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Penrose : Goliath of iluni and Ruin
BEYOND Inferences far beyond allegation,
by the enthusiastic ncclatm of tho liquor
dealers themselves, Penrose Is the Black
Prince, the undisguised champion, of the
saloon. In Atlantic City yesterday the New
Jersey Liquor Dealers' League cheered his
name to tho echo every time It was men
tioned. Nell Bonner said truly, 'We have pood
frionds with us In 'high places. Our only
hope, therefore, Is to stand by the Repub
licans who hare stood by us."
How long will the self -respecting. God-fearing
Republicans of Pennsylvania stand for
this disreputable alliance?
Never was there more brazen effrontery
than for the man who throws his Senatorial
toga over thr saloon and prostitutes his high
office by protecting all tho Infamous ad
juncts of the groggery to ask for the vote of
respectable citizens.
Playing With Fire
NEED for the Inculcation of "safety first"
principles In the minds of the young Is
nowhere more clearly exemplified than In a
recent statement of underwriters showing
that the Are losses In this country and Can
ada during the first nine months of the year
reached the enormous total of 1176,706,760.
The Insurance Department of Pennsylva
nia, within the last two years, has Investi
gated th causes of 16,000 fires and has found
that 60 per cent, of them were caused by
carelessness. If there was drilled into the
minds of Americans, the practical value of
the adage that "an ounce of prevention Is
worth a pound of cure" the chances are that
this abnormal loss would bo materially re
duced. There would result saving of life and
property and greater conservation of our
financial resources through reductions in fire
Insurance premiums.
How Many Presidential Terms?
PERPETUAL recurrence of the one-term,
two-term or three-term discussion Is get
ting to he a bore. It ought not to rest with
the candidate to delimit his own governing
ambitions: It should not be within the power
of a political party assembled in convention
to pledge Its candidate as to tenure of office;
and, above all, It should not be left In the
air to be used as a campaign weapon for or
against anv candidate.
There is only one sensible way of settling
the question beyond all quibble: submit it as
a constitutional amendment to the several
States for decision As the matter stands
today, it seems as if President Wilson will
be as much under suspicion if he seeks two
terms as was ColoneJ Roosevelt when he
eought three.
Antwerp and Strategy
UNLESS the German General Staff has a
plan of campaign much more compre
hensive and Intricate than anything consid
ered possible, the fall of Antwerp can be
little more than an incident.
Those who see the Belgian port as a base
for an attack upon Great Britain seem to
have forgotten the unbroken strength of
England's navy. Napoleon once lay at
Boulogne with an army ready to cross the
channel, hut. Intrepid as he was, the dif
ficulties and risks were counted far too great
to be undertaken.
The fall of Antwerp will doubtless act as
a tonic to the German army and may lengthen
the duration of the western phase of the war.
Apart from Ita effect on the morale of tho
Teutons, a few experts think that the surren
deree: city can have slight strategic value.
If Merion, Why Not Philadelphia?
JVTERION, through Its Civic Association,
1VJL has erected signposts artistic durable
and legible. Merion 13 a suburb, Philadel
phia Is a metropolis; but the stranger within
our garos or the resident In an unfamiliar
district must make his way about tho city
almost unaided. Here and there at street
intersections, high up on buildings and far
beyond the range of sight of many people,
there are dim, ancient and cryptic desig
nations, but they are almost &3 scarce and
quite a hard to decipher 03 Egyptian htero.
glyphics.
Economy That Begins at the Top
BEFORE reducing the salaries of other
officers President Harrison, of the South
ern Railway, out down hla own salary S
per cent. He believed it only fair that the
officers of the company should share among
themselves the sacrifice required by existing
conditions. Just a few weeks ago another
railroad president in the South telegraphed
his wife to economize drastically on house
hold expenses The necessity for economy
In these stressful times is no retpecter
of persons, and the two Instances mentioned
are laudable examples of retrenchment which
begins at the top, with no attempt to escape
the burden by passing It on.
Stupid Respectability
THERE is no valid reason why reepscta
bllity and stupidity should go ham 111
hand, but they always do under the skilful
manipulation of political cupidity.
Gang politicians know quite well that they
would never have a day's tenure of power
If they walked abroad In their own naked
villainy, it is necessary that they shall be
decently garbed, and to meet the require
ments of enlightened society they cloak
themselves In the irreproachable respecta
bility of men who can be easily won by such
slogans as "economy," "efficiency,' ' business
administration," "protection of local Indus
tries."
