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The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
HONORS ARE EVEN.
In the Political Strife for VirtuOus
Pose.

Froz the New YORK Post
In the lively contest in political purity
between Mr. Taft and Mr.. Bryan, Mr.
Taft has Just scored a point by announc-
ing that the Republican National Commit
tee viii not accept any contributions from
any corporation The honors between
the two candidates seem now 10 be about
even. though in view OF the intimate rela-
tions between the Republican committee
and the corporations IN recent campaigns,
Mr.. Taft has made the greater renuncia-
tion. Mr.. Tafts position in this matter
is. like Mr. Bryan's. entirely creditabie.
Although the courts have held that Presf-
dental electors are State officers. and,
therefore. beyond the scope Of the Federal
law, he VIII adhere to the spirit and not
the letter Of the statute. Nobody can
deny. Of course. that II It Is undesirable
that election Of Congressmen shall be in
fuenced by corporations. which may often
command enormous resources. and thus
determine the result, It is equally unde-
sirable that the Presidency shall IN any
sense be a pawn IN the game OF finance
IN view Of the promises OF Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Bryan, which but reflect the growing
sentiment against the lavish use Of money
in elections, the campaign seems likely 10
be more free from scandal than any with
IN the memory OF the present generation
For this clearness Of vision regarding the
evil OF corruption in politics the country
is largely indebted 10 President Roosevelt
The fact that this great apostle Of moral
ity personally appealed 10 E H Harri-
man for a campaign contribution in 1904.
that Mr. Hartman responded BY raising
$3.50 009 and that this money. paid IN just
before election day, turned-as Mr.. Harrf-
man said-50f- votes in New York city
alone. has done as much as any other
one thing to convince men that pure poll
ties and financial piracy are incompatible
r.5r~wn~c
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Taft and the Oyster Bay OK.

Frankness challenges our admiration
every time It is a quality in man at
once engaging and irresisri5le-Jhat IS, 10
those who like that sort Of thing We
are Of that number
Therefore. William Howard Tafts
course in journeying from Hot Springs 70
oyster Bay for the avowed purpose OF
securing the Presidents o. X 10 his
forthcoming letter OF acceptance appeals
TO Us through and through We 90 not
share IN the somewhat prevalent criti-
cism Of his course. Not in the least On
the contrary, the journey has our hearty
and unqualified commendaJioa and ap-
provaI-
It is characteristics OF the man. and
in perfect keeping with his candidacy.
A man less frank. a candidate Of open-
and-a5ove-board methods less pro
ncunced. would not have gone. He
would have mailed a copy Of the letter
in proof slips. perhaps. as matter OF
convenlence-and quietly awaited the pos
sibIe blUe-pencIlizg OF revision It would
all have been so unostentatiously done
that not even the corps OF newspaper
correspondents encamped On his door
step would have known a blessed thing
about IL And then. when the letter
/ perfect slogan had been delivered 70 a
Z breathIess country with due ceremony
and eclat the President would have given
I his Endorsement 10 II, with few ringing
ROoseveltian phrases. and We should
have had the coup d'etat pulled OF IN
the approved campaign fashion That IS
the way the thing usually IS done L
[ is the practical politicians way OF doing
1.-THE way our bIand-like friend. James
Sherman. would co 1t every time, 10
I doubt.
[ But the frank way Is the Taft way.
/ Il has been so rom the beginning. Did
he not elect 10 be a Roosevelt candidate
/ in the preliminary struggle. when his ad-
rni-e-s felt that his success would be all
Z the surer If he assumed the role OF q
/ candidate on his own account? And did
he not, in a memorable crisis. when
/ Vorys was on guard at Columbus and
/ a careless press bureau promulgated Ger
tain Wall street interviews foreshadowing
/ an end Of RooseveItisn with Tafts nom
ination and election-did he not promptly
{ repudiate the clumsy episode and frankly
assure the country that he had no thought
OF independently cutting loose from
Roosevelt and Rooseveltism. # chosen?
He IS 10 dissenbler-wIIliam Howard
Taft He IS frank always-ths very soul
Of frankness- And, as We have said, that
is a predominant personal quality that
commends him 70 Us most. Il grows
upon Us It may take 4 clumsy form al
times-in fact, the case in point really
does appear a trife clumsy on the sur,
face-but that IS only because It Is g
genuine variety OF frankness so rarely IN
evidence in political times as to be I'm
perfectly u.s,i-fstood- Honesty Itself j:
often the clumsiest thing IN lie Lei
him keep it up; and this frankness
of Taft's IS bound to prove his NOS
popular trait
Yes; We approve the Oyster Bay jour
ney. Il IS trip wen made. That Prest
dental 0. K is worth going miles 70 get
Moreover, It shows that william Howard
Taft IS travelling the Rooseveltian road
the only road leading White House way
.
Nj Bryan refuses 10 make al issue
OF Brownsville, and very rightly so
That was none Of his funeral
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Good Publicity

