Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 199, 26 May 1909 — Page 4

PAGE FOUR. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUH-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26,-1909.

The mcLT.cr. j Palladio and Si n-Telecram Published and owbcA or the " : PALLADIUM PRWTTN0 CO. Iuutd 7 days eoa wMk, evcninr an Sunday B&ernlnif. Office center Nortb Stb and A streets. Horn Phone HXU RICHMOND, INDIANA.

BiMk G. Leeta.... If caseins Ealtar. Chaurlca M. Mersaa. Muigei W. Peaadeteae. ....... Ifm Baiter. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. , la RIeliinan4 I6.W par year (In advance) or 10c par week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year. In advance ............ f 5.00 Si months, la advance 2-0 One month. In advanca .46 RURAL ROUTES. On year, fn advance 2.00 Blx months. In advanca 185 One month. In advanca .25 Addreec changed aa often an desired; both new and aid addresses must be fflven. Subscribers wll! pJeaaa remit wftte arder. wblcb should he given for a specified term; r.rme will not be entered until payment Is received. Kntered at Richmond. Indiana, 1 port office as ffecond clwi matt matter. Aeleartisaia YKt York Cifr haa etiwlaed and oertUied te the circnlatlea ex IBIS """ Onlv tha Him at rdreolatfea sea lataed la Us rtpert an T " .Warn aVfttah A a.-J.vJ. Ns. let, So far Mr. Hearst is not publishing any letters from Mr. Archbold about the senators. . The senate has decided net to take up any other question until the tarift is out of the way. Loud cheers. he New York World says that being a democrat is a state of mind. The mind seems to be wandering about the tariff, etc. Like the Japanese schoolboy, we enquire to know: In catching a lion does Mr. Roosevelt speak softly and carry a big stick? We would remind the standpatters that McKinley, himself, believed in revising the tariff downward not that It mokes any difference to them. There is one consoling feature about the trouble that Illinois is having over electing a senator we are spared speeches on the tariff which saves the printing bill of the Congressional Record. Another blow from the South: No more Indiana candidates for vice president for ub. The south must be represented on the next national, Democratic ticket, and we've got the man for the second place, and no mistake about it. Charleston News and Courier. .,:".'.', t'' v But how about the man for first place the democratic party,: has of late years, been very successful about that. That is a foregone conclusion. THE GLEN AND THE G ROUGH In the . spring, people, do not look around for things to be thankful for if they did they woula rejoice in the fact that the town has uuch a place as the Glen. uramaruy tne uien ever appears in the newspaper columm: unless some one writes a letter in protest of mov ing a squirrel cage or protests on feeding the eagles peanuts. We have no . kick coming in is time, we are ready to admit that like everything else in the world it would be better if we could alter the "scheme of things entire" but as we can't we are will Ing to enjoy what there is which does appeal to us. Let the citizen with a grouch not spend hla time while in the Glen by seeing what might have been done 'If he were running it, but in enjoying what has been done and what has not been done, and in forget ting tho grouch and drowning his spleen in spring water. The grass is green, the spring leaves are bursting outthe animals are not too conspicuous nor are they in a position which makes them hard for Little Nemo and Buster Brown and Sweetest Susan to find them and give them indigestion. i So all is very happy. , in tact we , nave stopped worrying about the number of animals since the momentous ocasion when Mr. Bartel asked for the enumeration of them in a census for the city council. The re port on the number of eyes in the tail of the peacock is still lacking, but we can still enjoy that vain creature as much as he does himself. . Spring Is here and the people are be ginning to take the Glen for granted "Jo out and forget the grouch, v ' BEVERIDGE AND ALDR1CH There la a nice little controversy go ing on between Bevertdg aud Aldrich over the policy and platform of tie republican party as regards tariff revis- '! Ion. " , W " , . . , Here is a sample of it: Aldrich asks: "When and where and by whom has " ssy, fUAz ot downward xtti&ioAbeca

THE STORY OF THE PALLADIUM Its Progress and its Policy vi. :'..;':': We have mentioned our attitude toward the community. 'We have spoken of our idea of co-operation and have shown some of the effects of such a policy, as regards the town and country. We said that the pessimistic viewpoint and general apathy Is losing ground.' It is. No one who looks back on the past year in review of what has been done will minimize the value of what has been accomplished nor the loss of the old viewpoint. But there is a situation at the present time which we are going to discuss coldly and openly which has some elements of danger as a relapse into the other point of view. We are too optimistic to admit that this is more than a transient ctndition.

NEWSPAPER CONTROVERSY It is a well known fact that this newspaper has avoided newspaper fights. No matter what has been said; nor in what way the attacks have been made; we have tried to keep a stiff upper lip. and a closed mouth. We have done this at the risk of being accused of cowardice. In this we think that we have bsen right. The public is entitled to more than a mere newspaper fight. And were this not so, from the point of view of interest the effect on the community is bad and unhealthy. The only newspaper fight that we cjre to indulge in, is in the shape of adding to our business in a legitimate way. And this we have done in . . such a successful fashion that we are at the head of the newspapers in the Sixth Congressional District.

