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The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
USE OF TOBACCO.
Presbyterian Church Within II,
Rights in COndemaing Habit.

Presbyterian Church Within Its
Rights in COndemaing Habit.
From the san Antonio Exp-esA
An esteemed contemporary is not quite
sure that the Presbyterian Church was
right in seeking 10 prohibit the use OF
tobacco by either ministers or laymen
because the habit is personal one with
which the church has Nc right TO inter-
fere.
This is not good logic. The church GER
tainly has a right TO interfere" with
any practices OF its ministers and lay
men which are deemed reprehensIble
even though not positively wicked or i'm
moral. IL the personal habit" be such
as 10 warrant censure and 10 reflect upon
the discipline OF the church.
Those who use the weed say Il Is a
tonic. stimulant. or sedative; that its ap-
plication 10 the palate and sensory or
gans OF the mouth calms nervous ex-
citability. relieves hunger, pain, con-
straint. and ennui IN a remarkable man
ner- The smoker Is supposed not only
20 md solace and comfort IN mis- pipe
or cigar, but an aid 20 reflection that
stimulates his brain. while soothing his
nerves In his solitary moments one who
Is accustomed 10 smoking finds his pipe
good company. There Is solace and com
fort In contemplating the curling smoke
while communing with ones thoughts
and such composure OF mind as Danish
care, anxiety. and worry. All OF this
may be illusOry. OF course, but il is a
pleasant Illusion.
But discarding the metaphorical theory
that a supposed pleasure based only on
a sentiment is really no pleasure az all.
ans considering the harnfUlness az well
as the satisfaction derived from tobacco
IL may be said that most Of !ts use Is
but habit. possibly a foolish. unneces-
sary and more or less expensive habit
At least Il may appear 50 70 the non
users of tobacco. The real pleasure OF
being free from a habit that has never
been acquired Is hardly conceivable. Still
one who has been addicted 20 q habit that
is admittedly bad. the effects OF which
he knows TO be harmful may feel far
greater pleasure and satisfaction from a
knowledge that he has freed himself from
the habit than the pleasure OF its indul-
genoe could ever afford
In the conscious pride OF sufficient will
power 10 overcome any fixed habit and
70 rise superior 70 any weakness that
is the result OF infirm purpose. one must
feel himself elevated in his own estima-
ton because OF the victory achieved. and
probably there is no other pleasure COM
parable 10 that which one feels In know
ing that he Is master OF himself All OF
which. however, proves nothing for OF
against the use OF tobacco by those who
find pleasure, either real or imaginary.
therein
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
HOW LONG WILL LOEB LAsTl
Entirely Too BuSineaHIflze for Long
Official Life.

Official Life.
From The NsT Haven Register.
It's a fair and pertinent question. how
long William Loeb. jr.. wiz last as coli
lector OF the port OF New York. He is
doing things that tend to the better col
lecuons OF customs and 20 the material
increase IN the national revenue, but be
IS also doing things that displease the
Republican leaders OF the state. He is
improving the effectiveness OF the Gus
tom-hOuse, II IS very apparent because
he IS wedding out the dead wood, get
ting rid Of political hangers-on, who
were drawing salaries and giving moth
Ing IN return FOR them, and either closing
up the ranks with real workers or re-
placing the useless officials with useful
ones The political leaders don't Ike IT,
They are getting together in conference
70 see II something can't be done about
II Il is easy 70 fOresee trouble for Col
iector Loeb II he shall continue bis pres
ent policy.
The faults" OF Loeb stand out the
more cOnspicuously because they are IN
wonted faults" in a collector. Loeb. you
know. always was conspicuous for his
mistakes" He seems 70 be Just a prac-
teal business man. with little enough
.aea OF the necessities Of politics. He is
laboring under the impression that i IS
his business 70 run the New York Gus
tom-house IN such q way IS honestly 70
turn over 70 the government its due from
the customs receipts This. o9 course. Is
a nisapprehsnsiOn, due merely 70 his
inexperience. He must be taught his
mistake. the politicians believe VII the
country permit the instruction. II Il IN
derstands TIE facts? That Is the question
whose answer viii be worth watching
for
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
KING OF BEASTS DOOMED.
Can Make No Worthy Defense
Against Modern Arms.

