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The Sun llul.tlna jiirVM. .Mtrranl llouif. strand ttl)..,., 33 Jlua Louli It CJranJ BUBicmrTtoN Tnnus ETIMNO PFMLin LIMIKK la tnr-raH n iih. a In Philadelphia and surrounding town. rp.w ui inciro ii.i nnu per irees, payauia carrier. mall to point" outIJe of Philadelphia, In i.iru n.aira. uanaiia, or uniiea maiea po". . poataae free, titty (SO) cent i-r month. II dollar- per rear, payable In advance. in loreign counintj on 111) dollar per Tiex Subscribers wlahlne address ehanred jiro oiu aa wen aa new aajreaa. r MOO yALNLT KEYSTONE. MAty 3008 m-JLAimm nit ntmtnuntrnltntim tit l'fnttn PtitilM v' 1dgtr, Indtpmltncn Hauart. Philadelphia. re i?' ifitKmto at Tn mitinii.ruu i-ot omc is r , , "icutp nan Mm. Mirrrn. Philadelphia. M.nJ.r. Tebraarr 4. Nil i i . ... - Ig&XEPUBLICANISM DEMANDS 6,', MILITANT LEADEKSHIL' UiC,. fefpiIEHU Is a great establishment In this riv a i,w district devoted to tho manufacture of E .'munitions. Tear down a brick iiartltlon , and It becomes a vast locomotive-making '.plant. Tho Itepubllcnn party In Its In- fancy was fated to be a war party. rune- '.Honing as such It freed tho slaves and !ji-t-. mvcu iuu cuiou- ppoinuuu. uiijii-ii open m wuipuiiu mu pun) ovcumv Mb unto it i mighty economic organism, advocating nnd putting Into practice policies) which were f destined to rescue tho nation from Its com- wlaratlvo Impotence nnd poverty. What iY Republicanism did after the war was $$ comparable In Its maBiilficent rcaults lth Kjf Wliat It dill during tho wnr. It first saved 6h tbq Union by forco of arms: It then r-avol M " it and remade It by force of economic ft t policies. Republicanism l.s tho foster mother of L v prosperity. Its hold on tho nation Is tho liold Of deflnlta policies which lepcatcdly have vindicated tlioniKolvcH. It is tho avh lilirtv Ihnr lirltn.M tlin n.ttlnn'il UnsltinsM f'vV'Js ihe chief business of tho nation, that fS tig jirosperjty nnd trndo aro closely allied, m jJ- .i.- ., , lllUfc 111U piUIUUlHJIl 111 muiisu) is 111U HIIIO pi;- rond.to hapji!ncxs nnd comfoit, tlint a good Ct.'wage fbr tho Aineilcan workman nnd n lair profit for the American business man 5J arc essential purposes of national Icglsla i;v - . . . . . Km .lion, nils vision or iicpuimcum-m ns ii -gfreat economic jkhmt. a iiarly that keens lAtjiuslncss going und Imk intricxt lu the ST . . . ... . Kji.yrooiems or iu.sines, may lm lost in tho Ujrecnminuiions or ructionullsm. jien liav in Known ana accepted itcnubllrnnli.ni fo "lonK that they fall to gr.i-p the vital in-. iCeUy, for It or aie too ready to Comj(ro ii, 2uia iiii uiwin-i uit.ii uvit nun ngaii. 'Sn'ave proved to bo ruinous in operation. Ht" ' d0 not '"-'Hevc that men who have u '. . ..... thousands of dull.ii'N iiwested In prjilup- V"JJve enterprises or tho thousands of men feVwho work for and get a fair wng In such . 4 ' enterprises, view with anything hut nlatm t-itbe littleness nnd factionalism of Kepub t, 11 -(iicuii ivuuer.s in mm isinic tueM leaders Bg.'who play poWei; 1u tho crater of a volcano Kund ImaclnB thut: thov nn. nf i, .mmr. B'.V 6j?)arty. rennsylvnnla is tho citadel of jo- Jpubllcanlsni, but Deniooiatli1 miners and tappers aro steadily at noil;, Not In f-y years have the Uimocrats iippioacliiM a Lfe gubernatorial light ltli sucli u lighting ,ff chance of success. Tho tlinmb of tin- Ad- ELfr'imlnUtratlon Is on teiy Indii'try in tlie Hfi4AH.nn..n.l.l. .PI... tl... .. 1...1 , j-owVfi.iiiun,vii.ii. i lie iil in i riicr,-. em RiSfijlbyes grows day by day. Ceitaln coin. av T,rnmlnf.H wltli ilptn.it .fTv Imm t ,,-, ....... ..II.. ffAf Atv. JSlajtrengthened Democratic appeal Client J'Tao'ral Issues me In tho oiling, a now loi-pjing Is In men's licarls and new drtaniH Impel them, rolitical revolution permeate-, PitlJ air. Yel those petty f.ictionnllsts who tffpyio as leauers loci; tueniicivcx in their eloMts and continue their hucipi politics. rVMT iney do lu love wltlt .May that tlicj '"lliave no cyeb for Noumber' JJwPe to l:,fty mvn ''rywlieio that 'th;campaigii this j'ear in tills Cominon MiFkHh, ta fraught with tremendous conte- Suences. Tlio los of I'cnno'lvunU would '-n probably a long period of economlo ),ijj;perlmcntatloit In national urfnlrs after Ihejwar, at tho most critical period In the trade history of tho world. 'Hint ni-i. ,.lintntlon In thd hands of free-traders and theorists would Inevitably be disastrous, 'blunder, therefore, In rennsylvanla. lead. ffi 4nc to a series of blunders thereafter, would f- ruinous to many Industries nnd almost to others. It Is of the most vital lance mm i;epuuucans present this tt united front, that they forget rac ism, that tney put forward ns their lates the best men available n the nweallh, that they Inject Into their lila the wisdom of tfio older dnys'nud wnpelllng energy that formerly char- d tho conduct of camnaiens. th.