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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
OUTLINES PLAN FOR DIRECT
TAXATIoN-TARIFF FOLLY

SUNNYSIDE, Aug. 24.-[Editor Her
add: The tariff is humbug. 1t al
ways was. 1t takes in taxation 50 from
the people, of which protected interests
get 81, collection costs 20 cents, and
the government gets 30 cents. Indirect
taxation of this character is the acme
of governmental ignorance or the apex
of governmental venality.
1t is no longer maintained that the
foreigner pays the tax. The people
have bunch that 1t comes out of their
own pockets in the higher cost Of liv-
ing. They know 1t does. What then?
Where shall the government get reve-
nue.? By direct taxation, of course.
Put the paper trust and the oil trust
and the sugar trust and the steel trust
and all the rest of the government pap
suckers on the pension list and charge
the expense of the national administra-
ton to the various states. Prorate the
cost of government among the states in
ratio to the cost of the various state
governments. Let the state govern
mentS in the same way prorate their
expenses among the various counties in
the state, and let the counties raise
revenue in any way they see fit.
Give taxing units local option as to
what shall and what shall not be
taxed. This would be direct taxation.
The people would know how much their
governments were costing them. They
would buy goods for what they were
worth. They would be on business
basis with their county, state and ma
tional governments.
With direct nominations, direct cleo
lions and direct legislation, this mon
umental absurdity of protective tariff
will be abolished.
Taft is for tariff. Bryan is against it.
Choose. L. BAILEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
CAMPAIGN oRAToRY

nEPUBLICAN orators have many
X topics which they may discuss
Az with their old time fervor and
yerve, ginger and snap. Republican
spellbinders ought to be the happiest
r. en- on earth. They can sound the loud
bassoon and then crate, perfervidly, In
praise of the full dinner pail. They can
picture that elegant image Of prosper
ity. trimming with Barmecide good
things and laden with visionary rich
ness. oh. the star spangled dinner pail
Long may it wave DER the land of the
free and the home Of the bravel They
can tell of the general prosperity of
which the full dinner pail is emblem
attic. In lofty language they can linn
thronging thousands of Jocund Ameri-
cans, happy though hungry. They can
eloquently describe vast multitude Of
Micawbers. waiting for something to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
CALIFORNIA COTTON

COTTON growing is making what is
characterized as remarkable de-
~ velopment" In California. Texas
and Egyptian cotton crops at Ell Gen.
tro are doing well and there is talk Of
establishing a cotton gin for Imperial
valley district. This is not only an
other proof of the assertion that the
Industrial career OF California is only
begun, and that this, on account of the
number, variety and richness Of its re-
sources, products. natural and manu-
featured, will be the greatest indus
trial state in the Union. but 1t serves
also to emphasize the hopeless ridicu-
lousness of a stupid, ignorant and SEN
sational story published in a Sunday
paper, reviving in lurid detail the old
yellow peril scare and telling how cas-
lily Japan could capture California
and overwhelm the Pacific coast with
her Monaghan levies, and, with unbe-
lievable ignorance and oily, adding
that the British empire would aid
and abet the crime by Withholding as
sistance from the United States. even
IL the empire did not actively assist
Japani
An old lady of Los Angeles who lived
In Great Britain during the var of the
rebellion, and is, like thousands of other
good people. equally at home in the
United States and the United King
dom, with as many relatives and
friends in one country as in the other,
commented on this ridiculous yarn in
way which cannot be improved on.
She knows what the cotton crop means
to Great Britain, what the American
corn crop means to Great Britain,
what the American wheat crop means
to Great Tritain. and ne remembers
the ruin, famine and distress which
came upon Great Britain when the
supply of cotton was interrupted by
the trouble between the northern and
southern states. She has heard her
father talk of the ruin, famine and
distress which came upon Great
Britain when a Tory government at
tempted Nurt the United States and
raise re- niue by imposing a heavy tax
on American corn and wheat imported
to Great Britain from America.
She said: 81 wonder why some of the
folk here do not understand that for
Great Britain, which de- ends on Amer
lea for cotton and other staples, to help
Japan in war against America, or to
refrain from helping Ameri If there
were hostilities with Japan, would be
suicidal madness. For the British it
would not be like cutting off ones nose
to spite ones face. 1t would be far
worse 1t would be like cutting off
ones head to get even With somebody"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
CONSULS