F-on the Se= Yozk Herald.
The really big man in pgb1o lie IS probably Fats-
f1l. as a matter Of fac FOX the Work Of the car
too1ist.-Washing1o1 Herald
Why nOt2 It IS a mighty good publi:ity,
and II he IS a straight. honest man. a title
exaggeraJion Of his fOibies and individual
ity VIII do no harm BY the demagIgue
and the political crook. however, the car
tOon may be as much TO be feared as
TrhurieIS sraar-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
No WaIIx-Over.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Frun the Philadelphia Inquirer
With Bryan in the field. inspired to
make the effort OF his life by the knowl-
edge that this is his last chance. the i'm
pending campaign is not going 70 be any
waIk-Over. and It Is fortunate for the Re
publicans that they have a record upon
which they need not fear 70 invite Judg-
ment. platform on which they can safe
" stand. and in the person Of William H
Taft the best equipped candidate for the
Presidential Office ever placed IN nominal
ton
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Hha lEnnn

He found his work. but far behind
lay soncthi1E that he c0uld not fnd-
Deep sT-ings OF passion that car r1zks
A Life sublime for others sake.
Ard lend 70 work the living glow
That saints and be-ls and heroes knew.
The power lay there-unfolded poEer-
A bud that never bloomcd fower:
For half beliefs and jaded moods
OF woTidhngs. critics cyuics, p-gdsss
lay round his path, and diDEed ard chjsd
Illusions past High hopes were killed;
But Duty lived Re sought not far
The might be- f. the things that are:
His ear caught no celestial strain:
He drearat cf no m1leunial reign,
Brave. tue. unh0ping. calm. Eus1cre.
He labo7ed IN a narrow sphere.
And found II WORK his spirit needs
The last, L not the best. Of ceeds.
". 3. ELec
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
May Win at Last.

From TIE New York sun
Mr.. Bryan thinks he can carry New
York. In fact" he says, you can't
pick out a State IN which we do not have
a chance" Hopeful, confident, cocksure
as ever Always sure 10 win. and II he
loses, try. Try again II Mr.. Bryan can
only live 200 years, as Mr.. Wu's recipe
insures. who knows that he may not
win at last Meanwhile it's no trouble
for him TO run
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Incomplete unIesE The washing
ton HCrcld follows you
II VIII be like a daily letter
from home.
Eou regularly. and the address
viii be changed a. often a. de-
sired
Please be particular to state In
each case the length OF tiu-- you
desire paper sent to new address.
Daily, 50 cents a months daily
and Sunday 90 eentH- Postage
prepaid
Telephone Main 3SG0.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

vensky's death in type. which paid touch
ing tribute 10 the Russian admiraFs
memory. Now it has place with other
matter. marked hold for later use"
Sincerely. we hope that it will be many
years before another report OF the death
Of the hero Of the North Sea renders this
work Of art available
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

France. we believe. whence come many
things Of similar attributes. The French
have an Unsuitable desire for the outre,
the striking. the sensational There
seems 70 be something in the land Of
Johnny Crapaud that breeds a desire for
excitement It is perfectly natural, there
fore. that France should evolve the
sheath skirt" FOR our sumner delecta-
ton.
Somewhere. some time. we suspect, this
garment hourished and was talked about
It viii so its way, Ike other things;
and, after a while. it viii come back
again-disgUised. mayhap. but the same
cid acquaintance We should not be sur
Prised, however, IL we have about reach
ed the limit Of leaving of clothes. IN
less we mistake the tendency OF things.
extremes are about to meet at last, and
we shall soon take up the fad OF put
ting on clothes
And when the women do begin putting
On again, hoop skirts are quite likely 10
become the vogue-and lots OF crinoline,
Bustles-yoU remember those good old
hustle days, do you not2-are pretty sure
&c have another inning soon. No doubt
balloon sleeves will come into their own
once more. not to mention hosiery as
closely knit as beeswax. and shirt waists
thoroughly Unpeekabooed.
We DO not know whether the picture
pIeases or not We venture no dogmauc
opinion We merely point 70 the hand
writing. as We see it. and as IL reads
10 our eyes. Mark the prediction-nexJ
winter is going TO see the women put
ting on more clothes than they have
worn al one time in many and many a
day. Il is the unyarying law CT the uni
verse Il was thus in the beginning. IS
now, and ever shall be selah,
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
one Plank Missed.