-.i fntturie thcmselvos conservatively to .-Pftwarch of enents, rejecting nothing be- lt Is new and clinging to nothing Miecauae It Is old, but applying to ;leuo the ncld test. 'y these things are necessary un- loinlty is to be invited and defeat A party which Is a mero fac- not hold Pennsylvania. The fight r'muit bo neither for Tenroao nor ? nut for tne militant Ilepubllcan- formerly led tho nation out of t and the guiding hand of which iffftln .uppeor in national affatra In of new Internationalism wnlch Md. f.,: VKBTipP TO THE FRONT I'fMt if)r'a'..vlslt of Secretary BilalJteMalaYuSSbflraTaaafAa nlAl.. 1v!', decided to take the Philippines. Tito fiasco at Vera Crux was duo In largo parfto fre quent communication with Washington. A general In tho field does not often find It prodtablo to bo subjected to endless ques tioning by a civilian superior. H is tho gcncrnl Impression, too, that Mr. llakcr has so much to do nt homo that a visit to Kuropo may ferlously Impcdo wnr organi sation In the United Htates. Tho objections that nrlsc to such a trip would bo equally forceful In tho caso of any man other than Mr. ltaker who happened to bo Secretary of Wnr. It may be, on tho other hand, that rea sons of which wo know nothing compel Mr. linker to go to Trance. The censor nhlp bides many facts. Wo llnd much criticism that Is worthless becauto condi tions arc not what tho critic supposes, llo is given Incorrect or Inadequate Informa tion. Wo cannot help feeling, ncvcitho less, that tho place of tho Secretary of Wnr Is In (ho United States nnd In tho United St'ntcs ho ought to stay. Tho Hngllsh adopt a different policy, but thcro Is gravo doubt If It bus been beneficial. UXPnEI'AUKI) KOK PEACE TTKllll.1l temperatures generally" for J"-- tho North nnd Middle Atlantlo States, announced by the Weather Hurcau, sounds moro reassuring than the vaguo promise thnt today "may" be tho last heat less Monday. There Is this consolation In any event: if this lst tho last one. It will bo the last ono not only of tho series, but In our his tory. Tho way of tho war Is to bo decided this jear, as tho President pays and n:i everybody knout.. In the net thirty-eight weeks, before Noembcr tin own nnd rains stop the fighting that Is soon to begin, wo (hall know whether the war is to be In ought to a clean-cut end or drag on ever lastingly in ono shape or another; now In tho form of trndo exclusions nnd conflicts, now of long grueling pcilods of nrmlng to the teeth with all cMllzed pngiess halted, now In ppnradlc racial trench feuds. Uut In either raso tho unpreparedncsi disease has t-hown its led lash nnd high fever. Though no swoid be found to rut tho International knot, our national knot Is plainly cuttable, and overwhelming pop ular fences of outspoken protest, ttrlklng blindly nt times, i,t times Mirely, aro con verging nnd concentrating upon tho de mand that moro coal be mined, moro food produced, inmo t-hlps built, more transpor tation unified, more, truth told not live separate demands, but one. The icniedles Jiavo been temporary. Sjmptoms hac been treated, not the disease. Tho nation's Indu-itiles must be welded Into ono big machine for use fu war and In pence, willing out State lines wherever they aio barriers. Whether tho International fion tiers can be no easily Ironed out or not, this nation, nrtlng ns one great State, can and must at each blast of the forge pro duce of the arts of war nnd peace, of do mination and healing, both kinds of tools for it-muring civilization. If tho world want the lit t-L kind it ran hae It; If tho t-ccond, that will be in stock; il both at 'once, both it shall have Tills period of chaos has been iri-ti nrtl r. It Is not too lato lo mine moio coal or grovy moi e food. Peace will demand ol us ns much us war. Peace may como as tragically swift ns war did, and not with out dlstiess It Industrial anarchy bo not avoided. 