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LOST!
IF THE arts nnd energies of advertising
were organized In the public interest and
with it view te serve seciet as they bcrve
the Individual, the newspapers would new
be, printing heavily typed appcnls for In
formation relative te Lest Schemes nnd
Principles of Great Value. Large rewards
might even be offered for the return of this
or that great idea which was te have caved
the country and settled all our troubles.
What, for example, has become of the
saloon substitute, about which se many
bright and constructive things were said
when the dry were admitting that n social
equivalent for the bar was a necessary part
of the Velstead program?
Where are the low living costs premised
the country by the politicians of both par
ties? Feed prices are going up. The costs
of coal never came down. Bents are high
and getting higher.
Then there were the police reforms prom prem
ised by Mayer Moen- and the open cove
nants open! arrived at in City Hall. Thce.
tee, are among the missing and forgotten
things.
CRIME OF OWNING A DOG
THE case of Jacob Silverman and his deg
ought te result in the drafting of a mere
Intelligent and humane law regulating the
ownership of dogs by aliens.
Silverman, who lives in Orvllla, has a
pet deg. Rut he Is an unnaturalized alien.
The Legislature of 1015. in an attempt te
prevent the violation of the game laws by
Miens, especially in the coal region. pned
a law declaring that it was unlawful for
any unnaturalized foreign-born resident
within the Commonwealth te own or be
possessed of a deg of any kind. Any .such
alien convicted of owning or having posses
sion of n deg Is subject te a fine of .'J'J.j,
and the deg niut be killed.
Silverman does net use his deg for hunt
ing. He bought him because he loves dogs
and because his children also love dogs. Hut
because he is an alien he may net keep him.
Even his declaration of intention te become
a citizen would net be enough te release the
deg from the death penalty which hns been
Imposed by the court in Lansdale.
If tlie law k te be enforced it should be
enforced uniformly, and net alone upon
humblp aliens without powerful ftleniK.
There are doubtless hundreds of unnatural
ized foreigners Iiing in and near this city
who keep dogs. Sonic of them move in the
best society and ethers may held official
positions under their Governments. It
might be argued In behalf of the latter that
they profit b diplomatic nnd consular Im
munities. But there is no defense for the
ethers.
Probably the best way te brins about an
amendment te the law would be te begin its
enforcement upon all nliens in the city nnd
the suburban districts, without regard te
their social position.
If we cannot protect the game in the
Commonwealth without depriving unoffend
ing foreigners of their pet animals, we would
better send te Harrlsburg some law milkers
with n little mere ingenuity than was dis
played by thee who drafted the .let of 191.".
AN ATLANTIC CITY PROBLEM
PROPOSALS for a uiin a station near the
drawbridges In Atlantic City are in em
barrassing conflict with the Pennsylvania
Railroad's plans for a new structure en the
site of Its present antiquated terminal. It
may be questioned, however, whether the
latter program is suthuently far advamed
te justify pretest against interference with
n long-needed reform.
Discussion of adequate station fnriliries
in Atlnntie City h's teen vcnrisjnnelv pi,
longed. There has bei n nn nbund inee of
premises with vli'iial'v no perferm.ini e At
the pn sent moment the City Commission
ers seem te be thinking mere quii-kl than
the rallwnv managements, te whom will
shortly be presented a comprehensive plan
i'f relief for this exasperating situation.
It is the belief of the municipal authori
ties that n union station situate near the
thoroughfare whjih separates Ab-oeen
Island from the meadows would elve the
problem Tralhc connection m rhe eenti r
of the r' sort would be relieved, and removal
of yards ami depots would permit of the
Jieccssarv expansion of both the business
and tetn 1st sections of the community.
The proposal is assuredly worthy of care
ful consldeiatlen by both the Pennsylvania
nnd Heading officials. Their eahere serv
ice te the inr-t frequented re-ort in the
world is a medi I of celeiit.v and efli lenej ,
in striking contrast te teimlnal uicommo uicemmo uicomme
datlons unlit for a frontier town.
A MOCK REPUBLIC
THE Inauguration of Juan Vicente Gomez
as PreMdci.f of Veneueln recall-, t Hr.
denlc compliment ewe paid te that mii'itrv
by W. 11. Hudsen, the veteran nntunilist,
nuther and traveler. In his pictorially
splendid romance, "Green Mansions," the
Vifiter eulogizes the dictatorial Government
of Venezuela as well united te its people.
Acceptance of tliib view depends largely
upon ene's interpretation of the (.plrlt of
republican Institutions. In Venezueln these,
for yearn hue been a grandiose musk for
Autocracy and special privilege.