From the Baltir1re A1ne1z--
What the Democrats ought 20 10 TO
win IS TO put a summer cool wave in
their platform, making It obligatory on
the weather bureau TO provide sudh at
short and regular intervals during al hot
seasons As they are going to BRING
about the millennium IN about e7ery-
thing else. they certainly should not 'ver-
look so important an adjunct 10 the pub
lie peace and happiness as the weather
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
RAILWAY RATES.
Against the Law TO Take Mutual
Action

A=AAA.A AaN La" 10 AAAG 1AAAuuA
Action.
Eastern railroads viii see no general
Increase "a freight rates until after De
cember I, Il then So much has been de-
c!ded at a conference Of administrators
which disclosed radical differences Of opin-
ion, making impossible agreement on a
policy OF immediate increase, even were il
physically possible Moves OF this kind.
involving new schedules. now demand an
amount OF clerical labor which n itself
is an obstacle 70 any general and uniform
change up or down. Il IS the opinion
OF one Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mlssiolers. NIr- Clements. speaking as a
lawyer. unoEcially. that any mutual ac-
tion such as has been proposed IS IN di-
rect violation o. the antitrust law. OF
course, this aspect Cf the matter viii not
be overlooked by the carriers who will
finally act as individual corporations.
Chairman Knapp Of the commission, IA
v0rs increased rates. but declines 10 speak
OF the legal aspects os the matter.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Horrors Ahead.

Ero1 lie Me-iden Iournal-
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
panys tower in Madison Square. New
York. is TO have four Of the biggest bells
IN the world, Ginning the qUarter-hours
$50 feet above the pavement There viii
be nothing left for the Equitable but a
steam siren set s09 feet from the ground
and audible from Cape Cod TO Hattsras
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
The Income Tax.

From the New YORK Word
A tax on the hundreds OF millions OF
annual income Of the wealthy wouH go
far toward relieving the burden OF aka
ton now borne by people with snal in
comes or almost no incomes at all here
IS no more Just or equitable way Of ais
ing public revenue.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The report that Mr.. Taft Joined the
dancers every right down al that ViT-
ginia resort Is pleasant reading No
doubt he enjoys waltzing, and viii con-
tinue to 90 so until he steps on his part
ner's toes-and then.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Dead Eagles.

From the Brooklyn Easle.
The dead eagles suspended from the
roof Of the Denver convention hail must
have been intended TO convey the i'm
preston that the Republican ticlet is
not invincible. A dead donkey you'd
have carried q more plausible suggestion
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Won't Let Him Rid

From the Boston TrznsGipt-
The ancient meaning Of Kern is a foot
soldier OF the neanest class. so We as
sumo that Bryan intends TO keep the
donkey entirely for his own use.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mr.. Taft says he viii devote great
part OF his time TO discussing the Den
Yer platform, so we are informed. Does
the gentleman think the less said Of the
Chicago platform the better?
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

They haven't let up on Hoke Smith yet
down IN CTackerIand. Five thousand
railroad hands were put back to work
IN Pennsylvania last week Hoke Smiths s
defeat was q great blessing to the en-
tire world" says the ATpharetta Free
Press.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
A Few Years Hence.

Gentlemen" announced the chairman
OF the convention
4 respectful silence ensued
An aut0Craric cheering machine VIII
now cheer for ninety-fve minutes. during
which interim those who 50 desire may
secure lunch"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Hard 10 Please

IT'S difficult to satisfy him"
'As 10 how2"
If it's hot, he complains, and when it's
breezy. al the papers blow OF his desk -
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The Prince OF wales came over IN one
Of the biggest battle ships in the British
navy. Evidently his royal highness was
determined to be prepared for any sort
OF mergency-especiaIIy, no doubt, the
souverir-hu1ter peril
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

A New England man. ninety-fve years
Of age, committed suicide recently. "just
to see what would happen" We sup
pose his curiosity got the better OF him,
but he stuck II out pretty well. after all.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
PhrenOfoET.

