Editorial Fage-o'iJ&'iiJoiiEaal
TUESDAY,' FEBRUARY "2f 1904
PORTLAND, OREGON
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,
Why Bryan Opposes the "Get Together" Policy
' , for Hii Party
The Relations Between the President and Senator
' ' Hanna Defined - v ' -
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
C. g. JACKSON,
Published every evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth.'
OFFICIAL, PAPER OF THE CITY OP
THE EXPERTS REPORT.
fmF HE REPORT filed today by the expert who has
I been Investigating the several departments of the
; ' county government presents somfi unwelcome
revelations and a number of valuable suggestions. It
deals with the sheriff's office, upon which the taxpayers
have, long been accustomed to look askance, and contains
disclosures of gross mismanagement, to say the least.
. i tie anairs vl uic vim.- nnc v-vum,.., - 0
covered by the report, with a degree of carelessness which
would not be tolerated for a moment in any business
house. The stubs of over 4,000 receipts, constituting., an
' extremely Important part of the office records, have dis
appeared and are supposed to have been flung into the
waste paper basket. From the imperfect data that re
frains it appears that Sheriff Frazler retained' to his own
use over $3,700 of fees belonging to the county, on the
ground that the money was needed to pay the expenses of
the office. Even assuming he was without any intent to
defraud the county, he must have been fully aware that
Ills action was illegal, Many other gross irregularities
are disclosed. - ( , . . ..
But Mr. Black has done more than merely to bring to
Jlght the mismanagement- of the county's affairs. He has
embodied in his report some Important recommendations,
which, If heeded, will render a repetition of the courthouse
scandals extremely improbable. If not Impossible, He
points out specifically the reforms which should be insti
tuted in the business methods, not only of the sfterifrs
office', but of Other departments as welL CheckSy&nd safe
guards are suggested which will be a protection against
frauds, and the state legislature might well consider his
recommendation that a uniform system of bookkeeping be
adopted in all counties of the state, so as to simplify the
auditing of the county records, and to facilitate the
gathering of public statistics. The report deserves the
careful consideration of all who are interested In Improv
ing the management of county affairs.
AS A MAN SOWS.
MURDERER EGBERT accuses his parents when
he ends from the scaffold the warning to
parents: "Keep your children off the streets.
Keep them out of saloons and away from bad company.
Bad raising and bad company caused my downfall."
Neglect of -parental duty is the beginning of folly in
the' child. , He has too much freedom of the streets; too
much Idle time? too little example or precept to teach him
respect for law and order. .
By the time the boy or girl loafer has reached the age
of 14 or 16 it is usually too late for Increased severity at
home to do more than drive them to greater extremes;
It Is too late for the aid society or the reform school to do
more than restrain for a time.
The child must be taught not only how not to abuse,
but how to use the faculties he possesses. He must be
taught, not only what not to do, but what to do. He does
not spring into being full, armed and
battle of life. He does not know by instinct how to insure
the best results to his manhood from the
boyhood. He must be taught the self
enable htm' to keep his evil passions bf
and anger within bounds. He must be
spect that comes only t the man or woman who can use
his or her faculties in useful work.
' It is a rare thing for a man who has been taught how
to employ his hands in work that requires the use of the
brain also to lose his self control. The training of the
eye and hand requires absolute self control. . The brain
must dominate1 and direct. else; the work Is a hopeless
muddfe. The eye used to direct the hand comes to view
things calmly and dispassionately. There Is no place for
passion or haste In the workshop. The' worker in woods,
metals or clay, the mechanic, the1 'painter, the sculptor or
the carpenter must have himself well in hand if his work
U to be well done. A practice in self control that goes
asosoa rBAvoxs txaxh'8 death.
.Victor Smith, in the New York Press.
, Neither telepathy" nor "psychic
force" was of any value to Citizen
George Francis Train when the final
summons came. I know that he ex
pected to live a long time, but he had
no more fear of death than of the
measles. Seventy-four years young! His
was a wonderful mind. Perhaps hevwas
crazy. He certally was unconventional.
His correspondence with Tip was char
acteristic. He would write of the big
gest subjects on both sides of a postal
card. In red, blue and black pencil. Noth
ing escaped his searching intellect. He
fallowed the progress of the world; he
would figure out political moves and set
them to staccato poetry; he would pre
, diet the results of ballots and wars in
blank verse, insisting on due respect
being shown his italics, capitals, ex
clamation points, indentions, etc. Mr.
Train was much disappointed In the
returns from his last book. He thouKht
it would bring In a large enough sum
to lift Sim above the possibility of want.
A letter from hltn shortly before Christ
mas said that he had enough to pay
.his board bill at the Mills Palace, as he
always called the hotel at which he
ended his days, but had not much hope
of the future. He and Immanuel Pfeiffer
were about to start out on a lecture
tour to abolish doctors, Jcnnerism, the
"ego mania run mad," graftlsm. etc.