Flattered by the attention given to their
own vocabulary by the men who are In poll
tics for tax-eating purposes, tho dear de-tached-resldeneo
and suburban-villa citizens
fall easy lctlms to tho liar. They lend their
names and give an apologetic but a very
solid support to men they would tegard as
banditti or social lepers under any other cir
cumstances. Tho weakness of virtue Is responsible for
the strength of vice.
A Voice for Honesty
TO THE Republicans of this State the
Republican party of this country Is look
ing for Its vindication. Says the New York
Tribune:
The Republicans of Pennsylvania have an
opportunity this enr to do n great service
to tho Republican party of the nation. They
can hrlp to restore the confidence of the
Republicans of other States In the vitality
and usefulness of the national organization
and Its capacity to rid itself of the corrupt
ing and debasing elements which have
fastened upon It.
When such elements get control of the
party machinery and use It to dishonor
Republican traditions it is no time to bow
down blindly to the convention of party
regularity. The lo.valtv of good Republicans
Is shamefully abused by self-seeking bosses
like I3ole3 ronrosc, who try to bind good
men to work for evil nnd clean men to work
for corruption. There should be no question
of technical party regularity when tho
ideals of Republicanism ore being profaned
and Its good name Is being stolen by men
who use their Republicanism only as a cloak
to cover their own schemes of spoliation.
What Is done to Penroselsm on Novem
ber 3 will be done not only for the Repub
lican party, but for civic honor: not only
for Pennsylvania, but for the whole nation.
For the Republicans of Pennsylvania to
kneel to the shibboleth of party regularity In
a crisis so great would bo to disappoint tho
hope nnd faith of Republicans all over tho
country; It would be to raise doubts of their
sincerity in professing to glory In the past
history and splendid future of their party.
Penroselsm Is known for what it Is every
where In the Unltod States; It has been too
long associated with the namo "Republican
ism" and the name "Pennsylvania" to leave
any question of the action which tho shame
of It demands.
None But the Braves
FOUR straight, and the world's series Is
over. The Braves have won a clear,
clean championship on their merits.
Of course It can never be settled which was
the better team in the strictly scientific
spirit of "inside baseball " But which had
the "punch" has been amply demonstrated.
And In this spectacular finish to the dullest
season In years It was "punch" that seemed
to count most The future of the Braves will
be Interesting to watch.
Meanwhile, there are acknowledgments to
be made. From tnil-enders to world's cham
pions In three months It was a terrific
climb. All America takes off its hat to tho
team that mad" it.
Kansas Puts Its Best Foot Forward
THE pure shoo law of Kansas has been
upheld by the court1-, and hereafter the
last shall be first No more will paper and
fibre board line the sole3 of the sturdy farmer
as margarlno and benzoate of soda once
lined his Interior. Ho may now bo pure within
and without or know tho reason why.
With Pure Food on his lips
And Pure Shoes on his toes.
Ho will be happy wherever ho goes.
But will he? Not if, as the shoeman
argued, paper is Just as good anyway. For
now no Kansan will be strong-minded
enough to risk the acid test of social stand
ingthe inspection of a "paper-lined" label
on his solo leather. Kansas may show Its
heels to the rest of the States In shoemaking
legislation, but Its only satisfaction will bo
getting what It pays for.
St. Patrick's Cathedral Outrage
WHATEVER the motive and whoever the
perpetrator, there ran bo nothing but
Indignation and horror felt by all sane peo
ple over thn dynamite outrage in St. Pat
rick's Cathedral, New York. To say that It
was the deed of a madman Is only an eva
sion. Such insanity as resorts to bombs has
always been traced to propaganda of a
nihilistic nature, in which the rights of life
and property aro disregarded. There Is
nothing impulsive about such a crime; it is
deliberate and tho Inevitable application of
doctrines that are anti-humanistic.
A Valiant Soldier of Words
RUDYARD KIPLING'S refusal to appear
for one evening In New i'ork for $3000 as
a public reader is characteristic of British
patriotism. He declined on tho ground that
he was needed in Louvain. Incidentally, It
may be suggested, tho poems he was asked to
read belonged to another political era. This
is not the time for British poets to appear
In public. They are otherwise engaged. The
world expects much from Kipling, who has
never ceased to bo the mouthpiece of th
Empire. In 1S3S "The Trive of the Bear" was
written "the hear that walks liko a man "
The world has moved on since then. Little
wonder he declined to read this characteriza
tion of Russia.
