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mojIyA Kcpublicnn Ilcsponsibilitics
fCUGCESS is not without Hb perils. The
CKJ results of tho elections Inst "week have
i'cortBldorably brightened the prospects of Re
publican victory in 1916, but the advantage
hlready gained can easily bo lost In the
?l meantime. la speaking its mind on the po-
lltlco-cconomlc bunglings and blunders of
tho Administration, tho country has sont
back to Congress some of tho old reactionary
bosses, liko Penrose and Cannon. Yet the
ountry At largo has no more liking and no
more respect for politicians of this discredited
typo than it had two years ago. In those
two years the light for progrcssivism has
been hard fought, with the result that Re
publican leadership has a present character
s in keoplng with the spirit and principles of
ti .. i . . . .
uin ymi.y oi jLiincoin. xno ngni muse con
tinue. Tho new kind of leadership must not
be lost.
If tho Pcnroses and Cannons and Galllmr-
'ers aro permitted to stand before the public
i Imi. .m.m.A.AI.. - n I... mm
xp nuw icjiic:iciii.uwivt:s ui n.cpuujicanism, 1
they are allowed to direct tho councils of tho
.Darty, a Democratic victory in the noxt na
tional election is quite possible, unless the
policies and mistakes of tho Administration
work greater havoc than heretofore. Nothing
can save tho Republican party if it returns
.to thf formnr ntlnta TtrVin nnnrlv mantrAri It
nfrt 1019 C2. ml, ,..nnMnn - t. l- ,-
""3s Incomplete, even as foreshadowing a later
""popular verdict on tho Wilson Administra
tion. P 'The issue of progressive leadership must
tetlll be reckoned with and fought out. There
eiqs 'no doubt of the outcome, if tho New Re
phlsjublicanlsm refuses to compromise or quit;
?rarhnt ll cannot d0 an(J will not do.
American Federation of Labor
jrpr EXTENDING tho hospitality of the city
y . J-to he American Federation of Labor Phll-
aaeipnia is brought Into contact with one of
tho most potont forcos of modern Industrial
'Hro.. There may be some of our citizens who
i. i . . .. ...
aro noi in sympainy witn tne alms or meth
ods oforganizod labor, but no ono can deny
mat among the leaders of tho Federation
there are men who are working conscien
tiously and earnestly for a higher standard
of llvlntr and healthier envlronmenla for (hn
Jk'multltudes who are powerless as Individuals
. in tho great welter of struggling humanity.
n And many who were actively opposed to any
"Ji unionizing- of labor a few years ago are now
jot'only reconciled to it as a permanent fact
Hot Industry, but they concede the advantages
o to themselves In collective bargaining. But
x . .. ...
fwnatever tne personal opinion of individuals
ma De. this need not detract from the hearty
welcome the city gives to tho Federation an
pit meets to deliberate In our midst.
Japan's Honor
BY THE capture of Tslng-Tao Japan has
I.'' ..v uuiiumij .11 f.UVU IKO jjucuiy tu
-tne inwmauonni coao or nonor. stsermany
jvjSQlrea the best part of the province of Shan
ftung on the pretext of the murder of two
German missionaries by a Chinese mob.
fTjY"hen projecting herself into the war as an
sally of England, Japan clearly pledged herself
fta reatoro the German territory to China.
Phis aot will be not only a matter of honor.
abut of Justice, for the Teutonic claim to pos
session was based upon the flimsiest Action,
ptnd China was too weak to resist the aggres
fSfon. R . J
wal Exrjensive to Candidates and Vntr
t3tN PENNSYLVANIA the campaign which
. ended at the polls last Tuesday was ex
pensive beyond all previous rucords. Three
gmllllon dollars is an exorbitant price. Evi
dently the primaries and the direct election
of Senators have not reduced the high cost
,pf politics and It was hardly expected that
they would. Tney are not, on the other hand.
ft? he charged with full responsibility for this
condition of things, for the evil has been
of long and gradual growth. Under the
listing system there are altogether too many
bpportunttlefl and temptations for the use
nndimlsuae of money, a, fact which Is a sert-
ious handicap to the honest and able candi
date who lacks the financial resources which
fc'jigjrfltilpatlon In politics seems nowadays to
ajtd. It is a subject worth thinking
It. Money bags ought not to be. the pass-
; to public office and public service.
