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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1908. |
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tion; office and principal face of business, j
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THE XEWS THIS MORXHCO.
i
FORKIGW.— The procession of the Papal Leg- I
i ate and prelates attending the Bucharif Con- |
i press was held in London without serious 'li-s- j
' order, though the p., lice had difficuitv In land
! ling the enormous crowd;?; no vestmenta w^re
! irorn by those in the procwion and ' :> ' i' l "
. urj; not carried. ===== Premier pp?-kln has |
»eked the British povprnment to s*md to Aus- j
tralia a fleet at least as large as th« Amorira.ii.
i ■■■ ■ a dispatch from Oopenhaifori says thai i
Great Britain has Bent a diplomatic asejit to ,
Jutland to report the mov*ment3 f Oertoan j
•warships in Danish waters. =z~ Socialists mt- i
tacked a Catholic procession at Budapest: nf.> ,
of the rioters were arrested. Representa- '
tive BarthokM will rntrodnc two resolutions «*t
the Interparliamentary ComVwnc*! at Berlin re
jrardinp the sovereignty of nations and the no d-
Ingr of future peace confers***. ■■ Much dls- ■
Batlsfaction ha= been caaeed ; " Hu< *! Ayres
by the Jockey Club*3 ruling ttet foreign hm-st-3
Fhall tx Mi 'ri-i '-■ ■•'■ < stake races; Mr. Hap
jrin's <-ortfisnmont has arrived ax MontcvlCef-
DOMBfnnC — The fight afrninM Governor | •
Huphps it «as paid at Parstnpa. N. V-, was
waxing hotter, b'lt indirationF were t?m he
•would W rpr>ominit<=-d after a bar battle.
Actual \rorV on th« Plate of the Pem^ratic
Ftate C<m^ntion, it wras said at Rochester.
-would not begin until to-morrow; th* situation .
-n-ap called rhaotl ===== Sheriff Lano of West
chept^ Cotjnty said p.t ' Paratopa. N. Y. that
Harry X Thaw would h* placed in th- bocpital |
v-ard' in th^ jail at '.'■■■■•. Plains. ===== ..^>hn j
Mitchell and Pamuel Oomr^rs orere "n the siand i
In Washington in thp Injunction ra» aa.iinpt '"' j
officials of th«» Am^riran Ped>ratlon of T.abor i
for hovr-ottine tho Fn^k Stove and Rango Cnm
rany. : The Chicago-New Torlt limited train
on the Krio Railway was wrecked in Ooripva,
Pern., and thirty-four y\**r-nc*-r<; were Injured.
<-rTY.— Conerwman Waldo said ?h» renomi
nation of Governor Huerhes was necessary to tbe
Fucce<;? of loth the stato and rational tirketp.
' . The . Mitral Feoer«i"<i Union repu«iiat«*«l
the cntnmlttw of the unemployed ar>d j. Eads
)Ho-n. R^itman and Yaw. ==== Two rmii wrer«
1 haoly hurt wh^n a Sea FU-arh express tram
J •w-rpokod the carriage in which they ■•> ■•«• riding.
- Keir Hardi^ told the central F<=-dprat.-a
■Union .... would rul» the
nation and trials the law?, ar.d cave EuggesUona
as to how to hring it about. - A girl v.-i*
twmed to death at Middle Brook. Iv>n& Island,
end her mother -was bo severely injured that
h«*r chance? of recovery art 1 slight. - Gen
eral Benjamin F. Tracy, as referee, will bold a
hoarins to-day to determine the city's debt
limit, -r^:- Woodrow Wilson arrived from Eu
rope. A runaway Italian banker was
caug-ht here nfter a Ion? chase about the eoun-
I try r=r= The Metropolitan Opera House man
! ape"m«»ct. in announcing that its subscription
; book would be open to-day, gave out some of
i its plans for the coming season. == Pushcart
1 peddlers met and resolved that Sismiund
' Echwartz had been wrongly dealt with when he
! -was- arrested for "'selling licenses." ■ A
South Norwalk <Conn.) crew won the 18%-mile
I rowing race of the United States Volunteer Life
I Paving Corps from the Battery to Coney tol
1 nd -=--—- An anthropologist of the American
• Museum of Natural History returned, from a
i thousand-mile journey in an IS-foot canoe in
| the hitherto unexplored irfldernefla of the Hud
eon Bay district.
THE "WEATHER. — Indications for to-day^
i Fair. The temperature, yesterday: Highest, 77
I degrees; lowest, 87.
TEE TICKET SPECULATOR.
1 The Theatre Managers* Association having
)4>egnii a vigorous agitation for the snppreaaton
sidewalk ticket ?ix»cuiators, there may be
E ray of hope of diminishing a nuisance which
[jCew York theatregoers have too loDg <«ndur^d.
;*riie association intends to ask the Board of
iAJderaen to cancel the licenses under*tho pro
-tectJon of which the ticket brokers occupy toe j
sidewalks in front of the theatres and other
places of amusement, and nightly annoy tlw
'jmblic with their solicitations. Were it not tor
itbeir licenses they could be dealt with as o!>
:«:tructors of free passage alwuj; the street and
:iree ingress to the theatres. But the powers
j that be in the Board of Aldermen continue tv
©held them by Riving their calling official ap
I proval.
We do not «e<- that any necessary or useful
iotvlv* is performed by these sidewalk brokers.
