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THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1901.
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PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEB. O.
Let those persons who turn their
thoughts to incineration of the body
have their way; but what Is the origin
or basis of the Idea? The thought, it
would seem, concerns itself too much
with apprehension of what Is to become
of the materials with which we are
associated or the .forms we Inhabit,
after we are done with them. The
whole thought of the remote ancient
world, in particular that of Egypt, was
centered on this question. Hence the
mummy, the crypt for the dead, the
pyramid of Cheops. Buried in the
ground, the body will soon disappear.
In our soil and climate no vestige of
it will be found fifty years hence. They
who make elaborate arrangements to
burn the body, or who have their
thought concentrated on preservation
cf the body, appear to us to make like
or similar mistake. It looks like a sort
cf morbidity or self-exaltation in
cither case, the product of an excessive
egotism. Inhumation of the dead ap
pears to be the suggestion of nature.
The pyramid, the catacomb, canoe-burial,
mound-burial, cremation and urn
burial, appear to belong to the same
order of Ideas. That is, each seems to
be egoism. In Its last effort.
Civilization, as Dr. McLean seems not
to know, has grown up sporadically in
widely sundered centers. The complex
society now familiar In Europe and
America, largely built up through in
terchange of racial and national ideas,
was practically unknown in the ancient
world. Chinese civilization today is far
in advance of that upon whose rude
beginnings it has been erected. What
was the "force from without" that put
development at work in old Egypt, or
Persia, or Greece, or Rome? Some
force from without, doubtless, but
chiefly Impulse from within the
same impetus to progress that abides
in all sentient things. The fact is
that the evolutional process Is nowhere
bo clearly visible. In a glass case, so to
speak, exposed to exhibition, as It is in
the development of man from savage to
civilized life. Mr. Markham's idea that
man was built "in the glory and the
dream" Is as false to history as is the
Presbyterian doctrine that all men fell
ar.d became guilty through Adam's ex
ploit with the forbidden fruit We know
the record of man's ascent from his
lowly companionship with the brute; it
Is written in the relics of the stone
age and the iron age, the various steps
of savagery and stages of barbarism
all following a similar course, whether
In Asia, Europe or America. The Idea
that man was originally perfect but is
now degenerate is deeply ingrained in
many minds, but no error of theology
is more effectively discredited by scien
tific and historical research.
The Legislature Is urged to enact an
other cigarette bill In the moral and
physical interest of the boys of the
state. "While cigarette smoking is per
nicious in its influences and deplorable
in its effects, retarding physical growth
and development, clouding the mental
faculties and blunting the moral per
ceptions, there is no reason to suppose
that it can be banished by legislation.
That the habit is tolerated by parents
cf growing boys passes all accepted
Ideas of decent, reputable parental so
licitude and authority. There Is abso
lutely no excuse for the parental delin
quency that permits boys still at home
and under parental supervision to be
come addicted to a habit so enervating,
83 foul smelling, so expensive, and one
that, withal, begets such general
wcrthlessness of character. The state
is asked by the bill now before the Leg
islature to step in and correct this par
ental delinquency by removing tempta
tion and opportunity from the path
way of its youth. The law may be en
acted, but it will not serve the in
tended purpose. "With the resistive
pewer to meet and overcome tempta
tion lying dormant in the boy from lack
cf cultivation, he will find means to get
and opportunity to smoke cigarettes,
regardless of any law that may be
placed on the statute-books for the pur
pose of restraining him. Self-restraint
is what is needed, and this only paren
tal example, training and (if it comes
to that) discipline can supply. "When
it comes to the moral reform business,
the state is a failure.
"When the United States interfered to
expel the Spanish Government from
Cuba, a coterie of Senators, actuated
by partisan demagogy or interest In
Cuban bonds, forced into the declara
tion of war a recognition of the Cuban
Government and of the Cuban people as
by right free and Independent, pledging
the United States to withdraw from the
island when peace was restored. The
consequences of that act were fore
seen at the time, and are now becom
ing imminent. Senators Frye and Gal
Hnger point -out the difficulties that are
crowding about us. Chief among them
are the Cuban constitution and Cuba's
bonded debt Suppose that free and in
dependent Cuba undertakes to repudi
ate its bonded debt of $500,080,000 to
$700,000,000, and the European creditors
proceed to its collection by force of
arms what are we going to do about
it? Shall we have to fight the Cuban
war all over again to correct the mis
take made at the Instance of Teller?
Or suppose that Cuba is consenting to
the designs of some European power or
powers upon her shall we have to fight
both Cuba and Europe to retain the
island and its control of the Gulf? The
constitution now being drafted in
Cuba contains no clause recognizing
the actual relation of the United States
to her under the Monroe Doctrine. It
should, but by the mischievous Teller
resolution we are estopped from insist
ing upon It Another war for Cuba
looms distinctly upon our horizon, and
all because of demagogic perversity.
Yet Teller still sits in the Senate to in
struct us as to our diplomatic duties,
and Bryan says we should extend this
abominable Cuban pledge of independ
ence to the Philippines!