'Clean-up" Competition for Mothers
"motbjero' clinic" at the Children's
Ifameopathic Hospital Is a remarkably
ortant Institution for its sice. It teaches
ten one of the best lessons in public
the borne hygiene that means Proven
s' of sickness.
legianing today it conducts a little com-
K.? M.1 . 11 A. A J
qn arnsns luese ijjotucra in&( uesarrea
; mora than a perfunctory news note. It
' iward large Thanksgiving baskets or
ts the housewives who snqw tne
tomes as the result of a weed's
impalgn. The Judges will be the
vhtltoi ot the Tense Ladles' Aux-
they will bestow tiiejr attentton--
lUly th4r prises an even so small
jfig A fiaBle rwa, if only It la-alsan
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the rank and file of tha population Into the
grateful sunshine of lndUBtrlat prosperity.
Aimost anything thoroughly belloved quickly
passes into something actually realized.
Quito recently a large buyer of merchan
dise for the Mlddlo West went to New York
with a generous supply of orders. Upon hla
arrival he was enveloped In the fog and mist
and drizzle of the financial depression. Every
one talked as if American bustness were
hopelessly submerged and could never como
to the surfacd ngnln. The Middle West
buyer was so Impressed by the pessimism
that he returned homo without placing a
single order.
Genulno leadership in finance and Indus
try Is as essential as in any other realm. If
tho men who hold advanced positions In tho
commercial world will act as If they bellevo
their own hopes, their action will have an in
stantaneous Influence upon thb thousands of
smaller business units that simply await tho
stimulation of optimism to go forward and
bring general prosperity.
Our Ship of Mercy
THE good ship waits for her cargo. It Is
Philadelphia's privilege to provldo that
cargo. It is Philadelphia's duty to do so
quickly. The need In Belgium cannot wnit.
When tens of thousands of men, women and
children arc threatened with actual starva
tion, how can wo procrastlnato? Human
kindness Is not only oblivious to creed and
race. It Is prompt to act. There Is no danger
that any ono of us can give too much: the
extent and urgency of the necessity is be
yond our comprehension. Each gift is pre
cious; each moment Is more so. Let none of
us leavo It to his neighbors to answer tho
appeal of hungry Belgium. To pity distress
is human. Wo are called upon In tho name
of humanity to relievo It.
America as Mediator
THERE will come a time, and every ono
hopes and pnijs that It may como soon,
when tho nations now at war will fall back
from one nnothci In utter exhaustion, or In a
paralysis of horror at tho terrific toll of strife.
Then, and not till then, will America be ablo
to mediate or Intervene. Neither Bernnrd
Shaw's epigrammatic appeals to President
Wilson nor popular sentiment can be per
mitted to lead this nation Into any attitude
that will compromise neutrality. When tho
great moment of cessation of hostilities ar
rives America will be tho only country of
first-rate standing able to compose tho differ
ences, adjudicate the conflicting claims and
usher In an era of peace. In the meantime
wo have a mission of mercy to the torn and
starving people in Europo which wo must dis
charge with a generosity commensurate with
our ability.
Be Just and Prompt
THE Interstate Commerce Commission was
organized to sit as a court of equity. Its
function was to adjust Inequalities, arbitrato
differences, correct nbuscs and facilitate
business by removing obstructions. There is
nn impression growing that the I. C. C. has
taken upon Itself the functions of dictator
and prosecutor of tho railroads.
There can bo no doubt that the railroads
In the past have evaded or violated tho law,
and equally there can be no doubt that the
railroads today wish to co-operate with the
Government In the carrying out of tho law.
Tho railroads are as essential to business as
business Is essential to the railroads.
The request of the railroads for permission
to Increase their freight rates has been ac
companied by a mass of evidence intended to
show that thop cannot do business satisfac
torily or profitably under tho existing sched
ules. Leaving all prejudice aside, tho Inter
state Commorce Commission should give that
evidence impartial consideration, and render
an Immediate verdict If tho I. C. C. by dalli
ance or a misinterpretation of Its functions
obstructs prosperity It Is as culpable as tho
railroads are asserted to have been In the
post.
Panama's Huge "Coastwise" Traffic
IN ITS first two months the Panama Canal
has dono more than prove Its necessity an
a meana of intercontinental traffic. That
was never In doubt. Tho records of ship
ments passing through seem to oettlo the
far more debatable question of tolls.
In the last 60 days nearly half ot the car
goes carried by the canal, & good 300,000 tons,
was In coastwise American trade: commodi
ties that would otherwise have gone by
transcontinental freight or perhaps round the
Horn.
That should end the discussion of the wis
dom of canal tolls on American shipping. It
must pay Its share toward making the canal
self-supporting.