Today the rifle fires of Russia and Eng
land mingle In tho blaze of battle. The Bear
and the Lion ore one. When the war Is over
this valiant soldier of words will utter an
other message, which the world will doubt
lew receive as an interpretation of new Eu
rope, Heap big Braves!
Carranza threatens to attack Vera Cruz
within 34 hours. Naughty, naughty!
"Senate roakc3 slow progress on war tax
bill." Wise Senate.
Przemysl may be relieved, but what about
the reading public, who must now expect an
other siege of spelling Jokes?
Nell Bonner speaks the truth. Senator
Penrose will have the loyal support of every
liquor dealer in Pennsylvania,
Quite In contrast to the liquor dealers' rati
flcatton meeting yesterday comes the an
nouncoment that 3QQQ alumni of the Unlver.
sity of Pennsylvania will support Doctor
Brumbaugh.
Amato, the operatic Tommy Tucker, seems
to have sung for something far more valu
able than his supper, when he proved to Aus.
trian spy-hunters, by means of his voice, that
he confined his martial impulses to opera.
As soon as the news. "Braves make it four
straight," reached the Weather Man, he
heaved a sigh, realising the strain was over,
and pulled open the "Unsettled, with show
ers" clutch. Full speed ahead for winter!
THE HANDS OF ESAU
V
Philadelphia Politically n Miniature France. How Effective Organized Opposition
is Blotted Out by Taking Care of Minority Leaders. "Democratic" Real Estate
Assessors Typical Examples of Bipartisan Methods.
"The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands arc the hands of Esau"
FOREWORD
"Prudence consists in knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage, and In
accepting a less evil as good. Captains of mounted mercenaries arc cither able men
or they arc not. If they are, you cannot trust them, since they will always seek
their own aggrandizement. If they are not, the chances ate you iiHU be ruined. Their
first object In either event is to bring font soldiers into disrepute. Machlavelli.
Better government In Philadelphia is being slowly strangled. The Blankenburg admin
isliatlon of a few city offices expresses better government Just as completely as an oittt-Tam-many
administration does In A'cui York. The cold fingers of "the Organisation," Philadelphia's
Tammany, twisting dexterously through a pliable majority in Councils and officials under
control, arc picsslng hard on its windpipe. Unless pried off by the people themselves,
strangulation of better government must ensue.
In the modest palaces behind tho myriad two'story red brick fronts of working PhlladeU
phla dwell the real beneficiaries of better government. They pay the taxes. It Is for them to
say how the public funds shall be expended. Their support alone means better government.
The worst that can be said of pcopic who toll Is that they are sometimes too tired to study a
public subject SOMETlitVS, 2'OT ALWAY3.
NO. V-
THE disadvantages of closing all the
crevices of a room against the entrance
of air Include the certain suffocation of
every living thing within. Ventilation can
not be obtained by merely disturbing the
thick, contaminated atmosphere, but a new
supply of air must come In from the outside.
The Mayor's oftlco Is a single room In the
house of government. In a figurative sense,
there are rooms In the local structure which
have not been aired In tho public weal since
tho Civil War.
A vigorous opposition to those In office Is
tho oxygen of better government. It vitalizes.
Government with no well organized "outs"
is Hko a pond, the waters of which become
dirtier every time they are Htlrred up, The
absence of an opposition produces degenera
tion, for those held continually In power
come to represent Interests Instead of prin
ciples. France Is a lurid example of a whole
country devitalized because of the absence
of a strong opposition party to the one con
stituting the government In perpetuity.
Cabinet positions in this so-called republic
across the ocean arc hawked around like
bribes among the leaders of the small fac
tions before these factions have attained the
size of a threatening opposition. Instead of
the healthy play of two strong parties of
relative strength, one against the other, as
In American national affairs, there is a dis
gusting play of Intrigue; government grow
ing steadily worse instead of better.
If ambitious to occupy a pocket In the
coat of bureaucracy, a Frenchman first sets
up a frightful howl. Rather than join an
existing party, he forms a new party. He Is
tho party. Let his roar be loud enough, the
"Ins" send for him, and ho gets something.
In finance we call this practice blackmail;
In the business of government unfortunately
It frequently passes for reform. A true re
former will not compromise with a public
onemy.