The Democratic answer to the cur
rency reform bills is a most interesting
contribution to our political history. It
fairly bristles with suggestive sur
prises. For example:
It Is impossible for silver dollars to go to a
discount as Ions as they are limited in num
ber as now provided by law.
And again:
It is impossible for sliver dollars, as now
limited by law, to depreciate in value.
This is the gold-standard contention
that free coinage would destroy the par
ity, by destroying the limitation of coin
age, which alone enables us to main
tain the parity. The report gives the
He to everything the silver party has
affirmed the past ten years. Yet the
report also says that to make the sil
ver dollars redeemable In gold will men
ace the Treasury by heaping new obli
gations upon the reserve. But this
view is wholly untenable if the previ
ous contention is true. If the gold
value of silver is impossible of impair
ment under existing law, what object
will holders have In sending them to
the Treasury? Obviously, none. Not
only that, but the redemption act would
tend to Increase the stability of the sil
ver dollar, so as to remove any discredit
upon It, or reason for Its presenta
tion. The fact, of course, Is that each
of these contradictory statements is
imperfect and therefore incorrect. It is
possible for the sliver dollar to depreci
ate in value now. Limited as its coin
age is, the machinery for securing its
parity Is no less essential. And the
redemption act's effect is in the direc
tion of safety, rather than menace, to
its stability.
MR. TONGUE AXD HIS TEMPEIl.
The Oregonlan never has felt per
sonal unklndness toward Hon. Thomas
H. Tongue, and has often borne testi
mony to his efficiency in Congress. He
is not indeed an object of its unalloyed
admiration, because it has always
known that he is a vacillating or trim
ming politician, whose primary desire
is obtainment of votes. He never takes
or adheres to any position strictly be
cause it is right, but "straddles" im
portant questions as long as he can,
with a view of getting votes from all
sides. This, long time, was his posi
tion on the money question, and It was
one of incidents which gave the oppo
nents of the silver delusion in Oregon
so much trouble. He is now showing
his political disposition and aptitudes
again. A few days ago the corre
spondent at Washington sent this tele
gram: Washington, Feb. 1. The Senatorial bee Is
busily buzzing In Representative Tongue's bon
net. Mr. Tongue has not openly announced his
candidacy for the Senate, but has been most
restlessly awaiting developments. He says that
neither Corbett nor McBrlde can be elected
and that some dark horse will be chosen. He
hopes the lightning may strike in his direc
tion, and has so stated to several friends In
the House. Mr. Tongue thinks his chances are
exceptional' good at this time, because of the
record he made In securing generous recogni
tion for Oregon In the river and harbor bill.
He has been waiting for tlie opportunity to
spring his candidacy upon the deadlocked Leg
islature. The Oregonlan sees nothing in this
that should have given Mr. Tongue of
fense. It was surprised, therefore,
when it received from him a savage
dispatch, declaring the statements un
true, denouncing the correspondent as
stupid and dishonest, and a man more
over with whom he would hold no fur
ther communication. The Oregonlan
did not print this dispatch, but In an
editorial paragraph said that Mr.
Tongue had sent it a telegram denying
with some warmth, for which It could
see no reason, that he was a candidate
for the Senate. It added a compliment
ary remark on his efficiency in the
House.
It seems that the McBrlde people at
Salem, noting the dispatch In The Ore
conlan from "Washington, had tele
graphed It back to Mr. Tongue; and
this was the cause of his Ill-natured
dispatch. They now print In their local
campaign organ at Salem a copy, or the
substance, of Tongue's dispatch to The
Oregonlan, and comment on the mat
ter, with a show of affected sensibility
and spurious indignation.
Since this matter has been carried so
far, The Oregonlan will say, distinctly,
that it prefers to believe its correspond
ent rather than Mr. Tongue. It has no
doubt that Mr. Tongue would like to
be elected to the Senate; that he Is
eagerly on the lookout for Indications
favorable to himself, or of which he
might take advantage; that he holds
the opinions and desires that our corre
spondent attributed to him, and that he
had stated them to members of the
House from whom' the correspondent
received them. But, called down by the
faction with which he Is associated,
Mr. Tongue trembled and denied. This
Is altogether characteristic of the man
and the politician. The Oregonlan Is in
nowise surprised, for Mr. Tongue is a
temperamental shuffler in politics, has
assiduously cultivated his native talent
in that line, and thus far, no doubt,
he owes his success largely to it It
has, however, led him to some setbacks
heretofore, and may again; for bank
ruptcy is very likely to overtake such
practice, at any time. Even in Oregon
there have been very conspicuous in
stances and examples. The Oregonlan's
correspondent at Washington can get
along without any further communica
tion with Mr. Tongue; and The Orego
nlan itself, if it should receive no fur
ther information through him, thinks
It would still be able to publish the
news of the world, and supposes that
even Mr. Tongue might still find some
thing to interest him in its columns.