FSoz the spn-Eseld Republican.
TIE present outlook IS that the lion, IN
the wild state. VIII disappear from the
face o. the earth within a very few sen
eradons He can make no defense wor-
thy OF the name against enemies armed
with magazine rifles that can hit him
in a vital spot a mile or and the ami
mails extinction IN South Africa, on one
hand, and IN Algeria, on the other, as
modern European civilization has swept
over those portions Of the African con-
tinent. reveal the fate 10 which the king
OF beasts must hnally be exposed For
G generation he has been systematically
hunted IN Central Africa by big game
hunters from the European countries,
usually adventurous persons OF large
means and leisure in search OF 8 not
too perilOus pastime. no one now wishes
20 meet the lion under the primitive con-
ditions OF the sport, such as an ancient
king. boasting of his own Prowess. once
described: I. Assur-Banlpal. king OF
multitudes, By my own might. OF ny
two legs. fierce lion. which 7 seized
behind the ears. IN the service OF Istar.
goddess OF war. with my two hands,
killed" II the old gentleman was not
lying outright when he told this story,
there were fncOntestable giants IN those
days Even Jack Abernathy. Of Okla
homa. who catches wolves with his bare
hands, cannot be compared with King
Assur-Banipal
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
One Word for Tarin-muker..

From the Buffalo Nevs
The strength Of the position OF the ma
joriJy in the Senate 5 due 20 the con-
sistency. as well as the good business
sense. It displays in dealing with the
schedules as they are taken dp for ac-
ton Many Democrats. sometimes two
thirds OF their voting force. concur with
the regulars when a rate Is protective
OF the interests OF States represented by
those Democrats. They know what is
good business. and they Will not consent
20 slaughter their constituents for the
sake OF devotion TO a theory, or a plat
form plank. or. submit TO the demand OF
partisan Ike 3fr. Bryan. who calls on
statesmen Of his party 10 look at the
Denver doctrine and stick TO that regard
less OF consequence.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
THICK-AED-THIN PARTY MEN.

Political Leaders should BE Alert
to q Notable Change.
From the Ohio State Journal
Political leaders they who take r deep
interest IN political action. VIII. OF course
recognize that there has been q great
change in respect 10 the attitude OF peo-
pie toward their respective parties They
are not voting for their party. right or
wrong. as they used 10, but viii no doubt
maintain their devotion 70 It when II Is
right
And the fact OF being right in policy Is
not so important as being right IN char
acter. Both parties are all split I'd on
policies. and II would not do 10 depend
upon party fealty on account OF plat
forms. for neither party is exhibiting any
special devotion 10 its own. II Is the
character OF the party, as illustrated IN
its personnel. that IS 20 be the winning
card OF the future A party whose main
interest is IN plunder OF the spoils OF
Office Is not going 20 be able 70 hide be-
hind glittering generalities Of political
duty.
OF course our political leaders see this.
and those who see Il first. OF whatever
party and put IL into party action. VIII
have the better chance OF winning public
sentiment 10 their side. We hope our Re
publican leaders viii see the point first
and act upon T.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14

for the -four, the rent the light and the
heat as does the husband who appears
to be the real wage-earner. Herein the
modern economist may take leafiet out
OF the maxims OF that American philoso-
pher OF common sense. BENJAMIN Frank
lin. to wit: a penny saved is penny
earned"
Sadly true. indeed. it is that a waste
fui wife is a burden. not & helpmeet, 20
her husband. But conversely the wife
who understands the wise economies OF
the household contributes simultaneously
TO its health. happiness. and prosperity.
She Is a partner even more efficient than
If she shared sn the toll or the bench or
the counter or the desk She is 1T and
worthy also to administer the finances OF
such a menage. Wise as well as blessed
Is the husband who can intrust TO such
a comrade the full fruits OF his toll. well
knowing that a due portion thereof will
be thrifty garnered for the savings bank,
so that there shall be no rainy days with
out a financial umbrella. II all the grad
yates OF colleges. Of either sex. were
as well grounded in the arts Of dones-
ticity As IN beIIes-lettres. they would be-
come more efficient contributors to na-
tional as we'll as individual welfare, and
there would be no occasions in forums
high or humble for the denunciation OF
race suicide.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
Punishment to Fit Crime.

