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PORTLAND, MONDAY. 27. 1908.
BRYAN AND THE NEGRO VOTER.
How is Mr. Bryan to get the negro
vote of Northern states, that he must
have if he Is to be elected, and at the
same time satisfy his supporters in
the Southern states that he acquiesces
fully in suppression of the negro vote
therein? It is troublesome. The
Southern whit will not be juggled
with on this question. The Bryan
managers evidently think the North
ern negro may be.
In his speech at Cooper TJnkin, New
York, some months ago, Mr. Bryan
warmly defended the disfranchise
ment of the negroes in the South. In
reply to a question put by a member
of his audience, he said:
But that is only calling your attention to
the fact that the man who asked the ques
tion If he Is a black man voting the Repub
lican ticket or a white Republican, he cannot
In justice ask It. But I will answer It frankly
and tell you that the white man in the South
puts on that qualification as a matter of
self-protection and that there is not a Re
publican community in the North that would
not put It on when necessary. The man who
says that the people of tho North have any
different idea of this subject from the people
of the South is lacking In frankness with
himself or be assumes what would not bs
true. The white race in the North and in
the South will not permit a few men to taks
the solid black vote and use it as personal
property for the making of money regardless
of the welfare of t le community, and that
was done in the South. The S uth Is giving
the black man better law than the black
man would give the white man In the South
If the black man made the law.
Much truth as there may be in all
this, it is hardly the answer that will
turn the negro vote of the North from
Mr. Taft to Mr. Bryan; for the sym
pathy of Mr. Bryan with the negro
as a voting citizen, North or South, is
not conspicuous in this address. How
ever, Mr. Bryan was dodging as well
as he could, for he wants the North
ern negro vote. This is so plain, from
recent movements by his managers,
that growls are coming up from the
South. Hear the Charleston News and
Courier: (
In this matter it behooves the Democratic
candidate at least to be cautious. If he
permit suspicion to enter the minds of
Southerners that his attitude is not squarely
against recognition of the negro as an im
portant factor in American political affairs,
he will Induce an Indifference among South
ern Democrats that would imperil the
chances of Democratic success in Tennessee,
Georgia and North Carolina.
Here wo have an intimation that
conspicuous support of Mr. Bryan by
Northern negroes, and his recognition
oi them as an important political fac
tor, "would Just raise hell," so to
speak, in the South; and the Balti
more Sun, greatest and perhaps most
influential of Southern newspapers,
puts the warning this wise, to wit:
lr Mr. Bryan takes a position on the race
question antagonistic to the interests of the
South, or if he fails to make it clear that
he does not occupy any such position, it will
apparently be upon the assumption that In
any event the Southern electoral vote is
ssfe and It Is not necessary for him to
consider It. hut is free to look for sup
port elsewhere. It is not certain that this
position is safe. There is a race question
In the border states and In some of the
Northern states. And the colored vote will
be worse than useless if two white vctes are
lost for every colored vote gained.
How to cajole the Northern negro,
and yet keep on good terms with
the Southern white man, is Mr. Bry
an's problem. It is a new phase of
the negro question, which has been
before the country in one form or an
other ever since 1844, when Clay was
beaten for the Presidency by a letter
written by him to a friend in Ala
bama, in which he tried to dodge the
'. slavery issue raised by the proposed
annexation of Texas. Beats all what
an everlasting amount of dynamite
there is in all these debates about the
gentleman from Africa.
Naval programme.
The New York American (one of
the Hearst papers) declares the naval
programme of the Democratic party
"feeble and unpatriotic." It urges
support of the Roosevelt naval pro
gramme, which Taft, If elected, will
pursue. This means a great deal to
us of the Pacific states. Though the
American does not support Taft, it
contrasts the naval programme of the
Republican and Democratic parties In
this manner, viz:
The building of battleships is a question
of government, and government in America
Just now is a question of party. The Re
publican parly has for leader Taft, who
has sctual. personal knowledge of condi
tions and whose attitude toward the Navy
and the country's necessary fighting
strength Is worthy of respect. The Repub
lican programme in regard to the Navy Is
not ail that It might have been, not all
that the country demanded. But it Is a
plan Incomparably better than the Demo
cratic plan of naval neglect and contempt.
The naval programme of the Democratic
party is feeble and unpatriotic. Those that
laugh at the necessity for ships and pre
paredness might not be so mirthful or so
ready if war began.
The Democratic party's demand for Jap
anese exclusion, which Is a mere echo of
a universal National demand, is made ri
diculous by that same party's contemptuous
attitude toward naval defense. It is an
" attitude of which only the Democratic party
untler us present naicuious leadership is
capable.
The people want the ships to protect them
at sea. to preserve peace, to enforce the
people's will as to the exclusion of undesir
able elements of population. They are de
termined to have and will have that great
navy which Insures peace abroad and quiet
at home. Just as they are determined not
to have and will not nave tne great stand
lng army unnecessary to our international
peace and menacing to peace at home.
The Democratic party under its present
leadershln has committed ltseir to an atti
tude of unpatriotic and foolish contempt
In a matter vitally affecting the National
. welfare.