Intervals between dictatorships have been
characterized by nnarrhj Absolutism has
been the antidote for chaos. Viewed In that
light, the politic-ill system of Venezuela has
1 justified Mr Hudsen's praise.
In the seventies and eighties et the last
century there was Guzman Blance, "the
illustrious Amctiinn," as he proclaimed
himself en innumeiahle statues and iiionii iiienii
jnents. Crespe and Castre followed In the
beat of tyrannous power Hitmen was
clever and escaped te Paris. Castre js new
an impoverished refugee in Perte Hlce.
The present occupant of the Yellow
Heuse, as the executive mansion In Caracas
Js, called, is no less autocratic' than his
predecessors, but his methods are distinctly
mero subtle. Ardently supported by his
troops nnd the sturdy Indians of the up
lands, General Gemer, hns nursed his nu nu
therity with nn Ingenuity unmatched In the
annals of Lats American politics.
Fer years he was nominal Vice President,
the head office having been declared vacant.
In 1014 the net prohibiting a President from
succeeding himself was rescinded. The fol
lowing jeer Gomez wns "elected" te the
highest position in the State. The actual
reign of this wily potentate hns new en
dured slnce 100S.
This latest "inauguration" is, of course,
n farce. Gomez is uncrowned ruler of the
land which produced the superb pntrlet,
Simen Ilellvar, liberator of Spnnlsh
America. Superficially, Venezuela honors
the memory of its great here. Actually his
name is defiled by travesties of represent
ative, government.
YOU CANT BEAT A MAN
WHO STANDS FOR THE RIGHT
The Strength of Plnchet, Becoming
Mere Evident Every Week, Lies In
His Determination te Keep Faith
With the People
BEFORE the campaign is ever the old
line politicians are likely te discover
that Gl fiord Plnchet has some eiiglnal ideas
about hew a campaign should be conducted.
They get n slight jolt when he told Harry
Raker that he should insist en nn audit of
the expenses of the Republican State Com
mittee nnd en the fullest possible publicity
nbeut the contributions nnd the contributors.
Xe geed reason could be advanced ngalnst
publicity that Is, no reason which could be
defended in public and Mr. Raker had te
agree.
It is understood that Mr. IMnchet is con
vinced that the campaign can be conducted
for less than $100,000 and that this opinion
is based en his experiences in the primary
canvass. He Is confident that this sum will
be subscribed by the interested public.
New, ?1 00.000 Is much less than the Cam
paign Committee would like te hnndlc.
Members of Cnmpalgn Committees in the
past have become inexplicably richer after
the funds had passed through their hands.
It would be unkind te suggest that any of
the money stuck le their lingers; but as no
one ht.s felt inclined te ask for en explana
tion of the sudden affluence no explanation
has been offered.
Mr. Plnchet. however, is doing n kindly
act In insisting en n limltid fund and en
complete publlcll.v about it, for he will thus
relieve every one through whee hands the
nienej passes of the danger of being con
fronted by some inquisitive person who
wants te knew where his new wealth came
from. They ought all te be grateful te him.
In the meantime Mr. Plnchet is net per
mitting any one te forget nhat happened at
the primaries. He has written a letter te
the members of the State Committee who
voted for General Miner for chairman,
thanking them for their support Hut he
docs mere than this, for he reminds them
that "the organisatien deliberately broke
with long-established precedent, set aside
the will of the party and did what lay in
its power te rebuke the successful candidate
for having beaten the machine at the
primaries."
The machine, it is true, retained control
of the organization through the election of
its candidates te the State Committee. But
there was no serious contest for committee
places. The voters de one thing at a time.
They gave Mr. Plnchet a plurality in mere
than slxtj of the leuntit-s of the State, thus
indicating what they thought of the
machine.
There was a moral obligation en the com
mittee members elected In thee counties te
respect the expressed will of the voters and
te fellow the lead of Mr. Plnchet Hut the
lemnilttee members thought that a they had
the brute power te de as they pleased, it
would be a line joke te ignore Mr. Pinchot's
ndvli e.
It is beginning te leek as if the joke were
en the committee. Mr. linker nnd Senater
Pepper and Majer Reed are new acquiescing
In Mr. Pinchot's plans They have dis
covered that be has definite Iiieas and a de
termined purpose te be Iejal te the Repub
licans who voted for his nomination. Seme
of the old lenders discovered hew sentiment
was running and they professed le.valty te
.Mr. Plnchet te save their own skins. Rut
this was bei'eie the primary. They were
confident that they could elect their com
mitteemen and they hoped then te be able
te tie Mr. Pinihet hand nnd feet.