They make irregular ::iid extortionate charges
for tickets, and persona who deal with them
. ■•ens. with the safeguards thrown around
the sale of tickets at the theatre DOS SAO or
at some established ticket bureau. The theatre
management often repudiates the sidewalk
syretit nd refuses to I *'" good his contract*
It may be said that only inexperienced or fool
ish theatregoers take his watca at bia exorbi
tant rates, and that they deserve bo protection:
Hut the manner in which be does business is an
offence to the public which does not want >-■
deal will) him and which cannot eacane hi«
imi»ortunlU»y. His eiijiiiiijit ion would Injure
iio one ■ ii.i wotild be a decided step toward be)
ter ..rd- •!• and greater public comfort.
Tne patrons <■! the New York theatres have
undoubtedly felt aggrieved at the extent t:«
which specclatioß in tickets has been carried
•;. ■!■ all the most desirable seals in many
lKnis*i» have Iwiti t timed «>ver to the botvl
tijn'ijcies or "li" sidewalk brokers. It »i: •
Ikh'ii difficult, then-fore, for a theatregoer
to. get a 'good s«-at at tlir jmblished btix
ofliee rates, even if he went week* la ad
vance to the box office. It should be freely ad
2i!ttf«J that the hotel tick"! agencies jterform a
'useful function. They make it easy fur visitor*
to get t**;its on abort aotice and save ■ stranger
time aud trouble. For thai saving be gladly
jtz.vs a fixed advance charge. We fully agree
vrltu >Ir. I»aniti - man on this f»oint. *,Vc
cis'j "heartily indorse Mr. Frohman's sujges-
i Hob thai mi too large ■ proportion of "re ,i .
sirable seats be turned over regularly to the j
hotel nsencies. so that patrons coin? to the box j
office may feel that they are having a fair j
rhan'ce to cet the benefit of the normal box j
office rates. The more effectually tlie sidewalk :
speculator is stamped out th<> more roadily will !
the theatre managers be able to accommodate •
bath classes of theatrepoers^thope from out of .
town who need t ; •• hotel agencies, and those !
who. living here, prefer to d i their own pur- |
iiinpins. The curb riper ■-■ makes matters dls- (
tinctly worse for both th*- public nnd the m.m- j
uzor*. and be should not be tolerated longer |
under a misuse of the municipality's power to
license brokerage.
77//: PEOPLED CANDIDATE. ;
Tlie failure of the exposition to Governor j
Hughes is completely disclosed In the epigram- I
matic words of the upstate lender quoted \n
yesterday's Saratoga correspondence of The
Tribune, -We've gut tlie delegates but we ;
haven't got the nerve." There are » pood many
leaders who for one or another personal reason j
would like to see some other than the Gov- ,
ernor nominated, but there is a very small
minority of them who would risk defying the |
people's wishes to the extent of rejecting him.
When it comes to balloting, the votes against
the Governor will dwindle down to a mere
handful, a few being cast for one or two
favorite sons with a certain local support and
■ few being disposed of by certain leaders who
have both the delegates find the nerve.
The utter futility of the opposition to the
Governor was never more apparent than In its
present state. With months in which to pre
pare for the convention, both before and after
bis announcement of his willingness to run
again, those who were against tlie. Governor's
| renomination Lave not been able to produce a
candidate of unquestioned popular standing
1 against him. No such man would enter the
i lists so long as the Governor desired another
| term, and not the slightest public sentiment
! has been developed for any other man than
{ Mr. Hughes. The opposition has faced 'lie
Impossible task of beating somebody with no-
I body, and most of it now is ready to admit
that it made ■ mistake iv judging public opin
ion, and is ready to rapport the Governor as
i the strongest man who could be named.
There is every reason, therefore, to expect
' the renomination of Governor Hughes upon the
i first ballot and it is Impossible to believe that
I those leaders who honestly doubt or doubted
j his strength as a vote getter are not mistaken.
j It Is Inconceivable that the Governor should
I develop such popular strength as to boar down
! all opposition to his nomination and yet prove
weak before the people as a candidate. Be
yond all dispute the Governor owe* his nomi
nation to his remarkable hold upon the public,
As he said himself, be left the question of his
! continuance in office "to the people." The
! sentiment for him was utterly unorganized,
I yet it swept before it powerful influences con
trolling a strong organization that was hostile
jto him. It was a purely voluntary movement
jof the people In his behalf, and it is Incon
ceivable that the people should take such a kean
and vast interest in his renomlnation and be
indifferent to bis re-election. The question of
this, lik : the question of the renomination, may
be loft "to the people" with the utmost confi
dence. He will be the people's candidate. not
the choice of any leaner or combination nt
I leaders, and the Republican party will Ite
1 fortunate In having a candidate for whom th
people have already indicated so etrong a pref
| erence.
Rut. despite the Governor's very obvious
strength, the utmost care should be taken in
the selection of the subordinate candidates upon
. the state ticket. Not only must the mistake
4be avoided of nominating men who may by
j their character or associations Invite damag
ing criticism, but men should be chosen as the
j Governor's associates woo will themselves add
I strength •( the ticket No one should be put
upon 11 whose record will require any explain
ire away. And there are especial grounds
for this prudence in the case of certain ■''■' -
for which the present Democratic officeholders,
if tod. promise to make strong candi
. dates?.
FOREST FIRES
The estimate that the money lost through
forest fires In this country during the last
few weeks is enough to build a big fleet of
battleships is probably not an exaggerated
one. The destruction has occurred In nearly
every Northern state from Montana to Maine,
and might well represent scores of millions.
Primarily, no doubt, tbe loss must be" at
tributed to an exceptional drouth. As no
method, of producing rain to order h:is yet been
discovered, it seems hopeless to eliminate this
factor In the case. Nevertheless, there are
several methods of dealing with such disasters
that would greatly diminish their effects. If
tiles** were adopted by private owners and the
various state governments, the story of the
present summer would never he repeated.
