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PHlLADLLI'lll , rillUAV.ORTOni.K 9. 191 1
What Is a Moral Issue?
THE tariff Is an economic Issuo because
It deals with the raising of revenue:
trusts arc nn Industrial issue because they
aro concerned with pioduction and distribu
tion; currency Is a financial Issuo because it
pertains to the medium of exchange: tho
Initiative, tho referendum and tho recall nre
political Issues because they aro questions of
governmental expediency.
A moral issue is any event or policy or
person that involves the conscience of tho
people. Whatever hlstoilans may write on
tho causes of our Civil War, It was a moral
Issue to the majority of the people of tho
North because tho Institution of slavery was
repugnant to their moral sense. To multi
tudes of American citizens the liquor prob
lem Is a moral Issuo because they beltevo
that the consumption of alcohol Is harmful
to the ethical well being of tho community.
Men differ from President Wilson on his
economic policy, but they feel no moral Indig
nation toward him; they differ from Secre
tary Bryan on his trust pronouncements, but
they cherish no fundamental antagonism be
cuuse of the divergence of views: they differ
from Senator Owen on his currency program,
but they aro not stirred to righteous anger
by his tenets: they differ from Colonel
Hoosevelt on his progressive doctrines of the
Initiative, referendum and recall, but they
are not ethically Incensed by his propaganda.
When a man Is condemned and repudiated
by largo masses of sober. IntPlligent and
responsible citizens on moral grounds it is
because his personality, his conduct, his
associations and his alliances contradict and
outrage their profoundest and deepest con
victions. In such a case it Is futile to talk
of compromise and it adds only to the black
ness of the situation to palliate or condone
or excuse tho offense on the ground of politi
cal expediency or party ndvantage. Con
science Is the one thing In nntlonnl life that
must nlwas be paramount and final.
One Million Thankfully Received
THAT tho Dolaware River project Is to
receive $1,000,000 is a cause for thanks
giving, particularly as there was some doubt
recently whether even this amount would bo
appropriated.
Tho Delaware is a. real river, carrying real
shipping, nnd the part It has played in na
tional development In the past Justifies the
Government In giving special attention to
Its possibilities. If the prophecy is correct
that another measure in the near future will
provide more adequately for tho work re
maining to be done. Philadelphia will feel
that Congress has not lost its sense of pro
portion. With the impetus that is likely to come to
American shipping as a consequence of the
disruption of the ocean-going service of
Europe, the port of Philadelphia should bo
given a fair chance to use her magnificent
facilities.
Mr. Speculator's Weather Waterloo
THE speculators have met their Waterloo.
Like Napoleon's, it has rain in it. Indeed
the weather is the whole thing. The mere
threat of lowering clouds on Thursday tum
bled World's Series prices as they have never
tumbled before.
Hitherto the championship has been played
off with hardly a hint of postponement. So
tho present situation scarcely camo into tho
calculations of tho gentlemen who make the
iwo-blades-of-grass proverb look like under
production. They woko up to tho painful
realization that customers would Bhy at pay
ing a premium for a rainy game ticket Miat
had to be cashed In at Its face value.
"The rain It is a gentle thing." And yet
how the mere threat of It vanquished tho
men before whom every human force stood
helpless! All the same. Philadelphia will bo
satisfied with Just enough to scare tho
speculators. No watering pot this afternoon,
Mr. Gardener.
"We Won't Play!"
THE spat is over. Annapolis and Wost
Point have picked up their toys and gone
home to their mas. And the core of tha
k matter Is "there ain't goln' to be no game."
This newest rendering of that touching and
touchy old ditty, I won't play In your yard"
is about as silly and childish a thing as any
- rlace of learning, much less any branch of
the United States service, has managed to
accomplish In some years.
The Navy appears to have the edge of tho
matter Just a trifle. Its team was ready
to play In one or two place, at any rate. But
the Army gave Its proudest cock to Its
produdest chapeau and said, "J won't play-r
unless ."
Nobody can blame the Secretary of War
and the Secretary of the Navy If they aever
give the children another chance to make
an exhibition of themselves.
The Massachusetts Governorship
IT IS scarcely a paradox to say that the
European war will re-elect Governor
Walsh, of Massachusetts. Only Mexico can
make sure of McCall and the Republicans.
Walsh has not merely the Democrats behind
blra. He has human nature on hw side.