Hut he has refused te be tied. He is net
forgetting what these committeemen did en
June 10 and be is assuring his frii mis that
he has "net weakened In hl determination
te i .ii rr through unbroken. In letur and In
spirit, eveiv ph dge I made at the piimaiies,
and in particular the pledge te let the light
in and clean up the mess in Hern-burg."
Plnchet Is a new I.ImI of force in Penn
sylvania politics, the kind which the State
has needed for veins. His fundnnn ntal as
sumption is that the purpose of the State
Government is te serve the people of the
Commonwealth rn'lcr than te serve a po pe
liticnl organization hv providing salaried
jobs for its member1" That is, he insist.
that government eM- ' r thr benefit of (he
governed and that it il"i s net cast for the
benefit of a clee corporation of governors
with a chartered rlglif e raid the ' rensury.
The fact that he wen the nomination ever
the machine mmlidiire is proof enough Hint
the eteis me with Mm .n this i.ie .nd
the fait Hint his hi pe.il is te inm nters and
net te the maehipi in.iii him nviniihle.
Yeu can t fie.it n nan who stands for the
right without deals .md linkers and without
errupt (oinprem si- with the nbhercnt
ferrcs of pelltii il life
CHARNWOOD POINTS TO US
AMERICANS, who as u rule are inclined
te be prouder of the theory of the gov gev
rrnment than of their political pnn'tlcp.s,
are in receipt of a compliment from abroad,
shedding an unexpected light upon the in
grained national habit of self-criticism.
Campaigning Is farniliurly regardul In
this ceuntrv as distinctly a s hoel for
suindal. Even the comparatively fcw
apologists for the s.vstem have seldom been
bold enough te suggest that acquaintance
with Ks curriculum could prove morally
stimulating te outsiders.
A curious setiailtlen Is, therefore, In store
for re.tdnrs of it dispatch from Londen lin
plvlng udmirntlen for political customs
which we have been markedly averse te ex
tolling. Perhaps, after nil, the native hu
mility has been excessive.
Such is evidently the opinion of Lord
Clmrnwoed, who Is disturbing the British
Heuse of Lords with appeals for an official
Btu'dy of the American method of dealing
with corrupt prnctices In elections.
The English peer, whose masterly bleg.
EVENING PUBLIC
rnpby of Lincoln betrnys nn Intimate nnd
thorough knowledge of our history nid In
stitutions, has served notice that he will
request his Government "te obtain nnd
publish Information ns te legislation new In
force In the United States, and whether
there is Federal legislation or legislation In
any of the several States requiring the pub
lication of the nnmes of donors te party
funds, and the amount of their subscrip
tions." Obviously It Is the Intention of Lord
Chnrnvvoed te create something like con
sternation in British politics by exhibiting
the American Corrupt Prnctices Acts, which
de in fnct deal with these subjects concern
ing which he hns pressed his knowing query.
Although the power of the Federal legis
lation nleng such lines ever State primaries
has been denied by the Supreme Court, it is
explicitly minatory in the matter of elec
tions for Federal office, particularly stipu
lating thnt no cnndldnte for the Heuse of
Representatives shnll expend mere than
5000 for his campaign, exclusive of travel,
subsistence, postage, stationery, writing nnd
printing costs; thnt the sum for a cnndldnte
for the Senate shall net exceed 510,000, nnd
thnt full details of the sources of campaign
funds shall be published. The Impression
sometimes prevails that this act is weak.
If mere allusion te this mensure Is cnlcu
lated te strike terror in the hearts of British
politicians. It Is permissible te wonder what
nre the present concomitants of electioneer
ing in Great Britain.
American respect for the British Consti
tution is gcncrnlly sincere. By nn Inver
sion of cxnmples is a benighted republic, the
putntlve het-bed of partlcnn iniquities, te
be reckoned the scat of political probity?
The situation suggests that seeing our
selves ns ethers sees us is net invnrlnbly
depressing.
"BLAZING INDISCRETIONS"
SECRETARY WEEKS, of the War De
partment, who suddenly became the
radical voice of the Harding Cabinet, has
had his say, and he appears te have found
joy in It. The political heavens were dark
ened nnd tempests brewed in the partisan
press, and the mero nervous observers of
the secinl skyline trembled and wrung their
hands.
Mr. Weeks continued te talk In cnlm, dls dls
passienate and ccrtnln tones. He first pub
licly expressed disgust with Congress nnd
told the world thnt the brew of the Heuse
nnd the brew of the Senate grew lower
every jear. He disagreed openly with the
theory of temperance postulated by Vol Vel
stend. The reactions which followed this de
parture from normalcy In Washington have
been amnzlngly interesting in what they
reveal of our moods and thoughts in a period
of extreme nnd general conservatism with
n big C.
