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The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

who is next 10 have a date with
CuDid7' inquiries the YOakum CTexJ Her
aid. Cupid employs no advance agents:
neither does he indicate engagements
ahead.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Prom the indianapolis News.
But sometimes when politics makes
strange bed-fellows the candidate is pay
ing for the lodgings.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
That nnltlmore Episode.

Society is so shallow"
Then why these bathing suits at fash
ionable dinners, heyT"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

1T would be pity not 70 re-elect
Senator Overman." says the Salisbury
Post. Far he Il from Senator Overman
to dispute such a well-considered state
ment
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Il haven't seen a drunken man since
I've been here" declared the visitor in
the prohibition State.
''Oh. we are not ostentetious" explained
the Georgia man.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

One OF the members of the House Of
Representatives born outside the con-
fines of the United States is Hon. Philip
Pitt Campbell. from the Third district Of
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

There Is nothing between Mercury and
the sum- says an eminent astronomer
Then what Is the sun hot about?
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

The Prohibitionists are talking OF Hon.
HOke Smith Tor President. There are
minor objections, however, the chief one
being Mr. Smith IS not a prohibitionist.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

A tunnel to reduce the time from Ho-
boken to New York Is good thing. Of
course, but when~one reflects that It like
wise reduces the time from New York 10
HOboken. we'll
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

German scientist has discovered"
that man who was able to converse
fiuently in fifty different languages had q
brain just Ike any other man. The dis
covery," however, was not made until
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Senator-elect Bradley now understands
the truth Of the saying, IT'S not what we
want. but what we get. that makes US
happy"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

froni the SaacSgo News
Checking babies at a church is more
conservative policy than letting them sing
with the choir
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
BALKEn.

Although he was a man OF parts.
And one you'd really like 10 know,
With all MS learning and his arts,
He couldn't make the furnace go.
He faunted medals and degrees
That truly made a splendid show;
And yet, upon his bended knees,
He couldn't make the furnace 20.
He seemed the master OF his fate.
or all things human here below.
But, nevertheless, we beg 20 state,
He couldn't make the furnace go.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Emperor William has a phonograph." /"
says a contemporary. Yes; but our Pres
ident's is the biggest.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
A True sforY.

Dick Wilmington was trudging along
the road when suddenly he heard strange
ana unusual sounds.
II was the hcnling of an automobile.
Dick jumped.
And If he hadn't heard that automobile
honking. children, he would never have
been lord mayor OF London.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Having said goOd-by to envy,
To jealousy and hate.
a mans so close to heaven
He finds Il hard 20 wait.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Most There.

rs she beautiful
"Yes. She has a million dollars"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02

Never mind: tie lay Of the umpire will
soon be heard in the land.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
HIS Job.

He's good at taking people on"
Mimic, ehT'
No. He drives a hearse."
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02


Without diverging from the subject OF
business depression" said Edward S.
Lewis. a mining operator OF Nevada. at
the New Willard yesterday. I saw q
pretty blun called in a poker game The
other day at Tonopah.
There were six Of US sitting around
the table. T. was one Of those open
events in which any one could cut in
with the regulation. and none Of rs was
any too well acquainted.
There was one irritable fellow IN the
crowd. he dldn't look much bigger than
the stack OF whites In from of him and
was settled so far down in his chair thar
his chin was not much higher than the
table.
His peevishness Jared on the seusi-
bilities Of every one present Finally, the
fellow on my left, annoyed to the point
Of evaporation. jumped 20 his feet
II you were a little bigger I'd slap
your face, he said to the undersized
man.
Then came surprising transformation.
That Insignificant fellow started TO sit up
and take notice When he had straight
ened out All the kinka In his legs and
spinal column he was the biggest man in
the crowd. and stood about six feet four
inches
i see that I have made slight miscal-
culatiOn.' hastily added the member who
was going 70 do the slapping. Il hope
you viii accept my apology.
II was a gentleman's game. and there
we're no more rude interruptions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
AT IF AGAIN.