Festivals of Earthly Fulness
IITTLE WILLIE Is beginning to develop
J an Interest In tho kitchen. Warm, redo,
lent air, fresh from steaming roast and
browning cookies, has a great attraction
after the sting of November twilights out of
doors. And tho odors from the back of the
house suggest a look at the shrinking cal
endar of days that stand between Willie and
Thanksgiving.
Mary, on the other hand as becomes a
young lady who looks ahead to voting some
day is not half so Interested In the kitchen
as she Is In the downtown streets, where
windows begin to display toys and dolls and
little dresses. For she knows that Santa
Claus comes treading close on the toes of
the Thanksgiving gobbler.
Oh. wondrous fall, to usher In two such
festivals of earthly fulness! 0
Transit is one thing and rapid transit is
another. Philadelphia expects to have both.
Blldes may come and slides may go, but
remarks the Panama Canal I go on for
ever. The ears of many city legislators will burn
when the Mayors go Into session here this
week.
The cattle quarantine, now spread over
eight States, ,!& making swifter progress
than the booxe quarantine of prohibition.
And now the question Is how to put the
reverse English on the "buy-a-bale" Idea
In order to prevent the threatened wool
shortage.
Only 2.T inehes of rain In 19 days may
be a matter Ipr sorrow to a gauntry dweller,
but the e)ty does no Celebrating over threat'
ening days like tltfa. s
Nw t Prtlessqr Mueasterburg oould only
Interest ibf Harvard eleven the Kaiser
might be able to do something decisive
against he. French line,
SeaatM- OjWe Joints Is greatly disturbed
ftr faar tfci the Sritiab flt ny aetro K-
p mi wwJWy 4s& te www tba
Gen gaaJtfc A Tenaeweean lias sug-
geeted tfct 4 BrttUb. after aajnpUng tho
cane, will Uta tuw tbsa Utertere wiUt
lfleMfcmfr
McGILLIGAN ON THE MIDDLE CLASS
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There Arc None in America, He Decides No Reason to BIubIi for Silas
From Podunk iu Europe A Lunge Along the Path to Liberation.
I HAVE no hesitancy In saying that so long
ns wo have with us Mr. McOllllgan tho
country Is safe. If it were conceivable that a
catastronho might bo great enough single
handed to obliterate the United States en
tirely, with the slnglo exception of Mr. Mc
Gllllgan, the United 8tates would still bo safe.
Mr. McOllllgan would seo to It that we im
mediately had another United States pre
cisely like this one and preclsol like him
self. Tho country contains no other cltlsen
who eo aptly and completely typlflesln him
self this entire land.
N
OT that Mr. McOllllgan Is without his
anomalies. Ho Inhabits Pennsylvania
and Is still an American. Though born a
pauper, Mr. McOllllgan Is now a wealthy
man, and he Is also a snge. Whatever ho
says, about anything, Is worth notice. I hap
pen to bo his best friend, notwithstanding
that I am of the wrongly discredited profes
sion of tho press. And though at the per
petual risk of offending tho modest man, I
havo always thought that the pearls of wis
dom he Is perpetually and prodigally drop
ping are too precious to bo confined within
tho bosom of Mr. McOllllgan. Henco these
rnsh dlsclosurrs.
WHEN I dined with him the other eve
ning Mr. McOllllgan had but latolV re
turned from a trip abroad. It seemed to me
Hint ho had now reached that state of afflu
ence and Influence which entitles tho return
ing American to bo asked what he thinks of
tho American financial situation.
Wo accordingly spoke of tho financial situa
tion, nationally nnd personally. But I shall
reserve for a futuro occasion Mr. McQllllgan's
helpful remarks on our national finances and
prospects CertnltK references of his to tho
middle, classes seem to me worthy of moro
Immediate record.
"There are, I find," said Mr. McGllligan,
"no middle classes any s hero in tho world."
Nothing, I have learned, so plcnses Mr. Mc
Ollllgan as the explosion of a fallacy. Ills
wlfo tolls me that he Is always exploding
them, at all hours of tho day and night. So
I sat back and watched Mr. McOllllgan touch
a match to this one.
"There nrc no middle classes, anywhere,"
ho lelterated. "In Europe there Is no mlddlo
class worthy of tho name. And In America
tho wholo Institution is a contradiction In
terms. No American stays in tho mlddlo
class long enough to mako his experience
with it worth mention In 'Who's Who.' He
Is always slipping out of It In the dark of tho
night Americans are of two classes news
boys nnd millionaires. Between them Is the
American worklngman, who Is too haughty
to belong to a mlddlo class and too brainy
to remain In ono. In America the mlddlo
class Is merely nn anteroom, in which no
one kicks his heels very long. No self-respecting
American will consent to be classed
In any middle division. If death catches him
still In tho middle class, it Is only by nccldent.
