Depart.
u1eut and Navy Department without the
aid OF Congress. and no foolish adher-
. ence 10 anuquated service tradition should
be allowed 10 stand in the way OF sucz
q simple method OF effective relief. If re-
lief may De obtained in that way.
Il goes without saying that the mill.
ta-y and naval uniform Of Uncle San
should be held IN honor and respect. bu'
the matter IS. primarily, one OF seau-
meut and good feeling. and it IS The
weare-s OF the Uniform and their conduct
and character that viii probably co nos'
10 win and retain FOR the Uniform the
respect TO which its significance is e1
titled
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
The Vermont Result.

We doubt II the Vermont returns jus
Lfy the followers Of either candidate for
President in throwing up their hats OF
giving Up the ghost They simply mean
that Taft VIII hold the rock-ri55ed Re
publican States by somewhat Iesse-ed
majoritiss. and that the Democratic party
cannot nope 10 make any gains In such
communities. The battle gro1ad Of the
campaign is elsewhere. in more E.e-curiaI
and dUcruaat eIecJoraJes. where the trend
Of political sentiment is as yet u1deter-
mined and indefinite Are the Repab-
Icans OF Kansas and Indiana and Mime
sofa thinking along the same lines as
their reIow-parcisa1s IN Vermont They
did so IN 1sss. in -s1l. and again in 1914
1Ir. Bryan believes they are pursuing a
different course this year. and his con
fdence is not likely 70 Be shaken By the
returns from The Green Mountains.
As 10 New York. IL IS worth while re-
fleeing that II there should be q falling
OF IN The Republican vote OF IS per cent
as IN Vermont. he detection would 90
FAR 70 carry The state for Bryan The
Democrats leaders. therefore. have q
right 70 assume that. although the Yer
mont vote does ro- look bad for Taft
ths-s is q fighting chance for their caud.-
date. Tie campaign viii doubtless pro
oeed as i nothing had happened IN Yer
mont
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Truth and the Bible

Some perturbation has been caused n
Baptist circles by the recent statements
Of a minister whose prominence IS due.
largely. % TIE fact tlat he is the pastor
Of the church Of which II. John D.
R-ckefeue- IS a member. This gentleman.
Rev Dr. Charles 2. Aked. o. the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church New YORK. has
written an article for 4vpIeton's Mega
zine. in which he frankly admits that
The Bible is not tnfaubIe and its pages
contain historical errors. a-ithnetczI
mistakes. Inconsistencies. and manifold
contradictions. and. wHz- IS lar worse
one finds t1a- the most horrible crimes are
committed b. men who plead cod said
n justification Of their terrible mis-
deeds" He accounts for part of this
by explaining that the English Bible is
= version Of a version which IS q trans
lauon of a translation
Dr. Ake5 is not attacking the Bible.
bU- he says that 70 claim infaIIi6lI.ty
for a Book IN which any Intelligent child
can discover errors Is what Is driving
many intelligent men out OF the church 90
All this is, OF course, not new; though IL
IS rather novel to be coming from a
preacher.
There has been much comment on the
frank Uttera1ce OF Dr.. Aksd. and much
Of il has been along the lines Of the
Charleston News and Courier. which
thinks that If Dr.. Aked does not believe
the Bible he should leave the pulpit and
JSat. II he VIII not leave. his cong-eEa-
zion should dismiss him This paper says.
1T IS one thing or the ether either the
preachers Of Christ must accept Christ's
Gospel as II is written in the Bible. or
they must not preach IL"
This, it seems 70 Us. Is intole-abIe doc
t-.aei suoversive Of all progress and mni-
tating against the good Surely in this
age we co not need TO be afraid OF the
truth. ard preachers We must have.
Whether this or that passage OF the
Bible has been translated correctly. O.. IN
the progress OF thought. has come 70
mean something else than the writer IN
tended. surely this IS TOO trivial 70 have
any real bearing or the matter Of good
ness and religion Whether the Bible
contains mistakes OF no, there IS some
thing within the human breast that as
sures Is that
IhEss divinity taat shapes CT ends.
RouEh-hsE then hoE ws VII"
We ueed men who VIII not gloss over
error nor paIiate Mistakes men who
have courage 10 80 right into the heart
OF things; who viii preach TO the world
Of the value Of the example OF Christ:
who VIII teach constantly the virtue Of
u1seIhshness; the value OF Ioving-kind-
ness5 the glory of truths and The golden
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
HOOSIER VIEW OF TAFT.
Independent Paper CriticIEes His
Remedy for Abuses.

