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The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

From tho Baltimore Star.
II two scientific heads are wiser than
one, or the sum total OF their opinions IS
closer TO the truth than eithers individ-
ual ideas. then this great United States
Is speeding down the road 10 perdition
and cannot stop. Dr. Woodrow Wilson,
president Of the Princeton University.
sees political and economic power car
ried from the rural districts, including
the smaller towns. upon the general flow
Of population 70 the cities. Dr. SIegfried
Lilienstein. a brilliant physician from
Germany, now visiting this country. fnds
the business strain in our cities steadily
decaying our nervous systems and soft
ening our brains. II both see the prevail
ing American tendencies with clear eyes,
then control Of the country is passing TO
an element fast becoming neurotic and
paretic. and bound in the end 10 be
lunatics II not idiots.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
Nj. Harriman,s Advice TO Ii. Country.

Mr.. Hartman Is always interesting;
never more so than when ladling out TO
the American people wisdom in huge
chunks. His point Of view respecting
railway combinations is sufficiently IA
miliar, for II has been adopted in part
Taft So far as reasonable agreements
between railroads for the handling OF
traffic and the conduct OF their mutually
dependent operations are concerned Mr.
Hartman is on solid ground: but when
he goes on 10 assert that unlimited rail-
way combination and consolidation are a
good thing for the public. he occupies de-
batable territory. And when he travels
still farther 20 declare that II IS none OF
the publlc's business how or what railroad
securities are issued. he gets beyond
reason altogether.
We do not have TO go outside Mr.. Har-
riman's own career as a railroad fnan-
cier for proof that the public is nightly
concerned IN the hows and why's and
wherefores Of transportation finances. Mr.
Hartman may speak lightly Of that lit
tie Alton affair. about which so much
fuss was made" and demand what the
fuss amounted to. but public opinion re-
garded IL more seriously. Possibly the
fuss amounted to nothing more than the
stirring up Of public opinion. yet that
was good deal, and may yet have use
ful consequences. OF that little Alton az
fair, the Interstate Commerce Commission
has said that It was rich in Illustrations
OF various methods of indefensible hnanc-
ing" In itself II furnished conclusive
evidence that public control should be
established over issues of railway securi-
ties. the manufacture and Rotation Of
which Mr.. Hartman assumes TO be none
OF the public's business
There is good grouno for suspectine
that Mr.. Harriman's frequently expressed
opposition to the Sherman antitrust law
is founded on its effectiveness rather than
on its deficiencies. It may be recalled
some
rather ambitious plans with respect TO
railway consolidation IN the western half
OF the United States. As the Interstate
Commerce Commission has said. TO gath
er under one head ali existing trans
continental lines. or as many as pos
sible. and 70 exclude the incoming OF all
competitors" was the manifest Harri-
man policy. His plans. II executed.
would have subjected to common win
ard policy nearly one-half the territory
OF the United States-a comparatively
undeveloped. rapidly growing, and ex-
tremely rich territory. into which must
necessarily extend the population and
business Of the Eastern States"
Mr.. Hartman has frankly admitted
that nothing but the Sherman law stands
In the way Of his realization Of this
truly Napoleonic project-a project which
many people consider as dangerous as It
is contrary to public policy. So that
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
Standard Oa's Protection Safe.

A protected trust has no need OF
friends to plead its cause in the temple
OF protection. That Office is willingly per-
formed by its enemies. No sooner Is it
proposed to reduce the duties on a trust
made commodity or TO place it on the
free list than up rises a host OF small pro-
ducers to declare that the proposal spells
their ruin. This plea makes Il impossible
TO carry out the Bryan idea Of putting
trust-made products on the free list, or
to realize Mr. Taft's dlctum that protec-
ton should not be so excessive as to
maintain a monopoly
The countervalling duty on crude De-
troleum and its products Is a case in
point. It has been popularity supposed
that this duty, so high as to be prohlbi-
tive. chiefly benefited the Standard OF
Company. It has been plausibly argued
that the removal OF the duty would re-
duce the price OF oil to American con-
sumers by introducing foreign competf-
ton, either actual or potential. These
considerations Influenced the WAYS and
Means Committee to remove the counter
vailing duty and place petroleum and It's
products on the free list. There IT re-
mained until the small producers Of oil
and the so-called Independents heard OF
f. Then they swooped down upon the
committee and declared that the Stand
ard OH Company could stand free trade
in petroleum, but the producers OF crude
oil could not Il was represented that
the Standard bought the bulk OF its crude
oil from thousands OF small owners OF
oil wells throughout the country at
price fixed by itself: that the removal OF
the duty would not affect the trust. FOR
any damage done would be passed on TO
the producers Of the crude oil. who would
be forced 10 sell at a lower price. IN
dependent rehners declared they would
be driven out Of business by the com
petition OF Mexican and Canadian OF
fields that are being developed by the
trust. the product OF which would come
in free II the countervailing duty were
removed and no protective duty imposed.
Thus It IS that. according TO the version
OF the matter given by Congressional ex-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
The White House Cow.