It Is not because ho hadn't the capacity to
get out. It is merely that the door stuck; or
something."
"But are there no middle classes abroad?"
I gasped.
"None by comparison. I'll tell you what I
mean. On a conservative estimate, about
200,000 of us went abroad this summer, and
last summer, and the summer before that,
and before that. For 20 years this country
has been the poorer every year by 200,000 peo
ple and by $200,000,000. Every summer our
peoplo nnd our dollars keep on going to tho
other side. And of 'what calibre are these
travelers? To read the papers you would
think they were all opera singers or cap
tains of Industry, every one of them. At
least, those specimens are the only ones
quoted In tho press on tholr return. Forty
reporters will surround Judge Gary or Mr.
Stotesbury; but no one thinks of asking Silas
Hawkins or William Simpson what he
thinks of the financial situation. The notion
conveyod Is that only tho Garys and the
Stotesburys do the traveling and spending
whereas the truth Is they are tho least of our
travelers, and for all their Imperial suites on
the boats and In tho hotels, they spend by
far tho least amount of money.
"I
T'S the Silas Hawkinses and William
Simpsons that do the traveling and that
spend the money millions of It. Tho other
fellows are merely big men, while the Silas
Hawkinses are the American Peoplo. So far
as we have a temporary middle class, Silas
Hawkins Is our middle class, begging his par
don for the affront.
CURIOSITY SHOP
Henry VIII was" called "Coppernose" be
cause he mixed so much copper with the
silver coined by him that the baser metal
showed In the spot most pronounced, the
nose.
The Cronlan Sea, or Frozen Ocean, was
called also the Dead Sea by the Clmbrl. Mil
ton, In "Paradise Lost," says:
As when two polar winds, blowing ad
verse, Upon the Cronlan Sea.
Christmas Day was formerly called the
"Day of New Clothes," from the old French
custom of giving new cloaks to those who
belonged to the court. ICitchln, in his "His
tory ot France," refers to it:
On Christmas Eve, 12, the King
(Louis XI) bade all his court be present
at early morning Mass. At the chapel
door each man received hla new cloak,
put It on, and went In. A the
day rose, each man saw on his neighbor's
shoulder betokened "the crusading vow."
James VI of Scotland assumed the name of
Goodman of Ballengelch during his wander
ings through the countryside around Edin
burgh and Stirling, In which he imitated
Louis XI and Haroun-al-Raachld.
Demeter at the shoulder of Pelops, served
up by Tantalos, so, when the gods restored
the body to lite, Demeter supplied the miss
ing part with one of ivory. Browne, In "BrU
tannla's Pastorals," saytf;
Not FelQPs shoulder whiter than her
hands,
Nor snowy swans that Jet on Ica's Bands.
THE MAGIC- LIGHT
Ob,' long aw. a child that dreamed,
t viewed with wondering eyes
Life's far. ascending path ft seemed
To la4 Into the skits.
Then every peak did bekpn fJr
With rainbow eoler kissed,
And every way that wandered there
Wftf hjd ' "y Bl!-
Now ga the height I stand ai(d view
i U the wU MsHT I wr
,e geUea vWob, ifltJMMt
Here on nevatal' butes Wow
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Lo, all the vle f eeMke4 sw
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"But calling Silas that, for convenience,
whero do you find him every summer?
Abroad. Where do you find tho correspond
ing ctass in Europe? At homo. There's tho
difference. Often enough tho Hawkinses and
Simpsons, it is offensively true, cause tho
cultivated American traveler to squirm and
blush when they cross paths In Europe. Tho
first thing Silas does when ho lands In Lon
don or Paris is to unfurl an American flag
nnd stick it in his buttonhole. He also put"
on tho most offensive air at his command.
Silas quickly calls down tho Impending
vengeance of his Government when tho bobby
in London or tho gendarmo In Paris cau
tions him on some Infringement of tho rules
of tho land ho Is visiting. Silas flocks In
hordes to tho museums and galleries and
places of interest, nnd makes those places
untenable lo people who really want to seo
art nnd enjoy It. Silas speaks a dreadful
quality of English, nnd speaks It with a nasal
twang. No matter how modest and how far
from snobbery you may bo yoursolf, you nro
reluctant to havo Europo Judgo America by
Us Silas Hawkinses.
