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The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
MATTER OF TASTE.
Some Things that Might Have Been
Left Out of Platform.

Feom the Rochester Poet Express
The good and faithful Loeb said
the President had not seen some Of the
''planks.' but as 10 the remainder-welI.
''the remainder We're subjected 10 amend
ment verbal and material" Exactly,
The President and the Secretary used
their blue pencils. They cut out here
and added there. used warmer adiectIves
and stronger verbs, and sent the finished
platform 70 their faithful friends for
adoption. But what are we TO think Of a
President who would either write into a
platform or fail TO eliminate such puf.
fiery as this:
In this greatest era OF American ad-
vancement the Republican party has
reached its highest service under the
leadership of Theodore Roosevelt His
administration is an epoch in American
history. In no other period since national
sovereignty was won under washington
or preserved under Lincoln has there
been such mighty progress in those ideals
Of government which make for Justice
equality, and fair dealing among men,
The highest aspirations Of the American
people have found a voice. Their most
exalted servant has come TO represent.
not political sovereignty alone. but the
best aims and worthiest purpose OF all his
COuntrymen.'
Would il not have been more seemly il
some other hand than that OF Theodore
Roosevelt had put those words into the
tentative platform" OF the Republican
party? And no matter what the commit
tee on resolutions may think about II,
they are there 10 stay,
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
THE WOMEN WHO WORK.
Matters of Interest 10 Fair Sex at
Next Federation Meeting.

Prom the Boston Transcript
The position that women workers occu-
py Will receive one more recognition next
week during the convention OF the Cen
eral Federation OF Womens Clubs in this
city. when ar entire evening session will
be devoted 10 talks by business women.
One woman will tell OF her experience as
a publisher. another will speak OF the Ia
bors and rewards Of an artistic book
binder. and an interior decorator viii talk
Of her work.
A woman farmer will give the particu-
lars Of her calling. a machinery broker
will offer word about her business, and
a clubhouse manager will tell Of the du-
ties and advantages Of such a position.
These speakers will represent a wide va
riety Of industries, and what they have 10
say will, therefore. be OF greater interest
than II they We're engaged IN occupations
resembling each other.
Besides. two or three Of those who viii
speak are busy in vocations that are yet
unusual for women. The woman who
farms" IS only met infrequently, and a
woman who has found her province 10 be
that Of a machinery broker Is even rsTer
The testimony Of these women should
contain much Of enlightenment with rela-
ton 20 what the business woman is Civ
ing the world and 70 what she is getting
In return besides q living.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
THE CRY OF THE RACERS.
Echoes of Anti-betting Fight Ex-
pected To Bring Regret to Hughes.

fr'm The New York Evening Post
The echoes Of the anti-betting fight
die out, bur the wales Of the vested in
terests" still smite upon the sensitive
ear The number OF stud farms that
are now 70 be abandoned. the millions
Of dollars in wages that VIII now cease
70 be paid. are intended TO make Gov
Hughes clutch at his heart in remorse
and wonder II. IN his zeal. he has not
condemed hundreds OF rich men 10 pov-
erty and thousands of poor men 10
starvation.
This is the old plea that turns up in
the way Of every attempt at tearing
UP an Old evil We are only surprised
20 have heard nothing from the widows
and orphans, whose savings. invested I'm
shares OF the various racing associations.
have now been swept away.
The widows and orpans are behind
every predatory interest. So the British
chancellor pointed out recently that
widows and orpans after losing all their
money in Chinese worked Trausvaal
mines. had II TO lose all over again i'm
the pubhcans' licenses which are now
threatened by the governments anti
liquor bill
1t is strange why retired poolroon
keepers and confidence men should in
vest their savings in the finest uptown
apartment property. while widows and
orphans should insist on investing in
pesuferous tenements. Bowery dives. and
factories employing child labor that must
be worked fourteen hours a day.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
This Country Of Ours.