When dear old Uncle Remus'' visited
the White House a year or so ago. he
found. II memory serves Alright a con.
dition Of affairs therein and Whereabouts
very much to his liking. save and ex.
cepting few OF the domestic arrange
ments. He found the Presidents home
life very pretty and sweet. and whole
some-but he noted the absence OF the
family COW with profound disapproval
and the situation moved him 20 the few
remarks pitched in a minor key tina,
came from him in respect Of that menor-
able occasion.
Wen, II is different now, and we are
sorry Uncle Remus" is not with us on
earth nowadays 10 tell. in his quaint and
soothing way. Just how glad he is to
know thai It is so. He still might not be
quite satisfied. OF course His soul would
banker for garden. and some chickens.
too. mayiap. But he would indorse the
COW fully. We doubt not Uncle Remus''
could get a whole lot Of solid comfort
and real pleasure contemplating a COW
about the place.
We think the displacement OF Pete
at the hands-or. rather. hoofs. of
eourse-of peaceful. gentle. weli-groom-
ed COW has brought a large measure of
satisfaction to all parts OF the country.
Somehow. It seems to argue less stren-
uous times ahead-more sunshine and
roses about the White House. and fewer
thunderstorms. Not that a thunderstorm
does not serve good purpose now and
then. to be sure-for II does. II clears il1p
an uncertain atmosphere wonderfully at
times; and while thunderstorrns have
interfered temporarily with many a pic
mic in this world. they have. neverthe-
less, only emphasized the happiness incl
dent 10 The calm that inevitably fol-
lows. But sufficient unto the day are the
thunderstorms thereof-and that more
restful days than those Just passed are
to be the order Of the immediate future
we epprehend few will regret TO know.
We extend the assurance OF c,lr most
distinguished consideration to ''SIooley. -
the White House COW. We accept her
nonpernicious activity within the sphere
Of her influence as token OF abiding
serenity and promise Of great Joy. May
the grass grow long. and juicy. and ten
der. and abundantly on the lawn assign
ed to her for pasturage. May the trees
shade her generously from the summer s
sun; may perfumed zephyrs from the
placid Potomac cool her, and keep her
satisfied. Fate has set aside for her a
noble and uplifting mission.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

ponents OF tbs cause OF the small pro
ducer and rehner. the Standard OIL Com
pany is saved from the necessity Of
pleading for protective duties. That con-
cern is perfectly safe. so far as the tariff
goes. for the small producers WIN take
care Of the trust as well as themselves.
II is now proposed TO levy a straight
dvty OF 80 or 40 per cent for the protec-
ton Of all oil interests To this we pre-
sumo the trust will not object At ali
events, the trust is not going to be
swattsd with the tarih club at this ses-
sion. II Is securely enseonced behind the
small producer and the Independent re-
finer.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

those who fear the exercise OF tremen-
eous powers over business and transpor-
tation by single man. no matter how
benencent a despot. may well be ex-
cused II they fail 70 see any reason for
amending the Sherman law according 10
the Hartman idea.
We find more to praise in Mr.. Harri-
mans essentially sound advice TO our
government 10 practice economy. Gov
errmental extravaganza is one OF our
worst evils. al the more so that the
necessary extensions OF governmental
functions are numerous and necessarily
involve some expense. The mistake is
frequently made Of charging up 10 these
extensions the whole sum OF govern
mental extravaganza; but we apprehend
that the real trouble viii be found in
other quarters. Our effort should be 70
save the money that is now frittered
away, or lost IN various forms OF more
or less wrongful graft. so that the more
may be available for those governmental
agencies OF which we are In need for the
service OF the people II is TO be hoped
that economy In administration will be
studied more and more by all our gov
ernmental officers: and. although they
may not be able to apply railroad methods
OF saving, they certainly can cut on many
sources OF indefensible waste. It is a
subject worthier the genius OF a Harri-
man than the speculative exploitation OF
railway enterprises.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
POPULAR GOVERNMENT.
Gov. Hughes Effort 10 Restore II in
New York.
From the ROchests- Head.

