The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-11

number Of things We do better at
home
In the first place. there is a lack or
dignity in the conduct OF public affairs
that tends 10 bring their tribunals into
contempt. Take. for instance, the
meeting OF Congress at Washington.
fhe other day l saw Uncle Joe. the
speaker. open the proceedings. lie en-
tered the House smoking A cigar, a la
Captain Kettle after which he took
Wad OF tobacco from his vest pocket.
placed IL in his mouth. and expectorat-
ed several times. 1 might add that
each member OF the august assembly
is supplied with a desk. stationery and
a spiItoon-
There is no denying the fact that
the public have more confidence IN the
management OF our financial institu-
lions than the American people have
for theirs. The expression. safe as a
bank. is meaningless in a country
where they are always smashing. 1t is
not unusual 10 find banks doing BUSH
ness out west on a capital of 500
pounds. They are trying 10 Introduce
our system OF postal savings banks, by
which, if successful. il is estimated
that $780, viii be Immediately
forthcoming from the stockings of
those who aistrust the banks.
TO watch the swearing in a jury on
an important case in America offers
food for reflection. and one wonders
how an intelligent community can put
up with such a system. over here, q
man is supposed 10 render his verdict
after the important essentials of list
ening 10 the evidence. Across the At
lantic. II a citizen wishes TO escape
11nrsK he int
and asserts that he has already made
up his mind or is afflicted with a
prejudice which would render it i'm
possible for him TO give a just verdict,
no matter what evidence he might
hear. Then the lawyers spend hours
arguing as 10 his mental capabilities.
with the result that it often takes a
week TO swear in a jury of twelve.
Vacations among business men are
seldom taken advantage OF. The
prOudest boast Of an American mer-
chant is that he has never missed
a day at his desk for ten years. If you
demonstrate with him. he will tell you
that he is out for the dollar and all
there is in it, whatever that may sig
Nifty.
Boys Exterminated.
"On public holidays, such as the
Fourth of July, fireerackers and toy
cannons exterminate small boys and
their equally silly fathers by the thou
sands. In the seven bloOdiest battles
Of the war against Great Britain LIS
American soldiers were killed and |
wounded. During the last seven years !
the total of slain and MANNED on the |
Fourth Of July totals 1903. There is |
some talk OF establishing a saner !
Fourth for the future The worst |
that usually happens TO an English |
man on the first Monday in August is |
a night in the lookup.
Police protection in America is a |
byword- If you want adequate guar
dianship OF your goods you either en-
plOy one OF PinkertOn's or form your /
own police force. While the members |
OF the regular force may possess mo-
torcars and valuable house property, /
they do not catch criminals.
Ten thousand persons are murdered /
each year-shOt, strangled, poisoned, /
stabbed or beaten with a club. Only /
two in every hundred are punished. |
Chicago, with population one-third |
that Of London, had 11S murders in /
one year, as against twenty i'm three /
years in our capital. Seventy-five per |
cent Of the criminals who are arrested |
In New York for petty larceny and /
are freed through the inter- |
ventiOn of ward politicians.
I'VE have been hkened to a nation /
Of Observation-Disclosures Is the happy /
hunting ground OF the canvassers, and /
a considerable portion of your time is /
occupied in turning them down.
There is scarcely an article manu-
factured for common consumption for
he sale of which the makers do not
adopt special methods of exploitation. |
You are induced to purchase more
soap than you could possibly use in a |
lifetime by reason Of the prospect that
Derchanee The Sungleam Girl viii /
,all at YOUR residence. This young
ady is a species of good fairy with
gold galore TO distribute to sundry
OF sun Clean Soap
should she visit your domicile and you
are unable to produce the necessary