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The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
A Sensible Departure.

All over the country we are hearing of
new ideas in government. municipal as
well as State and Federal. and the trend
toward real service. 4 most sensible de-
parture from established custom is that
instituted by Gov Hadley. of Missouri,
who has decided that instead of deliver
ing the traditional message to the legis-
lature. he will provide for a series OF
lectures by experts in economics and
politics and agriculture, who will make
known. after careful investigation, to
the general assembly the needs OF the
various parts of the State
This is real service. and there can be
no doubt that Missouri will benefit
largely from it. 1t would cause most
governors of States a pang Of regret to
give up the opportunity Of exploiting
themselves in n message to the legis-
lature, and it is plain that in his new
departure Gov Hadley is actuated by
high principles that are sound in con-
ception and promise we'll in execution.
The average governors message is not
usually a helpful document. 1t is too
often compact of mere words that are
aimed. primarily. to convince the peo-
pie what a grand and good political
party it is that the governor has the
honor to represent. The plan proposed
by Gov. Hadley is based, Of course, on
the new ideal that is growing through
cut the country, the ideal of government
as Il business-a special business, requir-
ing special knowledge and study, and
best men to carry it out. By investi-
eating, impartially. the various depart
ments OF the State, Gov. Hadley's ex-
perts will be able, at small expense, to
direct the work of the Missouri legisla-
ture into the most helpful. useful. and
bUsinesslike channels. The work of
such lecturers may even supersede the
tasks that are now undertaken by spe-
cial legislative committees, which, how
ever honest and earnest they may be,
can only touch superficially the subjects
they investigate. Doubtless Gov. Had
| ley's departure from custom is an out
growth, in part, of the discussing of the
| business of governing that came be-
| fore the conference of the board Of gov
ernors. 1t will be interesting to note
| how this new plan works. 1t seems to
be full of promise
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

enormous armaments Of the various ma
tons are, instead Of being q guaranty
Of peace, a constant menace to it. He
cites the recent statement Of the British
minister that last year -, ,4O0.O00.ON
was wasted for defense by the European
powers alone" Col Gadke tries to prove
the uselessness of all this expenditure
by showing that every military expansion
by any first-class power means a simi-
lar military expansion by all the others,
so that the balance is ever held even.
No matter at what sacrifice to the
people of a nation, no nation will sur
render its position Of strength. He
urges-this soldier and military expert
surges-that the time has come for all
the powers to consider earnestly and
seriously a limitation Of armaments, and
sthe substitution Of arbitration in place
of war.
This is, of course. all that has been
urged by the advocates of peace these
many years, but of course it comes with
especial force when the word is spoken
by the foremost writer of the day on
German military tactics. And We think
that the article and arguments of Col.
Gadke have an especial application 10
our own country and our own condi-
! ton, for there are those who argue,
subtly and with much force, that it be-
hooves us. also, to enter the race of
militarism and to create a standing army
whose force and numbers should alright
the world. We could do it. if We chose:
we. who are a peaceful nationwide shall
tell us how heavy the military burden
shall become. or whether it is necessary.
after all?
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
SECOND TERM FOR TAFT.

From the thicaSo Record herald.
In taking this action Mr.. Roosevelt clearly re-
moves himself from the list Of candidates for 1872
a step which all Of his friends were sure be would
take. and will bend his efforts toward the success
of the President.
From the Boston Transcript.
Not only have President Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt
ben in Communication for some time. but President
Taft has commissioned Mr.. Loeb to secure the sup
port of the State Of New York for his nomination
in 1872 This assignment to Mr.. Loeb is made with
e1-President RoOseset's knowledge and consent.
From the Kansas City Star.
Presidential speculation chat does not take into
the Wes. the deciding factor Is not sound
If the next President is Republican he viii have
to get practically the solid vote of the West to win.
II he is Democrat he will need the West to sup
plement the vote Of tho South and possibly one Of
two Eastern States.
From the Baltimore American.
In vain is the snare set in the sight Of any bird
says the adage that should be well cunned by the
Democrats who seeking to set tariff trap fol
President Taft To prevent him from becoming
the irincibe leader to victory in 1917 Early as i,
is. the big and little sachems Of the Democracy ar
getting frightened at the Taft shadow across the
Presidential trail.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
At that time there was agreement that unles.
Justice Hughes. Of the Supreme Court, prevented
it this antTaf organization would concentrate upcr
him as the most available candidate for the Presi
dental nomination. with whom to defeat tho e1
pected attempt renominate President Taf Justic,
Hughes must have learned of this purpose, for n
authoritative announcement vas made in his behalf
that his career in politics was ended.
From the Pittsburg Post.
President Taft may not be q candidate for an
other term in the White House. but his pohtica
activities are very suspicious. Ever since the No
vember election. when the people handed him az
uppefrlt that sent him to the ropes the Presiden
has been trying to come back.'' Like his prede
oess1 and James J. Jefries the President believe
he can regain the title. The fate Of the shift,
colonel and shifty Jim does n6t discourage NJ Taft
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
Peace.
nerve ton