Erllll N1r hoCle%l[ neTI41s
Every thoughtful American realizes
that popular government is undergoing
a severe test in this country. II has not
yet fully demonstrated that II ought
to exist. because II has not vet con-
WINGED any one that IL existed What we
have IN fact Is far different from what
the founders OF our government con-
ceived IN theory. Nominally. we choose
our executives Of city. county. and State
IN conventions composed OF delegates who
represent an expression OF the popular
VIII Actually, as every one knows, the
delegates are the puppets and stool-pig-
cons OF a boss. or CT several bosses. ac-
cording 10 the area of the territory af-
fectedeby their action. n theory, we
have legislatures which are representa-
tive OF the people. In reality. We have
legislatures composed, for the greater
part. OF men who have been named by
the boss-ordered conventions. who feel
no sense OF obligation to the people, and
who are as much the dependents and
creatures Of the boss as are his lackeys
and body-servants.
Now this Is not popular government
It Is the feudal system. which our an
cestOrs were accustomed 70 condemn
and deride as an institution OF oppres-
sion. intOlerable 10 free men. and de-
Tended only by the knavish. who thrived
by Il, and by the weak and simple. who
knew not how 20 rid themselves OF It.
But perhaps our forefathers were all
wrong. II may be that the feudal sys-
TEN OF political organization is the only
practical one. after all IL may be that
The boss Is a natural and necessary de-
velOpment Of the Unwillingness. or the
unftness, OF the people 70 govern them
selves
Gov. Hughes proposes 20 put the oues-
tion OF their fitness for elf-government
20 the people themselves. Let Us see
how they decide II.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
THE CROUCH.

It's all very well to be nursing Crouch when everything
travels awy and you haven't the peoesofeg your pouch
pay for cranberry pie It's all very well language ga
io and your whers with foam you may prance around
with head that sorebut it's beasty carry home
You may be discouraged and by the strife then make all
your kicks the street. for the who will wear crouch
his wife isn't fit for cannibas meat troubles and
are beating down. and bringing gray hairs your DOME twill
do the Office carry frown but it's ghoush carry home
The Lord who made parrows and Katy H Dds the
who sawa and brave who cheery goes his wife his
kids though his hopes may be fit for the grave but the Lord
has for the skate whose courage weak as the
foam piles up his sorrows shoulders the weight and
carefully carries it home WALr Mason
c0y1urht sg George Mathew Adsns)
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
Tom Reed,s Keen comment.

From the Philadelphia Record
Champ Clark's complaint that the Re-
publicans OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee had prepared the tariff bin without
consulting their Democratic colleagues re-
calls one OF the cleverest things ever said
in the House OF Representatives The
Mills bill was prepared by the Demo-
cratic members OF the committee without
consultation with the Republicans. When
that bill was reported 10 the House
Thomas B. Reed expressed his regrets
that the contents Of the measure had
been withheld from the wise and prudent
and revealed unto the babes.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

town Of an afternoon Is far from gay.
ne looks as II he had received his death
coup, and the instrument IN his hand
shrieks out his agony. Who knows? He
may be the tilted person his friends rep
resented him 70 be. or he may be only
a peasant; but whatever he Is the girl
who loved him has received her lesson.
and from now on she VIII think less OF
counts
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
THE CHURCH.