"Nevertheless, you aro doing Sllns a great
Injustice. See whero Silas has got. Where?
Four thousand miles from home. Meantime,
whero are tho Silas Hawkinses of Franco,
Germany, Italy, Switzerland? At home,
safely, securely, profitably at home. Doesn't
that arguo something for tho enterprlso, for
tho wealth, for the zeal for Improvement
which seem to bo the exclusive property of
our peoplo? Bless you, in compatison with
their liko elsewhere, our Silas Hawkinses aro
purse-proud plutocrats, every ono of them.
You have to admit It, In all modesty. Middle
classes olsewhero? You seo what I mean
when I say that there aro none.
""TTTHY, far from blushing for these travcl
VV ing Silas Hawkinses of ours, wo ought
to bo proud of them and tho prouder tho
more flagrantly they diverge from tho Ideal
of refinement. Tho rougher they are, tho
moro they ought to be traveling, nnd tho
better for us that they do travel. They are
the peoplo who noed travel. J
"And, what is more, tholr bad manners
abroad are often tho veriest affectation. They
havo been good citizens at home. They aro
tho people who hurrah the loudest when the
stump orator tells us wo are tho greatest peo
ple on tho face of the earth, that our navy
can lick the world, that no other nation has
such beautiful town hall3, such pretty women,
such model citizens. When theso peoplo set
foot In England or Franco, they probably see
the surprising fact that other countries also
have wonderful buildings, magnificent cathe
drals, art galleries outdoing anything we
have at home, and shops, too. Naturally,
Silas Is shocked and abashed to discover that
there are actually wonderful things olse
whero than in America and what Is moro,
that there aro a good many wonderful things
In Europo that he hasn't got in America
at all.
n
"AND what does Silas do? He has been
XJL reared In tho Illusion that America Is
the only country and ho tries his be3t to
save that illusion from being destroyed. Ho
won't ndmlt it, even to himself. Ho puts on
airs, American airs, chiefly for his own bene
fit. He Is determined that Americans will
bo nothing but tho most remarkable peoplo
on earth. All that swagger, all that lmpres
slveness that Silos assumes, is put on not so
much to impress the foreigner: It's to Impress
himself; to keep alive the stubborn ancient
belief that America can't be beat. Some of
Silas' bad manners havo worn off by the time
he gets home. You can see the subtle differ
ence between nn American crowd sailing
eastward on an Atlantic liner and the same
crowd sailing homeward at the end of their
travels. In spite of themselves, they have
seen wonders other than their own at homo.
They go back to Podunk, not leas proud of
tholr country, but convinced that there are
still other wonders that we must have, and
shall have, by thunder.
"TTELL you," said Mr. McGllligan, "it's a
J. good sign. It's a good thing for this
country that Silas Hawkins goes abroad,
even If he takes an Ohio accent with him.
What must all wo Americans be learning,
how rapidly must we all bo lunging along the
path to liberalism; to new activities in the
arts, In commerce, In everything that goes to
make a strong nation, when our most hum
ble citizens take the pains to venture so far
from home to seo and learnt"
HUM OF HUM&N CITIES
Buffalo has Joined the commission govern
ment cities of the country. At Tuesday's
election the people adopted a charter under
which five commissioners, to bo elected a
year hence, will take the place of 27 Alder
men elected by wards and nine Councilman
elected at large. The ward system, which, It
Is claimed, is one of the big causes of mis
government and corruption, Is abolished so
far as the election of city officials Is con
cerned. The vote gavo a 12,000 majority.
Commenting on the change, the Knicker
bocker Press, of Albany, says; "This marks
the first Bubstantlal victory of the advocates
of a simpler form of city government In a
struggle lasting ten years. With its present
unwieldy bicameral system of government
the second city of New York, with a popula
tion of about E0O.OO0, has been going from
bad to worse for more than 20 years.
"Buffalo will now be In the limelight as an
object lesson In municipal change or reform,
It being the largest city which has yet
adopted commission government. It is sig
nificant that the leaders and chief hannflni.
arles of the existing system, Including poll-
ticians contractors and niVir. i .
lied In their opposition to the change.
Without exception, bo far as known, this has
been true of the campaign In all cities made
for a simplified and more efficient charter.
Politicians and special interests have united
In defense of the old and complicated plan.
