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The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
The President. the Senate. and : Tmst.

The Senate has received a dose Of its own
medicine in the Presidents reminder that
the heads OF. executive departments are
subject only to the direction Of the
Executive. and that no legislative man
date can issue 10 them save in the form
Of law. At the last session the Senate
adopted resolution TO the effect that
heads Of bureaus and departments should
communicate with that body only through
the medium Of the President Turn about
is fair play. and it is only right that the
Senate should for its part communicate
with heads Of departments only through
the President Let Us have dignity. gen
temen. and plenty Of 1t. all around.
What became Of the far-fsmed Senatorial
courtesy when the Attorney General was
directed instead Of requested To do
certain thing? That unhappy reSolu-
tion was fair game. and the President
quickly put the shot home
Nor has the Senate any inherent and
inalienable and constitutional right to
call on executive officers for their res-
sons for doing or not doing what they
conceive TO be their duty. sir. Cleveland
fought that out vita a Republican Senate
early IN his Presidential career. when the
Senate sought TO obtain from him his
reasons for making removals He re-
fused 70 transmit confidential documents
that Senator's were anxious 10 see and
there was the usual Senatorial sputtering
and adoption Of resolutions. but nothing
came Of it. for neither House Of Congress
can coerce the Executive # ne refuses to
bulge Yet Mr. Cleveland sent 10 the
Senate mis- reasons for action. just as Mr.
Roosevelt has done. though denying the
right Of the Senate te require them. That
is natural, for every public official should
be willing 10 justify his actions. and
whatever may be the technical right Of
the Executive 10 keep mum. he owes ii
10 the people TO make it clear why he
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RIGHT TO BE 4 WOMAN.
4 Privilege some of the Sex WouId
Like to Retain.

run L-le.
Those Of Us who happen "a have been
born women. and wish 70 remain so. are
having q hard time Of H. Il Is expected
that we shall vote. that We shall go about
lecturing. OF. If We have social ambitions.
that We shall play bridge, travel the
rounds Of resorts. tour Europe and deck
ourselves out n all sorts Of fantastic and
grotesque habiliments.
There are some OF us. however. who
desire 70 be women We wish TO retain
our native modesty. and that superiority
over the men which comes from being
permitted u perform our natural func-
tions. We do not care 90 compete with
men on their own ground because We feel
that this would be a distinct abrogation
Of some Of our sacred privileges
One of the reasons why we desire still
70 be women is that we desire 10 continue
in power. We. as women. are somewhat
fond OF politics. of what the world is do
ing We prefer however, to exercise
our power in these directions through the
men. whom NC can easily control. rather
than 10 unsex ourselves. and by placing
ourselves on the same level with them
permit them 10 exercise their own in
cIinations without our interference
We prefer To superintend our OWE
households. as we have never had cook
ing done by outsiders that quite took the
place Of the dishes we have learned from
our mothers. Neither do we care TO look
any more hideous than necessary when
walking abroad. Therefore. II there is
no objection on the part Of any one. We
viii remain women. and whether as old
maids or mothers. continue 20 exercise
our progressive Influence
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MR.. BURTON'S VICTORY.
Ii Was "a Triumph OF People Over
Republican Bosses.

Frou the Cleveland Leader
The signal triumph OF Theodore f Bur
ton in his fight for the Foraker toga IS a
many-sided thing. Il makes Of the Cleve-
land Congressman one Of The Overshad-
owing figures in American statesman
ship. II lends 10 Charles P. Taft the
grace and iustar or high-minded patriot
ism and seIf-sacrifice. Il gives added
force 10 the public conviction of the
courage and wisdom and strength OF the
President-elect And e administers the
coup de grace 20 the self-seekiug band
Of brigands which has attempted 20 grab
the Republican state organization and
70 make Of Il a Commercial-p0iitical ma
chine
The Burton victory was a victory for
the people. Burton won because he was
their choice. and Taft lost not because
he IS the disreputabIe. selfish character
his enemies have painted him. but DC
cause he was made the unwilling victim
OF lie sordid ambition OF Guilhert. Cox.
Brown 81 al. self-appoiuted, self-anoint-
ed bosses Of the Republican party IN
Ohio.
There IS always day OF reckoning foT
such men as those who have attempted
to ride into power on the Taft Senatorial
candidacy Their action in arrOCating 10
themselves the functions Of the state CEN
tral committee against the wishes Of the
majority Of the committeeman was as
daring a piece Of colossal imQUdence as
the written records Of man reveal That
the evil day came to them swiftly and
surely is great good fortune for the party
they misrepresent. as well as for the
whole people
The cause OF clean politics and the
greater cause of civic righteousness and
good government have won much in the
outcome Of this spectacular Senatorial
battle. Not Ohio only but all the nation.
should he glad
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POLITICAL FREEDOM.
Distinct Advance IN the Southern
Point Of View.

