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The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
SATURDAY. NAY 8. 1909.
Is Nj. Tsft a Prohibitire PrOtectlonistl

Ne 0OuDI whether Mr. Tart would be
willing 10 agree TO the proposition Of
American Producer" as stated in Thurs
days issue Of this paper. that prohibitive
duties are required 10 redeem the prom
ises Of the Republican platform to guar
antee a reasonable profit to the manu-
facturer. IN his speech OF acceptance
Mr.. Taft remarked:
he tariff n a number of the schedules ezcseds
tho dfe-snce between the cost of production Of sch
articles abroad and at hozne inclading reasonable
profit 70 the American Tzoducs-. TIE e1cess over
hat difference suhSe1ss 10 useful purpOsa. but
oie-s q temptation 10 those who would nonopolize
the p-oducon and the sale Of such articles in this
country 70 profit by the excessive rate"
II this means anything al all it means
tkst where the schedules are excessive
they should be reduced so as TO permit
the importation Of foreign goods in com
petition with domestic manufactures for
the purpose Of keeping prices and profits
within reasonable limits, But, OF course.
that doctrine does not suit American
Producer" who wants foreign goods TO
stay abroad. and who maintains that any
duty high enough 10 guarantee reason
able profit will keep them out Is that
Mr. Taft's theory Of tariff revision? II
may be an inevitable eororary of the
Republican tariff plank, but we shall de-
mand 70 be shown before We accept 4,
as the pure Taft article.
Nevertheless, We admit that American
Producer" represents the general opinion
OF his class, as shown in the demands
upon Congress for prohibiti-e duties. or
duties practically prohii . or tending
in that direction, 10 which demands the
tariff revisers have been only too willing
10 yield Senator Dolliver showed The
other DAY how Cunningly the wool sehed-
Ule had been cOntrived so as TO keep out
Of the country the cheaper Qualities Of
woOlen goods that the ordinary consumer
would buy; how it levied a heavy tax on
goods with even a little wool in them,
how rubber boots were classified as
weolen goods because OF their .wooIen
lining. and their importation thereby uro-
hibited, and how it was attempted 10
levy The wOolen duties on furniture be-
cause there was little wool in the up
holstering- He showed further that The
Aldrich cotton schedule had been so in
genioGsly arranged as TO deceive the
Senator from Rhode Island himself and
that 1t raised the duties on the pretty
cotton goods that our summer girls array
themselves withal at country picnics so
that they viii have TO pay more for their
ga-niture OF 80 without.
Il American Producer thinks that sort
Of thing is what Mr.. Taft promised the
American people. he is welcome 10 his
opinion. For our part. we refuse 70 be-
heve that he has gone clean back on the
American consumer. whose pitifuI. though
well-nigh hopeless. plea we printed few
days ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
TESTING THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. Taft's Methods as shown sn His
Tariff Attitsde.-

From the To7Uuto GlO5a.
The new tariff measure now before
Congress VIII test the nettle Of the new
President As It now stands. that meas
ure IS grossly unjust In its fundamental
conception. expressively burdensore 10
the great masses Of the people. and, on
the face Of II. is an almost unrelieved
surrender 20 the few highly protected In
teTests OF the country. Nothing could be
a more cold-biOoded reputation and de-
NAL OF the prediction promises Of the
President than IS the Senate tariff hin
The Mckinley tariff made heavy the peo-
Pies burdens: this adds 20 those bur
cens- The Dingley tariff chastised the
people with whips; this new tariff would
chastise them with scorpions.
What will President Taft do with IT,
He has power. as Executive OF the Arna--
lean republic, more autocratic than be-
longs 20 any ruler or statesman under re-
sponslb!e government Certain u is he
will not play the spectacular part PLAYED
BY his predecessor Perhaps nothing less
or nothing else than Mr.. Roosevelt.s
ciamorous public appeal would have suf-
feed for the situation as II then stood
The corrupt interests were so infreuchsd
tEat nothing but the fury OF pub { in
oignation would be effective AIr. Rooss-
VET could play that part, and ne PLAYED
Il 10 the limit Even those who objected
20 his methocs are coming to see-sone
cf them at least-that there was not much
choice Of weapons in the desperate strug-
gle of honor and honesty against the
colossal evils tha: had debauched great
public Institutions and bade fair 10 de-
stroy the nation Roosevelt took his own
line. but the thing needing 10 be done
might not have yielded 10 any bat his
Tcugh-and-ready methods.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Cleaning UP PITTsBuRG.
Sentences Imposed in the Recent
Graft Cases.