He announced "Citizen Train's $50,000
suit (Stamford) and Immanuel Pfelf
Xer's $30,000 (Boston) will soon be in
vrtlv emotion!" "Svndlra of lllirh
Class lawyers will soon move on Omaha
Cathay Ship! (Thirty Millions!) R)
Kvolutlon Lunacy of Thirty-Millionaire
Omaha El Dorado!" To the last he be
lieved In his Omaha prospects.
The Democratic Idea,
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Magazine.
The Democratic tariff Idea, like any
thing else Democratic, is founded as
nearly as possible upon thtj principle of
"equality of opportunities and equality
i-f burdens." This same principle ex
tended to other matters of anticipated
legislation will give you what Lemoc-
racy means, or ought to mean with re
gard to them. It stands for equality of
charges by railroads and transportation
companies, with destruction of the
power of secret rebates or open dis
crimination, whether against corpora
tions or localities. Neither government
nor government-created corporations
ought to be permitted to encourage or
: continue In a course of favoritism to
' any Individual, any interest or any lo
. calitv. ,-.,' '.
Orand ttaofcess of Tarklngton.
. ' Mr. and Mrs. -Booth Tarklngton, who
have been staying at the Hotel Qulsi
xana. Capri, for a little time, are now In
Home; At Capri the .American novelist
and, his wife were known as the trrand
fluke and duchess'1 because they nover
luestloned prices, no matter how exorbi
tant. What mill further, impressed itie
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on through several
second nature.
The' state must
neglected boy or girl.
full of them now.
At half the cost
criminal or useless idler, who is the Incipient criminal,
can bet made a useful self controlled, self respecting citU
y.en. u parents cannot be rorcea to aevote sumcieni time
and- attention to training their children, they should be
forced to hand them over to the state fn time to save'
them. Manual training shmild be the larger part of ihe
public school curriculum and forced attendance1 should bo
a law and an active live one, not a dead letter.
T
or not he is. a nt man to sit in mat august Doay, win
scarcely be received with much enthusiastic commenda
tion in any part of the country. Specific charges were
made against Dietrich of Belling postmastershlps to the
highest bidder and using a building owned by him at his
homeJ in Hastings for postofflce uses. Dietrich proved to
the satisfaction of the court that while he had beeri elected
to the senate at the time this transaction was alleged to
have occurred, he had not been sworn in and was there
fore not a senator. In this theory of his case, he was up
held by the court and hence the indictment against him
was quashed.
nically legal, the charges against him lost none of their
gravity in public estimation; he was acquitted but not
cleared. If under the law he was not a member of the
senate at the time the alleged offenses were committed he
is proceeding in a roundabout way to secure the vindication
which he craves.
iately come through the courts if his own counsel had not
raised the technical question of his official status. If it
had not been raised ihe issue would have been tried on its
merits. If the case then went In his favor everybody
would have been satisfied and the charges against him
would have fallen of their own weight. But when a pub
lic man seeks to avoid the consequences of what have
been apparently his own act's through the interposition
of technicalities, he cannot expect that such a vindication
will be regarded with much favor or that he himself will
be thereby raised In public estimation or confidence.
Charges such as
must be met fairly
to dispose of them.
A FRANK
I
F UNDESIRABLE
equipped for the
proper use of his
torious Paris house1
control that will
hatred, jealousy
session of the saloon license committee of the city council,
nevertheless the saloon itself was discovered to be in full
taught the self re
operation. One of
lng of the license
Indignation, when he made the discovery and the explana
tions offered him were so utterly lame that they were lit
tle short of ridiculous. The methods are now loose enough
in all conscience, but if the bridles are to be taken off al
together, it is time that the public realized it and was
given a chance to avoid unnecessary worry about some
thing which It cannot help.
Until this point
Flegel should not
satisfy him.
people of Capri with their munificence
was that when attending a native wed
ding Mrs. Tarklngton unclasped a pearl
necklace from her neck and presented
it to the bride. This thrifty person was
overwhelmed with Joy at the American's
tribute, and It was not long before she
was at a local Jeweler's having the gift
valued. To Mr. and Mrs. Tarktngton's
intense amusement, it waa priced by this
authority at $3,000. Having left her
Jewelry In America, Mrs. Tarklngton
bought a few Imitation things in Eng
land to wear until she got back. The
price she paid for the pearl necklace in
London was five dollars.
THE WISE ftTATSSMAH.
He never spoke until he found
Out just how things were going;
He always switched his views around
The way the wind was blowing,
And 'when, at last.
All doubt was past.
With ardor that was splendid
lie gave up being dumb
And manfully contended
For what was bound to come.