Senater Capper rose te demand that Sec
retary Weeks be nsked te resign. That was
because of the uncomplimentary references
of the Secretory of War te the direct pri
mary nnd the leeway it gives te stupid and
unfit men who seek high offices.
The mere zealous wets were outraged nnd
they nre disposed, like Senater Capper, te
believe that one who tells the truth as he
sees nnd feels it is somehow out of place in
Washington.
Nowhere was the sudden nntl-Weeks
cnmpalgn mere significant than in the
Democratic newspapers. Democratic edi
tors were shocked, but happy. They have
been talking of Mr. Weeks' "series of blaz
ing Indiscretions." They seem te believe
that they are still living In the days of Mr.
Wilsen.
Blazing Indiscretions'. Mr. Weeks, n
conservative of the conservatives, disgusted
by what he considers te be an unwise mis
use of conservative principles, went forth
like nn honest nnjl courageous man te tell
the country what he believed. And se he
became blazing and indiscreet!
If jeu are te call the Weeks speeches at
Western Reset ve I'nlverslt.v and the Penn
sylvania Military College blazing lndls lndls
cretlens, what words would jeu use te
characterize some of the addresses of Geerge
Washington, Patrick Henry nnd Benjamin
Franklin?
THE McCUMBER TEST
DEMOCRATS ever where in the country
are preparing te burn bonfires and tell
joyous bells after tomorrow's primaries in
Neith Dakota, where Senater McCumber,
one of the Administration leaders, is ac
tually In some danger of defeat at the hands
of the Nen-Partisan Leaguci.s.
But If McCumber is defeated there will
le nothing In the event fei either Republl
uins or Democrats te be elated about, for
the tight in North Dakota Is unlike the
fights waged recently in Indlnnn and Pcnn
sjlvanin between progressives and mere old
gunrilism. It is, en the contrary, between
two widely different theories of government.
Political parties, when they nre tolerable
In a country like this, must of necessity be
universal-minded. They must be nble te
exist for the service of all sorts and condi
tions of people, nnd thev must be able te
act Intelllgentlj nnd constructively in behalf
of the immense arietv of interests indis
pensable te a nation n widespread as ours.
The nen-pnrtis'in tutlens in the West
frankly substitute , 'n consciousness for
political theer.v Their slegnn Is The
Parmer 1'eher Alle. McCumber is net a
very inspiring lepiesentatlve of modern
Republicanism: yet he does stand for some
thing tested and sm in opposing a move
ment that is essen' illv narrow-spirited.
The fight in Ni.it'i Dakota isn't ngalnst
the McCumber wh.-e tactics have tended te
Irritate pregrrssiw m. mbers of his part).
It Is against the whulr theer.v of party gov
ernment ns vve ki et and practice it.
RHYMES AND CHILDREN
IT WAS a pleasant thought of the Na
tional (iiild Health Association te In In In
corpeiate simple rules of health in rhymes
of the Mether Geese sort nnd brightly Illus
trate them nnd send them out te be read
nnd cherished by school children. It hns
ionic te appear finally that children must
leek after their own health. Their elders
are in tee gieat a burrj te bother greatly
And se the Alphabet Rhymes, cleverly done
nnd reminiscent of the best nursery books,
recommend soap and baths nnd ph.vslcnl ex
erclsn and vegetable feeds and se en. Says
one;
A I" ff r apple
And also ter nlr:
Children ned both
And we have them te spare!
Children nren't accubtemed te practice
literary forms of rontreversy. Otherwise
the first Health Rhyme of the National
Child Health Association might bring from
a smnll child somewhere n retort something
ltk this:
I m a tenement child,
And I'm wondering where
Te llnd seme et these npples
And some of that air!
The keeper of the Mere
Cleanliness get down te work with
energy and vim. There
was no fellow In the town for civic pride
could equal him. He cleared the Uoer of
orange P''el and cabbage leaves and turnip
tejiH until he 'gnn te really feel he had the
tidiest of shops. Aciess the sidewalk clean
nnil bnre the litter carefully lie swept
stialght te the street nnd left it theie. tIiuh
law and oidlunnce hu kept. The wind blew
frcu! Th wind blew wild! It spread the
refuse o'er the street 1 And there you art!
TIs thus, my child, we keep our highways
cleau and sweet.
) LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUKBC'27;
n Intimate nnd I I nil
'THE FlpST TELEPHONE
J. H. Zerbey Sayt It Wat Used' Before
the Civil War at Gorden Planea.