From the PittsbaSg Dispatch.
Sentences were imposed upon FIVE de-
PENDANTS IN the recent graft cases and
upon two men charged with embracery
yesterday. The penalties range from one
aad half years 10 three and a half
years in prison. coupled with fines or
SEQ TO 1850. The FIVE defendants con
Victed OF bribery and OF conspiracy have
appealed their cases to the Superior
Court and have obtained sunorSedaass,
70 stay execution Of judgment until their
cases are reviewed. The two corvicts5
pn the charge Of embracery have appar-
emily decided to take their medicine
without a further resistance
While the previous good character os
some OF these defendants las excited
e.'S utrioEt sympathy for them in their
y. ~ pleuiC4nlenI no one IS likely 10 assert
eH"1 TIE stEtel'ces are excessive for the
S'iI''es char ged. The courts auuear 70
ilaFe taken INTO account the extenuating
.iic'liiistances s, 81 in each case OF course
mere IS tne chance that the convicted
men may prove their innocence 10 the
= 1istactlon Of the higher court. OF that
meg hsVe rot been given opportunity 70
- eSs1't tlelr tull defense. In such event
the sentences viii not stand. What is
saId or them IS necessarily on the prem
lse mat the proof has been adequate. as
held by The trail court.
IN any event, the main object or the
prosecution has been gained: that Is. not
me severe punishment Of the men. but
the demonstration that the law cannot
oe SET at naught with impunity. Bribery
mas been branded as a crime. subject 10
severe penalties. This fact was apparent.
y IN danger Of beng forgotten. Illicit
oar gaining. according 10 common report.
mad come 10 be regarded as the only
means 20 obtain Official action or favor
No matter what may be the final out
come OF these cases. the proceedings
have certainly destroyed the fancy that
briberV has hecnrnn IN acce-ta.s r--r-.-r,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Virgins Apples Please England.

Prom Virginia County Names
In 1872. when 2ir. Andrew Stevenson
a citizen Of AIbemarle County. virginia,
represented the United States at the
English court, he caused several barrels
OF AibemarIe pippins 20 be presented TO
Queen Victoria From that tine until
her death. the pippin was the apple eaten
at the Court OF St James, and il nav
be that King Edward keeps up the Gus
ton Of his mother. At any rate. the
pippin has . wonderful popularity IN
England now. Mr.. c. E Sydnor. the
Richmond fruit expert. received. in thu
summer Of 1907 an order from a whole
sale fruit merchant Of England for 2o.oc0
barrels OF pippins. SydnOr also received
an order from Copenhagen. Denmark. for
5,o0o barrels sf pippins.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