With solemn look his head he shook
While there was cause for doubting;
He watched the course that others took
And bravely heard their shouting;
Whateer the bill
He waited till
There was no chance to blunder,
Then rising fearlessly -He
spoke in words of thunder
For what was bound to be.
Within the Hall of Fame he got
A lofty place and spacious,
Because the foolish people thought
Him statesmanlike, sagacious;
And you and I.
If we but try,
May make men think we're needed;
Look wise until you know
flow things will end, as he did.
And then begin to blow.
S. E. Klser in Chicago Record-Herald.
WHAT KISS BOOSEYELT OHATED.
From the New York World.
Representative "Nick" Longworth of
Cincinnati took Miss Alice Roosevelt to
luncheon at the House restaurant on
Thursday. It was a merry parry. Mr.
Longworth provided an elaborate lunch
eon for Miss Roosevelt and his other
guegts. Just before the coffee was
served Miss Roosevelt leaned over and
whispered to Mr. Longworth.
"Certainly," said Mr. Longworth, artd
he called a waiter. Everybody in the
room was curious to see what Miss
Roosevelt wanted. The mystery was
soon solved, She wanted a piece of
pumpkin pie, and she got It.
The Tallest
. From the Irrlgon Irrigator.
Irrlgon thinks it can, or hones It cam
boast of the talrcst man in Morrow
county. His name is Ralph Laphpm and
ho la 6 feet 7 Inches "long." And, what
is more" to the point, every Inch repref
sents . hustle, bustle and activity. . If
any of us ."get there," Lapham will be
i with us In tli front, rank,
JNO. P. CARROLL
and Yamhill streets, Portland, Oregon.
PORTLAND
hours each day will end In becoming
take In hand sooner or later the
The prisons and the asylums are
to the state-In money, the average
SENATOR DIETRICH AND HIS "TECHNICALITY.
HE RESOLUTION Introduced by Senator Dietrich
to have a senate committee appointed to inves
tigate the charges against htm and report whetheT
But while he escaped trial on grounds that were tech
That vindication .might have immed
those in "which Dietrich was involved
and squarely and there Is no other way
ANSWER CALLED FOR.
liquor licenses are to be granted by
surreptitious methods it Is well to have the fact
known. An application for a saloon license In the no
was not signed in a regular or special
the councllmen who opposed the grant
expressed surprise, not unmingled with
has been reached, however, Councilman
rest content with the so-called explana
tion offered htm yesterday. There should be a specific and
responsible answer forthcoming and nothing less should
MEXICO Aft A CTOTOXXSH.
From the New York. Journal.
From the Mexican Statistical Section
comes an interesting statement of the
trade of our sister republic for the first
four months of the fiscal year 1903-1904.
Mexico bought from the United States
in that period more goods than from all
the rest of the world. Comparisons
with other great trading nations follow,
stated in Mexican dollars.
Country. Four Months' Import
Germany ......... $3,027,281
France ............... 2.111,173
Great Britain ................. 3,246,808
Spain 876,792
Belgium 628,49V
United States 12.485,335
Mexico's purchase from Canada, from
all Central America, all the Islands of
the Antilles and all South America were
only $110,000. Her grand total of im
ports was $23,285,970. a slight reduction
from last year. Mexican exports In the
same period were $72,241,999, of which
oved $49,000,000 were minerals. And
of this total we took $48,469,282 about
two-thirds.
Here Is a trade of perhaps $90,000,000
in gold with a country bound to us by
ties of grateful friendship unshaken
since Maximilian's day, needing no forts
along the line or battleships or troops
to overawe it. Our trade withe the Phil
ippines Is $17,000,000, which costs $100,
000,000 a year in war expenses and
which Congress Is now asked to cut in
half by limiting It to American vessels.
What fthe Hemembered About
Them.
From Harper's Bulletin.
A great many anecdotes are told about
the lato Mrs. John Sherwood, who was
famous among her friends as one of
the most kindly and delightful of women,
and among the public as the author of
that standard manual of etiquette,
"Manners and Social Usages." Among
them is the following, which has here
tofore evaded print: "Several years ago
Mrs. Sherwood "wss visiting a friend
who had two young lady nieces living In
the neighborhood. These nieces had
often heard of Mrs. Sherwood, the
grande dame of many functions, the In
tellectual companion of the great, the
accomplished and feted traveler, and
they hoped, ns they were Just out of
college, to make upon her that impres
sion of intelligence and culture to which
the high-minded young woman aspires.
Accordingly, they rode over to their
aunt's dally upon the mose graceful of
wheels, In the most correct bicycle cos
tumes, and conversed seriously and in
tellectually with Mrs. Sherwood, who
was all patience and courtesy. Mrs.