If the Massachusetts election had occurred
on the 1st of last August, Mr. McCall would
alsaost surely have been Governor. Just now
It is a case of "a vote for Walsh Is a vote lor
'Wllson" unleg Villa intervenes.
At present Mr, Wilson Is undoubtedly
Strong In that strength known, among
others, to the baseball player The crowd wtll
cr4Cify a fielder who, in one Innlss:, mulSpJ
a fly. Tho sumo crowd will glorify the satno
man If, In another Inning, he knocks a three
bagger with the bases full.
Mr. Wilson muffed a fly In Mexico Inst
summer. Ho drew a three-bagger when tho
European war made tolcranco toward Mexico
a lucky virtue. And there Is no mistaking
tho Democratic grandstand at present.
The Massachusetts Democracy can bo do
pended upon to reflect the wholo stand. In
four years of power they have steadily filled
all the offices, and so have built up shall wo
say, n common sentiment? Against this Mr.
McCall has, It must bo admitted, no moro
than a lighting chance.
He may gain from tho visible) falling away
of tho I'rogresslvo "Democratic Aid Society."
Without commanding leadership, a good
many of these aro returning to Republican
ism. Touch this clement here and there, and
you And McCall proclivities. And, of course,
Brother Villa may step In and spoil Mr. Wil
son's threc-bngger.
Otherwise, llko It or not, Wilson has the
grandstand, and Walsh, of Massachusetts, Is
on tho team.
Pennsylvania's Honor
X a speech of unusual directness and
forco delivered at York on Wednesday
I
night, Doctor Brumbaugh said:
And I want you hern tonight to stand up
for Pennsylvania's honor every day of
your lives. Wo want In this Common
wealth, and you have a right to have In
this Commonwealth, such nn administra
tion of your public affairs that every man
and every woman In Pennsylvania can point
with pride and satisfaction to your public
affairs.
If nothing elso were said during tho cam
paign that sontenco ought to elect Brum
baugh by nn overwhelming majority and
send Penroso to a permanent oblivion.
Pennsylvania must win back her self-respect
before sho can hope for tho respect of her
sister States.
Suffrage Argument in Death
BEFORE Mrs. Frank Leslie died she proved
that a woman could bo as good a busi
ness man us any specimen of tho sterner sex.
Sho proved more. Twice when man-mnnago-ment
got her magazine properties Into finan
cial holes, she gave up the leisuro she had
earned and pulled them out again.
But Mrs. Frank Leslie couldn't vote. As
a woman, she hadn't, of course, the practical
senso or the cool Judgment of men. As a
woman, she couldn't grasp the difficult facts
of the world outside the homo walls. As a
woman, sho was too emotional, too unlntel
lectual. She wasn't to be trusted with the
ballot; that was reserved for the men she
emploved on her magazines. The world said
as much to Mrs. Leslie living.
But, dead, she makes the story a little dif
ferent. A million dollars of her estate goes
to the suffrage cause. And a good many
people begin to wonder Just where her Inca
pacity for voting came in.
"A Children's Crossing-
-Stop!"
to come
CI OMETHING seems
likely
of
k; Judge Sulzberger's charge that the con
tinued peril to pedestrians may be laid to the
"deliberate negligence" of Councils. Under
tho added prodding of the Mayor's cabinet,
even those marble hall gentlemen themselves
admit that something ought to be done. So
next week a bill will be introduced to regu
late street traffic In the Interests of the
pedestrian.
It was a serious Indictment of present con
ditions that Mayor Blankenburg brought up
nine street accidents In a single day, Includ
ing tho death of three children. And It was
a happy suggestion, made by a Councilman,
that street corners In tho neighborhood of
schools should bear the sign so frequently
Eecn In New England towns: "This is a
school children's crossing. Stop!"
Old King Coal's New Fiddlers
FIFTY-FIVE hundred tons of coal dumped
into a steamor's hold In four hours nnd
a half; thirty ships handled in a day; a car
load emptied In a minute and a half instead
of an hour; 125 men doing the work of 600:
that is the record set at a Philadelphia
wharf. It Is n remarkable Improvement over
the coal-loading methods of oven a few
years ago.
Such progress Is not. however, unexpected.
It Is Imperative. Coal Is a bulky, bungle
some thing. Tho best methods of handling It
are necessary In order to prevent breakago
and not to add materially to Its costliness as
a fuel. With the internal combustion engine
making Its way so rapidly In marino naviga
tion, such advances In coal-handling are
essential if liquid fuel Is not to oust old
King Coal.