The Berlin Tageblatt, which can
hardly be regarded as an unpreju
diced authority, is Inclined to belittle
England's pretensions as a world-con
quering fighter. In the Tageblatt, Col.
Gaeake, said to be a great military
and naval authority, asserts that in
the event of war between England and
Germany, "the former country would
be defeated as completely as was
France in 1870-71." And yet if the
two countries should become involved
in trouble. Col. Gaeake -would un
doubtedly And Lloyd's quoting; war
risks on the final outcome with odds
heavily in favor of John Bull. We
have the testimony of Emperor Wil
liam himself to the effect that Ger
many is a great country, but that
greatness will be perpetuated best by
maintaining a strict "Watch on the
Rhine" to keep out Invaders, instead
ot going out looking for trouble with
a bad man who has as many notches
or. his gun as will be found on the
weapon of J. Bull, Esq..
THE END THEREOF IS DEATH.
These remarks, to wit, are offered
by the St. Helens Mist:
Mr. Cake was defeated by those who
thought Chamberlain would not be elected
by the Legislature, no matter what vote he
received, and that then they would have
theV power to name th next United States
Senator. Had they believed there would be
a Statement No. 1 majority in the Legisla
ture, and that the members would be true
to their pledges, they would have voted for
Mr. Cake, notwithstanding he was not their
choice.
The first part of this statement has
some truth; yet those Republicans
who did not vote for Mr. Cake, or who
voted for Mr. Chamberlain, did not
expect to "have power to name the
Senator." Some of them supposed the
Legislature would name him; for they
were unable to believe that such ab
surdity would ensue as the election of
Legislature, nearly all Republicans,
pledged to the election of a Demo-
cratic Senator. But they wouldn't
have voted for Mr. Cake, in any event.
because in their judgment he didn't
"measure up" for the place.
The method is at fault, because un
der It only petty men have a chance
to be nominated for the principal of.
flees, .by the majority party. Men who
have proper sense of dignity will not
compete. One already in office, if at
tacked, may try again; but that will
be a mistake. Under the system the
mass of voters, feeling that their party
can elect anybody, will divide into fac
tions. with the result of giving the
nomination to candidates among those
least fit. Then the revolt and defeat.
Men will not be driven in this way.
No party can 'be maintained in
strength and vigor, under the system.
Hence the Republican party of Ore
son is absolutely dead. It can make
ho movement, ho effort. It never can,
under a system that nominates its own
weakest men, by pluralities made up
largely by votes of the opposite party,
and at the end finds Itself pledged to
elect political opponents to highest of
fices. This will be changed, or all
men who call themselves Republicans
may get ready to sing in general con
cert the threnody, "Good-bye, old
party, good-bye!" There are some
things that are unspeakably Irrational,
and death is the short way to their
end.
THE KISIJiG TIDE. -It
is indeed sad and depressing news
that comes to the managers of the
Bryan party the news that business
Is resuming its wonted activity In
nearly all parts of the country, that
industrial establishments are Increas
ing their forces and that many thou
sands of men who have had little to
do for several months are finding em
ployment again.
The simple fact is that 'the reverse
of last October was merely a financial
panic, brought about by over-speculation
through a series of active and
productive years. It didn't grow at
all out of any Impairment of the vital
forces of industry and production, nor
any serious fall of the prices of staple
commodities, nor any actual scarcity
of money, for there was money
enough; but people of small means
took alarm, demanded their deposits
and locked them up.
Money Is now coming forth freely
again. This means that people are
buying and consumption Is increasing.
It calls for Increase of production and
larger employment of labor. But the
managers of the Bryan campaign un
doubtedly had been "hoping for better
things," till after the election..
POLITICAL EVENTS THIS WEEK.
There will be two political events
this week. On Tuesday Mr. Taft will
be formally notified of his nomina
tion and In response will deliver a
speech, which will be received with
interest by the whole country. From
the general abilities of Mr. Taft,
which have been shown in many ad
dresses from the platform, and In
numerous opinions from the bench
and other documents, It may be ex
pected that this speech will present In
clear and strong outline the main fea
tures of the opening political canvass.
The other main incident of the
Week will be the National Convention
of the Independence party at Chicago,
It will be a large assembly, but how
many voters it will represent Is purely
an unknown quantity. The main
backing of this party is William R.
Hearst and his string of newspapers.
These newspapers reach very large
bodies of Voters, who read little or
nothing else. Their publication, at
vital points of the political campaign,
is a fact that may give them and the
party they represent an importance
out of proportion to the aggregate
vote that may be cast for the party's
nominees; for the controlling factors
in the coming election will be the
great cities of New Tork and Chicago
where the Hearst papers have a large
and almost special and exclusive
clientele. But will this convention ac
cept Bryan or nominate a candidate
of Its own? On the answer to this
question may determine the result of
the election.
OREGON'S KEXI STATE FAIR.