Sherwood's visit ended and she de
parted, sending back the customary let
ter of appreciation to 'her hostess. The
nieces arrived simultaneously with the
letter.
" 'Oh! aunt. Is it from Mrs. Sher
wood? What did she .think of us? Does
r.he eem to think we are are ,'
"'She says,' replied the aunt, scan
ning the letter ,'she says, "convey my
kind remembrances to the girls with the
jyettajiJUes.'"
New York Special In Chicago Tribune,
"You ask why I am opposed to the re
organisation of the Democratic paty?
Because I want my party to. define the
rights of the people; I want it to be the
fearless charaplbn of their interests; I
want it to present the moral Issue in
volved In public questions and to appeal
to the public conscience."
In these words delivered in Madison
Square Garden tonight, William J. Bryan
declared his positfon in the national cam
paign. He spoke independently of any
organisation, and 'came out flatly on
all the issues that have been brought
up.
With regard to candidates he was non
committal. He insisted that the name
of the man chopen does not matter, and
that the essential thing is what he
stands for. He disavowed any personal
aspirations. Mr. Bryan said in part:
"I have preferred to speak independ
ently of any organization because I do
not care to embarrass any friends or
supporters who may differ from me in
opinion. Both I and they, therefore,
are left to pursue In the future, as we
have in the past, the course that seems
to us best.
"I do not speak with authority; I an)
not a candidate for any office; I am only
a private citizen, and I can prove by the
editorial pages of nearly all of our lead
Ing dallies that I have excellent pros
pects of remaining a private citizen dur
ing the remainder of my life. .
"But think not that this prospective
obscurity has been forced upon me by
unfortunate circumstances -or by cruel
fate. I can prove by an interview which
appeared li yesterday morning's papers
that I have' recently renounced a promi
nence that was within my grasp, if I had
only followed the advice of one of your
distinguished financiers, Mr. Joseph C.
Hendrix. who Is quoted as saying:
'If Mr. Bryan had come here from
Europe and said that he had learned a
great deal in his trip abroad, and de
clared that he was "Convinced that it
would be a desirable thing for all Demo
crats to get together, he would be a
great man and his influence would have
been greatly Increased. By his present
course he Is killing himself.'
"Surely If Mr. Hendrix Is to be be
lieved and I quote him, 'not because he
deserves special notice, but because, hav
ing left us in 1895. he Is a fair represen
tative of those who for the last seven
years have been giving our party advice
Instead of votes If he is to be believed,
my words ought to challenge your at
tention and arouse that Interest which
usually attaches to an ante-mortem
statement, when the speaker Is sobered
by the thought of Impending dissolu
tion." Mr. Bryan declared he- had rejected
this proffered greatness" and had been
deaf to the .entreaties of those who talk
only of "getting together" because he
wanted, to know what they were getting
together for, "whether to defend rights
or to enter on a course of pillage." Con
tinuing, he said:
"The trouble with our government tot-
day is that It is too much influenced in
its operations by men whose only loyalty
Letters From
A Mouse Writes.
Portland,- Feb. 1. To the Editor of.
The Journal: The discussion of an open
or closed fair has been warm and lively
and is becoming intensely interesting.
This is right. Being ah old pioneer of
1844 and from Missouri, of course, I
want to have my say. To start out,
let me advise your readers that I don't
take oft ray hat to any man as to my
faith in Jesus Christ and Thomas Jef
ferson, for I am fully persuaded in my
own mind that they were the two great
est persons ever on earth, and especially
in the United States, and I believe if
we were governed by them in morals,
on Christ's part and in politics and en
terprise on Jefferson's part, we would
have a better nation.
Jesus Christ and Jefferson both ln-H
culcated the doctrine of keeping church
and civic government affairs separate.
Christ said to "render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's and to Ood
the things that are God's." Now,
Uncle Sam Is our Caesar, and it is Uncle
Sam that is putting up the money In
the main to run our fair. On that oc
casion we will commemorate the event
that Immortalized the names of Lewis
and Clark, we will glorify the name and
fame of Thomas Jefferson, and we will
give the world an insight to the majes
tic grandeur and the great possibilities
of Oregon, that will endure so long as
the pyramids, like Mount Hood and
Jefferson, which were built by God Him
self shall endure.
Now, I think our congressmen ought
to let the spirit of Thomas Jefferson
preside over their deliberations and des
tinies. I believe this fair is purely
a worldly affair, a civil affair, and that
there is no Christ in it Some of your
writers seem to think it will not look
well to our visitors, that they will have
a bad impression because of the stand
ard of our morals. Now, let us not try
after this triumph.