MT OTHING is more remarkable OF
more characteristic of the ten
~ denotes of the age than tns
change in the consular service. We
do not mean the attempt to procure
better men, for while it may be true
that sometimes inferior men through
political influence have held important
consulates, for which they were not
fitted. the same criticism holds good
of other branches of the service. We
do not like to hear consuls inveigheo
against because many consuls were
excellent and able citizens, and the
percentage of incompetents among
then was no greater than among
other governmental branches. The trou-
BILE about Mr.. Consul was, he held
a somewhat conspicuous position, and
part Of his duty was to meet, enter
tain, confer with, advise, exchange
views with, very high grade people,
citizens OF his own country as well
as of the country to which he was as
signed, and his shortcomings were OBJ
served and criticised. But the new
idea with regard to the consular serv-
ice is showing a tendency to err in an
other direction. Having determined to
revise and perhaps reform the service,
the government is pursuing policy
which will end by depriving us of con-
suls and substituting commercial
agents.
1t will be a good thing for indus
trial America to have commercial
agents posted all over the globe, al
though the temptation to which they
may be exposed by big firms" which
wish to enlist their sympathies or sup
port may be very great
But in addition to these commercial
agents. who should be called COM
mercial agents and not consuls, 1t is
necessary to have a consular service,
the members of which will think not
in terms of dollars, but in terms OF
Americanism. DIR. Richard Harlan OF
George Washington university, In dis
cussing "a consular training school,
saws: "If our consuls are to be eff
ficient scouts or forerunners of our
national export trade, the consular
service must be made as definite a
career as the army or navy" But
the career of scout or forerunner of
our national export trade is not the
career of a consul. 1t is the career
of a drummer and advertising agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
BLOODY SHIRT

HE difference between modern
Christianity and real Christianity,
the religion of peace and of social
equality, is illustrated by an entertain
ment given in order to raise funds for
one Of the churches Of this city. In
order to fill the Golfers of the church
of the Prince of Peace memories of the
terrible struggle between thu northern
and southern states are to be revived,
old war pa ions are to be excited, old
prejudices are to be app aled to. The
program will commemorate the march
of the northern troops through the
south, when, as many thousands of
southern citizens who reside in and
near Los Angeles know, families were
divided. never again to be united, old
home5teads were burned, villages were
pillaged and a trail Of ruin was left
so broad and so thorough that to this
day it can be traced. The great march
through the south was probably a me-
eessity of war. It was a campaign
planned in accordance with the die
tum Of the .reat general lin his old
age one of the most amlable men we
ever metz who said "War is hell" In
this city there are men and women to
whom Marching Through Georgia"
brings only memories of sorrow, dis
tress and woe. That church should
celebrate with jubnation the dread
calamity which Providence visited upon
q portion of our reunited country is
MASKING strange
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
RAPs HARD AT THE WORSHIP
OF DEAD AND BURIED IDEALS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2Z-IEditor
Herald: Homo" argues that because
certain primitive partriarch-Moses-
gave man the right to rule in the home;
and because every organization must
have a head" therefore woman must be
debarred from voice in the govern
ment of her country, with all that IN
wolves in relation to herself and her
children. l think with all his air or
historical authority he Is just talking
pure nonsense; we don't model our So
cial arrangements today on Moses (nor
on St. Paul.; we don't go to dead peo-
pie to solve live issues. AS to every
organization having a head, would the
government lack head because wom-
an became a voter? Should she become
even Il legislator, would the legislature
lack a head on that account? Would
the election to congress of a number OF
women deprive congress of head, even
a male one?
His declaration that imam is at all
times capable # ruling and protecting
the domicile" sounds positively r1dicu-
lous to one who, like myself, has known
many homes where, during sickness or
disablement-not to mention death-of
the husband, the wife has borne the
entire burden of keeping the home to-
gether by hard work and marvellous
management. Daughters likewise.
To me there is something extensively
bumptious in Homo's dictum that we
will never meet you half way or any
way in the legislative field. 1 have
cause to know that he and others of his
way of thinking are not the whole male
population and are not entitled to speak
for more than their individual selves.
There is an eyer-increasing number OF
men who wish women to have their
voting rights established; and woman
herself is waking up to her needs in
this respect, quite apart from any ques-
ton of deliberate or intentional OPP
preston by man. MRS. M. A. S.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
THE TRAGEDIES OF HEARST

