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New Year.
It will be noted that Baking Powder Magnate
Zoiglor tries to make light of the boodling charges
against him.
It must be confessed that ten millions of Un
cle Sam's dollars will make a very ornamental
hatband for Panama.
Mr. Hanna keeps on declining, but he talks
with the emphasis of a man who is depending a
great deal upon his friends.
President Roosevelt must have had on his
"far-sighted" glasses to be enabled to see the
independence of Panama before it happened.
Another girl has been born into the Vander
bilt family and already a number of infantile
earls and dukes are being taught to take notice.
George Washington wrote something about
"entangling alliances," but it must be remem
bered that George's reputation for strenuosity was
not presB agented.
Perry Heath refuses to resign, and President
Roosevelt should resign himself to the situation.
Uncle Mark is not allowing his friends to bo
shoved these days.
With a distinct recollection of the Transvaal
the British newspapers experience no difficulty in
finding commendations for the president's course
in the Panama matter.
"No man is above the law, and no man is
below it," says President Roosevelt. Well, what's
the matter, with the criminal clause of the Sher
man anti-trust law, then?
Senator Hoar wants the president to have
an opportunity to tell the whole truth about that
Panama deal, and that is why Senator Hoar is
not in good standing at the White house just now.
Since the republicans "redeemed" Nebraska
from fusion rule the state has been plunging
in debt at the rate of $1.05 a minute. This is a
very expensive kind of redemption for the taxpayers.
Would it not bo a good idea to put an emanci
pation proclamation into the Sulu stocking? Or
will the administration refuse to issue the proc
lamation on the technicality that Sulus wear no
stockings?
. Captain J. F. Kiehl, of McKeesport, Pa., is de
sirous of obtaining Information of the where
abouts of John P. Kiehl, a plasterer by trade,
' about 54 years old and a member of the Masonic
fraternity.
By the way, speaking of senatorial trafficking
In postoffices, is it not true that while men-may
not as a rule do that to secure election, is it not
generally conceded that senators do it to secure
re-election?
The Commoner.
A British scientist predicts that in about five
billion years the days will be fifty-five hours long.
When that time comes doubtless the trusts will
pay by the day and dock their employes for the
time lost In sleep.
The moro Mr. Hanna looks into existing con
ditions and futuro probabilities the more apt he
is to let President Roosevelt have the nomination
by default. Uncle Marcus may bo too wise to go
up against foreordained defeat.
Secretary Root says he is willing to stand for
everything General Wood did in Cuba. This is
quite .bravo of Mr. Root, but, perhaps, if he will
take another look ho will discover that he al
ready has about all one man can stand.
The annual Nobel prize of $39,150 has been
awarded to William R. Cromer, M. P. for his work
in behalf of international arbitration. This is
encouraging. That amount of money is almost
one-half of the winner's net profits in the last
heavy-weight prize fight.
Perry Heath declares that he will not re
sign. Having profited by the statute of limita
tions he is now ready to take advantage of the.
statute of intimidation. He wni dare them to
discharge him. Perry has his eyes on a few pillars
of the- republican temple that show signs of be
ing easily pulled down.
The steel trust will reduce the wages of 150,
000 employes on January 1, the reduction being
from 15 to 25 per cent. This will save the steel
trust $15,000,000 a year. Accompanying the re
duction will, we presume, be a neat little circular
setting forth the wondrous beauties of "letting
well enough alone" and "the full dinner pail."
The Baltimore American says that "Colombia
should reflect upon the profound truth contained,
in the fable of the dog who dropped the bone
from his mouth to secure the" one he saw in the
water reflecting his own image." And while Co
lombia is about it she might ponder long and well
over the fact that under present conditions this
once honest republic is now engaged in diplo
matic work for profit, regardless of common
honesty.
Mr. Roosevelt said: "The people of Panama
rose literally as one man' and the New York
Evening Post is unkind enough
to intimate that the president
meant that Mr. Bunau-Varilla
really did it all. The Post points
out, however, that in any case,
Mr. Roosevelt's phrase is hard upon the junta,
because there are at least three men in the body
that assumes to stand for the government which
has been recently recognized on the iBthmus.
Literally
as one
Men. '
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts says that he.
has often voted against his party's policies, and
that ho has nothing to regret
for his votes on those occasions".
He adds that ho has never
bolted trie party because it al
ways sooner or later came
around to his view. Will Senator Hoar under
take to say that there is any reason for the belief
that the republican party is getting any nearer
to Senator Hoar's views on the question of im
perialism than it was at the time Senator Hoar
delivered his great speech in the senate?
Mr. Hoar
and His
Party.