. Your ministers harp long and loud
about -not desecrating the Sabbath
(which It Is not), and Christ only would
reply "whited sepulchers." Now. I con
tend that it Is none of the churches'
business to hold up civil and social en
tertainments. That is a government" af
fair. It Is not a fact that we are a
Christian nation. The Jews, the Moham
medans and the followers of Confucius
are all accorded the. same rights. The
Joss house exists and after 60 years'
residence the ministers have failed to
induce the Chinaman to cut off his queue
or quit going around in his shirt tail.
I believe we ought to leave every one
free to exercise his conscientious duty
on the occasion of our fair. No arbi
trary methods will induce men to em
brace any cause, I care not how meritor
ious. PIONEER,
An Example Trom tha Centennial.
Portland, Jn. 29.--To the Editor of
The Journal: Regarding Sunday open
ing of the exposition. I am opposed
to it. The seventh day of rest is both
a moral and physical law. Making a
holiday of Sunday is one of the steps
toward a working day of It, as in France.
I recently saw a statement by some one
who had Investigated the physical side
of the French work year of 365 days.
The investigator stated that in a manu
mrxirowxr txpatkxeebs.
From the New York Press.
Messages of 'condolence continue to
pour In on Mrs. Cleveland, and they
come from hundreds absolutely 'un
known to her. All breathe a heartfelt
sympathy for the mother's loss, and
they have kept coming from all parts
of the country. Many are from women
who never saw Mrs. Cleveland nor anv
ope of her children, but they pour out4
to her, as well as they .can in words, the
pity they feel for her in the hour of
Her supreme sorrow. To the great ma
jority "Baby Ruth" has been the Ideali
sation of pure and perfect childhood;
they have-mad of her, until they have
4 com to, believe she was of them.
Is loyalty to the money bags. Will it
payr chas been substituted for 'Is it
right? and as a consequence our legisla
tive assemblies, city, state and national,
are becoming suction-rooms In which
governmental privileges are knocked
down to the highest bidder,
i "One evidence that our party was hon
estly seeking to secure Justice to the
masses In 1896 and 1900 is to be found in
the fact that our campaign funds were
insignificant in both campaigns. In 1892
the Democratic, party collected a large
campaign fund from the corporations.
It spent more than $1,000,000 in the two
states of New York and Indiana alone,
and what was the result? The most plu
tocratic administration thts country had
ever known. We witnessed a surrender
to organised and predatory wealth so ab
ject and soAcomplete that seven years of
exile from power have not entirely re
moved the stain from the party.- You
ask why I am opposed to the reorganiza
tion of the Democratic putty? Because
I want my patty to define the rights' of
the people; I want tt to be the fearless
champion of their .-interests; I want it
to present the moral Issue involved in
public questions and to appeal to the
publlo conscience." :.
Touchln -tn the labor problem Mr.
Bryan said:
"In dealing with the labor problem,
moral principles only are applicable.
Capital' and labor cannot be reconciled
by high-sounding platitudes about -law
and order and vested rights. Violence
must be punished, no matter by whom
the violence is committed, and property
must be protected, but those who would
incarcerate a laboring man for a small
offense and then allow the rich violators
of the law to go unpunished ea
of the law" to go unwhlpped should be
made to ee the inconsistency of their
position.
"How xan we restore respect for the
doctrine of self-government, how can we
fight the trusts, how can we obtain a
just financial system, how cart we oppose
a high tariff, how can we safeguard the
rights of labor, or secure the election of
senators by popular .votes? The first
step forward for any party is to write an
honest platform.
"When the next Democratic convention
undertakes to write a new platform, it
will find the last one a model of clear
ness and conciseness and of square-dealing,
and I hope that the delegates to the
convention will be instructed by the va
rious states to indorse it.
"And how about the candidates? It
does not matter much what the name of
the presidential candidate is, but it does
matter what he stands for, and in that
direction he is going to lead the party.
Let the Republican party be challenged
to meet the moral issue presented this
is democratic, this is patriotic. Let this
be done, and unless reason and love of
country have fled we shall fight without
being ashamed."
In closing Mr, Bryan declared that if
the party fights out the battle on these
lines and loses It would be only a tempo
rary defeat, with . no disgrace. "If we
win the victory will mean much for
our country and for the world," he con
cluded. '"' '
the People
facturing town he failed to find one
artisan as old as 45. Worn out And
this Sunday desecration is one of the
tegular steps to making a work day of
Sunday. The opening would make a
wcrk day for many.
I lived in Philadelphia all during the
Centennial, was employed by John Wan
namaker, and saw a great many vis
itors to the exposition. I never heard a
complaint of resident or visitor against
the closed gates. Most all employers
gave several days during the exposition,
without loss of wages, for employes to
attend the exposition. I . believe the
Portland employers are as liberal. Let
every one have a day of rest In seven.
REG ULAR READER.
Bom of the "Others."
Portland, Jan. $0. To the Editor of
The Journal: As I understand your re
quest for articles on Sunday closing of
our proposed exposition you wish rea
sons rather than opinions Tor, and
against.