About six weeks hence the State
Fair will be in session and Oregon
farmers and manufacturers should be
ready with their products to make a
creditable display and carry off as
many prizes as possible. The fair this
year should be, and will be, larger
and better than ever before. The
numerous local fairs that have been
held during the past year have served
to arouse interest in superior products
and to stir local pride. Farmers have
learned to recognize and appreciate
first-class specimens of fruits, Vege
tables and grains and know better
than ever before how to pack or pre
pare them for exhibition purposes.
Moreover, this has been a good agri
cultural year, notwithstanding the late
Spring, and there should be ho diffi
culty in procuring articles for display
that will reflect credit upon the indi
viduals and communities producing
them. The state has made a liberal
appropriation for the fair and with
the money available prizes are offered
whloh justify farmers In going to some
expense in entering the various com
petitions.'
The up-to-date livestock barns
which were erected last year will at
tract an. unusually large number of
livestock m"en to the fair this year. An
Increased seating capacity in the
grandstand at the racetracks will add
to the comfort of record-breaking
crowds in attendance to witness some
of the best speed events ever seen in
Oregon. In every respect the fair
should be the best the state has ever
held and those who aid in making it
a success will have reason to be satis
fied with the effort they make.
A SHORT INQUIRY.
Seriously, Republicans of Oregon
and you may as well reflect on it do
you suppose you ever will succeed un
der a system that requires you to elect
your political opponents to the highest
and most important positions in state
and nation? Wouldn't yu better
abandon all effort to get results
through party action, and done
with it?
Of course a man can have no politi
cal principles or purposes unless he
employs the means necessary to bring
them to result or to accomplishment.
He is a simpleton, among men, who
expects results without use of the
means necessary to obtain them. Are
men gone so daft as to expect to get
results by pledging themselves to sup
port for highest offices the candidates
of the party directly opposed to them?
It Is a short Inquiry. Have men any
political principles at all? Some who
call themselves Republicans, it would
seem, haven't. But our esteemed
Democratic brethren have. Who can
blame them for playing the bunco
game on their opponents, when they
can?
During the next few months a lot of
men who call themselves Republicans
and doubtless think they are Bepubll
cans, will be very much disposed to
sit down and study this matter out.
AN ABCNDANCE OF MONEY.
New York, as the financial head
quarters of the New World, is not tak
lng any chances on a recurrence of
last Autumn's trouble in the money
market, and no better evidence of the
underlying strength of the entire com
mercial and Industrial situation can
be found than In a studv of the week.
ly statements of the associated banks
of the metropolis. The weekly bank
statement, which appeared Saturday,
showed these banks to hold reserves
of 1396,263,300, or more than 166,
000,000 in excess of the requirements
of the 25 per cent, reserve rule. An
increase of something more than
$6,000,000 in loans swelled the totals
for that boanch of the business to
more than $1,270,000,000, the highest
total reached since the panic of last
Fall. . Deposits increased to $1,358
988,000, and by including those of the
banks and trust companies which are
not members of the clearing-house as
soclatlon, the total has now reached
the enormous sum of $2,358,260,000
The enormity of these figures and
the steady increases in. reserves that
have been piling up, Will prove a most
effectual guard against any money
stringency for crop moving or any
other legitimate purpose. The strength
of this situation can best be under
stood by comparison with that of
about a year ago. It will be remem
bered that one year ago general trade
throughout the country was still mak
ing new records for July, and this
pleasant condition of affairs was no
ticeable through August and well Into
September. A retrospective view now
shows that, while the gathered mo
menfum of many years of uninter
rupted prosperity was still sweeping
us along, the supplies of money which
furnished the power were being with
drawn. The surplus reserve held by
the associated banks In New York for
the week enditig July 18, 1907, had
dwindled to $9,088,075, the lowest
figure reached at a corresponding date
in more than ten years, but It was not
until several weeks later that heavy
withdrawals from the banks wiped
out the surplus entirely, and fired
train of distrust, which spread com
mercial devastation throughout the
United States.
To repair the damage to these re
sources, it will be remembered that
it became necessary to import lm
mense quantities of gold from Europe,
but it was the turn of the year before
conditions began to mend. What has
been accomplished in the past six
months is simply amazing, in view of
the chaotic situation that greeted the
new year. During the six months end
lng July 18, 1908, the total reserves of
the associated banks of New York
were increased $101,000,000, and the
surplus reserves were increased $33
600,000. That this remarkable show
ing was not made at the expense of
restricted operations is amply proven
by the fact that the loan expansion
for the same period was more than
$144,000,000.
The same influences of economy
and returning confidence, which have
combined to make this highly favor
able showing for the New York banks,
have also been at work throughout
the country, and in the West, the
effect has been even more pronounced
than In the East. This country Is
starting into a new crop year with big
cash reserves and stores of money for
all legitimate purposes, and no portion
of the United States is in a batter posl
tion to profit by the situation than
the Pacific Northwest. .
CARELESSNESS IN CAR CRASHES.
It is difficult to understand how
collision between a streetcar and
locomotive, such as tha accident on
Fourth street Saturday, could occur
without carelessness on both sides.
The fact that the car carried no pas
sengers, that the locomotive was pull
ing no train and. that no one was
killed does not lessen the seriousness
of the accident, for if such things can
occur to empty trains they can and
will happen when the cars are loaded
with passengers. The rules require
the conductor of a streetcar to .walk
ahead of his car and see that the way
is safe before he crosses a steam rail
way track. The purpose is to make
sure that no train is approaching.
