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Score Ono For Rapid Transit
THERE! wero so many excellent projects
provided "tor In tho loan bill that Us rati
fication by a voto of moro than ten to ono
occasioned no surprise; 'but thero was no
Item In It which did moro to render It popu
lar than tho $500,000 whorewlth to Jjegln
certain work preliminary to tho actual con
struction of tho now subway system. That
appropriation endowed tho measure with
earnest popular support In every section of
tho city, for tho rapid transit plans of Direc
tor Taylor contemplato better service to
every section, and thero is no part of Phila
delphia that Is not vitally concerned in tho
success of the program.
Tho articles already printed In tho Even
ing Ledger havo Bhown conclusively not
only tho need for tho improved service, but
also tho ontlre feasibility of tho projected
Hne3 from tho financial viewpoint. Cumula
tive evidence will bo presented in tho other
articles of tho series, the conclusion being
irresistible that Philadelphia can well afford
to undertako this work, but cannot in any
circumstanced afford not to do so. Consid
ered morely aa an investment, it is an oppor
tunity which tho city cannot neglect.
Komnnce of the Sporting Chance
"JTIXALTED bo tho sporting chance, and
Hi praised bo those who tako It! Applauso
for tho side against which tho odds Ho
heavy I In baseball or football these natural
sentiments are often stronger than partisan
ship, and readers of tho war news cannot
quite repress them. It is thrilling, this hunt
of 70 or 80 warships for half a dozen Ger
man rovers, which aro always turning up
With soma fresh exploit and nover getting
caught
Applauso for the half dozen! Tho Emden
In the Pacific, moro often in tho Indian
Ocean, and tho Karlsruhe In tho Atlantic,
each playing tho neatest tricks, each mys
tifying its pursuers who can deny tho
,lmp"lso, neutrality or no neutrality, to wish
them good luck? These heroes of romanco
may not bo of our favorite kind, but tho
talo Is exciting and holds old men from tho
chimney corner, perhaps to recall 'tho deeds
of Captain Semmes, of the Alabama, or to
tell of John Paul Jones.
The Hands of Esau
THE! Hands of Esau" is a serious study of
existing conditions In Philadelphia, only
rfStJfUvwicX
j. Incidentally political in character and in
tended primarily 10 point out io me taxpayer
and small house owner the methods and
means by which he can hope to secure the
maximum benefits of government at the
minimum of cost.
The Evem.no Ledger's Interest In politics
begins and ends In the struggle for good
government. It is a battle which must be
waged day in and day out, year In and year
out, for there is no safety for tho vast inter
ests of tho community except in tho eternal
Vigilance of Its press. People expect, and
they havo a right to expect, that their news
papers not only should servo them with the
news, but should bo equally energetic In bat
tling for the conservation of municipal
resources.
"The Hands of Esau," which is published
on alternate days In the Evbninq Ledoer,
Is the beginning of a campaign for Imperial
Philadelphia.
1 i'ooi-uuu-raoum riuiuemic
fTTNQUESTIONABLY the epidemlo of the
U foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in
Pennsylvania and the Middle Western States
requires drastic action by Federal and State
authorities, but high prices for meat are
not a necessary consequence. Any threat
to raise prices for this! cause would be pure
Insolence.
By efficient Inspection and quarantine the
'disease can be stamped out In two to three
g weeks, though Its spread among herds is ex
tremely rapid if proper precautions aro neg
lected. Mild cases tend to recovery In ten
daya or a fortnight in response) to a very
simple treatment. Though the area In which
tho disease has been reported is large, a
comparatively small number of cattle are
, effected.
The meat from Infected animals should ba
specially designated Jn the markets, despite
the fact that solence does not consider it
dangerous to man. Milk from diseased anl
wals, however, carries infection. Aa a means
aC solving the present problem, wholesale
afaughter of diseased cattle, which would be
mS,igr stringent measures on the part of In-
iers and for constant watchfulness on
Kurt of farmers.
Ilail tho Chrysanthemum I
IT IS the chrysanthemum blooming most
tjojisptcuoutly at the football games .-that
gajnlea the burgeoning spirit of spring far
Into the talL Its luxurious: clusters make
Ae dylag seasos glad with other blooms than:
ft. m and pink of hothouse.
1 9H 4m chrysanthemum Is likewise due the
JMyi-ro-f of a flowar show in autumn. The
U isaiurn ba who . euumi at
Mural HUl U the rleh, round bloom
tkat many-leaved flower. From land to
Jgp44afa to Ameriea and even war-rglrt
f4i-K ira4tf tka tfsdy eewt of the
&mrmmng Hw.
