Putnam patriot., 1910-04-15
Editorial Scraps.

As MT. Roosevelt tfHAefz HbiHEHaft the greetings he receives, from royalty down, increase in maguitude and gran deuf. What Paris and London can do to add to the magniiieenee of the greet ings already accorded him on bis way Co those great metfopolises of the world II k hard to.imagine. The most aston isblng feature of the extraordinary dls- play of effort to do honor to this Amer. ican citizen. is his simple dignity in meeting every welcome of royal magni- fieence or adulatlon of the lowls peas. ant. ThfoughoHltail the manifestation to do MT. Roosevelt the greatest honor he carries himself with the boise Of an American sovereign whose worth and .1fide k not,the title but the principles 'Si.ai dIeni6es the plain honest man as the noblest work of God. And strange to say, his simple bearing has m no wise lowered him or what he represents fin the estimation If the grandees of the other systems of human relationship, but has rather exalted his eountry1s simplicity in iixing nobility on all its people alike. And We expect to see hlm bearing himself in the same quiet dignity Of speech and act when he fe- turns home to mingie with lis fellow men with the same uneonsciousaess of greatness as ne has just displayed ani Us he has always done.
 
 Chairman Payne Of the'i Nays and Means committee, In reply 10 request that his committee present an amend menl to the tariff bill, placing cattle and meats on the free list for one year, fatty declined to preeipitate staflfi dulixfbanee.H The object of the request ia to relieve the high prices of food. This same class of people persuaded Congress to place hides on the free list and the consequence howl of indig- nation from about half the people Of the county, and divided the southern De mocfais Into two factions. And what was the result to compensate fef all the annoyance and biekenngs caused hy placing hides on the free ltsts The price of boots and shoes went soaring as though the tariff duty instead of be- Ing lakentoff had been doubled.
 The exposure of corrupt practices In the Pittsbufg municipal government has broasiened and widened, and nas reached number of those "higher up Including the indictment of Frank N. Hoffsloi. President of the Pressed Steel Car company and one of the most prominent men tn the county Hts crime was paying ta2 ooo to council man 10 iinfluence enough votes to as sign the city's funds with three banks with which he was connected, Emil Winter, one of the six bank presidents indicted for the same crime, pleaded that he had no defence to make to the charge that he gave Sao,ooo to brioc s councilman. Some of the others are now in prison. The excitement in that city, owing 10 great prominence of the meu convicted, Is unparalleled.
 Mifdiesown secured the assistance ol
 
 Governor Weeks in its aid tn getting Congress to grant an appropriation fol n public building flor thatseity. The Governor went before the House com mit,ee on public buildings and grounds and pleaded for the appropriation. In this request he was joined by the post master, Rev. Mir. Anderson, and three other prominent citizens of Middle town. The committee agreed to tak' the matter under consideration. If oa city had saehsa committee, had by th' Governor, to urge it's Just claims to public building II might receive con sidefation also. lt has not yet lesfne, how fayofs come to those who seek to them, no~ a-dsys. IL ought to Snos how To make use of the powerful agen cy of the States distinguished paoii men, as do other cities.
 Secretary Dickinson has won nls con trnlion for modification of the law rs lating to haxinG at West Point, and n longer will every cadet. guilty of som .trifilng horseplay al the expense ( some new conner be subjected to th unvarying rule of expulsion Tn Secretary will in lime learn he ha made "a mistake. Haxing is . ernts crime to mor,ity and degrade friend ie<s new comer. and expulsion ough 10 be unvarying -csii it horse-psay q any other miid'tefm, There Is no lln to oe drawn where hssing can be calle anything but brutal, and desrsdes as sors and victim alike. II expalsso can atop It that should be the penslt, or some moro severe penalty added. | | school for garls. poos child A yes' old, was subjected. lea week, to drsn ksmspns, eat sap and other aitAy ase e,es. asd shsa tnssed sbcus saui . noss mads upepnss1ous. hss bolt has bssa usdssmiasd cd shs my ~ rrce onemooeegs lnlsa4eo . = oeel < 4f kz SS..~ e~n,~, 70 n 0nn nnwDD AGunn "