The Washington herald., 1914-02-10

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alaun1nG unmarked DAVID BaxteS, u
t9uene Who b regiGtsr11 q ths Raj
een hees- and stranGs - may
sse where prohihifion has beeh In
sorce lonsest the habit j most prsva-
Our entire system for tho regulation
Of morals is wrong: the only salvation
Tor our people 10 the teaching Of mornI-
~ and religion. but the teachers must
nrsf. Through the purity and unsslnsh-
nees % their iives, win the confidence
O. tns great mass Of psople. and the rest.
viii BE- easy" g
Tour Kenyon red light law viii act as
. ooomerang. and instead OF eliminating
an evh win increase 1t. As evidence
Of TINS statement It In only necessary
TO LOOK INTO the conditions existing in
city. VINO IL At the National Hotel.
The red light or Boiler Avenue
district In Baltimore is a. completely
wiped out ~ II II had been swept by q
nre. but the denizens have scattered
fhrouShout the county; they have set
tied. among the honest Woodworking
poor people Of Highlandtown, whose
children must come In daily contact with
the women whose finery Is constantly
before them. Since to the primitive mind
Of poor. uneducated girls. fine clothes
In about all In this wori- that Is re-
quired to produce happiness, recruits to
the great army OF unfortunates viii be
easily obtained"
what do ! think Of washington?'
asked Henry Written. of New Haven,
at the Metropolitan Hotel. well. sus-
pect that every visitor to Washington 10
expected to elaborate on the beauties OF
the city, which IL really beautiful by day,
but It is the most miserably lighted city
on the American ccntinentt which prob
ably accounts for the deSerted streets
after dark
ct have been South for several weeks
during which time ] have visited several
OF the most important cities. and I was
most favorably impressed with the spirit
Of civic pride which was noticeable al
most everywhere. The city which i'm
pressed me most, was Norfolk. Va Two
OF the principle business streets of that
city are more beautifully illuminated than
even the great white way In New
York, and upon investigation. I learned
that the cost Of erecting the poles, wires.
&C., were betrayed by public spirited
business men. and the Improvement was
OF such satisfactory nature that the
government now defrays the
expense Of keeping II in condition"
There Ii no reason why Washington
should be so FAR behind other cities Of
less importance in this respect"
1T Is only natural that you Washing
tonians think. talk and dream. politics,
for since I came here a few days ago,
hear 1t everywhere. and believe
inhsle it," remarked John F. whitmor,
Of Hartford.
The newspapers and the business men
throughout the country are CIV
ing the Wilson administration every OPP
to make good. and while II Is |
rapidly fulfilling its promises, it re-
mains to be seen whether its plans will |
present conditions. II II !
hoes. than the Democratic party will be /,
the peoples party. IL not. there will be |
a change and, as the American people |
are what might be called an emotional |
race. given to hero-worship. II would 1
no. be surprising to see Col Roosevelt |
again at the helm, for whatever else .
may be said OF him. the people OF an /
reeds and of all parties have the most |
implicit confidence in his honesty and /
-ourage"