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tpirit that he may serve his
own pocket.
IHGHT OF INDEPENDENT VOTING
THE main purpose of registration Is to
qualify citizens for voting on election day
In November. Tho secondary purpose la to
separate tho elcctorato Into party groups that
the voters may bo qualified') to vote at the
primary elections for the nomination of can
didates for the oftlces to bo filled in No
vember. There Is nothing In the law that can Inter
fere with tho exercise of tho fullest freedom
of Judgment at the November election. The
provision permitting a man who "split" his
ticket at tho last election to enroll an a Re
publican, Democrat, Washington party man,
pr what not, so long as ho voted for u ma
jority of th candidates of his party, was In
serted for tho purpose of preserving and en
couraging Independence of judgment at the
final voting.
The enrolled Republicans voting nt the
primaries may split their tickets at tho No
vember election, and tho same Inalienable
privilege Is open to tho enrolled Democrats
and Independents of whatever name.
The courts have uniformly overruled tho
efforts of tho party machines to tlo the voters
to any party ticket and have uniformly sus
tained tho right of tho citizen to exercise
his choice In the polling booth as seems to
him best nt the time ho casts his ballot.
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
If you heed the cry of preparedness vou
will have to EUbmlt to being governed here
by tho men who can ecare you tho most.
Mr Bryan to the Friends of Peace In Chl
cnoo. U1ERE nro always people to be found wlll-
anij Jfl llvo In a valley -at .the foot of a
"weak dam and they cannot be Induced to
move to tho uplands until the dam bursts
and It Is too late. Those who advise them to
exerclso common prudenco aro denounced as
alarmists. Galveston haa never regretted
that it built, a concrete wall to protect tho
cfty from tho sea, but every sound-thinking
Englishman is regretting today that his coun
try did not take tho advice of Lord Roberts
several years ago.
AN EXPERT MUNITION MAKER
MR. TAKT Is rapidly qualifying as a cam
paign orator for next year. Ills mind
Is a well equipped munition factory which
can turn out bombs, shrapnel, hand gren
ades, rapld-flro guns and 2 centimetre can
non He has Just shown what ho can do in
a speech In San Francisco in which ho ar
raigned the Administration for Its short
sighted and unintelligent policy In the Philip
pines and for Its blunders In McnIco, made
worse by a policy of procrastination mis
takenly called watchful waiting.
, If tho right man Is nominated at the Re-
"publican convention, which must bo held In
this city, it would not take much persuasion
to get Mr. Taft on the stump.
LADOR AND RATES OF EXCHANGE
EVERY wage-earner Is vitally Interested
In the conditions that have forced the
rapid depreciation In tho value of the Kng
Hh pound sterling In the American money
jaarkets, though ho may not know It.
, The decrease has come about because
.Great Jirltuln Is buying more than she con
pay for and Is compelled to send a com
mission hero to make some arrangements
with American bankers for relieving tho
situation,
Buch payment as has already been made
Is Increasing the complications. About 150,
000,000 in Uritlsh gold was sent to this coun
try In August, and tho amount of tho gold
reserve In tho banks la Increasing rapidly.
The deposits in the banks in this New York
Clearing House have grown by nearly J700,
WO.OOO within a year, thereby Increasing the
Joanlng ability of those banks by more than
$600,000,000.
This Is not a wholesome condition, for It
fosters speculation. And the feverish ac
tivity of tho factories engaged In the manu.
facture of war munitions produces the Im-jM-essIon
of a great prosperity which is not
warranted by the facts. This activity Is
6ly temporary Those who have counted
.CM Its permanence and have Invested their
jftMuy im the securities of the" munitions
flmacturlng companies are bound to uf
J"T'r when peace is declared, that is, within
year of tw at the outside, and possibly
uau six Montiu,
jjUfl If tke BrKlsfa fall to make Mtlsfec
fjfemaents for settling- their balance
tjjm ft tfcr may be a sudden termjna
4p s munition manufacture In spite of
mmimg contracts. Far-slhted bankers
already warnlnc tke eubllo miut
tla- m any km cowtfnuance pf the
eMiuoM. Ty are advising cau.
tioa awl )ris.lMr aialswt wjla rjecvlatlon.