Geerge B. Reberta One of tha
Inventera A New Story i
. By GEORGE NOX McCAIN
JH. ZERBEY tells me n most interesting
and unusual story thnt deserves te be
embnlmed in a history of the telephone.
Mr. Zerbey, be" it known, Is publisher of
the virile and progressive Pottsvllle Repub
lican. He Is former president of the Pennsylva
nia State Editorial Association and at pres
ent Is chairman of Us Executive Committee.
All bis life he has been identified with
the Schuylkill region. He Is familiar with
every page efvlts history nnd development
nnd the lives of men of nffnlrs who' helped
te make it, or have gene out from It.
The recital which friend Zerbey gave me
came te him at first hand.
The man who first used a telephone In
vented It rather gave the facts years age
te him.
Unfortunately, no step was ever taken te
prove priority of right te the Invention, nnd
new both principals hove passed away.
RA. WILDER, who died yenrs nge, wns
for many years superintendent of the
Mine Hill nnd New Yerk Rnllread, after
ward known as the Mine Hill division of
the Reading.
It was Mr. Wilder who gave Mr. Zerbey
the facts in the case.
There were ten years In the life of the
late Geerge B. Roberts, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which were spent
in the construction and management of ether
railroads, although he began his career as a
redmnn in 1831 en the Pennsylvania.
In that period, or up until 1802, he aided
In the building and management of the Bun
bury and Erie, Allentown nnd Auburn,
Mnhnney and Bread Mountain nnd ether
lines.
According te Mr. Wilder, os related te
Publisher Zerbey, it was during this inter
val that Roberts was connected with the
Mine Hill and New Yerk Rnllrend for a
time.
AT GORDON PLANES two inclines were
built by Roberts.
There was grent difficultv in signaling
between the top nnd the bottom of the planes
for the movement of the coal cars.
A slgnnl wns at Inst perfected by n con
trivance which Wilder, nccerdiug te his
stntement te Mr. Zerbey. rigged up with the
nssistance of Roberts and by means of which
they were ble te communicate by the bpeken
word up and down the entire length of the
Gorden Planes.
Ne details of the workings of the primi
tive telephone or its operation were given
by Mr. Wilder.
Whether or net there wns nn electric con
nection, or whether it wns merely n crude
affair after the fashion of the toy instru
ments that are sold nowadays for the amuse
ment of children is net known.
Whatever it was, its principle, Mr. Zerbey
says, was that of the telephone, and deserves
te be recognized as one of the first enscs of
tinnsmissieu of the humnn voice by wire.
GEORGE B. ROBERTS, of nil the presi
dents of the Pennsylvania Railroad, had
perhaps the most rapid advancement.
In lSCil he obtained a position as rod red
man en an engineering corps of the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Seme time after he was offered the position
of assistant engineer of the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad, then under construction.
He accepted it and in the succeeding ten
j cars was engaged in the location and con
struction of reads in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
JUST eleven years from the time he
entered the employ of the Pennsylvania
as redman he was mude first assistant te
the president.
It was J. Edgar Thomsen who had the
foresight te make this selection.
Seventeen years from the time he became
nn empleye he was a vice president.
It wns the most rapid ndvamement te
high position made in the history of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; at least in the
earlier years of its history.
CHARLES R. BACON, veteran news
papcrmnn nnd former New Jersey Stnte
efficinl, takes me te task for the emission
of a name thnt once graced the roster and
gilded the payroll of the old Philadelphia
Piess, whose building nt Seventh nnd Chest
nut streets hn just disappeared.
I confess te the emission. The tides of
thirty yenrs have erased net only the nnmc
of the mnn he mentions, but many mere
from the sands of memory.
Mr. Bacen says:
"In your very Interesting reminiscences
of the Press gang of old dnys no mention
is ninde of one of the most levnble and tal
ented of the staff, the late Will Garrison.
"He wns brother of the former Attorney
General, npd of Supreme Court Justice
Charles G. Gniriseu, of New Jersey,
"Garrison was no great star, of course,
but he was one of the most charming and
(ompnnlenable of men, with friends in every
direction."
I publish the above because of the desire
te de justice te the attributes and memory
of n most unusual man.
Will Garrison in ordinary conversation
used the most perfect English I ever heard.
It distinguished him above all ether news
papermen I have iv er known.
CHARLES R. BACON himself was as
sistant cltj editor during the most bril
liant period of tin famous old journal; the
dnys of Richer 1 Harding "Dink" Davis
"Andy" Watrens and "Ned" Hew-land. '
Will Walsh w i another member of the
Press staff who, name was emitted from
the list.