tAiENAl1s ~ sflA l4lEAAl NltAA4al 4A-4Aa
ticn.
\ short and ugly poem,
By q lonE and ugly man,
Was written On the order
OF an idi0tic plan
The effort was apparent.
Ard ths jingle vas 10 good.
So he'd better stick TO lecturiuz
Fer lodging. drink. and food
A. B. y.
To our minds. this is merely the
envious thr7,st o. q wonld-be rival
Of Mr.. Claude y. Bennett. the bard
sublime. who penEed the lay fcr
a recent issue % The Stick 20
which A. 2. y. sneeringly refers
The veTy fact that the criticism is
couched IN vsrse-snd very poor
verse. we u1St szy-is a highly SIS
picioGs circumstances IN our practicsd
sight.
On behalf Of Young Mr.. Bennett,
however. w desire TO say that he
writes poems merely as a side line.
10 Is a SOFT Of safety valve through
which escapes ever and anon great
stacks of CnerC: in short. he has 10
yersify occasionally. OF he might ex-
p.0de. Tbs is no noTc than may
be said q ether famous contributors
10 these Illuminating columns. more
over. What. We ask you. would ;.
q. 3. co # lie could not turE his
poetic soul loose n TIE Big Stick
nov and the1' What Of Richard
Oulshsni And tlist great master.
y o. M. known as the Alfred
Austia Of Washington What would
this world be without their songs in
The Stick,
A. B. y evidently fails TO sppre-
cate tue genius. But We shall not
be discouraged The Big Stick is an
engine of uplift. and We cannot De
headed OF from or benign intent
by cs-ping criti,s and bowling pes
sirisrs.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
TWO CENTS
ROOSEVELT AEROGRAMs.
Mons N Af-rs Nav

Lions Den, Africa. May :.
II Samson had had E-y rep-.a-
ton be would have been a corksr
IN his Gay.
II these taxidemists don't pre-
pare my specimens properly. VIII
knock the stufBng out q thsm
I an 5zst dying 70 gst sstri5s one
CT the s1telopes E1d take a ride
S1ch as ! have taken through Rock
Greek Park.
I sn deeply grisTed thzt ny
friend AldTich is having 50 much
trouble with ny erstEhils friends.
Nelson and LaFonette.
Ny popularity with al classes
and conditions CTcr here reminds
ne Ct Home. Sweet Home. Even
The ticks are stuck on re-
Have received several offers from
Foresaugh ard Ringing Broth
ers- Did 10; accept any q them.
beause I uereT liked publicity any
was.
/ can't understand vhy the lorz-
necked, lean. lank, Giraffe d5esn-t
like ne: but then Fairbanks was
never as friendly as he might have
been
The rzilroads and trusts are hzT-
ing a picnic while an en5oying
myself With the big game. '-Whne
the cat is away the mice win
play
specaI-rsn Taft he WI IND
ny Big Stick IN the southeast cor
ueT q the White HoEse cellar.
Il Is IN a box labeled Handle
careiessly.'
his hunting foz big game IS a
cinch- The animals cone IKE lamhs
70 the slaughter That Aner.czn
nature fake. the Octopus. vas 20
different It would Gle Hghtfns.
I an not nuch stack on the Ian-
gaage cf the natives. WI ash dear
old Uncle Andy Carnegie 20 do
nste q library for this plsce ana
I VIII stock Il with ny simplised
spoilers.
That var dance was a tame az
TAR alongside q the many EaYs
seen at home. he House CT Rs2-
rescntatives has it besfen %
frszzle when It is excited orcr tie
Secret Service
ZiZ55 words Cheek received,
thanks. GcOd-n;ght. 7 r
Read the R,,U,ns Rr-,. -,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
SOLITUDE.

Ac.oos the deepening dusk heron WINS
With steady beat bis SLOW. majestic way.
The chill sTcgnd-air that follow on he 1sr
CreeD IRON The silent earth. The lost saz zirzs
A few duh bars across the vest and brings
suiien flush beneath is lescen car.
Nov AID again leaf ssre II decay.
Rustles sgainst the bare tvig where il cliuzS
Ai0ne ard mofionicss lo0E sia7.
And feel the menace Of the lowering szy.
While voices q the night that vii rot cssss
Are signing with soft tongues Tor one fair star.
Ard al ny heart = f,iil Tith fhat vain c7v
Fer silence and high starlight azd for pezce.
-Resizsld u. Cleveland. IN the Forum.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