-lit the bmmIm the lrlth Government
w vlminjn to 4Uy ,tk tar laws so as
t me oiirajie tradlni wftfc the colonic and
dUkimmge tr4l- wl( the Vnjtea Mat
Jm nmlaatory dutied alt America
1.1-v-o ,. I ud in favor of w&i ana ateet
from anada, fr MSBipl. WUH 4Vi
ji.ia ( rApnse of 4merici) work-
a,, i 'n Ughrr the rate pi
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,
to London rises th mor Imminent becomes
the peril to American Industry The occa
slori demands the exercise of the greatest
discretion by both American bankers and
American manufacturers, assisted by tho
National Government, if the American work,
man Is to be protected from unemployment
now and after peaco has been declared.
THE RECORD AS IT STANDS
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH wrote to
Thomas B. Smith on August 11 an
nouncing that ho had appointed him to a
place on the Tubllo Service Commission and
asking him to accept. The Governor snld
that ho was aware that there was talk of
nominating Smith for the mayoralty; but,"
ho continued, "I trust In accepting this ap
pointment you -will not permit any other
place to cause you to vacate this one."
Mr. Smith wroto to Governor Brumbaugh
on August 12, saying, "I deeply appreciate
this evidence of your confidence," and prom
ising that "If my fellow citizens should urge
my nomination 1 would be n. candldato only
with your approval."
Ho qualified ns Public Service Commis
sioner on August IS.
Mr. Smith was summoned to Atlantic City
on August 31, by orders from David II. Lane,
and when he arrived at tho shoro Mr. Lane
exhibited to him n letter bearing the signa
ture of M. G. Brumbaugh, In which the Gov
ernor said that the "people unhampcrqd
should choose their Mayor," and that "If their
choice Is nn appointive olllcor of the Stato
Government I would not oppose such
choice."
Tho Republican City Committee met on
September 2, when all tho candidates for tho
Republican nomination, except tho new Pub
lic Service Commissioner, withdrew. Mr.
Smith, on tho samo day, wroto to the Gov
ernor resigning his place on tho Commission,
and on September 7 ho' announced that he
had resigned.
And we are asked to bellcvo that this Is
merely a fortuitous concatenation of unre
lated circumstances. Perhaps it was; but
thoso who can believe It have more credulity
than common sense.
A GOVERNMENTAL O. K.
THE Government of theso United States Is
a versatile Government and an active one.
In business hours It deals with such high
subjects as International law and national
defense, preferential tariffs, pork barrels and
the freedom of the seas. But In the stlllnens
of tho night it finds time to think of many
things, "of shoes and ships and sealing-wax,"
of course, because tho Government Is a wal
rus of a sort, and cabbages, and, sometimes,
but not seriously, of Kings.
Its latest bt of byplay concerns tho corset.
To those who think always of tho Govern
ment as a vast "Mustnttouchit," an organ
ized and malicious Pooh-Bah, tho report on
corsets will be shocking. The Government
approves.
Well, It's nlco to havo a government which
has human sympathies, and which under
stands tho way of a woman when she wantB
to stay. It's nice that tho Government ap
proves of corsets and tho chemical composi
tion of water, and of tho procession of thtv'
equinoxes. Because, dragging our thoughts
back to recent crises, wo are become n loyal
people, and If tho Government, or particu
lar y the present Administration, should dls
npprovo of the sun'H setting In the West, It
would bo up to us to compel tho sun to set
In tho East. Fortunately for America tho
Administration approves tho corset as It ap
proves all Inevitable and eternal things.
Frivolously speaking, is it not strange that
Just as the country begins to be radical the
powers should approve of its being strait
laced,, and Just as tho country grows uncon
ventional, it should become proper and
stayed? .
Who will put the dumb Into Dumba?
Mayor Blankenburg Is still shouting for a
porter.
That Mexican revolt In Tobasco must be
hot stuff.
Being a war correspondent is becoming a
dangerous trade again. '
Thomas B. Smith says he did not seek the
office. Who said ho did that denial should
bo necessary?
An unoftlclal observer thinks the war will
last from B to 15 years. Think how tiresome
headlines will be by that time.
If the Allies really want to tnko Achl-Baba,
why don't they call In the aid of All Baba?
He knew how to handle 40 thieves.
The employes of the Department of Public
Works are praying for the services of a
ready letter writer among their friends.
Now we are told that the "Mystery Club"
never was a mystery, but the mystery about
It has attracted thousands of members,
If tho Germany Indemnity Board says a
dead Spaniard Is worth $7000, how much
ought the Germans to pay for killing 120
Americans?