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Ti?ttutiaK of the War
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EVBfflHGr LEB0BB PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, HOVEMBKXi 5, 1914,
South America by reason of navat battles
along tho coast The strife 1 m titanic that
each day brings news of conflict from every
part of tho world.
With the antagonists at grips along a bat
tlo front that aggregates thousands of miles
and squadrons engaging one anothor on al
most every sea. it Is Impossible to expect any
thing v approaching uniformity of results.
Neither sldo can win or lose every engage
ment. In fact, thero are a half dozen sepa
rata wars being waged at one time, any ono
of which is sufficiently sanguinary to focus
the world's attention.
It Is now hopeless to bellovo that cither
nntagonlst can speedily or completely wipe
out tho other. Victory will probably bo de
termlned, not by any ono or a dozen engage
ments, but by tho realization of ono group
of nations that It cannot afford to proceed
further on account of casualties, financial
embarrassment or the discontent of the peo
ple at homo. That Is, tho iefsuo will be deter
mined by staying power rather than by
valor, strategy or tactics.
Can't Help Howling
THAT energetic apologist for Immorality
and protagonist of corruption in politics,
tho Philadelphia Inquiror, appears to bo
groatly annoyed becauso tho Evenino Lnrjor.n
told the truth during the recont campaign.
Tho Inquirer intimates that other papers
should follow its own example, shut their
oyes and stand by tho Organization.
Although Pennsylvania is rock-ribbed In
its protectionism, Senator Penrose was un
ablo to secure a majority of tho votes cast.
Doctor Brumbaugh, on tho contrary, was in
dorsed by more than half of all tho men
who voted. Undoubtedly tho honesty of tho
Evknino Ledoeh has mado It a pest to tho
Inquirer. Thero la moro sting loft.
Keeping Up With Business
THE efforts that have been mado in tho
last year by Philadelphia business mon
to acquaint Oouthorn cities with tho mu
tual advantages of trade bctweon this port
and tho South havo apparently borne fruit.
Coastwlso business In both directions shows
a decldod Improvement, and shipping facili
ties hero are being increased.
Before tho Civil War and up to 20 years
ago Philadelphia carried on a largo trade
with tho South, and thon let much of it slip
away. Yesterday was tho time, but today
is the timo also, for Philadelphia to retrlovo
its lost opportunities. Zanzibar and South
America are waiting markets; but Charles
ton, Savannah and New Orleans will tako
our goods if we send them. Therefore let
us send them. It Is really a now beginning
that wo aro making In tho Southern trade.
Tho motto is: Well started, keep on.
First of the Aeronauts
THE first of the noronauts is dead.
Samuel King has Joined Darius Green,
though not in tho literary Immortality thrust
so unwelcomely upon the man who ventured
too soon to talk of flying machines.
King's exploits were In the older and
soberer field of ballooning, from which tho
title "aeronaut" sprang and to which It has
tenaciously clung. His was tho gas bag, not
the plane. Back In 1S76 he was showing the
Centennial crowds tho wonders of floating
round tho heavens, a thing as novel thon
as motoring through tho upper air Is today.
In the sero and yellow leaf of his art and his
life, King has departed, doubtless with a last
wondering thought for what the air holds In
Its future.
Days of John Paul Jones
SOMEWHAT old-fashioned by comparison
with tho battles in which submarines
have figured was the slashing naval engage
ment off tho coast of Chill. Five warships
against four, the odds were somewhat In
favor of tho Germans, who, as tho British
Admiralty explains, won by forco of superior
numbers. But tho point which Is not ex
plained Is how tho German strategy man
aged to forco the English vessels into an un
equal battle, Just as It has succeeded in
doing In a dozen other Instances.
One of tho surprises of the war has been
tho remarkable Bhowlng of the desplBed Ger
man navy, largely by reason of the raider's
warfare In tho seven Beas, which has de
stroyed already 20 vessels of the English
fighting fleet, besides capturing an unreck
oned number of merchant ships. This latest
feat has weakened tho English navy where
It can 111 afford the loss.
No War Among Friends
IT WAS at tho Quarterly Meeting of tho
Friends yesterday that a missionary, con
sidering the war, said that Christian stand
ards had not been realized In social relations
because of a lack of personal conscientious
ness. If he had said "consciousness" he
would have been even further within tho
facts and he would have drawn from the
history of the Friends a theme which applies
most sharply to Europe. It was the per
sonal consciousness of the spiritual need for
peace that distinguished tho early Friends.
Such a spirit, if it could have been univer
sally won, would have stopped war years ago.
Dining Out as a Diversion
AMEIUCANB indulge too little In the
JTi pleasant sport of eating In public. They
neglect the chance to Improve the diet by a
whack at French cooking; or, If the chef dis
appoints, to return to home cooking as to a
thing revindicated. Variety is the spice of
good living. The companionship of fellow
humans adds zest to any employment.