| Few Of us have the fa!ntest conception
Of the real magnitude Of these United
States Of America. We read Of two-bil-
| lion-dollar Congresses. and we see three
[ billlon-dollar Congresses lowering on the
horizon, and we wonder, in a vague and
Indefinite sort Of way, II that isn't a
good deal Of money to spend, but we
seldom get down TO brass tacks and figure
out Just how nearly We are able to stand
it, If at all.
Eight billion dollars is the estimated
worth Of this years crops OF various
kinds throughout the United States. That
is q stupendous sum; quite beyond the
conception Of human intellect. You can
form some mental idea Of the meaning
OF those figures. however when we say
that the sum mentioned represents nearly
nine times the Understanding debt of
the government. or that It would pay the
debt, and still leave enough money on
hand to purchase the railroads-every one
OF them!
What a great. big whale Of a country
this IS. 70 be sure There isn't another
land so favored In all the earth. There
is no industry or agricultural pursuit
that may be carried on anywhere on the
globe that may not be carried on here
at least. none worth mentioning. On the
contrary, nowhere else IN the world can
somo Of our crops be successfully cultl-
vated. In the matter OF cotton alone, this
country is without a compeutor; the little
raised In other climes compares with ours
in only a very remote degree OF excel
lence or usefulness. That one crop alone
easily totals the entire crop value of
many other countries occupying consplcu-
Gus places on the map and honorable
places among nations.
How many men can go out in their
back yards, or out in their fields, and pay
themselves out OF debt nine times, and
stlll have something left for a rainy day?
Very few. we take IT, Yet that is what
Uncle Sam" does regularly-what he has
just done. in fact. Really. when YOU
come TO figure It out. a billion-dolIar Con-
gress-such as we used 10 abuse our
statesmen for-would in this day and
time seem pretty tame. II not actually
niggardly. affair. A two-bnllon-dollar
Congress is by no means extravagant If
be reckoned according TO
on9s means. Nor will three-billion-dol-
lar Congress seem unreasonable in the
near future. If things boom along for the
next few years as they have doomed
along for the past few.
As a matter Of fact. we are Just be-
ginning to take our real measure In this
land. We have grown so fast and so
furiously that we have hardly had time
heretofore to think about how big We
were getting. We are gigantic. and we
are just now finding il out
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
The Gain to Woman suffrnec-

There can be no doubt but that all over
the civilized world the cause OF woman's
suffrage is gaining great headway, and It
IS highly probable that the cause Will be
immensely advanced by the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance, at Amsterdam
Women from all parts Of the country
represented the United States al the al
lance among the most prominent being
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper. Of Washington;
Mrs Emma B. Sweet. Of Rochester. N. Y.
Mrs. Catherine W. Mccullough. Mrs. Ella
S. Stewart, tho Misses Anna and Grace
Nicholes, and Mrs. Harriet NJ. Van der
Vaart Of Chicago: Mrs. Helen Iorine
Grcnfel, OF Colorado; Mrs. Rachel Foster
Avery and Miss Lucy Anthony. Of Pbna-
delphia: tho Rev. Anna II. Shaw and
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. OF New York
The international Woman's SuffraRe As
ISOLATION was organized in Washington In
1902 with representatives, from seven coun-
tries present Miss Susan 3. Anthony
was elected president Two years later
at Berlin Nrs. Chapman Gait succeeded
Miss Anthony as the head Of the organi-
zation. and at tho meeting six countries
were represented. At Amsterdam tbe-o
were twenty-three countries represented.
and plans were formulated for extend
ing the work which has already prog
ressed 50 far.
For although this movement is OF COM
parativeiy recent origin. already much has
been accomplished. In 1902 bond suffrage
was granted 70 the women Of Kansas. and
to tho women Of Australia full national
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
PARTY of the safe and sune. "