''Of course, if the Northern Democratic
newspapers do not ike the conduct Of
the Southern Senators and Representa-
tiyes. they have a right 70 send few
OF their own TO Washington, whica they
do not do" says the Macon Telegraph
But suppose the Northern Democratic
newspapers have no Southern Senator's
and Representatives?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding. We
hope the Weather Bureau is not n ba
turned over 10 Mr- Emerson Hough. Not
that we love the Weather Bureau so
much, OF course. but We 90 love Chief
Moore, and We have nothing in the world
against Mr. Hough.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Toiedo claims 10 have an umpire who
can be understood perfectly when he calls
the plays. This would seem to put It up
to grand old Texas to come forward and
claim a brakeman who can be under
stood perfectly when he calls the stations
along the line.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

william Allen White has turned down
sition on the ground that he would rather
be editorislly useful than politically orna-
mental And we guess he is about right
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

There is talk, 1t seems. OF some Euro
pean king conferring title on Mr. Roose-
welt The American people once con-
ferred on him the proudest title on earth.
Would Europe essay the hopeless task
Of adding perfume unto violets?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
DE. RooseveIt as Peacemaker.

From ths Baltimore American.
The suggestion that M Roosevelt be
the peacemaker between Great Britain
and Germany viii not probably be re-
PEELED. The ex-President. BY force OF his
own strenuOsity. must be doing something.
and nov that he has laid down the big
stick nothing possibly would please him
better than & correspondingly vigorous
waving Of the olive branch.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

According to the Philadelphia Record.
the commodity clause in the Hepburn law
has been found 10 be entirely constitu-
tional and perfectly useless" Still. the
Record must admit that 1t takes an IN
usually smart Congress 10 get bv with
law Of that kind.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

ATTENDED.

Mr. James ". Beller. attorney al
law Of tbs ctr. and Others. attend
ed q Peace SGpper" az the VII
lard Hotel Nay {. 1893.
BY AN ADAfIRER.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

would be interesting to know what he
thinks OF the relative patriotism and
craftsmanship Of Clark Howell and Hoke
Smith.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
OUR FRIEND.

Myer Cohen is an earnest roossr
Tor The Big Stick. He roots AID
plsss for < peTsistentiy. Myer STAYS
awake nights deTisiEs plans to be
heiplGl 70 his friends. That's the
way he's bs1ilt.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Mehmed V viii listen more to the
advice OF others than did his sublime
predecessor. We are informed. And vet
the new Sultan is said to have only two
wives, while Abdul Hamid has three
score or more
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The man who never has a good word
for his home town Is a nuisance" says a
Virginia contemporary. Not altogether.
mayhap- At least. he sometimes stimu-
lstes the more patriotic TO further boost
ing
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
just So.

The impartial man has his troubles"
How n0w?'
Remember that the umpire gets called
a robber by both sides"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Seven stitches were taken in q Phila-
delphia girls heart few days ago. As a
usual thing, budding summer girls man
age to take better care Of themselves
than that.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Beach Hargis has been sentenced To
change his residence from Breatbitt
County 10 the Kentucky penitentiarv-
We should not call that punishment
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Obexing Orders.

Why DO you pore 50 over that old
Patent Office report. Jabez2'
The doctor cautioned me not 10 read
nuthin' exciting"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Prefacing his ret AXIS with the state
ment that he intends voting for the Al
drich-Payne bill, Senator Cummins said
but the subsequent proceedings inter
ested the Senator from Rhode Island no
more
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Nevada wants the Jefries-Johnson prize
fight The last We heard from Nevada
prior to this announcement, it was sno,y-
ing for a war with Japan.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Unfortunately FOR the proper adjust
ment Of things. II is manifestly impossi-
bic to obtain Alexander Hamilton's o1In-
ion OF Senator Johnson. Of North Dakota
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The new Sultan Of Turkey is expected
to put many reforms IN operation. ANY
changes he makes aust necessarily be
for the better
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Watch the fish," says the Commoner.
having reference to the progress OF the
tariff bill Especially the suckerfsh, eh2
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

A Beaneater wrote it classic Boston
and a hard-headed lnOtyper put II classy
Boston Naturally, that gave Boston
quite a shock.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
MASTERPIECES OF LOCAL ART.
THOSE CONCERTS.