Ara1lallzI news
The remedy for all present abuses in
the body polite that Judge Taft offers is
to keep the Republicans in power They
alone know how to handle these delicate
matters. Just look at the present state
OF thingsD The Democrats must not be
allowed 10 manage affairs because they
have had no experience Is such a plea
worthy OF q Presidential candidate? As
though half the people Of the country
could not be trusted to govern It because,
f0rsOOth, for some years they have not
done So This Is Ike the motser's advice
To her daughter 10 learn 70 swim, but not
TO 90 near the water. OF course Demo
Gratis in the Senate and House all these
years count for nothing Everything
Democrats is Incapable and unknowing.
Democrats, says Mr. Taft, are ob!IvioUs
Of care and caution and think that an in
sidious evil may be corrected in a day OF
a week. by Law. How can he know this2
he has Just told Us that the Democrats
have had no experience in government
BY what occult process. then, does he ar
rive at their conception Of things?
As little impressive is the statement
that the Republicans are not responsible
for the abuses that have resulted IN the
conditions lEaL surround Us to-day. these
are due 10 human nature, ambitious men
turning progress (great prosperity. as he
has said elsewhereJ TO their vicious pur-
poses So the Republican party is re-
spOnsibIe only for the good. and every
thing evil is the result OF human nature,
But Lr. Taft does not allow that iudg-
ment for the Democrats In 1888 IL was
the mere prospect Of the Democratic
party's tariff that brought On panic; no
evils Of human nature about IL Surely
1873 and 1907 cannot be so different Either
human nature operated in both cases OF
neither, and II Democratic prospects
and the feeble G0rman-W Wilson bill
wrought one panic. the Dlngley bill and
eleven years Of Republican RUE wrought
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Asxe. md I.fnhiIitv.

From Albany C5r-espondence q TIE New York Sun
Mr. Woodruff was pleased TO say many
months ago that Gov. Hughes was the
Republican party's best asset IN the State
After two weeks IN the field. It seems
perfectly fair to credit Mr.. Woodruff with
to add that this best asset has been
dangerously near to proving the national
Republican partyS greatest liability in
New York. For Of the honest desire Of
the mass OF the Republican voters for
the denomination Of the governor there
can be no question How far this desire
is personal feeling for the candidate. how
far it IS founded upon percUliar condi-
tons and issues is, after all. compare
lively unimportant
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
BRAZIL'S COFFEE CORNER.
Gigantic Attempt 10 NuHify the Laws
of Trade.

