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Augusta. Qa.. Thursday, March 29, ’OS.
Rnotmvolt tho Spnkatmon
President Roosevelt In hla address
to the labor delegation added one more
laurel to bis wreath for direct and
incisive statement. Tbs opportunity
was present for vague utterance and
sweet generalities that would tickle
the fancy of hla hearer* as well as
display the mental resource* at hla
own command. It is rare that such
an opportunity Is unavalled of by our
public men But !n contradistinction
to this balhtndo the president'* clear
cut sentences, direct and complete
in meaning, were refreshing.
He had no need to apologise on any
■core. Hla attitude toward the labor
ing men of the country waa empha
sised during the la*t anthracite strike.
Thla position he did not seek to palli
ate; he reaffirmed It.
When, therefore, he urged upon hi*
auditory the Impracticability of an
sight-hour day for laborers on the
Panama canal he spoke aa one hav
ing authority. The congency of hla re
marks on that point had a scope wider
than the restrictions of the subject
matter under consideration. He dem
onstrated the fact that labor organ
tsalona themselves are In need of a
curb. They sre prone to be too sweep
ing In the extension of their demands.
Condition* and localities must always
enter Into the solution of nn economic
problem, and the varying needs of a
part leulsr situation would rather be
complicated by th# application of s
general rule.
It Is wholesome to llaten to such
s spokesman as Theodore Roosevelt.
He will never permit his listeners to
remsln long In doubt aa to what Is
his opinion, and that opinion ta
buftresaed by the best elements of
scholarship and practical good sense.
Kentucky Transformed.
Kentucky I* degenerating A few
days ago two members of the loglsla
lure arrayed themselves on either aide
of the question regarding the Com
merclal Club of Louisville and a great
deal of heat wa* generated Aa It
rate to the stsr.tng point they ap
proached each other and the climax
was reached when they tweaked each
other's none Ytae tweaking proceaa
waa kept up for aome time, or until
the belligerency attracted others to
the scene. When they were forced to
forego the tweaking nnd were In se
cure leash the rumor spread that each
one of the tweakers reached to hla
Inside waistcoat pocket and drew a
knife. Rumor has it so at least. And
the same rumor authorlr.es the state
ment that no damage was done by
the knives as they were not pulled In
time, Howsoever be this. It marks a
distinct decadence from the old time
chlvalrlc standards of Kentucky. The
mere tweaking of a nose is a pastime
that might b<> pursued by an
effeminate easterner, hut for a Ken
tuckian to Indulge that frivolous form
of comhatlvenesa passes comprehen
sion.
What Imparls a forceful emphnaia
to the loss of ancient spirit I*. the
fact that both the honorable gentle
men ruah Into print each wlih hla ver
sion of the case. When. In the history
of people*, wa* surh a departure
known to slr.e up to a Kcntucklan'a
aronaed Indignation?
Doubtless hehool*. colleges and In
tercourse with the world outside the
border have hud an influence on the
temper of the denirens The daya
when a Kentuckian concealed a six
shooter In his waistband are gone, but
the knife ia yet toted Even that may
disappear.
TA# Bond of Health.
The Board of Health has taken a
step forward In the Initiation of a
movement looking toward the estab
lishment of a city crematory. Every
department of the city government
would eonimcndahly take up the Idea
of Improvement, hut to no department
la It more In keeping than the Board
of Health.
The gentlemen who compose the
Board are professionally educated and
therefore professionally competent to
safeguard the sanitary conditions
conducive to health. Their discrim
inate Intelligence ia. therefore, an ap
precative quality. The conclusions
they arrive at are not likely to bo
bald lons lu On-' waiuns process be (
for* becoming law. It Is on this ac
count g valuable thing to the city and
to the etttgen* to have a Hoard of
Health that la actlya.
Whether Augusta will be the City
Beautiful or 101 l along and become the
City Hideous I* a question that very
much depends on the Hoard of Health.
All cleanliness conduce* to healthful
nnaa. Ornamentation even I* India-
! penasble to s full fruition of health
In Its more enjoyable degree. The
Board of Health can fulfil tha function
of a fulcrum on council* to at least
; remove the inartla of that body. Kv
‘ery man. woman and child In the city
1 will give Instant heed to a recom
mendation of th* Hoard of Health,
and here's the opportunity.
Hhould the City Councilman t>ecom#
remiss In attention to the need of Im
provement through being ahaorhed In
guarding their councllmanlc fence*
the Hoard of Health may step In and
supply the deficiency.
■ The Herald extends Its congratula
tlona to the Board of Health for this
J proof of civic vitality.
TA* Tiar't Crltlci.