One of the most successful campaigns of
the war was that conducted by the State
Fenclbles. They have not yet finished count
ing the recruits.
Apartment houses are not a modern
abomln we mean Invention. Mrs. Wilson
has discovered that the prehistoric Indiana
of New Mexico lived in them.
Cheltenham will not miss the bit of terri
tory that Is to be annexed to Philadelphia,
and Philadelphia will not know that Its
boundaries havo been extended.
Five hundred little children of California
have petitioned the President Tiot to Jet this
country be dragged Into war. 'AU right,
children.. Just for you the President won'jt.
The number f waye to win a husband is
limited only by the number Ipt charming
girls. The baaefeall girl pf the Drexel Diddle
Bible .Classes baa Just proved that her way
succeed,
Forelgn-born citlMns who bring their Old
TfprH tlval wkh them are the material
U wcl good Americana are mde. Th
artn attending- their forty.second annual j
wwHatg yowaiest this week, appreciate
tfce ,uMm a( America luat a llttl. mor
I than t! tprlati p (a Vatherlarul, pr
nwuty jiwv e iter.
NOW ALL ABOARD
FOR COMPENSATION
Tho Success of Pennsylvania's New
Act Depends Largely on How
Efficiently It Is Manned,
Especially at Outset
By RAYMOND G. FULLER
THE critical period for workmen's com
pensation In Pennsylvania has Just begun.
This Is not minimizing tho difficulties pre
ceding and attending the legislative ndoptlon
of one of tho leading planks In the progres
slvo platform of Governor Brumbaugh, by
which action the last of tho great industrial
Commonwealths to Join tho forward move
ment toward Justice for tho wounded of In
dustry enrolled Itself with tho majority of
tho American States. Nor Is this a critical
period because of any danger that Pennsyl
vania will backslide into tho clutches of that
Infamous trio known ns "aesumptlon of
risk," "contributory negllgcnco" and "fellow
servant rule." Every Stato that has yet
tried compensation has been abundantly
satisfied to keep on, thoso with elective laws
advancing to compulsory laws In many In
stances, nnd thoso beginning with a B0 per
cent, schedule of payments advancing to a
higher one. usually a two-thirds schedule.
The principal aim now Is to administer tho
present law with such cfllclcncy nnd good
Judgment as will promote tho good feeling
of employers and employes one with another
and cstnbllsh firmly a friendly nttltudo
toward the net on tho part of all concerned.
Yesterday the board on which will fall
the duty of administering tho farthest ad
vanced compensation law in America met
for organization. Upon the yot unproven
ability and tnctfulncss of Its members, work
ing ns n body, much depends not all, but
much. If these men measure up to their re
sponsibilities and opportunities as did tho
men of tho Industrial Accident Board of
Massachusetts In tho beginning of compen
sation In tho Bay State, It will bo tho good
fortuno not only of Pennsylvania but of tho
nation. Thoy havo n law-so framed ns to
mako comparatively easy their task as pro
moters of better feeling In Industry. Tho
employers havo apparently given up all
thought of continuing their obstructionist
tactics. Tho onco-expectcd fight In the
courts Is not going to como off. Tho promlso
of general co-operation is bright.
Compensation Act on Trial
Tho public at largo should tako a leaf out
of tho notebook of Massachusetts and watch
tho early history of compensation In this
State In that helpful spirit which Is not
quick to Jump at conclusions every tlmo
somebody hollers. Adjustment of tho law to
conditions nnd adjustment of conditions to
tho law will take time. It must not bo said
In hasto that things are wrong with the
compensation law. Board rulings will smooth
out some of tho apparent dllllculttes. Expe
rience will show whero tho act itself will
require legislative amendment. The act is
on trial, but tho Judge is Experience, not
Fnult-Flndcr. If nil goes well Pennsylvania
will have a compulsory act In 1917, nnd that
will be an Improvement on an excellent
starter.
