Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-10

The pennant race In the Eastern
and-neck affairs in which interest Is
sustained to the last gasp. It is a gal
liant struggle, ana Newark will be
content to see the best team win so
long as 1t is the Tigers. The majority
Of them are convinced, from a study
Of form and past performances, that
the aggregation Of players represent
ing this city Is the strongest team in
the league. No one should hesitate to
express this honest belief at all times,
as every little bit helps. and baseball
is a confidence game, to the extent that
a game team works very hard to
justify confidence known to be reposed
in 1t. The Tigers have been strength
ened at a critical time, and a loyal
fan may get a very good start az a
prophet by freely and publicly fore
casting its SUCCESS.
developed his win power throughout
his life never grows so old but hat
he is able to shake off habits he has
found to be injurious is remarkably
demonstrated In the Ease of a man
who died In Connecticut yesterday.
aged 10s years. This man had always
used cut plug and mountain dew and
h~abitually voted for Bryan. After the
last election he definitely made up his
mind to break himself Of the Bryan
habit. While he did not live long
enough to prove that he could be as
good as his word in this regard, his
friends insist that he had overcome
his failing and that there would never
have been a recurrence Of 1t.
Another interesting chapter should
be added to the history OF aeronautics
in this country during the aviation
meet now In progress at Asbury Park.
Before the coast resorts took up the
now science as a side-show there was
danger that foreigners might win rack
all Of the ~hard-earned records set by
local aky-pilots. There are SO many
more opportunities and SO many more
Inducements offered abroad for record
breaking aerial endeavor that the un-
paralleled achievements In this coun-
try never seem safe. AS the aviation
meets multiply in number, however,
the prospect of keeping a fair share of
the triumphs on this side of the Attain
tic brightens.
II this country has failed lamentably
as a republic. as some Of its more
pessimistic critics would have US be-
lieve, 1t would be a source of speoula-
ton, rather, why 80 many good men
do enter politics than that more of
them do not enter politics. Among
those who are actively engaged in car
rying out our rather intricate system
of government the rogues are vastly
outnumbered. 1t is because roguery,
the moment 1t becomes conspicuous,
achieves more publicity than long
years Of quiet, useful and honest EN-
deavor that those who chemically view
with alarm seem at times to have
basis for their dependency.
The report that the friends Of Senator
Nelson W. Aldrich are endeavoring to
persuade him to STAND for reelection to
the Senate will be received throughout
the country at large with mingled feel
ings. Those who are looking forward a
couple Of years and wish to see a orsae
national Democratic victory made as
as It Is possible to make 1t IN
advance Will hope sincerely that Sem
Aldrich can be persuaded. Others
who bore the news Of Senator Aldrich's
determination to retire with a forti-
tude which resembled great Joy will
now feel that after all 1t was too good
to be true.
Evidently an innovation cannot be
greeted by enough derislon to prevent
It being followed. A disgruntled ctti-
zen of st. Louis is now suing a wealthy
widow of Kansas City for 10000, al
leg1ng breach of promise to marry.
There are those who, perhaps, will
think this man justified to a certain
extent II he is able to prove his con
tention that the plaintiff promised to
keep him in lease and comfort for
the rest of his life" With so allur-
ing a prospect shattered legal action
may be excusable.