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WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY December 7, 1905
CROSBY S. NOYES Editor
THE STAB has a regular and permanent
Family Circulation much more than the
combined circulation of the other Wash
ington dailies. As a Hews and Adver
tising- Medium it has no competitor.
C7Xn order to avoid delays on account of
personal absence, letters to TBI STAB
should not be addressed to any Individual
connected with the office, but simply to
THE STAB, or to the Editorial or Busi
ness Departments, accoidlng to tenor or
purpose.
The District's Big Floating Debt.
The urgent necessity of securing from
Congress an enactment which will put the
District's finances on a business-like basis
and permit proper current maintenance as
well as consecutive and rapid progress In
the construction oT large permanent works
receives a further demonstration from the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury In
forwarding the Commissioners' estimates
with a cut of $320,422.15, in order, as he
says, to bring them within tlie estimated
revenues. If the Secretary's function in
this proceeding is to be at all significant, it
1* apparent that under the present system
the capital cannot receive a sufficient ap
propriation to enable It to conduct its mu
nicipal government In proper style and at
the same time to equip itself with the cost
ly necessities of a great federal center. If,
on the other hand, the Secretary's action is
of no importance, and if Congress intends
to proceed without reference to his recom
mendations, some arrangement should be
reached whereby the Commissioners may
lay their estimates before Congress without
(he temporary handicap of a make-believe
cut.
Nevertheless, the Secretary's action Is sug
gestive of the need of an Immediate read
justment of the fiscal relations of the Dis
trict and the general government. The local
tax revenues are large enough to run the
District on a proper scale of liberal provi
sion and to leave a generous margin for
permanent improvements. If this margin
were regarded as a sinking fund, to liqui
date a betterment debt on a twenty-year
basis, there would be no difficulty In run
ning the District on a proper scale of effi
ciency. and none of the present trouble in
the annual allotment of funds from trying
to make one million do the work of one and
a half.
Of course, the District can go on from
year to year as it has gone for the past few
reasons, running into debt to the general
government as Congress permits It to spend
more money than It possesses and trusting
to some equitable adjustment of the debt
on a long-term basis when the logic of the
case shall have been fully borne In upon
the congressional mind. But there Is no
satisfaction In the rejection that there is
I illng up at a rather appalling rate a float
ing Indebtedness which may at any time be
foreclosed on unjust terms. There Is no as
surance In the tacit understanding that Con
gress will eventually do the right thing In
the matter of providing for the repayment
of these federal advances. And meanwhile
the obligation to carry these advances on
the books as short-term liens upon the local
tax revenues is crippling the District. It Is
causing an annual curtailment of the allot
ments for current maintenance. It Is caus
ing members of the committees to postpone
action on urgently needed public works,
such as the high-pressure fire service. It is
keeping the local taxpayers In constant ap
prehension lest they may ultimately be
forced to bear the entire burden of this
great outlay for permanent works now In
process of accumulation.
Russia's Quandary.
Sinls'er reports come from Manchuria re
girding the mutinous tendencies of the Kus
sian soldiers there encamped awaiting re
turn to their homes. They have been held
now several months longer than any mili
tary necessity required. They are demand
ing prompt shipment back to Russia and
the government Is doing practically noth
ing to accommodate them. The suggestion
arises that the authorities at St. Petersburg
are between the devil and the deep sea in
this matter. If thfc soldiers are brought
back now they are likely to swell the
chorus for reforms. The tales of their haru
ships and losses In Manchuria may add to
the passionate indignation of the people
against the government. Their military ex
perience. however humiliating in general
terms, will make of them much more for
midable agitators than are the untrained,
ill-disclplir.ed mobs now surging through
the streets of several cities.