Here stand 7
ButtTessed over the ssal
Time sad sky
Take no toll fron me.
To me. gray.
wind-rsy. flung with foam.
Ye that stray.
Wild-foot. come y home
Mother. I
Mother I VIII be-
Ere ye die.
Hear. o sons At sea-
Shall I fail.
LcsTs mr. flock OF grsTess
Not for al
Your rebelling waves,
stand fast
Let the waters 05i
Here ] last
To eternity.
John GaiswOrthy. in the Nation.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

frorn tn9 brooElJn LagIe-
Disraerrs definition OF consultation is
brought again to the mind Slightly
changed, it may be thus put: An occa-
sion In which the policy OF the previous
doctor is iDdorsed and TIE treatment
nlodihed." Still. the effect OF power. Hat
terry. and popularity on the present TX
ecutive viii De watched with interest, II
not With solicitude.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
II VIII BE Pre.erred

From the Chicago Recc7d-Hesald
Senator Aldrich has bought q ticket for
the purpose Of going TO Europe about
June J. He will no doubt have the
United States Senate put in cold storage
before he starts
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

A casual glance through the daily
papers viii convince any man that the
spring poets have rejected with scorn
the contention that the solar plexus,
and not the heart is the real seat Of
true love.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

There are fewer red-headed girls than
there used 10 be-" says a writer in a
woman's magazine. This may be true, ap-
parently, while the fact is, the red-headed
girl is only hiding her light under a
bushel or so Of millinery nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

We are now assured that peace IS to
stay put in the Balkins for many years
TO come. II that situation can be brought
about in the Balkans. why should nations
anywhere on earth have any more war
scares?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

II the women OF this land followed the
lead OF Mrs. Hetty Green IN the matter
OF feminine fashions. we are sure the
professional jokesmiths would leave Mrs.
Green 10 the exclusive attention OF the
serioUs-minded writer's.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

There were loan sharks IN Cleopa-
tra's day. too. It seems. And some Of
those Egyptians would be paying on
their original $40 loans yet. we presume.
had not all parties TO the contracts died
ir the meantime.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
SENATOR ELKINS REVOLT.
Opinions of HIS Protest Against
New England Domination.

Opinions of HIS Protest Against
New England Domination.
Fron the CARROTS N. c. Ohssrrer.
We are very glad 10 see Senator EIxins
standing with Democrats FOR q tariff
which shall give the South fun justice
He says truly enough that New England
Is over-rerresented On the taria-f framing
committees and that the Payne bill IS
largely a New England measure. But
when he says. further. that the interests
Of the South are being erueiheGs' We
must take exception 70 the strength OF
his language He greatly overstates the
case, and may thereby lead Southern
interests TO do themselves a mischief
The fact Is, this section. AL the cir
cunstances considered. has not Jared
very badly. We must remember that
the country's tariffs are constructed by
political manipulation and that the South
almost altogether lacks influence poIiri-
cally- Then We must remember. s3sO.
the fact OF promised reductions ard the
possibility that those reductions .sOuld
be made largely az the SOuth's o. 9ense-
But. while this section IS very l-r from
faring with the best. actual discrimina-
ton against Il seems slight Perhaps
there VIII be much more cause for loud
Southern complaints before the tariff
takes on its final shape. but the Payne
bin Itself does not present the appear
ance Of a studiedly uth-burdeaing
measure.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
FroG the Hsrtsord Courant.

Men were saying things ike that n
Congress about New England before Mr.
EiSins was bOTn-as Far back as Presi-
dent Jackson's time New England IS as
used 70 being Slated IS the eels were 20
being skinned. Mr.. Calhoun was shocked
at her greed IN tariff matters. Mr.. VAL
landigham was similarly affected at a
later day. Once there was & facetious
Ser@tor who apologized for referring 20
one Of Mr.. Aldrich's predecessors as the
Senator from New Hampshire" by say
ing that those little States I'd there were
SO very little he really couldn't remember
which was which.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

The optin1ist Club OF America pro-
poses April i as "Optimists' Day" in-
stead OF "All Fools Day" This IS a
revolutionary suggestion. but not at all
treasonable
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Wont the Richmond Times-Dispatch
admit that Richmond has more corns per
hill than any other place IN the State?''
inquiries the Norfolk Landmark No: It
probably Will not But We have no doubt
II will claim that Richmond "corndodg-
ers' are the finest on earth.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

The Brooklyn Eagle refers 70 Mr.. John
Fitzgerald as ''the rising hope OF a sane
Democracy" Somebody Will be calling
Mr.. Fitzgerald a peerless leader" next
thing he knows
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