Mental Foil to War
BA,
ASEBALL Is good medicine. It cures tho
blues, rests the body, refreshes tho mind
and warms tho cockles of the heart. The
baseball field Is a cemetery of neurasthenia,
real and imaginary troubles and transient
discontent. A man goes home a better hus
band no matter which sldo wins. He is bet
ter fitted for his job next day. The game
has a physical and ethical value. It stirs
the fires of patriotism for one's city and
puts a premium on honesty and skill. It
gives people something to think and talk
about. Altogether, baseball Is a good clean
sport.
Just now it serves as a mental foil to the
war. For tho time the pitcher takes the
place of the gun, and the little white sphere
whirling through tho air supplants, In the
imagination of the fan, the significance of
the shell. One 13 the symbol of life, the
other of death.
Play is not a waste of time. It Is a
national duty. Play is the highest form of
rest. There Is no dissipation on the ball
field, but a sensible enthusiasm which gives
cheer without stimulant and health without
deception.
For the New Haven, tha Mellen.pjjqly days
have come, the saddest of the year.
With Max Nordau a prisoner In Paris, tha
war may now go on Indefinitely.
Mixing cottonseed meal with flour may
lower the high eot of bread, but It also
raises tha heaviness of the finished produet.
Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt are mentioned
as probable members of the proposed com
mittee to go to Europe in an effort to bring
about peace. They might warm up by fram
lag a treaty of peaee between themselves.
J - -, .
There are one or two days in the year
when the weather becomes a matter of the
utmost importance. This Is one. Philadel
phia hopes there will be no more than four
But if untoward fortune pushes the number
Up to SCVen. at least let tha iliva hn nn mnra
Inclement than the present specimen.
THE HANDS OF ESAU
Third Article Indicates How the Organization is Financed. Best Citizens Are
Unconscious Stockholders. The Contractor Idea a Pittsburgh Contribution to
Bad Government. Picturesque Leaders.
"Tho voice is Jacob's voice, tut tho hands aro the hands of Esau."
FOREWORD
" you tcotihZ no to the political world, follow the great road follow thai mar'
kct man, keep his dust In your eyes, and it will lead von straight to It, for It, too, has
his place merely, and docs not' occupy all space." Thoreau. ""Il
Iicltcr government In Philadelphia is being slowly strangled. The cold fingers of "The
Organization," Philadelphia's Tammany, twisting dexterously through a pliable majority in
Councils, are pressing hard upon its windpipe. Unless pried off by the people themselves,
strangulation of better government must ensue.
In the modest palaces behind the myriad two-story red brick fronts of working Phila
delphia dwell this real beneficiaries of better government. They pay the taxes. It is for
them to say how the public funds shall be expended. Their support atone means better
government. The worst tliat can be said of people who toil is that sometimes they arc too
tired to study a public subject 803WTIMEB, XOT ALWAYS.
Ill THE ORGANIZATION
w:
HY abuso Jim McNichoI and tho Varcs
when "Tho Organization" Is only a busi
ness corporation handed down to them from
tho tlmo when capital feverishly wooed gov
ernment all over the land? To get hot under
tho collar and call nnmc3 at men does not
strike them out of power. It advertises
them Charles F. Murphy, of New York,
collects cartoons, nnd Roger Sullivan, of
Chicago, keeps a Bcrap-book. Besides, all
Philadelphia is Implicated In tho survival
of "The Organization"; many of our best
citizens are unconscious stockholders.
From tho days of Jim McManes and tho
Gas Ring down to tho executive direction of
Jim McNichoI and tho Varcs, "Tho Organiza
tion" has been a holding company for a
string of small corporations operating mixed
undertakings from Its root branch or centre.
In a lighter vein wo might say that Philadel
phia has been well "jimmied" by "Tho Or
ganization" for half a century.
Tammany and the Cook County Democracy
of Illinois and other imitator holding com
panies that traffic In public contracts, spe
cial privileges, franchises nnd fat and lean
Jobs, frankly admit their business character.
Did not Richard Crokcr testify that he was
always working for his "own pocket," and
do not tho HInky Dinks nnd Bath Houso
Johns, of Chicago, sell liquor and law over
tho same bar7 Of course, municipal tables j
no longer groan under the weight of good
things. Many choice platters have been
emptied, for even the best of wells have
been known to go dry.
