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The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
Labor's Plea for independence.

Labor leaders everywhere throughout
the Union are pleading for independence
at the ballot box From all quarters
comes the same slogan. Vote for prin-
ciples, not for party or men"
We doubt not that this plea will be eff
fective TO large extent throughout the
United States. so far as the labor vote
is concerned. in the forthcoming national
campaign. Moreover. we believe Mr..
Bryan is the man of ali the candidates
who is fated to get that vote in by far
the greatest measure. Mr.. Bryan seems
10 please the laboring contingent as none
Of his probable opponents do. Among the
unions and the various organizations in
which labor is interested Mr.. Bryan's
name Is one TO conjure with. Nothing
has ever served to shake labors faith
in the Nebraskan. He is looked upon in
such circles as one man in whom de-
penienco may be put-even unto the ut
termost.
The great Democratic leader. however,
will set comparatively few labor votes
simply because lie chooses 70 can him
self a Democrat Party ties sit none toe
heavily on any shoulders these swiftly
moving days. The crack OF partisan whips
does not cause so much as the hutter
Of an eyelash among many Of those once
awesomely attentive to the same. Labor.
especially since It has fully awakened to
the great possibilities latent within #
self. seems determined TO find men FOR
Office who Will pass laws and prescribe
rules along the lines labor wants. re-
CARELESS OF whether such men be Demo
Gratis, Republicans, or what-not Labor
wants certain specific principles upheld
and embodied in our plan Of government
and labor isn't fretting it's soul-and
isn't going to fret it-striving to dlrer-
entiate between the political parties while
seeking to reach the goal Of its ambition.
L. labor would keep itself absolutely
independent, it would easily swing the
balance OF power In the United States.
and politicians would heed its righteous
calls with abundant grace. It could be
the master, and It may come to be-al-
though it probably should not want 10 be
just exactly that It is. however. a sig
nihCant sign OF the times that labor lead
ers are pleading now with the rank and
file for independence in balloting as #
never pleaded before, and this agitation
may result in Congress next time that
will surprise some Of those not now even
so much as cognizant of the rumbling
afar of.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
FLASHLIGHTS.

From the Detroit FREE Press.
What means this awful silence? Con-
gress has adjourned.
However. June brides can't cook any
better than July brides.
The wedding present in the house is
worth two that you think might come.
The only thing we care to say about
a straw hat that's been cleaned is that
it's never clean.
About the only person we know who
really undertakes the Job Of trying 10
please everybody is the baseball umpire.
A Boston barber is going to enter
vaudeville. Undoubtedly many Of his
patrons already know his monOlogue by
heart
A Massachusetts, concern has been Or
ganized 10 make paper shoes. II we
have 10 wear em it's our hope that they
won't be made out of sand paper
We don't know exactly where fllbuster-
ing originated. but it's our bet that the
first flibuster was the wife who neglected
10 darn her husbands socks because she
expected some day he would buy new
ones
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
OBJECTIONS FROM TAFT.
How Many More Are There Like
Those In West VfrEiniaF

From the Springfield Republican
The apparent determination Of these
men raises reflections as 20 what might
happen If conditions should take on a
certain aspect at Chicago. The question
Is this How many of the Taft delegates.
elected as these West Virginia delegates
were. would throw their instructions TO
the winds as Of no moral force. In view
Of the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt was the
first choice Of their people? In the doubt
that must invest an answer lies the chief
possibility Of a sensational result. In
structions have never I'm this country had
the binding effect of that unwritten law
which cOmpels Presidential electors to
vote as their constituents directed. And.
in the present case. II Is idle TO maintain
that the Taft candidacy has any bottom
of is own. II sails the political seas very
blithely, and Is far In the lead of its
rivals. yet from bow to stern 1t is a
Roosevelt ship, and not even Mr. Taft's
nearest friends now dispute the fact
1t may be worth while to note that Con-
gress is not closing its work In good hu-
NOR; that there is deep soreness among
the Republican leaders all around and
that many are in funk. while the pres
ent downward course Of the stock mar
ket Is not such as 10 make the managers
bubble over with joy over a dead sure
thing" Suppose the feeling grows during
the coming three weeks that there Is but
one logical and safe Republican candi-
date, and that the President is he. These
West Virginia and Pennsylvania dele
gates, who are already defying their in
structions-are they pointing the way
If they are symptomatic TO any extent; II
they represent an underlying feeling and
IL that feeling is TO grow as convention
time draws near. then their possible sig
nifcance is worth studying at the present
time
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
THOUSAND MILES OF BOYS.
Foot Race OF the Y. VI. c. A. from
New York 10 Chicago.
From the Outlook.


