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The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
OLD.TIME POPULISTS.
Part Played by Them fin Awakening
Public Sentiment.

Public Sentiment.
From the Kansas Cty Star.
The death OF Glen" Fairchiid al king
man a few days ago removed another Of
the old time Populists who took an &C
tive part in the memorable uprising" as
Il is called IN Kansas, in 1sso. and 1ss2;
and the fact is recalled that but few OF
those remain who led the movement that
snatched Kansas from the Republicans
in q single campaign and elected two Pop
uIist administrations.
A large majority OF those who aroused
the public sentiment 70 revolt against
Republican rule at that time have passed
sway roll call OF the original organ
lzers OF the Alliance which was after
ward called the Peoples Party. would
show a remarkable depletion by death In
the ranks Of that organization, nOtwith-
standing the fact that # has been less
than twenty years since the Populst
movement was started
Among those yet living who were
noted in the early campaign of 1890. are
Mrs. Annie 1. Digs. ex-senator Pe1er
and Mrs. Lease; but all OF these have
left the State and no longer take part IN
Kansas politics John Breidenthsl. Frank
Doster. Steve" Allen. Percy Daniels. and
Fred Close stiu remain IN Kansas. but
they no longer take an active interest In
political affairs
Nevertheless. they have lived 10 see
many OF their doctrines. formerly de-
nounced as wild eyed" and "bristling
with anarchy" written in the statutes OF
the nation. and stin more OF them en-
acted into law IN practically every State.
Kansas. also. has been classed as q
"doubtful'' State IN every election since
1875, because the PoPulists demonstrated
to the politicians that the public con-
science and the moral sentiments q the
people could not be controlled By sny
partv sufzarffon
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
NNoCENT CORPORATIONS.
slr. wickersham's PresumpttOn q
Rather Violent One.


FfoG the New YORK Journal Of Commerce.
Mr. Wickershaw eonzlderateIy assumes
that this has not in the past been IN
tended as g rebate. inasmuch as the
practice was in vogue long before the
anti-rebate law was enacted and before
the interstate commerce act was passed.
and he also assumes that the railroads
have been imposed upon IN the matter
rather than in collusicn with the ship
pers. This seems Ike an excessive as
sumption OF innocence. Disguised dis
elimination in favor OF large shippers
was not unknown, but was quite cora-
mon before * was made unlawful b.
statute. and that was one Of the reasons
for the statutory prohibition. II II con-
tinued after the law was passed 4 be-
came a violation. and the assumption
that shippers and carriers were blissfglly
unconscious OF IL seems rather violent.
Tie shippers profted and the railroads
retained whatever advantage they may
have had before in the way OF volume OF
traffic or exclusive shipments. That
they we're paying excessive claims for
damage without knowing II seems IN
likely.
Perhaps this change OF manner IN deal
ing with violators OF the law may Dc ef-
fectual in putting a stop 70 such viola
lions As are pointed out 10 them with
a kindly warning that they must not do
20 any more. Whether II viii deter them
from others that continue 20 be con
eealed. OF induce them 70 pay more re-
spect to law and public authority, Is an
other question. Il may not be advisable
70 carry the presumption Of Ignorance
and innocence too far in the case OF
railroads and corporations with which
they do a large amount OF business and
20 which they have been long accustomed
TO grant favors that would be promptly
denied 10 small shippers.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
GUESSING At TAXATION.
HaphaEard Method of Constructing
Our Tariff Laws.


Prom the Indianapolis News.
SO We enact our tariffs without know
ing what their effect viii be. either on
revenue or on the business OF the peo-
pie The best we can do is 20 guess.
and our guesses are often wide OF the
mark. The Senate is now trying 20 patch
UP the Payne bill, which has already
been found 10 be deficient as a revenue
measure. 10 say nothing OF its other de-
fects. Yet the Ways and Means Com
mittee has been al work en- IL FOR months.
Worse than all, the people themselves
can know little OF nothing about out
tariff laws. They are not experts. Few
men know anything whatever about any
business except that in which they are
engaged. The ordinary taxpayer can
know little or nothing OF the effect Of
taxes even on himself unless he is ex-
pert enough 10 know what their effect
viii be on scores and hundreds OF in
dustries Of which he knows nothing. And
this is the way taxes are levied N
this free country in the twentieth cen
tury, The people do not know and can
not know what Is going on. Congress
Is no longer competent TO make tariffs
We are al the mercy OF "eXperts.T prac-
tleally all Of whom are interested in TAX
ing care OF certain private industries
A commission might help somewhat. But
the only sensible thing is TO simplify
our tariffs. and 10 levy taxes for the
support OF the government As Il is now
we have probably S.500.00o.000 OF protec-
tion. in the way OF increased prices. TO
distribute to private individuals. Il is
natural that there should be wild
scramble for IL, natural that our tariA
laws should contain many "tOkers."
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
Old Ailmept Renamed.