When I speak of "the farthest advanced"
compensation law I do not mean quite tho
same thing as "best." Thero Is no "best"
as yot. What Pennsylvania has done Is to
mako use of tho experlenco of more than a
score of compensation States and adapt tho
results of obbcrvatlon and study to condi
tions in Pennsylvania. And from now on
Massachusetts and Now York and Ohio and
Washington will learn from Pennsylvania as
Pennsylvania has learned from Washington,
Ohio, New York and Massachusetts, or It
will be the worse for all concerned. Every
compensation State will have to rovlso its
law, and then revlso again and again, not
only to meet local conditions, but to fulfil
tho purposo of workmen's compensation as
a principle. Ten or 20 years from now, may.
bo 30, hardly n compensation act now In ex
istence In this country will be recognizable
as such by memory of its present looks. The
truth is, of course, that today there Is not
n Blnglo thoroughgoing compensation law in
America. This Is duo largely to the necessity
of compromise, but American Kultur tho
Kultur of democracy Is rapidly making
progress and a splendid efficiency In tho
body economic, based on enlightened, al
truistic self-interest on tho part of both
wage-earners and wage-payers, will make
of compromise a vastly different thing from
what It Is today in tho field of social legisla
tion. The part which workmen's compensa
tion will play in this process, which, Indeed,
It Is nlready playing, is of the highest im
portance. An Era of Better Feeling
Compensation laws, without exception,
havo increased the better feeling which
marks tho relations of employers and em
ployes, and the samo effect will doubtless
becomo manifest In Pennsylvania.
The number of employers In this Stato who
will adopt the compensation plan Is yot un
certain. Many seem to be still In doubt as
to the comparative cost of compensation
and the modified form of employers' liability.
They are likewise more or less In tho dark
concerning the comparative cost of the sev
eral forms or methods of compensation in
surance. Moreover, they aro awaiting the
preliminary rulings of the board on vari
ous matters pertaining to the act. It
is provided that employers aro presumed
to accept compensation inless they take
definite steps to reject. Fear of con
sequences would be about the same whether
the law made their choice a matter of taking
steps to accept or a matter of taking steps
to reject. Tho difference Is really slight.
Employers decide such questions on tho basis
of profit and loss. They still look out for
themselves.
The Pennsylvania net establishes a com
pensatlon board, and though the administra
tion system so effective in Massachusetts 1n
promoting good relations between employers
and employes could not be adopted here, for
reasons of geography and economy, never
theless the beneficent features of that sys
tem are by no means done away with In this
State. But instead of arbitration committees,
on which tno board la always represented by
one of Its members, here we have referees
acting as tho court of first instance in pass
ing on disputed claims. The appointment of
the referees, therefore, should be made with
the consideration In view that one of the
chief merits of workmen's compensation con.
slats In the personal, man-to-man method of
claim adjustment. Workmen's compensation
uvoiu. ,u. ButLcoa on men as well as on
measure.
OMELETS AND QUNS
You can't ha, v omalets -without brpalcinr mi,
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it root .flMtuos, Bootea Ti
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 191S:
"HERE. MARTIN, I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK RESPECTABLE ANY MORE!-,
A CITY SURROUNDED BY AUTUMN
Flowers of Field and Forest Are Rich in Variety and Color and
Should Prove as Attractive to Country Excursionists as
Those of Any Other Season
By w. R,
TjIALL, from tho floral viewpoint, is almost
S- tropical In Its luxuriance nnd splendor of
wild bloom. Amid vernal surroundings the
autumnal flora would strlko tan unharmo
nlous note. Nature rovenls a wild flower
evolution through tho successlvo seasons.
White, pure or tinged with other hues, Is tho
predominating spring color, and the flowers
arc likely to bo delicate In contour and do
Hclously fragrant. Summer brings hoavler
flowers and brighter colors. By autumntlde
in tho seasons' cycle brilliant hues, high
stalks and largo flowers aro In order. But
they accord ndmlrably with their environ
ment of changing leaves, golden-tissued at
mosphero and tonic splco-laden woodland air
that puts a thrill In the blood.
Yet tho autumn flora Is not so well known
ns that of spring. Possibly this Ii becauso
woodland strolls arc not so frequently fea
sible as In tho spring, and tho lure of the
woods Is not so potent after the riches of
tho preceding months. At tho year's unfold
ing the Bplrit craves tho fragranco and fresh
ness of the outdoors after n pent-.up winter.
This Insures intimacy with tho floral aspects
of tho young o' the year. In fall outing tlmo
Is often past and business routine replaces
communion with, nature In Its varied forms.
Pilgrimages back to nature should be a. year
round affair. The largess of autumn Is rich.