In the intervening enrs. he hns written
n number of nmniknbly nble nnd helpful
books, almost iel sivelj reference works of
the educational and informative kind.
Samuel E WiIihi.k was yet another of
that brilliant rail gieup.
lie was an editorial writer Up was one
of the first te intieiiuce an element of wit
and humor into the prosaic make-up of
what is known In the vernacular of n print
shop as "scml-eds
Charles Emer Snlth, riding te Wash
ington once en a tialn with James G
Blaine, noticed th.it the great statesman wns
intent en a cop id the Philadelphia Press
folded open nt the editorial page.
Mr. Smith thought, of course, and he told
the btery en him-ilf in edlimlal council one
dnv, thnt Blaine was reading one of his
(Mr Smith's) U mil ig editorials.
"The best thing veu have In the Press
nre these small editenal notes," Miid Blaine
te the editor-in -chief. "They nre the first
things I rend when I get my Picss in
Washington."
It was Sam AVillinms' column.
The encomium raised him te the seventh
heaven of delight.
He deserved it.
THERE were ether able men whose names
should have nppenred in these remin
iscences. Melville Phillips, who wrote "The Devil's
Hat" nnd ether novels.
I6nac Pennypacker, for n time editor of
the Sunday magazine section.
Hermnn L. Cellins for yenrs was the
finnnclnl editor, who, ns time went en
ginduntcd into the chair of editor-in-chief
of the Evening Telegraph before It wns pur
chnsed and swept into the dlscurd by Cyrus
II. K. Curtis.
Ed Dnvls, clever nrtist, enme nfter Frnnk
Crnne, who was one of these ram souls who
could dip his pen into India ink with cour ceur
uge and accuracy.
His successor was McGraw- big, merry
careless; n better manager of men than he
was nn artist.
There are ethers which In the absence of
efficii rosters have been overlooked. I nw
afraid. Net forgotten, but overlooked,
They Were nil geed fellows. With few
exceptions they were nble, conscientious and
diligent newspapermen.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
SAMUEL B. SCOTT
On Yeung Men's "Duties and Chances In
Politics
THE young man ewes It nlways as n duty
te bis community, Stnte nnd country
te tnkc nn nctive nnd intelligent interest In
politics, according te Snmuel B. Scott,
nuther of "State Government In Pennsjl
vnnla" and former member, of the Legisla
ture for several sessions.
"I want te make a clear distinction,
however," said Mr. Scott,, "between enter
ing politics as n business or ns n means of
livelihood, and going into it in nn effort te
modify or improve conditions. There is no
mere unsatisfactory way of mnking n living
thnn politics, as the amount of reinunerntlen
which enn be honestly earned is nlvvnys
small nnd entirely dispropertlonnte te the
abilities of the person capable of being suc
cessful In it.
"Even n part of whnt he does mnke hns
te be spent In i lectien expenses and mere or
less 'veluntarv' contributions. But If a
young man's livelihood is secured in some
ether manner, there Is no muie fascinating
field for tffeit than some sort of work in
public affairs.
Great Opportunities New '
"There is a particularly line opportunity
nt the present lime. It is a period of very
great change and the war has set In motion
new currents of thought which will inevi
tably have te be weiked out in governmental
changes of some kind or ether. The men
who were prominent in affairs before the
war are old and are gradually relinquishing
their control nnd the men who nre going te
be peliticnl leaders of the future nre these
who embody In themselves the newer cur
rents of thought. The nominations of
Plnchet and ltcverldge nre simply inden inden
teons of this change of thought.
"The entrance of women Inte politics
is another fni ter which makes for ladleal
chnnges. The elder pelltii inns are apt te
expend most of their energies in trying te
keep the women satisfied and ipilct without
a realization of the fact that a whole new
set of Ideas must new be provided for In
public matters. The .veunger men who came
te political maturity of leadership nt obeut
the time that women weie given the right
te vote will lensider It a nnrmul mntter nnd
will net mislead themselves by Ignoring the
imperlnnce of the women vote. The nomi
nation of Senater Reed, who Is only about
forty-eno .vcar old, shows what is possible
for the jeunger generation.
Ne One .Method
"There is no ene way of getting Inte
politics which Is better than another, but nn
opening Is nlwa.vs assured te nny ene willing
te de the neccsMiiy detail work. Politics is
a highly prnctiinl affair and the control of
votes is the final test.