One particularly helpful plan is to employ
men to patrol the woods, to watch and sup
press the initial outbreaks. Another is to cut
lanes in the forest broad enough to check the
spread of a lire. Without precautions like
these the wooded regions of the country .are
about .is -well off as a city without a fire de
partment. When the flames once get well
started they carry everything before them
until either a rain comes, the wind shifts or
the whole forest Is destroyed. In the adop
tion of these and other safeguards the advice
of competent foresters should be sought and
followed, but the precautions themselves afford
the best form of Insurance. The property
sacrificed through Ignorance and neglect within
the last two or three months would probably
have paid for a lire patrol and the labor of
cutting lanes for twenty years to come.
Wasteful methods of cutting timber have un
questionably been a reproach to the Amer
ican people, and alone justify President Roose
velt's efforts to conserve the forests of the
United Stalin. Scarcely less urgent Is the
need of measures which will prevent a repe
tition of this year's experience -wit it lire.
AS OTHER DAM I
Strong arguments will probably be needed to
convince this public of the necessity or the de
nir&bility from a public point <»f view of the
construction of another mammoth reservoir i-i
the Cretan region, especially under the direc
tion «»f the Aqueduct Commission. Years ngo,
when the yield of the Croton River w:is greater
than it is now. the most expert engineers eat!
mated that the new Croton dam at Cornell
would Impound practically all the water of that
tctreaui, and there has since occurred or ap
peared nothing to cause a reversal of thai juds
Mi<-nt. Borne months ago, It is true, a consider
able quantity of water escaped over that dam
a« :i result of on exceptional period and degree
:>f precipitation. Hut nobody familiar with tbe
i i.i, expects that to happen often. On the
ciiittrary. there is ample reason* to assume that
in- tenths of the time the water liii" of Croton
Lake will be far below the level of the Cornell
<j»illway. JVJ V
Already since the Cornell dam was under
lakes — prudence forbids us to say since it was
completed, for we are not sure that It is yet or
-ver will be complete*! — at ie.'ist two additional
lams and reservoirs have been constructed, it
tfugcobt Mountain and at Cross River, aad we
i:>ve no doubt that eligible sites could be found
■ r many inyro. Hut when « pee a dam has been
< *.nstructeci near the mouth of a river of suffi
cient capacity to imjxmnd all the water thnt
comes « down to it, it is difficult to understand
comes down to 't. it Is difficult to understand
now tlie Ben of the stream or its yield of water
XEW-YOliK DAFI V TRIBUNK MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 190&
i:i;i i •" increased by building other dams further
up the stream .'md along its tributaries. Either
this now project would be void of public value
■>r '.isc export engineer*' estimates of the Cornell
daiu hare been pi» faulty bs to I" ridieulo'JS
ami to vitiate with h"]>o!pss suspicion any other
which may be made concerning Croton hydrau
lics.
*- fur the naive observation that the pro
oosed work .-.ulrl be done for $3.250,00<), and
:nulsl !>• finished in b couple of seasons and
thus in- ready for ose ream before water muld
be got from th« Catskillfi. it will provoke chiefly
sentiments of weariness and derision in tin*
minds of those who roc.-ill the former achieve
ments of the Aqueduct Commission, which now
wants to undertake this enterprise. Judging
by the performances on the Cornell dam. we
should wry thai under exceptionally favorable
conditions optimistic people mi^lit hope to
i'iis new dam and reservoir built for not more
than three or four times the present estimate
of cost and to see it finished about five ; nrs
after the completion of the Cntskill system,
while with a liberal expectation of longevity the
children of the present property holders at Pat
erson might hope to live to get payment for the
lands taken by the city. But then what » mac
nificent new lease of life the old Aqueduct Com
mission would have!
ARE THERE 'WO EXCUSES"?
Mayor McClellan's rash promise, made when
he was running for Mayor In 1!V)3. to provide
a seal for every child in the public schools,
rises to plague him every year. When the
schools open to-day 52,000 children out of n
total of 660.000 will be without seats, and others
must share places with them on part time. This
Is the usual situation this time in the year,
and we do not call attention to it particularly
to find fault with the Mayor for its existence,
but to remind him of his promise and to bring
to the public mind again what he said when
be was seeking office regarding the part time
classes under his predecessor: "No excuse, no
"splitting of hairs, no apologies from Mr. Low
"or his City Superintendent of Schools will or
"can be accepted by the people."
Is there "no excuse" for the Mayor's failure
after nearly five years in office to cure this
condition? Is it nothing to say that con
tractors are disappointingly slow, and the chil
dren multiply beyond expectation in sections
where the increase lihs not l»een planned for.
while they fail to come and til! the vacant
seats ill other sections? Is it no palliation to
say that before the year Is over several new
buildings will be opened and the present condi
tion will be partly relieved? Is It fair to say
this year, as Mr. McClellan said of the part time
children under his predecessor, that they are
"denied the Inherent right of an elementary
education"?
Fortunately New Y<>rk nn.« no disposition to
apply Mayor M-i>]!an'« absurd strictures to
himself, but this is n fitting season to remind
litm of thorn.
Tin: BULGARS IS TURKEY./'
From the beginning of the Turkish revolu
tion, and. indeed, from the beginning of the
foreign intervention in Macedonia. which was
one of the strongest compelling and inducing
causes of thai revolution, it has been evident
that the policy pursued by the Bulgars must
be regarded as one of the most Important
factors in the problem. Thr.?* restless, muM
linns and Intrepid people hav# for a full gen
eration produced more agitation In the Italknn
peninsula than all others put tngptber. largely
In resistance to grievous oppression, but al^o
in a considerable measure In attempt* to fur
ther their political aspirations and to gratify
their apparently ineradicable animosity tow
ard the Greeks and Romans. If now th»»y
were to persist in the rour»w pursued In
recent years by the notorious Boris Sarafoff
and his "committee?" (hero would be littl* 4
hope for the oasy working out of the bene
ficent programme of th« Young Turks.