Occasionally citizens rouse themselves, and
push the holding companies away from tho
banquet board. At present "The Organiza
tion" Is encamped on the stone flagging out
sido City Hall with Its "tin soldiers" scram
bling nfter the crumbs that fall from the Stato
and County tables. "The Organization" has
between 20.000 nnd 23,000 faithful, dependable
employes to look out for: hungry mouths to
feed from public funds, not counting tho
auxiliaries In the bipartisan party, a sub
sidiary corporation set up to cheat the peo
ple Into the belief that there is competition in
the business of seizing government for pri
vate gain.
In spite of the temporary setback, in tho
arrival at City Hall of the Blankenburg
administration for a four-year stay, which
expires a year from next January, "The Or
ganization" reunited Is nn extremely well
oiled business machine; methodical, re
sourceful and as wldesprcadlng as tho
branches of a giant oak In Fairmount Park.
An Egyptian high priest ages ago 'said
that there are two pairs of eyes In a man,
and it was required that tho pair which are
beneath shall be closed when the pair above
them perceive, and that when tho pair above
are closed those which are beneath shall be
opened. Using the pair of eyes that connect
with the reasoning faculties, and closing the
pair that see only tho prepared surface of
things, "The Organization" stands naked, a
creation for purposes of barter and trade
that does not express the principles or ideals
of any great political party.
Here Is present government in Philadel
phia: Held for the People by
the Blankenburg
Administration.
Mayor
Department of Public
Works:
Highways
Water
City Property
Surveys
Lighting
Gsb
Department of Public
Safety:
Police
Fire
Holler Inspection
Building Inspection
Elevator Inspection
Correction
Electrical
Department of Publio
Health and Charities:
Wharves, Docks and
Ferries
Supplies
City Transit
Civil Service Com
mission Board of Recreation
Art Jury
Held by "The Organ
ization" or Shared
Under Deals With
Minority Factions,
District Attorney
MnElatrafi
Courts
Councllmanic Majority
City Commissioners
Mercantile Appraisers
City Treasurer
Dppartment of Law
Receiver of Taxes
Board of Revision of
Taxes
City Controller
Coroner
Recorder of Deeds
Register of Wills
Sheriff
Prothonotary
County Prisons
State Inspectors
Boafd of Viewers
Board of Publio Edu
cation Assessors of Real
Estate
Eastern Stato Peni
tentiary Arranging for the seizure next year of
tho offices enumerated, In the foregoing loft
hand column Is the particular business now
before the Board of Directors of "The Or.
ganlzatlon." This business Includes the
manufacture of public opinion In effect that
the Blankenburg Administration Is extrava
gant; the providing by Councils of such uses
for public funds that better government Is
financially embarrassed, and finally, a grand
demonstration of strength In this year's voto
for United States Senator.
Right here we might note the unforgivable
offense of the Blankenburg Administration
was that it would not trade. It Is very sad,
s it not, very depressing and unusual that
the Mayor and his appointees should decline
to compromise with "The Organization"?
Other minorities were always willing to
trade and often to "come over,'' as In tha
case of City Commissioner Frank J. Gorman,
an ex-newspaper reporter; Recorder of Deeds
Ernest L. Tustln, once a reformer; D. Clar
ence GIbboney, and others.
Or, better still, take the five mercantile
appraisers, who are appointed Jointly by the
State Auditor General, a Progressive party
man, and the City Treasurer, identified with
"Tha Organization" an aggregate of $120,000
In fees for three years to bo cut five ways.
Here we find an excellent example of a
political trade with the garments of the
venerable William Penn superiorly divided:
ills coat to Harry C. Ransleyr or Select -Coun-, J,
ell, a Vare man; his trousers to ex-Magls-
trato James A. Carey, a McNichoI man; his
broad-brimmed Quaker hat "tossed Into tho
ring" for John J. Crout, former city chairman
of the Progresslvo party; his waistcoat to
cx-Maglstralo Edward A. Dovlln, a Penroso
man, and his shoo buckles to F, A. Van
Valkenburg, brother of tho local representa
tive of William Kllnn, of Pittsburgh.