We may wonder as we will as to how
far Mr.. CarnegfcS benefaction Of s10,-
0OO,0G0 is going to work toward universal
sum of money. however large. shall
contribute toward this most desirable
end. But that we are approaching nearer
and nearer the time when universal peace
will become a reality, and not a dream,
is undisputed. On the sea. of course,
there is not a nation better prepared
for war than Great Britain, with her
dominating navy, that has cost her
people so much: but although Eng
land still claims. and with some right
as the facts go, to be mistress Of the
seas we still think, the world thinks,
Of Germany as the nation most militant
and best prepared for war. We have
not forgotten that historical incident
that opened the Prussian war with
France, when Won Moltke, learning that
war had been declared, took out his
mobilization orders, already prepared,
and put them into effect.
II we mention this incident, it is only
to emphasize the preparedness of the Ger
mans for any eventuality-that is, pre-
pared In a military way-and. therefor. to
give due credit to any German opinion on
the question of that universal peace
which Is one Of the worlds ideals. Col.
Gadke. the foremost military writer OF
Germany, man militant appears in
the. role of an advocate Of universal
peace. His attitude. boiled down. ID
whats the use?" Coming from . man
who holds the relation to German mill
sarizm that he does. his opinions take Cd
. Significance that all OF us must recog-
nixe In an article on Peace and DIS
armament" Col. Gadks declares that tn
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
A Bad Move in jersey.

The women in New Jersey are, we
think. making a serious mistake in urg-
ing law requiring married men to wear
rings upon their thumbs. In the first
place, the location of the proposed or
nament is i'll chosen. The thumb. occu-
pyipg a position vis-a-vis to the fingers,
SO to speak, should be entirely unincum-
bered. in order that a man may the more
diligently use his hands in making a
living for his wife, if he may be so for
tunate as to possess such luxury. Should
he desire to conceal his condition of SER
vitude. he would be tempted to conceal
ths telltale thumb in the armhole of his
waistcoat. which is an attitude neither
elegant nor humble. or to stick it in the
side pocket of his trousers. which may
be all right in the case of a President
or a Cabinet officer in the act Of having
his photograph taken. but in common
mortals smacks entirely too much Of self
importance and bravado. and. in the end,
might defeat the very purpose of the
proposed statute. A ring in the ear or
the nose or a brand upon the cheek
would be a Thousand times more notice
able.
The object of the enactment, as we un-
derstand it, is to distinguish the married
men from the single. or. as one might
say without offense, the sheep from the
goats. Now, it may be admitted that
a man would look more sheepish with
a ring on his thumb. and, so ornamented,
he might not so readily butt into places
and people under false prctenses. Yet
there are already plenty of laws agains,
such improprieties. and if any gentleman
were minded to defy them he would be
quite equal to defying the ring law also
Any married man 30 depraved as to wish
to masquerade as . bachelor is suficient.
ly punished by being taken at his word
and by the stings of an outraged con-
science. to say aothing Of the reproaches
Of his wife. II she hnds out the true
state Of the case.
Besides, we know OF no law. human
or divine. which requires that married
women should at an times wear theil
wedding rings. They may slip them on
at momsnt.s netics and appsas. r thss
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
A Notable Charity.

