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porarily should have The Bee
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chaaj4 aa often as requested.
A taste for novel reading is too often
paraded as "a fondness for literature."
The iceman la doing the worrying
Just now. The consumers turn will
come a few months later.
Mayor "Jim" Is now said to be tak
ing a vacation to rest up. He should
fcavs taken his vacation first.
Mr. Bryan has been referred to as
tha , ''Belted Knight.". He was belted
once la 1896 and again in 1900.
With ,Uje lid on at Florence, and
Council Bluffs, all street cars look
alika to Omaha people on Sundays.
"Where does the Aldrlch bill fall?"
asks the Wall Street Journal. Appar
ently In both the Jwuse and the senate.
At any rate the next navigation con
gress Bhould be held In the sunqmer
time when water Is not needed as a
chaser.
"Mr, Bryan did his best for the
ticket In 1904," says the Washington
Star. Indeed he did for the repub
lican, ticket.
A' St. Joseph preacher has resigned
to accept a place as a street car con
ductor, f . Perhaps he would rather
handle nickels than pennies.
Mrs. Russell Saga is the largest tax
payer In the city of New York, but
this does not indicate that she is the
iwealthiest person in New York.
If Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy does not
find her new home in Boston cozy
enough she can surely find what she
wants If she will make one more move
to, Omaha.
According "to Prof. J. Laurence
Laughlln of Chicago university, Presi
dent Roosevelt is a "bluffer.'" Still,
those who have called hisV'bluffs" do
pot feol that way about It)
There is a bitter fight on between
two democratic clubs in Michigan. It
ehould encourage Mr. Bryan to learn
that there ara demociats enough in
Michigan to form, two clubs.
John L. Sullivan knocked down a
titan' who asked him to take a drink.
Times' have changed since the days
v hen John L. used to knock men down
for refusing to drink with him.
"What has become of the old-fash-i
iuued father?" asks the Atlanta Geor
gian. 'Jle's hustling about as usual,
signing the checks and grumbling a
little over the expensive habits of his
family.
It is a poor day when State Superin
tendent McBrlen can't find a letter In
hid mail raising a question about some
feature of the school laws '.that will
Justify him holding a public debate
with himself.
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A Pittsburg dentist who is x being
sued by a woman patient for $2,000
for an alleged stolen kiss sets uphe
defence that no kiss is worth $2,00.
Still, some of them
than that amount. '
bave cost more
According to Colonel Bryan's spe
cially retained Washington press
agent. Judge Parker had a hard time
to persuade himself to vote for Bryan
fa 1894 and then said. "I am afraid
t am making a great mistake." He is
probably sure of It nowj
- "rxrnerEasioxAL roo.m.vg."
Among the recent contributions to
the local democratic organ from Mr.
Bryan's regularly established press bu
reau at Washington is a diatribe at
Herman Rldder, editor of the New
Yorker Staatszelf uiig, under the head
ing "Unprofessional Booming," from
which the following esccrpl is taken:
When he goes about preaching tl.e fool
iKh doctrine that Bryan can't win an," In
timating that Bryan won't be supported if
nominated he la rielther helping hla favor
ite nor his party. There are a small, but
far too large, number of aelf-slylcd demo
crats whose democracy la so thin-skinned
that they must needs go about qualifying
their party's success In 1908 upon Its do
ing their bidding to the letter. Why do
these men not preach party success In
1908 whoever the candidate may be Instead
of sure defeat unless their narrow views
are followed?
Either Colonel Bryan'B specially en
gaged press agent 'must have a very
short memory or he must proceed on
the theory- that democrats ; generally
have very short memories! 'If this is
"unprofessional booming" Mr. Utdder
can find the very best precedent for it
only four years ago in the perform
ances' at that time of none other than
William Jennings Bryori, himself.
It will be readily recalled that when
the Parker movement appeared to take
an aggressive form Colonel Bryan, who
later cast his vote as delegate to the
St. Louis convention for the nomina
tion of Francis M. Cockrell of Missouri,
went to the extremity of unprofesslon
allsm In booming his favorite by hiring
a hall in Chicago at his own, expense
to tell publicly why Judge Parker
should not be nominated and could not
be elected If he should be nominated.