"Although Buffalo Is the largest city to
make so radical a change, it Is only the sec
ond In New York State. Beacon, In Dutchess
County, with a population of only H.000, has
had commission government for more than
a year. The result thus far has been more
efficient service and greater economy In all
departments pt city management."
IN THE WOMEN'S FIGHT
Suffragists of Philadelphia and New York
have Just demonstrated two very different
sides of the fight for the cause, two sides,
indeed, of woman's Interests In life. The
Phlladelphlans baked cakes. The New York
ers raised money.
Along wlU) all the aetive werk of earn,
palgnlng, 2 going out Into the street to
talk to the pasMrsby and into committee
room to persuade lasUIatort the women
have generally bta earefiU to display an
Interest In he t hinge by whleh wfeoan as
wassaii U so often Judged- It prevents talk
ot the "unsexed'' tuXrageUe, Here In Phila
delphia they have been, elwlug the cam
paign and celebrating victory Iu Montana
ajid Nevada with a cake fair t- nd the
jrevmdw vu Olwtey b& b goclud, &o4
cooked oonBplciiously, by-whito-apronedlead
ern of street meetings.
Over In New York tho womrr havo" been
raising money. That In Itself Is not Unusual.
Meetings of the kind havo been held in
America before, nnd England has long known
thoso almost fanatical gatherings' at which
rich women and poor have pledged funds
toward the fight for votes. But the meet
ing in New York outdistanced In results any
of tho kind over held In any part of the
world. The audience that crowded Carnegie
Hall to record the triumph In the West
nnd to begin tho campaign for the vote In
Now York In 1916 subscribed $105,619. It ex
ceeded by 130,000 any previous fund so raised.
VIEWS OF HEADERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation.
Te . Editor of th ltvttng Ledotri
Slr-nolng a resident of ML Airy, Philadelphia,
nnd n dally rider In the trolley cars, I am n keen
observer nnd I am Interested In the articles
pertaining to the Ilnpld Transit comforts of the
pnssongers.
Ono very Important factor that strikes mo is
that In the now green cars that they have run
ning It would be a very good thing If the com
pany would partition the last three seats off
with a swinging glnss panel door to accommo
date the working men that would like to smoke
on their way to and from work. They do not
foel like smoking In the morning when they
arise; naturally they cannot Bmoke In tho
trolley, ns It Is ngnlnst the rules; they cannot
smoke during working hours as It Is agalnnt tho
employers' rules; thoy cannot smoke coming
home from work, as they are still under the law
of the Itapld Transit Company, and when they
get home nnd finish their evening meal they are
too tired to smoke.
Unfortunately for tho working man he cannot
go to his dally work attired In evening dress
oult. Consequently his working clothes get more
or less grimy and greasy from the labor which
he has to perform. The clothes coming In con
tact with the enno scats nnd the cane being
rough naturally absorbs tho grease and grime
from tho working clothes.
The working man leaves tho car at his destina
tion. The next paseenger to cntor tho enr Is a
lady attired for a social function. She occupies
the seat just vacated by the working man, and
by eo doing she ruins her costume
Were tl.o smoking compartments put In the
roar of each car those accidents would not
occur, as the working men would bo only too
glad to ocuupy tho smoking compartment, In
which they could enjoy their clgnr or pipe, as
to their pleasure. R. KINN.
Philadelphia, November 5.
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Now that tho election has decided that
the city of Buffalo, with a population of over
400,000 people, has seen fit to adopt the form
of rulo by commission government it might be
well for tho great home-loving people of Phila
delphia to take such steps as will give tho
Quaker City a change In Its form of city gov
ernment The great argument In favor of
commission govornmont Is that It centralizes
the power of Its city aniclals and obliterates
"ward" government. As long ns tho right of
suffrage exists untrammeled to each and every
citizen no city need fear any bad rosults.
There could not bo conceived any better form
of city control than that some such man as
the esteemed Mayor Blankcnburg be chosen, as
Mayor of Philadelphia, head of a non-partisan
City Commission. JAMES H. BAUM.
Trenton, N. J., Novembor 6.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
CloBer vigilance on tho part of tho authorities
of the various States should have made it un
necessary for the Federal Government to close
the Chicago and other stockyards as a means of
preventing tho spread of tho foot and mouth
disease among cattle. That the quarantine
should be ordered for only 10 days would Indi
cate that by prompt measdrcs the danger of
Infection can be effectually checked. New York
World.