Philadelphia, politically, is a miniature
France. There Is but one party, and that
party has become a business. Government Is
expressed by "Tho Organization," and Is op
erated, as we all know, from an inner ring.
Jim McNichol and the Vares comprise this
hub from which orders run like cart-wheel
spokes. They did not create this centre of
centres. It was there, and they achieved It.
Years ago "The Organization" took away
from the people the choice of parties. When
any opposition develops, sops are distributed
among the noise-makers. Look over the
"Manual of Councils," the littlo yellow book
of government, and you will bo aghast at the
number of yesterday's wave-makers In the
sea of public opinion today nicely tucked
away In soft berths. Not a splash do we
hear from these expert swimmers, and some
even glory in their shame.
"Yes. but there are the Democrats," says
the guileless young citizen. To him we gray
haired men of experience reply: "Then you
did not know the cat got the canary?" It
happened so long ago It would be strange if
the knowledge were common property with
the present generation.
Democracy as a local organization died In
Philadelphia, with Lewis C. Cassidy, Samuel
J. Randall, Robert E. Pattison and William
F. Harrlty. Republicanism as a local organ
ization was killed about the same time. The
parties of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln have nothing In common with this
"thing" in stolen livery named "The Organ
ization." Tammany calls Itself Democratic.
"The Organization" says It is Republican.
Wo know they are neither.
In New York, however, there were enough
upright Republicans sufficiently hardy to beat
off tho attempt of Tammany to capture their
party machinery. Here in the one American
city where the old-fashioned Sabbath is
rigidly preserved, "The Organization" stole
the entire machinery of tho minority party,
"horse, foot and dragoons," without a
whimper going up from any Democrats but
a few, including Postmaster John A. Thorn
ton. Why did the Democrats let them do It?
Because most of their local leaders were
bribed with Jobs, and the rank and file, seeing
the rank and file of the majority party in
the same control, said, "Oh, well! We are
no worse off than they."
Ward leaders of the minority party are well
cared for. "The Organization" looks out for
them. There was a time when these allies
were dealt with secretly, through the famous
firm of Donnelly & Ryan, political contract
c s and agents. But ex-City Commissioner
Thomas J. Ryan Is dead, and ex-Magistrate
Charles: P. Donnelly, who also became city
commissioner, says he has retired from busU
ness.
When everybody knew that effective or
ganized opposition to "The Organization" was
blotted out, there was no longer need to hide
the truth. Occasionally some new party
might come along and capture a stray ward
CURIOSITY SHOP
Babes In the Woods were not Innocent
darlings, as' might be supposed, but bands of
outlaws who infested the hills of County
Wicklow, Ireland, In olden times.
Eblls was the ruler of the fallen angels'.
When Adam was created, God, according to
the legend, commanded all the angels to
worship the first man, but Eblls replied:
"Me thou hast created of smokeless fire; and
shall I reverence a creature made of dust?"
God was angry at this reply and turned the
disobedient angel into a devil, who became
the father of devils.
Shoemaking was formerly known as the
"gentle craft." The description is supposed
to have originated with King Edward IV, as
related In a play, "Gecrge-a-Grecne," written
in 1693, which relates:
"Marry, because you have drunk with a
king.
And the king has so graciously pledged you.
And you shall no more be called shoemakers.
But. you and yours, to the world's end,
Shall be called the Trade of tho Gentle
CrafW
THE ALLIES
here or there from the ex-Democratic ma
chinery, but such successes would be only
transitory. So argued Jim McNIchol and the
Varcs. Afterwards the services of the ward
leaders of the minority party were paid for
openly. Here arc a few of the allies who
have been appointed real estate assessors by
tho Board of Revision of Taxes:
Ward. Nnmc. Salary.
2 Patrick Donohiic $3000
6 Thomas J. McGlnnis 3000
21 Edward Fitzgerald 3000
22 E. P. Bennls 3000
22 Patrick J. Howard 3000
26 Mortimer F. Carroll 3000
27 Charles A. Kelly 3000
32 John Boyle 3000
3S Thomas .1. Cavaghan 3000
40 P. J. Hnllahan 3000
41 G. P. Lever 3000
Other "Democrats'' found In the clover of
asscssorship aro John W. .Boileati, Jr.! Louts
Alexander, John J. Curley, Richard Shevlln
and A. A. Dunton. John O'Donnell, minority
patty leader of the 36th Ward, was a real
estate assessor until Governor Tener recently
made him Registration Commissioner, at the
samo salary, but with the added power of a
voice In naming the four registrars for each
of the 1234 election districts of tho city. In
cluding O'Donnell, there was $51,000 cut up
annually among "Democrats" In the appoint
ments of tho Board of Revision of Taxes.