The antebellum French knew this best
when they sat on their "terrasses," under the
awnings of the boulevards, or by tho side of
some provincial square, sipping and nibbling
in the open air. America has the climate
for Just such summer diversions. Dining out
and dining out-of-doors might both make
profitable progress with us.
Welcome, Nevada and Montana, to the sis,
terhood of suffrage!
Even with Uncle Joe's help it wouldn't bo
quite, the same old Congress.
Now that the New Haven case is in full
swing, men are pleading every day who never
pleaded before
Btxty mluloaa dollars' favorable balinea of
trad isn't a bad showing even for a 81-day
month like October,
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It ia said that the Austrian army has had
no war experience since 1868. but it's now
making up for lost time with a vengeance.
Following the polioy of the European press
bureaus, there seems to be nothing' new to
report eoneeraisg the, progress of weather.
It Jwfc ge aa frets day to day.
Tba taiaten of New Jersey havo tousd the
vaty Vtt titiwr In Mpil WrU," as aro
flm wh Vm lUeJmnfcuil Mur atareh by
hi if wlniAaHMg eirnHa Ihftwgte the air.
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CAPITAL
How the Election Returns Were Received in Washington Democrats
Put All Their Eggs in One Basket Must be Wise as Sorpcnts to
Retain Control Borah as a Presidential Candidate.
(Special Wa$Mnpto
ALIj sorts of explanations will bo mado of
.Tithe elections on Tuesday. The streets In
.the elections on Tuesday. The streets In
front of tho bulletin boards hero wero filled
with men and women, a donse mass Inter
ested In tho results and apparently without
emotion, Judging from tho general silence
that prevailed. When lie started out as
President Mr. Wilson let It bo known tlint ho
did not caro a fig about tho public sentiment
of Washington, did not want to hear what
Washington thought0 but would llko tho
newspapers to 'bring Into Washington tho
sentiment of tho rest of tho country and re
lay it here for tho Information of tho gen
eral public It was claimed by a prominent
man who hns lived hero many years that
thoro never was a greater mistake, as Wash
ington Is tho clearing house of tho truo sen
timent of tho country. Thero is doubtless a
good deal in that view.
WHEN tho returns wero coming in elec
tion night tho enormous crowd in front
of tho Star bulletin board cheered but once,
and that was when this statement was
thrown on tho screen: "Tho indications aro
that a Republican has been elected to Con
gress from the President's own district," and
that llttlo demonstration was Interpreted by
many as oxpresolvo of tho sentiment of tho
pcoplo of tho District toward tho President.
Many of tho "leading citizens" do not under
stand tho attitude of tho President, who Is
supposed to bo committed to the prlnclplo of
local self-government townrd tho District;
why tho people living hero should not bo con
sulted In some degree at least as to tho con
duct of public affairs In which thoy aro im
mediately interested; why mon should bo set
over them In their government without their
consent; why, in a word, the District should
bo mado tho dumping ground of political
favorites who would not bo appointed to high
places in their respective States. Tho pcoplo
of tho District, however, respect thoPrcsl
dont vory highly for his great ability, his un
doubted courage, his wonderful self-control;
but thoy cannot understand why ho should
not respect them to tho extent of giving them
some say-so In tho managemont of their own
affairs, which aro not negligible, scolng that
Washington Is a city of over 331,000 In
habitants, THIS, however. Is mero Interpolation tho
general topic is tho elections last Tues
day. J. A-. Emery, general counsel of tho
American Manufacturers' Association, hns
beon resting from his work with Mulhall and
tho lobby last winter by making a tour to
tho Pacific slope, and ho was an Interested
looker-on at tho bulletins Tuesday night, and
explained tho outcomo by saying: "Tho un
employed aro voting. Thoy nro tho pcoplo
who aro recording tho verdict. Thero aro
tens of thousands without work, and they
charge their misfortunes and tho business
depression throughout tho country to tho
party In power."
OTHER men of Mr. Emery's way of think
ing naturally take tho same view and fall
to accept the opinion that the conditions in
the United States havo been affected chiefly
by tho war In Europe. Thoy say that un
questionably tho war has had an Influenco
upon tho course of buslnoss and Industry,
but insist that tho country was on tho tobog
gan before tho war began. Thero may bo
some question as to tho extent of tho dam
ago done to our InduBtrios and commercial
activities by the disturbances in tho Old
World, but thero can bo little difference of
opinion as to their effect on our political
affairs. Only last week one of tho,most
ardent supporters of the President who camo
over here from New York expressed tho
opinion that tho European war had. In fact,
saved tho Democratic party from overwholm-
CURIOSITY SHOP
Blowzollnda was a country maiden In
Gay's pastoral, "Tho Shepherd's Week." He
says:
Sweet Is my toll when Blowzellnd is
near;
Of her bereft, 'tis winter all tho year.