Fr1zC The Atlanta Co-st-f-tcu
We may pass bv as eliminated the
fetch Of negro domination. the only
conceivable inheritance Of the SOS thar
can be legi-imately considered as
bearing on the conditions OF to-day It
was eliminated long since by Southern
policies with a meaning Unmlsrakabie
20 the country. The white primary had
made its removal indubitsbIv final. and
many Of the Southern States have adopt
ed the additional precaution Of electoral
regulations
We are in q position. then. 20 discuss
freely and fully the topics of this era
from an unbiased economic and moral
standpoint. II has taken US some tine
70 arrive at this stage Cf freedom Of
political Utterance. but the attainment
Is something for which TO be distinctiveIy
thankful
II the Democrats Of the South cannot
meet the arguments and contentious Of
those who may hold different views. It
Is a confession Of weakness o. our own
position which the Constitution is IN
willing 70 make.
II We are 10 keep pace with the pres
eDt. and TO secure for the South those
rights that closely hinge upon questions
OF to-day. we must think and act IN the
present. Any other course spells po-
HticaI stagnation and sectional isolation.
The South viii receive consideration
at the hands of the nation only I'm the
degree in which f arrives at its political
faith by the same route as the remainder
OF The country judicial deliberate and
sincere convictions upon living problems.
We have at least reached the point
whore every man may 90 his own think
Ing. and that IS a distinct gain. and one
that means much for the South.
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Public life Of MiIIionaircs.

p 8 Martin. m tbe Atlantic Monthly
The most novel detail Of all novel ad-
veTtisiHg processes has been the elevation
by advertisement Of the richest Aneri-
can families into sort Of public life
People in general being very much inter
ested in money, and especially in large
collections OF IT, are Interested in persons
who have the use Of such collections,
and like. apparently. to be kept informed
Of the manner OF life OF such persons,
and where they 20 and what they do
Recognizing and stimulating this interest.
the American newspapers have fed il
abundantly. yes. superabundantly. and 50
il has come about that whereas a rea-
sonahIe measure Of occasional obscurity
Is one of the things that persons who can
afford to satisfy their inClinatiOns might
naturally prize and try 10 obtain. il is
one Of the things that very. very rich
people find il particularly hard. If not
impossible 10 command in this land
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CONGRESS IN ERROR.
Republican Organs Opinion on Sc
cret Service Matter.

cret Service Matter
From he New Yo-k Tribone-
We cannot see that the President
brought any injurious Indictment against
Congress or against individual Congress
men He complained that Congress had
acted unrsas0nably and short-sightcdly.
and asked for the correction Of d serious
legislative blunde-. There can hardly be
two opinions about the folly OF Gripping
the government IN IFS legitimate efforts
10 enforce the statutes. 20 recover misap-
p-opriated property. and 10 punish crimes
inside as vel IS outside the government
service. on the ground that the Secret
Service had been misused- or might be
misused.- 20 investigate the records of a
few innocent members Of Congress The
usefulness % the Secret Service has been
demonstrated again and again, and its
employment by the present administration
has resulted in an enormous increase Of
respect for the Federal statutes and
great extension Of the government $ pow
ers Of self-protectiCn. On the record made
in the last seven years the bureau de-
serves 10 be enlarged and reorgauized
as an accredited agency 0f the Depart
u1eut of Justice. The action o. the House
Of RepresenJauveS last year in trying 10
restrict itS activities 20 technical Treas
Ury Department worb-detectiug counter
felts 6C-was a step backward No side
issues raised By a manifest UisiuteTpTe-
tatiOD OF the Presidents protest should
be allowed 20 interfere with a prompt
recognition by the Committee On Appro-
priations that it was in error and prompt
action 10 repair last years mistake.
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Commission Government.