That object should have been accom
plished when the streetcar reached
Fourth street and before it moved up
on the Southern Pacific track. The
steam engine was coming ahd the
electric car conductor should have
known It. ' On the other hand, there
can be no question that it is the duty
of a locomotive engineer, running his
engine along through the streets of a
large city, to run at a slow Speed and
to be ready to stop instantly. He
should be on the lookout all the time.
or have a watchman so stationed as
to discover any danger. An engine
drawing no load and running at a
proper rate of -speed in a city can be
topped quickly. While it is fortunate
that there were no fatalities, yet that
does not excuse those who were re
sponsible for the accident.
Of course, carelessness caused the
collision. It always does. Inattention
to duty, but a moment long, and the
smash comes. It should be noted that
in each of the numerous car crashes
in Portland recently, the motorman
was a tried and trusted and trained
employe. These merits do not seem
to prevent carelessness.
The Japanese bogie men are still
touring the country. Having made
accurate maps of the size of the Bull
Run waterpipe when the lawn sprink
lers were all working, these mysteri
ous spies next appeared in a balloon,
which hovered over Tacoma, precau
tion against discovery being shown, by
flying a Japanese flag. Later, traces
of the spies were found In a ground
hog's tunnel near Troutdale, and now
comes a dispatch announcing their
presence at the encampment of the
Wisconsin National . Guard, where
from an adjoining bluff they "watched
operations closely, making note of
everything which transpired in the
line of maneuvers, rifle practice, etc."
Next to the "mystery" which sur
rounds these Japanese spies, the most
striking feature of their operations, is
the "childlike and bland" flirtation
which they carry on with publicity
One can scarcely credit the report
that Presidential nominee Chapin, of
the Prohibition party, made the an
nouncement that in case of his elec
tion he would call out the milftia, the
regular Army and the Navy and en
force prohibition on every Inch of ter
ritory under the American flag. While
his election is such a certain lmpos
sibility that he could safely make the
threat without any danger of being
called upon to fulfill it, yet the lan
guage is so intemperate that it could
hardly have been uttered by an intelli
gent man. Prohibition of the sale of
liquor is about as effective as the pro
hibition of murder, in proportion to
the seriousness of the offense. It
would be as sensible to talk of calling
out the militia to enforce the murder
laws as to use the same means of en
forcing a liquor law.
Owners of big cherry trees are com
paring records in order to ascertain
who owns the largest cherry pro
ducer. This i all very well as a source
of amusement, but It has no practical
value. In commercial orchards, upon
which the fruit industry must depend
for its product, trees are planted com
paratlvely close together and cannot
attain the size of a tree In the back
yard, where there is abundant room
and an excess of fertilization. Be
sides, the tree In a commercial or
chard cannot be permitted to grow
beyond the reach of the spraying noz
zle and the ladder of the cherry
picker. The records that really count
are the yields of fruit per acre and the
quality of the fruit.
The statement In the article about
Mr. E. W. Conyers, of Columbia
County, printed yesterday, that be
sides Mr. Conyers, Robert Mays of
Wasco is the only surviving member
of the Legislature of 1860, that elected
Nesmith and Baker to the Senate, is
erroneous as to Mr. Mays, who died
some years ago. While not sure of it,
The Oregonlan thinks that two or
three members of that Assembly, be
sides Mr. Conyers. still survive.
A Socialist paper published at Los
Angeles declares that "Free speech is
denied to those who give hope and
not dope to the oppressed." On the
contrary, those upon whom the re
straining hand must sometimes be
placed are the ones who sing a con
tinuous song of despair.
Are the Prohis and the Socialists
the only real anti-imperialists? The
Republicans are absolutely ruled by
Roosevelt, the Democrats by Bryan
and the Independents by Hearst.
Those who can consistently oppose
imperialism are certainly few.
It Is probable that more money will
be used for campaign purposes this
year In payment of railroad fares than
for any other single purpose. No party
committee cart get passes for its
speakers or messengers, as heretofore
and that's as it should be, too.
That little roast Judge Grosscup
handed to Judge Land is was not
circumstance compared with th
scorcher President Roosevelt adminls
tered to Grosscup. And, what 19 more
Important, the people agreed with
Roosevelt. -
A report from Klamath Falls sayi
that Roosevelt will hunt big game in
that part of the state before going to
Africa. Wonder If Mr. Harrlman will
invite the President to become a guest
at Pelican Bay lodge?
If Mr. Bryan only knew it, William
Allen White is his best friend. White
advises the Democratic nominee to get
a diving suit and sink to the bottom
of the sea until the votes are cast.
The man or firm who wants a good
excuse for not making campaign con
tribution this year can get out of it
by organizing a corporation to con
duct his business.
In View of the fact that Parker lost
New York state by over 175,000 his
remark that it is a doubtful state this
year is either very complimentary to
Bryan or disparaging to himself.