/
Oh. listen 10 the band.
The music's fine and sweet ard
grand
I mean the one Of Santplnaun:
Uncle Sans prize winner. under
stzudi
Al IN this world you have 20 90
L to walk a good long mile o. two.
Turn 70 the left and then 50 through
Some pastures green and fsrmyards.
too,
A-huutins. hunting. hunting, for ths
band.
Il
Ard tksr you deity climb fence
And jump SIX ditches-it's immense.
Now. you're half way through your
journey-hence
The rests Of little consequence.
A-down the big road next you hike,
On, It's a lovely sun-kisSsd pike.
1ouH sTeat a pint OF twol SURE,
Mikel
You'd do that Il you rode a bike
A-huutiRg hunting, hunting for the
band.
III.
And after while sou reach the SPOT
A trifs tired. a wee bit hot
But there. al gorgeous, Is the hand
That plays the music fine and grand.
And there you sit you down IN ease
And take Jour leisure as ycu please; ;
Far from daily haunts away
Wax you glad aad blithe and Esy
A-listeling. listening. listening %
the band
tAlsO. the honk-honk Of the bsuzins
buggies. the tcot, toot. toots
thereof. and so forth and 50
on
But the music's hne and sweet and
grand.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Omaha's cowboy mayor seems 10 be
about the hardest thing to unhorse his
enemies ever tackled.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

-Elihu Root, as Secretary Of State. was
equal 10 sixteen battle ships" says Peace
Apostle Mead. That fatal ratio again.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

II 'MOOley" had arrived at the White
House a year earlier she would unques-
tionably have been a goat.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The presumption Is the newspapers al
ways tell the truth. says q Georgia
Judge If this judge reads both the Jour
nal and the Constitution, Of Atlanta. il
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

'Is Mr. Roosevelt mighty hun,ery
inquiries the Savannah News. No; he Is
the mighty hunter.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

What shall It pront Admiral Taussig II
he silence one Norfolk gun and lose his
peace OF mind forevermore?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The cost Of living alone seems proof
against the laws Of gravftation-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

That income tax thing wiz not get g
halfway respectable iook-in this session.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Won't Cost Much.

From tho Arkarsas Gazette
Mr.. Aidrich won't put the Government
Printing Office 10 any great expense II
printing the free list
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The United States Senate is never quite
so unfunny as when II seriously tries 70
be funny
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Hollands baby princess weighs only six
and one-haf pounds. But not an ounce
OF it is a weight Of sorrow.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Optimi.t and Per.imi.t

The worlds against me-
II that IS all that worries you, be
easy The world doesn't even know that
you exist"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
The wherefore.

Why should a bride wear such en-
enormous hat?"
Because II was the only way TO trans
port it. spoke Up the lady. L couldn't
get N a trunk"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
MctrnnnIitnn Aira

7 hear that Piunkvile is to have six
oil lamps"
Yes. indeed. People are already be
ginning to allude 10 Main street as q gay
white way"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
N THE SPRING.