It Is not a tlmo of decay and melancholy, de
splto the poots, but of nmplo variety. Its
treasures In the hills and uplands, meadow
levels and woodlands about Philadelphia are
easily accessible; they bring a fine and mani
fold reward to tho seeker.
Calling the Flowers by Name
Already autumn It on In tho suburbs nnd
country. Tho flowers aro many and readily
recognizable with a llttlo guidance. To bo
on speaking terms with them Is well worth
the trifling trouble of "preparedness." Ab
Blchard Jeffcries says: "Tho first conscious
pleasure about wild flowers Is to find out
their names. Onco you wish to Identify
them, nothing escapes, not even tho chick
weed of the path or tho moss on the walk."
Autumn wild flowers havo several notice
able characteristics. Extraordinarily lavish
coloring, broadly brushed on, marks tho sea
son's floral pictures. This Is to attract tho
attention of the insects, already sated by tho
honied treasures of tho spring and summer.
Corollas, or flower envelopes, are gorgeous.
Purely decorative, theso serve as a bait to
the InsectB which bear tho pollen from flower
to flower and consummato seed reproduction.
Insect life Is on tho wane as fall enters, and
so a sepclal lure Is necessary. A third trait
1b the predominance of yellow; It is typical
of the time nnd its massed effects draw the
Insect travelers. A final token of the season
Is tho predominance of flowora of the com
posite family, to which belong tho dandelion,
astor, golden rod. Its blossoms are not uni
tary, but an aggregation of flowers. Take
the daisy: the disk flowers, capable of repro
duction, are massed In tho yellow head; the
ray flowers aro the whlto petals. All four
traits of autumnal flora are related in cause
and effect to perpetuation of the species.
The hue of the goldenrod sets the hilltops
aglow, lightens tho thickets' gloom, bright
ens brooksldos and beautifies even humble
stretches of road. It Is the most plentiful of
our autumn flowers, both In mass and In
variety More than 80 species aro found In
the United States. Hereabouts the common
varieties aro the lanceolate, thus labeled
from the ehapo of the leaves; the scented,
with its elusive anlso seed aroma, and the
hairy, with an easily recognizable hirsute
stalk All these tone congruously with the
autumn landscape,
Gold, Yellow and Blue
Also of the prevalent yellow is the bur
marigold, a tricksy wilding which travels un.
der several aliases. As stlcktlght, pitchfork
and beggarstlclc it Is familiar to the wood
land stroller, because of its habit ot attach
Ing Its burs to the clothing. In tlls way its
seeds are carried to pastures ne,w, for trie
burs are really seeds and the passerby the
agent of transmission. This Is one of na
ture'a tricks of seed distribution, pray calls
the flower "homely " It is.
The dandelion, Lowell's "dear common
flower of childhood," may well be included
in the autumnal list, tor IU blossoms art
amour the latest at they are aWon the
er9ft of the year. Other yekkw
are the low-lylnf aaaparaeoa, eHI Xit-
s mm
I i I
MURPHY
! and-eggs by tho youngsters: tho cone-flower.
usually known as the black-eyed Susan, with
its genuinely handsome flowers surmounting
a tall stem, and the rare evening primrose,
whoso faint fragrance is diffused only at
night when tho flower opens.
Tho gentians are the most beautiful and
tho asters the most abundant of the bluo-to-purplo
group, which Is a closo second to
the yellows of tho tlmo. The former, like
the spring arbutus, has of late years becomo
very uncommon. The fringed variety is to
many nature lovers, who have reached tho
secret of Its sequestered haunts and shy
ways, tho most beautiful flower of tho sea
son. Moro aro familiar with It through
Bryant's classic poem than through actual
acquaintance. Down here it does not quite
fulfill tho poet's description:
Thou waitest lato and com'st alone
When woods nro bare and birds are flown,
And frosts and shortening days portend
Tho aged year is at his end.
Bryant wroto of a moro northerly locality;
here it Is not a token of imminent winter;
but it is all too seldomly found. Those who
know It will Immediately concede the poet's
ascription:
Blue blue as if tho sky let fall
A flower from Its cerulean wall,
for its color Is as celestial as anything on
earth may be.
Not so distinctly fine or so cerulean In hue
as its cousln-ln-science, tho closed gentian.
Is no mean flower. Its bluo corolla, Its club
shape and tho characteristic cloture gives It
tho appearanco of being a bud. It, too, Is
fond of tho deep woods.