The New York World shows that
the railroads a week ago had 100,000
fewer idle cars than on April 29.
is believed that most of the remainder
will soon be moving.
The Louisiana Legislature, which
recently adjourned, enacted 300 laws.
They must have been a lawless lot
down there before the Legislature met.
If we are to have airships to fight
our battles in future wars arrange.
ihehts should be made with Hobson to
furnish the heat.
Poor old Yamhill can't see anythln
to talk about in the Smlthson victory.
It's Smlthson against the world an
not Yamhill.
Mr. Taft has been elected a member
of the Steam Shovelers Union. He
used to have a, steam roller's union all
his own.
BRYAN'S CAI.li FOR MONEY.
Characterisation of His Recent Demand
for "Funds)."
i New York Sun.
Can any one imagine James Buchanan
or Stephen A. Douglas or John C.
Breckenridge or General McClellan or
Horatio Seymour or General Hancock,
or any other Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, save and except Wil-
am Jennings Bryan, demanding money
from the farmers of the United States
In order- to put him in the White
House?
Isn't It a pitiable spectacle?
Not only does Mr. Bryan, with the
concurrence of his Indiana associate on
the ticket, solicit contributions from $5
upward, but he has evidently made a
arefui computation of the number of
farmers who are able to "pay, pay.
pay." Just listen to him:
Thera are hundreds of thousands of farm
ers who are abundantly able to contribute
to the campaign fund. There are thousands
who could give $100 apiece without feeling
t. l nere are tens of thousands who could
ive $50 apiece without sacrificing anything.
and still more who could give $25. $10 or $5.
Verily," all standards of dignity In
public life and politics have been
thrown to the Winds when we have
come down to this. "Who will be the
first to respond?" asks Mr. Bryan. It
Is like the voice of an auctioneer ask
ing for bids. "Money talks," says the
cynic. "Money is needed to elect me
and Kern," says Mr. Bryan, the de-
ouncer of the money power In politics.
and I want the farmers of the country
to furnish It." So anxious are Messrs.
Bryan and Kern to have money and
have It now that, pending the organ
isation of the National Committee, "we
will ask the Commoner to call for sub
scriptions to this farmers' fund." There
l really comical touch in this. "Ask
the Commoner" forsooth I Why, the
Commoner Is Mr. Bryan's newspaper.
He is the Commoner.
Mr. Bryan is certainly a friend of the
people In one sense. He wants to get
their money and he evidently believes
that they have lots of it left, notwith
standing their suffering at the hands of
the great predatory corporations he
talks so much about.
REACTION IN THE SOUTH.
From PopuIIstlc Doctrines Heretofore
Upheld.
New York Times.
Joe Brown." as he Is called In
Georgia, leadsvoff with the first of the
acceptances of nominations which are
about to attract the country's atten
tion, uovernor-elect Brown sounds a
right about face" note, which is re
markable both In Itself and In the cor
diality of apprcval by a press which
erstwhile was approving Governor
Hoke Smith, who was rejected by the
primaries. Mr. Brown selected for em
phasis this plank of his party's plat
form: "We pledge not only to citizens
of this state, but to citizens of other
states that' all capital invested in leglt-
mate enterprises in Georsria. whether
foreign or domestic, corporate Or brl-
vate, shall have the equally friendly
consideration or those who administer
the laws."
Mr. Brown drew a gloomv nlcturo of
the depression which had come over
Georgia as the result of agitations
wnicn denounced the corporation hi:t
Ignored the fact that the corporation
was but the union of Individual citi
zens, and took no account of the fact
that the interests of capital and labor
are Inextricable." He dissented from
the limitation of corporate Drofits to
per cent, while other caDital earns
20 to 100 per cent, and argued that if
corporations break the laws punishment
snouia r,e visited upon their officers
and not upon Innocent Investors. This
is the reason that caDital has been
driven into safe-deposit vaults, or out
or tne state, and trade is depressed.
This theory of depression and declar.
ation of Intention to promote prosper-
iij oy reversing sucn practices is In
dorsed by such papers as The Birming
ham Age Herald. It laments that "the
masses followed the politicians In the
so-called railroad-rate reform move
ment," but adds that the fennl rn
the mistake they made In allowing
themselves to be carried away by Pop
uIIstlc arguments. This episode raises
two interesting questions how far will
Mr. Bryan persist with Governor Hoke
Smith's repudiated policies, and how
will It be possible to carry Georgia for
both Bryan and Brown on inconsistent
declarations? And these questions are1
equauy applicable to other Southern
states.
- A Slave of Habit.
Judge.
Mr. Butcher." said tha natron wifh
tne lniant in ner arms. "will
please weigh my baby?"
burel responded the busy butcher.
depositing the little human bundle, on
his scales. "Just sixteen pounds and a
quarter. Mrs. ill ley."
But, commented the watching par
ent, "your scales register but 16
pounds. .
"You're right, madam." said tha
butcher, reddening as he took another
look. Then, turning to the bookkeeper
behind the desk, he called out: "Annie,
take oft that quarter of a pound!"
The Policeman Was Right.
Everybody's Magazine.