For The Oregonlan intends still to
play, even If Mr. Tongue should sulk
and threaten to quit.
BAD, BUT THE WORST IS OVER.
What is wrong In the Philippines, and
what can be done to correct It? This
is what everybody would like to know,
unless perhaps we except the antls,
whose occupation would be gone, once
peace and order prevailed there. The
first of May will soon be coming on,
and that will be three years since
Dewey sailed Into Manila Bay and
loaded us up with an uncomfortable
responsibility. Three turbulent years
have passed over the islands, and
everybody in this country, if we ex
cept, perhaps, the antls, would like to
see things settle down. The President
himself led off Monday in applauding
MacVeagh's disclaimer of slaughter
and conquest, and his plea that the Na
tion should "help to a better life every
fellow-creature of whatever color and
however weak and lowly." Few will
cavil at this expression of the National
purpose, or fail to regret that our
course in the Philippines makes no bet
ter progress. Particularly dishearten
ing is the hitherto unpublished remark
of General MacArthur: "Expectations
based on result of election have not
been realised. Progress of pacification
apparent to me, but still very slow.
Condition very inflexible, and likely to
become chronic."
Let us begin with the negative pro
cess of exclusion. Nothing can be done
in the Philippines that contemplates
withdrawal of American authority, or
mitigation of unrestricted allegiance to
American sovereignty. Nothing can be
done that treats insurrection otherwise
than as rebellion, or puts governmental
responsibility into hands unfitted for its
exercise. There can be no peace that
does not involve cessation of Tagal
hostility, there can be no order not ad
ministered directly and without resist
ance under American authority. The
rebels must lay down their arms, will
ingly or under duress. The Tagal lead
ers must understand that there Is abso
lutely no hope for their designs of
achieving power under pretense of lib
erty. It is evident, also, that while Gen
eral MacArthur accounts himself In er
ror as to the result of the election, the
result does not Impair the correctness
of the hypothesis from which his ex
pectation was derived as a corollary.
That Is, the basis of Tagal persistence
has been hope of co-operation and rec
ognition from the United States. As
that hope has risen, hostilities In
creased; as It failed, they declined. The
lingering activity In accounted for by
a lingering hope, revealed in the docu
ment printed a few days ago from Fili
pino sources. There has also been an
Impression, General MacArthur now re
ports, that the volunteer regiments
would not be replaced. This doubtless
grew out of the resistance in Congress
to the Army bill. Nearly all the Taga-
log activity, therefore, recent as well as
original, can be traced to the influences
started in the United States by those
hostile to our Government's success.
The rest consists of outlawry, which
must be suppressed by summary meas
ures. One thing we can do is to punish
brigandage, assassination and terror
ism with peremptory and drastic meas
ures. The only way to be kind to the
Inhabitants is to be cruel to their op
pressors. In view of the persistence and re
sources of "anti-Imperialism" in the
United States, this Is perhaps the only
thing the Administration can do that
it is not now doing. Obstruction has
such latitude in Congress, on the whole,
probably wisely, that the delay in the
Army bill, mischievous, is likely to be
repeated with the Spooner bill. The
situation, In fact, has more than one
element of reassurance. General Mac-
Arthur's gloomy telegram bears date of
last December, and since that time nu
merous evidences of progress have been
reported. Re-enlistments under the
new Army act, punishment of criminals
and Inauguration of civil governments
throughout the Islands will have direct
effect there, and at home It Is note
worthy that the position "of the antls
Is Itself changing gradually to more
reasonable views. Abandonment of the
islands Is no longer urged, and nearly
all the criticism leveled at the Admin
istration has to do with details which
affect not the main purpose, and pos
sess a certain real value In insurance
of circumspection. The Philippine prob
lem Is still an annoying one; but signs
multiply that the worst is over.
"COMMON' HONESTY."
Elsewhere appears a rejoinder of Dr.
Robert McLean on the subject of evo
lution. The question at Issue we shall
not discuss, except to say that citations
of scientific authorities in support of
evolution can be adduced two to every
one against evolution, because the let
ter subordinates the question of evolu
tion to personal reflections, which de
mand personal treatment The asper
sion with which Dr. McLean opens his
paper is gratuitous and unjust He
complains that Isolated passages have
been taken from his address, that a
construction not intended has been
forced upon them, and he calls this
"bushwhacking," "not honorable war
fare." The Intelligent reader will ob
serve that Dr. McLean goes on to ac
cept the construction placed upon his
utterances and reaffirm them. Every
contention attributed to him In the ad
dress he espouses in this letter. His
plea for sympathy because of "bush
whacking," therefore, Is groundless.
Notice, also, his defense against
"shameless misstatement of fact." He
quotes Van Dyke in opposition to the
descent of man from the monkey. To
show how faithfully he Interprets his
authorities, It will only be necessary to
reproduce his use of the quotation,
thus:
Van Dike
I McLean
Man as descended
from the monkey is of
course rejected by all
thoughtful persons.
