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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
NEW YORK sENAToRsHIP.

Having selected his successor in the
presidential chair and the governor of
New York. it is perfectly natural that
Mr. Roosevelt should appoint the SEN
ator from the Empire state instead Of
leaving that important matter to the
Legislature. His choice is Secretary
Root. OF course. there are other can
didates. but that fact will not be al
lowed to stand in the way of the i'm
perial will.
Ex-Governor Black is in the race
and imagines that he stands show for
the shoes of Plat, and there are others
of equal prominence and ability who
feel that they should not be over
looked But there is one man, how
ever, whose candidacy is more or less
of joke-Timothy Woodruff of Brook
Ign. Yet there are nineteen or more
votes in that borough pledged to him,
and if they stick he will be in a posi-
ton to cause trouble. Woodruff is the
present chairman of the Republican
state committee and takes credit for
the election of Hughes and the success
of Taft in New York. He was once
lieutenant governor and has had his
eye on the governorship for some time.
but has always missed fire in the con-
vention.
One great source of sorrow to the
Brooklyn man lies in the fact that he
was a candidate for the nomination
for vice president in 1900. when Roose
welt was pitchforked into that position
by Senator Plat i'm order to get him
out of New York politics. The sub
sequent assassination of Mckinley and
the elevation of the vice president has
always been looked upon by Woodruff
as a cruel blow of fortune. in that had
it not been for Tom Platt he would
have been president. So far Woodruff
has refused to submit to the White
House ukase. but there does not seem
to be an earthly chance for senatorial
honors to be showered upon him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
TAFT AND THE TARIFF.

According to the Associated Press.
Mr. Taft "entertains a vigorous deter
mination that the forthcoming revision
of the tariff shall be thorough, made in
good faith and In accordance with the
pledge of the party"
Quite so. but who is there innocent
enough to believe that the Republican
party has any idea OF making a new
tariff schedule lin good faith and in
accordance with the pledge of the
party?" Taft himself was non-com-
initial on the stump, except that he de-
ciared for a higher duty on Ohio pot
terry; and the controlling men OF his
party in the house and senate are bent.
not on revision in good faith. but on a
tariff that shall redeem the pledges
made to the protected interests which
furnished them with campaign funds
What wonld Mr.. Taft do? Would ne
ls,,e the tar;T oe et1,l vaich Is con-
trolled by the trust? The president OF
the trust was one Of his most ardent
supporters in the Chicago convention.
one OF the most influential personages
present at that gathering. and presum-
ably helped finance the campaign.
Would he reduce the tariff on pulp and
news paper. as urged by every prom
inent publisher in the country. Demo-
crat or Republican? The paper trust
urged his election, shut down its mills
until he won. and presumably contrib
uted literally of its Illicit profits to help
his cause.
Again, what hope is there Of an
honest revision when Payne and Dali
eel and Cannon are the guiding spirits
in congress. control its deliberations
absolutely and are committed in ad-
vance to any schedule the trusts may
desire? How is Mr. Taft to secure
tariff made in good faith when his
party has no intention of performing
even the evasive pledges e made in the
Chicago platform?
The Republicans made fun OF Cen
eral Hancock when ne declared the
tariff was n local issue. AS matter
NJ fact he discernea then what every
body recognizes as truth now. that
every locality claims the right to have.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
pEmovE FORBES.

In trial just completed Deputy
Sherfff Forbes II Bingham testified
under oatE that he was interested In a
saloon at Bingham which is running in
connection with an open gambling
game. The game has been notorious
for its immunity from molestation at
the hands of the law, and Forbes could
not possibly explain the presence of
protected crime in his own establish
ment II he tried. The facts are so plain.
the defiance of official duty, as we'll as
OF the law. is so fragrant that common
decency demands the removal of
Forbes from Office Immediately.
Sheriff Emery. when asked about the
case, said he would investigate He
needed no other proof of official dere-
fiction than the sworn evidence of
Forbes himself. which Is on record in
the same building with the sheriff
Every day the sheriff delays action is
q confession of Emery's willingness to
condone violation of the law in one OF
his staff under peculiarly Offensive cir
cumstances. Unless the sheriff wishes
the people to believe that ne has urgent
private and personal reasons for pro-
tecting Forbes as Forbes has protected
the Bingham gambling joint, he win
remove FORBES and see that his sue
cessor is fit to hold a place as con-
servator of the peace and an officer of
the courts OF Utah.
Further. If Sheriff Emery has such
reasons for protecting Forbes that he
win take no action. the judge who
heard the deputy admit his own de-
linquency ought to take steps to pre-
serve the dignity of the court and the
purity OF the laws administration.
Possibly some other form of procedure
would be necessary, but whatever steps
are needed should be taken to put
Forbes out of office.
Secret partnership in crime is vicious
enough In an officer. but Forbes Of
Tense has been so open, so viciously in
violation of his oath Of office. that he
ought to be pilloried as an example to
all OF his ilk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