Says the Austin Statesman:
"A man who stole a dollar IN Brooklyn the other
day got seventeen years in the pen. That Is per
fectly proper. and yet"
No; It was not perfectly proper-if the
bare statement indicates the real crime
and the consequent punishment allotted
its perpetrator. II was anything but
proper; it was a fragrant and most pro-
ncunced miscarriage of justice!
It would be difficult indeed for a man
to steal dollar in such wise as to justify
his being sent to the penitentiary for
seventeen years. Circumstances would
have 10 be particularly outrageous. al
most inconceivable, TO call for any such
punishment for so Insignificant crime
II punishment itself were the primary and
paramount aim OF Imprisonment even
which it is not. happily-any such perver-
sion Of justice as this suggested would be
outrageously improper.
The disposition to punish petty crimes
and wink al large offeases IS probably
more or less marked in some aspects Of
our criminal procedure. The small Of
fender is usually poor and unable 10 hire
skilled counsel 10 plead his cause. He is
railroaded to Jail in short order as good
riddance to bad rubbish generally. On
the other hand. the wealthy maIefactor is
often too well supplied with the slnews OF
war wherewith he may battle justice end
mock the prosecutions most astute en-
deavor. All that. and more may be true
enough; but II does not justify a seven
teen years sentence for the theft Of a
dollar, nevertheless and Notwithstanding
The first object OF penitentiary service
should be reformatory. we think II
should be our aim 10 turn criminals out
OF the penitentiaries so remodeled in
mind that they viii forsake their erst-
while evil ways and become good, up
right citizens in the future. This cannot
be done unless the punishment Is fash
toned TO ft the crime-and the case cited
by our esteemed contemporary falls far
short OF that most important requirement
Let the man who steals dollar be sub
jected TO such legal restraint as the right
indicates; let the man who steals mil
hon be dealt with proportionately. And
all viii be well.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
Our Northern Competitor.

1t is really remarkable development in
the movement Of population that is TAX
ing place in the migration OF Americans
20 Canada One is accustomed 10 the
spectacle Of peoples moving from lands
where they are oppressed or tax-ridden
toward countries Of greater freedom and
larger opportunity, but never before in
the history OF the world has there been
witnessed a migration of so large proper
tions Of men and women Of wealth, intel
llgence, and energy as is now taking
place from the United States TO Canada
This migratory movement is reaching
Cuch proportions. indeed, that in view Of
the fact that on our northern border we
are losing many desirable citizens, while
thronging our eastern ports come hosts
o. undesirables 70 tax our energies in the
task OF converting them into desirable
citizens, it might well invite the atten-
ton Of our government.
The Canadian superintendent Of imnI-
grafton declared before Parliament at
Ottawa the other day that in 1908 I4s,eOs
people immigrated into Canada, and he
estimated that the figures would Increase
to 10000 during the present year. He pre-
dicted that Of this years arrivals no less
than 10000 would come from the United
States. and he pointed our that az the
present time American immigrants are
pouring into Winnipeg at the rate Of 200
day.
Undoubtedly the spirit behind this vast
movement Of Americans to Canada is
something of the same spirit which led
the pioneers westward and ever farther
westward in their search for virgin do
main. Within the borders OF the United
States there are practically no virgin
prairies remaining. and the loose system
Of farming that has prevailed has already
worn out-temporarily at least-much Of
the land. In Canada there is developing
one OF the great agricultural empires Of
the earth. In the Northwestern prov
inees there are millions Of acres Of the
most fertile wheat land in the world. and
homes, homes that have developed and
win develop fortunes. are waiting sturdy
men and women TO take them up.
The great movement Of immigrants
from America TO Canada is. therefore. a
perfectly natural and easily TO be under
stood movement A writer in the Cen
tury estimates that in the last six years
nearly 10000 farmers have left their
homes in the United States to take up
free homestead land in Canada. and
surely a movement that IS so depicting
cur population Of some of its best and
hardest citizens is a movement to be
reekoned with and, if possible. checked.
How this movement 10 the lands OF our
Northern competitor is 10 be stopped Is
for the experts in immigration to dis
cover, but it is time that this vast drain
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
Wage-earning and Wives