7 1)0 SOMETHING, GENTLEMEN! TIKil.I.nV service tdioncrt llttlo If any improvement Satuidny over piecedlng d.iK. Acute ills-satisfaction continues in nil sections of the city, nor lias thero been any icsponsiblo announcement fiom tho company that thero will bo Improvement. The Industrial output oT the district con tinues to be haniper'd by tho dillleiiltles I.iboiors encounter In leaching their places of uiiplojniPiit. The stores aie suffeiing Ik-ciu--o pefip'o nfiiho to como to the en ir.il p-ui of town iinlesh the) aie viitu.illy compelled to do hi, Individuals, whose patrloti-nn lias nuido them uc(,ule-scuit, are beginning to wonder if it Is a matter of patilotlMii; If the ml-ciable i-civlco is not, n fact, duo tu other leas-ons than tho war. The) le.ol of the ttansportutlon dllllcultlej Pcirhliig encountered In Prance and they wonder In what sou of condition the Ameile-iin army "ner thero" would be had It liM-u olfeinl the kind of t-ervlro the 1". It, T. has been giving Philadelphia. We hear u gieat deal about experts and elllclcni-) . The management of the p, n. ;, Is MippoM-d to be composed of eperts. Wo Migcpst that they give homo evidence now nt their elllcleney, for It l.s patent that the lespousllile olllcers of tho city will have to take Immediate irmedlnl action If the ollleeis of the rompan) do not do t-o vol untarily. It Is not lemcdlal action merely to assert Indlieetly that t-omo uttempt to impiiivc nffnlLs will be made. Too i null Republican qiiain-lliig dopa fitiiiotiats good. the An) how, wo are, glad tho Philadelphia Hn-ip'tal not the mill. Whi'ii tlie inllmnds fall down Miu.iiiolnr tiULk gits lu Us woik. The elt) Is glowing o fast thnt (hi It. T cinnot keep up with it. One mole Verdun ought to Iip rnmigh to bring tho Germans: lo their tenes. 'v rould almost wish that man Alienliy were ntslgncd to a command In tho west. It ought not to be called the University of Pennsylvania unless women can get Into It. too. A ieplle.1 of the Statue of Llhorty Is to bo erected In Ilroad street. It's keep tho light burning. T)u Pont has bought the Wnldorf-As-torla. That may somewhat relieve provin cial New Yorkers of the desire to see the sights of that fabulously wealthy iiovrder metropolis. WJhnlngion. The Public Ledger published n story about dirty flags nnd dealers were almoat swamped with orders for now ones. Most of us publish stories about dirty streets but wo have never noticed any rush to get them cleaned. Tho theft of coal loses whatever ro mance Is In It when It Is reported that some of the thieves merely ncqulro the product In order to sell It to their neighbors. Other features enter Into the cae when a bucket ful is taken to save human life. . If drivers of coal waions are serious In their threat to go on strike unless they can get beer to drink on Mondays, they are too Uerman In their thoughts to suit this mutiny,- iHe.ni. jnjna.we.Know thy !,.- I -:&'&'. ." EVENING rUHLiO LEDaisiK PENNYPACKER ON HORSEBACK Governor Proves His Ability by RicUnir in Saddle at Roose velt Inauguration l-lINXMWCKI.'h AVTOIIKIOKAt'llV Ml. 07 fCnpvrtonl, fJ. In l'ublio I.nlitr t'omvnnv) JOHN P. inwni!, the managing editor of tho Itccord, a bright and cnpablo fellow, with whom 1 have ntvva)fl been on good terms, then wroto, making this rather nstonlshlng proposition on behalf of that Journal: It will turn over to you on any day )ou may select, within tho next thrco months, Its cntlie plant, ono of the most modern and complete In tho world nnd offering every advantage for tho pi luting and circulation of n newspaper, with tho understanding that jou shall have abso lute chaigo of tho men und materials at hand, or any other equipment that you may rceiulrc, to piepaic, pi hit and clrcii Into n newspaper of the character you have In mind. The proposition Is made In the utmost good faith nnd with tho earnest hope that sou will sco your way ileal1 to Its acceptance. llromley Whaiton, my Fccretary. wroto n i espouse: Tho (lovernor dliects me lo say that whllo ho very much appreciates the gen erosity of )oiii1 pi-iposltlon uiiil the ex ceedingly couiteous and lompllmenlaiy terms inwhicli It Is couched, tho time Is too liuidequato and the task too oci whelming to peitnlt him to accept. Dwycr returned lo the charge, saying, lu a long letter, among other thing.': You can havo your own time and die tnto your own terms on this point. What over tlmo )ou think you need lo do your self and your Ideas Justice will be cheer fully granted, nnd tlint "tho lie cord In dulges In tho hope that It may Induce )nu to reconsider )our detcimination " Wharton ngaln vvioto. Jantiaiy .II1 The Governor Instructs mo to acknowl edge tho leedpt of jour letter of the 12th Inst, und to biiggest to you tho propilety of lenewlng your proposition after tho expiration of his term. lu Its Issuo of 1'ibiuaiy ? (ho nevoid ptlntcd tho entire loircspoiulcnce. Praise liy Carnegie On tho 3d of Match Andrew Carnegie gave out an interview1 lu Pittsburgh, In which ho said: How aro the Pennsvlvanla newspaper men and Governor Pcnnypncker getting along theso days? When told the lelatlons weie peaceful, he replied: I am glad of it. He Is a gieat Gov ernor. I had tho pleasuio of meeting him at State Collego last summer and was much linpiesseil. n Is so demo ciatlc. Ho is nn honest man and has inado a wondeiful recoid as nu executive. When net you sen him, I wish ou would tell the Governor that I favor his lo election. Mr. Carnegie was lemlnded that the 1 1 nnsj Iv.inU Constitution prevented Gov ernor Pcnnypaekor fiom succeeding him M'lf without allowing a term to inteivcue: .''Tint's ton bad," leplie-d Mr. Carnigle. Tills is ono ease wlieie I agieo with rim Campbell in ir-maiklng. 