From the Outlook
Next July a message is to be carried
afoot from the mayor Of New York 20 the
mayor Of Chicago. The carriers will be
700 boys between fifteen and seventeen
years old For a week or so. during the
night as we'll as the day. some lad will
be speeding across the country at the rate
of mile run. The first will start from
the city hall in New York and run north
ward. At the end OF a mile second will
be awaiting him, and on his arrival will
seize the message and carry II TO the
next mile post There is probably but one
organization that could select these car
riers solely from its own membership
along the route and. by representatives
already on the line Of the race, arrange
for all details and guard the race as II
occurs. That organization is the Young
Mems Christian Association. Each city
association along the line Will have charge
Of a certain section. The New York asso-
citation, for example will have charge OF
the route which extends through the city
until 1t touches the territory assigned 70
Yonkers. The stretch over which Buffalo
has Jurisdiction is the longest in charge
OF any one association. Inasmuch as the
the Young Mems Christian Association
has about 100000 boys under the care OF
physical directors, the material for such a
relay run Is ample. The boys selected FOR
this event Will be under special training.
No boy will have any other competitor
than time, or receive any prize other
than the honor OF wearing his associa-
tons colors. A generation ago no relig-
ious organization could have attempted
anything OF the sort What the Young
Mems Christian Association has accom-
plished in uniting the Hebrew and Greek
ideal in religion. interpreting Christianity
as a force for the welfare OF the whole
man. body as we'll az mind and spirit. is
dramatically embodied in this picturesque
undertaking.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
PREACHING VICTORY.
Democrats Have Not Had IA Good
Chance 20 Win in Years.

From the Charleston Evening Post
As long as the nomination OF Bryan
was matter or doubt, argument against
his qualities as a candidate were legiti-
mate. but now that the issue is deter
mined beyond question, and his selection
by the Denver convention is assured, no
end is TO be served by preaching the doc
trine Of defeat. except contribution to the
accomplishment of defeat There is no
reason. therefore, why Democrats who
sincerely wish to see a change in the
administration Of the government from
the hands of the Republicans to those Of
their own party should allow themselves
10 be led into a state Of hopelessness by
the ill-starTed croaking of disgruntled
individuals or organs. The Democratic
party has the best chance of victory this
year that it has had in sixteen years.
and that fact is recognized by the Re-
publicans. who are preparing for a most
strenuous campaign TO hold the power
they have abused so long II the Demo
Gratis will forget their differences and
close up their ranks for a hearty and an
enthusiastic fight they will sweep the
country in November, and will see a
Democratic President inaugurated next
March
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

Good night have 10 say good night
To such host Of peerless things
Good night unto the slender hand
All queenly with its weight Of rings;
Good night to fond. uplifted eyes.
Good night to chestnut hraids Of hair,
Good night unto the perfect mouth.
And all the sweetness nestled there
The snowy hand det1ins me- then.
III have TO say gOod night againl
But there win come a time, my love,
When. il / read our stars Alright
| shall not linger by this porch
With my farewells TIL then, good night
You wish the time were nowi And I.
You do not blush 20 wish IL sol
You would have blushed yourself 10 death
To own 80 much year ago
What both these snowy hands, All, then
IN have 70 say good night again.
Thomas Bailey Aldricl
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