This is the season when college profess
ors. those who treat Of social topics in
particular. deliver TO the great world out
side the campus more or less OF the
words they address directly to those who
have sat in their lecture rooms. Much
Of these essays OF parting advice contains
seeds Of wisdom that will grow and wise
counsel that viii benefit those youthful
disciples who heed. Il would. indeed. be
serious reflection upon the spirit and
conduct OF higher education If such were
not the case. But here and there occurs
an exception that fails TO be discouragins
only because It is unusual.
Here comes, for example, the profound
pronOuncement from scholar IN the fac
ulty Of the University of Pennsylvania
that every wife should be wage-earner.
he holds that the wife as well as the
husband should contribute TO the income
of the domestic treasury, and concludes
that the accepted practice Of household
economics Is radically wrong.
This is one OF the professors who needs
TO come out Of the closet and look about
IN the everyday world that he aspires to
instruct He will quickly learn by OBJ
servation that the highest and most per-
feet domeslicity is not promoted, as
general rule, when both husband and wife
go forth to field or factory. to shop or
Office for dailv work lorl-f-,o, ths 5oo, 90
the home behind them. He will find. fur
thermore, that the wife who. hgurativeIy
speaking. makes the bread in the kitchen
does almost If not quite as much to pay
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
Publicity and Peace.

Publicity, provided it be OF the truth.
should be. logically, a promoter OF
international peace. AT the same time,
journalism that distorts facts. ap-
peals 10 passion. and especially that
IS misinformed. may contribute 10 the
subsidiary causes Of war. although
its estimated influence has been grossly
exaggerated For example. the chances
OF peace are not lessened but promoted
between England and Germany because
Of the comparative freedom Of the press
IN each country, even though tha. be
greater in one than in the other. 1t was
not the clamor Of a sensational portion
Of the American press that brought on
the war with Spain: rather was it the
absence or suppression Of intelligent
journalism in Madrid and other centers
OF the peninsula that conceivably could
have retained the feaIty Of Cuba by COM
pelling, through an informed public opin-
ion, the just and honest administration OF
that last relic OF Spanish cis-Atlantic
possessions. The suppression Of published
truths in Paris and Berlin in 1870 facill-
tated the German advance upon the
French capital
Wherever war Offices most dominate
journalism militarism is most rife
Where newspapers are freest. as In Eng.
land and the United States. there is the
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popular feeling. desires, and interests in
the other. Concealnent and Ignorance
promote prejudice and passion A free
press and educated national opinion
might have saved Russia its disastrous
conflict with Japan
II Is, therefore. more rather than less
desirable that there should continue IN
restricted discussion in English newspa-
pers and periodicals of the conjectured
plans OF Germany. Even If there be a
strain upon national feelings. as well as
upon the national purse. the temporary
anxiety will have its educational effect.
II may have another influence toward en-
eouraging that impalpable but really bet
ter understanding between the United
States and Great Britain that has been
growing into clearer evidence for the space
Of a generation. This government retains
the traditional policy. inherited from the
fathers, Of nonentanglement with the
counter diplomacies Of Europe; but the
United States has the Monroe doctrine
TO uphold. and the completion OF the
isthmian canal will enlarge vastly its
commercial interests in lands and among
peoples where the flags Of both English
and German merchant ships have been
better known than the Stars and Stripes
Here, also. the candor OF such diplomacy
for example. as the Latin-American tour
Of Secretary Root and the periodic pro-
ceedings Of the Pan-American Congress
makes more for peace than would ef.
forts at cOnCealment
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
oLD-TIAIE DEMOCRACY.
CuIbersOn Defined Il. and He Votes
as He Talks.

