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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-23
SAME OLD REID

WY HITELAW REID is in the lime
w light again. Since his publicity
is of his own seeking, and since
he has no one but himself to blame for
the roar of indignation which his re-
ported official conduct will excite. If
America is still American. we think an
anecdote strikingly illustrative Of the
character of the man may be timely:
One winters night, when the Their
mometer was below zero, and outside
of New York city the roads were i'm
passable except by sleighs, an impor-
tant message for Whitelaw Reid came
to the~Tribune office. 1t had to be per-
sonally delivered.
There was in the city room a young
man whose ancestor had come to the
United States on the Mayfiower while
Reds forefathers were digging bitches
for Scottish lairds. This young man,
the direct descendant OF famous Puri-
tan captain, offered to brave the storm
and take the message to Reid. At the
palatial country mansion of the wife
made millionaire, the young son Of the
Mayhower handed his letter to Reid,
and stood shivering and dripping in the
hallway (some years afterward he died
Of lung trouble, to which he was even
then predisposed). Reid showed
glimmering appreciation of the mes
senger's" plight. He was human enough
to ask: "Aw-aw, young man, are you
hungry"
'eY-y-y-yes, sir" stammered the son
Of the Mayfiower, with visions Of
comforting fire. and a big fine warm
81 oper.
"Aw-Robert," called Reid to a liv-
cried "menial," Just take this young
man to the kitchen and give him nice
bowl of crackers and milk"
His actions In London, show he is the
same old Reid.
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DOODLE DEE JOBS

TN SAN FRANCISCO yesterday the
Doodle Dees held their state con-
n vention and nominated presiden-
tiai electors. Every member of the
Doodle Dee party wanted to be pres
idential elector, therefore there was
considerable trouble, and disaster to the
party was only avoided by promise
that all the members who were not
made electors would receive cabinet po-
sitions, ambassadorships ministries and
consulates.
1t is said Mr. Hearst wants to succeed
Mr.. Reid as ambassador to London,
and has instructed his candidate for
president to reserve that position for
him. Mr.. Hearst also wishes to become
secretary of state. and 1t is believed
an arrangement can be effected by
which he can manage the state portfo-
Ito while serving his country in London.
AS Mr.. Hearst is particularly anxious
to become secretary of the treasury. a
reform may be brought about by which
he may hold that office in addition to
the others.
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TARIFF REFORM

MIR. BRYAN asks: How will Mr..
W Taft explain to the average man
ILL the benefits of protection?" and
adds: 'He can easily convince trust
that it profits by the tariff. but what
about the victim of the trust?'
On this entire tariff question the
great American nation is now all from
Missouri, and must be shown" High
tariffs were placed by the Republicans
upon a large number of manufactured
articles with two declared objects, first,
to protect the American manufac~
turer, that is to say, to keep him
from being undersold in the domestic
markets by foreign manufacturers who
use cheap labor or slave labor; sec
ond, to deprive the American manu-
facturer of the slightest shadow of an
excuse for using cheap labor or slave
labor, and to put him in position to
employ steadily high-class American
workmen, and pay them wages which
would enable them to live in comfort,
feed and clothe their families, and send
their children to school.
PROFIT SHARING, NOT PROFIT
HOGGING, was the first fundamental
idea of high tariff. and it was because
the people of this country were assured
solemnly they would share in the profits
that they voted into power the party
of the high tariff, or as the Republicans
cleverly called it, with considerable eff
feet before they were found out, 1.-THE
protective tariff" AS soon as high
tariff made them secure, the beneficial
ries began to loot the American people
by charging artificial prices in the do
nestle markets, that Is to say, prices
not regulated by actual conditions OF
supply and demand, but by the undis-
puted nature of the vantage ground
held by the manufacturers. At the
same time they began to regulate"
wage scales in order to increase their
profits still more, with the result that
strikes, riots and other manifestations
Of great discomfort make the history of
protection read like a war record. The
protected manufacturers protested that
their employees were much better paid
than people engaged in similar occupa-
llOnS IN EUROPE Out OInAlASu W Slato
that by market manipulation, control Of
output and formation of trusts they
had so regulated various great Ameri-
can industries that prices of living rose
out of all proportion to wages, which
both in skilled and unskilled labor
showed a constant tendency to dimin-
ish.
IT WAS THE TENDENCY OF THE
WAGE TO DIMINISH WHICH
GAVE ORGANIZED LABOR ITS
STRENGTH. Many men who under
ordinary circumstances would never
have thought of joining any kind of
society or lodge, formed or Joined labor
organizations, in order to secure for
themselves and their families that real
| PROTECTION which political PRO
lection" utterly failed to give. And in
their course of conduct they were right:
for the American home and the Ameri-
can school must be protected.
THE WHOLE AIM OF THE DEM
oCRATIC PARTY is TO PROTECT
THE AMERICAN HOME AND THE
AMERICAN SCHOOL BY SECURING
JUSTICE IN TAXATION, and in order
to secure justice in taxation there must
be DEMOCRATIC TARIFF REFORM.
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POWER