Who aro the members of the Board of Re
vision of Taxes? Very well-known gentle
men! One Is Simon Gratz, brother-in-law of
the late Alexander K. McClurc. Mr. Gratz
also has his finger In the Board of Education.
Another member Is J. Wesley Durham, broth
er of the late Israel W. Durham. The third
and last member 13 David N. Fell, Jr., son
of Chief Justice D. Newlln Fell, of tho Su
preme Court of Pennsylvania. All were ap
pointed by tho Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas, Mr. Fell's selection being accred
ited to United States Senator Boles Penrose.
All aro "Republicans."
In three wards out of 4S there are magis
trates who as ward leaders for the minority
party decline to act as decoys William H.
Belcher, John J. Grells and Joseph S. Boyle.
A decoy Is a lure, a net to snare the unwary.
Magistrate Boyle, who is a follower of Post
master Thornton, was always independent of
"The Organization," but the two others are
recruits. As for the minority party In the
remaining 45 wards. It Is an annex to the
majority party. Jim McNichol and tho Vares
lot Charles P. Donnelly run six of the wards
and the rest they control direct through
patronage to the decoy city committeemen.
Saloonkeepers and small fry usually are the
sort of men sent in to take the short end.
Before the registration of voters was re
quired, the "boys" of the merged majority
and minority parties used to vote the entire
assessors' list. Assessing voters was meas
ured by the requirements of a candidate.
Only provide each "tin soldier" with a list of
names, and a list of polling places, also 60
cent poll tax receipts to match, and ho
worked religiously, north and south from
Market street, sun up until the gas lamps be
gan to twinkle. They called It "getting out
tho vote." and they got you out for the
"party" with or without your consent. Busy
business men and tired working men were
relieved from all personal attention to tho
making of government. But the contractor
overlords never colonized. Horrors! No! It
was so unnecessary In those days.
Thou came registration, and the pressing
needs for more scientific methods. Double
duty was required of the "poor tin soldier."
He must register as well as vote. In Phila
delphia, tho city of great distances, this is
not so difficult. An old resldenter In Chest
nut Hill Is a total stranger at League Island.
Who would recognlzo a permanent guest of
an unimportant street in behind Logan
Square as tho September-made citizen of
Munayunk, Frankford and West Philadel
phia? Think this over!
Better government asks for an honest
count of tho ballots. Each election division
has n judge and two Inspectors. The judge
and one Inspector is the majority represen
tation, and tho other Inspector Is the
minority party man. Before these election
division Instruments are voted for they must
be O. K.'d by the ward leader of "The Or
ganization." Jim McNIchol and the Vnres
never worry over an election. Why should
they when the odd man in the polling place
is their secret ally?
The allies ore going to give Mr. Penrose
30,000 "Democratic" votes in Philadelphia this
fall. This1 Is the pledge of the captains of
the mounted mercenaries. Looks like an
easy task unless tho foot soldiers but what
Is expected of foot soldiers anyway In these
piping times of war? To be crumpled and
crushed by shrapnel from masked artillery,
for the foot soldiers of peace are only our
honest, trusting, patient taxpayers.
HUM OF HUMAN CITIES
No municipal activity Is fraught with so
many problems as finance. It Is also the
most comptehenslve. It Involves taxation
with all the methods, good and bad, now In
force and with a large field very fruitful in
theory. It Includes, further, the question of
expenditure. Besides the Individual problems
of wise or foolish spending in each field of
municipal work, there are the moot questions
of where expenditures may most wisely go.
The reports of city expenditures In the cur
rent Annalist bring up some interesting
points.
The Annalist contains a statistical picture,
showing that among nine leading cities six
spend habitually more than their Income.
New York is the shocking example of prof
ligacy. Boston Is the shining example of
thrift. But there are other reasons than
good finance for Boston's creditable showing,
at least In part, and New York's showing is
not so bad as it seems, although too bad to
be condoned.