THE MAYORALTY CONTEST When we went into the recent mayoralty contest, we explained our reasons for what we did. There is no need to rehearse them. We must remind the readers of the Palladium that we only discussed the candidates in their capacity as candidates. Among those whom we discussed and opposed was Mr. J. B. Gordon, the editor of the item. We have nothing to apologize for in the stand we took. We did not enter into a newspacer fight then it was Mr. Gordon and not his paper we opposed.

AFTERWARD

And now the campaign is over. There are hard feelings factional differences divided sympathies recriminations. Wounds are unhealed and no disposition is shown in allowing things to adjust themselves. Men who were on opposing sides are not speaking to each other in terms calculated to promote good feeling.

? ? ? ? ' What will be the outcome? Where will it end? What is there to gain? There is much to lose. " Already there has been an impairment in the working forces of the town which should be directed toward the development of the best interests of Richmond. Energy which should be better employed is wasted in unavailing controversy. This is making a wider gap. If it keeps on, it wilj, hurt the business of the town which can only be made a success by co-operation. ' What will be the outcome? You can imagine . for yourself and a careful analysis will not be particularly good to contemplate. , Drop it? . ,. . . . v Fight It out? Which?

BURYING THE HATCHET

It is easy enough to say that the matter can be dropped or will be dropped it is far, harder to accomplish. There is one way of burying the hatchet which is not advantageous burying it in the heart of a friend.; ...... Will you fight or will you co-operate? And if the thing is dropped it will have to be dropped entirely it will have to be dropped without a last word of justification and dropped without an admission or an insinuation. Otherwise the fight will go on and go on to the finish to the detriment of the town and, all parties con-

FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWN

As far as the Palladium is concerned and we can speak for no one else, nor do we attempt to do so, we are anxious to go on with the development of ideas for the welfare of the town without wasting energy on a mere newspaper fight. For the sake of the town and the sake of working together it will be the better and manlier thing to do to say that bye-gones are bye-gones. f We will do our best toward cooperation with the Item or anyone else who is interested in Richmond we make no exceptions.

OUR POLICY There is no use in looking at this condition from a pessimistic and sullen point of view the past has shown that that is a mistake. We do not want to waste our time in recriminations nor have our time wasted by the recriminations of others. The energy should be used in a better way in constructing; in co-operating and in building up the town of Richmond. We cannot accomplish this without working with the rest of the town. W'e are anxious to co-operate. That is our policy.

given on behalf of the republican party?'- . Beveridge answers: "I take from the New York Tribune a clipping from the President's speech before the Ohio society in- New York, Dec. 13, last, and its accuracy as a great republican newspaper, I suppose will not be questioned. "'Better no revision at all, better that the new bill should fail, unless we have an honest and thorough revision on the basis laid down and the principles outlined in Jhe party platform.'" And if there were any question as to the position of Taft on the matter of the tariff it is only necessary to consult the - republican campaign textbook for the last campaign, in which the speech of acceptance of Taft is or ought to be accurately quoted: "The consequent material development has greatly changed the conditions under which many articles described by the schedules of the tariff are now produced. ; The tariff in a number of schedules exceeds the difference betwen the cost of production of such articles abroad and at home, Including a reasonable profit to the American producer. The excess over that difference serves no useful purpose, but offers a temptation to those who would monopolize the production and sale of such articles in this country to profit by the excessive rate. It is folly to assert on the part of the stand patters that they really care wheher the republican party has promised, revision or not. The stand pat idea Is iftottgm .to them than any doctrine of the republican party. " v; Beveridge is doing a great service to the republican party, not only in this state, buV In every state, by firmly lvoWintwiiai.hA party promised in

the recent campaign. In Indiana, par

ticularly, he is doing what should be done to convince the people that the republican party in this state is bent on holding the pledges of the fall. Both Aldrich and Lodge are stand patters before they are republicans. It is the Beveridge idea that the republican party should represent the people rather than the corporations which can be benefited by the tariff. Although this little controversy may bear no fruit as far as Aldrich is concerned it should have the effect of sincere support of Beveridge on the part of the people of Indiana. i A Class War. "it's Just like this,- said the red cor puscle. "You fellows have too much freedom. , Yon have become arrogant, overbearing and insufferable. That Is what makes the organism so pale and wan and so liable to disease. "Fudge!" replied the white corpuscle. "That's Just what we were thinking of you. You are not carrying your share of the load. While we are working hard on our daily and nightly rounds you are loafing. As a consequence the organism Is anaemic.' "Here! What's the matter with you fellows?" demanded the heart who was beating wildly In bis excitement: "If you don't stop quarreling and get busy HI stop altogether. Lippincott's Magazine. . ' Pat Cwaklng up) An' phwat happen ed to me? ' Ambulance Surgeon You were pnyxiated. Pat Faith, I had that same thing done to ram wane beforeIn me lift arrum but ft didst take' tnot tine. Cterelabd

Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. Copy.ight, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye

LETTING A THIEF GO. Tea, judge, I took the coaL I am guilty," said , Fred , Watson of Dee Moines to Judge Stewart of the police court in that city. . The thief! But wait. "I took the coal, judge. I had to; that's all. I would have stolen from you or any one else," continued the prisoner. Standing shamefaced in court. Watson pleaded guilty to stealing coal from a neighbor. His story was a pitiful one. "I simply had to have coal," said Watson. "I have been sick all winter and have been up only three days from .the sickbed. My doctor's bill had run way up. and no one would trust me for any coal to keep my bouse warm. I appealed to the Humane society, and it put me off." Judge Stewart questioned Watson closely and believed his story. The Judge refused to prosecute Watson and said: "If a man willfully steals it is different, but when a man in your circumstances, with a family on his hands, is driven to it a charitable world should show clemency. I'll dismiss your case." O Just judge! If you bad simply looked Into your calf or buckram bound lawbooks you would have pronounced Fred Watson guilty of petty larceny and sent him to prison. But there's a higher law. You didn't look Into the musty books. You looked into your own good heart and found a law which says, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." But somebody says: "Stealing Is stealing, and no court has the right to let a guilty man off in that way. The trouble with this countrv today is the failure of the courts to enforce the law." Well, it may be. And yet it should be stated there is almost as much .danger in this country In the wrongful OTER-enforcement of the law as in the wrongful UNDERenforcement of it. That is to say The disposition of the courts to send the poor man who steals a loaf of bread to feed his starving family to prison, while through technicalities and trickery the man who steals mil lions goes scot free. That Is a dan gerous sort of law enforcement The quality of mercy in this case of Fred Watson is not strained. And the Lord of mercy will requite this Judge for his bowels of mercy. THE SECRET. Does the world owe a man a living? Yes and no. It owes him a chance to earn a llv ing, and, having given bim the chance. be owes the world the service neces sary to earn bis living. It was said in the beginning that a man must earn bis bread by the sweat of his brow, not by the sweat of some other man's brow, , But some men eat bread for which no sweat has been expended. And that is not the worst of it There are. those who.. steal, another man's opportunity to earn bread and by so doing steal the bread out of that man's mouth. But thank goodness, few men are entirely denied the chance to sweat for their bread. What pinches most of us is this: . - ; t I.' I"; ' We are crowded out of our oppor tunity to do what we would like to do. We are forced to take up an un congenial task. We are willing to work, but we want to select the job. WTell. it is rather pitiful, but I We cannot all of us be awarded the task we prefer. We may theorize and declaim on what society ought to be and ouzht to do. but after all our theories we must fac things as they are and make the best of them. Some philosophers say the secret of human happiness is qnly to be found In the doing of the work one most de sires to do. That is to be doubted." Happiness may be found that way. other things being equal, for it Is un deniable there is a certain Joy in chosen task. . ; S . v But there la another way in which happiness may be found comparative happiness, for all happiness is com parativeand It is a deeper happiness than the mere joy of congenial labors. That way is to do what thy hand findetb to do do It cheerfully and heartily, and be therewith content Ab, my friend, if joxx are bravely doing the task that is' next to you. denying yourself, sacrificing youraelf, and If you are well satisfied to do that task manfully, ungrudlngly, until you can do better, you have got close to the secret It is a mighty poor philosophy that comforts only the man who gets every thing he wishes for. LITERARY WORLD A Nervy Leap. A remarkable instantaneous photograph ls published is the June Wide World magazine showing a man in the act of leaping a fifty-foot chasm the only .method of . reaching' the "Stand Rock," in the Wisconsin Dells. An isolated pillar of rock, supporting a large sandstone slab it was probably created by a process of erosion extend over thousands of years, and Is representative of many similar Instan ces of nature's wonderful sculpture to be found in this country.; It is to be assumed that this venturesome leap across the eight feet of space from ledge to slab forms an Interesting ad dition to the enjoyment experienced by tourists in the beautiful Wisconsin Dells, otherwise it would have seemed impossible for someone to refrain from bringing the sap between . the atsUittonar ejteitemeraV torlm

to the leap, by the fact that the column is surrounded by water of considerable depth. " , The Wide World for June contains no fewer than seventeen articles and stories dealing with as many different quarters of the globe. , Mr. F. W. Sykes, who was once district commia sioner of the Victoria Falls, relates what befell him In his self-imposed and perilous task of solving "The Rid

dle of the Zambesi." that mighty river which, after . leaping the worldfamous Falls, disappears into the for bidding-looking gorge beyond. Other articles include a description of "The Hermit of Rotheneuf:" a thrilling ac count by a man who was marooned on a sandbank, and "The 'Tank Scrap," an account of the "doings" which go on at Purdue College. Indi ana. The number contains fifteen Btories and articles. Benzoatel I must refer to the ridiculous charge the benzoate of soda enables unprincipled manufacturers to avail themselves of rotten tomatoes, refuse of the can nery, such as tomato skins and the sweepings of the floor, etc, in making tomato catsup, says Read Gordon in the June Van Norden Magazine. If such material is used, the benzoate of soda can do absolutely nothing to improve the quality. This must be done by other methods. The benzoate Js employed merely to preserve the good 3, and if it be true, as stated, "that large factories are employed in taking this fetTsJ-aTaaaaTaaBfcal i iaiai mm ma

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