'What is tlio Constitution among friends?' If he cannot Niicreeil himself, then tell Gov ernor Pennjpaiker I nm fur him fot any hlghci1 olllce he wants." In the morning of that day Mrs. Penny packer and I. aceompanledby the staff, went down to Washington to take patt lu the inauguration of President Itooscvelt. Wo had looinj at the Ilalelgh Hotel. Tho city was nveiciowilcd and the lalhoads wcio overburdened. Mrs. Joseph C. And oni led, tho widow1 of Colonel Audemled, who was on tho staff of General William T. Sheiman during tlio war, a elaugliter of Coflln Collect, of Philadelphia, a second cousin of mine and a leader lu the fashion nblo llfo of tho city nnd country, gavo a dinner to Mrs. Pcnnypacker and myself. A Mvailhy, daik-ej-ed woman, sho was good looking and entirely giae-ious. Our clothes n?d not anlvcd, duo to the delay em the trains, and we were compf-iled to appear us we were dressed fur the eais, and f-he mated the fnet with due lenity. At the din ner weie the .liMlces of the Supieme Comt of the United States and their wives, and Mr. and Mrs. Wiijuo M.ieVeagh. Mrs. Audeiirled's daughter niauied a Trench count, tho Count Dlvonne, and lives on tho shores of Lake Geneva nnd has been u flguio lu the hoeial llfo of Pails. The InnauRiiral Parade Tho next day was bleak and cold. The .military parade consisted of tlnce divisions of about 10.0U0 men in each. The llrst was commanded by General I-'redeilck D. Giant, of the regular aimy, a self-contained man who looked very much llko his father, and whom I havo encountered tvernl times us I have koiio tluough life. The second divi sion, eonsistlng of the troops of Delaware, Pennsjlvanla, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, was under my command, with Governors Preston Lea, of Delaware: lMvvnrd C. Stokes, 0f New1 Jersey, and Lib wV Win Held, of Maryland, commanaing the tioops of their States. Tho thin dlvi hlun was commanded by Governor I". W. Iliggins, of New York Vov tho first time in my life I played the lolo of a major hcnernl. At tho last minute Stokes, of New Jersey, fell by tho wayside, It was s .id, because nf dread of tho responslblllt)1, i lid I had on tho moment to put some one el-e Ir command of his brigade At 9 o'eleick In the morning I bestrode a beauti ful hoise, belonging to the pollco lorce In Philadelphia, nnd, forming my lino bej-ond the Capitol, after waiting m the hill in the cold wind fox- tin hour or two, I lodo down Pennsylvania avenue In tho presenco of 250.000 people. I was told that I re ceived moro plaudits than uny other man who took part except tho President. As v c approached tho reviewing stand I heard rtooscvclt, In his boisterous way, as ho turned to the ladles behind him, shout: "Hero comes Governor Pcnnypacker!" It was my method of meeting Smith, of the Press, and Van Valkenburg, of (he North American, who for years, by cdl torlal and .cartoon, had been telling the people of tho country that tho Governor of Pennsylvania, was afraid to rldo a horse. Thoy wcro blown out of tho water nnd thcro was little said of the subject there after. We dismounted from our horses nt G p. m having been In the saddle nil day long. There Is no need to tell what a physi cal strain such a proceeding Imposed nnd It Is no wonder that every Inauguration day la accompanied with Us toll of death. I concluded that It would bo my last up pcarance on that stage. The Itecord re ported. "Uut of ull (heso Governors, renny. packer received the lion's thare of alien' tlon," and th'o Tress said, "What Is more, ho rode remarkably well." .TL a s5Staiio5Vki2i.3? Tumarraw Carer-Mr reiuijrpaekfr . Irli n -tlILJLr.MiUiLl'1-JlA, aiUfl-UAY, TOBKUAISV' 4, HANGING TOO GOOD FOR AUTO THIEVES? Don't Ask an Owner, But Listen to What Was Done in Old Days fO.Mi: stallstlclnn has Jut announced 0; that more than 100.000 automobiles havo been stolen' In the IhkI ten jenrs nnd tlint this means about two and a half, per dav In Philadelphia. Passing over tho half nufomoblle (whl6h J'our Jokesmlth could easllv Identify for )nit) It might bo Illuminating If It weie possible for some ono to nrrango a sym posium among the owners of those stolen cars to ileteinilne the conrensus ns to what punishment should bo meted out to such thieves heieafter. We venture to believe that bunging would recelvo pretty close to a majority of (he votes. Although under I such a .law It might bo dllllcult to secure u conviction before