New York's expenditures are for produc
tive purposes to an unusual extent, and may
even become sources of revenue, if calcula
tions are verified. Thus New York spends
more than any other city and almost twice
as much in proportion, as Boston, for land
and other properties and public Improve
ments In connection cither with the cltys
governmental functions or for the comron
of its citizens. It Is true that Boston spends
more per capita than Now York for Interest
on debt, but If tho population figures were
reversed so might bo tho comparison. In any
case, these two cities stand In a class by
themselves regarding per capita cost of debt.
"Whatever bo said In extenuation," says
an editorial In the New York Times, 'tho
fact remains that all cities spend too much,
and that a steady excess of expenditures
over Income, or a steady addition to debt, IB
littlo different from steady progress toward
embarrassment, since city bankruptcy Is
.hardly possible. There are many signs that
the approaching campaigns will turn in un
ushal dogreo upon questions of finance nnd
taxation, nnd In tho Annalist there aro stores
of ammunition for the thinkers and talkers.
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin.
ion on Subjects Important lo City,
State and Nation.
To the Editor of the Eienina Ledger:
Sir Synecdoche, according to text books which
hnve not surrendered to the more inclusive term,
"metonomy," Is a "(lguro of speech by which a
part Is put for a whole or a whole for a part."
Gilbert K. Chesterton, who has enlisted In tho
British literary brigade, Is well known as a
Juggler of figures of speech. Some people read
Chesterton for knowledge, some read him for
entertainment. When he says that tho Prus
sians "are most probably Slavs," he employs
syncdoche, putting a very small part of the
PiiiPfllan population for tho whole. It has been
said by others that the conflict between Ger
many and Russia is a conflict between Teuton
nnd Sliv, and so, to fulfil the expectations of
his reader, ho gives them "a new nnd dies,
tertonlnn point of view." The paradoxical G. K.
C. Is engaged In a conflict between facts nnd
figures. L. H. HOWARD.
Philadelphia, October 13.
WORKING FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
To the Editor of tho Eieniug Ledger:
Sir Let me thank you deeply for the superbly
line editorial on woman suffrage In jour Issue
of October 7. Surely your sight has penetrated
to tho core.
I nm chairman for vehicles and automobiles
for the convention week of October 19 to 24.
Can jou give mo a little boost to get nil vehicles
to decorate In yellow or purple nnd white that
week? Do let's see If we can make old Phila
delphia outwardly and visibly gay.
MARY HALLKCK GREBNEWALT.
Philadelphia, October 13.
A CHANCE FOR CHARITY
To the Editor of the EictUng Ledger;
Sir If so many pefsons as our senior Sen
ator says are unemplojctl, would It not bo a
good thing If the dual officeholders divested
themselves of 0110 odlce and gave the fellow
with none a chance? E. S. H.
Philadelphia, October 13.
REASON FOR THANKSGIVING
To the Editor of the Eientng Ledger:
Sir It Is not a good year for champions.
What luck that Sir Thomas Upton decided not
to take tho America's Cup this year!
AMERICAN.
Camden, October 13.
PRAISES EVENING LEDGER EDITORIAL
To the Editor of the Eientng Ledger:
Sir Your excellent cdltoilal on woman suf
frage published October 7 was thoroughlv com
mon sense nnd to the point.
,,. MARTHA DAVIP.
Philadelphia, October 13.
Penrose Hampers Republicans
Fjom the BurllnBton. Vl., Free Tress (Hop.).
In response to wholesome nnd well defined
and deliberate public opinion Congress has
passed various tnwisuies to promote clean poli
tics and good government. Corrupt practices
and wholesale expenditures for the securing of
nominations and elections have been prohibited,
but Penrose has gone on defying public senti
ment, and he has succeeded in securing tho Re
publican nomination In devious ways, thus
bringing discredit to the Republican party.
A host of Republicans in Washington and
elsewhere throughout the countrv are realizing
as never before, that the party cannot be rehab
ilitated so long as men of this character nro
permitted to dominate the organization nnd
shape the party policies No form of piimary
can prevent corrupt practices, and only a vig
orous public sentiment ii'lng above mere party,
with right-minded men of all parties, can secure
that enforcement of law which will mean tho
cleaning of the augcan stables of corrupt poli
tics combined with "crooked business," for
which tho rank and file of the Republican party
never have stood and never will stand.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
President Elliott announces that a new finan
cial plan for tefundlng the Now Haven's float
ing debt will bo matured and put Into effect tho
coming year, if the necebsary legislation can be
obtained. Early results along that line, how
ever, cannot be anticipated. For tho prenent
the public should be satisfied If the road holds
n8!-,0?,"" .'V,1'1 tlmt n,1Ich ll is doingSpring
field Republican.