Not satisfied with his measure of
success at Chicago, Colonel Bryan went
on to New York for the special purpose
of addressing an anti-Parker mass
meeting there, In which he repeated
with variations all he had said at Chi
cago. 'In New York he rldlculedNjudge
Parker with inquiries as to where he
stood on this and on that, and advised
his friends not to trust him. He
fluently said, "I believe Parker would
be a weak candidate in the campaign
and if elected a great disappointment
to the people."
Paraphrasing the language of the of
ficial press agent, "Why did not Colonel
Bryan preach party success in 1904
whoever the candidate might be in
stead of probable defeat unless his nar
row views were followed?" If it is "un
professional booming", for Herman
Rldder now to knock on Bryan while
boosting Governor Johnson, why wa8 it
not "unprofessional" then for Colonel
Bryan to dig the grave of Judge Par
ker under pretense of booming for Sen
ator Cockrell?
A SERIOVS SHORTCOMING.
While the State Conference of Char
ities and Corrections is holding Its
meetings here in Omaha, The Bee ven
tures to call attention anew to what
it believes to be one of the most se
rious shortcomings of Nebraska's sys
tem of taking care of its defectives
and wards. Our state is maintaining
three insane asylums, one home for the
feeble minded, one school for the deaf,
one school for the blind, and a hospi
tal for crippled, children, for which ap
propriations are made regularly by
the legislature. The people of Ne
braska are taxed not only to provide
the buildings and equipment, the
superlntendance, medical service,
nurses, guards, etc., but also for the
food and clothing for all the inmates.
No one objects to the state footing
the bills for those unfortunates who
are unable to do so themselves and
have no one in duty bound to assist
them, but it is notorious that hun
dreds of men, women and children are
in these asylums and schools who are
amply able to pay for what they eat
and wear or have a legitimate claim
upon relatives for support. Tf they
stayed at home they would pay for
their own food and clothing and there
is no good reason why they should
not be required to pay the state at a
fair rate for their board and wearing
apparel while under the care of the
state authorities.
In few other' states than Nebraska
are all the expenses of insane hospitals
and schools for defectives piled up on
the public without an effort to secure
partial reimbursement from those re
sponsible for their keeping. A change
along this line would save our tax
payers several hundred, thousand dol
lars a year, but more than that, it
would be putting the burden more
nearly where it belongs.'
THE SENATE AKD RECIPROCITY.
The announcement that the stand
patters in congress, including Speaker
Cannon and soma leaders of the sen
ate, will oppose the ratification of the
tariff agreement between the United
States and Germany, negotiated under
authority granted to the president by
provisions of the Dlngley bill, need
occasion no surprise,' The senate has
stood against reciprocity agreements
with other nations for several years.
The pigeon boles in the senate contain
a score of reciprocity treaties nego
tiated by John A. Kasson some years
ago, but which have failed of ratifica
tion. The failure was due -to the
standpat policy of some of the leaders
and a general opposition to the rule
of reciprocity.
It la no longer a secret that the
Dlngley schedules were framed with a
view to reciprocity treaties. No less
an authority than Mr. Dingley of
Maine, the congressman whose name
was 'fixed to the tariff law, stated on
the fleor of the house that some of the
schedules were admittedly high, but
that. tn,y were made so in order to
allow our government to -make con
cessions in reciprocity treaties with
other nations, by the terms of which
this country's tariff schedules would be
reduced to about what they should "be.
The refusal of the senate to ratify the
different reciprocal trade troatles that
have been negotiated has served to
keep these excessive tariff schedules in
effect
The contest over the German trade
agreement, therefore, may serve the
pnrpose of opening the discussion and
consideration of the entire tariff sched
ule and result, it is to be hoped, in a
general plan of revision to the end that
the protective principle shall be re
tained while the abuses that have de
veloped from existing laws shall be
eradicated. The argument offered in
opposing ratification of the German
treaty is a potent reason for the crea
tion of the proposed tariff commission
to make a scientific and unbiased in
vestigation of the tariff question and
recommend desired changes to congress
Immediately after the inauguration of
the new president.