This is in the United States, and in
the 20th century, not Italy in the 15th,
and as I look at this question, this ap
pears. One class, not able to call the work
Ingmen to the empty pews, would pun
ish him by stretching themselves full
length in the trough, which may seem to
them the "proper caper" the end Jus
tifying the means.
But please let us look back of this a
little. V
.There is a "big shower" of Jews In
thlB city who rtghUy and good-naturedly
tolerate the Sunday-keeping custom, but
as a holy day, they have no use for it.
Besides this "shower" there is . a big
"sprinkling" in and about this city of
Adventlsts, who not only take no stock
in the Sunday keeping for Sabbath keep
ing; but they are more than anxious for
an opportunity to show the Sunday peo
ple and the world that it is not only
the wrong day, but that Its substitution
for the true Sabbath is a piece of wick
edness that must soon call down upon
our heads the wrath of God; while
every scholar -knows that this change
was the work of the Catholic church,
for what they probably thought good
reason, and probably little thinking that
some time In the dim future some
"King's Daughter" (see your last Thurs
day's Issue giving the unregenerate fel
lows a fear that she Is more likely a
daughter of Ananias) would be trying
to represent Deity and holding this as
"holy time." But it seems to me that
this lady deserves a little 'more atten
tion. She makes the astounding claim,
that Is,' she endorses the claim, that
there are in the United States some 32,
000,000 of working men "whom we may
class in a general sense as religious."
Now if Portland averages up with the
rest of the nation we should have 30,000
of these "religious working men" in the
city, and I venture that If this lady
will pass a petition for closing the said
fair on Sunday she will be com
pelled to get the names of outsiders if
she gets 1 per cent of her 30,000 work
ing men; for in this count the "leisure
class," as also women and children, must
be excluded.
"Oh, wad some power the glftie gte us,
To see ou reel's as lthers see us,"
The expressions are the exemplification
of a strange and unexplainable tele
pathy that exists between, women. The
wife of the former president has been
held up as she is aa an ideal mother,
and the conclusion is drawn that her
children must partake of her qualities
of gentleness and. Ingenuousness. Of
course, this was to have been expected
from the intimates of the family, but
coming as it does from, so many stran-
ft'. the tribute must be all the more
sincere and heartfelt
Shameful Hegllgtnce.
From the Detroit. News. -By
some unprofessional oversight; the
lawyers In a $40,000 will ease at Carle
ton left mora than $.15,000 tot the heirs.
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Walter Wellman's Washington Telegram
In Chicago Record-Herald,
An understanding has been reached
finally- between" President Roosevelt and
Senatbr Hanna in regard to the presiden
tial nomination, e It is an arrangement
highly satisfactory to both and has an
Important bearing upon the political sit
uation within the Republican party prior
to the meeting of the Chicago conven
tion. The understanding between the Presi
dent and Mr. Hanna, arrived at through
the' mediation of mutual friends, is to
this effect:
Senator Hanna is not a candidate for
the nomination and will not be a can
didate. No effort is td be made to work
up. a movement for him or to secure
delegates friendly to his nomination.
But Senator Hanna is not to make any
further announcement of his attitude.
He is not to declare himself .for the
nomination of the president, nor to an
nounce that he will not be a candidate
under any circumstances, nor to say
anything else in regard to Jhe situation,
He does not-favor .instruction to dele
gates to the Chicago convention, and
doubtless win , see w - u tnai no in
structions are given the delegates at
large elected from his own state.-
i .Mr. Hanna's attitude Is that the con
vention should be left free-handed -as
far as possible, and to deal as a deliber
ative body with the problem as it shall
appear next June, not as It is now.- v "
While this is the course Mr. Hanna
will pursue, so far as his own state is
concerned, he is not to manage a cam
paign In favor of unlnstructed delegates
from other states? ana so iar as ne is
concerned states and districts are to be
left alone to do as they please about
instructing their representatives In the
Chicago convention.
Meanwhile . Ihere is considerable
anxiety as to Senator Hahna's health.
He has been ill most of the time since
his return from Ohio, 10 days ago. He
had apparently. recovered from the at
tack of the grip which kept him In bed
10 days or a fdrtnlgat in New York last
month. But a few days ago ha was
again attacked by his old enemy and
had seemingly recovered from this new
assault when Illness yesterday took a
turn for the worse. Last night, in addi
tion to the grip, . he suffered with an
ulcerated tooth, and secured little, if
any, sleep. Today he had fever not
much, but enough to lead Dr. Rlxey to
keep his patient in bed- During the day
the fever gradually diminished, and to
night Mr. Hanna is almost free from it
There is no alarm over the senator's
condition, only a natural anxiety. His
friends are well aware that Mr. Hanna
Is in no condition to stand a long siege
of grip or other illness of a severe na
ture. Twd 6 f three years ago his heart
troubled him, and he consulted the most
eminent heart specialist in New York.