Judging from the comments of a staunch and weli-balaneed Republican contemporary The New Bedford Stand ard, our President opened his mouth and put his foot in it again recently. In his address to the Congress of Moth CTS in Washington last week. he said: After all Is said, it is the mother only who is a better citizen even than the soldier who fights for his country" Quoting this. The Standard declares that the President lis setting up dis tinction for which there is no reason whatever" and its comments are so well put that we copy from them at some length, as follows:
 Some mothers are better citizens than some soldiers who fight for their coun- try and some are not. Some men who have at some times fought for their spects proved themselves good citizens at all. Some men who have never fought in battle and who could not ability have been far better citizens in some respects than other men who have fought 1t is all wrong and very mis- cnheNOuS TOT man llke the HTeSi0ent, whose words are accepted by large numbers of persons as conveying pro- found truth, to give couhtenance to dis tinct.ons. which carry the Idea that some persons in some occupations must perforce be better citizens than some other persons in some other Occupa- tions. No man who is real man can have anything but the most profound respect and reverence for moth erhood- and of the tremendous importance of high minded. pure motherhood there can be no doubt That however. does not sanction extravagance of language nor the drawing of fictitious lines of demareation between mothers as a class and soldiers as a class or carpenters as a class. Any one of us knows too well that in every sphere of life there are men and women who do their duty nobly and well, and that there are oth: :: CTS who are shirks and laggards and irresponsibles. and that the arrange ment into classes for the purpose of comparison is entirely unfair. The only true basis of judgment-and fslll- men men had better exercise even that with eaution-is on the ground as to whether each individual does the work which IS appointed to him as well as he men and women are entitled to recog- hilton as good citizens. not by the par ticular accomplishments of each, but by the spirit of earnestness. and devo- endeaver which they bring to their several tasks. Tested by this. some mothers are far and away beyond hosts of soldiers. Tested by this. some noth- CTS are not Tested by this. some men. many times very humble and very in- conspicuous. deserve more praise than body can do the work which is not as- signed him to do. But he can do the work which he has to the best of his ability. If he meets this test well he ought not o'be subjected to any arbi- trary test of comparative inferiority by any fallible man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19

The Pittsburg Sun assigns two req sons why there will be no war between Japan and China. One is that Japan is not prepared to stand the cost of such war and the other that China will go almost any length to avoid a conflict. In other words, one nation is too poor and the other too, tinid to engage in a scrap just at present. Perhaps the reasons are good. but the Japanese are something like yellow jackets in their disposition and had just as soon fight as not, while even the apathetic Chinese might be worked up to a cumulative mood if buIlied too far.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
BROWNSVILLE, AND AFTER.
A Few Figures That Show Why thu
 Republicans Are Worried.

A Few Figures That Show Why the
 Republicans Are Worried. New York Times.
 Mir. Roosevelt has asked the permis- sion of Congress to reinstate any pIan of the Brownsville companies who, m his judgment. shall appear not t9 be in the class whose dlscnarge was deemed necessary" The President In of every man in the companies. for the good of the service. what has changed his attitude?
 The number of negro voters in In diana. according tS the ostoa WashiTston ing cript, has increased from 1s.445 in 1900 to at least 25.000. If they should all be angry voters next fall they could easily give Indiana to the Democrats.
 The colored voters of Illinois have increased from 3i,247. enumerated In the census in 1900, to more than 50.- 000." The balance of power is with the negroes of Illinois, Kansas, with l5.234 negro votes in 1900. has now ''at least 20, 000," and two years ago the Republicans carried that State by the small plurality of 2,l2S.
 Assuming that West Virginia's 14,- S41 negro votes eight years ago had had been transferred to the Democrat ic column. the Republicans would have lost West Virginia. The Republicans carried New Jersey last year by S,013. ored voters in that State showed a to- tai of 22.S5S.
 Negroes representing various sec tions of the North last week formed a vigilance committee" to prevent the nomination at Chicago of man who should be unsatisfactory to them. If they are to be fully appeased. the Presidents halting reversal of his or Brownsville soldiers must be followed bY more party concessions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
ROOSEVELT CHEERS TAFT.