A FUTILE RECOMMKXDATWS.
Former Fourth Assistant Postmaster
Oenera Joseph L. Brlstow of Kansas,
who achieved deserved fame for his
success In unearthing the postal frauds
In Cuba and uncovering and pushing
to successful punishment the coterie
of grafters in the postal Bervlce at
Washington, has Just concluded an in
vestigation of the affairs of the Pan
ama Railroad company and has made a
recommendation to congress that falls
far short, of .a proper appreciation of
the facts in the case. After studying
the transportation question at Panama
and comparing the business now done
by the Panama railroad with that
which It accomplished when it .was
dominated by the Pacific Mail com
pany, General Brlstow recommends
that the national government establish
a steamship route between Panama
and Pacific coast points.
The figures presented by General
Brlstow show that the traffic carried by
the Panama railroad has dwindled to
almost nothing since the government
took charge of the road. Last year
but 15,000 tons of frleght were trans
ported from Panama to Colon, whereas
In former years that amount used to
be carried every month. General Brls
tow Jumps to the conclusion that this
falling off in traffic is due to the fact
that the Pacific Steamship company
was refused the exclusive contract of
using the Panama railroad and has
since been diverting traffic. The fact
Is that the American-Hawaiian line of
steamships has made a contract with
the Tehuantepec railway for the hand
ling of traffic between the two oceans,
upon such favorable terms that all the
business which formerly crossed the
Isthmus of Panama is being handled by
the new route and no steamship service
between Panama and Pacific coast
points would be able to divert any con
siderable share of that ' tmfflc Until
the Panama canal Is completed the
Tehuantepec railroad will have a prac
tical monopoly in handling this class
of business and the establishment by
the government of a steamship line be
tween Panama and San Francisco
would bo so much money and effort
wasted.
Governor Sheldon is Bald to look
with favor upon the plan of inde
terminate sentences for professional
criminals. If we ever get to that,
however, the duty of deciding when
the indeterminate incarceration shall
end must be Imposed upon some prop
erly constituted board. As it is now,
altogether too much of the governor's
time, which should be given to prob
lems of state administration, is taken
up 'with, applications for paroles, par
dons and reprieves.
It ia little wonder under these circum
stances that numerous Nebraska repub
licans are becoming restive and are openly
threatening to take their revenge at the
polls. World-Herald.
If our democratic contemporary
could only convince itself that what It
is saying were true it would feel so
much happier that it would discard
its doleful countenance and put on a
few pleasant smiles.
The democratic World-Herald has
discovered three newspapers pretend
ing to be republican that are willing
to play in with its game of breeding
dissension in the republican ranks.
Extracts from these three papers hold
ing out comfort to the democrats have
the right-of-way all the time in the
reprint columns of the World-Herald.
That, Pittsburg minister who was
reported to have refused a contribu
tion of $200 In $20 gold pieces be
cause the "In God We Trust" motto
was not on them, now spoils the story
and gives his various reasons for not
refusing the money. The first reason
In that no auch contribution was of
fered to him.
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Cuba will owe the United States
$15,000,000 by the time our govern
ment leaves the island. This is not
such a large amount. In view of the
fact that, under American rule, the
island has a fat treasury surplus and
is more prosperous than ever before
in its checkered history.
And now Willis J. Abbott comes to
the front with a semi-official denial of
the report that Mr. Bryan will with
draw from the race for the presiden
tial nomination. The country will
thank Mr. Abbott for thus relieving
the suspense.
Mayor Brown of Lincoln proclaims
bis present intention to quit politics
and retire to private life with a special
disclaimer that be wants to be gov
ernor. ; Mayor Brown is a democrat
and must have been studying the elec
tion returns, that ought to convince
the most skeptical that Nebraska be
longs In the republican column.
Editor Watterson says he Intends
to vote for Mr. Bryan. He will do It,
however, with about as "much grace
and enthusiasm as was exhibited by
Bryan to keep his party record
straight when voting for Judge Parker.
"There Is much to overcome before
the democrats can win," says the new
leader of the Pennsylvania democrats.