.A man addicted to walking in his
sleep went to bed all right one night,
but when he awoke he found himself on
the street in the grasp of a policeman.
"Hold on," he cried, "you mustn't ar
rest me. I'm a somnambulist." To
which the policeman replied: "I don't
care What your religion is yer can't
walk the streets in yer nightshirt"
Domestic Falla Two Stories to Sofa.
Baltimore News.
Elizabeth Egolf, cleaning windows In
Philadelphia, fell two stories through a
skylight, landing In the dining-room on a
sofa, the springs of Which served to re
duce the effect of the fall, although she
was badly cut by glass.
Move of Flnarer Saves a "Life.
Baltimore News.
Seeing a finger move of the body of her
son, Charles Baicolm, lying In his coffin
at Worcester, Mass., his mother gave
the
alarm and a physician, by using
powerful restoratives, brought the young
man oacs to me.
Bees Use Phone Box As Honey Bask.
New York World.
A telephone In a house at Northport,
L. I., having stopped working, a line
man found 12 pounds of honey In a box
high on a pole in which the wires cen
tered. Death With No Signs ot Tetanaa.
Trenton. N. J., Despatch.
Mr John N. Hudson, of Newark, N. J.,
died of lockjaw, but there was no wound
visible which might have become inocu
lated with the tetanus germ.
Forty Widows, From S3 to Fateful 23.
Philadelphia Record.
Forty widows, ranging in age from 82
to 23 years, enjoyed a picnic near Ber
wick, Pa.
A a Example la Patleaca,
Washington Star.
tovernor Johnson should note the num
o
bef of times Bryan has tried and failed.
and not be discouraged.
Why Coolda't It Be "Jlmmjl"
Chicago Record-Herald.
King Alfonso's new eon swill have 11
names, but will be generally called for
shortness "Jaime.
FORESTRY LESSON FROM GERMANY
Similar Methods Most Be Adopted la
the Waited States. s
Chicago Evening Journal.
Within the past live years the price
of spruce wood for pulp in the United
States has increased 122 per cent, ahd
our importations of timber from Can
ada have grown 103 per cent.
These facts. Indicative of the ap
proaching wood famine, should induce
Americans to consider the profits of
forestry in Prussia, where that indus
try is carried on in such a way that
not only is It profitable but the supply
of wood. Instead of being exhausted. Is
Increasing.
The London Times, in discussing for
estry in England, gives some figures
that are of interest. In Prussia fores
try is practiced by the stata In a par:
ticularly thorough manner, and yields
a net revenue of about $20,000,000 a
year. But these direct profits are by
no means all that should be credited to
it. Germany has over 600 pulp mills
and 71 cellulose factories, which con
sume 66.00U.00O cubic feet f wood
yearly, and these, of course, all make a
vast deal of money. More than one-
tenth of the entire population of Ger
many Is profitably engaged In forestry
and employments dependent upon that
Industry.
Yet people have been living in Ger
many for some thousands ot years.
They have used all the wood that was
necessary for their comfort, and still
the forests have not been destroyed but
are Increasing.
In the United States, large enough to
contain 50 German Empires, 100 years
ago virtually virgin forest and contain
ing only 80,000,000 people where many
times that number could exist, we are
approaching a timber famine.
Ought not tha American people to
study the German method and find out
If It is too late to save any part of
their once seemingly inexhaustible tim
ber supply?
PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
As Usual, It Falls to Prohibit.
Atlanta Constitution.
Is Georgia's Prohibition law to be
come a dead letter? Was the object of
the law to cease recognition of the
legal status of the liquor business sim
ply by refusing to grant it license,
or was it to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicants ' within the
state?
In the former it has been successful.
and state and municipal revenues have
been completely wiped out.
In the latter, there is evidence that
it has proven a lamentable failure; the
sale goes on, sometimes with defiant
publicity, at others under the apparent
cover of municipal protection.
In Sunday sermons, both Dr. Len G.
Broughton and Dr. John E. White,
among the most earnest advocates of
the cause, admitted that the law Is
openly violated in the large cities of
the state.
Beer Is sold openly; whisky may be
had by any one who wants It bad
enough to ascertain the simple methods
of acquiring It.
It cannot be doubted, in the light ot
assertions and charges such as these,
that violation of the Prohibition law is
a prolific source of lawlessness.
And in the violation there Is faf
more danger to the state and the com
munity than there is in the mere act
of dispensing liquors to one or to
dosen individuals.
The only mission which a dead letter
has upon the statute books is to breed
a lawless spirit that makes for other
and graver crimes
Patrlotlo foreign-Bora Voters,
Washington (D. C.) Post.
"Question most any native-born Ameri
can's patriotism and he will get mad
probably," said ex-Representative W. C.
Maybury, of Detroit, at the Willard re
cently. "Yet I am not so sure that our
foreign-born citizens are not more patri
otic than those born in this country. I
had several experiences while Mayor of
Detroit that led me to. this belief.
"Oh one occasion a delegation of Poles
called at my office a few days before De
cember 14, 1899, and Inquired what pro
gramme had been mapped out for that
date. I replied that I had not heard of
any programme. They appeared to be
astonished, and when I Inquired the pur
pose of their questions they asked me if
I didn't remember that the 14th of De
cember was the centennial of the death of
George Washington.