Seventy-eight million more bushels of corn Is
an addition of 50,0"0,0no to the wealth of thn
United States, it Is safe to say that former
estimates of tlio money value of thn harvests
mufct now be supplemented by allowing about
5t00.001.000 more than had been supposed, veu
with the optimistic forcrasts which havo been
rife for many weeks. Who says this Isn't a
great country to live In! Buffalo Times.
Savannah has but begun to tell of her attrac
tlonF. The little battlefields nf Concord nnd
Lexington Green nnd places made historic hy
Paul ftcveie, are iiicd by Boston to attract
visltnis who leave money In Boston. And vet
Savannah has historic spots scattered all about
where were fought battles that ninao the fights
at those, two littlo places icsemble fist fights
among schoolbojs. Savannah N-ws.
As a breeder of litigation the Clayton bill Is
unquestionably a mastei piece, it is clearly the
most unnecessary and the least intelligent
achievement of the present Congress. In plain
words, it is a muddle and a sham. New York
Tribune.
THE IDEALIST
For a strange reversal of reputation I com
mend you to the rase of Christopher
Columbus. For four centuries his name and
character have been preached and praised
In 1898 an excited mob in Madrid destroyed
hla statue on the contention that if Co.
lumbus had never discovered America, there
would never have been a war between Arner.
lea and Spain.
Thus we ure given an answer tq the eternal.
"What Is fame?"
Milton called it "the last Infirmity of the
human mind."
I have an Idea that many of us permit It
to be one of our very flr&t. Is It uot within
your experience when you believed the very
finest thing In the world to be a real flesh
and blood picture of yourself being cheered
to the echo and borne on human shoulders
amid the din of a victory which you had
caused?
Of all the Ingredients in the mako-up of a
man this element of fame Is the one ho can
best afford to dispense with.
Can you conceive of Lincoln being any less
big-hearted, broad of spirit and mind, any
less lovable in a situation where he would be
the idol of a small village instead of a great
big country? Truly, the fame of Buch a man
is the leabt Important thing about him.
Really big men don't worry about fame.
And somehow really big men attain their
enormous fame after their day and genera
tion. They do not work for it. So often
have they heard the mob's cheers change
overnight Into jeers; they have read of the
mob shouting "Hosannah!" one day, and
"Crucify him!" the next.
Shakespeare did not care what the mob
thought about him. In fact, in his day.
writing plays was an occupation that utterly
lacked respectability. Acting them was of
a station far beneath that With the tide
against him he struck out for the Ideal,
We don't begrudge the fame that this sort
of effort yields.
Q
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Libeling tho Bluecoat i
Several urchins were loitering at an In.?1
tersectlon of streets when two policemen "
dashed hurriedly around tho corner and
hastened on at full speed due East. The
leader of the gang shouted, "Sumplns'UD
fellers, fight," and started off In the direc
tion whenco the police had come,
A well-dressed youngster who looked like
a new member of the gang grabbed the
leader by tho coat
"You're goln' the wrong way," he ahouttd.
"folly the cops."
"Folly de cops," snorted tho other. "Say, I
wanna see de fight."
A Tip to Cubist
Tho Cubist Artist noared tho bitter end;
In all tho world ho'd not a single friend.
His cash was spent, his heart was filled with
fear,
And hunger's touch was dangerously near.
The flowing river drew him to Us side:
But Just beforo tho Cubist would have died
A politician chanced along the way
And saw his work, and quickly bade him
stay.
Tho Cubist now Is well to do, and Fame
Has laid her laurels on his work and name.
He won It all himself, and won it fair
By painting polltlclaps on the square.
Not Able to "Work
The vacation of tho peacemakers has been
indefinitely extended.
Ills Favorite Ratio
Ab William Jennings Bryan Is too busy to
make the suggestion himself, we venture on
his bohalf to suggest that Congress, Instead
of presenting tho A. B. C. mediators with
a gold medal, donate IS silver ones.
Acknowledged at Last
We have sometimes suspected something ot
tho sort, and now wo find It In a credit re
port from one of the commercial agencies:
"Later ho had a barn and other buildings
destroyed by fire Insurance,"
Real Neutrals
It looks as If It were only the unhyphen
ated Americans who are observing strictly
President Wilson's neutrality warning.
