New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
THE DAyINWA SHINGTON

fully alive TO th. necessity OF presenting
united front TO the common enemy from
now until 19l2 A few there are, and they
are not too numerous to mention. who are
so irnbued with the idea that the Presiden-
tiaI lightning is already pausing in It's flight
TO search for their particular lightning
rods that they are fntolerant OF harmony.
would prefer to write letters TO the Presi-
dent and give them TO the press rather
than to go to the White House and confer
with him. and cannot be counted on TO
assist In any movement which will serve
only TO promote the welfare OF the entire
nartv and. incidentally, TO promote MT
Tsft,s administration. These men cannot
of course he reasoned with The only pos
sibls method of handling them Is 10 win
avav their support and leave them Isolated.
IN which case they will probably run 20
co,,sr Put this does not apply 10 tne ma
;,ri+v according to those VINO nave oeeh
Ioolrir, into the situation A majority nave
+I,a interests of the party at neart' anu
cba-;sb no desire to see the strength Oh
president Taft undermined THESE men are
leaking for leadership along progressive
,,-,as and would welcome 1t more from Ihe
white House than from elsewhere
l.
o,,rnends+ion of a parcels post on urai
- o+ arouse the enthusiasm
or,one Senators and Representatives lro"
- 1IidzIa y1-est (which would naturally be
exnscted. This may be because the oP-
o,+s or u,,cT, a system have taken eilns
r.. +t,s foraIock. and. even before the Presl-
,-.,+,s r,asasee was delivered. were hoodlns
49,, ,o-,,,,ir+as rooms of the Capitol with
,,--i-+a- Drotests. which they followed up
o,,e the rrescage was made PUBIC. WIFI
+.,.,--..,,t;o nrotestations. Whatever may
1 +be so,,rce of this opposition. IL nhds
o,-,-essior, among the small snopkeepers'
g. -.sider+s of the smaller towns, ETC.
oil og whom appear TO have become tu-
-nire5 with an unreasonable fear OF tile
,,ai1 order houses That form OF Palceie
most especiaIlv recommended by the Fresl-
da,+ confined TO rural routes, Wouio pi
Of no special benefit TO the Inah oio0A
houses. because they could not aVall tlieiIi
selves of it, whereas 1t would arloro speO-N''
.,dy-anta ges of delivery 70 the snldH HlVi
chants at the terminals OF such 1ouIo'-
This fact has been published over anu oN7i'
and Vet makes no impression. 1acl WHICH
e,,yges,s the possibility that the express
,o,,,naoiae u,o are undoubtedly strongly
,r,,,ose5 n the system have discovered
moro s,IEtlt. method OF fighting II than pro-
testing To members of Congress and are IN
no small degree responsible for the IN
snirs ton of the fear which has come SO
largely 70 dominate the very people VINO
zxenId derive the most benefit from such
q system. So vigorous is the opposition 70
anv extension Of the parcels post tnat
tunse who have It a heart will have 10 90
veornan's work TO Offset the start already
gained by their opponents
HONORED St;RVICE.-Justice Harlan
celebrated to-day an anniversary which
has fallen to the lot or Few men in the
history OF the nation. Thirty-three years
ago to-day the presiding justice took his
Mace on the bench of the Supreme Court
>lnlv three other men have achieved rec
ord of such long service in the Supreme
Court. OF The sixty-two men who have sat
on that bench. Justice Harlan has been an
associate of tventy-six. The only men VINO
exceeded his record were Chief Justice
Marshall Justice Stephen J. Field and JUS
1ice Ioseph story Although ne is seventy
seven years old, Justice Harlan Is still hale
and hearty and finds himself just IS cap
shGe of performing his share OF the work or
the highest court OF the lana dS 1i4A % tIs
Younger members. I u IL
MAKES FORMER JUSTICE REFEREE
Justice Amend has referred TO former
Justice Cildersleeve of the Supreme Court
as raseree 2 suit brought by William r