Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 186, 13 May 1909 — Page 4
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THE MAKING GOOD OF SEVERIDGE. Senator Beverldge thus far will have no cause to regret that the country Is In the throes of a brawl over the tariff. Ho Is In the happy position of the man on the right side, who wins whether the actual returns show that
he is accomplishing anything or not. To tr-rrecple of Indiana who had the idea ' ' r nrpcse of the republican party lu uik'ny a new tariff was to revise the old to a lower form and to take .off some of the exeressencea on which certain substantial trusts have grown fat, he will not lose, should the party in congress disregard its promises to the people.. (The platform which Beverldge is accredited with is simple enough there Is a point to the fire of questions which his oratorical ability Is making effectivo even against the powerful and complacent Aldrich. Here it is: v ' Vht When ever the senate committee has increased a duty over the house bill he will vote to put back the house rate unless some very good reason is
fftwuiou ivri i lie; iuitcbbv, v . 2. Whenever the senate committee has made a reduction in the house bill he will vote to allow that reduction to stand if he is not shown sufficient rea-
When the time comes for Beveridge to come back to his native heath for re-election, etc., all he will have to do, to square himself with his constituency is to prove that he has carried out his program, v It will not make any great difference whether the party has repudiated Its Chicago declarations and
avoided the - admonitions of Taft or
whether it sees the handwriting on tha wall. Beverldge will not and shoull not lose. He has so far stuck to his
guns, and there is no reason to believo
that he will not keep up his fire.
Even the back woods people in Indi
ana can understand a Simula flrht on
the Iron ore and finished pig proposition when it is known that the United
States Steel company is In favor of
making raw material impossibly high
when it comes from foreign parts. The
small manufacturer and the consumer and the workmen for the independent
manufacturer may understand that raw
material such as pig iron from Bel
cjium, can be bought at a much lower rate than the price for the same In the United States, and that it will not be the ruin of tho country for this to hap
pen.
Therefore when it is announced that
Beverldge will make a fight for free lm
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muuu ui iruu, 11 win not go nam with those of us in this state who want revision which means lowering of the schedules on things which we have to buy and which otherwise would go into the hands of the United States Steel
company.
It would appear to those not on tha
tcene of battle that Beverldge is mak
lug IWV.
CRIMINAL FORESIGHT.
Tho percentage of convictions in criminal cases in this country t is so small that when men and women are brought to book, the special .correspondents of the papers pound their typewriters with - extra speed and
,vervo. In a kidnaping case which hap
pened . recently, the conviction of the
criminals was heralded throughout the
country and we were told that the per
sons found guilty were prostrated that
they had to be conveyed away from the
court house In an ambulance, so great
was the remorse and tha extreme pity
which . these Individuals had tor them
moans unusual. . The cases of nervous repentance and self-pity seem to be on . the increase. Just how much these occurrences
art OYCMacxalfied by the dispatches, It la aot easy to determine but allowt ins tat a consider able amount of over-
deserlption, there yet remains much to ponder on. - ' ' It would seem that criminal foresight It relying somewhat on the laxity of judicial procedure, It would also seem that there is a growing disability among those who commit premeditated crime, to have a fearful lack of appreciation of the harm which they themselves, inflict on the other members of society, and to hold that those who commit crime are to be held objects of pity, when our too ineffective courts actually do convict and impose a serious penalty. Nor is this phenomenon very fa. from the daily experience of the police court reporters and the managing editors of papers, v Men who get Into trouble, even in a petty way, suddenly become mindful of the disgrace wheu they realize that the thing will appear in type. The higher the station whieh they have attained in artificial society the more these individuals are provoked if their deeds are laid bare to the public gaze. ' Whether this argues a growing tendency for death-bed repentance and absolution, it would be hard to tell. It probably means that society is becoming artificial enough for it to make a difference in the status of an individual, whether he is caught or not caught. A man may go on very comfortably aa long as the tory;is only repeated In whispers and from lip to lip he may even, have the evidence of his trial spread before the public view and if be escapes on a technicality, he, and most of the world with him, regards it as a proof of his innocence, and he is admitted again Into the highest status with full rights of communion with his fellow men. But let that same man be convicted on the same evidence let the saving techni
cality be absent and the world jumps down on him with all its thumbs turned down with true Roman joy In the slaughter of a gladiator.