That man descended
from the monkey or
any otber nnliuul
is rejected by all
thoughtful men.
Van Dyke's remark Is consistent with
the Darwinian hypothesis that man and
the ape have a common animal origin.
Dr. McLean falsifies Its meaning by
Interpolating "or any other animal."
Dr. McLean Is afraid The Oregonlan
will not print his letter unless he ca
joles It with talk of "common honesty"
and "impartiality," expressions very
dear to dishonest quoters and unfair
reasoners. He says, "You claim that
your paper is Impartial and that it is
for the benefit of your subscribers."
Dr. McLean probably does not know
that these claims are not made by The
Oregonlan, and that one of them, at
least, It often expressly disowns. But
he should have honesty enough not to
say such claims are made unless he
knew it
Except in the case of the humble cot
tagers in the Highlands, the spectacle
of women walking after their dead in
funeral procession was never witnessed
in Great Britain until Friday, when the
Queen of England, together with the
Princesses of the royal house, followed
on foot the remains of her late maj
esty Queen "Victoria, as they were borne
from Osborne House to the pier where
the royal yacht awaited them. In this
part of the ceremonial, as In all else,
exact obedience to the written direc
tions left by the Queen for her funeral
was observed. It is said that the idea
was suggested to the Queen by seeing
the women of his family follow on
foot, with bowed heads, the body of one
of her old Scottish tenants to the grave.
Struck by the humble attitude of grief
as thus presented, the Queen asked
that not only the men of her family,
but her daughters, her sons' wives and
her grand-daughters walk reverently
behind her funeral carriage. The re
quest was not in keeping with Queen
Victoria's native thoughtfulness for
others. The women of her family, as
was inevitable, had been for many days
preceding this long walk through' the
wintry woods under a great mental and
physical strain, and their evident fa
tigue when they reached the pier where
the body was embarked was the pa
thetic feature of the greatest funeral
pageant of modern times, if not, indeed,
of all history.
The Legislature of Montana appears
to be making tremendous efforts to
meet the demands of labor unions of
the state, or, more specifically, perhaps,
miners' unions, which have their strong
hold In Butte. Conspicuous among these
is the enactment of an eight-hour labor
law. The advocates of this measure
seemed to have plain sailing at first,
although there was not lacking those
who denounced it as class legislation
and refused to support it. These op
ponents, though in' the minority, suc
ceeded in calling a halt In the prog
ress of the bill by an amendment pro
viding that the men should eat and go
to and from their work on their own
time. This the advocates of the bill
would not allow, though the president
of the Smelter and Millmen's Union of
Butte admitted, upon being called be
fore the Senate committee on mines and
miners, having the bill in charge, that
the time consumed by the men in going
to and from their work and taking
their meals would reduce the actual
day's work In the mines to 6 hours.
Contention upon this point seemed
likely for a time to defeat the bill.
Senator Daly, In his letter printed to
day, touches a point upon which there
i3 room for practical improvement
when he says there should be a better
balance of manual and mental training
In the public schools. The state makes
a mistake when it permits the public
school system to become topheavy with
Latin and higher mathematics, while
neglecting many of the more homely
branches of learning. The need of more
practical instruction In the public
school has moved Superintendent Har
vey, of Wisconsin, to recommend that
the agricultural experiment station
send out among the district schools of
the state teachers qualified to instruct
the boys and girls of the farmers In bet
ter methods to be applied in their
homes. This tendency is to be encour
aged wherever It appears. Senator Daly
has the nub of a commendable Idea in
this letter.
The Duke of Cornwall and York,
heir apparent to the British throne, has
no doubt chafed under the attack of
German measles that held him captive
at Osborne during the splendid pa
geantry of the Queen's funeral. Being
of delicate constitution, this enforced
retirement was no doubt fortunate for"
him, since the fatigues of the funeral
obsequies, covering a period of four
days, in which biting winds, chilling
fogs and cold, drizzling rain alternated,
might have seriously menaced his al
ready doubtful chance of succeeding
his father as King George V. He Is
said to be progressing well toward con
valescence an assurance that will re
lieve the anxiety of the nation In his
behalf.
The delegation of Indian War Vet
erans sent forward at the expense of
the state to supplement the efforts of
our delegation in Congress in the mat
ter of securing pensions for the class
they represent, has reached the Capital
City. Under the wing of Representa
tive Moody the men are being shown"
around. If they accomplish nothing in
the line of their errand, they will have
a pleasant time the great desideratum
in these days. It may be hoped, how
ever, that their advanced years and
the definiteness of their aim will plead
for them and their cause to good pur
pose. There Is a bill in the Legislature that
proposes to take one of the park blocks
In the City of Portland for a building
for a public library and similar uses.
It Is objected to this suggestion that
it may be merely a beginning for diver
sion of all the park blocks from park
purposes. Grant this, and they may all
be absorbed, one by one. There may
be a question as to the legality, too,
and if the blocks should be disposed of
so, whether heirs might not reclaim
them.