father of all Inventions paIpabe and gross Why thou
knotty pate
Falstaff-What! Art thou mad? Art thou mad? Is
not the truth the truth?
Prince Henry-Iow canst thou count thy Doodle Dees
in bucram since they invisible? trusty score OF
Doodle Dees in buckram quotha He raves! Come, give
us your reason for this estimate.
FalstaR-What, upon compulslon? Give you a reason
on compulsion? plenty backberries
would give a conpusion.
Prince Henry-Nay, but kept account of all thy
Doodle Dees in buckram at recent primaries, and
gadzoos they numbered dozen, and not moth
ers thy henchman salared and fed by thee
and by thee Doodle Dee in buc1ram Faith,
tits their trade They their living by itnot much
Of a living, but still, living
Falstaff-Iut tut lad you carry joke too far Thou
givest me pain No that Hail. thou lowest me.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

With millions of acres of land avail
able for settlement, destitute poverty
in the United States is not merely de-
plorable but unnecessary. What must
future historians say of a generation
which was so stupid In the management
Of its own affairs that it allowed men
and women to starve and sent children
to work in a land where there was
plenty for everybody If the distribution
Of the plenty had been managed prop
erly? Economical blunders and crimes
are responsible for most of the social
suffering in the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Vote Rlaht

The espousal of the Bryan Demo-
cratic doctrines is what made Pres
ident Roosevelt the most popular pres
ident that ever lived. The doctrines
that Roosevelt fought for were turned
down by a Republican congress and
the Republican national convention,
because they are Democratic doctrines.
You will find them In the Democratic
platform upon which Bryan stands.
Think this overland then vote right.
Seattle Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

A Los Angeles man has invented a
device to keep ignorant people or
would-be suicides from blowing out the
gas. There still remain other methods
of being foolish. We hope Los Angeles
inventors--who are among the bright
est and cleverest-will find some way
of dealing with all of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

President Roosevelt is sharply re-
minding federal Office holders they
must not engage in politics. He says
instant dismissal will be the penalty
visited on any government employe
who in a moment of Observation-Disclosures
makes a politician of himself
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

1t seems to be certain that the effort
to have the council call a special cleo
ton to submit charter amendments to
the people will be successful More
than 1000 names have been gathered
by the Municipal league and many pc
titions are still in circulation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

No assets and liabilities Of nearly
$83. 1000. That's local record in bank
ruptcy. And yet some people with no
assets cannot persuade the grocer to
fill their dinner pail on credit. 1t is
evident there 10 not a standard deflni-
ton of credit"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Political Points
Presidential Statues

Oddly enough the first stcsue of Mr..
Roosevelt has been set up in a Texas
town, where public sentiment had been
Modified by a promise that one of Mr..
Bryan should be placed beside It as
soon as possible. In keeping with local
ideas of art and politics the presiden-
tial figure is in cowboy costume.-New
York World.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

"Jim" Sherman has voiced the great
and original thought that 1--WE believe
our surest guaranty of peace is found
in perfect preparation for war" Mr..
Sherman probably meant to say "pre-
paredness for war;" but we must not
be hypercritical.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Meek and Mild

he only says "Fie" when he gets mad.
A man who could roll out little
stronger crossword than that when the
occasion required it would seem to be
better fitted for the presidency in these
days of trust rrogance.-Augusta
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
COURAGEOUS

Notwithstanding the scorching given
him by the former decision, Attorney
General Bonaparte is to ask Judge
Grosscup for a rehearing Of the Stand
ard OIL case. The attorney general
must have some of the courage of his
illustrious relative.-Sacrament Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28

Preparations are being completed for
another made in California" EXPOSE
ton. 1t will be housed in a special new
building, which is now being made in
California"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Dolnq Good Work

The reform people of Los Angeles are
very busy at this time fighting the
dance halls in that city, and there can
be no question but that they are doing
a good work.-Porterville Recorder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
KING HENRY ".