The parcel poit Is bound to prove Its great
value, and Its service In bringing producer and
consumer closer together Is bound to extend
and to Increase. Tlmo Is necessary to train
the public to a practical appreciation of Its
possibilities. But that time can be materially
shortened If postmasters generally would be
quick to follow the example of Postmaster
Praeger, of Washington. He has shown the
way. Indianapolis News.
President Wilson has ordered the fleet to Port
au Prince. Well, we hope for the sake of the
national dignity and prestige that he doesn't
demand a salute. Boston Transcript.
Sinking merchantmen Is barbarous, but no
country has been more opposed than England
to the exemption of private property at sea.
But for that matter, Belgium shows that the
Immunities of private citizens on land may be
a rather hollow mockery. Springfield Repub
lican. Under President Wilson's firm but friendly
leadership a record has been written at Wash
ington which is alike the pride of those who
helped put him In ofllco and the envy of those
of opposite political beliefs. As Richard Olney
said the other day, Woodrow Wilson has be
come not only an American asset, but an asset
of the civilized world, for he alone among the
heads of great World Powers represents a
people at peace with the world and on the
friendliest terms with all. To the United States
and to President Wilson, Its chosen Chief Mag
istrate, the powers ot Europe turn for sym
pathy and assistance. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The two main weaknesses of the bills passed
In 1910 and 1911 requiring publicity for con
gressional campaign expenditures were that
they exempted from publication such "neces
sary personal expenses" as traveling bills,
printing (except In newspapers), and postage,
and that they did not require the House clerks
to make publlo the reports. This second de
ficiency, however, has been remedied by the
initiative ot these ofllcers, and eix days before
the election sees the estimates given to the
voters, Apart from showing where the battle
rages the hottest, they are chiefly notable In
proving how frequently In the House the cost
of election must still approach a year's salary,
New York Evening Post.
America's Example
From tha London Sally Newa end Leader.
Henceforth the world Is one and Indivisible,
and very war between great nations Is a
world war, 1 Is true that, while the battle
rages over almost every part of the Old yforld
from the Pacific Islandj to the North Sea, not
a shot has been fired in the New World. The
whole Continent of America, from Labrador to
Cape Horn, stands like a splendid rebuke and
a splendid hope. The star of Lincoln never
L !"" ' ongni as in mis nour or aantness.
tln,nt. ot A.merlca has not '".aped the conse-
(hone so bright as In this hour of darkness.
quences. There is a moratorium Jn Rio Ja
neiro as well as In England, and commercial
disaster la almost as widespread In New York
as here. We could not, even if we wished, say
to the New World that it has no concern in
the crime of the Old. But eo far from wish
ing to exclude America from ite share In the
settlement, we shall look to It for help In find
lug a way of escape from the hopeless entan
glement in which the past has involved us.
Next year we celebrate the century of peace
between the two great branches of the English-speaking
family. No celebration will be
adequato which does not start from the deter
mination to bring the whole world under the
law of Justice instead of the law of the ma
chine gun. '
Legal Impropriety
Frofu the London Chronicle.
Nelson's name ranks high among the world's
left-handed geniuses. And NeUon had some
reason to be proud of Ids left-handednesa. John
Richard Green has a story of bow the great
admiral, after one of hi viotori, visited x
mouth to receive the freedom of the borough.
"A storm met him or the landing, but the
dan for failed to prevent bis appearance on tae
quay. When the freesiM'e oath wu tendered
to him, lk Town Cleric noticed that the Bert)
planed his left haxd on tho boolf Shocked at
the lag! impropriety, be Mid. 'Your right baud,
my Lord. That,' observed. Nalaou, -i at
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Mathematics
State tied Harvard.
Harvard beat Michigan.
Michigan beat Penn.
And Lehigh beat Btate.
Moral: Chooso your champions cany.
It All Depends
"Paw, what's strategy?"
"Frionda or enemies7' '
Another One After'Us
Say, Chef, I see that Pat has made a solemn
And urgent call on you to end tho war
That each day takes up fully half your
With qulpi that make him feel liko shed
ding goro.
The Idea isn't bad. I hope you do it!
But If you really wish to get a smile, .
Why don't you run a colm thouBh ladles
That makes no mention of tho latest
Btylo7 Steven.
It's very pleasant, Steven, to receive tills tip
from you; . A. ..
It fills up space, you see, and that a
blessing, ,
Your rhymes aro rather hazy and your
metres slip from vlow,
And often times your language Is dis
tressing. Now listen: Whon wo got Pat's llttlo burblo,
Wo had tho wnrless Scrapplo on tho nro.
But your latest ultlmat upsets us turr'blo;
(As you might rhyme) it goto our goat,
our ire.