Come, Blowzelinda, ease thy swain's
desire,
My summer's shadow and my winter's
fire.
Charon's Toll was a coin placed in tho hand
or mouth, or on tho eyes of the dead, to pay
Charon for ferrying the spirit across tho
Styx to the Elyslan fields.
Shoddy was formerly known as the ''devil's
dust." It was mado from the dust and sweep
ings of cloth, pressed Into cloth shape aftor
the mixture had been impregnated with gum.
The British Parliament investigated its man
ufacture as long ago as March 4, 1842.
Athens wss known to the Greeks as tho
"Eye of Greece." In Milton's "Paradise
Lost" Is a reference to this appellation:
"Athens, tho eye of Greece, tho mother of
arts
And eloquence, native to famous wits.
Or hospitable."
Brody, a town In Gallcla, is known as the
German Jerusalem, for Its trade Is almost
exclusively In the hands of the Jews.
NOW IS THE TIME, PREPARE
Tour cities tower skyward, your crops spread
over the land,
Tou boast of wealth and power; secure from an
alien hand.
Tou put your trust in your dlatanoe, your guard
In the oceans deep;
Few are your forts and warahlps, yet you
grudge the price of their keep;
do, now, and read your lesson while the Belgian
homesteads flare.
Woe to the wealth unguarded; yet is there time;
prepare.
Tou dredge the useless channels, you bridge
where no river rune,
But you will not pay for war gtar, you will not
train your sons. .
Tou build in granite and marble the halls for a
world-wlda peace
While your women whine and clamor and call
on your foej to cease. .
From your past you bae gained no knowledge),
tho' plain was the message theret
Safe alone are the ready; yet there is timet pre
pare. Would you be bond to your foeman, the foreign
soldiers' slave?
Will you march untrained to battle to All a
vanquished grave I
To guard your endless coaet liaa you have
neither ships nor men.
Once was your Capitol taken; would you se It
seized again!
When your enemy landa on the seashore, whan
his ekycraft oleav the air,
Thea will you gather your forces T Tet there Is
time; prepare.
Have done with idle prating. Have done with
the atoseieas boast;
Let war craft flfi your shipyards, plant cannon
along- your coast.
Qrodge not the cost of your arming, nor fcul-
Ute nor daisy,
BeioW, the time to tfjwa you! Tha test Bar
day by day I
Take up the Nation's sarviea, eaefe ma dolus
bU sfcare.
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U tlwi tlilkM Mtfiue,
Kariwt Ek. WsJUfc to the ArsW ai MY
GOSSIP
Correstiemdence.)
Ing defeat. "If tho election had been h.eld
three months ago wc would havo been beaten
world without end." As it is, the claim can
hardly bo mado that tho country has given
an unqualified Indorsement to tho President
and his policies. This Is nil tho moro evi
dent when note Is mado of tho mistako in
putting all the Democratic eggs in ono bas
ket, so to say "Stand by tho President." It
did not work out exactly that way. Of
course, ho Is responsible for what has been
accomplished during his Administration, and
without his firm hand It is doubtful that
anything would havo been dono; but It was
a tactical blunder to load tho wholo burden
upon him, as tho results of tho election will
not havo tho effect 6f enlarging his influence
with the country or Btrcngthonlng his power
over his party. Thoro wore signs of disso
lution before tho recent session of Congresi
adjourned, and It would not bo surprising if
somo of tho moro or less faithful should
"kick out of tho traces" at tho short session,
and that, surely, would not bo a good omen
of what may happon with a greatly rcducod
majority In tho now Congress.
ONE of tho mistakes that has been mado
during tho present Administration Is In
overlooking tho fact that this Is a minority
Administration, that the President Is a minor
ity President, having received 2,450,000 fowor
votes than his competitors In tho contest for
tho office. It could not be safely claimed in
tho circumstances that tho earth bolongs to
either tho President or his party, and tho
disposition that haB been manifested in more
than one lnstanoo to disregard tho majority
was not good politics. Tho mainstay of tho
party In tho last Presidential election failed
utterly on Tuesday. Whorover ho spoko tho
people turned against him, in his own State
and In every other Stato whoro his clarion
volco was heard, and this rcsourco of tho
party in control having faded away, tho
political situation generally will tako on an
entirely different aspect. Tho Republican
party Is getting together, and Slsera and his
Progressive host havo been vanquished for
good and all.
CAN tho Republicans really got together,
and who Is thero that will lead them?