The passing of Gen Sir Redvers Henry
Butler in England marks the loss to
Great Britain Of one of her most gal
liant soldiers and one OF her most criti-
cised generals. He was a soldier OF the
old era and the old ways, and he had
something Of Wellingtons contempt for
what he called the newfangled notions
Of warfare. Gallant soldier az Yelling
ton was. it VIII be remembered that he
bitterly opposed the introduction into the
army Of the breech-loading rife. and It
was he who insisted on the retention OF
the stif leather collar as part OF the SOL
diers' uniform. in spite of the fact that
It seriously hampered the action Of the
men.
So it was, in a measure, with Butler.
He was an able and efficient soldier. ac-
cording to his lights. but they were the
lights Of other days He had the blood Of
the Towards in his veins. and he had
the temper Of the aristocrat; his caste
could do no wrong.
He was born to be a soldier. like his
fathers before him. and as soon as he
left Elton he went to the Slxteth Rifles.
He served in China with great distinc-
ton. and was in command Of the Red
River expedition in 1870 Four years later
he served under Sir Garnet wolseley
in the Ashanti campaign, and four years
latter in the Kafflr war and the Zulu
war. In all Of these wars he won dis
tinction for his personal bravery. which
was, perhaps, his most distinguished
quality. He won the Victoria Cross in
the Zulu war for staying behind during
a retreat 20 save the life Of fellow-offi-
Ger. and he won other medals in the same
way.
Gen. Butler was subjected TO intense
adverse criticism for his conduct Of on
erations in South Africa: the slaughter
Of the British troops at the Tugela was
entirely his fault. or, rather. the fault
Of the school in which he had learned
war. and which ne was too old or too
proud to relearn. Serving against KAT
frs, Hottentots, Egyptians, or Chinese
troops. that know nothing and care less
for tactics, whose sole Idea of fighting
is TO clash together and fight, he was
bound to distinguish himself as he did.
for he was absolutely fearless. and he
fought like fend, never subjecting his
men to a danger that he would not gladly
share.
But when It came to the new style of
warfare-the fighting at long distance. the
hlt-and-run method of the Boers-poor
Gen. Butler was lmpotent. All he could
do was TO shake his head in rage and
charge and charge, as he did at the
Tugela River. sending his men again and
again against a whitening fire OF the best
marksmen in the world, safely intrenched
behind breastworks II courage could
have won the day. and desperate fight
ing and daredevil recklessness. Butler
would have won; as it was, he killed off
hundreds of his men for nothing. and his
bravery was turned to chagrin, almost
disgrace.
But now that he is dead, his mistakes
will be forgotten, and st will be remem-
bered OF him that he was a brave SOL
der. a heroic figure. and that his life
was spent for the glory Of his country
His name will be part Of England's his.
tory.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
PROUD OF SENATOR KNOX.
Pennsylvania Believes I'm Him, and
Would Like to See Him President.

Pennsylvania Believes I'm Him, and
Would Like to See Him President.
From the York Dispatch.
The reception rendered 70 Senator Phi
lander C Knox, Pennsylvania candi-
date for the Presidency OF the United
States. was creditable to the citizens Of
York. Its extent exceeded expectations
The sincerity Of those who filed into the
hotel parlors 20 clasp the hand Of the
guest Of the evening could not have been
more emphatic If the Senator's chances
for the nomination were certain beyond a
doubt Ii showed that York believes
firmly in Philander c. knox as a fitting
aspirant for that high Office
Many Of those who approached the
Senator took pains 70 wish him success.
The way in which they did so left no
doubt that they feel as does the whole
state, that Senator Knox could fulfill the
functions Of the Presidency with the men
tai. moral. and intellectual poise which
the position demands.
This section Of the State can say with
the other sections that Pennsylvania is
proud Of its Presidential candidate. His
ability has attracted attention 10 Penn
sylVania before
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
Political Currency BIZ.

From the Philadelphia Record
The currency measure which is being
damned through Congress without discus
sion or elaboration. under a suspension
OF all ordinary parliamentary procedure,
is political. not financial, necessity.
Leading bankers are nearly all Of opinion
that the effect of mere tinkering Will be
mischievous. There Is no expectation,
even upon the part Of the tinkers them
selves, that in covering up a cancerous
condition for the next six years any ad-
vance will be made toward permanent
remedy
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
On or OF the waRonr

From the Lafayette Commercial.
What's this? Isn't there anything that
man may drink and not get drunk? Dr.
l.. D. Mason vice president Of the Ameri-
can Society for the Study Of Inebriates
says that many men and women are VIC
tins Of aquamania, or water intoxication
that works much injury TO the system.
The prohibiNonists are insisting that we
must get on the water wagon and Dr.
Mason insists that we must get Off. Beer
and whisky are under the ban by both
Patent medicines are in the same class
1t begins to look as II there is nothing
left but to bark back TO the ancient milk
shake
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

Mr.. Roosevelt intimated broadly, right
out in meeting. that he would continue
the Inland Waterways Commission
whether Congress authorized it OF not.
Then It was authorized overwhelmingly
by Congress. Evidently, Congress was
getting tired of being made to look like
30 cents every little bit.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
MEN AND THINGS.