a Jury drawn from the pedestrian proletariat, wo have only to go back through the court iccords a triflo moie thnn 100 years to find Its equivalent. Ilorso stealing was punlsliiiblo by death In that Ignominious feu in In this Common weilth lu the inle'idlo of the eighteenth cen tury, and as late ns ITS.) ono James Kelly Miffpicd u judgment which even tho most Indignant motorist might nivept as sutll eient penalty for the theft of a motorcar. James J. Ilieen, Ksq., has dug up from the doeket of the Court of (Juaiter Ses sions mid liaiioinltted to m (ho interesting lecoul of N'ellj's -trial befoie a rltv court III Philadelphia, on October 27, 17S3, Kelly bad been m.'ueil of slenllng a ninre, the piopeitv of Adam Livingston, and a true 1)111 had been found ngnlnsl him. The pris oner, being airnlgned, pleaded "non cul et de bos pci sc sup pit," whatever that menus, following which appears tills further entry, quite as crj pi let in the lay initial: "Attorney General similiter it lileo." The lemaliiiler of tlie leeord Is sufficiently clear: AND NOW, n Jury being called, come, fo wit: Isaac Jones, J.ik. W'ltbey, Nicholas Hash, George Kelts, Iiavld Jrtt)s, Alex ander Hiitheifonl, Ilenjamln Jones, An drew Summer?, Jacob thinner, Cornelius lllliunr, William Harm. Jn. Gaven, who being duly liupamiellril, returned, tiled, svvoin and nllliined, itspcctlw-ly do cay Urn James Kelly Is guilty nf the larceny whereof s.c , in manner and form ic. Jl'UCJ.MIJNT, That he lestme the mine to the ow-iiei- or pay the value thereof; tint ho pay n line of P.'.'. to the Common wrnllli; that on tho Slh of November tiet he stand one hour In the pillory; that he be whipped publicly with thlity-nlno lashes well laid on his bale back; that at the samp time he have his ears cut off and nailed to tho pillory; that ho be eoniniHleil (o Hip wnrkbouto of the. e ltv nnd county for sW months; that ho pay th" costs of this prosecution and stand commuted till tills sentence Is compiled with. When Thoy Unused Men for Trifles At the lale at which automobiles mo now being made and sold the car-owning class may soon so far outnumber th; covetous pedcMrian elass as lo make possible u re veislnn lo tho dinttic laws of old time. Caveat lioii-emptor! Wo gentle moderns aie horrified nt the iccltnl of the b.iibarous customs that onc maintained beie, but It lnu-l bo leniciu bied that the spirit of the laws of Penn s)lv.mla was the sanio as governed tho laws of Ihiglanil, mid capital punNhnient was visited even upon minor offenders In tho old country ns late in, the middle of tho nineteenth eelituiy. lll.u ketone lefeis to 100 offenses as pun ishable by death, some of them of a n.ituie that seems to us lather trivial, n, for In stance, "i tilling down a tu-e or personating n i!rtiuiiK.h pei,si,ner. ' W havo before us tlio Helmut News I."ttir of November S, IS'.'l, whleh lontalns a thiee-cohiiiin aceount of the trial at the Kid Halle), lu London, u few days before, of llemy Pauntleroy, V.vi. Kumt'leioy was net used of uttering" a forged power nf at tiiine), by which lie cainn Into possession of some r.000 pounds steillng, tho pieperty of a e Ilcnt. He seems to havo been a man of culture and social standing. Sixteen highly respec table witnesses testified to his character for integrity and honor. Cut, ns the learned Jiistlon sagely lemailted, "without good 1 t-inirueirr no cnuiei not navo committed the, ciluio with which ho was charged," The lepoit concludes; "Tho Jill j- letlred 7 minutes before .n. nnd rcluinedait 0 minutes past 3. Tlie prisoner stood up holding his handkerchief to his mouth and sobbing deeply. "Veullit, Guilty of 1'tterlng: dealli, On healing the verdict prnnouneed the pilsuiicr mlnciil no particular rmotlnii. Somo of the Jm j wept. 'The imiii-.il for tlie inosecutlou consult ed logt thcr for some minutes, after which .Mi .lii-Uee P. Intimated to tho prisoner thai the Attorney (ltnei.il did not think t I'l-ctci-niy lo proeiuto any mom Indict ment It was not his painful Mt to pro uounto the sentence of the law, that would b" done by the Hecorder nt tint end of the session: but as a Christian Jlaglsti.ite. lm was bound to advise him to pnp.uct fm his latter end. It was now impossible that mercv should be etended to 1 1 1 til In tills world, but lu case of so many und so lic eiiient commissions of tho same offense, stated under his own hand. It was most Improbable. I In entte.ited lihn, therefote, to make his peace with God. 