Official America was not known in
the obsequies of the late Queen Vic
toria. Sympathetic America was, how-
,ever, and it found expression in gen
erous laudation and decorous mourning.
The only tribute from this country
other than these to the funeral occa
sion was a wreath of magnificent pro
portions of the rarest white flowers,
which told Its story in silver letters on
a broad purple ribbon in the words,
"From the President of the United
States." m
The Philippine situation is not good
from our standpoint, and Is not satis
factory to us; but it Is as good as the
Spaniards had it for 300 years. We
shall not be content with this," however.
We shall make it better, by the double
method of force arms and persuasion.
Thirty thousand dollars is a good deal
for Oregon's exhibit at Buffalo, but per
haps it is as little as any creditable
showing can be made for. Parsimony
Is not the way to help along the Lewis
and Clark centennial.
For free advertising, the Jeffries-Ruling
ficVif -miief Viofa oTtrav tio nnlm
J And It's ten days off yet, anyhow.
OREGON'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
During the past two yeara I have care
fully studied the public school system
of Oregon, both past and present; con
versed with many who were Interested
In furthering any movement tending to
the betterment of the schools, and, from
what I have observed and learned, I am
convinced that the schools of the state
have taken on new life and are In a
flourishing condition. In making this
statement, I do not wish to be under
stood that they are at the limit of their
efficiency, for they are not, but I do
mean that there are forces at work,
and have been for the past few years,
which have greatly increased their effi
ciency, and will continue to do so.
The most hopeful sign at the present
time is the harmonious co-operative spirit
which pervades every department of
the work. This is as it should be, and
certainly augurs well for the future suc
cess of our schools.
The school legislation passed by the
last Legislature relative to the certifica
tion of teachers has been, and will con
tinue to be, of great value In raising
the educational standard of our teaching
force, so that, with better prepared teach
ers and with better school books, which
will undoubtedly be provided by the able
Text-Book Commission, together with the
admirable spirit of the educators of the
state, we may hope for marked Improve
ment in our school work in the future.
Another move in the right direction,
and one that has been heartily approved
by the teachers, Is the preparation and
introduction of the state course of study,
which has done more to unify and sys
tematize the work of the schools, espe
cially in the rural districts, than any
thing that has been introduced for years.
The course of study has been recently
supplemented by the eighth grade uniform
examinations, which have added greatly
to Its efficiency.
As an index to the hold the public
scnools have upon the people, one has
but to notice the friendly spirit mani
fested by the present Legislature toward
the educational work of the state. It will
undoubtedly pass the school library bill
as well as the general educational bill
which makes provisions for many needed
changes.
Thinking of what should be done to Im
prove the schools, I am Impressed with
the idea that one of the greatest changes
that will be made in our present method
of public education will be some provision
by which the hand will be trained to a
greater extent than at the present time.
This will be especially true of the work
done- in our rural schools. If I were
to offer a criticism upon the present edu
cational work, not only of this state but
of all other states, I would say that the
schools do not fit our boys and girls
to meet successfully the conditions of
rural life which exists now. The farmer
feels the press of competition at the pres
ent time more than ever before in the
history of this country. The Industrial
organizations In various lines are making
themselves felt upon the farmer. The
farmer of the future must not only be In
telligent In his farm work, but he must
be a business man as well. The farm
successfully operated today requires
greater intelligence and business sagacity
than ever before. A great number of the
boys and girls living in the country will
continue to live in the country, although
many will drift to the cities, some to
achieve success and others to be lost in
the whirl of city life. Will any one con
tend that the education now given these
boy3 and girls in the rural schools will
equip them for the highest success either
on the farm or in the city? Hence, the
coming course of study must make ample
provision for the training ol the hand, for
we have been training the brain at the ex
pense of the hand.
Another improvement, and one which 1
trust this' Legislature will provide for,
will be a working school library as a dis
tinct feature of school life. It Is the
library below the high school that I have
In mind, for the period below the high
school Is the formative period of the
child's life. It is here that the work be
gins that has most to do with hl3 weal
or woe. A few select books will take from
the boy his love of the cheap and trashy.
The teacher should direct the child's
reading, and this she can do best by hav
ing a school library under her direct
charge.
A careful study of the history of edu
cation shows us that the greatest Im
provement In school work during the last
50 years has been attained In city and
village systems, through wise and Intelli
gent supervision. The rural schools will
never do their best work until they are
more closely supervised. This can be
best done by consolidation of school dis
tricts and having a supervising officer
who thoroughly understands his work.
In all other lines of work the best work
Is done by having an efficient supervisor,
and If that be true of all other organiza
tions It will be equally true of school
organizations. The people of Oregon are
loyal to the public schools and tax them
selves heavily for their support. They
are willing to do everything In their pow-4
er to bring the schools of Oregon up to
a standard that will be second to none.
I cannot close this article without say
ing a word for our present State School
Superintendent. He has made one of the
most intelligent State Superintendents the
state has ever had, and much of the ad
vancement In public school work during
the last two years has teen accomplished
by means of his careful, studious and In
telligent supervision. He Is popular with
the school people and considered on all
sides to be a particularly strong and cap
able officer. JOHN D. DALY.