Yet If these men are not brought back
soon It is probable that they will break
through their bonds and rise In a revolt
which will shock the world. Recent dis
patches r.ave Indicated that Gen. Unevltch
Is facing the most desperate danger of this
character, and is exhausting his resources
to induce the government to recure the nec
essary transports for the shipment of the
soldiers back to Russia by sea. There is a
scarcity of vessels and the rates have been
advanced until it Is certain that If the army
is brought back by water the cost to the
government will be tremendous. The Rus
sian treasury is In no condition to stand
many such heavy strains, but It la very
important that if the soldiers are shipped
out of Manchuria soon to avoid mutiny,
they be sent by the longest possible route
to prevent their arrival during the extreme
stage of the political crisis.
Secretary Root's suggestion that the sal
ary list for diplomatic employes be revised
has caused some curiosity among depart
ment employes as to whether Uncle Sam's
workers abroad will be required to stick to
their desks till 4:SO p.m.
Mr. Bryan's approval of the President's
message can be taken for granted. There
wis no need of hi? paying cable tolls to
ascertain Its contents or send back com
ment.
The New York Election Contest.
The fight for a full recount of the ballots
<ast in the recent mayoralty election in New
York his reached an Interesting crlsla. Yes
terday the appellate division of the Supreme
Court rendered an opinion on Mr Hearst's
application for a reopening of all the boxes
and the canceling of all defective votes
found in them. The court expressed itself
as believing that the principle of reopening
and recounting is unsound, but said that it
was compelled by the precedents to grant
the petition, permitting the McCJellan side
to carry the case to the state court of ap
peals, which Is to hear arguments next Mon
day.
That wlil be an occasion of the keenest
interest to both lawyer* and politicians.
Alton B. Parker is one of McClellan's coun
sel, and will probably appear to conduct the
appeal. -He will, In that event, be faced
with the embarrassing necessity of asking
the court of which he was formerly chief
Justice to reverse a decision rendered by
that court while he was its presiding mem
ber, he having been indeed the author of
the decision.
In expressing Its dissent from the prin
ciple of a recount, the court in the decision
Just rendered said:
"To permit such proceedings by man da
mui means the destruction Of tlM elabo
! rate scheme worked out by degrees by suc"
cesslve legislatures to secure a prompt ana
simultaneous count and declaration or tne
result on election night. It will substitute
thereifor by decision of the court a pro
tracted Judicial canvass of the ln
every election district of the state. The re
sulting delay, uncertainty and public anxie
ty can readily 'be foreseen."
This view Is based apparently upon the
sole ground that expedltloh Is preferable to
accuracy. It Is better to announce tlie re
sult speedily than to make sure of being
right. It must be believed that even In
these rushing days, when the' public is Im
patient of all delays, there will be an em
phatic dissent from this dictum by the In
telligent classes of all shades of political
opinion. To accept It and put it Into prac
tice would toe to put a premium upon
roguery at the polls, upon collusion between
Inspectors, upon all forms of venality in
the vitally Important function of electing
public officers.
Enough has been disclosed already ln the
present contest to prove beyond doubt that
the New York election system is seriously
unreliable. In four ballot boxes sufficient
mistakes ln counting were found. If the
average should be maintained throughout,
to completely overturn the showing of the
returns. That of Itself should cause the en
tire public to lose faith In the election meth
ods and should convince any court that
even If there were no precedents the duty
of the Judges is to afford every opportunity
for a correct and honest ascertainment of
the popular will.
Which is the greater evil, to make certain
and in making certain to delay slightly the
announcement of the result, or to make
haste and in making haste to cover up
frauds and errors which may have nullified
the verdict?
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines
Our outlying possessions have every reason
to be pleased with the message. The Presi
dent shows thorough sympathy with all of
them, and recommends policies for each
which Its people earnestly wish to see
adopted. To the Porto Rlcans he would
give American citizenship; and that Is some
thing they have long desired. He would
fortify Hawaii, and give the United States
the protection there which was a leading
consideration in the acquirement of the
Islands. Both recommendations should pre
vail, and if they do Congress will have con
tributed to the wellbelng of everybody In
Interest.