Coincidentai with the PRONUNCIATION and
general acceptance Of the germ theory
OF disease. we think. came the apparent
inclination in medical circles Of late years
to attach curious and awe-inspiring
names TO divers and sundry ancient all
ments heretofore designated by titles IA
miliar from long usage and frequent
repetition.
For instance, we read with considerable
interest OF a California gentleman re-
Gently haled before the courts and
charged with 'nonattention to business
and general indifference to things going
on about him" and lack Of initiative
in caring for his physical wants and ne
cessities-" These allegations were urged
as good and sufficient reasons why he
should be dlvested of all control of his
ample property-accumulated after years
Of sound management-and relegated to
the ranks OF the 'has-beens. the while
certain impatient heirs-at-law assumed
charge Of the situation and Strengthened
things out to their way OF thinking.
High-browed experts. called to bar. dag
nosed this defendants malady as "kata-
tonia"-and upon the registration of this
formidable word in the court records. a
guardian. as prayed for. was appointed.
and the ''katatoniac" ordered not to mind
his own business any more for the pres
ent
We have no disposition to express
point Of view in this matter that may
be construed as contempt OF court. but
in all the circumstances, as we see them,
we should not have been harsh with this
man without first inquiring minutely and
precisely just how closely this "kata-
tonia" thing resembles plain, oId-fash-
toned spring fever, that tired feeling"
or whatever II is that comes around so
regularly at this season OF the year, and
seizes upon numerous human beings
whether or no. and ere they are aware.
The symptoms noted are familiar enough
to our eyes. We have had them all. many
a time-especially in early April Cen
eral indifference" lack of initiative"
Ha! It is TO laugh. Sassafras tea is
the anti-germ theory remedy for that de-
pressing. but never entirely distressing.
disease. and falling a cure with that,
sulphur and molasses. mayhap. Of
course. you cannot exterminate microbes,
bacteria. baciIn, and other micro-organ-
isms OF pernicious dispositions with pie
beian decoctions fashioned from sassafras,
or sulphur and molasses. or slippery elm,
or poke root, or other druggish herbs and
things Of decayed renown and all but
fickered reputation. No. indeed; these
n4stiferous little varmints are TO be
reached through the prowess Of rene
dies precisely 70 be described only
through the agency Of names Latin in
character and truly imposing in length.
We shudder even 10 suggest the prob
able appeIlation under which the anti
"katatonia" specific sails. OF two things
we are sure-you cannot pronounce it
correctly under three trials. and it does
not look Ike anything else you ever
saw in your language or any other.
Maybe this California man really has
something awful the matter with him
We do not insist upon the contrary opin-
ion. But we have a snealbing idea our
grandmothers would have diagnosed his
trouble as-weIl. probably. spring lazi-
ness"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
FRESH AIR IN SCHOOLS.
Why Not Practically illustrate Les
sons in HyEicnef