Prom the Minneapolis Journal
Movements for city publication have
been too diIettante and sporadic. Mr..
Heney has the right idea. TO terrcrize
graft by going after the giver as we'll as
the tal1er, and making them all suffer
alike He has notably demonstrated the
correctness Of his theory But not every
city has d Heney at its command. .
Thus there has come about a new move
ment. that FOR commission government
which II is hoped. viii so simplify gov
ernment that it can be watched more
carefully. and at the same time assure
such publicity that official servants will
need less special investigation. Il IS well
enough known that the complex charter.
by dividing and ObscUTing responsibility.
plays into the hands OF the grafIers. Il
remains to be seen whether the simple
plan Of putting everything into the hands
OF small committees will permanently
better conditions.
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will derive the greatest benefit from it
from the merchants. manufacturers.
mine owners. land owners, and. above all,
the railroads If the same energetic spirit
which has characterized the early part
Of this movement continues, there can be
no doubt that the proposed exposition will
be in time established. Il viii be a
notable addition to the United States
Capital. and at the same tins cannot
fail to be an enormous factor in the
future development OF the Southern
States
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
The Southern Commercial Congress.

Il is good news 20 learn that the South
ern Commercial Congress. which was or
ganized al a convention OF Southern IN
dustriaI ana commercial interests AZ a
meeting recently held in this city. is now
practically insured as a permanent or
Eanization- II was at the meeting held
in Washington that the work Of organi-
zation was begun. That was only a start;
and tse impetus given by that meeting
seems 70 have permeated the entire South
and aroused merchants and manufacture
ers throughout the region into new life
From every Southern state. practically.
have come prominent men consentng TO
act as vice presidents OF the permanent
organization. and these men have under
taken the work Of enIisting the eo-opera-
;ion Of the leading commercial bodies
throughout the South
One Of the practical points to which
the organization is working is the estab-
fishing in washington Of a permanent
exposition where shall be displayed ex-
smples Of the Industrial. Agricultural.
mineral, and other resources Of the South.
Fur thc cntcrDrising business men Of the
South see that the establishment Of such
a permanent exposition at the National
Capital would take the place, very
largely. or local expositiNqs and would
be the means Of establishing a valuable
bureau Of information concerning every
section and industry OF the South. Il is
plain that the whole scheme is Yet in
It's infancy. but broadly speaking it
simply involves permanently estab-
Hshed exposition in which the whole
South is TO unite.
OF course # such a permanent exposi-
lion in Washington is 10 be successful It
viii be because Of the aroused energy
Of the business men Of the South II
cannot be hoped that the Southern States
viii appropriate from their public treas
uries the necessary money for the estab-
lishment Of such a project. but the money
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Prohibit Poisonous Gasl


An unpleasant public duty has been per-
formed by those Federal officers who
have revealed the dangerous quality OF
the gas now supplied the people Of Wash
ington. This deadly product. five times
as poisonous as the old-fashioned coal
gas. goes into nearly every home. and
only by the exercise Of the most rigid
attention TO fixtures and appliances can
our householders prevent the recurrence
OF such heartrending tragedies as desc
/ lated the Bremerman family.
There is nothing criminal about fur
nishing the helpless consumer with such
a noxiOus gas. nothing illegal about 1t.
nothing that the law does not permit, our
prosecuting officers tell us.
But the moral sense Of the community
is shocked by these disclosures: the con-
science Of every individual tells him that
great wrong is being done the people
Of the National Capital through the
manufacture and distribution OF gas so
periIous 10 human life Il is wrong
that ought 10 be righted voluntarily by
the Washington Gaslight Company. but
falling that. il can be. and We doubt not
viii be. rlghted by prompt and effective
legislation such as that which has long
been on the statute books Of the en-
+ ughtened Commonwealth OF Afassachu-
sets
The use Of Illuminating gas has always
/ been fraught with more or less danger.
and it is obviously the duty to reduce
this continually present danger to a
minimum Yet precisely the contrary
course has been elected by the Wash
ington GasHght Company. Il has steadily
and stealthily increased the amount Of
poisonous ingredients in its gas supply
until on December 10 last the total
volume Of carbon monoxide in our princi-
pal uIuminant amounted 10 nearly q per
cent Almost one-third OF the gas used
( in Washington is composed Of one OF the
most deadly gases known 10 sclence-a
gas 50 deadly that the most eminent
I chemist OF our tine has said that 1t is
1 question whether its manufacture
should not he prohibited altogether.
While the District government has been
spending millions 10 purify the water sup
ply: while The health Office has been try
/ ing 10 protect the people from the I'll
effects Of contaminated milk, while
scientists and pHHanthropists have sought
10 exterminate the imponderable germs
that prey upon human life and energy a
public utilities corporation has been pour
ing into our homes a noxious poison,
simply because a gas heavily charged
with carbon monoxide is cheaper 70 make
and Yet complies with the letter Of the
law,
Law honesty is what Theodore Roose-
welt calls that sort Of thing-teehnicaI
1 compliance with the letter OF the law,
ignoring the morality of the transaction.
II is the prime duty OF Congress in This
+ r7-s-ra~ -o 500 that Law 1-o~ae-y--- in rr,a
manufacture Of gas shall be so strictly
defined in the statutes hereafter that the
distribution Of an ilIuminsn- three times
as deadly as it should be viii mean
punishment for the person or persons re-
SPonsible therefor.
The Iegalized sale Of a gas so dangerous
as that We are now using should be
stepped in This community. Il should be
stopped at once
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Is si1ty-nve a Fair Dead Line:

Frcm the New YORK Erening Post
But viii fixed age limit rid the schools
Of senility? Set sixty-fivo as the dead
line. and the most obnoxious Of all old
professors viii continue to fu chairs:
we mean the kind that enters upon its
dotaee AZ the age Of fifty. the premature
fossil whose JOY Of life is dead, whose
sympathy for ambition and ideals has
gone cold. or whose mind sluggishly re-
wolves. like an airiess satellite. around
single idea II the age limit viii not
surely work an endurance test might.
Make every professor over forty pass an
examination in lecturing and funk" the
man whose students fan asleep. Lead
the faculty on a long jaunt through con-
temporary affairS. and give a passing
mark only 20 those who are running
strong Al the finish and have not stUm-
bled al some new thought hurdle. So
long as one has no prejudices against
mere years, this plan might do admirably
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does thus and so. Mr.. Roosevelt IS surely
not at fault in the way Of secretiveness.
Publicity is one Of his strong points. and
so the Senate has all the information OBJ
tainable on the subject-matter of its
resolution.
The resolution related to the alleged
permission given during the panic of 1907
by the President to the United States
Steel Corporation 10 take over a con-
trolling interest in the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company. a transaction that
was thought By many TO be in violation
OF the antitrust act. Mr.. Roosevelt
makes It plain that he did not give direct
assent to this transaction, merely giving
those Interested IN It to understand that
he did not feel # his public duty TO
interpose any objection. Subsequently
the Attorney General advised that there
was no legal ground for action against
the steel corporation. and no such action
has been instituted. Nj Roosevelt acted
or refrained from action, in the belief
that he was contributing 10 the ameliors-
ton Of the panic, as ne undoubtedly was.
There will always be differences OF
opinion about the wisdom OF his atti-
tude. but would the Presidents critics
have behaved differently n a like crisis?
If any OF them disagree with the At
torBey Generals opinion that the steel
trust is good trust. they have the op-
ton of going into the courts and demon
strating 10 the contrary. The inhibitions
OF the Sherman act can be enforced by
any citizen who has the requisite evi-
dence.
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Another Bond Of Peace.