HENRY w
FALSTAFF william AsorandoIph Hearst
POINS Uncle sam
Falstaf-I can easily muster four Doodle Dees in
buclSram.
Poins-Four must reckon?
Falstaf-Seven, by these hits; said seven
Prince Henry--Prthee let him alone. Give him rope
enough.
Poins-Seven be it,
Falstan-And when my eleven )odle Dees In DUCK
march bravely to the polls
Prince Henry-Oh monstrous Eleven Doodle Dees IN
buckram grown four.
Poins-Eeven, if he will say So
Falstan-And with my trusty of Doodle Dees IN
buclkram 1 will you most miraculous REFORM
look you
Prince Henry-These saffron inventions are like the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Overloaded

Judge Taft candidly admits that he
needs horse of sturdier build, and
they do say that the elephants back
is bending beneath the weight of my
candidate. "-Louisville Courier Jour
nal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Geological

The lambs that gambol on the green
are worth the poets speech, but they
amt in it with the calves that gambol
on the beach.-San Fernando Valley
Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Muck Bake Rustlnn

The muck rake has not been brought
into use much during the campaign
and It is to be hoped that 1t may be
permitted to rust out.-San Diego Tri-
bune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Nav DODGE

=. H. Hartman has his busy day
sign out, but may take it down be-
fore the collector of campaign funds
gets around.-Washingt Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
The State Press
Republican Pleased

Fairness compels the admission that
Mr.. Bryan's speech of acceptance is
in some important regards an agree
able urprise.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
Sometimes Is Tilted

The cheerful idiot that rocks the boat
without drowning the girl marries her
for a worse fate.-San Luis Obispo
Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-28
The Public Letter Bow

intended for publication must accompanied
words
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
What It Cost to Beat Bryan in 1896

To this day Hanna Is looked the shrewdest
and ablest campaign manager the country ever
next to him In fnesse and ability, after German
William C. Whitney. Hanna spent money lavshy, but
with good Judgment. wanted
show for It, He nearly $1,000 900 into the treasury
of the Palmer Buckner party in 1895. He spent $1,000.
600 for printing for that the educational
organizations clubs foreign voters The
postage bill of the republican committee that was
close to 100000.
In the first Bryan campaign the about
s1,500,000, one-fourth their Most
of this from silver mine in the
owner-Senator Clark Of Montana-gave $4,000. and
Marcus Daily half much. That year the democrats
appealed to the to beg small subscriptions
from the people and during the last thirty
battle the democratic machine kept oiled solely
by the of dollar and half dollar and quarter
offerings that poured in from the faithful admirers Of
Bryan
and manager are kept in peculiar Instead of
entering accounts by in the usual style each
count is given number and is carried throughout
the operation The key to this legendary system is
known to only two or three trusted men, and the
counants and clerks who do the actual work Of keeping
the books have not the slightest knowledge of what
state committee other organization individual
practice formerly to burn the books In the old
days there such thing auditing
accounting. Everything trusted to the honor of the
responsible and there has been whisper of
betrayal of trust.
Since 1886 campaign funds have been growing smaller
four years before, need for
that smaller The democrats that year very
little probably not than s75O00O In 1904
the republican fund was little under s2.OOO.00O. and
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
LONG DISTANCE TYPEsETTING