Tatt has had enough, Roosovelt has cut him
self looso from his old alliances, Cummins
could hardly carry his- own Stato, Hadloy
might bo ablo to carry Missouri, Root Io
down and out. Thero may bo dark horses out
in tho woods, but Borah seems to bo tho most
talked of loader for tho great contest In 1016.
A trlllo too progressive, perhaps, to suit somo
conservative tastes, hailing from ono of tho
nowcr States with a population of only about
400,000 and 101,000 votes all told, ho may not
bo regarded as "avallablo" for theso reasons;
but If It Is n man tho Republicans aro looking
for it Is freely predicted that Borah would
measure up to this specification at least. It
Is rather early, of course, to bo casting lots
for Mr. Wilson's garments (as Champ Clark
said, "If ho makes good ho will bo renomi
nated and ro-elcctcd and If ho can't be re
elected no other Democrat can bo"), and In
tholr present rejoicing the Republicans need
not think that thoy will have a walk-over.
They will find barbed wire entanglements at
every turn; but they will have a chanca at
least of getting back If they aro wiso as ser
pents. Thoy must not think, however, that
they aro tho only serpents.
WHAT Congress will do nt tho short ses
sion, nobody can toll. This much it
must do If it expects its work to stand It
must strengthen what It "has accomplished
by tying tho knots together securely, and it
must avoid above all things' any more radical
legislation. RANDALL.
CRISES IN GREAT LIVES
Tho crisis of Cllvo's career came at Plas
sey, Juno 23, 1757. Tho story of the bnttlo
is brief and unromantic, but tho story of
Cllvo's critical decision boforo it ranks with
the great nnd decisive moments of history.
Tho Nabob of Bongal, Surajah Dowlah, had
destroyed tho English settloment at Calcutta
and had thrust 146 English prisoners Into tho
infamous Black Hole, where 123 perished in
ono night by suffocation. To avenge this
atrocity, Cllve, then tho leading spirit of
India, took arms against Surajah Dowlah.
Clivo had loss than 3000 mon, of whom but
one-third were English. For artillery he
had a few field pieces, nothing else. Against
him wero arrayed 40,000 Infantry, armed with
firelocks, pikes, swords, bows and arrows.
They had 50 pieces of ordnance, tugged by
white oxen and pushed from behind by ele
phants. French auxiliaries aided. Cllve had
his 2000 Sepoys firmly attached to his cause,
but he could not trust hlB ally, Meer Jafiler.
In this situation Cllve advanced to Cossim
buzar. Tho enemy lay across tho river at
Plassey.
Cllve's situation was desperate. Before him
lay a river easy to cross, but once across it
seemed impossible that a single man would
ever return. For tho first and last time this
intrepid spirit shrank from the responsibility
of making a decision. He called a council of
war and agreed with his Inferiors that to
fight was out of tho question. It was tho
only council of war he ever called, and
Macaulay quotes htm as saying that if he
had followed that council's advice, England
would have lost India.
Scarcely had the meeting broken up when
Clivo retired and passed a long hour walking
up and down in a grove of trees, weighing
tho chances against his own imperious de
sire to do battle. In the end his daring over
came all obstacles. He decided to pit his
handful of men against tho Nabob's myriads.
Tho river was crossed. In that moment India
was won, for after passing a sleepless night
Cllve gave orders to prepare for battle.
In reality thero was no battle. Plassey is
the history of one discharge of artillery and
a. rout, A brief cannonade on both Bides de
cided the Issue, for confusion rose in tho
hearts of the Indians, and Surajah Dowlah
ordered a retreat. Of the army of 40,000 only
500 were slain. England had won India,
HUM OF nUMAN CITIES
Another great American-City has opened
one of the new railroad stations that make)
our transcontinental travel a finer and
more dignified thing each year, On No
vember 1 Kansas City puts Its new Union
Station Into use. One of -tho local papers
thus described, several days ago, what would
be the scene at Its opening;
"At 12:01 o'clock the morning of Novem
ber 1 a yard master in the tower at Turkey
Creek and the Belt Line will close a very
new and shiny electric switch; down tho
track a line of railroad switches will click;
the headlight of a 20th century locomotive
will swing from the worn track leading to
the old depot and point down the Belt Line.
The train will crawl under a long steel
ehed, the brakes will set, the air will whistle
out, and Kansas City's new Union Station
will be in operation. Then passengers wUl
get out of the train into clean air and race
olean floors and spotless walls, instead of
the dirt of years and grease and cinders and
soot"
The demand of Kansas Cltians for a look
at the wondeni of thiB third largest pas
stkgr terminal in the United States was so
grat that the terminal cosapAay officers had
to tbiow th building opo to aightsMr
s4VkU days baiore U waa pt iato actual use.
XaaawhiM, h0W7r, m are doubts.