Senate Chamber, Salem, Feb. 5.
Despernte Tactics.
Chicago Record.
Senator Frye, who Is Senator Hanna's
chief supporter In the advocacy of the
ship subsidy bill, made this declaration
Tuesday regarding that measure:
I desire to say now that I do not Intend to
yield to anybody for anything during the con
sideration of this bill. I do not Intend to yield
to an appropriation bill unless, by a vote of
the Senate, I am compelled to do so. There is
not the slightest difficulty about the passage
of the appropriation bills provided this bill Is
out of the way.
This Is a sufficiently candid expression
of the purposes of the subsidy advocates.
Legislation Is pending that Is Impera
tively needed, and the subsidy bill is not
imperatively needed, the strength of the
opposition to that measure In Congress
being a fair Indication of the public
sentiment regarding It. Yet the subsidy
hunters propose to block all other meas
ures and prevent even the passage of the
appropriation bills unless their proposi
tion to raid the National Treasury for the
benefit of a few ship-owners is approved.
This Interesting threat to hold up the
National Congress and block legislation
unless the subsidy grab be permitted is
about as convincing an indication of the
unworthy character of the bill as has
been offered. What dnterest to be sub
served is In such dire need that a United
States Senator, In opposition to the wishes
of a very large proportion of the public,
should seek In this way to coerce Con
gress to pass the subsidy bill?
r
Kipling- In Drama.
Chicago Tribune.
'Rudyard Kipling has at last caught the
dramatization fever, and a play made
from one of his own books is announced
for production in London in the early
Spring. It Is characteristic of Kipi-ng that
he has not Intrusted this work to other
hands, but will do It hlmsef. It is also
characteristic of him that he has select
ed for the stage apparently the most
undramatizable story he has ever writ
ten, the Jungle books. The production of
the' Play, in which the Interest is almost
entirely animal, will be looked forward to
with much curiosity. It may be easy for
Kipling to represent Mowgli upon the
stage, but what he will do with the other
inhabitants of the jungle, human as they
are In some of their characteristics, re
mains to be seen. But if any one can
stage them Kipling can.
MARYLAND AND THE NEGROES.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
It is reported that the leading Demo
cratic politicians of Maryland favor the
calling by the Governor of an extra
session of the Legislature to abridge
negro franchise. One of the foremost
advocates of the proposition is Colonel
L. Victor Baughman, who is ex-Senator
Gorman's proxy at the meetings of the
Democratic National committee. Colonel
Baughman contends that while the na
tive colored men may not be dangerous
to state institutions, Maryland Is over
run with worthless negroes from tne
South, many of whom have no legal res
idence, but have been counted in the
Federal census. Under the census of 1900
the Legislature is entitled to seven new
members, six of whom are to come from
Remibllcan counties. Mayor Hayes, of
Baltimore, a Democrat of Independent
proclivities, recently opposed the extra
session scheme and any disfranchisement
of the negroes; but, after an Interview
with Mr. Gorman, he changed his opinion.
He now says that he approves of the
proposition to convene the Legislature,
and advocates the taking of a census un
der state auspices to determine a correct
count of the population, as ne griev
ously fears" that the Federal census has
been doctored to suit political ends. The
Democrats claim that, under the Consti
tution of Maryland, a state census may
be undertaken and utilized for purposes
of apportionment. If this be feasible
Maryland would have two census stand
ards, the Federal, governing members of
the National House of Representatives,
and the state, affecting the Legislature
Whatever latitude the Constitution of
Maryland may permit, the General As
sembly of Pennsylvania, under our con
stitution. Is obligated to employ "the
most recent United States census" in re
nnnortlonine Legislative districts.
Assuming that Maryland has the right,
under her constitution, to make appor
tionment In accordance with a census
conducted by the state, It Is a question
whether this Is not In contravention of
Article XIV of the Constitution of the
United States. This provides for a pro
portionate reduction of representation in
Congress when tne ngnt to vote is de
nied or abridged to citizens of the United
States, except for participation In re
bellion or other crime. Should the state
canvass show less Inhabitants than the
Federal census, and should apportion
ment be based upon the leeser number.
It may be a serious question whether
such an apportionment is not In conflict
with the United States Constitution.
The whole subject of the abridgement
of voting in the various states was thor
oughly threshed out In the House of
Representatives, but nothing came of It.
and Congress, In providing for the new
apportionment, made no deductions in
representation from any state. The
course of Congress, In this particular,
seems to have been Influenced by two
considerations, an Indisposition to raise
the race Issue and nn apprehension that
the Illiteracy and other voting qualifica
tions of the various states. North and
South, affecting whites as well as blacks,
may be In violation of the Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution.