The News
is
Gloomy.
The Milwaukee News is a bit pessimistic, for
it says: "President Roosevelt is" desirous that
Perry Heath shall be remoyed
from the secretaryship of the
republican national committee,
fearful that should he be .re
tained it will hanrlicnn tho re
publican presidential nominee. Mr. Hanna in
sists that Heath shall remain, making light of the
president's fears. Mark is in a better position, to
judge than the president. He has just carried
Ohio by 1?5,000 votes and he knows what he has
.done and he knows that the voters know it. It
really doesn't seem to make any difference."
In his message -to congress, Mr. Roosevelt did
not touch on the tariff question and it is possible
thnt. cm fhn i,j t. j
, . MU wuw imuu no noes
not want to give offense to
those republicans who believe
in tariff revision, and that
on tne other h dna r
Ignoring
the Tariff
Question.
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protected interests who contribute liberal! .
republican campaign fund, it will be remll
that no less an authority than CotoSS
Young, rtitor -of the Des MoSes cSl
publican paper, recently said that a vis t nil K
of the campaign funds alloted to Iowa ta igff "
brought through the influence of Nat onai nJ?
mitteeman Cummins, "and it Is presurCi n m;
'?& fUnd CMM frm ffSfi
Referring to the Grand Rapids Mich .,.
scandal, the Chicago Record-HeSoices'a
t uu Seral sentiment when it says-
Public "One is almost tempted to say
Ownership tat a city the size of Grand
Solveslt. Rapids which permits private
companies to have any thine to
do with furnishing its water supply deserves no
better fate. Whether the testimony of Salsburv
is finally corroborated or not, the project to let
a contract for supplying the city with water has
developed a scandal which should impress the
people with the necessity for full and complete
municipal ownership and control of the citj's
water supply."
A republican newspaper charges that the re
publican copgress has "deliberately and ays-
tematlcally" prevented "the
Letting abolition of the forty-five cus-
"Well Enough toms houses where the receipts
Alone." are not sufficient to pay the cost
of collecting tho customs." Is it
possible that this republican paper expected re
publican congressmen to pay any attention to
recommendations of this sort? Have not repub
lican congressmen preached to the people tho
doctrine of "let well enough alone," and would
they dare to face their constituents after having
abolished forty-five positions in which generous
provision may be made for faithful party workers?
While, in his brief accompanying the Bristow
report, Mr. Roosevelt talked finely concerning
corruption in public office, news
paper dispatches say that the
administration "through orders
given to the United States
courts at San Juan have seem
ingly put the quietus upon the smuggling scandals
that have given San Juan such unpleasant notor
iety, caused a lot of trouble and expense for
prominent army and navy officers and citizens
and repeatedly brought Porto Rico into a state of
great excitement." In the first place, some people
will wonder whore the administration found its
authority to give orders to the United States court
or to any other court. It would also be interesting
to learn whether tho Roosevelt administration laid
down in the brief accompanying the Bristow re
port a code of morals which is not to apply to our
new possessions.
Thact
Code of
Morals.
n mo vLiuu- no aoes not
want to do anything to discourage the highly;
An Associated press dispatch from Chicago,
111., under date of November 29, says: "Follow
" ing Its announced policy of cen
"Policy tralization, the International
of Harvester, company has decided
Centralization" to lay off 7,500 of Its 19,000 em
ployes and effect a saving or
$5,000,000 a year. The first step in tho direction of
economy was taken last night when 1,500 em
ployes of the Deering division were notified their
services were no longer required. These men
were omployd in the factories at Irondale. It was
announced today that the Irondale men were not
the only Chicago employes of the company who
were to suffer. Of the 7,000 workers in the JJeer
ing division 3,000 In all are to be laid off. ui
these 1,500 are employed, in the Fullerton avenue
plant, the others being at Irondale, One Hunclrea
and Eighth street and the Calumet river, ine
McCormick division will not discharge so many,
but 1,500 of its 7,000 employes being slated tor
dismissal. Another 3,00'0 workers to lose positions
aro those employed in the mills at Milwaukee,
Springfield, O., and Piano." According to tins
dispatch, then, "the policy of centralization
adopted by the International Harvester company
results in tho throwing out of employment , 0 :i.w
men and a saving to tho company of $5,000,ouu pei
year. Is it possible that these results follow ouiy
the particular policy of centralization adopteu w
the International Harvester company, or are iut.y
not the logical outcome of the policy of centranza
tion that is going on all over the country touay .
And yet republican leaders tell us that tho trusw
have come to stay and that the policy of ceni ra
zation must not bo interfered with, save for n
occasional doses of publicity.
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