emperor Wilhelm H. in interview IN
London Telegraph
You English are mad. mad, mad as
March hares. What has come over you
that you are so completely given over TO
suspicious quite unworthy of great ma
tlony What more can l do than have
done? declared with all the emphasis
at my command, in my speech at Gulid-
nall, that my heart is set upon peace.
and that it Is one of my dearest wishes
10 live on the best of terms with Eng
land Have l ever been false 10 my word
faisehood and prevarication are allen 10
my nature. My actions ought 10 speak
Tor themselves. but you listen not TO
them, but to those who misinterpret and
dlstort them. That is a personal insult,
which l feel and resent. To be forever
misJudged, to have my repeated OFFERS
OF friendship weighed and scrutlnlzed
with Jealous. mistrustful eyes. taxes my
patience severely. I have said time after
time that am friend of England. and
your preSs-or, at least, considerable
section of it-bids the people or England
refuse my proffered hand, and fnslnuates
that the other holds dagger How can
L convince nation against its WIZ
L have referred TO the speeches in which
nave done all that a sovereign can 10
proclaim my good will But, as actions
speak louder than words, let me also re-
Ter to my acts. 1t is commonly Deileved
in England that throughout the South
African war Germany was hostile to her
German opinion undoubtedly was hostlle
bitterly nOSule. The press was HOSliic'
private opinion was hostile But what
of official Germany? Let my critics ask
themselves what brought 10 sudden
stop, and, indeed, to absolute collapse
the European tour OF the Boer delegates
who were striving to obtain European
intervention? They were feted in Hol-
land; France gave them a rapturous wei
come. They wished to come to Berlin,
where the German people would have
crowned them with flowers. But when
they asked me to receive them-l refused
The agitation Immediately died away.
and the delegation returned empty
handed Was that, L ask, the action OF a
secret enemy?
Again. when the struggle was at its
height, the German government was m
Vited by the governments Of France ana
Russia TO join with them in calling upon
England to put an end TO the war. The
moment had come, they said. not only
to save the BOer republics, but also 10
humiliate England to the dust. What
was my reply? l said that so Tar as
Germany joining in any concerted Euro
pean action to put pressure upon ENG
land and bring about her downfall, Ger
many would always keep aloof from poll
tics that could bring her into compllca-
tons with a sea power like England
Posterity will one day read the exact
terms of the telegram-now in the arcn-
ives of Windsor castle-in which m
formed the sovereign of England OF the
answer / had returned 70 the powers
which then sought to compass her IaIl-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
GERMANS BIG WARsHIPs.

In the matter of building big battle
ships. Germany is evidently determined
not TO be outdone by Great Britain.
The naval program has been anticipat-
ed by one year. This means that at the
end OF 1911 Germany will have fourteen
vessels OF the Dreadnaught class
against England's twelve. At present
the navy of Great Britain is supposed
TO be equal in fighting strength to the
next two navies in size. but this SUI
periority will not last if the Germans
continue the present rate of building
warships for few years.
Great Britain's aggregate OF ord
nance IN 1911, emitting ell guns firing
a shot OF less weight than fifty pounds.
will be 112 tweIve-ineh guns and none
of other calibres, against Germany's
sos of ealibres varying from SIS to
twelve inches. The enormous fighting
inferiority of the British Dreadnaught
fleet to the German three years hence
can thus be clearly seen.
OF course. Great Britain has a large
number of other battleships, and Ger
many may still be inferior upon the
water in 1911. 1t seems likely that
when the two navies are more evenly
matched the long-expected clash will
come. Peace conferences at The
Hague are all right in their way. but
the building of so many of the monster
vessels means that Germany and Great
Britain Intend to fight for supremacy
in Europe. When the struggle does
come it may involve the civilized world,
with the exception of the United
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
TOO LUXURIOUS.
New York SUM

