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Editorials By. Commoner Readers
Mrs. L. A. Davis, Ballard, Wash.
In one issue of Tho Commoner thoro is
an article entitled "A Merry Christ
-mos affile BIde-A-Weo Home," which
is an" account taken frm tho New
York World of a Christmas dl&ner
"' given to homeless cats and do8, and
' you comment on it as follows: "Tho
philanthropliy that would' give feasts
to cats and dogs and neglect tho
children of thOlrtals i& wonderfully
misdirected. Andj thqro m,UBt be some
thing wrong with jthe minds arid frqarta
of women who can call feasting dogs
and-cats 'the Merriest Christmas
while there are , (;housan,dd ot God's
children starvd within sight and
sound of the Blde-A-W'Qe .Home." In
an issue of The Commoner a few years
ago there was a news item saying
. that some ladies in Chicago had starr
ed a home for homeless cats, arid the
v comment at that ' time was that they
ought to have started a homq for
children instead. May I aslcwhy The
Commoner shoyffl put this criticism
in tho light Of comparison? Does
The Commoner mean to imply by a
comparison that p'hilanthrophy which
cprisiders the welfare of cats and dogs
'is. at all times k'"misdireoted?" Why
pu the criticism ii the light of a com
parison at all? Is 4t actually true that
there are "thousands of God's children
'.. - actually starving within 'sight and
sound' of the Blde-a-Wee Home?" Are
not cats and dogs "God's children,"
but of' a different species than the hu
man family? At least they ought to
have the title of "God's creatures"
If not "God's children." Any criticism
which would call the attention of
this country to deserving children in
need of charity is a well-taken criti
' cism and is so in this case, but I sub
mit, that such criticism should not be
so worded as to 'imply that since there
. isn't enough ''unskimmed milk" to go
around that the children should have
it, and the cats and dogs left to starve,
There ought to be enough "unskimmed
milk" to ,feed tjie children first and
the dogs and cats second, and If there
is not enough milk to be had, then
wealthy parentage) gets tho idea that
compassion for all creatures should
bo exorcised. If this kindness to
animals had been taught for the past
fifty years in our schools from the kin
dergarten up, do you think there would
be as many cases of graft In politics
as we find today? Does not a habit
of selfishness and cruqlty toward ani
mals in early childhood breed selfish
ness, greed and graft which shows in
the man after he is gown? It most
certainly ' does, "The, child is: father
to 'the man," (Tho Commoner gives
all possible encouragement to the
effort to educate the , children and
grown foiled to be land to 'birds and
boasts. Tho editorial 'to which this
correspondent with' inspect to the
what was1 reported fijr a "Now York
newspaper as a "tep party for cats
and dogs." There h? little difference
between The Commoner and its fair
correspondent refers' related o
subject she discusses! in such an in
teresting way. It Is
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and cruelty to-
. the cats and dogs should be humanely ? ?ucb; methods. Then they took oc-
vliinri nnfl thun nut wViorm thftv win caslon to brand me as a bolter. But I
not come into competition with chll-
wards animate In . early childhood,
breeds Selflshhqss, Weed and graft,
which shoWs in the" 'man after he is
grown." The 'Commoner.)
Rhodes I, Gregory, ' Canton, Ohio.
I have been a subscriber for The
Commoner since, its introduction to the
public, and as thoroughly satisfied that
it is subserving) the purpose for which
it was intended vli tp impart facts
to an outraged public. . I cannot speak
in too high praise of The Commoner
and the work it is doiiig. I am very
much Interested In It and Its editor,
who is now abroad. As a delegate to
the St. Louis convention, I opposed the or by doWnright purchase, gains his
nomination of Mr. Parker, and stated all(raider strans. No such eenerals
that .Ohio would go republican by 200,
000 "if Parker should bo nominated.
For this they called me radical. When
they fastened the unit rule on the Ohio
delegation, I asked If they could adopt
any rule compelling me and my con
stituents of the Eighteen Ohio dis
trict to vote for a candidate nominated
nominate for congress men who kept
the faith in 1896 and 1900, as well as
in 1904. Men, whoso names alone
would be certificates of good charac
ter. It would be in bad taste to select,
as a candidate for congress, one who
belongs to tho crowd that classed all
who voted for Bryan in 1896 and 3900,
na anarchists, disturbers, destroyers
of national honor, etc., and then ask
them to vote for him. I believe unre
mitting warfare should be declared
against corruptionists and those who
countenance bribery, or 'they who, hav
ing knowledge of the same, conceal
such knowledge from tho officers of
the law. I believe we should announce
the decree that there is no room in the
democratic party for tho boodler or a
corruptionlst of any sort. I believe we
should repudiate their supporrf invite
them to leave the party, and offer them
shelter only in the penitentiary, if
they attempt to remain. These are
some of the things for which I stand.
If they are radical, then I am radical.
I play my cards on the table face up,
So that all may see. I believed in the
Kansas City -platform. I believed in
the Chicago platform. I believe in
them now. I believe in holding truth
to the front I would to win, but not
at the sacrifice of truth. I believe
that those who would resort to expe
diency, in any of herenticements or
allurements, to carry a political point
as against truth, should be classed
among rogues and cutthroats, and
driven out of the democratic party.