This specialist told htm he must avoid
strain and hard work and exposure; that
with care he might live many years,
but If subjected to pressure his heart
might fall. It is knowledge of this
chronic- heart weakness that gives the
senator's friends anxiety, though Dr.
Rlxey and the members of Mr. Hanna's
family expect he will be up and in his
seat In the senate within three or four
days. ' "
The understanding between Roosevelt
and Hanna now reached brings before
the Republican party this question: Is
It wiser to instruct a. majprlty. of the
delegates to the Chicago . convention
for the president or to leave them Unln
structed and free-handed? This is the
only question. Individuals and states
and districts will have to answer it ac
cording to their conviction or desire.
There Is but one candidate to be con
sidered the president Mr. Hanna will
not permit the use of his name, and
while he remains In the background no
other Republican is likely to throw
down the gauntlet to the president.
I am able to give a fair and accurate
reflex of Mr. Hanna's views on the sit
uation as it exists today without in
any way attempting to hold the senator
responsible for the words used in ex
pressing the opinion. If he were to
speak frankly he might employ differ
ent language, but this is his attitude as
his closest friends understand it
Mr. Hanna thinks it quite likely the
party will wish to nominate the presi
dent for a second term; that It will, on
meeting at Chicago and comparing
notes, regard him as the logical, the
proper and perhaps the strongest can
didate. If that shall turn out to be the
case, all well and good. Mr. Roosevelt
will be nominated without a word of
opposition.
But suppose that on getting together
at Chicago the leaders of the party
find conditions which they cannot ig
nore and which they must give heed to;
suppose these conditions indicate that
it would be unwise to nominate Mr.
Roosevelt. In that case Mr. Hanna
thinks, there will be great regret if the
convention is tied up through' instruc
tions to a majority of the delegates
and is not able to consider and, settle
the question on its merits.
Such in brief is the Hanna attitude
the attitude of those who oppose in
structions. - This attitude does not
mean that Mr. Hanna himself is am
bitious or- that he is secretly working
against the president. It does not
mean that he is engaged in a plot to
defeat Mr. Roosevelt. It does not
mean that a cabal Is working to de
prive the president of the natural re
ward of his labors in the White House.
Bo far as Mr. Hanna himself is con
cerned, there is an increasing prob
ability that under no circumstances will
he permit his name to be used as a can
didate, and an increasing probability
that even if such a thing were to
happen as the convention deciding not
to name the president and looking about
for another candidate, Mr. Hanna would
absolutely decline to be considered in
that connection.
The attltudo ot the men who surround
Mr. Hanna and who are known to re
flect his views Is considered more in de
tail as follows:
The great problem before the Repub
lican party is to name a candidate who
can be elected. This means that we
must have a candidate who' can carry
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, In
diana and Illinois, or at least a candi
date who is strong In all those states.
We hope and believe that when the
delegates assemble at Chicago and look
over the situation, they will conclude
that Mr. Roosevelt Is the man who can
do this better than any other. If so
they will nominate the president, and no
other candidate will appear against him
in the convention. But a "great many
men from the states named declare the
president would not be the strongest
candidate with whom ts win the- elec
toral votes of those commonwealths.
All we stand for is that It is the part
of wisdom for . Republicans - to hold
themselves' open-minded and "free
handed till they can get together and
consult. . There may be considerable
changes In publlo sentiment between
now and. the end of - June. These
changes are as likely to help the presi
dent as to hurt him. And in the end;
Instructions or no instructions, he must
stand or fall by tha- Judgment of. the
party, as f.o his availability at the mo
ment when the nomination Is made. Our
belief is that the "president is almost
sure to be the nominee, and certainly no :
good Republican la going to start a- war
upon him. But we do at the same time
maintain that the convention should not
have its hands tied In advance, . ;
The friends of President Roosevelt do
not accept this, and they are already at
work trying to make sure of the nomi
nation. . The word has been passed to all
the close friends of the president,
whether federal office holders or private
citizens, to set out for instructions to all
delegates and for early conventions. In
response to the wishes of the president's
managers, scores and scores of federal
officeholders and other friends pf "Wis
administration have set going in their
states the activities neoessary to fulfill
these plans. ' There are to be early con
ventions in many states and districts
where the avowed friends of the presi-
dent are in control, and beginning with
next month there will be a constant rain
of Roosevelt Instructions reported in the
dally press. . ' ,
It is claimed by the friends of the
president 'that, long before the convention
meets much more than a majority of all
the delegates will have been instructed
to vote for Mr. Roosevelt In fact, they ,
assert that there are now within sight
enough instructed delegates to leave no
doubt as to the action of the convention.