Neither example nor precedent bent the
Mayor from his course. He simply would
not shovo his knees under the same table
with Jim McNichoI and tho Varcs. Therein
in his wholo offenso against "The Organ
ization. Enifllciency experts are constantly bring
ing now Ideas Into the board room of "Tho
Organization." The late Chris Magce, of
Pittsburgh, and partner of William Fllnn,
was a superb originator In his day. He ad
vised tho permanent combination between tho
majority and minority parties, later Intro
duced into Philadelphia by Davo Martin,
whereby the people aro fixed so they cannot
vote for a Democrat except ho is chosen by
"Tho Organization."
Tho elegant Magce also conceived the over
lapping Idea which provides Jobs for "tho
boys" on the off-years, with a county pay
roll to carry them over just such a con
tingency as tho Blankenburg Administration.
No matter what happens thero is always
a shelter around tho corner. For Instance,
tho Mayor's term ends In tho middle of tho
terms of half of the Select Council, the Dis
trict Attorney, Register of Wills, City Treas
urer, Receiver of Taxes, etc. The over
lapping Idea in business politics is tho
gambler's chance that the roulette ball that
has just dropped red will roll into a black
pocket on the next spin.
New York city caught Tammany napping
one year and removed its District Attorney.
This Insured prosecution of election frauds,
and eventually drove Tammany from the
City Hall. Philadelphia's chance for better
government has begun with the Mayor, at
tno opposite end of local administration
affairs.
Another product of Pittsburgh that must
not be hurriedly passed was the contractor
idea which spread over the country like a
prairie fire. Franchises were running low
about this time, and those that had not been
given away In 939-year leases were not worth
peddling. So the political bosses went into
tho contracting business, and they aro still
at it vigorously. While Philadelphia is
widely credited with having set tho paco with
general plans and tho specifications for tho
running of public affairs for private profit,
it remained for Pittsburgh to put in much
home comforts and landscape gardening.
Incidentally, thero has been a rivalry bo
tween all of the self-constituted operators of
the large cities to get out something new,
something that would stund the acid test of
time and critics. But Pittsburgh appears to
have got over tho wire first with the con
tracting firm of Booth & Fllnn, which took
innumerable city contracts from a director
of public works, E. M. Blgelow, who, curi
ously enough, just now happens to be stato
highway commissioner.
It followed that tho contractor idea eventu
ally proved to bo tho solution or the diffi
culties of all business exploiters of munici
palities. For there always was big outsldo
contracting work to be done, and tho people
who wanted It dono often proved to be the
very people who wanted important favors
from tho City Councils. Quite remarkable!
If Tweed had only lived a half century later
he might have owned a trotting stable, pos
sesed a summer home at the seashore and
been a highly respected citizen. Who knows?
But we hava wandered away from "The
Organization" itself, and the source of Its
immediate power. Approach tho heart of this
bold combine and wo find Its great strength
at the points where the members of tho
board of directors come Into direct contact
with the public the 4S wards, with their 4S
ward leaders. Here Is where "Tho Organi
zation" sells Its stock, drives Ub small bar
gains, buys off competition and handcuffs
better government for tho whole public (tho
greatest number) by a systematic and really
clever distribution of petty favors among a
few carefully selected barkers, pacemakers
and really deceived citizens.
It Is annoying to have one's watch stolen,
but one must remember that tho pickpocket
has as much prido In his dexterity as you
have in the contented satisfaction of a spot
less character. Heredity and environment
contribute their full share to the making of
a pickpocket. Likewise, heredity nd environ
ment have made the district leaders callous
to criticism.
To traffic in Justice through the control
of a Magistrate, or acquaintance with tho
District Attorney; to trndo in assessments
through influence with the officials whose
sworn duty It lp to repel such influence; or
to barter over a local Improvement through
a share in the control of Councils these
acts do not seem wrong to the district leader.
It Is business, his business, frequently all
the business he knows or ever knew.
We have shown that there is nothing pic
turesque about the honest ofllclal. On the
contrary, the Central Committee members
of "The Organization" directors we call
them, ward leaders they call themselves
are often most picturesque. They are quite
mysterious. They usually can be found
around their haunts on the off-beat of normal
existence after darkness had fallen on the
district or between two stated hours, then,
nnd only then. It fascinates, this enigmatical
coming, and one speculates on the location
and doings of the leader in hours when his
presence is un revealed.
Moreover, they deal In commodities of
which the sale Is forbidden by law. They
belong to an Invisible force, a secret gov
ernment that dare crush even Justice. Boys
like to read of smugglers, pirates and
bandits possibly this unmatured adoration
of those beyond the pale of respectable so
ciety explains In a degree the local glamour
of a ward leader to grown-ups, even to
grown - ups -with healthy minds.