"OO much power Is not good for
any human being. In Congo
u State old King Leopold of Bel
GUM, in private life the most disrep-
utable monarch in Europe. was an alb
solute ruler. He owned the Congo.
His orders were law. To his African
subjects the old roue was che who
must be obeyed." and, like all tyrants,
whether they are in the United States
or In the Jungle. he finally became so
drunkenly demoralized by power that
he began to rule the state "for what
there was in It,"
When he could not by ordinary
methods induce the wretched Africans
to pay more taxes Il. e., send him more
gold, ivory, tribute-money Loot he
adopted the methods employed by Front
de Boeuf in his dealings with the Jews
in the dim dawn Of Norman English
civilization. and for persuasion substi-
tuted cruel torture.
The difference between the British
monarchy and any other is this, that II
British sovereign were guilty of the
barbarities attributed to Leopold he
would be tried, convicted and hanged,
"just like an ordinary person" Leo
pold has been punished in more mod
crate manner His African property
has been taken away from him, and
when he wishes to squander money on
his disgraceful royal favorites the old
reprobate will have to raise the coin
by other methods than those of the
dark ages, and from other sources than
the loot of the Congo.
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ALARMING

A RMY scandals are becoming FREE
~ quent enough to attract attention
~ and excite alarm. 1t is evident
the morals OF both officers and men
are apt to deteriorate in piping times
of peace. Satan finds some mischief
still for idle hands to do"
If our soldiers were kept busy they
would not have time to run around In
gangs, committing hideous outrages.
They can be kept busy without being
sent to the front. They should not be
employed in competition with work
men dependent on their wages, but
surely work enough can be found to
keep them out of mischief Some Of
the officers have shown they can use
their spare time to advantage. and
that 1t is not necessary for man to
get into scrapes because he is not con-
stantly busy at his profession. One
army captain wrote a first-rate series
Of boys books. He could not have done
that If he had regarded the army in
time OF peace as an opportunity for
sowing wild oats.
These army scandals are not q
healthy sign. They show degeneration.
When the British army has nothing
else to do It gives military tourna-
ments. ANY form Of occupation is
better than the depraved mischief
which has within the last few days dis
graced the hitherto excellent record
OF American officers and men.
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sAWTELLE, Aug. 21.-[Editor Her
add: It is undoubtedly fact that
a majority of the colored voters have
heretofore voted the Republican tick
eft. win they do so this yearY Is a.
question that is puzzling the leaders
Of both the leading parties
That the Republicans fear the
Brownsville incident will turn from
their ranks many Of the most intel
Iigent and progressive colored men Is
evident by their efforts to cast all the
stigma for the shameful order upon
the president and claim that Mr.. Tart
merely obeyed orders.
VIII the colored men be deceived py
that plea7 Mr.. Taft was a cabinet
officer. not a mere clerk. He was the
constitutional adviser of the president
and especially upon all matters per-
tanning to the army. -,
When the orders to dishonorapiy ols,
miss without a trial nearly hundred
men who for years had faithfully
served their country as soldiers
reached the war department. Secretary
Taft declined at first to execute the
order and only did so after POSITIVE m
struction from the president. was ne
justified in obeying the orderY think
not. .,,.+ "a
If he considered the order unjust 1t
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POWER TO INFLUENCE FUTURE ENVIRONMENT
LIMITED BY PAST ENVIRONMENT AND HEREDITY