The form of constitutional govern
ment recently granted by the Tsar to
his subjects Is the theme of criticism
Ircforc even the scheme has had an
(opportunity to evince Ita work
ableness. The representative body
of lawmakers which It will
' carry with It under the name
of a Douma has been assailed In vit
riolic language aa a mere puppet of
the antocracy, a plausible cover under
which the ahhoreut activities of that
discredited class will continue to be
effective. The T*ar, It Is said, will
still persist to hold the relnH In his
I hand through the fact that one-half of
that body will he named by him and
she presumptive certainty that of the
remaining half a largo number will
he selected because of their adher
ence to his program. This may he
(true and yet It does not vitiate the
value of the concession made.
The Tsar will continue to he In pos
session of an Initiative In many legal
matters. So I* the president of the
United States. The Tsar's measures
on this line will lie subject to revision
by the Douma So ore the acta of our
president. It Is only the assumption
that the Tsar Is hostile to the people
that can Justify the criticism now
oftered, and that assumption finds no
fundament In hi* recent action.
Nothing short of a total surrender
of authority by the Tsar would give
contentment and satisfaction to hta
critics. The reserves which he has
made are not more assertive of hta
position as chief magistrate than are
those under our own system, except
ing the right to choose one half of the
Houma. Constitutional monarchies In
Europe vary as to the reserve of au
thority resting with the monarch. In
Itnly the king, much to the disap-
Iffoval of traditional monarchists, is
a mere secretary to sign the proceed
ings of hta parliament. But that fact
does not prevent him from exercising
a potent Influence Indirectly on af
fairs of state, in England It would
bo regarded as an invasion of the
prerogative of the people did the
monarch actively interest himself in
pending legislation, and yet Hint fact
I did not count against the present
I kin;; when as Prince of Wales he did
I everything tn his power to legalize
the marriage to a deceased wife's sis
ter. It Is all a question of how Inter
ference and activity shall be observed.
The Tear should be given an oppor
tunity, free from adverse .criticism, to
put hta concessions Into operation. It
will be timely enough to cry out
against him should he become unduly
meddlesome. But there ta a remedy
for even that eventuality. Freedom
of discussion In the Houma wilt he
I the safest corrective of Crown abuse,
i The Tsar, as matters now stand, de
serves the approval of enlightened
mankind
Pay For Parliamentarians.
Matters and things arc changing tn
Great Britain. The tremendous up
heaval which took place at the recent
elections surety Indicated that gen
nine democracy was a very potent
element tn the ancient king
dom. and notwithstanding that 1
the monarchical form ta tn no
danger from the present outlook of
even a remote disturbance the dem
ocratic principle Is spreading. It has
now reached a phase of public life
hitherto regarded secure from its tn
vaston
The Home of Oemnym* has adopt
ed by a targe majority a resolution to
pay each member the sum of three
hundred pounds annually, This ts a
notable, a stupendously remarkable,
'departure from centurtes-old tradition.
The principal qualification of a mem
ber has hitherto been a sufficient In
come to enable him to maintain a
town as well as a country establish
tnent. After .ong years of demon
strated ability. If his party came to
power, he might be provided for at the
Treasury by a government position.
But It was the honor that was sought
for, not the emolument. That baa
been she rule time out of mind In
British politics.
Hut a change has swept over the
scene. The example of the Irish ns-
Honlllsts was, no doubt, contagious.
In order to find men amply endowed
! wltn the gifts of nature to sustain the
aggresalve policy which their Isolation
demanded they were obliged perforce
to seek for them among the sons of
Krln who possessed not the purse of
Fortunatus. A remedy for thla waa
I found In national suhacriptlona and
! through thla means It waa poaslbl*
for Mr Thomas Hexton, present edi
tor of the Freeman* Journal of Dub
lin, to exploit an oratory second only
to that of Gladstone Every member
will now receive hi* stipend and what.
,effect that will have on hla subjection
to the sentiment of hla constituency
(Is problematical.
In the past there have been frequent
I clashes between a high-minded mem
ber and hla constituents. Jealous of
his Independence, he would brook no
Interference not even by way of aug
gestkin. Hurke and the electors of (
Bristol held high carnival anent this
vulnerable point, lie repudiated with
Indignation the Idea that he was their
delegate. Hla own digested convic
tions were his guide as well as his '
strength. They honored themselves |
In electing him and ho would not
give a farthing for their advice.
The new order of things la likely to
precipitate similar clashes. Demo
cracy Is becoming sn active and ag
gressive force and the privilege of
snoring out a session regardless of
the constituents seems to be at an
1 end. •
Music in Darkness.
(By Richard Wnlaon Glider.)
I.
At the dim end of day
I heard the great musician play:
Saw her while hands now alow, now
swiftly pass;
Where gleamed the polished wood, as
in a glass.