They declare, furthermore, that they are
quite willing to accept the test indi
cated by the views of the Hanna people
and others who . are' opposed to Instruc
tions. That Is to say, they are willing
to refer the question of instructions to
the party, if only the party is permitted
to answer without dictation or the
scheming of a cabal, and they assert that
they have not the slightest doubt as o
the outcome. .
"Without much doub't the action of
New York will be considered more or less
decisive. If the Republicans of the pres
ident's own state Instruct their dele
gates to vote for Mr. Roosevelt, it Is ad
mitted the movement to maintain the
free hand in the convention is likely to
come to naught. But this question was
asked today;
"Suppose the president asks for In
structions in New York and does not get .
them? What effect will that have upon
his chances? Or, suppose he asks for
Instructions, and only a part of the dele
gates from that .state are Instructed for
him? Then suppose the delegations
from 'the great states of Indiana, Illi
nois,' Ohio, and possibly New Jersey and
Connecticut, also appear without in
structions and willing to Inquire care
fully and earnestly as to the advisabil
ity of Mr. Roosetelt? It is -within these
States the battle must be waged; there
Mr. Roosevelt is to win or lose the elec
tion. If the representatives of those
states agree he would be a weak candi
date, will the South, which can con
tribute no electoral votes and fhe
Northwest and West, which are not
fighting ground, still go ahead and nom
inate the president?"
These are samples of the questions
which men near to Mr. Hanna are ask
ing in private conversation. The answer
of the president's friends is that1 the
masses of 'the people of the Republican
party are overwhelmingly in favor of
a second term for Mr. Roosevelt, and
that these alleged fears and anxieties
are mere bugaboos, created in the imag
inations of the few politicians who would
like to haVe Mr,, Roosevelt turned down
and another candidate named in. his
place.
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY bzatuoi rinrAx.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young
lady, 33 years of age, and still unmarried.
I have a good position and have saved
several hundred dollars. A young man,
27 years old, has been paying attention
to me for the past year or more, and
last night he proposed. He does not
make as much money as I do, in fact,
very much less, but I love him dearly. If
I refuse him it probably will be my last
chance. I am fairly good looking, and I
do not think it is my money he is after.
His habits are fairly steady but he has
not very much brains, and probably will
not rise much higher than his present
position. ANXIOUS.
By all means marry the man if you love
each other. The difference in your ages
Is not so great And if ydu can make
each other happy it Is the best thing for
you both.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am married to
one of the dearest women In the world,
and have as sweet a little baby as ever
lived, am, making a good salary but am
very unhappy, in my home life, owing to
the fact that my mother-in-law . and I
cannot agree. I have been married nine
years, and have, for my wife's sake, put
years, and have, for my wife's sake, en
dured untold needless unpleasantness, but
have reached the limit of my patience and
tt has got to stop right now. Lately she
has Influenced my wife to do things
against my wishes, even Interfering with
trivial things pertaining to the bringing
up of my child. I have offered to allow
her -mother one-third of my salary If she
would leave us and board In an adjoining
house, where she could see her daughter
at all times excepting when I am at
home. She not only refuses, but my wife
upholds her, threatening to leave me if
I insist on such a thing. Now, I love my
wife dearly, and our only disagreement Is
in referenqe to her mother, and think X
am Justified In making her live else
where, as It can be readily seen that she
will eventually cause a separation be
tween me and my wife if she continues
with ' us, and I only hesitate for the
baby's sake. PERPLEXED.
Both your wife and mother-in-law are
very short-sighted If they cannot see
what you suggest Is the best thing to do.
A woman should stick by her husband
whatever happens, so long as he is good
to her. It is a great risk for an outsider
to come between husban'd and wife. '
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am very much In
love with a young man whom I have met
t an affair given by his sister and am
sure he returns my affections. But cir
cumstances have lately arisen which
make me ask you for your valuable ad
vice. I am 17 years old and attending
high school. Being of tall stature arid
very good looking I am very much sought
after by the young men of my- acquaint
ance. This seems to have made him Jeal
ob and now he never recognizes me, but
always goes out with my friends. I
feel that unless he begins speaking to me
again I will die. This young man al
though young has a responsible position
and enjoys a very good salary. I know
he would make mo very happy and 1 lo
love him so muctt that I cannot sleep at
night. F.' G.
I cannot tell you how to get the young
man's attentions. But If he really cares
for you he will find some way to make
It known to you. And If he cares more
for some one else "you haL better not
think anymore about him. j
Brolntloa la Missouri, t '
From the Washington Post. ""
Missouri newspatKirs are now defend"
Ing "legitimate lobbying." A series of !
articles on "refined horse stealing" wl
be, next In order. - - '
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