August Belmont in the smoke room of
the liner that brought him back TO Amer
ica-it was an English liner, and these
boats have smoke" instead of 'smok-
ing rooms-tOld, one afternoon, many in
terosting things about London.
Mr. Remont described the street near
TottenEam court road where secondhand
clothes are sold.
"A discussion | overhead in that
street" he said. will give you some idea
of the prices that prevail.
Il s'y,' said young man, 'wot price
these ere?
And he held up before the dealer a
pair of plaid trousers.
- can Let You have 'em. my son, Tor
SiXpcnce. the dealer answered.
1.-The ether threw the trousers back into
the barrow
earn lie said: 4 don't want pair
for Sundays. 4 want EN- for workin in -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
WATERWAYS AND WAR.

Rear Admiral Melville was one of the
speakers at the convention of the At
lantic deep waterways convention.
The admiral believes i'm the feasibility
of a chain of canals connect .ag nat
ural and protected waterways along
the Atlantic coast from Boston to Key
West. He also thinks the channel
should be deep enough 10 permit the
passage of battleships, but not as
refuge behind which our fleet is to
hide. The admiral says that the day
of peaceful settlement OF disputes is
still far off. and he would have this
country prepared for any emergency.
This will meet the appreciation Of
Captain Hobson, who goes still further
and predicts q war with Japan in the
near future. 1t is the nature of naval
officers, we suppose, to figure on pos
sible wars. The rate at which battle
ships are being built at home and
abroad gives them good ground upon
which to base their views. A policy of
non-resistance is not to he thought Of
by any country which expects to main
tain its territorial integrity and indie
pendence. If it is TO be sheep or
wolf the United States will surely
be a wolf nation" if necessity re-
Ouires
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
HARD ON THE COLLEGES.


Charles VI. Schwab. dressed as a work
man. recently paid his big South Bethle-
hem plant a surprise visit.
Later in the day Mr.. Schwab said of a
college education:
"A college education is a good thing. 1
don't underCate it. / don't. on the other
hand Overrate it, either A degree from
college, you know. doesn't make man
a scholar. 1t only indicates that he has
laid the foundation of scholarship
Perhaps we overrate a college educa-
ton. Better oyerrate it than underrate
it, say L..
Mr. Schwab smiled.
Not so says Gobsa Golde,' he re-
sumed. a reporter visited Gobsa Code
on the occasion of his firms fiftieth an
niversary to write up the old mans life
in connection with full page 'ad-'
. And, of course. you are a college
man. Mr. Colder said the reporter. a
college man himself, smiling up from his
yellow copy paper.
'-Gobsa Golde bit his lip.
" Not me-. said he, but my head por-
ter's a college man, and SOS one of my
Oldest teamsters, and l believe our new
elevator boy is, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
THE EMPEROR'S OUTBURSTS
of Interview That England