Here were a lot of foreign-born citi
zens, of the United States anxious to ob
serve the anniversary of the death of the
Father of His Country, and there had
been ho suggestion of such observance
from men who claim America .as their
native land. These Poles told me that If
there had been no general observance
planned they would like to honor Wash
ington's memory themselves, and asked
if I would attend.
"You bet I told them I should be glad
to be there; and I went, and I tell you
I found that the Poles knew more about
the history of America and the life of
Washington than the average citizen of
the United States. fl"hB flrtroso
reverencea tne memory of Washington,
Mother Quail Beats Mother Hen.
Cincinnati Enquirer. ,
The prise nature faker Story comes
from Alexandria, the county seat of
Campbell County, Kentucky, A quail's
nest on the farm of Edgar Thatcher was
invaded by a hen that laid one ees there.
The mother quail drove the hen off when
Bhe reappeared to lay some more eerers.
and Set oh the one hert' egg and her own.
The hen egg hatched first and the quail
then abandoned her own eggs for the
adopted chick, which she raised until It
was large enough to be taken to town for
a springer.
Male's Body Saves Falling Miner.
Philadelphia Record.
The life of William Evans, a miner of
West Schuylkill, Pa., was saved by .the
tact xnat nis Doay. in fa 1 ns- down
shaft 300 feet, struck the carcass of a
muie, wnicn Droke the fall.
A FEW SQUIBS.
"Vi'hat was the fruit of your wooing-?"
a iimun. ?aiiimore American.
"He draws from real life." "Artist?"
"no: aenust. L.3U18V!lle Courier-Journal.
"Briasct, wasn't that policeman making
love to you In the kitchen, last night?" "He
thought n was, mum." LAfe.
"All the world's a stage." "Yes: and tha
majority of us are billed as 'citizens, vil
lagers, populace," -and the like." Ijouisvllle
courier-journal.
The tenants' ball "Groom faooloseticsllv.
to daughter of the house) "I'm sorry I'm
dancin' so bad. Miss: but this 'ere floor's
that slippery, an' I aren't got no nails in
my boots." Punch.
"You didn't uss my manuscript." said the
visitor severely. "It was not adapted to
our purposes. We couldn't use It." "How
about the stamp that was enclosed?" "Oh,
that was all right. We used it." Phila
delphia Public Ledger.
"How do you get along With the men so
well. Maude?" "Well. I expect them all to
be fools. But I don't let them suspect
what I exoect. so I m never aisappointea.
and neither are they." Cleveland .Leader.
Mrs. Mulligan "Och! Ol nlver f to th"
shtnre but nhat Ol ferglt sumthln'." Mr.
Mulllean-'-An" nhwat did yes ferglt this
toime. darlin'?" Mrs. Mulligan "It's afther
fergittln' to go at all, at an. ui'm doin' this
marnin. Aluuge.
v th Indian was a weak renegade.
"We call him Statistics!" fneered the chief
nf the tribe. "Ana wny Biaustics?" "Be
cause there the old savags spat upon ths
ground disdainfully) you can torture al
most anytning oui ui unu: r ulu.
"Yesterday the President turned his at
tention to the clearing or a stretch of
woods, comprising 40 acres. The President
felled several trees before noon." "Aw,
shucks! I thought you were going to tell
me he cleared tha whole 40 acres." Wash
ington Herald.
"FINGY" CONKERS LAYS DOWN LAW
Democratic Boss Says His Precinct
Captains Must Make Good or Go.
Baltimore News.
When the first train East from Den
ver, after the adjournment of the
Democratic convention was pulling Into
Lincoln, Neb., a stoutly-built man with
a very red face arose from his seat in
the smoking-room of the Pullman.
He was rather startlingly dressed in
a yellow shirt, with pink bows printed
on it, gray trousers, sky-blue socks
and russet shoes. On his finger flashed
a diamond four karats big, flanked in
the ring by a ruby and sapphire of
equal size.
"Hullo!" he said, as he got up. "here's
Lincoln. Left stretch our legs a little.
Bryan may be at the station."
'Nonsense!" said a darmer little man
in the car. "Bryan lives miles out of
Lincoln. He's got too much to do to bo
watching trains go through."
1 mink he'll be there." said the red-
faced man. quietly, but with emphasis
on tne i. his tone was that of a
Great Man who has wired his stenog
rapher to be sure to meet him on tha
minute.
The men on the smoker all filed o-rt.
and, sure enough, there was Bryan, in
his black slouch hat and needing: a
shave. "Three cheers for our next
President!" yelled some one, and they
were given lustily, but Bryan rushed up
to the red-faced man and grabbed his
hand.
I'm mighty glad to see you, Mr. Con-
ners, said the great Commoner, warm--ly.
"I've brought Mrs. Bryan in. Can't
you come out to Falrview with us?"
Such and so was the first meeting
of "Flngy" Conners and William Jen
nings Bryan, after the letter's nomina
tion for President of the United States.