The Sir Henry Fowler Of a few years
ago, the Lord Wolverhampton of to-day,
made his first speech the other day in
the House Of Lords. called by the radi-
Gals ''the gilded chamber" and 1t is said
that the Wesleyan newcomer was lis
tened TO with more than ordinary inter
est Lord Wolverhampton spoke on the
matter CT preferential tariff duties, with
special reference to India, on which sub
Jet he Is thoroughly informed. He was
secretary OF state for India in lS94-lS95
Other peers who took part In the dis
cussion were the Duke Of Marlborough
Lord Cromer. Of Egypt Lord Millner
Lord Averbury-the Sir John Lubbock Of
earlier years-Lord Landsdowne, and
Lord Crewe--a list of speakers out Of the
ordinary, and, according to The Speaker,
the discussion itself was OF extraordi-
nary interest. The House OF Lcrds, -
says that able journal. proved once
again that IN matters OF high debate IL
can hold its own with any assembly in
the world"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
A PlunBer's Grave.

On Memorial Day there was a strange
ceremony in Pittsburg, where the friends
and relatives of ''Pittsburg Phil" the no
torious turf plunger met to dedicate a
Ife-sized floral horse which was made
TO surmount the mausoleum Of the gam
bier in Uniondale Cemetery. The order
for this horse was placed by William
Smith, brother of the famous plunger
one Of the specifications of the decora-
ton was that the florists should use not
less than 5000 white carnations in build
ing the animal. as that flower was the
favorite OF 'Pittsburg Phil" The mauso-
leum on which the floral horse was raised
is a novelty in itself, as In the days OF
his greatest prosperity the man who
made fortune backing the horses super
intended the construction OF II himself
and paid $1,000 for IT, 1t is a massive
affair of stone and granite and It's open
ing IS provided with many locks as the
plunger always feared grave robbers.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

From the Boston Transcript
II any one is puzzled TO understand what
Marcus Aurelius is doing on the Brown
University campus. let him accept this
Interpretation given by Prof. ". G. Ever
EFT yesterday: The message OF Marcus
Aurelius is the message of brave ideal
ism. 1t declares that we must submit our
selves without reserve to the divine order
as ii appears in nature and in human so
ciety. But with all its rigOr. the message
Of the Stole Emperor bids US cultivate
serenity and cheerfulness under all cir
cumstances."
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
THURSDAY, JUNE 4. 1908.
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The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
One Good Feature.
om the sprinraeld Republican

From the Springfield Republican.
The new currency law contains one pro-
vision which is strongly to be commended.
This is a requirement that national bank
depositaries shall pay such a rate Of in
terest, not less than l per cent. as the
Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe,
on the average amount OF deposits Of
public moneys held by such banks; and
against such deposits secured by United
States bonds the banks need hold no re-
serve. Thus at last we have enacted a
provision that should have been imposed
many wears ago.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

ON A HOT JUNE DAY.

When the sun poureth into your fiat, and
there isn't the sign Of breeze.
And your brain sizzles under your hat as
you pound on the typewriter keys,
1t Is then that your lot you \bewail, and
your joys seem but fieeting and few,
For the jokes that you write are all stale,
and you can't think of anything new.
When your room is an oven-lil1e place
and the landlady's after the cash,
And the beads trickle over your face and
fall to the floor with a splash.
It is then that your lot you decry, FOL
your brains in q terrible stew,
And the fountain Of fun has run dry, and
you can't think OF anything new.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

From the Philadelphia Press
Comparatively few people have any in
terest in a mere personal struggle be-
tween Mcclellan and Hearst, but II the
present proceedings let the light of day
into the dark corners Of Tammany cleo
ton methods they will prove a public
benefit. That feature is what attracts the
attention of the country and interests it.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