It seems that the ministers Of MIS-
siss!ppi have formed combine" We
have feared something OF the kind. BY
and by We shall have a parson trust in
this country, perhaps. and ii will prob
ably get salvation of the free list be-
fore * quits.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Uncle Sam" is unwilling that his
daughters should vote. but he does not
object. It seems. TO their paying an ad-
ditional tax on kid gloves, stockings. and
things That IS, il Mr.. Serene Payne
knows what he is talking about.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Representative Moon. OF Tennessee. re-
Gently described a certain political situa-
ton as 'humiliating. dishOnorable. con-
temptible. and pusillanimous." Mr.. Moon
may be rendered a job as subassOciate
editor OF the Outlook some day.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Statesmen in Congress wabbly on the
tariff should have unbosomed themselves
on the floor Of the House yesterday. In
case anything they said arose afterward
to alright them. they could have claimed
they were only April foollng
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

The Mexican Herald calls for "a
sound revision OF the tariff" Words,
words; nothing but words. That would
suit some Of the stand-patters eIactIv.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Prom the Cincinnati TimesStaT.
Later on occasions may arise which Will
call for messages from Mr. Taft as long
as those which Mr.. Roosevelt used 20
write.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

From the Chariessua News and C0,rrie-
To split an inhnitlve IS not a mortal
offense. but the Columbia State split one
In a tw0-column headline IN IS-point type.
No one IS justified IN torpedolnE a. IN
fnitive.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Those Colorado train robbers who re-
lieyed Pullman porter OF S1475 may
have been moved as much by revenge
as avarice, however
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
F7un ths BLnmo-s sun


On practical grounds there IS no valid
reason why the Incidental protectionIst"
OF Dixie. from Virginia 10 Florida, should
provide New England with cheap raw
materials for the mere happiness OF pay
ing a stiff price for the manufactured
products into which New England will
convert these raw materials Between
Mr.. Elkins' straight protection and the
Incidental protection OF Georgia and Ala
bana Democrats. there may be a differ
ence in form and degree But the Georgia
and Alabama Democrats who want. as
an incident OF q duty laid for revenue
protection FOR their coal and for their
iron ore. can. without sacrifice OF their
principles. join hands with the Republi-
can Mr. EISins IN keeping New England
from ''hogging the game" Do Southern
Democrats really believe New England
cOmmendatiOn is z fair exchange for the
raw materials IN which the Southern
States abound2 Can they designate any
concrete advantage which they VIII de-
rive from giving New England unre-
strtcted access 10 their resources when
New England win tax them 20 the ex-
treme limit on the products OF its fac
tOries2 Il may be magnificent loyalty 10
principle. but IS IL business on the practi-
cal lines on which the descendants Of the
Pilgrims manage their affairs
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

And II Mr.. Edwards. Of Georgia. takes
another real, hard think mayhap he will
conclude that his Congressional salary is
s6s45.e9 too high.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

The tariff doctors display a perfectly
ethical disposition 10 prescribe copiously
for the other fellows ailments the while
they decline their own medicine enthusi-
asticaIiy
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Mr.. Taft may be quite as sure that
there was a Meeklenburg Declaration Of
Independence as he is that 'possum meat
"am good an sweet" however.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

There are fifty-one Williams" IN Con
gress, il seems. Surely. where there are
50 many wills" there ought to be a way
to get the tariff bill passed with prompt
ness and dispatch.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

II variety Is the spice Of life, surely
the Democratic party ought TO be the
most highly seasoned political proposition
In this land Of the free and home OF the
brave
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

A complaint has been made IN Parlia-
ment that King EDWARD travels too much.
And yet his majesty long ago forsook his
old time pace.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
The Amateur sherlock.

That young fellow hasn't been married
so very long, remarked the first passen-
ger.
He goes TO the buffet car good deal"
objected the second passenger.
Yes; but he comes back 20 his wife q
good deal. too"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

cutie So.
How can show my lover
What Go you mean7'
Words are inadequate"
II see. And kisses are insanitarY. It's
a tough world"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Five per cent reduction In the tariff on
refined sugar? Oh, fudgel
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Perhaps the only good Crazy Snakes
are the deceased ones.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Men only offer pretty women seats IN
the cars"
Stylish women, you mean.' corrected
the perfect brute They can't sit down
in these new gowns"