During the Christmas holidays that are
now waning we have heard Of no more
beautiful or helpful charity than that
that was signified by the headline which
We saw R many newspapers. Carload
of New York Babies for Texas"
If any one took the trouble to find out
what this meant they would have dis
covered that in New York band of noble
Sisters of Charity had made it their busi-
ness for years to care for foundlings-
children without homes or parents-to ed
ucate them, care for them. and love
them.
They are not rich. these Little Sisters
Of the Poor and the space they have in
their founding home is limited. and SO
some of them, gentle creatures. to whom
a journey into the big world is a terri
flying ordeal. leave the home and go out
into the West and down into the South.
and there they search for childless
homes. There are no lack of them They
find prosperous farmers with broad acres
and a pIenitude of crops. to whom the
home of the farm means far less because
about the house there is no prattle of
chiIdren's voice, no laughter that springs
from the hearts of happy youngsters
Perhaps these people. lonely as they are,
have never thoUght-because God has de-
MED them the blessing of children OF
their own-that they could ever satisfy
their most natural longing. and to these
the visits of the Sisters are most well
come
Long before the Christmas season
comes around you can picture to your
selves the travels and the trials of these
patient. sweet-faced nuns as they travel
on their errand of mercy. carefully inves-
tigating by personal inspection, but final
ly finding homes and welcoming hearts
for the waits of the great cities.
From the slums of misfortune many of
these little ones come. fatherless, mother
less. and doomed. but for the divine in
tervention of these Sisters, to such lives
as those in the slums around them. 1t
must be like translation into heaven for
these babies to leave the city and go
out into the broad fields. Gods wide, open
spaces and wonderful air; to be cared for.
cherished. loved: and to grow up. God
grant. into frank. free, clean manhood
and womanhood. with no touch of the
Disagreement of the slums upon them.
Just to know that these good Sisters
have succeeded in placing a whole car
load of these babies in good homes in the
West-does it not seem to make the holi-
days that are passing more meaningful,
more significant. happier? From misery
to great joy; from orphanage to loving
care: from the fetid tenement to the
clean, white farmhouse; from hopeless
ness to boundless opportunity, 1t is a
wonderful work; so practical, so filled
with the spirit of love and that divine
tenderness that assured us: IF ye have
done it unto one of the, least of these my
brethren. ye have done it unto Me-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
JERSEY SENATORSHIP.

From the Pittsburg- Gazette TimeA
The trouble with the professor is that he takes his
election too seriously. He chosen to b euvenor
and not to make Senators.
From the Baltimore Sun.
The stand taken BY DR.. Wilson in this matter b
Just what was expected by those who know him
best. He has frankly and feariessy met each issue
presented, always giving reasons for his position
that vere fun of sound logic, and once taking q
stand has not been swerved by threats, criticism,
or danger Of personal loss.
From the Omaha Bee
In the letter Of James Smith, j.. in reply to
Gor.-elect Wilson. there arc Just two things Of
interest to the people Of New Jersey and to the
Democratic party in general in Considering its author
as q candidate for the United States Senate. He
repeats that he is in favor Of downward revision Of
the tariff with reservations - to our vA indus
trial interests and the welfare Of our v,eHearnen'
and for the restoration Of oH. merchant marina
From the Philadelphia North American.
How could Gov.-elect Wilson keep silent On Q
question like this without lying! Dr.. Wilson did
not run for the govPrnosship only. He nm also for
the leadership q his party In the service of the
State. All thoe who voted for him in both par
ties understood what be va running for. He got
it. An immense majority Of his fellow-dtisens ex-
pressed tnen Wo8meut tnAt n was uS oo90 70 eov.
ezn the State and to led hin party.
From the Philadslphia Public Ledger
Plat and Depev IN New Y1t bad their r.
spsctiVs days; Quay hotuiahcd in PeumSlvania:
Cla,k, of Montana. sat In the Senate. vhcA. under
ths pres Of public opinion. finally disqualified hin:
Lorimer, In Illinois. may poll Through at this
sesioo. and Addch. Of Delaware. almost secussd .
seat. This malign rsoces went On . Duog and rs
pnsh3d 10 snch fantastic excsss thAt eeuIAe ~
v0 ssUAsdsd = IN srtic,s, a summeRc& Dr. Wopd-
~ 49, 4 . u = 4 su1aAD = ~ Jo
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
From Golfers Weekly.
Luxuries for Statesmen.

