The Washington herald., 1910-12-19

From the Boston Transcript
Conservative carifaturists draw Redmond as Dol
larver CromveIl.' The quality q British humor is
Dot strained.
From the Philadelphia North American.
Wickersham is for publicity On wildcat stocks
Therein be differs from another man who has been
honoUsd b. the Republican PARTS. Wonder If
PennsylTanisns could guess Whos
From the ProEidence Journal
These shreSd politicians simply state an Oh
vioss fact. The real point is that they arr only
too ready to crzsp al the idea 0f a little tinker.
ing with individual schedules in order 70 head
of that radical lowering Of duties which alone
can give the consumer ans adequate relief.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Senator Dixon is said to he the most demo
cratic member Of the upper branch Of Congress
he has on the door Of his committee RON g
sign which SAYS senator Dixon, Room q. Cone
in. If s5me Of the less demoeratic senators
should frankly plaeard their doors. the name and
number would be followed By Gone Across"
From the Austin Statesman.
We have bsczne prone in recent years to talk
much about business methods in government as
If the said business methods summed up the total
Of governmental efficiency We forget that pr
yate enterprise rs conducted primarily for profit
and that government IN all its parts and depart
ments should be conducted for service and service
only
From the New York Evening Mail.
The Republican party has heard the mandate OF
the people IN the recent elections. and is con
forming to It's oWn stzategic necessities and to
the logic Of events. This week has been made
memorable 1T Washington by the formal commit
tai Of It's leaders to policies which they havs either
opposed heretofore or have accepted with reserya-
tionA
From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Senators BOah Of Idaho and RayTar Of Mary
land. a majority OF the subcommittee. b. whose
report the judiciary Committee Of the senats
promised 10 abide. viii report faVOrsby the con-
stitutional amendment resolution TO elect senators
by direct vote. If the insurgents Join with the
Democrats IN the Senate the resolution he
carried.
Prom the New York Evening Post.
Are We not wiping out all historical Issues OF
the past and foEsiying everybody for everything
With Robert L. Lee in statuary Hail III his Con
fsderate uniform, why eaTil at Brigham YOung's
honoring a hattie ship? Lee was admirable
character and wonderful general; Brigham Young
was an amazing conaueTor Of the desert and a
rsmaTkable captain Of industry.
From the Cleveland Leader,
The Democrats are having a little paro9ysm OF
glee over the reports Of the Congressional cam
paign cumittee's receipts and expenditures. just
made public The figures indicate that it cost
the Democrats only 81 TL2 to obtain control OF
| Congress- and that the Republicans spent Si-573 8
in attempting TO head of the landslide. II would
appear that ihe joke is On the Republicans
From the New York Globe.
Relating was simply the application TO the rail
| way business Of a principle that Is old as
trade-namely. that the big buyer shah get a
better prlce than the small. It more dis
honest or crr1pting OF disgusting to give a con
cession TO the man with 1900 cars To ship than II
IS for wholesaler OF retailer to vary has prices
according TO The size Of his customers order.
| From the New York Sun.
They have begun 70 talk about Guam as The kes
to the Pacific High authority has declared that
with Guam and Pearl Hsrhor well fortified and
equipped as naval stations We need not concern
ourselves about the PHILIPPINES OF Our own Pacific
Coast in case q war. Some n gifted strategsts
| tell as that 20 long We hold Pearl HaFtor and
Guam and arc prepared 10 operate effectively from
thsse bass there can be no danger Of the landing
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