Yes, so far as Pennsylvania Is con
cerned, there Is a modest little repub
lican plurality of 505,000 to overcome.
Temperance enthusiasts should not
be shocked by the report that Admiral
Evans and his sailors are half-seas
over. The statement simply Indicates
that they have covered half the Jour
ney between the oceans.
On the Toboggan.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The mayor of Omaha and Senator Jeff
Davis of Arkansas might, Just to relieve
the .tedium, enter Into a competitive planet
sliding contest.
Humiliation of "Mayor Jim."
Chicago Tribune.
Mayor Dalilman of Omaha was ejected
Ignominlously from the waterways con
vention at Sioux City for trying to make
a political speech. He was unfortunate
In not having brought his lusso and re
volver with him.
Joat Llk Plain Peofcle.
Washington Herald.
Mr. Roosevelt presented the king of Italy
a handful of our new gold coins, whereupon
his majesty expressed great admiration of
the new designs. . A number of our own
people might be willing to revise their opin
ion under similar circumstances.
Utilising; Farm Waste.
Indianapolis News.
The project of Prof. Wiley to teach farm
ers, through the agricultural colleges, how
to make denatured alcohol Is another evi
dence of the practical value of the agri
cultural department. There la doubtless
enough vegetable waste on every farm to
make all the alcohol that could be used on,
the place and at a cost that would make It
an economical fuel and Ulumlnant.
The IncBbns of Jen.
Atlanta Constitution.
Neither the democracy nor Mr. Bryan
has ever demanded the absolute 'destruc
tion of aggregations of capital. They
have sought and they will continue to
insist upon laws which will prevent op
pression of the people by these private
interests, and they propose to see to It
that these laws are obeyed. Mr. Davis
cries aloud for annihilation. In that he
Is not only undemocratic, but In seeking
to saddle his own extremism upon Mr.
Bryan ho is weighting democracy and its
candidate down with a load which it never
has proposed to carry and will not now.
PERSONAL. NOTES,
The enterprising woman who plans to
teach men to wear stays may succeed, but
she'll never get them to wear veats that
button up the back.
Washington Is : repeating anew Bam
Power's remark afi.er his first speech In
the house. He then whispered to friends
that he had been favorably Impressed with
hla efforts. lnpe "Ibere were eleven mem
bers here when I began, and I'll
ost only
three of them.'
Mrs. Carl Muck, wife of the new di
rector of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
la so fond of America that she says she
has no desire to return to Berlin. She
contemplates taking several courses at Rad
cllffe In the near future, and If her hus
band remains here may go In for a degree.
The Nobel prizes were suggested by the
eighth earl of Brldgewater, son of the
bishop of Durham. He left $40,000 to be
paid to the author of the beat treatise on
"The Power, Wisdom and Goodness of
God as Manifested In the Creation." The
Judges divided the money among eight
persons.
A witticism was attributed the other day
In Washington to the president. A young
man, so the story goes, during a call at
the White House told the president that he
had married the year before and was al
ready the father of a boy. "I congratulate
you," said the president; "I am sure you
find it pleasanter to be a loving sire than
a sighing lover."
A FUTILE MISSION.
Mr. Bryan's Mtxnp In Kentucky's
Senatorial Squabble.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mr. Bryan went to Illinois to ask ' the
Democrats of that state to repudiate Roger
Sullivan as a commltteman because of the
latter's affiliation with elements that were
hurtful to Mr. Bryan's opinion, to the
democratic party. Yet the Nebraakan
comes to Kentucky to urge the election of
Mr. Beckham aa senator despite the per
nicious politics and unscropulous machine
methods Mr. Beckham both practices and
represents. If Mr!. Bryan saw fit to de
nounce Mr. Sullivan In Illinois, why should
he endorse such a leader aa Mr. Beckham
in Kentuckyl If, he thought it proper him
self to repudiate an undesirable democrat
in Illinois, why should he not concede to
Kentuckians the same sort of light In
Kentuckyb
Mr! Bryan ia a distinguished and Influen
tial democrat; the most conspicuous man In
the party today. Yet he ia but an Individual,
notwithstanding his prominence. He car
ries with him no authority to com
mand, coerce or persuade. In taking part
In Kentucky's senatorial fight he appeared
simply as a cltlsen of Nebraska, undertak
ing to Interpose In what Is strictly a Ken
tuckyy matter. ' It is wholly an Issue for
Kentuckians themselves to settle. It Is
Kentucky that has been shamed by Mr.