A Difference in Cousins
Asters vying with golden rod In plentltude
find appropriate place In the color scheme
between the bluo-purplo group and that
ranging from pink to red. They run from
groy-whlto to deep purple, through many
tints of blue and red. Their massive, varie
gated and profuse bloom reddens or empur
ples their favored localities of watered hill
sides or marshy hollows and turns to plctur
csquo beauty wasto stretches. Of the com
posltao tho bloom unites many florets on a
common head. Tho commonest variety Is
the New England, to be distinguished by a
hairy stem. Tho heart-leaved kind, carry
ing its own identification In tho name. Is
also abundant.
The Joe-Pye weed has trumpet-shaped
flowers pinkish In shading, and Is found on
cylindrical heads from damp meadows to dry
uplands. The poke wcod Is conspicuous with
its garnet-stained stalks six feet or more In
height set against a woodland background.
Tho stnghorn sumach Is another gorgeously
follaged plant. Its clusters of brilliant red
berries are a sign of safety as against Us
noxious relative, the poison variety. The
following llttlo rhyme is a good criterion to
safeguard wayfarers from resort to sugar!
of-Iead water: ar
Berries red,
Have no dread;
Berries white,
Poisonous sight;
Leaves three,
Quickly flee
the final Injunction referring to the poison
DEMOCRACY A LIE?
ToJhfL?iHor a the WIW Ledacr-eir-The
editorial of the h i .. .
Phla have been engaged ever mL .1 rhlUa'
Ban. in a campaign of v.t.r.i th.e w,r be
reeled aralnat Germany y Th?.,to1Unaer d1'
papers have not shrunk Uow f ouh. ,i'.w,putabu
filthiest lies and calumnies win," ,Uhl.n th
dl.parage the German T ThU ?i V. to
of the preas but its abuse - VJ?,r,wn
There Is more real education Tto th! T 0U1M
In Germany than to the, Suar P IZW6 ,,m:h
France England or th uUea 'agta? ohf
a hopeless Ignoramus or pervert i u I ' niy
But the day of reckoning 71? iMt
Germany will triumph over all Sw ,e an(1
vastly inferior to her In eveJvth n- 'le' B0
and your consigners are wronl in Jf0i1' 2
uutrxrh SLf 3 -
should a thu.4 t V&W. "L l
"barbarian.'. reanedVuUuriE eil&"
Vlssfl
cano," coarse, uneducated, hypocritical, beat
ful and without respect for anybody. Qermiaj,
alone has the right Idea, Her flght le that of
c. civilized aristocratic form of Goveramttt
against a crude democracy, the worst daluilM
of which the human mind has ever been rulltr,
and which appeals only to the Ignorant nbbk
for flattering Its Insane conceit. Remember, aVi
mocracy Is un abominable lie and sure to preri
the ruin of true progress. 'J
MAX SCHBABISCa "
Lambcrtvllle, N. J., septcmoer 6. i
Line editorial rererrea to Dy our correipona
ent made no comparisons between Germany an4f
us enemies n was merely a inouie to mi
courace and gallantry of one nation, and did cat
Imply that any other nation was less brave ,'
could evoke less sympathy. It Is our correspond-!
ent who puts the brand of shame on Germanrj
when he says that Germany Is fighting agalmtf
democracy, our correspondents quarrel u
with the United States for belne a. dfmocracr'.i
He can hardly blame the newapapers for U;f
Ucvlng In that Government. Editor EVEtmeafl
Ledger.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
It Is often not exnendlture of money., but tht
exercise of taste that does the most for a comjj
mumty in the way of beautmcation. Terra
Haute Star.
The only censorship that ought to be toler
ated In a free community Is that exerted by u
alert and conscientious public opinion. If thit
schoolhouse can rouse that opinion to the acl
Ing point, the more it Is used the better-Cow
cago journal. at
This doing away of Jobs that might be ntisi
by political ward workers probably Is hereirj
to the boys, but it ought to gratify the public;
generally, which is more Interested In efficient!
service than In seeing some one took care of.
Kansas City Times.
New York is making the flght that was m&3!
In Oregon a few years ago. The fight was woni
In this State. Power was restored to the pe
pie, and Oregon's real progress began. Notblnfl
eleo In Oregon's history has contributed Ml
much toward the State'a advancement and the
people's welfare. Mr. Root Is right Oregon
State Journal.
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