Happily we now have some assnranc* that
the Bulgarn will not be obstreperous or oh
Btrnctive. hut will cordially co-operate with
the Young Turks and others in the effort to
rehabilitate the empire. A large and influen
tial Bulgar club «t Salonica has Just adopted
and published a political platform which It
If expected will be generally adopted by simi
lar clubs throughout Macedonia. This pro
nouncement declares, it is true, for th«» pres
ervation and development of Bulgarian na
tional culture; which is simply to say that
Bulgars shall retain their language and cus
toms in Macedonia as in Bulgaria. Rut it also
declares In a straightforward and emphatic
manner for "maintenance of brotherly rela
•lions with other nationalities In a Joint effort
••to promote the welfare and greatness of the
"Ottoman Empire," That Is a most noteworthy
declaration. It means that the campaign for
dismemberment of the empire will he aban
doned, and that instead of trying to annex
Macedonia to Bulgaria the Bulgars will de
vote their energies to developing It as an in
tegra! part of Turkey.
Thai is unquestionably the part of wisdom.
Beside the consideration that any other
course would almost hopelessly complicate and
embarrass Slip revolution which is now bo
auspiciously established, it is difficult to see
how in any case any substantial good could
be gained by persisting In efforts to make
Macedonia Bulgarian. There are, of course,
many Rulgars in those provinces, but they are,
after all, a minority. The Greeks. Arnauts,
Turks and others are entitled, man for man. to
as much consideration as the Bulgara, and
there fire more of them. if sovereignty In
Macedonia were exercised by any one of these
races there would be Incessant trouble with
the others. The only promising course is for
them .-ill to be content to remain under the
general rule of the empire, just as do the
various racial components of other composite
realms. The resolution of the Rulgars of Sa
lonica to pursue this reasonable course is one
of the most reassuring and hopeful signs of
the times in that quarter of the world.
MOSEY AND BUSINESS.
It la bard to bring order out of the chaotic mass
of conflicting facts disclosed by a study of cur
rent events in the security market. Prices of
the sixty most active railway stocks averaged
higher last week than at any tim" since the
panic, and showed an actual advance of ?u a
share as compared with the corresponding date
In I'.m»T. ret during that time gross earnings
nave averaged fully 20 per cent less, and even
with the strictest economy In operation the loss
In net earnings has been heavy. Many divi
dends were passed or reduced, and the situation
was further complicated by the proximity of a
Presidential election. Most financial exports at
tribute the level of prices to manipulation, al
though modifying the statement by adding that
Wall Street always discounts the future, and
present high quotations represent the, values
that will follow an earl;, return to general pros
perity. Easy money has undoubtedly facilitated
the artificial rise by the big interests, but main
tenance of these or higher prices must depend
upon ultimate, distribution, and th« alacrity with
which stocks «re supplied to the public was
significant when the decision on the commodity
clause stimulated demand on Thursday. Instead
of advancing on«the good news, the market
weakened because buyers were overwhelmed by
the supply of stock that was available, but
manipulation closed the week at the top.
While money is still abundant and abnormally
cheap for this time of year, a somewhat firmer
tone is developing, and it is probable that ship
ments to the interior will soon be on a liberal
scale. If the sudden rise in call rates from 1
per cent to 2H was not artificial, it suggests
that the banks do not consider even the enor
mous reserves on hand sufficient to meet the
requirement of speculation as well as legiti
mate trade, but it Is easy to manipulate the
money market for speculative effect, and the
reaction to 1% for most week-end loans on
Friday afternoon suggested that the stock mar
ket was more potent than withdrawals by the
interior International monetary developments
were again Interesting, sterling exchange rising
here and falling nt Pi'!*''*? » PP i nt that left
only a narrow margin intervening between the
parity at which gold could be exported from
New York on the triangular plan. It is possible
that some banking house may take advantage
of the situation to make a shipment for adver
tising purposes, but the speculative nature ol
the fall in exchange and the large reserves al
ready accumulate! abroad do not threaten any
real movement of specie. The world's supply of
gold steadily expands, Rand mine, establishing
a new monthly record output in August and
the United states Treasury now holds over
$1 »»•_»•; (MM >,<M ( .
' Among the favorable sign* as to the progress
of trade it is instructive to study the latest
government returns of customs receipts. For
many months these collections have fallen > far
behind those of the corresponding date in 1.«'..
but for September thus far there is an increase
of more than 15 per cent as compared with last
year's figures, and the deficit for the fiscal year
is reduced to $30,000,000. Official statistics of.
exports of farm staples in August are also
gratifying, exceeding similar returns last year
by $1,363,000. Wheat and cotton supplied th*
best figures. Domestic trade returns also con
tain many encouraging statements, especially In
respect to the increased interest displayed by
country merchants in fall and winter wearing
apparel. This forward business varies accord
ing to the progress of the crops, and where the
harvests are completed there Is sometimes a dis
position to operate on fully as large, a scale as a
year ago. At the East, however, there is still
much conservatism, and mercantile collections,
'are by no means uniformly prompt. The una
nimity of optimistic predictions regarding fut
ure trade cannot fail to hasten the return of
confidence, although there are many cautious
men who will not start new projects until Mr.
Taft is actually elected.