'Tint prisoner raised his clasped hands with gieat eneigy toward his heait In bow ing to tlio P.eneh. He was led out, suppoit ed by two persons, epii'p feeble, nnd scaicely nblo to move his limbs." And nil that was less than 100 years ago. What now? Shall wo levivo for "tlio mod ern motor thief tho pillory and tho ear. tilmmeis" T, .. n. j IRVIN COBB'S UNIFORM I lrvln Cibl), who has Just sailed for Uuropo I to write a new- series of ni tides and a book j on. war conditions, tells tho following story , about his acquisition of n correspondent's uiilfnim: I Going to n military tailor ho asked to be I measured for something udcemato to his flguro and station. I "You want an American olllcer's uniform I I suppose?" Inqulied the fitter briskly. Mr. Cobb legareleil him with tho restrained temper eif one who has explained who ho was (and Is) to tho Ilrltlsh War Olllco three dajs In succession. "I am not nn American ofllcer," corrected Mr. Cobb. "Oh, I see," said tho filter. "Itcgulation British It Is, sir." Mr. Cobb hated to distress him, so' ho waited until tlio calf measurement, at fun Inhalation, had been noted down, whereupon ho mentioned casually: "I nm not a Hrltlsh officer." "Lli, wliat?" tald tho litter, 'reclining on his heels. "What shall I mako It. sir?" "Obtl knows," said Mr, Cobb, dejectedly T,lie measuring proceeded. After the Sain Brow no diagonal had been secured by nieuns of trigonometry nnd a ball of twine, Mr. Cobb prepared to leave. Tho fitter seemed bewll dcied nnd somewhat deprtssed, Mr, Cobb had an Inspiration. "I havo Just been appointed a colonel on tho staff of tho Governor of Kentucky" , remarked, and was rewarded by an Inntant look of relief on the fitter's face.. The atm'os phero seemed to have cleared Immeasurably "And do you know," n(ya Mr, Copy, ',. I put that uniform on and looked at rmself In the glass I looked lileo a field marshal In tho I'alestlno Guards." AMIES AND KIIAKI-CI.OTII Cansreaaman Arthur ci U.wale. of p,,,-,., tanla. m-elvnl tlda wall In 111. mall ,,K niornlm: , ur .. m tilt if filil Bibman il-in .. 1 1 ". ri.-r -j r. ""..."" iai rBri.,i aira uu i'mi ! aanco, i uouol very n,..AiT ihether tha Untied Blatt-i CluVernm.i't ."$i IttSk??' Vr a&R W rt5?oWiSa. axcuaa rou for thai nurpcaii. Wa will aoin"K " out ol the army no that 1 can haul aahea iiain If ou obtain my Ulncharae I will hnul jour !? free of charee. Vou will ntl ma Ihla aDrlJ. .5 nuiiv iiiui naiica, uiki t n iiiii ynu lirnuM o rSii-- ." ': .rw.-lw " rJEZliA vt? 'V-1',i-5,-i5S3rS'i-1-- " '-'j-'",A"'--2e? vv DEMOCRATS PLAN TO RUN THE STATE Republicans Urged to Stop Fac tionalism and Nominate a Bitf Alan for Governor 1i the VMIui of the firming Public .cJw : Kir Tho election of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretin)1 of lntiriuil Affairs, thirty-six Congressnieii nnd a Leg'slature net November while Impoitnnt l.s but the sklim'sh for u coninianding position in tlie far greater contest the piesldency of ll20 end tin re fm o tills campaign for Governor will bo fought by tho Democratic party Willi a degree of skill anil iletcrmliiat'oii sueli ns was never befom vvilnesscd lu Penns)lvnnla. Tlie lilstory of American politics showH that from the inauguiatlon of Wash'ngton. April :10. 17S!', until March I, 1P17 a iciiod of 12S jeaia tliero were only- two sutcessivo liemod.itle adinlnlsttat'ons, the Ihst In 1S"2. wliin Andrew1 Jackson succeeded himself, and again In 1910, when Woodrow Wilson be came ids own successors Hut, beginning with Abraham Lincoln nnd ending with Jcines A. li.uficld, thcte wiro sK successive Itepub llinn adialnlstrat'ons of twentj-foui1 ji-.us, und. again, from William MeKinlcy. In ISOO, until W. H. Tuft. In li'l.', there wrie four moro succes'lvn lie publican aihniulilr.it ions of sixteen jears, mak ng a total of foity years of successive llepubllean Administra tions within a period of flfty-sK )eais, against twenty years of such successive terms by Pcimvratic adminlMi.itnrs during tlio ilghty-four jears of tho prrbldency from Jackson to Wilson. To retold that for the second time Ju his tory there were tlueo successive terms from 1912 to 1921 Is one of the all-absorbing i caseins why President Wilson Is giving such an unprecedented Inlet est to the Pennsyl vania cimipalgu of 191S, and two veiy im orlant questions that eonfiont P.epubllcans of Pennsylvania arc Plrst. Shall that hlslory b0 written as I'icsldcnt W Iron would have It lcconled? Andicw Jackson nnd Woodtovv Wilson were the only Presidents who secured to the coun try thrco successive terms of tho presidency. Second. How are Pennsylvania HepUbli- I cans to prevent mo writing of history lu that 1 way? 1 At elglity-ono )ears of ago a man has I passed tho period when ho !-. influenced by ' . .tilt. mvtliltlnii crii-.ll.l ..,.. ..i,.. ... ........ PtlllOU lllliu.nvii. -w.u.l, I'UIPUIIH 0- V 11II1C- tlvo purposes, therefore it must bo granted that my aim Is to restore tho Republican party of Lincoln, MtKlnley and Itooscvelt to that degrco of confidence whleh led the Amer ican people to give It their earnest, continued nnd successful suppoit. Tlio first step Is to elect tho llepubllean Stnle t'eket and thereby thwart the scheme of (ho Il'g Kour (o carry Pennsylvania for tho Pemociatlc candidates next November, preliminary to tho election of li Democratic President In lu;o. To do that Is the most serious pioblem that has ever confronted the llepubllean party of rennsylvanla. Immediately following tho death of Senator Quay In 1901 a patty or KanUat'on was created which, owing to its selfish purposes, soidlel alms, narrow-minded prejudices and vindictive practices led a largo portion of the membership of tlle BI,y to turn against tho party organization. That opposition began In 1903 the first -ear fob lovv'ng tho death of Quay and still ex'sts as n menacing influence which If Ignored Is to court ueieuu ot-naior uuay Had brought Hie Republican party lo buch a hlKn. state of clency In Pennsjlvanla that (t m, ., Jorlty of 505,229 for Roosevelt for Presl efTI-ma- T . ... ii.ii.. , - .. i.crmcn in rtiociiiuvu i.i,. largest ever cast for nny candidate by nny party 'n nnv stntn of tho Union. That major'ty was except onally la.ge. but the leadership of Qu.a'KSX velt waa cxcepllonally capable At tho election for State Treasurer In November. 100S-only one year ?atc" (ho party organisation candidate for State Treas urcr was defeated by a Democratic malorHv of 86.191. cast for William lnCm- who lnough: to light glaring frauds upo!, , e State Treasury, for which a number of to most efficient supporters of tho party oreanl. xatlon were arrested, tried, coiivlbte.l and tentenced to Imprisonment, ' '"" The Kime party orgonltadon influenco led to (he defeat of four Republican ConCJ men In 1910. all of then, lunnln fS" election In strong llepubllean districts ths Twenty-third, Twenty-elghth. Thiriletii ,, nd ThUO-eecond. Hud (rferie I epubllcan" been re-elected It would have enabled tho lUnuWU cans to organlie Congress. Th ninrmi..I "i dltlons that wouUl Imv, cn matIo pub", Inveotlcatlof committee, would, hav r-r,,"' ,;r "r "" p(f ' 1018 INCIDENTAL TO THRIFT :Kdtf:K,T . C'ongicss In ISIS would inevitably have fol lowed, but tlio confidence of the membership of the p.nty could not bo given (o such a Uader of the paily organization, holding that patty honor was moie saciccl than party vic tory at such u sacrifice eif pally conscience. And now- upon tho thieshold of u, most Important campaign fl aught with sii-nlfl-lance the paramount paily leader goes (o Pittsburgh to continuo a llirec )cnrs" vln ellitivo arraignment against the Governor of Ihe Commonwealth I quote bis exact woids: If I live twenty jeais I never cxpcet to seo a wot so Governor th.-fn Mr. Brum baugh, He Is utterly d'sci edited. His In dorsement Is a serious political liability. Not only that, but he Is a liar. And Governor Brumbaugh hurls this Invec tK'o iignlnst lils accuser. I also quoto his e-saet language: Tills AdmlnlFlratlnu has not permitted Itself to bo dictated to or Influenced by the political leeches that have sucked money llko blood from the llepior and other spe cial Interests to carry tho government ngnlnst thn common people. There can bo no harmony with any men (hat have stead-' lly opposed all the humane legislation, all tlio just and cqu'i.iiiio things tti's Statu e wes lis eltlzeiu. We want no Knlser uilo In our paity. Tho membeiship of tlie parlv must con (Inuo to withhold Its coiifldento from a'partv oiganl.ation will, stub a le.idet ship the highest aim of which Is to iiiinlhtlato each ether and It might lie worse It they thould come together upo,, (l l,,-mony ticket, as it would then be iecalle.1 that the best or the ".'.Ft,i T'('"ro-'' "d Hrumbaugli could do unitedly was the selection of Thomas B Smith for Major of Philadelphia. Tho Demouatlc ai-lv .ommands a eom blued physical, lliinuci.tl. mml ,i u,-. i liilliienco such as was never appioaehcd by any other pailv In the i-.a..i ' L-.."" . ', n.vl,ni,l, .1.'.. .V1."" "i.nrs. ..111- Ap ployes in Pennsylvaii'a, and all of these em- !?j2T.'r!