The shadow hnndH repeating every 1
motion. *
Then did I voyage forth on music’s
• ocean.
Visiting many sad or Joyful shore,
Where storming breakers roar.
Or singing birds made music ao in
tenae —
So Intimate of happlneaa or sorrow— ;
I scarce could courage borrow
To hear those strains; well nigh I hur
ried thence
To escape the Intolerable weight •
That on my spirit fell when sobbed
the music:
Late, too lnte. too late.
While slow withdrew the light
And, on the lyric tide, came in the
night.
11.
So grew the dark, enshrouding all the
room
In a melodious gloom,
Her face growing viewless; line by
line
Her swaying form did momently de
cline
And was In darkness lost.
Then white hands ghostly turned,
though still they tost
From tone to tone; pauseless and sure
as If In perfect light;
With blind, Instinctive, most miracul
ous sight.
On, on they sounded in that world
of night.
111.
Ah, dearest otto; was this thy thought, j
as mine.
As still the music stayed*
So shall the loved ones fade —
Feature by feature, line on loyely line;
For all our love, alas.
From twilight Into darkness shall
they phss!
We In that dark shall see them never ;
more.
But from our spirits they shall not j
be banished —
For on und on shall the sweet music
pour
That was the soul of them, the loved,
the vanquished;
And we who listen shall not lose them
quite
In that mysterious night."
All Tangled Up Again.
(Chicago Tribune.)
Mr. Makinbrakes had been Intro
duced to a political celebrity, and was
expressing bis sense of the honor.
"1 am highly pleased to meet ydu,
Mr. Tagg," he said. "The moment l
saw you I recognized you from the
caricatures 1 have seen of you so of
ten that Is. of course I don't intend
to convey the Idea —or, rather—they
were meant to be caricatures, you
know, but a public man, as a matter
of fact, can t escape that sort of thing
especially when the resemblance Is
so striking that— that anybody can
see not that they looked like you at
all, you understand—but these artists,
you know, are so clever, that they
can make a htdous picture took just
like you. and and scarcely seem to—
er -change your features a particle,
and that Is why—you get my mean
ing. I am sure tn short, to sum it
all up in a word, as 1 said before—
what do you think Is going to he the
outcome of this rate regulation bill,
Mr. Tagg?"
Greatest of All Auto Years.
(Alex SchwHlbach. In Weekly)
if coming event* truly east thetr
shadows befAre. then this year wtll be
the biggest the Industry has ever
known In the way of sales. One hun
dred and ninety-one automobiles,
valued at $625,000. were imported at
New York during the months of Janu
ary and February. During the same
period 774 automobiles were register
ed at Albany with the secretary of
New York state, making a gross total
state registration of 24,646, Of the
774 automobiles registered since the
fit *l of the year, 453 were registered
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
Tha Wide, Wide World.
(Albany, N. Y.. Journal)
Mm* Albani a Jewel case probably
contains mope precious trinkets thsn
any other artiste's, except Mm* Pat
ti's. Yet her Jewelry hq* coat her
next to nothing. It has nearly all been
;riven by royal and other admirers,
who. In recognition of her genius,
have bestowed diamonds and precious
atone* upon her to the valuo of many
thousands of pound*.
The fiftieth anniversary of the In
vention of the aniline dye I* to be
celebrated by the world of science by
the placing of a portrait of the In
ventor. Dr. Perkin. In the National
portrait gallery, and a bust In the
room* of the Chemical society at Bur
lington house, l/mdon.
"Like almost everyone else who has
seen 40 years of theatrical life,” says
Bronson Howard. "I think the stage
Just now la overburdened with scenery
and swamped with extravagant
clothe*. Thla condition cannot be
kept up much longer. The managers
cannot stand It. It la too expensive,
and the rivalry between them, each
trying to outdo the other, nuit bring
I abou a reaction that will do away
with the whole scheme.”
•
Thla la spring
The calendars say;
Between yon and I
What's winter, pray?
John Kendriqk Bangs said: "I went
Into a book-ahop on Forty-second street,
laat Saturday and naked for an Eng
lish translation of Homer's Iliad' and
the 'Odeasey,' and Henry James' ‘Gol
den Bowl. I can give you the
'lliad' and the 'Odyssey,' hut I don't
think there la an English translation
of Henry James' 'Golden Bowl,’ re
plied the clerk.
In Germany what la known as a
pay-wedding la occasionally celebrated,
at which the bride receives her guest*
with a haain before her, and each per
son entering puts a Jewel, a silver
spoon or a piece of money In it. In
some parta of Germany the rule la
that the expenses of the marriage
feast shall be met by each guest pay
ing for what he east or drinks. The
prices paid for viands and drinks are
high, and the young couple often make
a handsome profit out of their wed
ding. realizing a sum quite sufficient
to start nicely in life. Sometimes as
many aa 300 guests are present al
such weddings.