Exports of cotton last week were somewhat
smaller than in the same week of MOT. but for
eign Inquiries were numerous, promising a bet
ter outgo shortly. After an almost uninter
rupted decline of $4 a bale it was to be expected
that some recovery would occur, and an ad
vance of about twenty points in both spot and
option prices occasioned no surprise. The rally
started with stronger Liverpool cables, trade in
cotton coods at Lancashire showing much Im
provement, and simultaneously there came re
ports of injury to the growing crop, while many
Southern spinners resumed operations on full
time Best prices of the week were not main
tained however, offerings coming out freely at
every advance, and the close was heavy. Al
though there is talk of a secret agreement to
bold the crop back for 12 or 34 cents. •_«<>."<"'
more bales of cotton came int. "» sight last week
than a year ago. and the averag- price at South
ern ports was little over 9 cents Grain prices
are wonderfully strong despite big receipts and
smaller exports. The official report promises
larger crops of the leading cereals than last
year, although ft general reduction in condi
tion is noted since the previous report Specula
tive operations in wheat continue active at the
W>«t. and th<*r* It •» good milling demand.
After Labor Day 'h*re was an appreciable In
crease In the output of manufacturing plants,
many interests having decMM on that date for
resumption after several months of Idleness,
whiln ot!i«r concerns that had b»*n working
part time increased both hours and forces Most
tnnglb!* information of Improvement comes
from the Iron and steel Industry, which is now
operating m*re rornacea than at any recent
date, the production of pig Iron having steadily
rlF^n until It is necensary to er> back to last year
to find as large a weekly capacity of furnaces in
blast. Moreover, these statistics come up only
to September 1, as compiled by • Th* iron Age."
and it la known that many stack* have started
since the month openi ' Contracts for rails are
coming out. both for domestic roads and export.
while the business In w!r* products is about
norm In th* textile industries there is also ,i
definite reduction In percent*** of idle ma
chinery. worsted manufacturers making the best
reports, although som» descriptions of cottons
are attracting more attention as buyers become
convinced thi-t no further concessions In raw
material can be expected Shoe shops are only
fairly supplied with contracts, and the position
of the material market still complicates matters,
us it does in !.-Mting. harness and other leather
goods. Th«» high cost of domestic hides Is send
ing much business abroad, unusually heavy im
ports being made from South America.
The Republican party makes appeal to pub
lic confidence as th© most important political
agency for conservation and for progress. By
virtue of its achievements, its leadership and
its aims it stands forth as an efficient instru
ment for strong and capable administration, as
a safeguard of stability and of the prosperity
which depends upon stability, and as an un
rivalled power for the correction of abuses. It
stands in striking contrast to the record o#
vacillation and ineptitude presented by the chief
opposing party. That opposing party proffers a
candidacy which is at once a monument and a
guidepost. It memorializes the fallacies and un
safe policies we are asked to forget, and it points
the way to business uncertainty and to the im
pairment of the confidence which is the security
of industry and trade. — Governor Hughes, at
Youngsto* n, < >hin
The more Democratic th« Democratic party is in
this campaign th« «tronj*r it will i«>. The more
courage Mr Bryan shows as the leader of th<j Op
position the more reaped he will command. The
more fearlessly he attacks all the evils, excs.«ea
and extravagances of Rnoaeveltlam the more votes
he will poll.— The New York World.
This sounds more or less Intelligible. Yet it
plainly begs the essential question, "What Is
Democratic and who am Democrats?"
Congressman Herbert Paraona is about the
most Important factor in the Saratoga conven
tion, and he is using his power as effectively
for the benefit of the party aa be did tw.> years
ago.
Mr. Bryan's alleged "humiliation" of Mr.
Hearst is one of the most dreadful incidents la
recent political history. How could he think of
proposing anything that would bring the blush
of shame to that sensitive cheek? The most
eminent "sjhall-the-people-ruler" suggesting ■
deal behind the door with an incorruptible
"friend of the people"! Lift no more curtains
like these! - \
Repairs to the ceilings and platforms of sub
way stations have been in progress for several
weeks. The work has Involved the storage or
various materials in the space usually reserved
for passengers. At TIM street the practice has
been more than a nuisance. It has been a
source of danger. Night after night, during
rush boars, persons emerging from the rear cars
of northbound expresses have been confronted by
a heap of pounded stone, unguarded by even a
temporary railing and lacking the red lanterns
which are always placed on nimilar obstructions
in the street above. Inasmuch as the central
platform at 72d street is a narrow one, espe
cially at its southern end, it is little short of a
miracle that no one has stumbled over the
■stones and broken his neck. To impart variety
l to the scenery and further hamper egress from
■ the trains, huge cakes of ice were deposited op
i posite the adjoining gates of two cars on
' Wednesday. If any excuse can b* found for
I this recklessness we should he glad to hear It.
: ■
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Although it is planned to have titty thousand
men in the procession that will welcome Cardinal
Gibbons to Baltimore m his return from abroad
next month, there may be only one band to pro
vide the music— that of tIM Naval Academy. The
musicians who play quicksteps for the "middies"
at Annapblla are servants eft t'ncl* Bam and noli
no cards of the powerful Musical Union, hence the
trouble. The union bands of Baltimore threaten to
boycott the welcome to His Eminence if the "scabs"
who wear the United States uniform ar# permitted
to march in the parade. The committee in charge
of th- rereptlon says the naval musicians will have
a place in the line, and that tr the Musical Union
doesn't like it it can do the next best thing. "We
can pet along: nicely with one big band." says the
chairman. "The line of march isn't long, any
way."
Piper—The varra peft music I never heard hat "
ever was doun at Jumie Maclauehlan's. There
T>a<.«i fufte«»n <>■ us pipers In th» we* baok P» r '7 r :
all playin' different cbnnea I thocht I was floatln
in heeven:— Punch.