n EyvS comes London of ingenious method
of long distance typesetting controlled by wireless
telegraphy The inventor is Herr Knudsen. Dane
His machine is the laboratory stage. pos
sbIy may remain il this should thej
case it is clever interesting The operator manip-
uIates an ordinary typewriter Keyboard. the re-
ceiyer may be either typewriter linotype ma
chine. Travelling contact pass the KEY
boards both ends the line and synchronized
that they are always the key at the same
time.
If key OF the transmitting keyboard has been de-
there spark when the contact carrier passes
it, and the resulting electric acts reeeive
depress the corresponding key there the mes
is spelled letter letter. being typewritta
linoyped according to the character of receiver
model using typewriter is said to have worked sue
cessfuy In London. which would indicate that the ar
hculty of getting the machines work together
been Probably the new tynes -
poyed to operate moving picture machines and phon
graphs together to produce the socalled talking DC
lures
But in this the motions to be synchronized
only few feet away and the stations were probate
in the building In the laboratory OF the -
setter. 1t is different thing to synchronize now
that miles apart though this not
ever is greater. A motor baggage truck has been - -
cessfuy started and stopped by wireless in one 40 ~
large railway stations Had the control kew beer y
miles away, however, the of the plan rna~
doubted The possibility Of in St Petereh,,~W
setting type London paper" which suggest, =.
the mind Of an enthusiastic reporter BY these a~~a-
msnts. may be regarded as sufficiently remota
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
A Big Drop This Year

Early in the campaign Mr. Hitchcock estimated that
he could get through the battle with chest OF
had had four years ago. Twice since he has had to
his plans for expending money in effort
make the fit the cloth. The democrats
also quite modest in their plans, which called for
their than the republicans. there
comfortable stream of small subscriptions pouring
the newspapers. which have issued stirring
appeals the public Many private citizens have
the campaign it claimed that Bryan had received
much $4,000 in day from various supporters
republican in critcising these small
contributions, suggested that Bryan would take so
cents for campaign expenses IL 1t offered him.
Almost Immediately a number OF 80 cent clubs
in different parts Of the country to help the
candidate.
have the democrats larger fund than the repub-
licans that in 1892 when William c. Whitney
was the manager Grover Cleveland. Cleveland
elected and. reasoning from analogy, one would
that the biggest campaign fund sweeps the plat
ocrats have every fight since. But such conclu-
sion would be wholly misleading. IL must be borne
In mind that general conditions in the country
make of party 1t is easier for that
vice versa 1t would be accurate to that
the ulation Of large campaign fund IS symp
tom instead of cause
year the two committees are spending about the
same amounts the opinion of the best observers
of our national politics that rule there is
deal OF nonsense about the Importance OF campaign
funds and campaign committees After all. in
these days the really effective campaigning is carried
sort of campaigning actually reaches the
and produces effect In the course OF time speech
making parades and all that sort of thing will
probably disappear, and with them VIII go also the
upon his broad shoulders the heavy responsibility
electing his candidate
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

fact the most Of that was money wasted
as Roosevelt would have been elected without penny
in the drawer. The wealthy friends Judge Parker.
who had induced the democratic party to nominate him
the claim that they would subscribe enough money
to elect him and to New York for him, did en-
deayor in good faith fulfill their obligation. They
raised the very comfortable campaign ST. 750-
000 but IL they had had hundred times
result would have been the same. II is only in close
elections. such 1896 in states, that
really a
Four years ago they told little story to Illus
trate the futility of spending in effort to
elect man when public opinion is running strongly
against him. week before election the democratic
campaign managers in New York conceived idea
that they might snatch victory from the jaws OF defeat
last minute Among the state managers they telc-
graphed to was Roger sullivan the democratic leaders
In Chicago. How much will you need the message
ran ITO carry. Illinois for Parker
seventy five million dollars the lacOnic
swer which back the wires.
The money not sent.
Pretty large sent however to state chair
who not sc particular about giving value
received for the and who made themselves
dough" just before election.
This year it is well known that both
paign committees have had trouble in raising funds
It is forbidden by law to obtain subscriptions
from corporations. and individuals have been
slow In responding to the appeals of the
The republican managers have been much surprised
at the failure of their efforts to funds hundreds
of who in the past in fafr-szed checks
with little urging refusing to respond at all
giving such small to appear ptiful in
parson with their offerings OF the past
= At the beginning of October 1t necessary for
the republicans to pledge about $4,000 to the New
York county committee for the expense OF getting
the vote registered in the metropolis. The
went to the national chairman and Mr.. Hitch
cock forced to admit that he didn't have $4,000
earth that money could be raised. This
gloomy report sent over to Washington. and back
came suggestion which. when followed out. as II
with aacrity and energy. resulted in procuring the
necessary