From the New York Tribune.
With al the theoretical knowledge pre-
sumed 70 be In possession Of the world
to-day relative 70 the merits OF fresh
air. an astonishing number OF persons
seem 70 be very much afraid OF H. II shis
apparent ignorance were confined. 10
those whose knowledge OF the laws Of
health might pardonably be considered
rudimentary. the surprise would not be so
great. but IL Is more than stranSe that
so many well informed citizens take spe-
cial pains 10 keep the fresh air out OF
their living rooms, and particularly oct
CT sleeping rooms.
II might be presumed thar in the
schools. al least. proper attention would be
paid 10 SO important a subject. vet. Il
We are to believe Dr. Luther Gulick-
and he probably would have little dim
Guilty IN proving his general contention
in two-thirds OF the schools Of the coun-
try the children are sitting in rooms the
windows OF which are nailed shut IN
classrooms full OF foul air teachers are
instructing pupils in physiology and hy-
giene. explaining 10 them the merits OF
that wonderful natural remedy, oxygen,
and then, perhaps. wondering how Il IS
that they are so ufeless thar they seem
unable 70 grasp simple truth
In the treatment OF tuberculosis the
value OF fresh air is generally recognized.
II il is so beneficial 10 the afling. curing
unaided a disease once considered newt
ably fatal. and doing this even in the
more advanced stages, what may L not be
depended upon 10 do IN the way % pre-
venting the thousand and one other dis
eases which seize upon the body when II
is IN a weakened condition as & direct
result OF breathing bad alr2 A little
less theory and a little more practice IN
the teaching OF hygiene in the schools
might Ak IN the pupils habits which
would add materially to the wellbeing OF
the present and an future generations.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
30 cain for Consumer.

From the Baltimore News
The Dingley bill didn't tax tea and
coffee; neither does the Aldrich bill. No
gain.
The Dingley bin didn't tax spices;
neither does the Aldrich bill. No gain.
The Dingley bin placed very high du-
ties on gloves; the same duties are i'm
posed by the Al6rich bill Nc gain
(There should be a reduction here)
The Dingley bill placed high duties on
hosiery; the same duties are imposed
by the Aldrich bill. No gain. (There
should be another reduction here)
The Dingley bill didn't tax cocoa;
neither does the Aldrich bill No gain.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From the Boston TransGf9
The new Aldrich tariff bin appears 70
have been drawn in recognition OF four
great principles These might be sum-
married. as follows: Cd Cut bodily into
imperative tariffs. so long as nc such
reduction lessons anybody's real protec-
ton 90 Retreat from those advances
IN the Payne bin which have aroused
storms OF popular protest. 60 IN case OF
doubt play the Dingley rates. (D Leave
those contemplated exactions which W-ill
be particularly irksome 10 subsequent set
tlement, either by amendment on the
floor OF BY provisions Of the customs ad-
ministrative act which is 70 follow as a
separate measure. All this Is extremely
shrewd- II shows that the great pro-
tected interests have made little mistake
in the men whom they have put on
guard in the vatchtower OF real legisla-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
on PARADE.

Hats. hats. hats.
Along the primrose pathl
Peach-basket hats.
And shapes Ike mats.
Or an inverted bath.
Hats. hats. hats,
AdoYn the primrose lanel
Coal-scuttle hats
Adorned with bats
or wing OF owl or crane.
Hats. hats. hatsl
Now woman has her day.
And mere man gapes
At wondrous shapes
Along the primrose way.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

the only possible source Of importations
in any volume. So indefensible was the
lumber Joker that the House eliminated
1t from the bill before passage. We have
no doubt Mr.. Kitchin's convincing ex-
posure OF its purpose and effect contrib
uted 70 that result.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From the Philadelphia Press
The shade OF the superb Hancock look
ing down on debates in Congress must
smile wistfully at the frank recognition
of the fact that "the tariff is a local
issue" While the great and abiding prin-
ciple continues TO be OF national applica-
tion, each vote on the schedules is local
The tariff Will soon be out Of politics as
a factor in Presidential campaigns
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
BALLADE or EIGHTEENTH CEN
TURY LADIES.

In passionate dead days that were
Your loyal lovers pledged you deep;
Royail~ kind and warmly fair.
By tavern FIRE. on castled steep
Where worrns u cesolation Uoep-
You were the toasts. gallant show,
Ladies. too wonderful 20 weep.
How We were lovsd onee. long ago.
Your pictured eyes with smiling stare
Lock from the dealers gilded heap
With rose-crowned heads and sosoms hare
NOW Is your full tide shrunk to near:
No more your stiff brocade mag sweep
Your stately gardens 10 and fro:
White shephcrdesses without sheep.
How ye were loved one, long ago.
Your seen. d curls cf Shining hair,
Gold as the corn grown fan 20 reap.
Like thistiedoWn to the wide air
Are scattered; snail men peer. and peep,
And pry, and chatter and make cheap
The filings yni lrelsTrtd: pcne shah trow
How your eycs made mems hearts to leap.
How ye were loved once. long ago.
L'Emvoi
Ladies, yo1r beauty sunk in sleep.
What shall II profit ye to know.
IN the long silence that sc keep
How - TcTe loved once. long ago.
Ethel Talbot. IN the Spectatok.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
commerciaIized Hat Pins.