Beckham's, offenses, not Nebraska. The
people who have been outraged and humil
iated by Mr. Beckham's practices and who
by his methods were driven to ousting his
entire party from power at the last state
election these people are' Kentuckians, not
Nebraskans. Aa becomes Kentuckians,
they will settle their own problems In
their own way and according to their own
Judgment. The election of Mr. Beckham
would be to award political chicanery. It
would set a halo around the head of the
author, stage manager and beneficiary of
n anap primary. It would defy a public
opinion moat forcefully expressed In the
polltlool revolution of last fall. t It would
be confiding the highest honor a party
may confer to the party's worst enemy
It would be ' to crown the presiding in
competent of an administration which won
for Kentucky the contemptuous sobriquet
of "the worst governed state," with the
legend, "Well done, thou good and faithful
servant."
It Is unfortunate for Mr. Bryan himself
that be did not weigh more fully the, mer
its of the matter. Had ha Investigated the
cauae of the popular outcry against Mr.
Beckham and learned how greatly the
democratic party in Kentucky needs the
extirpation of low machine politics, he
surely would have taken a stand more con
sistent with his own Ideals and more help
ful to the party In Kentucky.
Pit F.l tK T-M A K I H I tRnitASKl
Kearney Huh: I.a Toilette's friends In
Nebraska can not makrt friends for their
chief, either now or for the future, by
Impunglng motives and questioning
methods on the part of those who are as
conscientiously striving for the nomination
of Taft.
1-eKKtiiHH Herald: Kcnt-tionartra, sore
heads and malcontents are chewing the
rag over repiiblkan choice for presidential
candidate. Why not throw off the mask
gentlemen, and tell the truth, that It Is only
a scrap as to who will control federal
patronugn In Nebraska.
Schuyler quill: Here Is what a close
frl- nd of I-aFolh-tte says of the pretender:
"To my knowledge there Is no one In Ne
braska who can pretend to bo a LaFollette
manager. The movement finds Its Incep
tion with the common people. We Include
no wornout lobbyists or political grafters
In our list of followers. In fact we dis
trust all former henchmen of railroads
They enter our camp merely to betray and
disorganise.
Seward Blade: The steadily Increasing
popularity or William II. Taft as a presl
dentlal candidate Is growing steadily
throughout the entire county and the Taft
sentiment In Nebraska Is crystallsing day
by day'. Nebraska will be for Taft when
the convention meets In Chicago, because
the people of the west believe that he will
carry on the good work begun by Presi
dent Roosevelt, who lias given his In
dorsement to the big secretary.
Columbus Journal: The press of the state
Is discussing quite generally the mnkc-tip
of Nebraska's delegation to the national
republican convention. The names of our
most prominent republican leaders arc men
tloned aa those who should not go as dcie
gates, but few arc named that should be
so honored. For the delegates to be named
by the congressional district convention,
we have not heard one single name men
tloned. We take !t that no one will even
try to be a candidate who lu not an out and
out Taft man, for Nebraska's vote should
be -cast solidly for the secretary of war.
The Star-Journal has no slate further
than that It believes that Governor Sheldon
should head the delegation, and also Gov
ernor Charles E. Magoon should be bor
rowed from Cuba long enough to assist in
representing the republicans of this state
at the national convention. Possibly It
would be well, also, to elect the .two
United States senators, and these four
would. In our Judgment, make the best
team that could be sent as delegates-at-large
from this state. The other twelve
could be apportioned to the several con
gresslonal districts, as there will be found
good working timber In each.
Blair Pilot: We believe this county will
show an overwhelming preference for
Taft, but we should like to nee a vote
taken, Just the same, for It will help to
guide the anion of the delegates more
than any other method of Instruction.