LY), he would not--he could not-have
written that paragraph about twins"
and same environment" Indeed, with
the exercise of very moderate care and
powers of perception, he might have
"got something to his purpose on this
head out of my last short article from
which he quotes. 1 then pointed out
that a man may experience "change of
environment" in the mere reading of a
few lines of print or the hearing of a
snatch of song or whispered word.
In casual way, and as though he
were teaching Blatchford or me some
thing, your correspondent blunders
across the truth ian essential of
Blatchford's book that men may
react on their environment; but c. F.
misses the fundamental point that
they can only even attempt to act on
their future environment in such man
ner and to such degree as their past
environment Coupled with their hered-
ity) has given them the power and in
clination. and can only succeed in such
degree as his powers so derived are
equal or superior to the resistance of
the environment against which his
strength is pitted. Mr.. Blatchford's
simile of the two boatmen crossing the
bay illustrates this to perfection.
I will not attempt to follow or un-
ravel the tangle of c. F.'s loose and
confused thinking when he attempts
to confute the theory of heredity and
environment by citing its very ele-
mental truths, as. for example, when
he instances (as governing MANI
desires, implanted at birth" (hered-
ityl and the continual Sustaining"
"increasing," diminishing and "al-
tering" that follow (by what, my dear
c. F., but environment?)
/ really do feel--to state my case
IL
me to discuss with him questions of
photography should at least come
equipped with a knowledge of the al
phabet. FRANK r. STONE.
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NOW TO VIM

+ OCALLY as well as nationally, the
~ Democracy is in fine fighting trim
- Democrats now have an oppor-
tunity to ''go in and win" Independent
Republican voters, disguised with the
machine which captured their party
are not only favorably disposed to
Democracy but are willing to approve
and work for It's platform and candi-
dates. believing they represent the de-
cent elements of the community, the in
dependence of thought without which
citizenship is incomplete and that sound
sturdy Americanism, the first principles
of which are consistent with the first
and present principles of Democracy,
but not at all consistent with the last
and present principles Of Republi-
canism.
Conscientious citizens cannot halt be-
tween two opinions. The Bible says 1t
is impossible to serve God and Nam
mon. 1t is impossible to believe in the
first principles of Americanism and at
the same time work for the kind of
"Republicanism" which truclles to sor-
did selfish influences and interests and
cringes and covers overawed and sub
servient before dictatorial, corrupt cor
poration bossism. Independent Repub-
licans and all independent Americans
who believe in preserving self-respect
are fiocking to the flag of Americanism
and united Democracy.
Democratic union will bring Democra-
tic victory. There is no prediction or
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RELIGION AND POLITICS

TN THE United States political strife
is not allowed to interfere with re-
n ligion. America has done many
wise things, but none wiser than to
separate, officially, religion from poll
tics, church from state. Any attempt
to mix them should be rebuked by Re-
publican as well as Democrat.
Religion cultivates the conscience,
and a religious politician will be con-
scientious. We use the word religi-
Gus advisedly. although some may
sneer at the idea and others may jeer.
1T is a sad reflection on the tendencies
of our national life that this should be
the case. A religious man could be a
politician, and should be politician.
we hope ministers in many pulpits to-
day are advising their congregations to
require In politics the same high stand
ards OF morality which they demand in
business and in church affairs. Politics
is sacred. If you never thought of that
before, think of it now and from now
on. Moreover the hottest function in
the world, after the church sacra-
ments, is the exercise Of the franchise.
thinking men will not misconstrue our
meaning when we say casting u ballot
Is, as 1t were. sacramental--it is a
nacred obligation, and must be dis
charged in a spirit Of responsibility to
God as well as to man.
There is no reason why church peo-
pie should not take a part in politics.
There is every reason why they should
vote. In fact, to deliberately refrain
from voting is sinful. The pious peo-
pie who stay away from the polls and
then wall over the results of the cleo
zion have not the kind of piety which
characterized the Master when he
overturned the tables of the money
changers in the temple, or when he
exclaimed, "Render unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars, and
unto God the things that are
Gods" Cultivate your religion, but
don't forget to take an intelligent in
terest in the government of your
country.
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LABOR FOR BRYAN