The Philippine question Is dealt with at
some length. Present conditions, progress
made under great disadvantages, the needs
of the hour and of the future, the spirit of
the people as manifested toward both busi
ness and educational Interests, are set forth
in terms which show that the President
knows his subject and has full faith in our
ability to accomplish for the Filipinos what
Is required of us. The necessity of keeping
out Chinese laborers Is recognized, and the
policy of giving the Filipinos an Improved
market ln this country .by the lowering of
tariff duties on their chief staples, sugar
and tobacco. Is urged for immediate enact
ment Into law.
Congress, Indeed, has now all the light
on thi3 Question necessary to wise and Just
action. The Taft party, with the Secretary
of War at the head and directing the In
vestigation, saw with their own eyes and
heard with their own ears much of the
greatest value bearing on the national duty
toward the islands, and this will be of
service when the debate begins. Except
in isolated spots in New York and New
England, where the winters are long and
severe, and topics for discuss'on a--e pitr?r
ly seized without due regard to their liv?
ness or relevancy, the people have ad
vanced beyond the babble about Imperial
ism, and are concerned now only with the
concrete and the practical. The republic is
not tottering to its fall because of the tak
ing over of the archipelago, and all we have
to do is to take good eare of the country
and its backward inhabitants.
Another point of Interest and assurance
is that Governor Wright has returned for
a visit home, and will be In Washington
soon to confer with the President and Sec
retary Taft. Should Congress need further
light on any disputed or difficult point he
will be a source at hand of all necessary
information.
Receiving a Korean Diplomat.
Min Yueng Tehan, an accomplished Ko
rean diplomat, landed ln New York yester
day from Paris, where he had been sta
tioned. and was met down the bay by a
squad of newspaper reporters, who re
ceived him through a spokesman in this
spirit and ln something of these terms:
"Your brother in Korea has committed
suicide. We understand that the customs
of your country require you to follow his
example. Will you do It right away? This
Is probably the best place ln the country
for the carrying out of such a purpose.
You would be assured of a great send-off.
The best descriptive writers on the local
press would be assigned to the Job. You
ought to comply with Korean customs,
which are not abrogated by the eclipse of
Korean nationality. Don't delay until you
reach the provinces. Take our advice and
seize the psychological moment. A few
days more or less as this sad world goes are
of small moment. Look to the dramatic
features of your exit, and shuffle off where
the limelight is best worked and is strong
est. Give us a trial, and you'll never re
gret It."
If this Is Mr. Min's first visit to America
he is not likely to forget the extreme dell
caqy of his reception, though let us hope
that he will not appraise the whole country
by it.
It Is safe to say that the interviewer who
reported Sarah Bernhardt as saying that
Canada has no taste or culture misquoted
her. Mme. Bernhardt has been In the fare
well tour business too long not to know the
Importance of saying pretty things to the
people upon whom she depends for patron
age.
The statesman who Introduces a bill to
prevent corporations from contributing to
campaign funds must feel exceptionally sure
of his standing with the masses in his dis
trict.
Some of the people who want to try a pa
ternal government for awhile Insist that the
trusts are behaving toward the public too
much like the proverbial stepfather.
A discontinuation of ratlway passes will
be a gentle hint that a numi>er of people
who are not shippers have occasionally re
ceived the equivalent of a rebate.
Peary is safe ln winter quarters and is
probably not worrying as much as some of
the people whose heat supply Is regulated
by the discretion of the Janitor.
Smoke.
The President's reference to the local
smoke question in his annual message re
quires further consideration. It should
be examined in Its full terms:
"The law forbidding the emission of dense
black smoke or gray smoke in the city of
Washington has been sustained by the
courts. Something has been accomplished
under it. but much remains to be done if
we would preservo the capital city from
defacement by the smoke nuisance. . Re
peated prosecutions under the law have not
had the desired effect. I recommend that
it be made more stringent- by increasing
both the minimum and maximum tines; by
providing for imprisonment in cases of re
peated violation; and by affording the rem
edy of injunction against the continuation
of the operation of plants which are per
sistent offenders. I recommend, ah?o, an
Increase in the number of inspectors, whose
duty it shall be to detect violations'ot the
act."