EngllShmen who now insult me by doubt
ing my word should know what were my
actions in the hour OF their adversely
Nor was that all. Just at the time or
yonr black week. in the December of 1899
when disasters followed one another in
rapid succession, / received a letter from
Queen Victoria, my revered grandmother
written in sorrow and affhctlon. ana
bearing manifest traces of the anxieties
health.
/ at once returned sympathetic reply.
Nay. 1 did more. j babe one of my ON
GERS procure for me as exact account as
he could obtain of the number OF combat
ants in South Africa on both sides, OF the
actual position of the opposing forces
With the figures before me i worked out
what | considered TO be the best plan or
campaign under the circumstances ana
submitted 1t to my general staff for crit
cism- Then l dispatched II to England
and that document likewise is among the
state papers at Windsor castle. awaiting
the serenely impartial verdict OF history
And, as matter of curious coincidence,
let me add that the plan which fOrmu-
lated ran very much on the same lines as
that which was actually adopted by Lord
Roberts, and carried by him into success
fui operation Was that, | repeat, the
act of one who wished England i'll? Lea
the Englishman be just and say But,
yos will say, What of the German navy
Surely that s menace TO England
Against whom, but England are nv
squadrons being prepared? If England
is not in the minds of those who are bent
on creating a powerful fleet why is Ger
many asked to consent TO such new and
heavy burdens OF taxation?
My answer is clear Germany is a
young and growing empire. She has a
worldwide commerce, which is rapidly
expanding, and TO which the legitimate
ambition of patriotic Germans refuses TO
assign any bounds Germany must have
a powerful fleet to protect that COM
merce. and her manifold interests in even
the most distant seas. She expects those
interests TO go on growing, and she must
be able to champion them manfully in
any quarter of the globe. Germany looks
ahead. Her horizons stretch far away
She must be prepared for any eventuali-
ties in the far east. Who can foreSee
what may take place i'm the Pacific in the
days TO come, days not so distant as some
believe, but days at any rate. for which
all European powers with far eastern in
terests ought steadily to prepare? Look
at the accomplished rise of Japan: think
of the possible national awakening OF
China. and then judge of the vast prob
lens of the Pacific. Only these powers
which have great navies will be listened
10 with respect when the future of the
Pacific comes TO be solved; and IL for
that reason only Germany must have a
powerful fleet. 1t may be even that
England herself will be glad that Ger
many has a fleet when they speak to-
gether on the same side in the great de-
bates of the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
LOUIS LUCKY TO BE KING.
(London News.)

An amUsinS story is told concerning
King Louis Of Bavaria. His majesty was
much annoyed on one occasion when the
colder on guard at the palace gates neg
lected to present arms. The truth was
tile soldier did not know his majesty by
sight.
"Why dent you present arms? the lat
ter asked. aDgrily. DO you know TO
whom you are indebted for your daily
bread?"
The sentry glared angrily at the king
and imagining him TO be the army baker,
replied: $50 you are the miserable son OF
a baker who furnishes the soldiers with
bread. are YOU? Well, / should like TO
have YOU by yourself in some quiet place.
I'd spread your ungainly anatomy over
three kingdoms. I'd make dough OF you!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
SOUVENIRS.

milwaukee Journal.)
Have We been to Europe?
| should rather smile.
Piked across the continent,
Travelled round in style;
Motored from Berlin to Pest,
Watched the miles unravei-
And we've brought from every place
Souvenirs of travel
Here's a bit from Notre Dame
Knocked II off myself;
Gargoyle. this from Ely's church.
Cunning little elf
See this key from Windsor, pray
Swiped il from the guard
And this piece OF Luthers chair
Wood was awful hard.
Marble here from Bonys tomb
Pretty near got caught:
Old Etruscan pottery. this.
The kind that cant be bought:
Piece of Venus hand. you see
Artist had the trick
Got il In the Vatican,
Broke IT off right quick.
Have we been to Europe?
Well, l should opine.
Piked across the continent
Travelled down the Rhine.
Parliament was out of sight
Here's the speakers gavel.
Brought. you see from every place
Souvenir Of travel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
A POLITICIANS READY REPLY
New York Time

Bryan has a natty way Of avoiding
awkward political questions that | have
often eaVied recently remarked a poll
ticiai,. but downtown at rally the other
evening the speaker following me went
BRIAN one better. AS usual at the end OF
his sIeech, ne announced that he would be
glad 10 aDSwvr any questions of polit-
zeal nature 81 intoi est 10 the audience.
For some time lie tired TO dodge a prim.
miGdle-aged woman who looked as though
she might be a Prohibitionist. After vain
~ trying 10 attract his attention, she
called out in harsh voice:
Nj Speaker, honestly now, Cont yos
think that plenty of water is benefic!a.
tc heaith?
''WeIl-er-ahem. Not always. madam.
In fact. friend of mine was seriousi,
injured by it"
Indeed, How So2''
Madam. he was drowned"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
SUCH is FAM E.
Glasgow News.)