Says They Are Mad Who IusiAt He
 Shall Have Third Term.
 Washington Dispatch to New York
 "And over there is Jonathan Bourne. the only man trying to reflect on my honesty of motive, who comes nere with a self-satisfled smile," President Roosevelt Is reported to have exclaim- ed in the cabinet room OH Saturday :. He, misguided man. will insist that l am to run for President And there is the other arch conspirator, John Stew art of New York They are mad and know what they do. Taft will have 800 votes on tho. first ballot. Get thee Taft! Hurrah for Taft"
 As he began to say "Hurrah for Taftr the President advanced toward Senator Bourne and MT. Stewart way ing his hand at each mention of the name of the, Secretary 0f War and speaking with great. enthusiasm.
 Incidents similar to this occur at the White House almost daily. The Presi- dent tells all callers that he is sin- cerely for the Secretary of War. be- cause he believes he is stronger than any other candidate and can be elected.
 He has no patience with those who make the point that Ohio is doubtful with Taft as the candidate. or that there may be question of his carrying New York and Indisna. He simply will not consider that these opinions arc expressed for any other purpose than so aid the cause of the anti-ad- ministration combination.
 He also continues to put forward Secretary Taft as man Of conserva- tive methods, who would probably meet the appreciation of business in- terests by the way in which he pressed reforms, at the same time not receding from the cardinal doctrines for which the present administration has been contendinR.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19

Governor Johnson's candidacy. If the Madison Square Garden speech had been an old d-fashioned Democratic spsech and Mfr. Bryan's subsequent ut terances of like tenor. there would be not one whisper of opposition to MT. Bryan in the Democratic party of 1908.
 fsovcrnment ownership. the. initiative laws for the States. socialistic insu- rance of bank deposits. limitations of the products of manufacturing con cerns and all the other heresies and monstroslties of latitudinarian De- -mocracy are responsible for Governor Johnson's present attitude. and they mako his candidacy imperative if the Democratic party is to survive next November. te-
 The impotent rage into which Gover- nor Johnson has thrown the out-ard- cutters is source of much amusement. It is he birthright of every American hoy to be candidate for President. There are millions sf them in our pub He schools this blessed moment. and why should the announcement that a twice -elected uovernnr of q great state his parry for the office of highest dig- nity be construed as an impertinence and a treason? .Ht
 The Republicans. too, contribute to the gayety of the situation. They. too, are for Bryan to "a man--for the Dem : ocratic nomination. The presence of the Governor of Minnesota In the lime countenance of much the favor of that they wore when Bryan was on the ocean hsstening to Madison Square Garden in August 1906.
 After all. there's some fun in poii- ties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
How NEan-Made Laws Are Attempting
 to Throttle Industry.

How NFan-Rfade Laws Are Attempting
 to Throttle IndustRy.
 Railroad Gazette.
 In the earlier ,pantcs of 1875 ana ia- ter down to the present period the railroads, like other great vested in- ate under natural law. It was a hard and memorable law, but its workinGs were simple and logical. Credit was contracted, business receoed. earnings fell off. and the weaker roaas wenL his go reorganizations and heavy individual losses. sometimes inflicted even upon the conservative investor, though in his case apt to be temporary.
 But nstnrul as was the ordeal or tne @ railroads. 1t was not intensified by ar :. tifcial and extraneous agencies. and prosperity re-estaplished itself under q law just as natural as was that wntch had brought adversitX.
 The railroad corporations had one load. and a heavy load, to carry, but they did not have two loads, ana m general way and under the teachings suits. brace Themselves to bear the burden and adopt the means to siie-
 For the first time in our national history one mas nov snose ,,rasas noI.' sa effect singled ont from other great vested interests to be the victims not only of economic but or artincial anu man-made law.
 .s There is no foe of the railroad. how ever demagogical he may be, who Q questions the place of the railroad not only as an industrial asset. but also as an element in public convenience ana hard pushed to admit that the railroad is a more important ingredient or prosperity than the great factory.
 Yst not only does public policy not single out the. great factory for attaeS' assss but even protects it under the tarln Here and there In the form of con- spicuous combination 1t becomes, tar get, but In the main public policy IS protective.
 Not SO with the railroad It must be picked out from the mass of vested in terests for assault from every quarter. Legislatures must raid it. State con- missions must hamper it.. Federal au- thority with It's far-reaching influence on public policy and temper, must menace It. It may raise wages liper- ally in good times. but it must be de- nied the right to lower them in hard times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
nnAI. rnonLrM.