A staT correspondent OF our Repub-
Ican contemporary. the Indianapolis Star
hastens 10 assure all Hoosierdom that
the ticket nominated at Chicago stands
for conservatism and for the rehabllita-
ton OF our business interests. and that II
will appeal strongly TO boards OF trade
and chambers Of commerce everywhere.
Doubtless, this is true.
But the correspondent does not stop
there. He proceeds to emphasize that
both Taft and Sherman are lawyers
who, If elected would hold the judiciary
''coequal in Importance with the execu-
tive and legislative" branches Of the gov
eminent. and that each candidate pos
sesses n supreme regard for the umita-
tions laid down in the Constitution" Also
doubtless true.
Literally translated all this is intended
10 convey TO Hoosierdom the knowledge
that the Republican party has back
tracked: that it is no longer travelling the
Rooseveltian road. and that the newly
chosen standard bearers essentially and
conspicuously stand for a return 70 the
old order Of things antedating the present
regime.
Adroitly refraining from a specific ref
erence to Rooseveltism as the one par
ticular thing the party does not stand for
in this campaign, the correspondent thus
clarifies his meaning:
Some persons might call the ticket onrsidod. and
is IN the that both OF the candidates are
safe ard sane Neither Is tincturcd in the slightest
ccgrce oy socialisn Or Wisconsin Democracy % use
the Dolitcr Ii1a5e coined by scnntor Hopkins
Now. all this Is the truth The Star
correspondent has summed the situation
up correctly. The Hoosier voters may
take his word for 1t that It is so. Had
Fairbanks himself-classed as a reaction
ary-been nominated for President instead
Of Taft. the party. as a matter Of fact
would be no freer from further suspicion
OF radlcalism than It IS to-day. Undoubt-
edly. the political pendulum swung back
ward at Chicago, and once the fight Is on.
precious little viii be heard Of my poll
cies' on the Republican stump.
But what IS TO become Of the party
radicals called into being by Roosevelt
throughout the West? How are La Fol-
lette's followers, Contemptuously styled
Wisconsin Democracy" 20 be appeased2
What Of the progressive Missouri Repub-
licGns who want TO know? What will be-
come Of that great body of so-called
progressive Republicans" the country
over who have been shouting so Justify
for Roosevelt and clamoring so loudly for
the completion Of his work7
Already It appears that the party may
quickly find Itself between the devil and
the deep sea" In this campaign, and out
Of that situation comes Democracy's op-
portunity-the most promising opportunity
il has had since 1892
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
KEPT HIS WORD.
President Roosevelt Refused to BE
Tempted.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
There Is evidence that the Republicans
believed that Mr.. Roosevelt. II nominated
again, would be certain OF election in
November. There is further evidence that
they do not regard that Mr.. Taft's cleo
ton Is sure. Evidence IS plentiful that
the Democrats believe that Mr. Roose-
welt would have been an invlucl5le Re
publican candidate. To refuse 10 nOmi-
nate Mr.. Roosevelt and TO nominate Mr..
/ Taft In his stead must have required a
degree Of abncgation that the Republican
party does not possess. Abnegation had
nothing TO DO with the omission OF the
Chicago convention 20 set an alarm clock
which AT a certain hour and minute
would start smoothly and perfectly
drilled stampede for Roosevelt Mr. Theo-
doTe Roosevelt. who when he was elect
cd President four years ago. vowed he
would not be a candidate IN 1905 kept his
word and refused 10 be tempted. refused
20 contemplate another four years OF
power, stood true 10 his friend Taft
Now IL is nothing % say FOR a man that
he is not a liar and a traitor 20 his
friends. but IL IS due 20 the President,
since his veracity and his good faith have
been doubted, 60 say that they have been
vindiCatcd. In our opinion, Mr.. Roosevelt
would not have been q strong Presiden-
tla candidate this year but that is not
the pOint-the President has kept his
word
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
Conrention OddItiea-

The Chicago editorial correspondent Of
the Boston Transcript says that some Of
the memorable things Of the Republican
convention were:
/ Cannon was the only candidate except Taft
who was seconded 10y a man from outside his own
state
2 Fairbanks was the only candidate 20 carry the
solid vote of his own State: even Taft lost four
Ohio votes % Foraker
3. The break from Hughes delegation was the
largest sixteen in number. while be obtained the
smallest support outside his own state Of any candi-
date.
Massachusetts cast its entire vote Tor Taft thus
settling the much mooted question ot middle Anil
as 70 which side had been victorious IN the sknnsh
:. New Hampshire was the only New England
State which did not vote scld for Taft.
c. Georgia had been reached IN the alphabet he
fore any candidate other than Taft obtained single
vote.
d New Jerseys vote WAS the most split It going
10 four candidates. including Ia Toilette
Forty votes vas a pathetic ending Of Mr.
Fairbanks long and respectable campaign
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
THE WRONG WAY.
Indiana'S Governor Brought Trouble
on Himself.

From the Chicago Post
When Gov. Hanly. Of Indiana, informed
the convention that under his peerless
candidate there would be mo govern
ment by impulse" his troubles began
After so foolish and unfortunate an
insinuation a cool speaker might have
saved himself. But Gov. Hanly was TAX
ing himself seriously. Gov. Hauly was
caloric. And when the contagious humor
that em2nates from so many Hoosiers
seized his listeners he was beyond recall.
That was where his troubles continued.
Neither buttermilk nor icebergs cooled
the governor after his discovery that YOU
cannot bully 1000 auditors. and when
he was asked: ''WiH you support the
tcket% he gave pain 10 every one OF
sporting blood by the peevish re-
tort: That is an impertinent question. q"
We hope that this Is where GOV. Han
lys troubles viii end For n temperature
so nigh as his is dangerous. and any
continuance OF the present spleen might
bercave Indiana
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
Justice to ths Retired Soldier.