From the New York Mail.
|. If anybody imagines that the life OF a
United States Senator is a sordid round
Of thankless toll he should reverse him
self and resume his judgment. Senators
do not sacrifice all refinements of taste
to the harsh exactions Of statecraft
They retain their native delicacy unim-
paired and, as a rule take mighty good
care of themselves Some light on this
side of their daily lives is afforded by the
annual report of the Secretary of the
Senate According to that document
there were purchased last year for the
use of Senators twenty-seven velour sofa
pillows, some Of which cost S50 each;
five gallons Of witch hazel extract pre-
sumably for bruises, physical or moral:
81 worth Of oil Of roses. 1000 Quinine pills.
one quart Of castor oil. zs2 cases Of bot
tied water; IS boxes Of lemons. barrels
Of granulated sugar. and lot of bro
mide mixtures commonly prescribed for
headache. In addition to those articles.
the Senators required considerable guam
titles Of violet water and - dosen hair
brushes. Il win be observed that the
elder statesmen spared no government
mpenss 70 keep thsmDeavee WeY Foome0
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Let us take a moment, at this juncture.
for a look at the personality Of Senator
Claude A. Swanson, former governor of
Virginia, who has just succeeded the
late Senator Daniels from that State,
after being out of the governors office
only six months.
of a typical Southerner. He Is a slen-
der, wiry, black-maned man with a dark.
pointed mustache and flashing but thor
oughly kindly and agreeable black eyes.
His manner, however, is not that Of a
Southerner at all-none Of his move
! n,ents is leisurely enough. He is teem-
ing with nervous energy and even his
talk is brisk. In fact. he has all the
quick. nervous alertness Of the lady
cashier at a popular-priced restaurant.
I will tell you how to get good men,
tai picture Of the new Senator: Take a
stage Southern sheriff. remove the sl6uch
from his walk, speed up his gait, gJRn
him a bit. give him good clothes. khock
off the rough edges, put the soft pedal
on his drawl reduce his stature a trifie.
and increase his personal magnetism
and you will have the picture before you
Here is an example of the Swanson
energy and capacity for work: When
he attended Randolph-Macon College. he
not only stood at the head of his class
but ran the college paper and also edited
the leading county paper in the midst
of hot political campaign, and went
! around in the evenings making political
speeches. All this was before he became
of age Furthermore. right at that time
he insisted on taking part in a prize
oratorical contest that was open only to
seniors. The faculty wasn't going to let
him compete. So he looked up the by
laws of the college, found there was no
law giving the faculty the right to bar
him, and he went in and won the prize
| He hadn't any more than got through
with that contest when he was chal-
| lenGed to a duel on account of a polit-
ical article he had written in the county
paper. and he prepared to take part and
! try to make the affair a success. but
| friends prevented.
Senator Swanson fell in love with g
pretty little town girl in the towr
| where he went to college. He had never
| cared much for girls up to that time, bu
she see med to comprise all that was de
| sirable. and he speedily arrived at the
| logical conclusion that the oftener HI
called at her home the more he woulc
| see of her. One night he noticed two
| vases of cut flowers on the marble-top
ped table in her sitting room. She wa:
enthusiastic over the bouquets and eX
planned that some of the boys had SEN
| them Yes. she said. in response to g
question from him, she was exceedingly
| fond of flowers Now Swanson wa:
working his way through college and wa.
! not going around in those days with
| Jumps on his clothes because of the mon
ey in his pockets. but the next morn
ing he had the town florist go up to the
girls" home and plant three or foul
beds of flowers out in the front yard a
/ his expense. If she liked flowers, he die
not intend to be any piker.
The little town girl is his wife now
1t was ten years before he felt that ht
could afford to marry, but she was will
ing to wait.
One pn1tfica1 Snaeches
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

