Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-10

more. while the king must constitu-
tionaily follow the advice given 20
him. the president need not even
trouble 10 consult his advisers at all.
From the standpoint Of pure despot-
ism. the king and cabinet combined
cannot stand comparison with the
president of the United States.
Mr.. II. Goldsmith. who has been
taking observations in the United
States for the last FIVE years. also
takes a knock az some American In
situations. and In AN article In the
Daily Chronicle submits a number of
things which he AYERS Eve do better
al home"
He jibes at the lack Of dignity In
the conduct Of public affairs. that
tends to bring American tribunals
into contempt" Take. for instance.
the meetings OF congress. lie de-
scribes the speaker entering smoking
cigar, afterwards putting wad of
tobacco in his mouth.
Then he goes on TO say: There
is no denying the fact that the public
have more confidence in the manage
ment of the English financial institu-
lions than the American people have
in theirs. The expression safe as
bank is meaningless in a country
where they are always smashing. 1t
! is not unusual to find banks doing
business out West with a capital Of
S25o0. They are trying 10 introduce
our system OF postal savings bankz.
by which. II successful. II is estk
mated that s3,OOO.o 600 VIII be immed-
stely forthcoming Z om the stockings
of those who distrust TIE tanks.
ITO wa;che the swearing in OF jury
on an important case in America Of
fers food for reflection. and one Won
ders how an intelligent community
can put up with such a system over
here man is supposed to render
his verdict after the important essen
tial OF listening 90 the evidence. In
America. if a citizen wishes to es-
cape serving on a jury he comes into
court aud 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 YER
diet. no matter yhat evidence he
might hear. Then the lawyers spend
hours arguing as to his metal capa-
bilities. with the result that it often
takes a week 10 swear in a jury OF
twelve.
Mr.. Goldsmith comments sadly on
the loss of life that takes place in
America on public holidays. such as
on the Fourth of July. when fire
crackers and toy cannons extermin-
ate small boys and their equally silly
fathers by the thousands while the
worst that can happen TO you in Au-
gust is a night in the police station
He compares the policing Of Ameri-
ca with that OF England. and remarks
that police protection in America is
by word, for if anyone wants ade-
quate guardianship OF his goods. he
has either TO employ one Of "Pinker-
tons or form his own police force.
Only two he alleges. out OF every
hundred. who commit murders every
year, by shooting. strangling. poison
ing. stabbing or clubbing are pun
ished. and he instances Chicago
which. with a population one-third
that of London, had 11S murders in
! one year, as against twenty in three
years in London.
I England has been likened TO a ma
ton Of shopkeepers. while America
/ is the happy ground Of canvassers
and a considerable portion Of your
time is Occupied in turning them
down" Returning home at the end
of your days business, you viii be
lucky if you find that the hired girl
has not been bribed into permitting
a sewing machine, mangle, go-cart or
piano TO be installed on trial during
your absence. Our method or selling
commodities may lack push. but it is
more pleasing to the purchaser. All
said and done we lead saner lives
At home"