But wo will make It fifty-fifty, Steven,
We'll can tho war nnd keep tho stylos on
Ice.
And Just to show wo can, why, wo will
oven
Boll Scrapplo ono wholo day without
ndvlcol
For Sale
250,000,000 gals, first-class vodka. Condi
tion guaranteed. 95 per cent, alcohol, U. S.
P. Guaranteed to bring disaster and de
struction to buyer. Unusual opportunity.
Reason for selling owner going out of busi
ness. Address N. Romanoff, Petrograd, Rus
sia. Temporary cablo address, East Prus
sia, c-o W. Hohonzollern.
If They Could Write It
Tho German ndvanco on Paris shows
plenty of speed, but no control. Hugh Jen
nings. In tho battles about tho Vistula tho Rus
sians topped tholr drive. William J. Travis.
Good footwork, but no punch in thoso
Turks James J. Jeffries.
Tho Belgian ground ctrokes wero splen
did. Norman E. BrookeB.
Tho Kaiser "has everything." Hans Wag
ner. Recessional
Tho tumult and tho sboutlng dies,
The fullbncks and tho guards depart
And Princeton brings, from Cambridge skies,
A humblo and a contrlto heart.
Confessions of a Nut
My father was a clergyman In a college
community, and. thnt explains my homo in
a nutshell. From artlclo In Munsey's Mag
azine. "Some Minor Vanities of Poltics"
Hartford Post Headline.
Not bo minor as you imagine.
Triolet
Ho was new at tho game
When ho asked her to wed;
It was really a shame
Ho was new at tho game.
Sho Is pressing a claim
For the things that ho said.
Ho was new at tho gamo
Whon ho asked her to wed.
It Isn't Very Important, But
Mr. Hosea Wateror doe3 Bell Bulbs In this
city and
S. Rush Kctcham Is a doctor on Green
street.
The Language of the Soul
Tho following pessimistic Interview with
Mr. Perkins camo over tho ticker yesterday.
While a substltuto was sent later, we prefer
to bellevo that this statement, which ap
pears to well bubbling from Mr. Perkins'
very heart. Is absolutely authentic, oven
though ho felt afterward the need of modi
fying it In some particulars:
PERKINS ON ELECTION.
George W. Perkins, chairman of the
Executive Committee of tho Progressive
National Committee, today Wed. said:
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Inside Stuff
What the typesetter said when ho set the
above sounded Just the way the above looks,
But what's he kicking about? Late this
week, guaranteed, Miss Gertrude Stein, the
greatest Scrappier of language, grand' chief
slinger of reverse English, ns it were, will
appear again. Read all about It In Scrap
ple. Advt, ,
Settled
Grayce He's rather older than bo admits,
don you think?
Mabelle I should say he la about your
age.
Ragging Around a
(My Bonnie Lie Over the Ocean.)
My bonnle Ilea over the ocean,
By the sea, beside the sea; I
My bonnle lies over the ocean,
Bring him back; oh, bring him back.
I'm a-plnln' for my bonnle;
Oh, bring back my bonnle to me.
Doing Nicely, Thanlc You!
Frank Vanelll, who stabbed Frank Lemmo,
la still at large and the tatter's condition
Is about the samo. Vineland Dally Repub
lican. .
Not That It Does Any Good
A headline reads, ''Food Prices Soar,''
As all who look may see;
Now, victims, all together, roar;
Well, bo are we."
The Babbling Fool
A magazine has recently offered a prize
for the best anawer to the question. "What
Is America's most valuable asset?"
Tho answer Is simple: Vulgarity.
II. G. Wells once said that the great em
pires of tho world have been founded by
stupid peoples, and cited the Romans and
the British as examples. He might have
??l bL 'P"' Peoples" and cited these
United States.
W". Se.vSlg.ar an.a. w arn Inclined to be
proud of It, but usually In a peculiarly shame
faced fashion. We say, "Down with the
aristocrats," while we are aping their man
ners nehlnd their noble baeks. That Is In
tolerable. ,
Our vulgarity U precious because U will
keep us alive when the refined nations pf
the world are tottering to their doom Bo
long aa we remain vulgar we will be sane
and healthy and weU-balanoed. Our feat
will remain oo earth. "uuwa' ""' Iea
The greaf pity u that we. aa a nation
haven't realized that we can be vulsmr- tha
we can keep all the common traitaef b'umaii
being without becoming aoisy, w loud,
and dteguet.il Perhaps i'iJg two
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