From the st. Louis Republic
Hat pins designed TO hold in place the
wide-crowned hats which have appeared
with the opening Of the cyclone season
are almost twice as long as the common
variety. Is the hand Of the Steel Trust
10 be seen in this2 or is it but one
indication Of the tendency toward heavier
ornaments now apparent throughout the
world?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
Strength of TariR.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
There probably never will come time
when It will be possible 10 convince a
man who owns six or seven sheep that IL
would be possible 70 reduce the tariff on
wool without shattering the bulwarks Of
the republic.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

TO stop the wrons. as 1t Affects the gOverument
revenue adversely. Xoa VIII please act Accord
ingly''
To Mr.. Hsrrimaa u q rumored that you
have bought another railrcad As this practice
was in rogue prior 70 the enactment q the Sher-
man act. have concluded that Il vas not adopted
by you With deliberate intent 10 violate the law;
bat II is practice that cannot be defended from
any point Of view. and whether or not IL IS for
hidden in express terms. the one important thing
is that it shall not be continued. The Interstate
Commercs Commission has been asked 70 fr2no
regulations 10 prevent il"
Our critical friend should await re-
suits. II the world OF industry and COM
nerce shan be reformed by the kindly.
cautious, and paternal programme initi-
ated by the Attorney General. we doubt
not it viii eventually be found efficacious
to prevent the embezzlement OF 2 cents.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From the Boston Herald.
So brass 'hgureheads" are 10 go from
American naval vessels. They are costly.
and, like fgUreheads C the human sort.
they are not as useful as they are prom
inent. A great many ether craft. ecclesi-
sstical. educational. philanthrOpic. and
civic. need a similar administrative order.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

What was the best job you ever did2''
inquired the first barber.
7 once shaved q man, replied the sec
ond barber.
go on"
Then I persuaded him 10 have hair
cut, shampoo. facial massage, SINCE, sea-
foam, electric buzz, tar spray, and tonic
rub"
What them
by that tine ne needed another
shave
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

All doubt that Mr. Taft VIII undertake
anything on earth in the way OF a peace
making job has been set at rest. lie
entertains church choirs right along at
the White House nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Charles Algernon Swinburne did not die
altogether in vain The consequent pub
lication Of numerous selections from his
poetical works goes far toward Offset
ting the spring garden variety from other
authors, so plentfully incident 10 the
son.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

"An English doctor has allowed himself
"a be stung III times for rheumatism" "
says the Philadelphia Press. Still. there
are probably other prescriptions. remedies.
and things he might try.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Her father offers her an income sufi-
cient for her every want Tells her 70
name her own figure"
Won't such an allowance make her
happy?"
mot II she has to live within IT,"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Diamonds are TO bear a heavier tariff
tan The common people should lay in
their next years diamond supply before
the new law goes into effect.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

The Prince OF Wales is thinking Of try
ing for the Americas Cup. Let him sail
right in. II he Is as good a sport as his
father. we should not shed any bitter
tears II he won IT,
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Congratulations and best wishes to the
recently wed Mr.. and Mrs. Beefsteak. OF
SteubenvilIe, Ohio. Beefsteak garnished
with orange blossoms is something new
under the sun.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

John Wesley Gaines IS suggested as
the next governor Of Tennessee. Good
idea II that did not usher in the reign
Of peace. 1t would at least usher in a
drizZle
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
An Ancient Hnt.

What's the matter with fixing over
your old hat? I'll buy you some appro-
pirate bird 10 put on It"
Some appropriate bird, Ell? Then buy
me a dodo, hubby"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Luther Burbank has discovered 81 dis
tinet varieties Of plums. Being a notorious
CRATER. Mr. Burbank has naturally in
elined to the study OF plums.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
It's a Fncf.
From the Portland Exnress.