"Flngy" more properly, but less fre
quently, William J. Conners, is tha
man who, with Charles F. Murphy, of
Tammany Hall, carries the Democratic
party of the State of New York In the)
hollow of his hand.
Samuel Gompers, at Denver, gave
Conners credit for putting the anti-
Injunetlon plank in the platform. Ha
and Murphy, If they had chosen to do
so, could have named the Vice-Presi
dential candidate. And yet, only a few
years ago, "Flngy" Conners was a
wharf-rat, a dock-scrapper, a saloon
keeper in an unholy locality, a ward
heeler and a Republican.
What meat did he feed on to grow.
so great? What explains his sudden
rise from wharf-rat to political leader.
no makes Presidential candidates
come to him Instead of going to them?
it was a hot day and Conners wiped
the perspiration from his red cheeks.
Oh, hell! ' he announced, vigorously.
T win half my fights because the other
man takes me for a d n fool."
"Flngy" Lold Bryan, when they met
on the platform at Lincoln that he
would carry New York for the latter
this Fall.
'If I don't," he said, "I'll never shake
hands with you again."
Don t make the penalty so severe."
said the Commoner. "I don't believe in
cruel and unusual punishments."
Later "Flngy" repeated his assertion
about New York. "That wasn't guff."
he said; "that was straight. Bryan
will carry New York, and I'll tell you
wny.
'In the first place, the Democratic
party In the state never had such an
organization as I've got now. I know
every precinct captain in the state per
sonally and every one knows me, and
he knows he's got to make good or lose
his head.
"Politics is business and it's trot to ho
worked on a business basis. The first
tning I do when I go home will be to
get out the figures of the Hearst elec
tion that's the one we'll compare with
na go over them with each ennntv
chairman. 'How many of the men who
voted for Hearst will vote for Bryan?"
I'll ask. 'How many will not? How-
many who did not vote for Hearst will
vote for Bryan?' Thirty days before
election Til know exactly how every-
Dooy stands and how many votes are
necessary to win and we'll get 'em.
xou see, I go to each county leader:
and put it up to him this way: 'You de-'
liver the goods and anything that comes
to the county comes through you. See!
But If you don't deliver the goods, why,
the bull-ring for you.'
mats one. reason why we'll carry
New York. Another Is that there's 200,-
ouu uemoerats in the state who voted
against Bryan In 1896 and 1900. but
who will vote for him now, because
they hato Taft worse than they do:
Bryan.
A candidate's like a rose the min
ute he's full-blown he begins to fade.
zouve got to take 'em In blossom if
you want to make good use of 'em. This
time we've got the man that's blooming.!
won i ten you wno ne Is. but vou'll1
agree with me when the nomination is
made.
The tough boss leaned back with
self-satisfied air.
"When you do a thing at all." he re
marked, "it's worth while dolmr it well.!
1" ? "W days' wl,e'" ot railroad
PBes In newspaper offices, If a man'd,
me ' n ala" wa.n' .flve one to
1 a ,a Naw, UUthln doin'!"
Salt Water to Drowa Ont Fires,
Kansas City Journal.
Officials of Baltimore showed much
Interest in the recent test of New York's
high-pressure salt water fire fighting sys
tem, because the Monument City is
planning something along the same lines.
Under the -Baltimore building law, the
height of buildings is limited to 170 feet,
so the proposed system would take caro!
of the skyscrapers without the necessity
of using fire engines. Chief Horton, who1
commanded the fire fighters when Balti
more's biggest fire occurred. In February,
1904, favors pipe lines built down the cen
ter of the streets and provided at regu
lar intervals with underground plugs, to
which adjustable hydrants, so constructed
that long stretches of hose would be un
necessary, could be attached.
Not the "Blga-eat Ever Was.
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
When we have heretofore made ref
erence to the prolonged applause given
to the name of Roosevelt at Chicago
and to Bryan at Denver as record-
breakers, we have unaccountably for
gotten an episode that occurred at
Ephesus in the time of Paul the Apos
tle, until our attention was called to
it by a contemporary. In brief, it is
set forth in the 19th chapter of the
Acts of the Apostles that there was a
meeting at Ephesus of those who were
opposed to Paul and his teachings, and
the account goes on to say: "All with
one voice about the space of two hours
cried out, "Great is Diana of the Ephe
sians!"' That demonstration "lays over"
Chicago and Denver.
Two McKlntey Bronze Tablets.
New York Tribune.
Two bronze tablets In memory of Presi
dent McKinley are soon to be placed in
Brandywine Park driveway, in Wilming
ton, Del. One of them is to be com
memorative of a little-known incident In
the career of the slain Chief Magistrate,
representing a scene in which McKinley,
as a Corporal In the Union Army in the
Civil War, was the leading character.
While a savage battle was raging Cor
poral McKinley made his way to the front
and served the men on the firing line with
water. And a picture of the scene is
now to be perpetuated in bronze.
How She Knew.
Yonkers Statesman.
He Tou seem hard of hearing and
yet when I proposed you seemed to
hear me all right.
She No, I really didn't hear you,
dear, but you looked so foolish that I
knew what you meant.