In the Maryland Legislature there are
81 Democrats and 35 Republicans, the
Democrats controlling both the Senate
and the House of Delegates. The pres
ent Legislature will not elect a United
States Senator, but It will have the
authority to make an apportionment un
der which the next Legislature will ce
chosen. The new body will elect a
snpppRsnr to Senator Wellington, who.
although he seems to have abandoned
the Republican party, is urilikely to be
re-elected as a Democrat. Ex-Senator
Arthur P. Gorman is understood to be
ambitious to return to the halls of Con
gress, and It is believed to be In his in
terest that the Democrats are calling
for an extra session to provide the
means of disfranchising as many ne
groes as possible, and of thus keeping
down the Republican vote.
The Author to the Editor.
From Life.
(A printed circular to be sent on the re
turn of a manuscript.)
The author regrets the editor's Inability
to appreciate a Truly Good Thing.
The rejection of a manuscript, how
ever, does not necessarily Imply that the
editor is lacking In merit, merely that he
!ng In judgment.
As many thousand manuscripts are re
turned to him annually, the author can
not enter Into correspondence with each
editor personally concerning the deficien
cies of his taste. Nor can the author give
his reasons for considering the editor
Mind to the best interests of the maga
zine. Because, as an editor, he does not meet
the present requirements of the author
does not argue that he would not be
successful elsewhere In some other posi
tion. He might make an excellent dry
goods clerk or an entirely satisfactory
coal stoker.
(Signed) THE AUTHOR.
(Per Himself).
The Ship Subsidy Scheme.
Boston Herald.
Those men who are forcing this scheme
upon the Republican party are giving that
party a heavy burden to carry. The ear
nestness with which the bill Is atacked
should in itself furnish a lesson of Its ob
jectionable character. We remember no
piece of legislation for years that has been
so indignantly condemned by its oppon
ents. They unanimously stigmatize It as an
outrage In the Interest of the combined
wealth of the country, and men accus
tomed to take the most tolerant views of
disputed measures of policy are moved to
Indignation in treating of this scheme.
The West Is strongly against It, and sev
eral of Its Republican Representatives
have so declared. The feeling of opposi
tion In the East Is fitly voiced by Mr.
Thayer, of Massachusetts, who Is moved
to an unwonted ardor of denunciation In
his speech. He has made this at the
present time because the rules of the
House are likely to be usea to prevent
discussion when the subject comes up In
its regular order.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS
They "Will Do It. "The young gentleman is
now in the drawing-room, waiting for you,
miss." "Very well, Elolse. Go tell him I will
be down tight away. And come back In about
half an hour and fix my hair." Life.
In Modern Society. He I believe that my
father and your mother were oneo very fond
of each other. She Tes, I have often heard
mamma say she was more than half sorry
they ever got divorced. Chicago Times-Herald.
Kindly Advice. "He called me an idiot, and
I believe I'll Just make him prove It," said
the excited citizen. "Tut, tut!" advised the
man who is always saying what he does not
mean to. "Why not let well enough alone?"
Indianapolis Press.
"Would Do Better. Prison Missionary Don't
you think that after you regain your liberty
you can do better? Burglar Well. I'll know
enough not to have another pal that's so durn
deaf he can't hear a p'llceman till he's right
on us. New York Weekly.
Woman's Privileges. Tess I notice you axe
encouraging Mr. Youngman. I thought ho pro
posed to you some time ago and you said
"No"? Jess That's so, but he gave me a love
ly camera for Christmas, and I er well, de
cided to retouch the old negative. Philadelphia
Press.
Mother (coming swiftly) Wny, "Willie! Strik
ing your little sister! Willie (doggedly)
Auntie made me. Maiden Aunt Why, "Willie l
I said If you did strike her I would never kiss
you again. Willie (still doggedly) Well. I
couldn't let no chance like that slip. TId-BIts.
The Dressmaker's Description. 'The King's
new title is Edward VII, isn't it?" inquired
the patron who waa waiting to have her new
waist tried on. "Tes," replied the dressmaker,
her mouth full of pln3. "His title Is cut V
shaped, with two whalebones set in at the
side." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He Can Flatter. "Why do you think he will
be a success in life? Has he such remarka
ble ability?" "Only in one way." "What is
that?" "When he feels like it he can put on
an air of respectful admiration that will make
you think you are the greatest man that ever
I happened." Chicago Evening Post.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
No, Evangallne. the law protecting the
game In Oregon does not apply to faro.
The Commoner ought to get a full-page
"ad" out of the Ice trust next Summer.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean wants to know
if the West Is becoming depopulated.
Outside of Omaha, no.
Winston Churchill says that South Afri
ca Is the land of lies. He ought to go
to Shanghai for a while.
The fact that William C. Whitney has
just paid Wd.000 for a horse Is a direct
insult to the automobile.
Some one has said that Alfred Austin's"
ode on the Queen Is like "Paradise Lost"
It certainly Is suggestive of despair.
Charlie Ross has turned up again, but
as Pat Crowe has not yet been extin
guished his career will probably be brief.
