Judge — April 29, 1911 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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s my Gy w What the Democrats Will Do. 'HERE have been occasions when men have resolved to do things which they do not intend to do. That seems to be the case with the Democrats of the House of Repre- sentatives who have re- solved to bust the tariff. The prediction may be ventured that they will dono such thing. In the first place, they cannot, because in their way are a Republican President and Senate. Again, they do not want to do so, notwithstanding all their resolutions and declarations. When the Payne tariff law was under discus- sion, the Democratic Senators and Representatives were most persistent in getting protection for their constitue: Every one of them may be in favor of free trade, except where their home folk are interested, and then all are for pro- tection. As they must give and take, any tariff bill they agree upon will come near to matching the Payne law, except possibly in the wool schedule, and when that comes up the unresigned Bailey will speak for Texas wool growers with all the vehemence of a devoted protec- tionist. The Better Way. LEVEN years ago Bissotate, the Socialist par- liamentary leader of Italy, who re- cently had an au- dience with the | King of that country, shouted in parlia- ment, ‘‘Death to the King!"" When Bis- sotate called on the King a short time ago, this utterance was not brought up against him by the King, who is never known to have reciprocated. The meeting of these representatives of the two opposites must have given them a better understanding of each other. Possibly Bissotate now realizes that the killing of a King would not help his cause, and he may even have reached the conclusion that the better way would be to abolish monarchy peaceably. How To Have Peace. ROPOSALS for disarmament and international arbitration are at a discount in Germany. The Hague tri- bunal for world peace has not impressed the Kaiser. The social festivities at The Hague during sittings of the tri- bunal have been magnificent; but ele- gant entertainments and gorgeous recep- tions do not necessarily mean peace. Let us have peace, and make it our busi- ness to get it in a business-like way. *DOLLAR BILL" A RANK COUNTERFEIT. —— EDITORIALS Will Gold Take a Back Place? EWELERS who are assumed to be important enough to dictate to the trade are reported to have decided that hereafter platinum is to be treated as the most precious metal in the produc- tion of jewelry. This metal is more valuable than gold. It may be able to supplant the latter, but that remains to be shown. Memories of all sorts cluster about gold. Poets have sung of it. Men of imagination have worked it into as many figures of speech as the artisans have done in material. Gold was worked into many designs for personal adorn- ment in prehistoric times. When it was discovered or when first used, no one can tell. In the Bible it figures frequently. It has become more plenti- ful and, therefore, cheaper in our times; but for that reason must it be discarded, with all its wealth of memories, for the rarer and dearer platinum? It will be hard to set a new fashion of this sort. If that shall be done, the time will shortly follow when gold as a standard of value in trade will perhaps have to stand back, while platinum takes its place as the cur- of the world, the inter- national medium of exchange. rency Brief Decisions. ‘AKE care of the days and the years will take care of them- selves. Doctors seldom go into busi- ness. for their health. comicbooks.com