THE HUM OF HUMAN CITIES
Conservation has begun to start at tho
beginning. North Carolina Is trying to
make tho baby, the new baby, the start of
the whole thing.
The first reports looked a little dubious. The
birth of a child was said to have become a
"State event." It was registered at the Cap
itol, "with due coremony," and tho "proud
and happy mother was congratulated In a
personal letter from tho Governor, Locko
Craig, Impressed with the seal of the Stnle."
That might mean moro babies, but not better
babies,
But 'North Carolina It doing better than
that. It Is trying to help tho mother In tho
rearing of tho child. Tho Chief of tho
Engineering Bureau of tho Stato Board of
Health likewise sends written congratulations
and felicitations, accompanied by a printed
bulletin on the caro and feeding of miants,
nnd this friendly offer:
Wo wnnt to co-operate with you and
render you assistance In every way posslr
bio.
Tho results, of course, aro not yet very evi
dent. But thero Is surely a fine sign of
awakening public consciousness. And if
nothing moro fruitful comes of It In better
conditions of life for tho younger generation,
at least It means moro accurate vital statis
tics for one Stato In tho Union. The cer
tificate of birth of every future child; of the
Stnto will be placed on permanent flle In a
fireproof vault of tho Stritf Capitol and cer
tified copies Issued to anybody desiring them.
Vital statistics aro none too accurate or
completo even In these moro methodical days.
Commenting on North Carolina's new stop,
tho Sacramento. Cal.. J3eo observes:
"In California, ns In most If not all other
States, registration of births Is much neg
lected, desplto laws making It mnndatgry on
physicians and other persons, with tho result
that official statistics commonly fall far short
of tho actual birth rate, which so may bo
mndo to appear even to lag behind tho death
rate.
"Deaths almost Invnrlably get upon the
official records, as no burial or cremation Is
permitted without filing a proper certificate,
but tho stork, of course, never asks anybody's
permission and Is a'stranger to pen and Ink."
CURIOSITY SHOP
It is not often that a statesman's stupidity
goes down In history to such an oxtcnt as
was tho case with Viscount Goodrich, who
was British Premier from 1827 to 1S2S and
who subsequently beenmo tho Earl of Rlpon.
Because of his incapacity ho was known as
"Goosey Goodrich,
Lake George war known to tho Indians as
Andlnlarocte. "there the lako shuts Itself."
Fenlmoro Cooper called It Horlcon and
Father James, a French missionary priest,
named It nfter St. Sacramento, because ho
discovered it tho day before that saint's feto
day.
Buda, which Is part of tho present Buda
pest, tho capital of Hungary, was formerly
known ns the Key to Christendom, because
of its situation, it being the nearest Christian
city to Turkey. Tho Turks captured It on
two occasions in the 16th century, but In
16S6 they were driven out finally.
The phrase, "stewing In their own gravy,"
which Bismarck applied to the French, was
not original with him. In 1716 the London
Spy published n description of a hot bath
at the Hummums, Covent Garden, in which
the writer says:
"He relieved us out of our purgatory and
carried us to our dressing rooms, which gave
us much rcfreshmpnt after wo had been
stewing in our own gravy."
The Eternal Table of the Mahommedans
Is a pearl extending from east to west and
from heaven to earth, on which God records
every event, past, present and future.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Facts are much moro important than theories,
nnd facts point clearly to the necessity of Im
pressing every Mexican faction with the Idea
that wo cannot tolerate disorder down there,
and that we will not quit Vera Cruz until It Is
reasonably sure that we shall not have to go
back thero at the cost of n recapture of tho
city and port. That is elementary common
I'cnse. Brooklyn Eagle.
For the sake of thoso susceptible persons
whose tender withers are wrung by others'
grief3, we trust the President will be more suc
cessful in getting Mr. Shlvcly, of Indiana, Into
tho Sen.ite than he was In keeping Mr. Sulli
van, of Illinois, out of it. President Wilson has
been rebuked by his party In eveiy common
wealth Into whose politics he has thrust an
Impertinent finger. Each State has sought to
Impress upon him It Is not a pocket borough
to return the Representatives whom he may
indicate. Salt Lake Herald-Republican.
It must be confessed that the agents of our
diplomatic trust are doing their work with high
efficiency. In not a single case have they been
accused of any Impropriety of conduct. Be
fore the war we had our George Fred Williams.