Under th* title. "The Part Played by Turkish
Women in the Fight for Independence." Mm'
7>yn«b Roury has written an exhaustive article
for the "Xeue Free Press*." of Vienna. In which
she maintains that it was largely due to the influ
ence of women that the Liberal party gained th«
great victory and the country a constitution. "In
the magnificence of Abd-el-Aziz's rei?n the high
class Mahometan woman, with a palace on th«
Bosporus and a konah at Btumboul. who could not
bo forth In carriage or boat except under the eyes
of slaves, had hut one wish, and that was to be
come like her sister In the Occident in more than
magnlflcencc of costume. The women had In those
days more jewels than freedom, more love than
respect. Then arose a wild desire for knowledge.
Even women advanced In years studied and mas
tered foreign languages, and they read the fiction
Of Germany. France and America, and this literary
chaos intensified their sorrow as to their position.
The odalisques became wives and mothers who
worked for the weal of their hearth^ and country.
Their enthusiasm for finery and objects of fashion
changed to patriotism, and when the time arrived
for spreading the liberal Idea the woman became
the powerful ally of her master." The writer
gained much public sympathy two years ago. when,
with her sister, she escaped from the imperial
harem and fted to Paris.
'I*.-*- ain't mi use," said Rrother Williams *le«
try tor sit mon'-v Wen yen ain't at at gtttin
plar«>: an' <!- tronblo is— jingle er It Is • ron
iiiPln': Tilts Ink' de rattle «.r a rattlesnake— you
dunno wbar an" what time t»>r jump! Hit's trouble
t«-r g" money, an' trouble tor keep It. Per ae*pis»
you pf you •'■: i Kot it, an' ef so M you ha.«=. ''•">' "
despise, yon ft you don't give It away"'— Atlanta
Constitution.
In answer to an Invitation to address a -Jew
ish Republican Club" Pinion Wolf, of Washing
ton, sent a letter In which he said: "Under no
circumstances cobM my services be secured for
any such purpose. I have always deprecated the
formation of political clubs under the guise of
Irish. Jewish, German or «ny other distinctive
name, and I ink 11 Is Inimical la the best Inter
ests of th,e Republic to foster any sentiment that
localizes Instead of nationalizes. Every man
should recognize the Inherent right of th* Indi
vidual to believe as li* deems best Whether thai
belief leads him to be a Republican or a Demo
crat " In commenting on th* letter the "Ameri
can leraaeUte" mv« "Th* Jewish political club
Is An offence to American ideas and »n iniury to
the Jews of th* country, and every attempt to
form on* should b* frowned upon »nd ant»»
onlseil ••
Penny's mother took him or, Saturday after
noon to the National H'storv Rooms on Berke
ley -,-»»• Wben they arrived horn* Benny
M,, r out: "Oh. papa, we Bad » grand rirr»
Mamma and I went to a dead circus." Boston
Trans
Th» now familiar oxtail *•«■ Is said to hay«
had Its origin during the Reign of Terror In
Paris In 170?. w^en in»r,v of th* nobility were
r »,1,.-Arl to starvation and beggary. The iibat
tnirs sent their hide* fresh to th» tamers with
out removing the tills, and in cleaning Ml OH th«
tail* were thrown «way. On*, day one of tb*>
n nhle begc«ir«t. whfl* happening to t>» c « a IBBII^I T,
noticed 0 ptle of discarded tail*, and. asking for
one, It was willingly given to him. He took It to
hip lodging*. »nd mad* what la now famous — ' v *
first dish of oxtail soup. ll* Immediately told
his friend* of the cood luck h« had had. with
the natural result, say* « London r«<-ery paper,
that the tanners were soon annoyerj to s?icb ari
extent by the demands for oxtails that 1 price
was puf on them.
Lobelia," sternly demanded Mr. MrSwtt. "I
■»«nt to know what you've been d^lng to mv
safety razor!"
"Nothing." was Mrs Mi-Pwnt's indignant an
swer, as she morel around with a slight limp.
'Resides. RiiHn!r»r. I don't believe It's a safety
razor, anyway.'" — Chicago Tribune.
STATE CAMPAIGN COMMENT
OVERBOARD— NO RESCUERS.
From The Syracuse Herald.
Senator Cassidy hss now been thrown r»verbc»rd
by his constituents of the .lift District, and th»
resulting splash has an agreeable sound to all citi
zens who believe in upholding the integrity and
dignity of the str>.»e constitution.
HUGHES'S STRENGTH IN THE ITT.
From The Watertown Times.
Republicans rarely expect to carry New York
City. The only thing they can do there is to re
duce as far as possible the Democratic majority
to a point where the upstate vote can overcome it.
There seems no one In sight as a Republican nom
inee who could have such an effect in this direction
us Governor Hughes. It is not believed that there
Is any one who could reduce the Democratic ma
jority in the great Tammany stronghold 80 much
and increase the Republican majorities up the state
fo much.
A WORD TO THE DEMOCRATS.
From The Springfield Republican.
As between Hughes and Chanler, Independent
voters would undoubtedly have to consider the
question whether Mm present Governor should be
indorsed or condemned en his record, and there
could be only one answer. However unobjectiona
ble a candidate the Democrats might name, he
could not be elected without Inflicting a cruel in
justice upon the man who has borne the burden of
the struggle for good government In New York
State the last two years.
ENLISTING THE INDEPENDENTS.
From The Buffalo Commercial.
"All's well that ends well." The New York Re
publicans have won a Bread tight in supporting "the
best Governor Urn state ever had." They have.
served the state and the country well in honoring
and enlisting under the allied banners of Tail and
Hughes a multitude of Independent voters whose
support the Republican party needs at this junct
ure, It is a victory for enlightened public opinion
and for rood government, the effects of which will
be fa! reaching.
THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
From The Rochester Post-Expresa.
This year the Independence league, transformed
into the Independence party, is to run candidates
of its own for state onices. thus adding to the
troubles of the Democratic party and increasing:
lh« already KtroriK probability of Republican sn.
(vss. With the ben of more than one hundred
thousand leaguers the Democrats elected six can
didates foe stale offices In 190t> by pluralities ranging
from 0.i>74 to ll.9tX>. How can they eased to win
this year, when the strength of the Independence
party is thrown against them? The Democrats, of
coarse, are aayrag that the old followers of llear.st
are deserting him. BBd no <lout>t many of them
have relumed to their old party atllllations; but
the Democrats must remember that la 1904. when
there wan no Hearst organization of any sort, they
lost this state by more, than !7.">.iifl>>. That tremen
dous fad should moderate their enthusiasm.
THREE SENATORS REBUKED.
From The Lockport Journal.
Senator Owen Cnssidy. Senator «'arii 8. llurr. jr.,
and Senator Wallace H. Knupp. all Republicans)
representing districts widely apart, have been de
nied a i-enoiiiinatloti by the, delegates. The. of
fence consisted of just one act— casting ■ vote
against the racetrack gambling bill advocated by
Governor Hughes.
These three Senators have paid a high prtc*. for
their vote against th* constitution. They were sent
to Albany to represent their constituents, the vast
majority of whom are law-abiding citizens. They
took the oath of office, which Included a pledge to
uphold the constitution. On that Issue they voted
not to uphold It.
Cassidy. Knapp and Burr are examples of what
popular government, for which Governor Hughes 13
pleading with the people, can do when it wakes up.
METROPOLITAN PLANS
SEA SOS BEGINS NOV. iff.
Subscription Book* Open To-day—^
New Operas on List.
Th* sal* of seats for the Bnbseriptien perform
ances of the coming season of opera at the Metro
politan Opera House will h»fin In the lobby at the
Opera Hous* this morning. The Muse seals of
price* as last year will prevail, the prices for stag!*
performances being as follows: Orchestra, 43,5
orchestra circle chairs. JS; dress circle chairs. 8;
balcony chairs, first three row*. CS>: balcony
chairs, other row?, C; family circle, first three nnrs,
$150: family circle, other rows. O. Grand tier
bores with six seats will cost *» a. p«rformaace:
Stall boxes with flvo peats will be CO. and Mall
Imm *lth four seats will b« 523 and O. according
to location.
In spite of Mr. Hammerstein's decision to da
away with th* series of Saturday night perform
ances at popular prices, the new management at
the Metropolitan will adhere M the practice of
many years, and give a series of twelve at rates
below those of the r-gular subscription price*. Tba
scale of prices will be the same as formerly, rang.
Ing from 75 cents to 13. and a special ■uSscrip
tlon list for them will also be opened to-day.
Ten of the dozen performances are to be given on
consecutive Saturdays, beginning on November a.
and the two others at the end of the season. Th*
popular Sunday evening concerts will also be re
tained.
There are to be one hundred of the. regular tub*
scription performances, twenty each en Monday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday evenings and oa
Saturday afternoons. The first performance of the
season will be given on Monday evening. Novem
ber 16.
The names of operas with their casts are not ghren
in the prospectus for the season, which was sent to
subscribers yesterday. The statement is mad* in it
that the "principal aim of the new management will
be to Improve th- performances as to ensemble, and
to rely less on the individual achievements of the
splendid array of great artists who have helped U»
make the Metropolitan Opera House famous.'
SERIES OF SPECIAL PERFORMANCES.
A new feature of the season will be a series of
•pedal performances, to be given on Tuesday and
Saturday evenings, from the end of February until
April. Classical works, revivals of Beethoven and
ilozart and "VVagnerlan music drams*, according
to the prospectus, will be offered during this series,
and a rebate will be allowed regular subscribers
for these performances, also the first choice of
seat- The usual annual performance for the bene-
M of the manager will be abolished. In its stead
Messrs. Gattl-Casazza and Dlppel. each of whom
•will receive a full salary, and the board of di
rectors purpose to Rive each year M or mo
benefit performances, the entire proceeds of which
will be turned over to the pension and endowment
fund. In establishing this fund the board of di
rer-tors and management believe that It will do
"much to insure a permanent and perfect ensemtla
and redound to the excellence and reputation of
the company.
Possibly the most Interesting experiment to be
mad- by the new management, as regards th*
season's" repertory. Is the production r>f oper*. >■
English. As announced previously in The Tribune.
the Metropolitan management, with a view to the
encouragement of American composer* ■ ob
tained the sol- rights to "The Pipe cf I>slr» ' The
work of Professor Frederick S CODtme, of Har
vard. professor Engelbert H'imperd'n.-k. the torn.
poser of -Hansel und Gretel." is sw ar wn-k
completing the scor- of his opera In English.
"Children of the King." and th« management hor-s
that It will be finished In ttm* for profloctton. "tor
the first time on any stage.- at '«- Metrepoßtaa
rest March. Should th« work not b" ""adv. h-vr
ever Carl Grimm*! "The Crt'-k-t nn ?h*H-*m*
wilt be th« lint wort gl-ren in EnsHsß. '-"- '""<
operas special casts will be s»!»et»<i.
