The Washington herald., 1911-01-31

thinks more of Lorimer than Of its own
reputation?
From the Springfield Republican.
Think of the pocket borough of Mon
tana charging Massachusetts with politi-
cal corruption.
! From the Kansas City journal.
Judging by the recent crop of Senator'S
elect and Senators reelected. the new
fads of Statewide primaries. direct NOM
nations. and other evasions and recon-
structions Of the letter and spirit of the
Federal Constitution have not proved as
efficacious as their advocates forecast
in the matter of elevating the standard
of craftsmanship among Senatorial as
pirants.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Those Prohibitionists might we'll ac-
cept the inevitable. Texas was raised on
the bottle, and weaning goes hard.
From the Springfield Unon
In order to show how friendly the
United States is to Germany, Congress
might pass a resolution inviting the
Kaiser to send the crown prince home
from the far East by way Of this coun-
try. The fear Of the Berlin Post that the
crown prince might be made a .'side
show in America is ill-founded. He
would be the whole thing.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The only Intermediary between Wood
row Wilson and the people is the ballot
box.
From the Houston Post.
Senator JEFF Davis. of Arkansas. asked
the Vice President the other day. What
is a jackpot" There is nothing very
ridiculous about the question. In Arkan-
sas the favorite games are pitching quoits
and seven-up.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A favorite idea of Mayor Seidel. the
Socialist mayor of Milwaukee. has not
worked out we'll in practice To amuse
the proletariat. he introduced public mu-
nicipal dances. The merry whrl pleased
for time. but the people became tired
Of paying the piper. Thus another dream
Of the millennium is shattered.
From the Springfield Republican.
Down continues to go the cost of liv-
ing. The salt trust has reduced its prices
| 30 cents ton, on account of overproduc-
ton. which means, if extended to the
ultimate consumer, saving of something
less than l mill on A five-pound bag.
From the Philadelphia North American.
The first big, broad. brave, right ac-
| complishment of the Taft administratio ton
| was done when. in the ablest message he
| has yet written, the President submitted
| to Congress for ratification reciprocity
| agreement with the commissioners of
| Canada.
From the Pittsburs Drspatcn.
The Montana legislators who demand an
| investigation of the reelection of Sena-
| tor Lodge in Massachusetts overlook one
! important point. In State represented
| in the Senate by Multimilionare Clarke.
investigation. like charity. should begin
! at home.
| From the Indianapolis News
| If Wall streets suspicious are correct.
| scientific management has made another
! advance. In other words. salaries for the
| heads of corporations will not be more
| than $4,000 YEAR instead of $4,000 or
| 100000 a year. heretofore paid to some
! corporation presidents.
! From the Springfield Republican.
The new governor of Pennsylvania, Mr..
Tener, surprises the State by recommend
| ing a commission form of government
for the city of Philadelphia Mr.. Tener
was not highly regarded during the cam
paign in reform circles. but he may have
determined to make a name for himself
by making Philadelphia good.