one of the dificuIt problems which confront the Government and its of- ficiaIs in their efforts to rid the coun- try of anarchy and anarchists is shown by statement in The New Bedford Standard that Mir. Tucker who Is said by that paper to be the ablest teacher of what Is known as philosophical an archy in the country" Is native of Dartmouth. Mass. and member of one of the oldest and best families of that State. It is true that Mir. Tucker. in his writings and speeches. does not teach or advise assassination and other forms of criminal violence but he in- weighs against all present forms of human government and is inclined to pity the people of the country for their weakness in submitting to such rule and rulers.
 Now, we submit that an educated. Intelligent man like this is almost. If not fully. as dangerous as are the Emma Gcldmans and others of her class, or even the actual perpetrators of foul crimes. Mir. Tucker. it Is true, does not commit crimes. nor does he in plain words. advocate assassination and revolution. but he breaches the doctrines of unrest and discontent, and affects the minds of the minimizing and dissatisfied. sets them to brooding over fancied wrongs and finally stihes in them that respect for law and order which is one of the proud boasts of all good American citizens. Sugges- tion and implication go a long way to- wards bringing about action. and if the hints of a man like Mir. Tucker fall on receptive ground a crop of an- archists in fact as well as in belief may be the result.
 But what can be done in a case of this kind? MT. Tucker Is a native- born American citizen of good family and good standing. He is entitled to all rights and privileges of other citi- zens including the right of free speech. N one will charge that he is mentally unbalanced, for he is a man above the average intelligence. Unless he com mits some overt act of violence. or ad- vocates disobedience to law and gov ernment. he cannot be deported. ban. ished or locked up as a dangerous character. What can the Government do in such a case? Is advocacy of philosophical anarchy" a crime in the eyes of our laws? If not, how far can a man go in such advocacy before he becomes dangerous to law and order | and lays himself liable to be dealt with?
 These are questions about which there may be differences of opinion. and some may regard them as mere academic questions. but they may yet come to be regarded as vital ones. The feeling against anarchists has recently become more than usually pronounced because of some of the late crimes that have been committed by them. and 1t may come to the point where those who teach 1t openly may alike come under the law. Emma Goldman. so far as we know. has not committed crime. but she advocates it so plainly that she may yet be dealt with as a dangerous character. But what of the Tucker sort7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
This Date in History

March 10.
 ts2s--Pians for the Massachusetts colo ny completed. 4 +5rs Z l77e-General Benedict Arnold resigned his command in the American Army.
 lsf5-Miiitary operations on land in the war between the United States and Great Britain came to an end.
 is22-The, United States acknowledged the independence of the South American Government ls2s-Henry Brockhoist Livingston. one of the early Justices of the United States Su- preme Court died in Washinkton. Born in New York. Nov. 2s. I757.
 1sS6--Texans and Mexieans engaged in battle near Goliad. Texas.
 s1ss2-Montreal Board of Trade ineorpo- rated. .i
 is55-Insestigating committee reported that the Kansas elections were carried by is6s-Lucknowf captured by the British force under Sir Colin Campbell. iss5--confederates attacked Gen. slo- cup's division of shermans army near BentonvfiIe, N. c.
 Is7i--Insnrfection broke out among the troops In Paris.
 isS4-Godfrey weitzeI. the Union general to whom the City of Richmond surrendered died in Philadsiphia- Born in Cincinnati Nov. 1. 1885.
 isss--John Pendieton King. Senator and railroad builder of Georgia, died in that State. Born in Kentucky. April g. iIss, ,,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
DRIFTW OoD ny PHIL n. ARMsrRoNc.