We could even favor a second choice be
ing given, for the real sentiments of the
rank and file of the party will be even
better shown In a second choice than In
the first, for many would climb in the
Taft bandwagon because he looks like
a sure winner, whereas at heart they are
not sincerely in favor of Roosvelt pro.
gresslve policies.
Stanton Picket: We understand that the
name of A. A. Kearney will be placed be
fore the congressional convention as a can
didate for district delegate to the national
convention at Chicago. If there Is a man
In the district who deserves this honor that
man is Mr. Kearney. All his life he has
been an earnest, consistent republican and
not one favor has he asked of the party.
This hdoor would be but small reward for
Ms years of labor In the ranks. It might
be a good plan to select a delegation com
posed of such men as Mr. Kearney In
preference to professional politicians.
Sterling Sun: Hon. Allen W.-Field of
Lincoln has been mentioned as a delegate-at-large
to the national republican con
vention. The Sun wants to go on record
as being for him. If such delegates as
Judge Field are selected to represent Ne
braska in the national convention, there
Is no doubt but that It will be honestly and
ably represented. Judge Field Is tn full
harmony with Ideas of progressive repub
licanism and believes In the reform meas
ures passed by the last legislature. In
eluding the direct primary law, which
gives all the people a chance to say who
our nominees shall be. Instead of leaving
It to a few convention fixers. Let us
have Judge Field and other delegates ai
near like him as can be found for the na.
tlonal convention.
Osceola Record: We are for Taft. Our
reasons are many. He Is one of the main
spokes In the wheel of the present admin
istration. He la Roosevelt's secretary of
war and trusted adviser. His part in the
Philippine, Cuban, Panaman and other for
eign and domestic policies seems to us to
fully warrant the great confidence which
the president reposes In him. It seems to
us a little, odd that supporters of Roose
velt should stigmatize Taft as a corpora
tion tool, when everyone who knows any
thing about him knows that he is one of
the most prominent of the Roosevelt tools.
A charge of that kind on Taft Is a re
flection on Roosevelt. The Bryanltes long
ago discovered In Taft their moat danger
ous opponent and every mud gun on 'their
citadel has been trained at him ever since.
The funny thing about it Is that a con
siderable section of the republican press
should hang In with them and assist in
this dirty work.
York Tiroes; In withdrawing from the
race for delegate to the national conven
tion. Senator Burkett haa set a good ex
ample to other hdgli officials. There is no
occasion In the republican party for the
man or one set of men to monopolize the
honors. If we only had one man in the
party, we would have to do aa the demo
crats do, give him all the praise and all the
honors, but we are able to have variety
and that diversity of thought and opinion
that glvca strength and character to our
proceedings. Of course, the officeholders
are anxious to do something for those who
gave them their plut-es and they will try
to Inaugurate a sentiment tn favor of heap
ing all honors upon them, but those who
have no Irons in the fire prefer to enlist
all the brains and ability possible In the
public service. There are plenty of strong
men available for delegates, who have con
tributed to the success of the party and
who can and will represent the sentiment of
the people of the state as well or better
than those in office.
St. Paul Republican: We believe that
the sentiment of this part of the state, la
overwhelmingly for Taft as the next re
publican nominee for president. This Is
true for a great many reaaons, the chief
onu of which la that the peaple are heartily
in sympathy with the poliilea of President
Roosevelt, and they wish to sustain his
hand In every possible way. And we be
lieve that this sentiment Is right. Roose
velt haa worked so thoroughly In the in
terests of the people In the conduct of Ills
office, and he has made himself so unpop
ular with the special Interests, that the
question of his successor must to a cer
tain extent at least be a struggle between
Rooaevelt and those he haa offendud.
Roosevelt is for Taft.' We are for Roose
velt. Therefore we are for Taft. In so
doing, we are running no chances of being
disappointed, because aa a trusted mem
ber of the Roosevelt cabinet, lie has
proved himself, by his works. I'p to the
present time the Republican haa not openly
declared for any candidate. We do so now,
confident that In the choice we are sup
porting a man who, next to Roosevelt him
self. Is the greatest fighting force in the
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TAFT'9 ATTITUDE! TOWARD RIVALS
Characteristic .At lorn, ,,, ,
Kansas City Star (lnd.).