EUGEN RICHTER’S CAREER
(Fall River, M ass., Globe.)
i Widespread sorrow was caused
throughout the German fatherland
last .Inly by the news that Eugene
Rltcher, the veteran liberal states
man, parliamentarian and orator, had
1 been stricken with total blindness in
consequence of long and painful Ill
ness. His enforced retirement from
public affairs at that time ended an
active political career of over 40 years
ami removed from the arena of gov
ernment. life perhaps the most picture
sque figure German polities has ever
produced, with the single exception of
Blsmarek. Richter was 67 years old
last July. His chief claim to fame as
a politician was that of having been
Bismarck’s most implacable antagon
ist. The Iron chancellor always fear
ed Richter as an opponent In the
Relschtag. nnd frequently admitted
that he was the only enemy whose
mettle he respected.
For decades Richter held unchal
lenged place as the most brilliant par
llatnentarian orator tn Germany. He
was always in the opposition, and, al
though his party or “fraction." as It
Is called in Germany—the freslnnige
volkspartel (liberal people's party)
dwindled to numerical impotence In
consequence of the rise of the social
Democracy. Hlchter's forceful person
ality remained as potent as ever, and
no Reichstag speaker commanded
more attention than "Silver-tongued
Kugen" as ho was familiarly known.
Of leonine cast of countenance and
rugged frame, Richter looked the
In February and 221 in January
American cars valued at $700,000 and
numbering 385 were among these_ The
foreign cars were valued at $475,wu
and number 68. All of which tends to
boar out my estimate of a total *ai
of 40,000 cars for this year, which will
make a gross total at the end of the
year of 125,000 automobiles In use in
this country, or, roughly speaking,
about one to every 600 inhabitants.
Helping Him.
(Philadelphia Press.)
"1 did thinff of consulting a fortune
teller," said Mr. Tlmrold, "to see who
my wife would be." ~ ,
"Oh. 1 wouldn't ask her. said Miss
i Yerner. “You can do better than
I that."
"How?" , . .
"Just ask me and save the price of
her fee toward the engagement ring.
Just Like a Man.
(Chicago News.)
Blacker—ls you are troubled with
the toothache so often. I’d think you
would consult a dentist.
Meeker —I did cell on one the other
day. and 1 certainly experienced great
relief. . .
Hleeker —Hid he pull the tooth.
Meeker —No; he wasn't tn.
Words vs. Actions.
(Columbus Dispatch.)
He Forem (time 11 P m l—l believe
In the chap who has plenty of push
and go tn his make-up
Miss Cuttings (yawning)—So do I;
hut I'm afraid I'll have to get papa
|to give you a push In order to star
you going.
Right on the Spot.
(Indianapolis News)
Incidentally. Maj. Gen. Wood calls
attention to the fact that he Is still
serving his country to the best of htu
! remarkable ability, and hopes that
those statesmen who contemplate the
abolition of the grade of lieutenant
; general will not overlook the fact.
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Broadway, - Augusta.
fighter he has always been. He had an
Intense dislike for Bismarck, and op
posed hint tooth and nail. For years
Richter specialized In financial legis
lation. and he caused more trouble
for Bismarck’s military and naval
budgets than all the rest of the Reich
stag put together. He was a recogniz
ed authority on government finance,
and his voice was so persistently
lifted In favor of economics that he
ranked easily as Germany's "watch
dog of the treasury."
Had his parliamentary strength
been heavier, the kaiser's army and
navy would never have attained their
present splendid proportions, for he
fought appropriation after appropria
tion for the Increase of the father
land’s land and sea armament.
Richter was a Rhinelander, having
been born In Dusseldorf, the Pittsburg
of Germany, in 1838. He was grad
uated from Heidelberg and Berlimini
verslties, and while at the latter spent
more time studying parliamentary
matters than over his books and
theses. He entered the Prussian Diet
In 1881 and was elected to represent
a Berlin constituency in the first
Reichstag formed after the establish
ment of the German empire In 1871.
He had been r-elected continuously
since. Besides his parliamentary and
party activity he found time to write
copiously nnd to edit the dally organ
of his party, the Kresinnige Zeitung,
published at Berlin.
Richter died the other day.
A Serious Undertaking.
(Philadelphia Ledger.)
“Mr. Mcßride is looking as solemn
as an undertaker these days."
'Exactly, lie's going to undertake
to support a wife, beginning next Tues
day."
(Chicago News.)
Well-arranged lime Is the surest
Indication of h well-arranged mind.
New York City
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