OF AF=2GG-
From The Pai-Essrza Press
The forthcoming sale Of bonds BY the
state Of san Paula. Brazil. calls attsn-
ton once more 20 r1ar c0unrry's ex-
CraorGluary scheme TO control the worlds
market fo- coffee Il indicates. more
over. that this grand pIaa has failed and
THAI IL short time the price OF coffee
Viii be regulated by the laws OF supply
and demand. as is the price CT other COM
uolires, and 11t by tie artificial process
OF government control
The history OF this queer attempt 20
govern the price cf coftee can De stated
briefly. A couple OF years ago the growth
Of q great crop put tLe price of coffee so
low that many Brazilian planters were
threatened wiki ruin 1t was then de-
c-1eE thai the state should buy all tie
cC1=e and hold = IN store. selling only
enough 10 supply the demand al g fixed
price. Several bis pubic loans were float
ed 20 enable ire government 20 take over
all tls coffee and heard IT,
But BrazI has found the same diff
cuities in controlling -ls price q coffee
THAI private spectators lu the United
States have discovered when they at
tempted 10 corner w-ea- or corn or cot
ton Il IS one thing 20 buy IT, but quite
a d.f1sreat one 90 sell q al q profit
To-day Brazil has ll5 bags OF cCf-
Zee on its hands This Is equal 10 about
ore-Eaif the whole worlds crop for a
year. A Ereat deal Cf 70 is pledged for
loans and is scattered al over Europe
and with a considerable quantity II this
country The government can't market
this coffee except at e. large financial loss,
as the quoted price. with all JLis grand
plan. has gradually decreased and IS now
lower than a. any tine for a number OF
wears
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Intensive Gardening.

Prom the New YORK Sun
The last decsnniaI census reported that
the annual average value per acre Of
vegetables IN Queens County. y. Y. was
$40. the highest average IN the country,
the general average for the United States
being S42.09. These figures pale. however.
when compared with the market gardens
around Paris, the average annual value
Of whose product is given IN the latest
Official report as $3.50 an acre We have
something 10 learn Of the French in
methods OF intensive gardening.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Unfair to yIE. CIeveIand.

From ire PlEaSslqaa Record
Il IS shown by q posthU1ous Publica-
ton that some time before his death
ex-PresideEt Cleveland anticipated the
nomination OF Mr.. Taft by the Repub-
lican party and his subsequent election
IN the light of later knowledge o.
parties and platforms had he lived. M
Cleveland might possibly have changed
his mind Il is hardly fair 10 the depart
&c statesman 10 Put his incouQleJed and
unpublished work before the public al
this time. but the exigenCies OF Partisan
ship know no restraint OF straight deal
Ing. either With living men q dead ones
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
PATERNAL YEARN.

Zen father" sounds a trifs cold, and
papuh" makes not hit with me-
love that word OF purest gold 1 used
10 lisp in infancy
There s too much fippancy 10 pop and
''pater'' always makes me mad.
1 like but one Of all the crop; / want
my boy 10 call me dad
want to win the urchin's love. yet want
no love he has to feign-
I do not care TO be his gov" or tx
gulf between US twain.
I want 10 be the kidleJs chums 10 be
cOmrade for the tad.
And when he gets 10 talking some. I
want my boy TO call me dad"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
British Gift for the President.

From the Birmingham Post
A movement has been started. I hear.
among some Of our leading sportsmen to
present Mr.. Roosevelt with some souvenir
Of his proposed shooting trip. after he
leaves the White House at Washington
next spring. TO British East Africa II Is
suggested that a sporting gun OF British
manufacture would be an appropriate OBJ
ject 70 offer 10 the retiring President Of
the United States. and 1t seems very
likely that the gift ultimately viii take
this form. and that the gun viii reach
Mr.. Roosevelt before he lands at Nom
basa, so that he can use It during bis
stay In the British pTotectorate.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation OF yours Will be
Incomplete uuIess The Washing
ton Herald follows you
1t viii be like a daily letter
from home.
Wherever you are, II viii reach
you regularly, and the address
viii be changed as often aH de-
sired
Please be particular 20 state In
zach case the length Of time you
desire paper sent TO new address.
Daily, 20 cents a month; daily
and SUndyas 90 cents. Postage
prepaid.
Telephone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
vnIue Of English sparror.

From the Boston Head
Now comes Rider Haggard denouncing
the English sparrow as a little brother
Of the rat. and calling for It's extermina-
ton from its native habitat These are
harsh words coming from an English
man. They recall the fierce denunciatiOuS
that were formerly poured out upon these
birds over here until It was found that
they made very good reed birds for cook
ing purposes
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
IhaRkss

From the Bristol VA HerzId-Courier.
Congratulations to The Washington
Herald and to the people Of the National
Capital en- that newspapers splendid ed
ucational number. The edition Is an in
teTestins revelation Of Washington's su-
pertor advantages as an educational cen
ter. and IS an achievement worthy the en-
terprise OF any Of that city's excellent
newspapers much 1ess-Its- youngest one.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
IN PERFECT LovE-A RoxDEAU.