ME take pleasure in making the
wv announcement, on authoritative
information. that organized
labor in all its branches throughout the
length and breadth of the United States
will be SOLID FOR BRYAN AND FOR
TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY.
Preparations are being made for a
rousing labor campaign for the Demo-
cratic candidate and the Democratic
platform. Locally, the central labor
council of Los Angeles has gone on
record indorsing the stand of the
American Federation of Labor regard
ing national politics.
The workingmen of the United
States, all who make living by wage
earning, viii recognize no minor diff
ferences or distinctions in the cam
paign, but will stand shoulder to
shoulder, solid and strong, in the fight
for the election OF a Democratic presi-
dent and the restoration of the first
principles of Americanism.
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PHYSICIAN HEAL THYSELF

HTE DO not believe we have any
wv right to lecture our fellow work
ers on how they should do their
work. We leave that to the amusing
yellow paper, which, having discovered
that yesterday was clerks holiday,
improved the occasion by printing a
long sermon on how to work. Says the
Doodle-Dee organ. Remember that the
world needs honest, conscientious men
and women, able to do good work
themselves and to people the earth
with children born of honest parents"
We believe 1t will be easier to supply
this need than to people the earth with
parents born of honest children. But
a truce to levity when the Yellow Pull
piteer preachesl Satan rebuking sin
ought to draw much larger crowds
than an angel of light engaged in the
like taslki
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.-[Editor
Herald: Let us keep our heads cool
and look to the size Of our hats. 1
am decidedly too much honored when
C. r. speaks of Frank Stones" en-
vironment theory. Let him beware. lest
with false pride as the man who was
credited with inventing the north pole.
No, c. F., it is not my theory, though
lend 1t my humble adhesion.
In being fundamentally opposed" to
1t, C. F.'s case is as unfortunate as
that of the man who was "agtn evolu-
ton" and spoke unexpectedly Of the
equator; also, perhaps, little like
Stephenson's 1000"
Now, / hope / am good-natured. l
have, indeed, by partial and indulgent
friends, been credited with something
of the missionary spirit. But even so,
why should keep going over and over
these arguments in my lame way,
whenBlatchford's mastery book, mot
Guilty" can be got for 16 cents post
paid or So cents cloth bound from the
Clarion press, A Worship street. Lon
don, England?
Everyone OF C. F.'s points is dealt
with exhaustively and unanswerably
in the book, and has been more or less
adequately covered in my review of
few weeks back. In addition have
repeated the arguments, many of them.
In letters and short articles since. In
answer to individual correspondents.
And now when, at this late date, c.
r. or others come in with ill-conceived
and. obscurely expressed objections
which indicate that they have not even
an elemental grasp of the question at
issue, 1 feel it Is time to say again, as
/ have before: Get the book; read 1t
twice at least ut is not long hook),
and then IL you have any point which
you would like to discuss with me /
am at your service"
If G. r. had read the book Tor even my
review of same UNDERSTANDING
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forecast that may be made with greater
safety and certainty than this. 1t is
supported by our advices, both public
and private, from all over the United
States as we'll as from California. In
union there is not only Democratic
strength, but Democratic victory, and
the Democracy is united. Let DEM
ocracy pursue it's advantage, and the
flight Of the enemy will soon become a
rout. This is Democratic year, and
united Democracy, working with a will,
can make the election of a Democratic
president future certainty as reason
able to believe in and look forward to
as tomorrow's sunrise.
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State Press Echoes
Courage of Their Non-convIotIons"