From the Portland Express
Isn't it queer that when a man really
wants to go somewhere he can do as
much work In half an hour as would
ordinarily take him half 8 day7
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Fran the Chicsso rri5une.
Farmer Patten is one OF the few emf
nent agricrlturists who can harvest q
crop OF SIS 3-s wheat at this season OF
the year.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Metal hats for women are for sale. q"
says the Mexican Herald. Surely they
are made Of aluminium?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From the Toledo Blade.
Uncle zoe Cannon Is going to play solf
He has found that smoking long black
cigars doesn't give him all the physical
exercise he needs.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

"some men like women who Will cling
10 them In times of adyersity''
"Weu?''
And some men seem 10 prefer those
who will cling 20 them in times Of pros
perity. Fortunately, there are women OF
both kinds
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

If a South Sea Island canuibaless fixed
her hair up after the latest feminine fash
ion in this country. Of course. IL might not
seem quite so utterly freaklsh.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

As the concert OF the powers apparently
views the situation. Castro must stick 10
the high seas for the present.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Florida brought only so in the market.
From this we conclude alligator steak has
not yet become as popular as baked pos
sum
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Revolution should be careful how II
lifts its head in Turkey. Il is not so far
from Mombasa TO Constantinople.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Il like compliments" says Mark Twain.
Americas foremost and most truthful hu-
morlst
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

What on earth has become OF Georgia's
peach crop?" inquiries the Charlotte OBJ
server. AS II you did not know. you old
sinner.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

"a tariff is a choice Of evils" says the
San Francisco Call With somebody else
making the choice for you.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Ind to think this is the same Castro
WHO once threatened 10 invade the
United States with the entire Venezuelan
militai
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Mr.. Affinity Earle has disappeared" I"
notes the Ohio State Journal. Let Us
hope he intends TO make II permanent.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From the Bos=on Transcript
New Hampshire may be small State
but she heads the procession in advocacy
Of the spoils system.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
Probably True.

From the Chicago News.
Men who say they were driven to drink
would doubtless have arrived sooner or
later. ANYWAY.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

The grand old editor OF the Houston
Post is being doomed for governor o.
grand old Texas. It is grand old
scheme. and we are for It. in spite OF
many mean things we might be expected
10 saV
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Theoretically. the luxuries are fated to
bear the heaviest tariff burdens. BY a
curious sort Of logic. the necessities are
scheduled as IUxuries.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

They have found a man in Los Angeles
who never heard OF Roosevelt says the
Baltimore Sun. We know OF a number Of
undesi-ables in this country who would
like to feel they never win hear Of him
again
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Many people who object strenuously 10
reformed spelling are perfectly quiet on
tho subject Of deformed baseball English
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

The House raises the Dingley rates; the
Senate restores them. Tariff revision?
And was that what those campaign prom
fses meant2s
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

From The New YORK Mail
The Payne tariff bin Is now in the grip
OF a legislative half-Nelson-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

April is a darling" says the senti-
mental Norfolk Landmark. Rather a
weepy Darling yesterday, however
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
DeIusfOns.

Fron the Eoukers Statesman.
She-DId you ever hug a de4ision?
He-Well. I hugged a rich kirl. once
who I thOught would become ny wife
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
WouId Test Hin Courare

From the Detroit Free Press
But Hartman doesn't dare hustle over
to Africa and say It TO his face
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
One Thenrr-

How did he manage TO get a place
among the seats OF the mighty"
Game in on a rain check, perhaps.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
Time to Halt.

Maud Muller. on summers day
stood In the meadow raklng hay.
But let US give the girl rest:
These parodies become a pest.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Joke. and the tarln bin jokes with you!
The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

Many stories have been told of
Cipriano Castro. former President OF
Venezuela. and OF his monumental con
celt." said jerome A Henry. OF New
York. who is at the Arlington. during
the Russo-Japanese war the fall Of Port
-arthur was being explained 20 him.
Pshaw,' he exclaimed, with 500 Ven
ezueians 1 could have taken IL il four
days
With a thousand In enc day. your ex-
cellency, said the diplomatic represents
tive OF European power
Castro was so pleased ar what was in
tended TO be a sarcasm that, Il IS said
the diplomat succeeded next day in Sc
curing satisfaction OF a claim that his
government had been vainly pressing for
years