From the New York Evening Post.
The tariff question vas not the only thing that
split the Republican party in twain.
From the Pruridence Journal.
The administrator and the Republican leaders in
Congress must not COMPLAIN if certain popular dis
trust manifests itself regarding the latest tariff
proposals.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
In a column and half the Washington CORE
spcnden; of the New York World tells why President
Taft does not favor a radical downward revision
Of the tariff. In word because he's Republican.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
There is nothing in political life little under
stood as the tariff CngreSanen, however well
nearing have not the time or. in many cases. the
technical knowledge for inquirns into the minute
details Of the cost of production at home or abroad
From the Richmond NewsLeader.
The next House. it is said will have ninety ma
iorty for tariff reduction. including Democratic
and Republican insurgents the sane side. But. "
queries the New Bedford Standard. will they all be
for reduction in the sane placs?" And a practical
query it is
From the Louisville curier-Journal.
The effect Of the Payne law concession upon Philip
pine trade with the United States is example ot
what would result from encouraging trade with
other countries by improved tariff laws. instead o
following the "standpat' policy Of letting robbery
enough alone, Or SO revising the schedules tc
increase it.
From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Any cherished idea that the standpatters intend
to pay any attention to the sentiment expressed
at the polls last November might we'll be dis
missed The chance or hope that the Republican.
would come back and easily overwtelm a quarrel
ing company of Democrats might vel be dis
missed also
From the New York Sun.
The development Of the German potash situation
has brought only warnings to the United States gov
ernnent to proceed with great caution The special
purpose Of the maximum and minimum clause Of the
tariff of 1893 the protection Of American prod
nets from any undue discrimination against then
in foreign markets.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
On the other hand. President Taft pays no heed
to numbers. and apparently little heed to advice
Senators say that he is characterized by the mos'
difficult Of all defenses to penetrate namely man
ner Of courteous listening. q charm Of real cor
dialty tho gift of pleasant greeting for every one
and after that-nothing.
From Golfers Weekly.
To-day the people of the United States are prac
tically unanimous in demanding tariff revision. Ye
il will be a good year and a half before We shal
have relief The present Congress will do nothing
Taft will not call special session Of the new Con
gress and it will not meet regularly until Decem
her 1911 II will be June. 1872 before rev tarif
bill can be passed by the Lower House.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

In Spokane. telephone girls are so
pretty that they are required to give a
bond Of $500 that they will not get mar
ried. We expect a good many OF those
bonds are broken.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
TO PROPHETS.

~
This ought to be
The best of years,
say to ye
Prophetic seers
Predict no loss by flood or fire,
Nor warn US of disasters dire.
But sing Of hope,
Conditions prime:
That is the dope
For such time.
Predict big crops, fine career.
And lots of Joy for the New Year.
How 1t Happened.
"You are charged with poisoning this
such ingratitude She testifes that she
had just given you mince pie"
Il didn't do it Intentionally, Judge. I
did feed him a piece of de pie"
Surface Indications.
Are conditions as prosperous as they
were this time a year ago?'
II think so. I got about the usual
amount of calendars and blotters-"
She Didn't Understand.
Your friend is rather indelicate," re-
marked Mrs Wombat. Says he gave
her husband some panatellas for Christ
mas"
whats wrong with that?''
II wouldn't think ofSmendoning sleep
ing garments in public
Greeting.
We pay to-day our New Years call.
A happy new year to you all.
wo+ Ar n.~le
IT suppose it is pretty hard for mer-
chant to sell anything these days"
."Oh, no. We stiIl have some custom
ers. Some people received money for
Christmas
Nothing Serious.
made any mistakes in the new year
Is YETI"
"wen. I'm stin writing 1t 1s1o''
Striking . Balance.
$50 your wife didn't have a happy
Christmas?"
Mot altogether. She gave eighty-hve
small gifts. and on casting up The re-
turns she figures that she oams out nine
presents - IL baAs
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Richard Garfield, the notorious gam
bier. says he is going to quit because his
little daughter wants him to. out of
the mouth of babes
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Never mind whether the other fellow
sticks to his New Year resolutions.
Watch out for your own.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

A judge IN Illinois broke the ice the
other day and was drowned. 1t would
greatly reduce the judiciary IL all judges
should perish when they get into Geep
water
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

A Kentucky woman left instructions
that phonograph should be played at
her funeral. She probably wanted to
make sure there would be some real
grief
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

China is going to adopt English in her
public schools. This, at any rate. will
help US to understand the laundry
tickets Of the future \
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

no bid for the suffragette vote. She has
decided not to have any inaugural ball
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

President Smith, of the University of
Pennsylvania, says college yells are in
spring. Unquestionably; but what feel
ingS do they inspire?