Even if this is the case the fact does
not excuse those mortals who get into
things with their eyes open, with a full knowledge of the consequences who refuse to take those consequences, wheu
the time comes. Even in matters
which have nothing to do with the
newspapers and which are far afield
from the courts the boy who goes into some college scrape knowing that it means expulsion if r he is caught
thinks only of his family and the pro
spective joys of college life, when the
day for his dismissal comes and he has used all' his father's influence with the
board of trustees in vain.
It argues a lack of sporting blood in
the nation when we, who boast of our
willingness to take chances be they
in business or in driving motor cars or in jumping on street cars show our
unwillingness to pay the penalty after the game is lost.
There is a little phrase about "tak
ing medicine like a man another about "those who enter into the pugi
listic arena must expect to have a few
landed on the point of the chin." If
these things were thoroughly learned,
there would be less crime, less negli
gence, less Indignant protest at news
papers and more respect for courts. There is too much unheeding hysteria in the nation at present, which re
solves itself into tears when the game
is played and the judge hands down a decision of "guilty."
Criminal hindsight is having a great deal of sympathy shown for it, and a great deal of space in the newspapers,
while the essence of wisdom fore
sight, ; is obtaining very little credit, and may in time, become an extinct
quality. -
In the meantime the citizens will continue to read of the nervous fear
which attends those who get the limit, coupled with tears of repentance.
Perhaps, by looking on long enough, those in the audience will learn their lesson from the horrible examples
which fill the news columns of those with copious amounts of hindsight and
no great amount of consideration for
any things else but their own reputations.
TWINKLES
Tho Tendency.
"Will peach-basket hats go out of
style soon 7"
"I think so," answered the fashion
expert. "The bushel-basket hat Is al ready on the way."
Terrible Candor.
"What part of my book did you most
enjoy T' asked the authorette as 6he
brushed her hair over her ears.
And after a moment's reflection Miss Cayenne answered: "The cover design."
people have the nerre to defy those who seek a system of financial op
pression?"
"I am sure they haven't," answered
Mr. Sirius Barker. "Look at me. I'm just as sensitive to injustice as any
body. And yet 1 never hesitate about handing a head waiter a comfortable tip for doing nothing except look
haughty!"
A Call to Duty. .
We're feelin sort o lonely here at
Pohick on the Crick;
Our spirits are a-droopin' an' our
hearts are kind o sick.
WTe're wishin' that our statesmen
would git through their tariff talks
An cheerfully re-enter on their old ac
customed walks.
It isn't that we mind the cost occas
ioned by delay;
Pohick has alius had the price an
ain't afraid to pay.
But we miss the gentle eloquence of
speakers that come down
A-visitin', an' note the glorious pros
pects of our town.
We love that good old tale of how a
favored place like this
Is certain to become, in time, a great
metropolis;
The fellers at the corner store are all
delighted when
They compliment the wisdom of our
risin' business men.
It may be but a custom. I have heard
some people say
They talk to every city that they come
to jes' that way.
uut an tne same we like it; an we
wish that they'd be quick
An' come once more to cheer us up
at Pohick on the Crick.
Items Gathered in From Far and Near
Playground Congress. From the Baltimore Sun. The third
annual congress of the Playground
Association of America is a notable
assemblage of good people who gath
ered in - Pittsburg yesterday. The
movement for children's playgrounds in the cities has been rendered necessary by changes that have come to pass. Not many years ago, when cities were not as large as they are now, and when a great majority of the population dwelt in the country and villages, there were abundant playgrounds in even the large cities. There were commons and vacant lot4 within reach of most of the children, and they spent a great part of their time out of doors. But in these days there are few vacant lots near the congested districts, and if there are any they are. generally fenced around. The city child, therefore, has. no playground but the street, unless some
benevolent ' association provides one.