And shall write for even yocr eyes
O. tfat dear love which warmly les
Upon the Silence q ny hez-rg
Alas. too feeble is ~ at
To echo forth such hSrDo1iss
Silent I WATCHED or loves unrise
From subtlsr dseps than mooalit skies.
Where souls as planets. swiuz apar1:
And shall write?
lis b-Itfa shallow Erief that zisS.
And soTT0w Oft tr2nscendeth sigh:
When SINS are high no shadows start.
FEom moons at fan the stars depart
Il perfect love al longing dies
AID shzl write?
-Ami1 TEeoo-s N Appsst0a'k
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
NIodern Imnrnrements.

Shakespeare doesn't go any more"
That's because the managers won't
adopt modern IDEAS
What would you suggest2"
We'll. I'd play Hamlet, for instance,
tet."
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
value of wooden Legs.

troTl ne Nv IoTa Irblle.
A Pittsburg man was dragged to safety
from s high-power electric wire by a man
with wooden legs. which acted as iusu-
lators. Here's an idea for traction com
panies- Instead Of wasting so much tim
Der in the heads of their train crews.
Why not employ guards with wooden
legs2 These men might prove valuable
life-savers in cases where q third raj is
involved.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Painless Dentistry.

How much for the job. dOc2"
"One dollar. That's reasonable enough
7 s'pose so- bus do hate 10 part with
money. Take It out OF nay pocket while
I'm under the influence Of the gas"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

was a legal proceeding. We should think
the collection Of dentists bills in Ne
braska hereafter would be the easiest
thing ever
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
4 8IiId Ambition.

You can't please everybody" said the
man who Is fond OF moral reflections
And Ear be it f-oa me TO try" re-
sponded the party OF the second part
I'd be satisfied # I could please my
WIFE
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Here's Another.

Maud Muller. as she raked the hay
Beneath TIE trees.
For endless gag.ets paved the way,
And parodies.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
A Rir Rnfhfnh.

The tides run swiftly out in the Bay Of
Fundy.
a summer urchin, Witnessing the phe-
uomenon for the first time. yelled shriIIy:
Ma. look quick, Some one has pulled
the plug out OF the ocean"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
Comnrehensive.

'Bubby. Is my hat on stra.ght2-'
Wen, IT, you- hat is. your hair isn't;
and = your hair is. then there's some
thing askew about your hat"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
A Continual BIun.

Life is largely a pretense"
Say the rest OF it,"
7 used 90 have 20 pretend that liked
cigarettes when I was a kid and now It's
the same with ErauE opera
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

The Republican party win employ no
hired speubinders this year. so it is said.
That ought % ind the party much favor
in many quarters.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

senor Don Jose Domingo de ObaIdia
has been elected President OF Panama
We suspect he might perpetuate his
name n history more surely, however,
by having d scent cigar named IN his
honor.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

4Ir. Grover CIeveland's estimate Of 3Ir.
William Howard Taft appears on the edi-
toriaI page OF The New York Tribune Of
yesterday IN black type. No, you are
dead wrong; 3Ir. Arthur Brisbane has not
been transferred 70 the Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

And now Keep-oR-the-grass Coxey has
indorsed Mr.. Thomas z. watson's candi-
dacy for the Presidency. Indeed, SIr.
Watson appears 10 be fighting the up
hIIlest fight OF them all
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