Cuba, it appears, has been running
heavily in debt She wants to play Count
De Castollane to Uncle Sam's George
Gould.
The insane hospitals of New York State,
public and private, contain moro than
23,000 patients; that Is, about one to every
SCO men, women and children residing hi
the state.
The Daughters of the American Revo
lution are going to meet In Washington
this month, and the papers are beginning
to withdraw their war correspondents
from Kansas.
The struggle of humanity in the last
millennium was to get civilized. This
millennium it Is struggling to make of
itself ladles and gentlemen. The grand
discovery of the age for this purpose is
hazing. The Spokane High School put
some students through lively stunts sev
eral days ago. It Is quite as necessary
for us to become gentlemanly as edu
cated. Twenty years ago an investigation of
rufflanlslm at West Point was made by
Congress, and Mr. McKinley signed a re
port recommending that the academy bo
abolished if the officials could not eradi
cate hazing. The present officials havo
shown their Inability or unwillingness to
suppress the evil, and It Is not unlikely
that President McKinley may decide thU
time to abolish them. Instead of the aca
demy. Philadelphia North American.
Some years ago, the late General John
Gibbon, U. S. A., in his address at West
Point, told of a fight he had when In tho
fourth class. His adversary broke hla
fist on General Gibbon's nose, which was
likewise broken, whereupon the fight was
declared off. General Gibbon thought,
and correctly, that the victory was his,
because, although his proboscis waa dam
aged, he was ready for another round,
whereas his antagonist was hors du com
bat There Is one Importation from Russia
that Is giving trouble wherever It takes
root the rapidly spreading thistle. In tho
Northwest this experience Is reported:
Trainmen and passengers on South Da
kota trains on the way to Pierre, tho
state capital, report the rare experience
of bucking great plies or drifts of Russian
thistles. The thistles collect in the cuts
and form an interwoven mass, which stop
the trains and Interfere sadly with, pas
senger service. Probably the engines
would be able to force their way through
the drifts If It were not for the fact that .
i he smooth tough fiber and oily seeds
of the Russian thistle make the rails so
sllopery that the wheels of the locomo
tive go round In vain, and, after a lib
eral application of sand has been used at
times the only way for the train to get
through is for the crew to go ahead and
cleir the track of the bothersome weeds.
The liquor men preyed like tho wolf on tho
fold.
With their pockets all Jingling with silver ana
gold;
And the shine of the sparks on their shirt
studs and rlng3,
Like the Jewels that gleam from the headgear
of kings.
Like a dog that has never been whipped la a
fight.
They strutted around in their glory at night.
As a dog that's been licked scuttles yelping
away.
They looked to the people the following day.
For bold Mrs. Nation camo down with her ax
And cleaned them all out with her withering
whacks.
And there lay the glassware all broken to
smash.
When the back-bar came down with a thun
dering crash.
And there flowed tho liquor In streams on tho
street.
Like the must in the vats 'round the Boman
girls'. feet;
And the kegs were all empty, the bottles all
broke,
And the liquor men looked, and they saw not
the Joke. '
The barkeepers' union Is loud in its howl.
And the soak's face Is dark with a lowering
scowl. ..
And the great liquor traffic, unsmoto by tha
law, . .
Says "Nation damnation," and says it wita
awe.
,
In Snow-Time.
How should I choose to walk tho world with
thee.
Mine own beloved? When green grass
stirred
By Summer breezes, and each leafy tree
Sheiters the nest of many a singing bird,
In time of roses, when the earth doth lie
Dressed in a garment of midsummer hues,
is
Beneath a canopy of sapphire sicy.
Lulled by a soft wind's song?
Or should X
choose
To walk with thee along a Wintry road.
Through flowerless fields, thlek-sown with,
frosty rime.
Beside an Ice-bound stream, whose waters
flowed
In voiceless music all the' Summer time?
la Winter dreariness, or Summer glee.
How should I choose to walk tho world with
thee?
The time of roses is the time of love.
Ah, my dear heart! but Winter flres ara
bright
And in the lack of sunshine from above
We tend more carefully love's sacred light
The path among the roses lleth soft.
Sun-kUsed and radiant under youthful feet;
But In a Wintry way true hands more oft
Do neet and cling In pressure close and
s;eet.
There Is more need of love's supporting arm
Along life's slippery pathway. In its frost;
Against life's cold, when Summer flowers are
lost- . r.
Let others share thy life's glad Summer
glow,
BHt let me walk beside thee In Its snow.
Anonymous.
The Steadfast One.
Chteago Times-Herald.
The world may laugh to seo me fall.
But mother won't! ,
The world may deem me weak or small, '
But mother won't!
The crowd may say. If I. some day.
Succeed In winning, that I won
Through luok or in some shameful way ' (
That all but fools and knaves would shun,
But mother won't!
The world may cavil at my Bong,
But mother won't!
My friends may sneer If I go wrong.
But mother won't!
The child that claims my love and sha
That gave me all her heart one day
May sometime lose their faith In me.
And mercilessly turn away
But mother won't!