Since it began we have had no Rustem Bey
nor Sir Lionel Carden nor Baron von Schoen.
American diplomacy may not pay much atten
tion to tho "frills" In time of peace, but It does
tho work when real workers are needed. Chi
cago Herald.
Now that one of the railroads Is using mov
ing pictures to Impress upon Its employes the
necessity for greater carefulness, would it be
asking too much to have n few rods of film
prepared In the interest of the traveling public
and for the purpose of converting or terrifying
tho Train Seat Hog? Washington TimeB.
To other considerations for the purchase of
Montlcello by the Government Is now added th
argument of Its usefulness as " a Virginia home
of the Presidents." Certainly there could be no
more appropriate selection on the scoro of dig
nity, accessibility and historical associations.
New York World.
Thero Is no reason to suppose that there in
anything concealed In an offensive senso about
the Treasury's assistance in Tennessee. It was
a transaction between honorable men, for rea
sons which seemed good to them. Even those
Indisposed to prnlfco It may regard It as excus
able. New York Tlmps.
English Newspapers and Jewish Holidays
Prom tha JeuHsh World;
It Is Indeed Interesting to note the manner in
which some of the secular papers describe the
Jewish holidays, years ago, It seemed a com
mon practice among these papers to describe
these holidays so plquantly that they would re
semble a Hottentot celebration rather than a
Jewish festival.
A good example of a good 6tory Is the one en
titled "Vom Haklpurlm." which appeared re
cently In the Evgninq LEDqen. It gave the
American reader a real picture of the Jewish
holiday, and Jews undoubtedly reaii It with sat
isfaction, for they saw In It a truthful char
acterization, and not some wild Imagery of an
Ignorant scribe. The Jewish World.
THE IDEALIST
It takes courage to lay plans for your fu
ture. It takes Infinitely more courage to lay
plans for tho far-nrf future of others, when
wo shall live no more the present of oncom
ing generations.
Yet this would be a sorry world Indeed If
thero were not here and there among ail the
generations men who had at heart the well
being of the people who would live after they
had passed uway.
It may not be popularly recognized that
the present state of peace In this land is due
in great measure, to the plans and principles
laid down by far-seeing men of more than a
century ago. But this is truth. No man
attains full development who keeps his mind
solely upon today; even solely upon his own
generation.
All of which has to do with a recent news
paper account of the arrest of an old man
In his sixties. He had committed the crime
of stealing bread for a much needed meal I
could easily imagine countless readers shed
ding tears over that bit of news. I could
pe0rnsonllt,1ensdlCateU " 5K
But this grief will only serve ltu ,n,.
pose when the grieved onels promVted .SA
his or her own part toward creating i? t0 do
dltlon that win n.iA ..-1. "eatl"g the con
dition that will make unnecessary h .
I tag or a meat-ln the years of thete!'1"
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Assuredly
"Tho weather man never makes a hit with
the women,"
"Go on."
"He's too meteoro-loglcal."
Aye, What?
Belgium has sent her works of art to Brit-
nln'a seabound shoro
To save them from the firo brand nrtd shot
and sholl of war;
Bclglutri has fooled tho Kaiser now, Belgium
has foiled tho Hun,
But what of the merry militants when this
cruel war Is done?
What of tho heavy cleaver blade, what of
tho butcher knife?
What of tho bricks that fly about when mili
tancy's rife?
Since Britain could not save her own by
forco, or threat, or truce,
What may she do for Belgium when the mill,
tants get loose 7
What Ailed Mm
The oldest Inhabitant had been sitting still for
many a moon.
"I am waiting for tho golden opportunity to
como along," ho explained. And at last ac
counts he was getting very fidgety.
Maxim Outdono
The Los Angeles Graphic headlines a story:
"Woman Bound and Gagged; Is Silent," which
shows wonderful deductlvo powers, even though
a trifle bromldlc.
Trapped
"Mister," said tho professional beggar,
"I've got 2 cents an I need 3 more fer a cup
o' coffee."
"Sorry, I have nothing smaller that a to
bill."
"That's all right; I'll change It fer yuh."
A Quick Bargain
A land owner making Improvements In tho
swampy region near Lcngue Island found
his plans blocked by a "squatter" who would
not consent to have his place Illlod to grade
unless ho could sell his house. The houso
formerly did duty as a photographer's booth.
"What do you want for It?" ho was asked.