Secretary of State Root, who has done
more. perhaps. than any other Incumbent
Of his Office to bring about better feeling
and a closer cohesion between the South
American republics. must feel sratifed,
as does the rest Of the country, at the
conclusion Of the treaty between Panama
and Colombia. so long as the United
States had such a large stake in Panama
there was, II Is true. 40 very grave
danger Of revolutionary disturbances or
armed conflict between the two republics.
but il IS stiH gratifying 10 know that BY
the treaty Just concluded the contro-
versies arising between Panama and
Colombia. due TO the revolution or 1893
have been finally disposed of. After that
revolution, which resulted in the creation
Of Panama as a separate republic, the
nations Of the world promptly recognized
Panama's lawful independence Colombia
alone stood out but by the present
treaty she reIinquishes all claims OF
sovereignty over Panama.
one OF tire most important features Of
the treaty-lts fun details are not yet
known-is that 1t fixes definitely and per
manertly the boundary between the two
republics. IN The discussions antecedeut
20 the conclusion Of this treaty It has
been frequently said that the fixing Of
this boundary line affected in some way
the Panama Canal Zone. but this was
not SO, as the boundary line Is some two
hundred miles away. BY the terms Of
The treaty it is believed that Panama VIII
be required to pay Colombia a sum OF
money toward that portion Of the
Colombian national debt which was ex-
pended for Panama's benefit This is. OF
course. equitable and just. and Panama
VIII have little trouble in paying the
sum required from the large royalties
which The United States viii have 10 pay
for the use OF the Canal zone
While il is gratifying 10 know that the
United States has taken no small part
IN bringing about the consummstion Of
friendly relations between Panama and
Colombia. It IS also cause for congratuIa-
ton that such treaty should have been
negotiated during the incumbency as
president OF Panama Of President Obal-
dia. II was he who. in 1893. made the
mast strenuous Efforts TO induce the
Colombians 10 join with Panama in rati-
fying the canal treaty. and who Travelled
10 Bogota 10 warn the Colombians that
- they did not consent to the canal
treaty the isthmus would revolt and re-
establish its old-time independent form
Of government il is true that his efforts
failed then. but since Panama has set
up for itself IL has been largely due to
his personal qualities that the re-estab-
lished republic Of Panama has attained
"a degree Of prosperity never before
known. and there is little doubt that the
present treaty is largely a result Of his
efforts and influence.
But 10 whomsoeyer the conclusion Of
The treaty may De due. the main thing IS
that IL makes for another bond Of peace
between the Psn-American republics.
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,Iurder in other CIImes.

From the PHILADELPHIA Record
a defeated litigant in Leipzig court
killed the clerk and seriously injured the
presiding judge. We have more than our
share OF assassinations. but there is a
certain sort Of consolation in the rehec-
ton that We do not have all Of them. ard
that Tennessee OF California may occa-
sionsIIy be matched in one of the most
thoroughly policed countries in Europe.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

pFOIeSStOn ana an
e ks older b Y
choice. Mr.. Has
kins has been be-
fore the people OF
the Second district
of Vermont ever
since he was TWEEN
ty-two years old
He has b o @ n
state s attorney
( 0 r Windham
County, and United
sta tie s attorney
for the District Of
Vermont. During
the civil war he
served in the Six
tecnth Regiment.
Vermont VOIun 70
teers. as fir S Z
lieutenant. " p g n
Peter r. Wash
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An Evil Eminencc.

From the Chicago T-ib1re
How much better knc2n To fame the
Ananias IS for whom TIE clubs are named
than the good Ananias who gave Paul
his commission TO preach,
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Ameriran Sn,rrmnry.

From the Phnade'rhia i7C'd r.
At present the United states seems TO
be first in was, first IN peace, and first
in sending aid 70 the suffering every
where
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

Perhaps il is as well for Mr.. Roosevelt's :
peace Of mind that his term is nearing
ed supply Of sUperstrenuous English
adjectiveS would h anything Ike suffi-
cient for another four years require
meurS
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

The St Louis Times wants 10 know
What IS the best dag Of the year2-'
We do not know for sure, but If it is a
question Of making The best Of our op-
portUnities. why not say to-day"
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Discriminating.

''She says she is not a woman TO
marry anybody"
I think she has fully demonstrated
that Three OF her eX-husbands pay eX-
ceIlent aiimony, and even the fourth
pays something. ] understand
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Getting on.

Flar the OHIO state Journal
When We hear a girl refer 70 her
dresses and shoes as frOcks and boots
we know her father Is making more
money than he used to
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

A Philadelphia man left home one even
ing thirty-tw0 years sgO, and returned
only last week. It viii take something
better than lodge meeting excuse 20
SQUARE that
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Very Rare.

Men call il common sense. By Jing,
I don't know why.
II is the most uncommon thing
Beneath the sky.
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It's n RcuuIar Thing.

Frrm the Boston He-eld
Later the President took a long cross
country horseback ride" This ought to
be stereotyped.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

Mr.. Carnegie gave away sSo.s52. 900 last
year" says the Detroit Free Press. But
L did not make the popular hit that
his giving away OF those tariff secrets
made. we fancy.