Tit printtld BwtMtotta rMJaU.
"3&S to&guiBieaop o th aewt railroad
passenger terminals In America astonishes
railroad experts from abroad. Th chief
commissioner of Stato railways of Queena
land, Australia, has lately told the Chicago
Engineers' Club that our railroads go In
too much for 'glided stairs and marble halls.'
This criticism of lavish expenditure on
architecture applies also, in tho opinion of
tho Railway Ago Gazette, to alt tho lux
uries of transportation so highly developed
in this country, 'our railways It says, 'hnn
dlo freight cheaper than any other railways
in tho world; and then thoy turn around
and waste moro money in 'expenditures for
elegances and luxuries In passenger service
In proportion to tho amount of their passen
ger business than any othor railways in tho
world. If tho public were willing to pay
V?L tneso things that Bltuntlon would bo
different; but it is not willing to pay for
them nnd does not do so."'
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THE PRESS ON ELECTIONS
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Comment on the Results In Pennsylvania and
Other Slates.
From the New York Tribune.
Tho elections show that the people have not
been duped Into lotting the Administration use
the war As a cover for its sins. Mr. Wilson
has been Judged In this State and in most of
tho othor blir Industrial and commercial States
on his record n a disturber of business nnd a
banlsher of prosperity Independently of the ef
fects of the European conflict. It waa he who
wnrrcd on business, llttlo as welt as big, long
before tho European fighters took It Into their
heads to do tho same. He Is tho original
crusader ngalnst production at normal epoed
and employment on n normal basis. Ills poli
cies created tlio unrest from which tho country
has Buffered over since It became known two
years ngo that tho Democratic party had bobn
testored to power In all the dtpnrtmcnts'of the
Government.
A Tariff Yield in Pennsylvania
From the New Tork flan.
Thero has beon much shaking of Republican
heads and croaking of Republican throats be
cause tho Underwood, properly tho Wilson,
tariff didn't vloltl sufficiently. Well, It yielded
tho Republicans a Senator In Pennsylvania, tho
unrcgenernto Boles Penrose. Thero are high
public grounds for doplorlng that result, but it
Is tho part of Pennsylvania and not of tho roBt
of us to elect a Senator In Congress from Penn
sylvania Evidently she believes that beautiful
ns virtue Is and excellent as Is reform, bread
nnd butter should como first In tho estimation
of Toor Richard's adopted Stato.
"Thank God for WIlBonl" Thank Wilson
and hln tariff for Penrose!
As for Colonel Roosevelt, however, hla ten
der heart goes out to tho Forester laid low;
he, too, must exudo thanks. Hlo stock In trado
Is now of tho smallest Ho needs wicked "Mr."
Penrose In his business.
Safer and Saner Policies
rrom the New Tork Tlmee
Tho country hns llkod the Prcsldont bettor
than It has llkid Congress, which, after all, Is
tho usual measure of the spirit, the capacity
iiiid the purposes of the majority party. It la
only becnuso It was guided and controlled by
tho strong hand of the President that tho rec
ord of this Congress hns been what it Is. Left
to itself. It would probably have gone far
astray, for among the Senators and Repre
sentatives thoro aro many men who are not
at all rosponslvo to tho changed temper of tho
country, who are still too much possessed of
tho old spirit that kept the Democracy so long
out of power.
While thero Is cause for regret In the coun
try's failure to Indorse an Administration which
has on tho wholo deservod so well of it, which
through tho President's courage and firmness
has mado such a record of meritorious achieve
ments, tho result of yesterday's elections can
not bo looked upon as politically unhealthful
or as evidence of tho unwisdom or mlsjudg
ment of tho pcoplo. We have for years been
traveling with somewhat a rapid step along
tho road toward radicalism. The consequences
of further advance In that direction have como
fully Into vlow. Tho country is ready to turn
back, not in any extreme of reaction, but to
ward safer and saner policies. There hns been
too much Government meddling; there has been
a tendency to look to Wnshlngton for control
regulation nnd help In countless matters upon
which ln tho past the people havo depended
upon thomsolves.
The Passing of the Moose
From the Now Tork Herald. t
"I havo mado Roosevelt look llko 30 cents,"
said William Sulzor. Mr. Suiter did his full
part toward tho accomplishment of this result,
but ho had able assistance.
Th I'rogresslvo "slump" In his own State 1b
hardly lesi significant of the Rooaevelt eclipse
than Is the waning of the Progressive strength
In other pnrts of the country. In spots It has
cut enough of a figure to contribute to the
defeat of a Republican nominee, but as a party
tho "Bull Moose" need no longer bo reckoned
with.
Tariff Held Responsible
From the Baltimore New.