From the Kansas City Star.
For the benefit of Congress the con-
fession reads: I'VE have done those
things which we ought not to have done,
and we have left undone those things
which we ought to have done. and there
is no health in us
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

The Atlanta Constitution traces a like
ness between Henry Clay and Mr.. Roose-
welt. because the former once called a
man short and ugly word. If he only
did it once, however, the resemblance is
very slight.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

From the Chicago Record Herald
Not long ago we were complaining be-
cause the President lacked a sense Of
humor. But now that ne is going to con-
graduate Congress on its good record. It
appears that our complaint was not well
founded
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

Some one has discovered that John d.
Rockefeller's income for the coming year
will be $S5.00O.000. No wonder Il is hard
for John D. to keep the outgo UP to the
income. And. by the by how about that
little S29, 24O.00O2
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
WIG Mn.

Ma. why don't you keep out OF the
parlor? Things are running along
smoothly now"
You Amt engaged yet daughter. and
your ma knows from experience that
young man who finds things running too
smoothly is apt TO get bored and quit"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
American Encroachments.

The Berliner Tageblatt is making serl-
Gus. IL somewhat futile objections TO re-
cent American encroachmeuts. 1t makes
great fun Of Frau Ernestlne Schumann-
Heink for renouncing her allegiance to
the Emperor of Austria and becoming
citizen of the United States. She was
sure of all her rights. the paper thinks.
because Of the American citizenship Of
her husband. Mr.. Rapp. and she became
a citizen Of The Land Of Dollars only
for the advertisement that was in II. In
the same issue Of the paper IL Is stated
that Schiller has also been annexed by
the Americans the great poets tragedy,
"Cabale and Llebe." having been placed
on the stage in New York. slightly
changed. under a new U;tle without credit
to the author. After describing the per-
Torrance the Tageblatt's writer says;
In the royal tomb at Weimar. the body
which rests In the casket decorated with
the silver laurel wreath of the women OF
Hamburg certainly turned about"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
A Canadian Poet.

II was only the other day that Canada
was called on to mourn the loss Of one Of
her best-known poets, DR.. Drummond.
and now she has had to regret the loss
Of another, perhaps equally az great, If
not so well known, DIT. Honore Frechette.
DR.. Frechette was nearly sixty-nine years
old when he died. He was born in Lewis.
and studied at the Quebec Seminary and
at Ncolet College. He was called to the
bar in 1864. but he deserted the law for
journalism, and worked for some time on
newspapers In Chicago. Politics attract
ed him for a season. and In 1874 ne sat
for Lewis In the Canadian Parliament
He was a candidate in 1878 and again in
lSS2, and his defeat Is attributed TO the
fact that his residence in the United
States had made him an advocate Of an
nexation, with which views his constitu-
ents did not agree. But, after editing
newspapers, practicing law, and follow
ing politics. Dr.. Louis Honore Frechette
found his true meter in verse. Always
the Muse had called him, even as a col
lege lad, and the first OF his eight or nine
books of verse-"Mes Loisies'' was pub
lished in 1863. Two of his books. LES
Fieurs Boreales" and Les Neige,." were
crowned by the French Academy II was
his distinction in letters that made DR..
Frechette an officer Of the academy, lau-
reate Of the Institute OF France, knight
Of the Legion OF Honor, companion OF
Michael and George, president OF the
Royal Society OF Canada and the Canadi-
an Society OF Arts. member OF various
learned societies in Europe. and a doctor
(pro honoris causa) OF three universities.
DR.. Frechette translated into French for
the use Of Canada Mr. Howell's Chance
Acquaintance" Cables "Old Creole
Days" and other books. He wrote plays
and he wrote in English nearly as well as
In French.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

"a San Francisco barber was so over
Joyed TO see one Of Uncle Sans sailors
that he charged him 81 for a haircut"
says the Milwaukee Sentinel Naturally
the Jack tar was all cut up over the cir
cumstance. and also cut up all over the
shop.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

Winston Churchill says he was elected
10 Parliament because OF the activity Of
the suffragettes against him. This ought
to discourage them greatly.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-04

"A Georgia negro was given a ten-year
sentence for murder, but secured new
trial and was found guilty OF murder in
the first degree and sentenced 20 hang"
says the Savannah News We suppose he
declines to make another move for fear
he will get lynched