The reference here Is to the law as &us
i talned by the courta. Tkit Mam*
tlonably the law as the courts regard and
construe It, and not as the health officer
construes It. That being the case, the Pres
ident asks for additional legislation increas
ing the maximum and minimum fines, pro
viding for imprisonment in cases -"of re
peated offending, and for the closing of
persistently offending plants. The court
has declared in specific terms that it does
not recognize tlie difference between an in
stantaneous emission of dense smoke and
one lasting over one minute. It will fine?
and under the terms of the President's pro
jected legislation it would more heavily
line, imprison and enjoin?In any case
brought before it in which It is established
that the chimney has emitted the least
quantity of dense black or gray smoke. All
who have studied the matter without
prejudice agree that this would be Intoler
able, that indeed it is impossible in the
present state of the art to prevent the
emission of smoke absolutely, and even the
health officer, radical as he would seem to
be In his administration of the law, con
fesses that Congress blundered in enacting
the present law and attempts to correct
this mistake by amending the statute by
his own dictum. So if the President seri
ously wants to secure new legislation to
make the old more effective, he should In
dicate whether he means the statute as
enacted or the statute as already amended
by the health officer. But the drastic enforce
ment of even the administratively amended
statute, on a one-minute basis, would be
an imposition upon the community, crippl
ing its activities and congesting the courts
and Jails. There is no longer doubt of the
need of an amendment to the law?this
time by enactment of Congress and not by
arbitrary dictum?'to grant a longer period
of permissible smoke emission, coupled with
a limitation of the total of smoke emission
during the twenty-four hours. Such an
amendment will make for justice to the
furnace owners and also for the riddance
of the local skies of much of the smoke
now in evidence. For as the case stands,
even with the law modified by the health
officer, it is possible for an offender to con
tinue to allow his chimney for half an hour
to belch forth great quantities of smoke
and sufTer no more in his punishment, if he
happens to be caught, than the man whoso
chimney emits smoke for one minute and
who also chances to be detected. The anti
smoke law should first be made clear, equit
able and certain In Its prohibitions, and
should then be rigidly enforced, with se
verer punishments for its violation. If more
drastic penalties are necessary. In that
way alone can the end which all good
citizens desire of a minimum of smoke In
Washington be attained.
The Isle of Pines should realize that the
I United States some time ago found the sup
! ply of island dependencies greater than the
demand for them.
Secretary Shaw cannot quite promise an
elastic currency that will make a dollar bill
stretch any further in meeting the demands
of the beef trust.
Enough bills have already been Introduced
in Congress to make sure that the waste
j baskets and pigeon holes will not be vacant.
?i
There is some preliminary anxiety as to
j whether the Panama canal is to have an
altitudinous or a low-level salary list.
The czar promises reform, but has not
| gone so far as to take any notice of de
mands for municipal ownership.
SHOOTING STABS,
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Distraction.
"Have you quit reading about frenzied
finance?"
"Tea," answered the reformer. "I'm tired
at getting so indignant over what's past
and gone that I forget to look out for the
iniquitous schemes they are laying for the
future."
Paradoxical BUs.
The cynic is a curious elf.
Complaint is his especial pride. _
He never can enjoy himself
Except with he's dissatisfied.
"Revenge is sweet," said Uncle Eben,
"but you mustn't forglt to figure dat It's
I Jes' as sweet to de other feller as It is to
' you."
Corporation Revenues.
"That company I am organizing will pay
great dividends," said the hopeful in
ventor.
"Never mind about the dividends," ans
wered Mr. bustin Stax. ''What will it do
for us fellows who get In on the ground
floor for salaries."
Severity.
"That man Grafton Is always smiling and
happy," remarked the observant man. "He
can't h'ave anything to trouble his con
science."