In the spring young mans fancy lightly
turns 70 thoughts Of duds
His vest and tie.
His half-hose vie
In vernal freshness with the buds.
In the spring an old mans fancy lightly
turns 10 thoughts OF how
To get away
On cleaning day.
Yet not provoke a painful row.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

To the art contest editcr:
Enclosed please Hnd ouc-haT q a
vote fer Mr.. Donns At Work
and one-haE e vote for Maj
Sylvester The Slerth." wosllc
have given the whole vote to Mr.
Dorm hsd the picture delineated
8 tennis game instead of drawing
$ plan, and could not give the
whcie vote 20 Aisj. Sylvester BE-
cause he had lift out the picture os
Dorsey F,stz Yours tr1ly.
FAIR PLAY.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
To the Editor

To the Editor.
Dear Sir an very much IN
teEeSted in tire career q Senator
JeI DAVIS, Of Arkansas Learning
that he has been missing for some
tine. AID learning further that t.
will not be with the senate dur
Ing the extraor3inary session. you
XII confer a great favor on ne
i you VII cause q strct search
70 Be made. and see Il he can h
found notice that since he has
been lost sight e. the trusts are
setting fTisky and are performing
al SoriS Il stunts.
FsEy rsdy yours.
INQUIRER.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Among Friends.

The silly season is about 10 open"
Well, you needn't 90 South for pre-
Hminary practice
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
SATURDAY.
CurMosto: IF yos see il in The Big
stSk. ifiEa necessarily So
A REBUKE

Tie Big Stick reTetfHlly ac-
knowlsdges receipts II the following
somewhat imQs-1iuent connUEica-
f7r-s
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
COMMUNICATIONS.

To the Editor a the Big stick.
Dear Slr: desire 20 use the
space q y0ur valuable publication
to register ~ protest against the
personalities used daily in the tar
IL debates II the United States
Senate. I am not very vel informed
on the subject Of the tariff. but ]
am no vorse o1 than g per cent
q the people q the United states.
] cannot, however, remain silent
while Senator d. Oliver speaks 30
disrsspectfuIly Of Senator AID
rich's gray hairs Nor VIII 7 for
one minute subscribe 70 the sspe--
sious cast Upon the funrmities az
dear Senator Lodge. Nov. there is
nan whose intimate knowledge
q all that Is aesthetic and refined
should be respected No ulsrter
whether he understands the tsrir
cr not. his acquaintance with the
English language should not De
overlooked. nor should any one qGes-
ton BIS information as 20 whethr
CT not ITishnen participated IN
the Revolutionary war. II the Sen
ate would spend mere tine study
ing the brimstone schedule. she fu-
tIre life of rs members would he
mucA benefited. Yours.
Y z
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Read ths BinUHle Busls tO-morov.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

The labor movement IN English pull
tics said Albert S. Oliver. Of London,
at the New Willard. dates back over
thirty years IN the general election of
1874 thirteen candidates contested con-
stituencies as direct representatives Of
trade unionism- Twc-Alexander. Macdon-
aid and Thomas Burt-xere successful.
But with the repeal in 1S75 Of the o5-
noyious criminal law amendment act OF
lSIl, and the substitution Of the employ
ers' and workmen's act OF 1915 for the
master and servant act Of 1901 the move
ment appeared 10 subside, and, although
Mr. Burt has sat continuously for Nor
peth since his first election in 1874. he
has been gradually absorbed into The Lib
eral party In 1872 with the Liberal Sue
eesses at the polls, seventeen candidates
directly representing labor were elected.
cut few OF these labor members survived
the Conservative victory OF 1s95
IN the PariiaThents OF Iss5-1soo and
lsCe-lsoS labor exercised but little infu-
cnce. and except for Keir Hsrdie. who
was elected 10 represent the mining con-
stitueney OF Merthyr TydviI In 1900. there
was not an openly avowed Socialist in
Parliament before 1906 Alarm and panic
seized the Conservative party. and even
affected the more moderate and oId-fssh-
ioned Liberals, when in January, 1906,
the various labor and socialist organizs-
ton put eighty-nine candidates into the
field and polled over half million votes.
Fifty Of these candidates were elected.
thirty belonging 10 the labor party, which
Is avowedly socialistic. and the other
twenty forming the trade union groups,
which IN the first two sessions Of the
present Parliament sat ana voted with
the government
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
ContInuous.

Continuous.
April showers
Have a way
OF hanging over
Into May.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

INQUIRER