CuIbersOn Defined Il, and He Votes
"a He Talks.
From the New Orissns Daily State
Senator CulbersOn comes OF orthodox
Democratic stock. and his views, so con-
eisely expressed with regard 20 the prin-
ciples OF Democracy as bearing upon the
subject Of tariff taxation. read like a
page from the Old-time defenders OF the
Democratic faith.
There are many. perhaps. who could de-
fine the principles OF the party as well as
Nr. Culberson has done. for there is
nothing abstrase or occult about these
principles. but the important fact is that
Sir. Culberson usually votes Just as he
has talked. In his address he rejects the
debas!ng theory that government has the
right 70 put its hands into the pockets
OF all the people and rob them in order
20 enrich a few people. and after he gets
through talking that way he votes in
accordance herewith.
Texas IS a great State and its mani
fold industries have as much right as
those OF any other State 70 demand that
the government shall hold I'D all the peo-
pie and exact involuntary tribute from
them for the benefit OF the few favored
ones who own those industries. But
Senator CuIberson takes the very sound
position that artihcially fostered indus
tries do more harm than good IN the
long run. and that the duty OF government
is not 20 help the strong az the expense
OF the weak. but 20 give every man a
square deal and equal protection IN the
struggle OF life.
H rprncr1fzna that fha c~raaF ~ cpac ~
the people are and forever must be poor.
and one OF the primary ends OF govern
ment is 10 protect the millions OF the
helpless poor from the avarice and op-
preston OF the few who are strong and
aggressive. We are so accustomed now
adays 70 see the masses set upon and
plundered by the embattled forces o.
great capital rnasseo In the hands OF a
few men: the whole machinery OF govern
ment has for so long been used 10 compel
the many 20 pay tribute 70 the few, that
the enormity OF the act no longer excites
the powerful condemnation which II once
aroused
The electorate Is being debauched by
the Establishments OF a protective tariff
warranted 10 make everybody rich and
happy. and the vicious heresy that busi-
ness and sound morals cannot be mixed
has It's plausible barkers al over the
land. and even in the seats OF power in
the government. In the midst OF such
things It IS edifying 10 bark back to the
time-honored principles OF Democracy, and
70 refresh ourselves with a rehearsal OF
the old. but ever new. doctrines which the
Texas statesman has so admirably
grouped together IN his dignifed and
forcefuI presentation OF the philosophy OF
tarin taxation.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
THE WAILNG PLACE.

If you tell your tale Of grief ears Oh friend be
brief We ali have and burn, and find
wher and padded down the years had
share Of caldng This discovered long ago. The
talked about the less knew Of joy and peace and
folks would call for the police when they behed their trail
heard letting wall And last, with queeny grace
haunt the wang place dried and
grin that reached from either chin and when had
grief care smashed the blamed thing with chair and
around and told the boys long stories OF humble joys and
chorled all the day Of bH-and pretty noticed this: Folks
greeted with faces gay and threw cabbages way Don't
bind your sheaf and pack around load Of grief the
wise tells how good he feels throws 10 his hat kicks up his
heels! Walt Mason.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
IMMINENT

Prosperity is coming. and It's coming with rush.
And in a little while 50 some felix's VIII be quite
ansh-
The Ellis WI al Be grinding with big dividends for
griE,
And the sc-ev that's under p-ioes VII recssve an
upward iEist-
Neesssssily ven pay 'sa. and take oOniort IN he
Tsat al.Aaosh We % sos Ike en-. vel. We know We
really ought;
And as to tliuss We can't asord. Why. vs. without
q doubt.
caa 40 as We AArs done before ard that is 70
without.
So lst Us braTei5 uset the tia. and do the best
10 can.
And when II sets the best o, us. Why. sirs up Hss
mar.
And thank our stan fos al The Sod prosperity prO-
Il ve srs hst ezsbled 70 esaps IL vi,h our hidss.
Prosperity Is oouinz. and it's coming vita push.
SO The ultimate eonE=ne- zust again tsks to ths
s1ah -iz1ian1pclis NsEs-
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
Sidetraeked.

From the Tonbssone Epitaph.
Rats cbewed a hole in the knees OF
wedding pants while they were IN the ex-
press Office. and now Sioux City editor
is suing the express people for damages.
His marriage 10 the daughter OF a veal
thy man was delayed one day BY the
hungry rodents. The young lady. who is
wealthy fl her own right. was very much
annoyed al the incident. Il Is hoped the
editor wins the case. for his nervous sys-
TEN must have received an awful FAR BY
the delay. Love and wealth travelling 70
meet an editor should never be side
tracked.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
PoIIution of Belgian waters.
ENon F.shlns Gazet,s.

IRON tsshing Gazefte.
According 10 the Deutsche Fischerei-
Zeitung. there is about 70 be a monster
demonstration against the pollution OF
rivers in Belgium twenty-five thousand
anglers are 10 parade through the streets
OF Brussels. From ZOO 10 S060 OF these
viii be inhabitants OF the city. The re-
mainder viii be conveyed from all parts
OF the country 20 the capital in special
excursion trains The Belgian anglers
point cut that whereas they pay the gov
eminent 10000 francs a year for the
right 70 fish. the industries which pOIlute
the streams only pay the state beggar-
y 1900 The Belgian elections are now
close at hand, and explicit assurances on
the subject Of river pollution are being
demanded OF al the candidates IN angling
constituencies
The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
MONDAY. JUNE a. 1903,
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