From tbs Boston Herald
The chronological experts have exam
ined the bumps and report that Taft is
the more reflective and practical, while
Bryan is the more changesble and illus
CRY. Correct!
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mrs. Mary Baker c. Eddy has Just cele-
brated her eighty-seventh birthday, and is
seemingly destined for a good many years
more Of life. After al, that is a better
testimonial as 70 the efficacy Of her ideas
On health than any string OF patent
medicine dope we ever read
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The Democrats are determined to have
war with Japan" says the Indianap-
offs Star We believe, however, the Dem
ocrats viii confine their attack almost
exclusively 70 the pie counter, II they win
out this fall
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

We regret 70 read that Temperance
Brown was landed IN a Chicago jail re
Gently charged with being drunk and
disorderIy-'' Temp. should be more care
ful Of his good name.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Af the GroeerH.

Here and there q farm run down.
We're finding
Seems the owners gone TO town
Spellbinding.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Currrinr % 80.

Turn TO. there. Peleg. and help ketch
the selectman's pig"
Let the seleCJman ketCh his own pig.
I'm out Of politics for good"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
EINE WAGE.

With Joy
I'd cl0y-
And that's no thought absurd
II but
I got
One whole iron man a word
Pure bliss,
wis
Attends that rhyming bird
Who may
For pay
Get one round piunk per word.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Charlotte has two mysterious disap-
pearaace cases at one time" says the
Observer. What's the matter? Grand
Jury in session.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

A Florida man says an alligator chewed
the hind wheels of his buggy recently
This, We believe, isn't an especially good
year for aIligators down that way
afther
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

There Is a general disposition manifest
On the part Of the railroads throughout
the country 10 increase freight rates We
suppose the railroads know their business
and we suppose there may be some virtue
IN monkeyirg with the buzz-saw. but we
are sometimes inclined 20 doubt both
propositions
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Dollar n Word.

Gould a man earn a million dollars
writing poetry2'
Roosevelt could"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mrs Rose Pastor stokes says "there
Is one subject OF which the President IS
entirely ignorant. And there is one
prove-b Of which the lady IS entirely ig-
norant, and Il goes something ike this
Fools rush IN where angels fear to
tread"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mr- Champ Clark says AL national
conventions are idiotic performance
And M Clark has played a star part
al a number Of them. too
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Pumps.

Women declared she, have biggeE
iatellects than men
7 won't dispute IT," responded he "a
man can't wear f0Otgear that has TO be
kept on by mental power alone
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Yon Tolson viii survive the efforts OF
q number of his fool friends. after al,
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The President passed Sunday quietly, 3"
says al Oyster Bay dispatch. Important
Il true
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Miss Katherine Walsh. Of California.
has a large frog ranch" and hnds It
very profitable We suppose the croakers
Just make good in spite Of themselves
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Woman and Her Clnthes

Nessrs- Gompers and Mitchell are get
ting fine lot Of advertising just now.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Now that the South American repu5-
lies have established at Washington a
sort Of clearing house for trouble. they
appear determined 20 see Just how much
trouble they can locate between them
selves. We suppose they want 10 see
how their new plaything works.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mr.. Roosevelt refused point-5lauk TO
talk into a photograph recently. No Won
der he is so popular with the masses!
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
Gathered In.

As 20 these sheath skirts"
'.WeuZ''
Should they be gatheredT -
Yes; by the police"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mr.. William Randolph Hearst for Presi-
dent7 Why not2 The more Bills" the
merrier,
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Mr. Bryan refuses 10 make al issue
OF Brownsville, and very rightly so.
That was none Of his funeral
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

FRIDAY. JULY p, 1905.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The Rochester Post-Express sees many
ways to avoid the prohibition Of large
contributions to campaign funds. It says:
Mr. Bryan puts a limit Of $1,000 upon
a single contribution. but Il there is a
successor Of the late Marcus DAILY. who
once contributed $159.000 10 Mr.. Bryau's
campaign fund, It would not take him
long 70 split up this amount and send
sixteen checks. instead Of one It has
often been said and never denied that
william A Clark. Of Montana contrib
uted $4,000 on one occasion to AIr. Bryan s
campaign fund Would five checks. each
OF $4,000. be rejected with scorn. If NIr.
Clark should send them uow7'
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
The Silver TroweI.