"Couraoe of Their Non-ConVIctlons'
Truth told in jest often hits harder
than in sermon form. A cutting truth
is this dialogue from Life:
"Why is it that Hartman, Ryan.
Rogers and the rest of the gang are
more arrogant than ever?"
"They have the courage of their nom
convictions"
Mr.. Hartman has Just acquired two
more railroads, making seventeen at
present. Mr.. Ryan is starting another
trust. Mr.. Rogers has just declared
another Standard OIL dividend. None
of them has been criminally prose-
cuted. No visible effort has been made
to send any of them TO JAIL
Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-23

A congress of Spiritualists is being
held at Long Beach. 1t is somewhat
astonishing to find the number of our
fellow citizens who believe In ghosts is
increasing and not diminishing. The
psychic who discovers how to use spirit
power for industrial and manufacture
ing purposes will be national hero.
Spiritualism is all right, If its pro-
fessors only condescend to put 1t on a
practical basis.
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Taft va. Rockefeller

General Taft Is going to try to beat the
record of John d. Rockefeller at golf John
D. made the rounds Of the links in ss and
the presidential candidate thinks he can beat
It few. There are other activities of the
oil magnate that might very properly be re-
ceiving the attention OF Mr.. Taft. but per-
haps. like the tariff and other promised re-
forms they can wait until after the cleo
ton. And besides II is not well to be toe
strenuous at this time. Perhaps the Stand
ard OIL may be called upon to drop some
thing into Hitchcock's hat between now and
November s. So II Is Just as we'll that Taft
eonnne himself to trying to beat Johns goli
record.-Baksrsheld Californian.
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An esteemed contemporary at Fresno
says the machine representatives of the
power that controls California are go
ing crazy in their indifference to the
popular sense of public decency. But,
thank heaven, a machine power cannot
control national politics, and Democrats
should forget machinery" and vote
unitedly for Bryan and Kern. And
they will
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-23

Among the members OF that adj
mirable and praiseworthy organiza-
ton, the Association for International
Cancellation, are William ]. Bryan,
Joseph H. Choate. Nicholas Murray
Butler and Andrew Carnegie. The as
ISOLATION should be called the Christ
mas society. for its object is the at
tainment of peace upon earth, among
men of good will.
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Strong, good words were those Of
Judge Works to the members Of the
City club: What we need first in the
administration of the city is men-not
laws. The best we can do is to prepare
machinery by which the affairs of the
city can be controlled, and the rest
must be left to the honesty and integ-
ritv Of officials"
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Deserving of more than local fame is
the Blue Pansy league of Monrovia. an
association of boys and girls who grow
flowers for invalids and shut-in folk.
People who have been members of the
great fraternity of invalids and shut
in folk know how the shut-in appreci-
ates any little reminder Of the outside
world. which for him is so near and
yet so far.
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Asia Awakening

Asia is waking up. The vast, inert
mass is being acted on from two direc-
lions. On one side is Turkey, which
is to have a parliament. On the other
China is taking the first faltering and
timid steps in the direction of consti-
t-tional government.-San Jose Mer-
curry.
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After two days acquaintance with q
man she met In Los Angeles dance
hall, woman married him. and now
asks the police for protection from him,
saying, II have been in terror of my
life ever since I married him." If the
city had protected the woman from the
dance halls and their influences, the
police would not now be called on to
protect her from her dance hall hIs-
band.
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ASKS BY WHAT AUTHORITY
LIQUOR LAW Is VIOLATED

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 21.--[Editor
Herald: Many Of your Letter BOX
contributions have been exceedingly IN
teresting to me. ~,
the police commission legislative and
judicial functions? L read that the
Liberal alliance people had been grant.
ed permits to sell liquor on Sunday at
Chutes park Does not the law forbid
the sale Of liquor OF, Sunuag . raUwii
right can the police Commission, by
granting such permits, set aside the
law. thus exercising powers which be-
long only to the legislative and judicial
branches of goVernmenty
Before our city council Mr.. Lehigh,
under examination by Councilman
Wallace that liquor had been sold at