--''?..Ui; Vdead' by in. ii- ii.mul'ih in uns .State, everv onn e.r whom wll bo eomnelled to do eftectlv" ,,ds. tionary work In Ill's campaign. The-coal on xssj.svs.'TiKsEr.r5 for this Peniisylvanla election -iXlZ against each other. JO v'V Fn VI .'U Philadelphia, Pebruary . "'I:' COI IltV. COmi'S l-virnsu The (lovernnr nf KrnturU- Ti.vv.ifin'iii'cs;' i's '.. W ho Ills Hint form supernal. What 'Do You Know? QUIZ 1, Who U Lord T.tuifttlimnr? S. here Is Kiel? :i VWw virnte "Twenty I nde-r Ihe Sea"? Tlioutuml I.eaiues 4' " Male.?"" 0,',"', "" atar hi the i'nfJt .1, Who U Juki hit Ifelfrl'i? U. When m (he t'enstl(Ut0 0, ., .,,., htates fiiriiiulu(il ' ,"8 Inlled '' W'iurrt ,lle chl,ra"""l''"! ' le arehl,c 8. Who was "Old Itoutli nnd Iteads'" 0. What la (lie orltln of (he ,,ord "iM-mnlary"-10. What Is "doomilajr"T ' Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1. Kofrli Is "lli Hermit Klntdom." . John lluiuraii uaa rallrd the "iiforil Tinker." from Id. Iilr(li,.laee and (raele 3. Monut she df rlvnllon a from thn l..,,.il . Juno )loneta. Ihe ,!', ", Komu!,,e 0t 4. Illrain Johnaom I'nllrd State. Hrnalnr . Callfornlik and a Itadln memb?r !i"?.m tominltteet condiiulnt In. Senata i.,ri i'.' condition, at Hoc I.Ianj. """" ,rol Into 5. l.hil,'"l Ioindoii eithanae nlileh B,. .K .vrlbfrs wurld-wlde miirlim liilwlif,nVL ub iindrrwrllr. on aldp. t a. nfe "n1 0, Jamea llurliannn win the onlr Trraldant i. In 1'rnn.ilinnla, iraiuent born j, lllihard llcbrr. lrollier 0f uUhop H,h,. ,,, louin wrKrr, had (ha lamest nrliaiVfn' "' ft record. It rontalnrd' llo'ioo' .te" hou.ed In rljbt dntlllnfa, 'oluuir. g. We.lphiillu. liroiliue norllitten,,- iv. l. noted for Iron nroduclloti S5J ? M.n. s( nduatrUI atrlkca , ' n",T " 0. TH Uo'Utni rornierlr. a Oannan rrulaer t. iwi? x- a ,r""n'a frrtuS 10, Klcnara Rfarr liana. Anwrlcan . w'.u t. .o .: :. ii '" fyrt')j:;. Gf tWPB it r pi'flifl'L'i'j 1 xcksK'OL'n .ms&mmt'Smm , DAY John L. Wh.it need by clan or family name to name you? Too well We know you, we, the millions who ae claim you "John L." And if son.c mealy-mouths should gap to shame you With talk of olden faults for which thifi uiamc you, "fit! in ti-;il inll How in the closing rounds Good over-lj. came you, With hue-icil of tho wine-cun to inflame you k l As hot ns Hell, And how when in your lustihood you fell These golden notes throbbed in the final bell: "All's well." No need by Celtic clan name to bewail you: Too well We millions knew our hero, we who hail l "John L." It is enough! Nor ever shall it fail you. Hut through the aisles of history snail ttail you Beyond Death's knell. For Death himself sole victor to assail you Is but n name. Your own shall yet avail you Old Time to quell; And babes as yet unborn, when elders tell Of deeds of manly might, shall learn to spell "John L." TOai DALY. SCOTT ADMITS IT How' Authorship of Waverloy Novels Waa First Acknowledged rUP.ING tlio year 1827 Jlr. Jrurraj'a1 U son, John Murr.i)1, Sd, was residing In Edinburgh ns a student -at tho university, nnd ntteuded the memotablo dinner at which Scott was forced to declare himself the au thor of the 'Wavcrley Novels.' "Ills account of the ecene, as given In a letter to his father, forms a fitting conclusion to this chapter." Samuel Smiles says, In "A Publisher and Ills Pi lends." "'I bellevo I mentioned lo j-ou that Mr. Allan had kindly offeied to tako mo with him to a theatrical fund dlpner, which took placo on Prielny last. Thcro were 'present about tlueo hundred persons a mixed com pany. sr -Walter Scott tool: the chair, and (hero was scarcely nnoiher per son of any nolo to support him except tlie actors. Tho dinner, therefore, would have been llttlo better than endurable had It not been remarkable for tho confession of Sir Walter Scott that ho was (ho author of the vVavcrtcy Novels. This acknowledgment was forced from him, I believe, contrary to his own Wish, In tills manner. T.e.t-,1 Itreadnnr. bank, who sat on his left hand, propos4 ' ma iieaun, miii nner paying him many com pliments, ended his speech, by saying that tlio clouds and mists which ii.iri an lone :' surioimded tlio Great Unknown were now ., y., ...... .,u .iF),i-uicu in ins irue cnar- ncter (probably alluding to the expose mad before Constable's creditors, for I do not thlnlc (hero was any preconcerted plan). Upon this Sir Walter rose and Bald: " ' " did not expect on coming here to day that. I should have to disclose before .three hundred peoplo a secret which, con sidering It had nlrenriv i,n.. .,i.. i.np.ir.i to about thirty persons, bad teen tolerably 4 well l:ept. I nm not prenared to a-lva my A leasons for preserving It a secret; canriee V vwc.vl. l!y.a Brcat E,mr0 " " matter, yi ...... .....v ,w oui, t I)eg ,favo ,0 ODaerve mat i am sole and (nditbinni nnihnr nf 1 !!??,nov."!8, nvcry na" of them has orif uj . . I . e' or "as beol suggested to J Ine in the r-niifc .... "D . ? Vm i -. vi ni)- iraeung, i con J, a' eu'lty. and am almost afraid to,, 1 n't K-ln. I eiar; noVi' 2 loHi" ,s D0W b,ok,,n nnd my book ! rJ uAuiiiiuu ine extent nf ..... u. ......... i l.,.'!1""or'tl from memory. Of courw It la not quite accurate In words. Thla dec-- prplaul?e.,,M rectlvcd ,,l,h 0U(1 a'ltl ,on' Aim Yin1 iiiiiimi'u. ,,l,fr.i'f,i,'i;j;."' "J.1 J" .."''?'' t leaat Win,, J.w.H ice-puini Lm ,SQ
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