"The fundamental work for the beginner
Is te establish a wide acquaintance among
his Immediate fnends and nelghbeis. These
will then 'begin te leek te Jiim for political
advice, nnd before long he will have n group
of voters who will take his advice upon all
these numerous public matters upon which
the average cltien is net In n position le
make tin his own mind. The vimng nniiti.
clan thus becomes a factor and is recognized
as such by these responsible for the ad-
minisirniieii ui me mrger political units, and
the way is open for him te rise ns far as his
abilities make possible.
"Political work is fascinating because it
deals with ever-changing human nature and
because, after working for a series of venrs.
it Is possible te see that slew Improvement
which always comes from unremitting nnd
disinterested effort.
Necessary te Country's Welfare
"An intelligent Interest in politics en the
pnrt of the young men is nhselutely neces
snry te the preservation of Hie institutions
of the country. It Is n true snying thnt in
a free country we get just ns geed govern
ment as we deserve. We certainly deserve
a very peer government If these with educa
tion and ideals remain out of political work
and In many cases de net even exerclse their,
right te vote. Especially in a tlme of
transition llke the present it is of the ut ut
mest Importance that these who represent
tue eiuer inuiiuuMi iwiu me oiiier stock
bheuld take an active part in Vll political
nnairs. i
fine pemicai ucigni te wnncn a young
mull cuu rmu ucjicku Brruuy upon lug npll
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THE BLACJK WINS ,
tude nnd his opportunities. Seme of them
Ilka JUst the forensic side, In which they
spenl; nnd nppenr frequently in public, while
ethers prefer the administrative work. These
two classes resolve themselves genern)ly Inte
renl pellticlnns nnd the officeholders.
"Fer the young mnn who is nnxleus te
see the peliticnl conditions of his country
improved, I consider thnt he enn de mero
effective work If he holds some definite po
sition, net necessnrlly one which tnkes up
much of his time, but one in which his in
fluence for geed mny be mnde manifest. It
is quite sufficient if he will de executive work
as a division representative en his wnrd
committee.
An Important Position
"The importance of this apparently
liuinble position can scarcely be over
estimated. By holding it, the young man
can control the purity of the elections In his
own division, ene of the principal factors In
securing nnd mnintaiulng an honest govern
ment, i
"He should also be willing te serve ns
nn election officer. This tnkes only n couple
of dnys in each year and Is the foundation
stone of the whole system. "With an honest
c ectinn beard, the whole machinery of elec
tion must be honestly conducted; but if such
conditions de net obtain In the election
hoards, the entire stream of government by
ballet is polluted nt the source.
"The position of registrar In also ene
worth considering. It is nbeut the only one
which is nilequntely paid, nnd eccupnncy
provides the opportunity for becoming per
'"'" lly acquainted with every voter in the
'.iil! nnd tllls w,de acquaintance is ene
of the first qualifications for political work.
.Must Want Geed Government
"The essential idea back of it all is that
the eung mnn must renlly wnnt the best
kind of government nnd must be willing te
de what he can te secure it. Whnt he i
ahle te de largely depends upon himself, for
there Is ninple opportunity for every one te
de something, nnd it is extremely Interesting
work when u person once gets ni it.
'lhi old idea that there is no use in
doing it is erroneous nnd dnngerens. Thin
was eminently proved 'by the last primary
election In Pennsylvania, hut it would have
ZZ IV0"'.' "whS-Ica if the election had
gene the ether way by a small vote. J
iTersens did net vote at the election, thinking
that it was -no use.' The result net ely
proved this attitude te be a false one. but
the r position actually jeopardized the res t
which was achieved. It is every one's if, ty
e de wiiutevVr he can for the best political
interests of the city, State and Natien"'
Whnt De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
the nrlmnries.
2. Where l Antinm"
2" V'H.i1',,.e"0..?"'Lf wa,
vnr?
.. ....... .. ...v iiii-.winiK or me exnresslnn
u A.cfn'-UnK te I.lmlley Murray"? '
6, Whnt is nnpery? urrjy t
6, What Is the Murman Coast nnd hew did
, It figure ir. the World War?
7 Who wen Qulile Reni?
8" WBenleaITh0 anlnK of " wrd thra
ll. What Is mulligatawny?