And the street is the worst possible
place for a child to be. He is there in danger of life and limb from passing vehicles; he is subject to every evil influence, and is constantly com
ing , in collision .with, the , policeman.
The timid . and weak who stand in
most need of outdoor exercise do not
get it, and often grow up to be phy
sical . weaklings. It is the object of the . playground associations to pro
vide lots where city children can play
their games in safety and where the influences will be wholesome.
' Porto Rico. From the New York Sun. It is ob
vious that the functions of government could be paralyzed by a stubborn refusal of the house of delegates to vote appropriations at an extra session recently called by Gov. Post the house was still in an obstructive mood. Whatever changes may be
necessary in the Foraker act, an ex
perimental measure at best, there can be no doubt that the expenses of the government must be provided for, and
it can be done without reasonable ob
jection by the Porto Ricians them
selves if the amendment proposed by the president is enacted. We are glad to see that Mr, Taft doubts the perfection of the organic" law and commits himself to the opinion that some of its provisions as to the respective
jurisdiction of the executive council
and the house of delegates should be revised by congress.
Have a Care on the Water. From the Baltimore American."
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With the coming of the mild May days drowning accidents are beginning to figure prominently in the news dispatches. The most distressing tragedy of the kind thus far reported since the opening of the 1909 outing season is that involving the sudden disappearance last Sunday, in the floods of the upper Susquehanna, of nine persons who were out for a pleasure trip In a small rowboat. The story of the accident is one which, with slight variations, is repeated over and over with each succeeding summer. There were nine people in a boat made to carry not more than three; somebody stood up and stepped to one side, '.causing the craft to careen and' take water; then there was a general panic, which, resulted in capsizing the boat; none could swim and all were drowned. '
Extreme Conservatives. From tho Detroit News. -It Is the habit of some people to condemn everything they are mentally incapable of understanding, and then insist upon calling it "conservatism" instead of ignorance.
Heart to Heart Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYE,
Copy.ight, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
YOUR GULL. Bernardo is made to say; Sit down awhile And let us onoo again assail your oars. That are so fortified against our story. This is no ghost story such as Horatio doubted and Bernardo told again, but it la a true story, often told and worth repeating, though ears be fortified against it. It Is discovered In the following declarations made by John Burns of England in a recent address: "To cook a potato well is better than to play the piano badly." "To nurse and dress a baby is much preferable to overdresslne yourself."
"Uood cooaing makes the good husband." "Make that man of yours when you get one comfortable In hla owu chimney corner and smile lest be seek the barmaid's professional good cheer." All of Twitch was especially directed to girls, lat might better be directed to the parents of the girls here as well as In England. Too many parents are solicitous concerning the lighter accomplishments of their daughters and too neglectful of the weightier matters of their girls' education. To be able to play the piano is good. - To be able to prepare a good meal is better. . To be able to dress and appear well Is good. To make husband and children comfortable and happy is better. It is a trite statement that many miserable marriages and divorces are caused by the failure of the wife to properly manage a home, rear children and mske the husband rontent at his own' fireside and keep sweet. And this In many cases because the wife's parents have ' neglected the proper education of their daughtereducation for marriage. 1 However tho world- may progress, woman's real mission can never change. Nature cannot be overcome. Way down In the heart of every true woman, whatever her gifts or station, is the deep desire some day to have ber own home, ber own husband and her own babies. That being true, why not educate your girl for the real work of her lifeteach her to cook, to clean, to nurse, to properly manage her household? If after marriage she is able to hire this service she will know how It ought to be rendered. Sit down awhile and let - us once sgaln assail your ears, dear friends, on this important mntter.
MASONIC CALENDAR. Friday, May 14, 1909 King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., stated meeting. Saturday, May 15. Loyal Chapter, No. 49. O. E. S. Stated Meeting.
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