Rev. p. j. Murphy of Payette
tending to some business at the
court house. Mr.. Murphy is the
rector of the Episcopal church of
Payette, besides being one Of the
most popular ministers of the gospel
in the northwest. He recently re-
ceived a notice from the Masonic
logde at Pocatcllo that he had been
chosen to deliver an address in
Portland on April 30 al which time
the Masonic lodge of the Gate
City, will transfer the travelling
silver trowel into the keeping of
Willamette Lodge No. 2 of Portland,
Ore, who will in turn transfer it
to the next lodge that is to receive
it The trowei is of solid silver
and is the property of Justice Lodge
No. 753 Of New York City. This
Masonic emblem has been travel
ing from lodge to lodge for about
two ) rars, the object being to en-
circle tie globe. The committee
from pocatllo will convey the inn
ple.nent to Portland in a special
ar. Mr.. Murphy will get aboard
at Payette and on the arrival of
the party at the Willamette lodge
room he will deliver the presen-
tation address, which will be re-
sponded to, after which a ban
quet will be served. The Port
land Masons have requested MI.
Murphy to respond to the toast,
'Our Visitors The tribune
will venture the assertion that
when the response is finished
thoscp present will know more
about Idaho than they ever dreamed
before. The Tribune wishes to
congratulate Pocatello and Portland
lodges in their selection Of an or
ator and they can rest assured that
nc mistake was made 10 selecting a
Canyon county man.-Caldwe1l
Tribuc.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
BOISE WILL BE
STATE DEPOSITORY
Funds Of All POstOffiCes in Idaho TO
Deposited In Capital City
After July ISt.

BOISE, April Recommending
July / the Boise postoffice will be
the depository for all the postof-
fees in the state. Postmaster Fen
ton had previously been informed
that such a change was contemplate
ed by the postoffice department, but
it was not until yesterday hat the
official order was received. Fourth
class offices have always cleared
through the local offices since last
Ju c, so the present change in
cIudcs only the offices of the first,
second and third classes. There
receipts are much greater th7n
those of the 485 fourth class offices
of the state making their return
here. This order does not include
the money order business which for
the Boise office alone amounts to
over 1000, 900 a year.
Most of the offices affected have
heretofore deposited their funds
Will tuC dSSlStdIlt tICdSQIC CT dl OdIl
Francisco, but hereafter the post
masters will deposit postal receipts
with Postmaster Fcntou as the dis
bur sing postmaster of the state,
who will report to the assistant
treasurer at New York. One adj
vantage to be gained by th.s change
will be the fact that the postmasters
clearing here can accept govern
mcnt papsr properly endorsed and
return the same, as if actual cash
nj making deposits, while in their
reports to the assistant treasurer
this could not be done. This will
prove of convenience to government
employees when not III easy e of
a government depository.
The present postal deposits of the
Boise office amount TO about $780,, r
600, but the new order of things
will more than double this.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
Sunnyside.

Sunnyside, April 7.-Chas. Ken
nedy and A. E. Yoder were Noun
tain Home visitors last week
Mr.. Hardy of the Pan Handle
road and Mr.. Scott of Sutton,
Neb., were Sunnyside visitors FRI
day, looking for claims on which
to locate.
w. Boutwell, made a business
trip to Boise Thursday.
Frank Pinkham of Boise sr
several days in this vicinity last
week looking for land. While here
he stopped with mine host Robbins.
w. F. and E. A. Wilmot were
Boise visitors last week.
Mrs. Jessie Barber spent last
week with her grandmother, Mrs.
w. F. Wilmot.
w. ]. Barber of Caldwell is Wis
iting relatives in Sunnyside this
week.
August Hart, wife and son OF
Cumberland, Wis, are the guests
of o. T. Barber. MIR. Hart expects
to make this country his home.
A meeting of the water users OF
this vicinity was held in the school
house Monday afternoon, April g..
About thirty owners of water rights
under the Great Western Beet
Sugar company's canals were pres
ent. 1t was determined to organ
ize a permanent water users asso-
citation. j. r. Ellison was elected
president and treasurer; w. {.
Dickey, vice president: Chas. L.
Kennedy, secretary Two COM
mittees were appointed as follows
Ways and means to complete the
S~unnyside canal, Dexter Ives, w.
H. Smith, A. X. Hess. To act or
the Lime creek committee in con.
junction with Mountain Home, w
c. Dickey, w. H. Smith, A. X
Hess.
Rev. r. B. Shoun, pastor of tn,
Baptist church of Prosser, Wash.
is the guest OF Rev. A. E. Greene
Alex Mcdonald is visiting Sunny
side in search of public land.