Unleus we are willing to accept the pronounce
ment of yesterday as a stricture upon the Ad
ministration's management of international
affairs, particularly in Mexico, or as a protest
against somo of tho men whom Mr. Wilson se
lected for Cabinet positions and who have not
slnco won the country's admiration and con
fidence, the tariff must again be held respon
sible. And In any event there can be no thought
that the Democratic economic doctrines havo
gained converts by actual teat of their merits.
The Road toJ?rosperity
From the New Tork Urenlar Mall.
The country has turned to the Republican
party to restore prosperity. It has ignored all
other Issues, and, with an emphasis that cannot
bo misunderstood, has declared its determina
tion to have no more of Democratic tariffs and
Democratic nagging at business.
Tho condemnation is nation-wide. The EaBt
has voted with the West, and the West with the
East both with tho same firm and unalterable
purpose In mind,
The result means that the battle of 1916 has
begun, and that the Republican party has been
commissioned to undeitako it in the name of
prosperity for the people.
Political Folly
From the Washington PoaU
The Democrats foolishly pitted the personal
popularity of the President against the real is
sues before the people, and they havo lost. In
districts where the protection issue waa un
clouded tha Republicans made great gains. The
Democratlo majority in the House has narrowly
escaped annihilation.
Triumphant Republicanism
From th Sprinsfltld Uoton.
Laudation of Wilson and Bryan policies by
self-deceived Democratic editors and spell
binders has not prevented the voters of the
Empire State from doing some very clear and
positive thinking on thtlrown behalf. The re
sult foreshadows a uimed, triumphant Re.
publican party In tha cation two yaars hence.
To Restore Normal Conditions
jfrom th Boranton TrTtna.
The big Republican vota in this State over
both the Washington party and Democratlo
candidates indicates that Republicans hava re
turned to the fold and that they will ba found
in Una two yaars henca, when tha great battle
will be wad to reclaim th country and re
store normal conditions la all lines of endaavor,
Tho Real Tragedy
From the New Tork Bvasln Bun.
It Is not that Fenroaa and hti sort hava come
back that U the chief causa for regrat on this
day after elaotlon. It U not that ona mora
ephemeral party has followed tha road so well 1
trodden in tna last century or American politi
cal history. What really counts is tha dis
couragement which will coma, which must
coma, to thousands of men aad women who
through the Prosreatire. party sought to do
something to make American Ufa batter. Thalr
disappointment ia the zal tragedy of the reoaat
dull canvass.
It is because ha has sacriflead this cause, be
cause, he baa usad thcaa aspiration and tbaaa
ideals as mere cola of political barter for hla
own personal fortusa, that Hbaodofe ReoaovaU
MRargaa iron tea wrMt eaii H mty
ctuUA as a paWHoal uiwnX but kaiSruf
vs moral Jtorce
I SCRAPPLE j
Onr Mr. Doyle on tho War
For tho first time In my exprlnco J ftmafl
Holmes at a loss.
"Batked," ho cried, striking his foot with
match. "Beaten, Watson. Baffled-- the
odor of shag filled tho room. "Let me tnirut,
he said more quietly.
I let him. Suddonly, after about nourj
of concentration, Holmos rose and took on
his dressing gown. Instinctively I knew n
was going to do something. Ho wa. n
took a bath.
"After them, Watson," he cried, lighting a
cigarette. "Tho great lady, whoso name I
needn't mention to you, holds tho key to tno
war."
Ho oponed tho door and lit a cigarette. Out
of Baker Btrect Into High Holbom, oyer the
Channol wo sped, lighting cigarettes. "Where
were wo going?'' I wondered.
"Elementary, Watson," said Holme quiet
ly, lighting a cigarette.
"Holmes," I cried. "In heaven's name how
did you guess my thought?"
"Quito elementary," was all ho would say.
At lost wo arrived nt tho castle. Tha
great lady, whoso name I need not mention,
was alone. ,. . ,.
Holmes went to her. "Madam,' ho said
quietly.
Sho did not stir.
"Elementary. Watson," said Holmes ten
dcrly. "Sho Is dead."
Fivo minutes later wo were speeding back
to Paris.
"Ill fivo days," said Holmes soberly, light
ing a cigarette, "tho greatest of all conflicts
will bo over."
I stared at html
The Chef Will Think About It
Oh, Chof, who fries tho Scrapple for the.
column,
I pray theo hear nnd heed my plalnllvs'
pica;
Full well I know Its Import Bad and solemn,
And even I tho cost maynot foresee.
I would not, Chof, bolleve mo, hurt your
ffollngs,
Nor lntimato your Judgment is nt fault:
Lend mo your car, and in my future dealings
Tho glory of your namo I shall oxalt.
Docllnc. and there Bhall grow a predilection.