10. Who wns "Oom' Paul?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. In classical mythology the Gelden Fleee
was the lleece et tha ram en ,m .e
Phiixus wim carried te Celehla a w.'J
guarded; by n dragon nd taken v5
Jasen, head of the exnedltleiT " .uy
. a ,ArKn,"a",s' with tlm aid of Medei ,h
2. Admlrnl Farrngut was of SDaniit, '
scent. His father, Geerge Fnrr I0.
was n native of Minorca i or, ? nr?B.Vt'
nalearle Islands In the MedUerrSne ,'J,
a possession gf Spain """wancan,
3. In Rabelais' famous satire. aaren,
wee a, veracious nnd Jevl.il einr?. n-rVa
ndjectlve gargantuan him SI' Tni
ynonymeuHvfth enormous? gigM0
4. Halley's comet was last visible t VL
naked cye In 1910. "D'"ie te the
6. The word cnfeterlu Is derived frn, .u
Mexlcnn Spanish. rrem the
6. Ichthyology is the study of fish
7. The rnllvvny enr called a gendnin i.
long, ehnllevv, open trelght cnJ ls a
8. Earl Kitchener was drowned when ,i.
Hampshire wan mined in 1910 n ,he
0, "The Uemaunt of the Hese" hni i.
cnlled the "French Illnu?" u8HbiJ
allegorical romance in verse nc A"
thirteenth and fourteenth cenuri
and was done Inte English by ChnS!ic.?
ie' Th?'aeoxdp,retsiot.'' ",,ral u" Ia ""Wy&s
m ' wbwrHbs jmi
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SHORT CUTS
Every week is Raspberry Week for tat
pessimist.
The blew of the assassin also kills tl
cause he espouses.
"Sun Will Continue War en Pekini."
Het time premised.
Though chill winds blew, vve have cea
fidence there'll be a het old time en tht-
i'eurth.
'
The Organization's fear is that one tfj. j
me iningB I'incnet win "carry tnreuga ' II
his club.
It will take mere than a stenm-ehevil
gang te dig up all the facts of the coal situ
ation in Illinois. ,
"Mexican Journals Stir Political Pet."
Ne way for journals te behave. Must think
themselves spoons.
Earth has many joys, but none that
exceeds thnt of the boys who go te camp tej
UilitH 4WMI11- LUUUJ.
SHU worrying ever thnt list of Amer
ica's daughters? Wcllj don't forget Mn.
Sippl and Miss Ourl.
Senater Perter J. McCumber begun te'
fenr that what he has te fuce in North
Dakota ls a blizzard.
Congress will grieve when It discover!
that the President cun swing a club ether;
where thun en the links.
England fears mera trouble from Di
Valeru. But it is Ireland that has the
greater cause for such fear.
Talking movie has been perfected la
Paris. Just as though there were net !
ready mere thun enough talk in the world.
New Yerk peddler has been fined for
painting watermelons red te mnke them leek'
ripe. Evidently he bad been studjiuj the
checks of the peaches.
Field Marshal Earl Halg ls .going te
re-enter the liquor business, but It il
mutter thet has merely academic lutereit
this side of the water.
It may easily be thet the most cltectirt
(If entirely illeglcul) defense Soviet revolu
tionaries en trial in Moscow mny have
certain economic discussions taking place u
The Hague.
Berlin scientist sees possibility of lift
In the deep hollows of the moon. Se Hf
from doubting it, we have always known
there is n man thcie and that he livel M
green cheese.
llrnl 1Vlltl. n.,., s.f Unrtrnrrl UTI
the world is between 1,700,000 and R.OOO,-'
000 years old. In nny case, the presump
tion is thnt the last million years will M
tne hardest.
r,
Add Fverwlnv Tternes . .TnmM Tittttti
huckster, who wen trampled te death under
the feet of his runaway horse as be tried jj
prevent it from running Inte a group
playing children.
Heck street these days may net be
bower of June roses, but It would delll
your eyes te see its large supply of potsteel,
carrots, turnips, beets, cabbages and etflW,
delightful little plants.
Hals off te Miss Ollve Bewen. Camdm
stenographer, who saved e small boy freB
drowning at Pen Beach, N. J. She dlTa
after him nnd get hlra, nnd snys thnt "
there is te it. Which proves her modest W
well as brave.
It Isn't Chinese cheap labor that Jj
worrying Jamaica but Chlncse unwllllngneM
te labor. Instead of going te work en
farms, the ycllow-man-and-u-brether, wl
his almond eyes open te the main chance, w
rapidly monopolizing the liquor busine
Bum, isn't it?
rniini of iieiidlv ierei
They Never are at large as a reiujt m
May Be Fount) of a fire at uearsi mi
University of Califor
nia. Bettles containing cultures were breig
.....I tt,n eAtitnntu ivimnei! itwnv. InOCUUtAS
rats, rabbits, goats and guinea plga wgj-1
releasee, ann are tun nr. large. ;:: .'
1, .!.! ..ncalhllltlna l.iir,, llmmllv I II' tlm?'' ' I
bllltlcs are mere reasnuilu.
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