"Five hundred dollars."
"I'll give you $25 cash," said tho land
owner.
"Done," said the squatter.
Shakespeare at the Bat
"A hit, a palpable hit." Hamlet.
"To what baso wo may return, Horatio."
Hamlet.
"Strike homo." Measure for Measure
"Let tho world slide." Taming of the
Shrew.
"Play out the play." King John.
"What are these ... so wild in their at
tire, That look not like "the Inhabitants of the
earth
And yet aro on't?" Macbeth.
"Tho Insane 'root' that takes tho reason
prisoner." Macbeth.
"Out, I say." Macbeth.
"Tho play. I remember, pleased not the
million; 'twas cavlaro to 'the general." Ham
lot. "Tho play's the thins wherein I'll catch
. . ."Hamlet.
For Peace
Prayers for pcaco having been duly made,
Camden will build another dreadnought.
An Earned Title
"That gentleman In tho chock, suit intro
duced himself to me as a scientific man. He
looks less like a scientist than a swindler."
"He Is a swindler, but he's nover been
caught."
On His Way
Now that we near tho winter days,
That old, familiar pest
Will soon bo with us he who says
"I like the summer best."
Feeding the Mosquitoes
Mosquito extermination along tho Jersey
coast cost $5000 the past season and the pests
were thicker than ever. The strategy of
the oxtermlnatorS Is at fault. Instead of
fighting the mosquito, why not find out what
article of food the mosquito likes best and
then keep him supplied.
But perhaps they've been doing this all
aiong oy mnng minions to tho Jersey resorts.
Even as You and I
"POLICE HAVE WHEELS." Grand Rap
ids Herald.
Bales of Cotton
"Buy a bale of cotton," say the boosters of
the South,
"We need the money badly, having had
financial drought;"
But we've been buying cotton now a dozen
years or moro;
The cost has been enormous nnd the mem'ry
makes us sore.
Wo've bought about a dozen bales, unwit
tingly, 'tis true,
In worsted, serge nnd cheviot, In gray and
brown nnd blue;
And not until the trousers up our slender
shins did creep
Were we aware 'twas cotton, not the product
of the sheep.
Perhaps the cotton now for sale is of a better
biuuc;
Mayhap 'tis of some other kind than in our
rcady-mado;
The ready-made that once was Inrge and
shapely, too, and full
Until it met a little raln-the tailor called
It wool.
The Middle Class
proudly f th gfeat meaty Claaa'" h0 sald'
"The meaty class?"
"Yes. the middle class, which Is tho meat
of the numan sandwich."
A Hair-raiting Thought
ailii'lL .lh. carnaBe If tho verbal broad-
dav of 'tniw'6, vf the Mantle any one
day of the war had been jiteel and Iron!
' Careless
whTVYia3i a ynunB fellow nnd Sprague.
T ho fell down and fractured his lague;
Because, on a walk
a J1? w?.3 havlng a talk
And he slipped when he stepped on an ague.
A Prediction
WorlerleHe'lgrlpns. ""
"la (h ..Sori of Tot Ensemble
the plSmber ht" B'nE'n'?" askei1 Dugan'
he7,i?iLed."':Ln- "Th? teacher says
t1i7 , mcmiiit, wonaerrui."
i.J2, W EST more ,,k0 a eafet'
THE BABBLING FOOL
Chnrltv .Ve.rs a 7utude of skins.
Charity ra,v.y begins at home. The avcr-
SKdHo twnl,Ad rather Slve two boxes of
btx to hi. fnrVvetntyye,aIrold Slrls than one
mx to tils forty-year-old wife
Ard hope makes the heart sick.
When we hone ninln., ,. '... , ...
our hopes aren't hSpdtoaY " W "P l""
c,lmj t0 ,h6 weakest hope, but we taka
good care to Insure our lives first
us toPedriw fJ,niental utut"le which induces
A hen we are charitable enough to elve a
penny to a beggar we hope "that he !s de
ben ing, though u hv.n', !,.."..ne i!..ie
As n Tni, . .TV "'"uiucn (aim.
reTersaT bvChthritahb.,e,Jud&,nent -"Eject to
sense by tne n,Sher court of common
Affi-fS ffra'vebErn ta M
that,dthen 5?rw?ni" hlms?" In the be"'
Po mortem W"1 be ch'le with his
The fact that hope springs eternal In the
mrtaofbfhIniThat keepf WhAS
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