1 "No," answered Senator Sorghum. "It
Isn't that. He has no conscience to be
troubled by anything."
Vanished Mirth.
The brand new congressmen are here
From distant rural climes.
They somehow do not seem the same
As those of former times.
They speak Just as the others did,
With fervor, but alas!
A good old-fashioned Jest is gone.
They don't blow out the gas.
Thus, one by one, traditions fade,
With grief we see them go.
Those dear companions true and tried.
The Jokes of long ago.
Inventions new have brought this gloom
Into our days and nights;
They don't blow out the gas because
We use electric lights.
The Evil of Party Prejudice.
From the Indianapolis New*.
If we are to read the shameful showing
of political rottenness aright we must not
forget the reflection that after all it is
based on the refusal of the average voter
to put anything above party; his indurated
Bense that remains constantly proof against
demonstrated rascality within the party
and the nomination of bad men, the reply
for him being sufficient that he prefers
party regularity with rascality to inde
pendent reform. Analyzed this runs back
to the bane of the whole business, and that
Is that we shall never have reform until
the average voter puts public Interest
above party interest and prefers purity and
honesty to party success?not republican
purity or democratic purity, but Just plain
purity.
Mark Twain's Philosophy.
From the New York World.
Mark Twain Is growing old gracefully.
He has achieved the philosophy of life by
keeping humor In it. Most philosophers fall
of individual happiness because they lack
a proper sense of humor. Most humorists
omit the philosophic contemplations which
temper adversity. Most lives become rigid
when the flexibility of youth departs. Mr.
Clemens combines the lightness of youth
with the experience of age.
Restriction.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
The Emperor of Germany now owns eight
big touring cars, but in spite of his ver
satility and his divine rights he can't
scorch In more than one of them at a time.
And There's Christmas Coming.
Pi am the New York Herald.
Meats are going up, coal is to be higher
and winter hats for womankind are to be
more elaborate, and, of course, more costly.
Ciphers klg&t' Solve It.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
If New York's 400 has shrunk to seventy
nine, how long will It take the exclusive
set to become extinct T This sum oaimot be
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A splendid line of Women's styl
ish, high-grade shoes?well made
of the finest -plain kid and patent
kid; some with plain tip and some
with patent tip.
There are all sizes and all widths
in the line?a fit for any foot. Reg
ular $3 value ;
special for (U(
Friday and gjhj
Saturday
EOMONSTON'
1334 F St,
'Phone M. 1911.
PETER
Credit for
Christmas Gifts
?o CREDIT.
Our great stock is at your disposal for you to select whatever
you like from it, and we will gladly arrange the terms to suit you.
You can buy the important Christmas gifts here and pay for them
at your convenience -after the more pressing needs have been sat
isfied. We have many things that
make both suitable and sensible gifts,
and you will find our credit prices
just as low as the lowest cash prices
that any one will offer you. All our
prices are marked in plain figures, so
that you can easily compare them,
and we are glad to have you do so.
Dainty Furniture, Rugs, Draperies
and China are here in wonderful va
riety at all sorts of prices.
10% discount allowed for cash with order or if account is
closed in 30 days, 7^2% discount if closed in 60 days, and 5% if
closed in 90 days.
PETER QROGAN,
ii 817-819-821-823 7th St., Bet. H and I Sts.
12 Qts. Wine, $5
?An assorted cauae emeetelly prepared for
?Christian. Nice gift for your friends or rel
?atlves in the country.
The 12 quarts consist at
1 Claret, 1 Muscatel,
1 Sherry, 1 Angelica,
1 Santerne, _ 1 Catawba,
1 Fort, 1 Tokay,
1 Madeira, 1 Brandy.
1 Whiskey, 1 r
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614 14th st.
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FENCE PAINT.
Time to be fettle* oot the Xnias tree
fence. Ifll need a coat of paint te- restore
Its new appearance. We have an excelled
paint far this purpose. Xere? falls to glre
the best results. Don't tail to leave yoiu
order.
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