Give " us men of strength, who can
withstand a storm; men who cannot
be carried away by expediency; men
who are willing to lose their all In
support of right; men who work I heir
way to the front through deeds of
honor. Away from him, who through
strategy, deception, misrepresentation,
shoulder straps. No such generals
should bo allowed to lead an honest
democracy. I like success that is
woven from a warp of consistency and
persistency. I believe in saying things
and then sticking to what has been
said. I herewith enclose twenty-three
signed primary pledges, Including my
own. Also seven new subscribers to
The Commoner; my renewal for The
Commoner and Commoner Condensed
for which you will find New York draft
for $5.70. Every democrat should sign
the primary pledge and do everything
in his power to increase The Common
er's circulation. I regret that I cannot
give it more time myself. Best wishes
for The Commoner and the principles
it advocates.
TROWMART HAS ELEVATOR GIRL
Three representatives of the male
sex the electrician, the porter and
the night watchman are the solo de
fenses against burglars, mice or other
ills at Trowmart Inn, the now hotel
for young woman on Abingdon square
that opened last Wednesday. A wom
an clerk pulls forward the register.
Even the elevator boy is a girl, and
the young woman guest carries her
bag to her own room unless it is
heavy enough to require a special visit
from the porter.
One feature that emphasizes the
"business" atmosphere of the Inn's
clientele is the absence of that classic
adjunct popularly known as "Front."
Unlike the Martha Washington, the
Inn has no waiting row of shirtwaist
ed and pigtailed bell girls to waft the
card of the caller to regions above.
This is explained by the fact that as
all the young women are employed
during the day there is an absence of
any such necessity till eyening. Then
the parlor maid supplies the lack with
the assistance of one' of the waitresses
one of the dining room staff serving
each evening of the week. Later
when the, hotel Is full two will be in
attendance.
Many are already registered, but
only about thirty guests are actually
living at the Inn. Most are depart
ment store clerks, between the ages
of 15 and 35, as required by the reg
ulations. The rest are stenographers
and typewriters and one a newspaper
woman.. All have sworn to the fact
that they earn no more than $15 and
no less, than $10' a- week. New York
World.' , . i v i
dren for the necessities of life. I
. have Worked In humane work for two
; years, and find that consideration for
animals is a charity for which there
is. a crying need in every corner of the
United States, and fortunately in most
. localities there are not many children
wno are in a suffering state for food
or tho necessities of life. The charity
for animals is a much greater question
than the mere suffering of the animal.
It is tho moral deeredation of the
person who causes the animal to suffer
or allows It to suffer, which causes the
greater evil. This question has the
support of some (if not all) of our
prominent educators. The great
French teacher, DeSailly, says that "I
am convinced that kindness to ani
mals is not only a powerful cause of
material prosperity, but also of moral
prosperity." The teaching to children
of kindness to animals is the surest
way of teaching a child to be unsel-
, . v ..o wmuoi iuu umy moans oi
appealing to certain qualities In allele
cunu, oecause a uttie child is in the
position before the world of being a
recipient of kindness rather than a
giver, but by teaching the child kind
ness to cats and dogs he learns self
restraint and unselfishness at an
earlier ago than the same qualities
could be inculcated in any other way,
and the fact that there are homes
where homeless animals can be taken
is not only a relief to the animal, but
the little child is taught as it grows Up
that whenever it finds a homeless
animal for which it has no Immediate
asylum that the animal has a place
of refuge whither it can be taken, and
thus the child (which may be of
did, not bolt. I voted for Parker, think
ing by so doing that I was privileged
to support a few of the democratic
principles. If demanding honesty in
politics is radical, I am a radical. If
being faithful to democratic princi
ples constitutes a bolter, I am a bolter.
I have expressed my doctrine many
times, in public and private, and was
applauded. I have stuck to the faith
through thick and thin, in season nnd
out of season. Now, In these later
days, I am told by my friends, in the
language of my enemies, that T am a
radical. This may be true, but I am
not ready to plead guilty. If to give
your neighbor a "square deal' and to
tell him the truth in politics as well as
out of politics, Is radicalism, then t urn
a radical. If to believe a thing, work
for it, spend brain and muscle and sub
stance for it, give accomplishment for
it, sacrifice all hope, much of life: If
to shut your eyes to the chase for
gain; " If these attributes constitute
raamausm, tnen I am a radical. I be
lleve that a man's politics should be an
open book. I believe that we should
turn from "what is in it" to "what is
right." I believe that all men are
created equal. I believe that tho nnnr
devil should have an equal chance with
the rich. I believe in the command
ment "thou shalt not steal" seven days
of tho week. I believe that no man
should sacrifice his own honor to pre
serve a nation's honor. I believe that
no insurance company has a right to
collect premiums, from ali the people,
and donate, without their consent, the
money collected to a political com
paign fund for the olectton of certain
candidates for president of tho United
States. I believe democrats should
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