Scotland has a great reputation for
learning in the United States, and a lady
who came over from Boston expected to
find the proyerbial shepherd quoting Vir-
gil and the labOrer who had Burns by
heart. She was disillusioniZed in Edin-
burgh. Accosting a policeman, she in
quired as TO the whereabouts of Car
lyles house.
Which Carlyle?" he asked
Thomas Carlyle" said the lady
What does he do?' queried the guar
dian of the peace.
He was a writer-but he's dead" she
faltered.
''WelI, madam the big Scot informed
her. If the man is dead over five years
there's little chance of finding out any
thing about him in big city like this. .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
PUNCTUATION WAS PRESERVED
(Harper's Weekly.)

When John Kendrick Bangs phantasy
OF "Tomorrowiand" was in rehearsal the
author was very much disturbed by the
arbitrary alterations in his book by an
omnipGtent mana ger. who succeeded IN
the end in II transforming a musical satire
into a tuneful show having neither head
ror tail. Mr. Bangs expressed himself 10
SOM, friends rather forcibly' one night
on the subject of the managerial omnis-
cience.
.'If you feel that way said one of his
friends. why do you attend rehearsals!
II am trying 10 save my punctuation.
said the Hbrettist sadly 1 hope to get
a comma and a couple Of semicolons
through, even If the rest goes by the
board"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

at night. you turn off the lamp and try
to Sleep
The speaker was doctor He went on:
Light. YOU see, is good for the tooth
ache. There are a number of diseases il
is good for-asthma, cold in the head. ear
ache. These diseases in the dark all grow
worse.
and for neuralgia and for nausea. Haven I
you noticed it?
Light and darkness-they are remedies
recognized at last. and today we pre-
scribe them the same as we do quinine
or nux."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
PHONETIC OBEDIENCE.
Circle Magazine.)

tCHcle Magazine
General Frederick ID. Grant said to his
servant one morning:
James. 1 have left my mess boots out.
l want them soled."
les, sir. the sergeant answered
The general dressing for dinner that
night, said again:
/ suppose, James. that you did as
told you about those boots ~
James laid % cents on the bureau.
1es, sir, said he and this is all
could get for them, though the corporal
who bought EN- said he'd have given
half a dollar If pay day hadn't been so
far Off
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sion has had, after all, it's educative side.
II has turned the limeiight upon actual
facts of stock watering II has shown
up the evils OF making railroad commits
sions asylums for the party spokesman;
and IL illustrates how any powerful rail-
road corporation which takes the long
look ahead and adopts that policy which
Is most cons0nant with public honesty,
comes out best in the end Using the con-
ditional IF and applying it to the Con-
nectlcut example, one sees a series of
benign possibilities unfulfilled. IL the
New Haven company a dozen years or
more ago had thrown its compelling
forces against trolley hydraulics il would
not now be shouldering overcapitalized
street railway properties. nor the public
called upon TO earn lease money on the
excess. If the Connecticut legislature
had been more vigiIant there would not
have been the subtle lines in charter
amendments that evaded the general law.
IL the state had not had a railroad COM
mission invertebrated by politics, 1t would
not now be wrestling with uncertain re-
form through public utility commits
sion plan, but IL would be proud of the
commission il already has. There would
have been railroad questions necessary
IN the polity of the state. But they would
have been economic questions rather than
political ones and subjects for the COM
mittee room rather than for the noisy
stump. And it is not to Connecticut alone
that the hYpOtheses apply.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

III addition to her mining camps, Ne
divorce industry Have they got '-un-
hitched while you wait" laws over
there2
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A SUBTLE HINT.
CThe Circle

Jimmie, your face. is dirty again this
morning" exclaimed the teacher What
would you say if I came to school every
day with dirty face?"
Huh" grunted Jimmie I'D be too
perlite to say anything
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

Professor G. Stanley Hall of Clark
university has offered cash prize of
$40 900 for the capture or authentic
proof of the existence of a ghost.
Here's a chance for the spiritualistic
mediums.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

The subjects considered by President
Roosevelt and W. r Hearst during the
latter's visit to the White House have
not been given out Merely ratifica-
ton meeting, perhaps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

Gompers may not be welcome at the
White House. but he's still chief Of the
Federation of Labor Roosevelt couldn't
buck that line with any marked degree
of success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

The car of all the Russias made his
pilgrimage behind the hearse contain
ing the body of his uncle and nothing
happened. How dull and uninterest-
ing st. Petersburg must be.