Within my heart a fiondlsh, dark design
To heap upon you always malediction,
Tour culinary powers to malign.
Then to tho llttlo method of surprising
Tour readers that to you I recommend,
And if tho publlo answera by uprising,
I'll stand behind you, Chof, I am your
friend.
Why not (I really falter to suggest It,
But it has beon accomplished oft before;
I really think, Just onco, you ought to test
it)
Got out a column that Ignores tho war?
Pat.
Both, Perhaps
"She's rather stuck on her figure."
"Stuck in it, you moan."
Defined
"Paw, what's a masterful man?"
"A person who is so busy trying to control
others that he can't control himself."
Reverse Rags
I LOVE THE LADIES.
(As Robert Browning Would Have Liked
to Do It.)
Love I tho ladles?
Question! Tou ask It.
Long, lovely ladles, surely I lovo thorn;
Lovo e'en tho llttlo ones, tender, pathetic.
What In the world is there precious? Abova
them
Swings tho faint aura of heaven, anes
thetic ,
To all earthly woes. Why, yes, I'll havo tea
Deep as the color of your hair.
Tho hour Is five. Good, then, I'll bask It
Fifteen minutes, no more. And tho world
may go hang
If there's ntf or a girl as a poet once sang.
Tho thought threatens. I'll sit at my ease.
Tea, surely I lovo 'cm. Two lumps if you
please.
Horrors ofWnr
War Stops Bonder Tncht Races. Press
Dispatch.
Inconslderato of war, Isn't it?
"The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor
Mrs. Astor's relatlvo gives an interesting
gllmpBe of tho manner In which young John
Jacob Astor Is bolng nursed.
Regulnrly every morning his nurse drives
out with him for an hour or two. This pro
gram will bo followed, no mattor how far
tho temperature may fall below zero. After
a simple dinner, which he oats at 1 o'clock,
and whlcl Is supervised by his mother, the
young heir Is put to bed and sleeps soundly
until 3 o'clock. Then he Is again taken for
a drive in the park.
Sometimes ho halts tho carriage so ho may
watch children at play. Tiring of this
amusement, he is taken homo and given the
freedom of tho Astor nursery and the baby
gymnasium with which it is equipped.
There, in the toy fairyland, ceaselessly
watched over, he disports until evening.
Press Dispatch.
Yes, He Did
Thero was a young man named McGIone
Who waa talking once over the phone;
Cut off, he saw red
And deliberately said;
"Operator, please refrain from severing
tho connection, as I am holding a highly
Interesting and Important conversation with
another individual over this telephone wire,
and I shall be exceedingly annoyed if I am
prevented from continuing it until we have
concluded."
Then ho hung up the phone with a groan.
Tho List is Full
Nominations for the European branch of
the Ananias Club will now close, every one
eligible having been named.
Fair Warning'
"Tour daughter has promised to marry
me," ho eald, "and I have come to ask your
consent. Iimay say that I can keep her In
the stylo to which she has been accus
tomed." "For your own sake, my lad," replied her
father, "I must refuse. She's never been
satisfied with the way I've kept her,"
Strategy
The Allies are appalled at the execution of
the German 16-nch guns. Any American
boy could tell them what to do. Build some
20-inchers.
From the Cyb'a Notebook
The story of one John Ridey. a meat dealer
in the Terminal Market, recalls dayB of long
ago when butchers prided themselves In tho
raising and killing of record-breaking beeves
when crowds numbered in the thousands
swarmed tn see the showing and the killing:
of tha huge animals and tho rivalry between
the owners and their Partisans Was intense.
These days are gone, but their memory lin
gers in Rldey's story and in the old-fashioned
engraved outs of several very solid and
heavy looking bullocks which hang -above
his atall in the market.
"My father and I have the honor of having
owned and slaughtered the heaviest bullock
In the United States, perhaps in the world,"
goes Rldey's tale. "In 1881 we killed a whlto
eteerthat'a his picture up there known as
tha Lancaster County Steer, which we'ghed
SJ60 pounds on the hoof and 510 dressed.
breaking the record for that tlma. The beef
sold for U and U a pound, every scran of it
Th Farmers' Market Company pr&eated
Abratuun Lincoln with a two-rib reait
weighing 53 pounds. Of course he didn't eat
all of it.
"To break this record my father an t
MS. c?.thatAI?' &ito ap ttatri
in 1839. and fattened him oa a Montgomery
Caupty 'arm for four years. Btfiwi
slaughtered him wa took him to the World
Fair in Chicago, where be won WMy-prtzes
dressed, end la abaoUiUly too btavim but
look that vr waa s4ugfeta TbvJSta
U Hkaly to sUad. foryrutfw
make a eJtort te fettaa thi7ftte to break
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