No piece Of legislation enacted by Con-
gress in recent years has before the first
application of the provisions Of the law
furnished so many, knotty questions for
the interpreting officers as the pay clauses
Of the army and navy appropriation acts.
These clauses Increased the pay Of the
commissioned personnel and the enlisted
force, active and retired. Of the army,
navy Marine Corps. and Revenue Cutter
Service. There are a few exceptions, In
the case of certain officers who are only
temporarily deprived Of the benefit Of the
law and in the case Of some enlisted men
of the army who Though some oversight
were rot furnished with the increased
pay. The latter injustice will probably
be corrected by the next Congress. It is
a simple matter and does not involve
any serious question.
1t has been discovered, however, that
most Of the retired enlisted men Of the
army and Marine Corps-those who have
had long service and who were on the
retired list on May H. when the Presi-
dent signed the army appropriation act
stand a chance of being deprived OF
a substantial benefit which is technically
known as continuous-service pay. It
appears that the army paymasters have
been making no question Of the right OF
these men to this advantage and that
the officers Of the Marine Corps have
raised the question. which is now pending
before the Comptroller OF the Treasury
Department. who has the final SAY" in
matters OF this sort The fact that the
Comptroller is inclined to regard these
enlisted men as not entitled 10 the benefit
is information which will be received with
disappointment by those thus adversely
affected. and who must feel that they
have been unfairly treated. being at this
late day the victims OF a technicality OF
law or possibility Of a too literal inter
pretation Of the phraseology Of the stat
ute which confines this contnuous-serv-
ice pey 10 men now IN the service" The
decision hinges on the determination OF
this phrase now in the service" It
would seem 20 be proper under the cir
cumstances to regard retired enlisted
man Of the military-naval service IN all
respects as now in the service"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
COMBATIVE ALTRUIST.
Is Taft the Candidate Who Fights
for Right.

ADF hlknls
From the ChicnK1 Tribune.
IL has been said of Taft that he was
combative al;ruist. The phrase de-
3cribes him well His Official statements
on the Philippines are splendid tributes
70 the fine and sane idealism Of his
statecraft and 10 hts warm qualities as
a man.
And IL IS as man that the American
people Will look To him as their Chief
Executive lie Is Z citizen whose denoc-
racy IS broad. straight, and red bloOded.
His sympathetic response 10 the peoples
needs and aspirations viii be unfaning.
He has been az one with them throughout
his public life. His effective secondlng
OF the Presidents main policies has been
misinterpreted as mere compliance. II
was and IS based on an independent po-
htical insight into the needs of the times
and il is proof Of his fitness 20 carry on
work In which be has freely and fully
shared. The charge Of want OF indie
pendence is known TO be false by every
one informed on the history Of this
administration, for it Is Taft more than
any other member of the Presidents 5
council who did not hesitate 20 state his
difference with his chief. and oftener
than others made his difference prevail
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
Too Much Lawson.

Some way ought to be found to sup
press that prince OF frenzied takers.
Thomas w. Lawson. Of Boston. Ever
since he was exploited by popular mag
azine and by the exposure Of the rotten
financial deals of himself and his asso-
ciates. whose chief crime in his eyes was
that they outwitted him, he has posed
as self-righteous. self-appointed ad-
wiser OF the public on every sort Of sub
ject. from Amalgamated Copper 70 poll
tics.
His latest impudence is his offer to
raise $4,000 from the public and to con-
tribute a like sum himself 70 the Demo-
cratic campaign fund provided Mr.. W. J.
Bryan will be content TO take second
place on the Democratic ticket. This fol-
lows hard upon his brazen attempts 10
interfere in Republican politics by means
OF faring advertisements calling upon
the delegates 10 the Chicago convention
70 renominate Presirent Roosevelt.
OF course. Lawson is actuated BY OBJ
viously selfish motives. For years he
has been making his money as gam
bier in stocks and by acting as u broker
and adviser for other people who wish
10 gamble IN stocks. Like any other
doubtful claimant 10 the public favor. 1t
Is absolutely essential that he keep his
name before the people and pose as more
or less OF a philanthropIst for the public
good
The motive behind this impertlncnt Of
fer g Mr. Bryan is analogous 70 the
motive that prompted him TO pay $4,000
for a pink carnation some years ago;
which Induced him to build an expensive
yacht. with which he hoped to be able
TO share with gentlemen the honor Of
defending the Americas Cup-the same
motive which induced "Frenzied Finance"
and which IS back Of his advertisements
OF advice comparable only TO the silly
claims Of the tipsters on the racers.
It is high time 70 squelch Lawson
Many were called, but Big Bill was
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
GoMPERs' DEMANDS.
He Seems to Think that the InJunc-
tiOn HIS Been Illegal.