--------------------- Nov. honest, wouldn't you like to be and heart fully of joyY
 The Georgia mint crop is . "drug'' on the market
 Rockefeller says he has bought a home in Augusta "because the people there treat him like q human being and let him alone" The fact that selecting Augusta Instead of Houston. Tex. VIII ever remain a mystery.
 + 4
 The wife of an Indiana candidate is just bet the hole in doushnut he wins. - Teddy says Taft Is the biggest go- tIiI the election to see just how much he. Is going. A man cut in Kansas fel, and broke Such a thing could not have happened trying to catch certain trains we know. They say Solomon was the wisest had several hundred wives we are a somewhat dubious.
 Of course there are lets of kids in sibb County that wear "bibbs."
 Men are often pressed for time while girls are pressed for other reasons
 The FcreiEn ceunt Market.
 To market, to market.
 To buy a swell mash;r
 Home again. home again.
 Minus the cash.
 Consider the liles-ti,ev toil mt neither do they spin. hut they can sit up In a florists window and look so pretty that you have to toll like beaver to raise the price of one to give And we dldn't think little Evelyn Now with the Pennsylvania grafters found guilty and Raymond Hitchcock found not we can go ahead and eat three pegular meals q day and sleep
 Domestic
 There was man in our town. And he was wonderous wise.
 He married a girl because she could
 Aake glorious cakes and pies. The blue-eyed blondes of Montgom. cry are not biondined, but come by those wonderful angelic golden rresses by right of inheritance.
 Laughter is said to be a sure cure tor the grip. But who in the name of Joe Bush can laugh with a bad case of
 Revfaea. Peter, Peter. pumpkin eater, Had wife and couldn't keep her. So she went out and got a job, And now supports the lazy srlob. restaurant has been established in New York where one can obtain square meal for cents. However, ven venture its mot like mother~used SinR-sing has been stealing water from New York. But when one thinks ot Wall Street it's six one way and haIt . dozen another
 To make long story short. susnnIr t to an editor and let him blue-pencfl Of course the moterist should carry One swallow. doesn't make a sum. ner but a good many of 'em will pro The Dreary HousehoId. Since you have gone away We sit and sigh and weep. The house seems lonely. ike 1t niisssd
 your voice.
 We heard through the long hours of
 the day.
 You're. gone--but not forgot Another's gold hath tempted you to
 leave us--ah 'tis sad You wanted more than we could give You left us all alone Best cook we ever had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19

sinia belongs to individuals the owner of land upon which there is -sy forest remaining will have to pay taxes on all the standing timber.
 Just now there is in most parts of the country a strong movement look ing to the preservation of forests. not only as partial provision against fu- ture timber famine but because of the damage to land and streams resulting from forest destruction but 1t seems that the Virginia law makers propose to put a premium on such destruction by imposing penalty on standing timber. for that is what it amounts to. If a head tax were placed on hogs to take them as an example, and a man owned more of them than he was will Ing to pay the tax on he would nat urally sell or kill them. or both. so as to relieve himself of the burden of taxation as far as possible.
 Would not something of the same nature result from tax on standing timber? The disposition to cut. down the trees is strong enough as it Is, but if the owner of the land must pay tax on each tree the average man will reason that he had better cue down his trees and sell them than pay an annual tax on them. As The Ports mouth Star looks at it '1t is, not only contrary to public policy to encour- age the destruction of the forests, but 1t appears that the tax imposed in the sterrett bill is an unJustifiabie hard- ship in that it imposes a double tax. The lands upon which the forests grow is already taxed, and now, in addition, the owners of the timber must pay for that also. Most of them will be rather encouraged to get it to market as quickly as they can"
 Thus 1t appears that i'll advised leg islation is not confined to one State or section. While some States. like Alabama. are attempting to cripple or destroy railroads and other industries by unfair and unjust laws. Virginia wants to encourage forest denudation by unfair double taxation on land and timber. Is the entire country legisia- tion-mad? fe