The man who was Sultan Of Morocco
as we went 20 press Is sid 70 be broke
That bang The case, he VII meet his
finish before he gets over the first sen
szrso-s Of sGlcaujnE-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Everybody. on earth knows where
Houston is" says the Post Of that burg
We dou5t seriously that anybody f.
heaven ever heard OF II, however
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

a Siberian cannibal is said to have
eaten his sister-in-law recently This IS
no joke, because ne story doesn't say It
was his mother-in-law.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

The GreenvtIle Is. c. News joins the
Cincinnati Tinaes-Sta- in defense Of the
downtrodden weather man We are glad
70 see that this prophet is not without
honor IN his owu country.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Perhaps one reason the Independence
Party band wagon makes so little noise
is because II IS fabricated with Hisgen
axle Erease.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

A contemporary calls Us down for say
ing, Harry Lehr thinks" Perhaps we
should have said. Harry Lehr thinks he
thinks"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

\ number OF Pullman porJers are said
20 have contributed 70 AIr. Bryal's cam
palgu fund They should bear in mind
the fact that nobody IS expected 10 con-
tribute more tLan $4,000 al q whack-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Senator Depew says more people die
Ir0u overeatlag than from overdrtnE-
ing. We suppose the beef trust IS guided
by pure becsvoIelce, therefore, II its
attempts 70 set steaks, chops, and
things as far out O. the reach CT com
mon folks as possible
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

stealing IS less frequent than It used
% be" says the Rev James Norris
son The hauIs. we sometimes suspect
are h!eEer. Eowever
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

So far as We can see, the Vermont re-
turns indicate unerringly that a man
named BIZ VIII be elected President in
NOvembep-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

rule of honesty and uprightness and
character; men who VIII tell US that it
does not matter whether the whale swal-
lowed Jonah or whether Aaron's rcd was
turned into a serpent-not half 50 much
as whether we are fair in our dealings
with our neighbors. charitable to the
poor. tender TO the sick. gentle in our
dealings with all men That is the sort
Of preaching the world needs to-day The
voice OF courage and manliness speaking
70 the God OF Things as They Are"
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

A Nebraska dentist. .forcibly pulled three
teeth from the jaws Of a former patient
because he wouldn't pay his bill II this
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Aa Indiana steer IS reported 70 have
swallowed two sticks OF dynamite re
Gently. We remember quite vel when
this steer started that annual perform
arce, it was many years ago. in his
froIicsoue calf days
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Is it a conspiracy Of silence" that the
Baltimore and Atlantic City police are up
against2
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Il IS now generally conceded that the
Lusltania is the only thing ahoat that IS
able 20 beat the LUsitanla's record fo-
speed across r-e Atlantic.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

We fear 1Ir. Chain reached the limit
Ct his E0toT.ety in the campaign when
some one hit him with a bri-k, a week
or so ago.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

II is charged that dead men vote in the
Kansas City primaries. Evidently,
few Philadelphia microbes have strs Cd
out that way.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Amt it g grand old pennant?'' IN
quires the New York Mail We have
heard So
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

Even the sad sea waves are reported
10 have joined in the chorus. How Dry
I Am al Atlantic City last Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

The Young Turks appear 70 have car
rle5 every precinct on their section OF
the map
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

The Nashville American scouts the idea
that Taft has any chance OF breaking
into the solid South II says.
The South has had experience with
Repubucanism- The experience has been
costly and the memory Of It bitter. Why
should it abandon party that has been
comparatively clean. capable. and honest
and join party that has uissoverned
when i has had q chance TO govern.
that for a long time catered TO the worst
elements. and that Is now making some
effort 10 be respectable because It has
discovered that It pays 20 be respecta 5Ie2
The Democratic party has always been
respectable Why should any man decide
to desert il for a party that suddenly
makes profession Of respectability7 It is
easy enough to make professions and
promises The apprehenGed thief and
robber IS apt to 90 that. Then what can
the Republican party point TO in the
South that IS to its credit and that II
can point TO as an argument why It
should be hOnored azd elevated above he
Democratic paTty2''
The Washington herald., 1908-09-03

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1908
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