B»slde 3 the English ar.d Am-ricar; eymram MM
■ Important mnvltte* ■■'■■!■■« for th* ****** "•
«on ar* d'Aibert's. "Tleflund' 'Martha «f the
Lowland?"*, in German: Catalan!'* "La W«W
in Italian; Raool Laparra's "Habanera." in
Fr-nch; Ptwdnla "l» vim.- in Italian: Sm*
tanas "Prodana ■> ■•"»■" CTM- V*rkauft»
Braut"> in German, and Ts-rhalkowsky's "La
Dama dl Plcche" ("The Queen or Spades ">. in
, Italian.
POME IMPORTANT REVIVALS.
Th» Important iwrMi annonrwad are Mas
9^-n"r'K —.ran-'-.-- la French: Mosarfa "U v
dl Figaro' <"The Marriage of Fiar*rrV>. '" Ital
ian, and VerrtVs "Falsraff.- »■ Italian
Th" remair.d»r of the repertoire, ■■* ,--.- :
In the prospectus, shows "Wagner easily '" "*
lead In the number of works of any OM UlipMtr
to be given the coming reason. Op«ra«oers at
the Metropolitan will have I chaora to -■»=)-•■*
fcllowlng of his works: "Dct ""J? 1"*1 "* Hol
lander." "Loftengrin," -TaxrßMnaeT.- -Tristan
und Isolde." "Pie Melsterstr-.s-r." Pas Khein
g^ld" "Pie tValkilre." "Stegfrl-d." SW^* 1
memng" and "Parsffal." Two or t&rM perform
ances of the last named will be g\v»r. on holi
days.
After Wairner. Verdi makes the best tB0«Bg
Jn the list. Besides th« revival of "Falstaff." the
other works of the Italian composer scheduled
for reprodnction are "AMa." "A Marked Ball.^
-Rigoletto." "L« Traviata- and "II Trovatore
Besides -T.e Villi." WmLtlmi Is fapMMßtal 19 'L*
Bohfrne." which Mr. Hammerstein al»o prorr.itts
to produce at th- Manhattan. rjWtaM Butter
fly" and "La Tosca." Ponisetti will «!?<■> be rep
resented by a quartet of compositions— " Don
ri»lHiat»L" "L,'Ellslr d'Amore." "La Favortta" and
"Lucia dl Lammermoor."
The other composers and their work?. is 'lst*a
In the prospectus for pr-niurtion are: B*ethor«a.
TMcHo"": Belltnl. "La liaaaiaali '; Bizet. "Car
men": Bolto. -Mefistofele": Fletow. -MarM :
Gounod "Faust- and "Romeo •"' Juliette": ntltm
per.lir.ck. "Hansel BBd GrtteT: l^oneawß*
"Pagliaccl"; Mascagnl. "Cavallena Rustlcana '
Meyerbeer. "l.c* Huguenots": Mozart. I** Gio
vannl"; Ponchielll. "La Gloconda": Rossini.^ Tna
Barber of Seville." and Thomas. "Migncn."
This makes a total of forty-eight operas. *xc*Vt'
ing Humperdinck's "Children of the Kin?.- whose
production is dependent on the completion of in»
work. . ,
The roster of the chief singer* already *Wf**
for the season of JOOS-'OS discloses a notable selec
tion of new name, of the sopranos. Enun^
Pestinn. Ester Adaberto. Frances Alda. J**™'
James. Felicte Kaachowska an.l I-*nora SP*r
will make their New York debut at the Matropoi.
tan. where they will have such dlstlnguls-ea^
tried company as gembrici.. Eames. Ij * d * l> /TL '
stad. Farrar. Morena. Mattfeld. Fornla and »»y-.
pol.l. Una Cavalierl's name Is not In «• P-
Ushed list.
SOME MEZZO-SOPRANOS ABSENT-
Of the mezzo-sopranos and contraltos. Mart* —
Marianne Flahaut. Clara Boehm. Matja «, #w
Nlessen-Stone and Mary Raraenber? are tn»
names. Josephine Jacoby's name is * *""__
Untiai Homer. Helen Mapleson. Henrietta w»»
field and Paula W Him will again sing « "-
Metropolitan. p^j.
Caruso. Bond. Burgstaller. Burrlan Mar "°' i*
wary. Bayer. Retw ana iwtM are the tenors
have been reengaged. There are flv ° new , uf
lljlll Bada. Rlnaldo Grasst Cart J3rn, ** -
Koch and Erik Schmedes. vrttx
The new barytones are M«ll Alßal ?'_. lt
Felnhals. Eduardo Mlsslano. Jean Not* ana
Soomrr. Campanart will be heard again , JJZmb.
parts, m will Scott!. Corfu. Begu* and Muninw
Stracclarl Is among the missing. ot
American ni-me* show strongly la _ tne hWkrd
basso*. Besides Herbert Waterous who^
in minor parts at the Metropolitan last : °^ clt!9f .
scrlbera will have a chance to hear Allen »>" C 9lnC ,
who MM sang with the K-.stonians. and "~" d
made, an enviable reputation * br °* d h , teen »
operas, and Herbert Witherspoon. wao n«^
favorite In church and choral work m h !,~operati3
City for a number of years, will maKe Msnhatt33
debut. Adamo Dldur. who sans at tne " efo^ g
last season, will be at the Metropolitan^^^^
year. Another of the bassos is J^*" <f pupa
who san« last spring with Iv " Al^rt CSB Ta*
lar priced opera company, at th« *™ ' tTC a
atre. Then there will be P«*/g "J^ia •»»
Monte Carlo: Conretto Patema. «Ed,« ed , c&all^-
Erik Schubert; and Blass is re-engas
plne 1 * name Is not mentioned. o t2wr &'
Besides these. it Is announced «"•
portant engagements are pending. Qer o1 * 3 -
Mahler and Hertz will again conduct t«