For Fashion's Sake
He sought tho ladles' eyo to catch,
But ho could find no spats
Of lurid coloring to match
His up-to-date cravats.
Ho simply could not force himself
To wear tho milder tics;
Alus, he did not have the pelf
For custom-mndo supplies.
Of ankle wear, In vain ho sought
To buy them colored cute,
And then he had a brilliant thought
And painted them to suit.
He Lost Count
"Beware of that jay town ten miles out," .
said tho autolst.
"Why so?" Inquired his friend. "Thcrp was
no constable there tho last time I passed.
"Thev don't need a constable. There's a
thank-you-ma'nm that throws your car Into
a ditch. Then the Justice of tho Peace comes
along nnd fines you $10 for obstructing the
highway and $10 for tho use of a team to
pull you out. Tho harness Is fixed to break
and that costs Jo more. By that time a man
loses his temper. Tho Justice waits until lis
runs out of breath nnd then charges him it
a cuss word."
"Holy smoke so It cost you a total of $27.
"A total of what? It cost me Just $105, and
even nt that I think he lost count."
Reporting Progress
It was 2 a. m.
"My first husband," she observed, "never.- 1
came home In this condition, yet he drankM ,
himself to death." -",
"S'all rl m' dear, zlutst wanted you t'know
I'm following hlsh zshample.''
Extending, of Course
"Why," demanded the indignant war cor
respondents, "have you killed our stories?"
"Von mention a half dozen towns and
cities," replied the censor, wearily, "and
nsscrt our battle line is running through
them.''
Conflicting Pests
Tho wintry wind will soon bo here,
A lid we shall hear the roar
Of thosn who know pneumonia's fp.ir,
Whoso slogan's "Closo the door."
Also tho (lend vvo'vo known of old,
Who simply will not care,
Who raves about tho bracing cold
And yammers, "Gimme air."
Crushpd
"Mrs, Brown's heartbroken. She had a
tine plan to get a new set of leather-covered
chairs."
"What happened?"
"Her husband sat on It."
The Inhabitants of Prussia rtoail, London. ha
petitioned Parliament that the name b changed
News Item.
If patriots dislike the name
Of Kaiser William's Prussia,
Why not cut off the letter "P"
And change the thing to Russia''
Silencing the Uattcries
"Aren't you giving away too many scats t
ror a jay town hko this, anu on a one-nigm
stnud?" Inquired tho press agent.
"Never mind about that," said Jefferson
De llamm, "You be sure that each produca
dealer In town gets a ticket. I want thosa
shops closed."
A Flidt in the Wrong Direction
A young baseball player named Schmidt
Obtained a most beautiful hidt;
Then he ran toward third base;
It was simply a case
Of the poor fellow losing his wldt.
THE BABBLING FOOL
My son, cxerclte caution In your friend
ships. You will havo scatinir caoacltv for a
few friends, whtlo acquaintances may crowd ll
111 tiuu mi uii uiu wimiuwHijiB ut. your duuh
Tho troublo with friends Is they don't wear.
Rip Van Winkle's dog was as faithful as the
clown that followed King Lear.
Dogs make better friends than people. Read
"Timon of Athens." The curse he cut In his
tomb along tho seashore was his estimate of
friends who disappointed him. The cynicism
of Timon is shared, In a degree, by every
man who has had his pocket picked by peopla
who professed to love him. Selfishness is the
microbe that poisons friendship. Neither lend
nor borrow if you would be a friend to tha
other party In the transaction. Tha prob
ability is that he will be disgusted with you.
Friends are like cats they havo claws
under tho fur. When tha right time comes
you will be bcratched.
You will learn that a good deal of tha
friendship that you can pick up with a Httla
cash and influence will not last as long as
your fall hat.
Friendship Is love under control. Love If
friendship on fire. Love is Insanity. It is al
abnormal as appendicitis and quite as pain
ful. Cut It out!
DogS and fhilrll-or, m-!-,, !, 1,.. .onHj.
They are honest. No person Is your real
JUi Jr5na from whom you are willing to
withhold, anything. Hamlet was not crazy
only disappointed In his friends.
Throw a. Rtrinn In nn.. ... . J .... will
H,h . 1 or a wonian probably a woman
who has been untrue to some friend,
viiL!! .a so,oA thin tht nations do not
!in k,reatIos as "e as individuals. W
fo?'vW n you llnd somebody who will dl
--- ,,-v., vwuio jtrouna ana tell me.
And Baron Deaa?
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