hCNA
From the New York Commercial.
What Gompers demands. II no was cor
rectly quoted IN a Chicago dispatch TO
the World recently. is the entire aboll-
ton Of the writ of Injunction. he IS rep
resented as saying that what President
Roosevelt, as well as 'the Federation. -
attempted was TO have the Injunction
abolished. Instead Of that" he declared,
the Republican party calls for legisla-
tion that Will legalize what we have
been trying 70 abolish" He seems to
think that the injunction has been illegal
all this while and used by the courts
without authority, and that Congress by
requiring notice before the writ Is issued,
unless irTeparable Injury would be caused
by delay. and prompt hearing in the
latter case. would "legalize" 1t for the
first time. What Gompers wants is TO get
rid cf il altogether, 50 that labor unions
may do ''irreparablo injury without in
reference 10 prevent H.
Quite a different view Of the subject
was taken by Justice Brewer, OF the su-
cremc Court Of the United States. on the
snme day IN an address at Clark Univer-
sity at Worcester Mass. He said that
the restraining power of the court Of
equity should be enlarged, and not d.
minlshed, and that 10 restrict this power
would be a step backward toward bar
barism. He believes IN prevention more
than penalty. He says. "As population
becomes more and more dense and activi-
ties increase. the restraining power Of
the equity court is worth vastly more
than the furnishing power Of the crimi-
nal court He would enlarge the re-
straining power and improve the judi
ciary, until all the people will be as
sured that the power is only used which
necessity requires and tho restraint i'm
posed only when justice demands" Some
how this position Of the iurist seems
more reasonable than that Of the labor
nlIfnrraf
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
BESIDE THE GATE OF DREAMS.

An idle youth enc sumner day
Went wandering afed-
Nor Est nor West on any quest
That eye OF thought revealed
But on and On through bloom and shine
And down by shady streams.
Through lane and wood until he stood
Beside the Gate Of Dreams.
What saw he there. Nay. rather ask
What saw he not and heard
Hath mind perceiycd3 Hath heart receivedg
Hath soul been deeply stirred
BY ndiant things. by whisperings
From better lands II seems?
All these he saw and heard IN AVID
Beside the Gate Of Dreams.
What brought be back that summer day
From wandering adcldg
Naught he eau show or tell ! know
Of things on earth rerealed.
But more than gold. million fold
And all the world csteems
he holds the day he strayed away
Beside the Gate Of Dreams
Clarence Ousley. in Uncle Renus Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
GETTING AFTER CANNON.
Mr.. Roosevelt Has Been Patient
with the Speaker.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The report that Mr.. Roosevelt will
discharge Mr.. Cannon from his Job os
Speaker Of the House for continued and
obstinate !nsubordinat!on Is not incred-
ible.
Mr.. Roosevelt has BEEN very patient
with HIS Speaker. But instead of graft
tude Mr.. Cannon has worked against his
benetactor and employer. He has been
disobediGnt even traitOrous
Now Mr.. RooSevelt's patience is ex-
haustod. and when the next Congress
assemblies be VIII send Mr.. Cannon back
TO the floor and give the SpeIkership to
some man who Is his man ana not his
own.
How shall this thing be? Marry. go TO.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he didn't want to be
President any longer. He didn't say he
wouldn't be boss
The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
The Kind Boss.

Fr0m tho Boston HCHId.
Coincidently with his departure from
Washington for Oyster Bay President
Roosevelt directs that the Saturday half
holiday for the summer season shall be-
gin to-day IN all the executive depart
mentS OF the government, and the Of
fees VIII be closed on Saturday after
Moons during the next three months.
Uncle sam IS . generous and cOnsiderate
boss. and he treats all his employees
handsomely. Let's hope they all appre-
clate and reciproc2te his kind attention