Secretary Taft haa done a big, broad
and characteristic thing In asking his
friends in New York not to make an attempt
to divide the delegation from that state,
but to regard themselves as absolutely free
to support Oovernor Hughes without any
sense of obligation to himself.
On a. High Plane.
Louisville Courier-Journal (dem.).
The Tuft letter Is at once high-plane pol
itics and good diplomacy. How much more
Inspiring would be the spectacle of na
tional political conests If there were more
candidates willing to take the high ground
that party Interest must not be sacrificed
to personal ambition, and that, dog-eat-dog
tactics are sometimes out of place.
Good Politics.
Philadelphia Press (rep.).
Secretary Taft haa done well by the re
publican party and himself by withdrawing
from the New York state. Hla letter to
Chairman Parsons, of the New York Re
publican County committee, asking that no
effort be made to oppose the choice of
Hughes delegates from Manhattan island
is right, wise politics and chivalrous.
Straightforward aad Oatspoken.
New York Evenlngr Post (lnd.)
But it is mainly Mr. Taft who haa shown
that political acumen la not wholly lacking
among those who are concerned with his
condidacy. We are of the opinion that the
secretary would have taken the stand he
did even if It were not a shrewd political
move. It la the keeping with the popular
conception of him as a straightforward and
outspoken man, with no other desire than
to plt the game in an open and above-
board manner.
Sagaclooa and Metllerlooi,
Bprlngfieid Republican ilnd.).
These obvious' facte, however, cannot
obscure the manliness, the sagacity and
the exceptional merit, from a party point
of view, of Mr. Taft's action. The repub-;
llcan party is under fresh obligations to
the able secretary of war. It he had but
managed his relations with Senator For
aker with a quarter of the urbanity and
wisdom he is now showing toward Oovernor
Hughes, the sinister spirit of factionalism
might have been banished even from Ohio.
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PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
Stella A lawyer says that women ars less
truthful under oath than men,
Bella Wonder If he ever eaw a bunch of
men swearing off taxed? New York Sun.
"My daughter." said 'Mrs. Newcush, '
proudly, "comes out tonight."
"How strange'" cried Mrs. K ashler. "So
does my husband. How long was your
daughter in for, may 1 ask?" Cleveland
Leader.
"They say. old Gotalotte was pretty hard
hit during the recent panic."
"Yes, poor old chap; I'm mighty sorry for
him, too. He Is so hard up that hecan't
afford to smoke anything better than flirt e-for-fifty
cigars." Chicago Record-Herald.
"That you. Jack?" called May Rlchley,
over the telephone. "You know you prom
ised you'd speak to father today."
"Yes," replied Jack Poorley, "I er
spoke to him at his office this morning."
"Oh! what did he say?"
"Why er the telephone company won't
let me repeat It over the wire." Philadel
phia Press.
"t have cut out smoking for a month."
"Oh, thunder! And here I was going to
offer you a fine cigar!"
"But I still take an occasional drink."
"Now, that's a pity. I don't drink any
more." St. Louis Times.
"I suppose." said the young atatesman,
"that the first thing I want to do la to
learn to say exactly what I mean."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum; "and
after that you may find It necessary to
say exactly what you don't mean." Wash
ington Star.
BALLADE! OP" PLEASANT THOUGHTS.
Harold Susman tn ''Success Maglzlns."
Don't let us talk of wretchedness.
Don t let us wallow In our woe,
Don't let us drivel o'er distress.
Don't let us wander to and fro
Amid the mire and mud below.
But let us rise on Joyful wings
Into the golden sunlight's glow;
Let's think and talk ot pleasant things!
Don't let us clamor for redness:
Don't let us deem a soul our foe:
Instead of cursing, let us bless;
Ana never let us gloat or crow
O'er some one's trouble: let us show
What perfect peace our viewpoint brings
To all who after aoodnesa ro:
Let'a think and talk of pleasant things!
Let's talk of trouble less and leas;
To anger let us be more slow;
Let's strive more patience to possess.
Ana more compassionate let s grow
A cheerful word or smile bestow.
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Let'a think and talk of pleasant things!
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