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whom the Democrats chosen in their
place owe their elevation. They are. in
fact, the only men who make reform posi-
ole. The stin-ncckcd, narrow-mindcd pnr-
tIsan Republican, and the obstinate, case
hardened Democrat, each votes hi- party
ticket every tlmc without stopping to see
what IT Is, or to what it leads Such men
compose the great body of inert stupidity,
which marks the masses on both sides This
slow partisan body never waivers and never
changes, and has nothing TO do with
political revolutions or the ups and downs
OF parties. And If all men were like them,
free government would be failure, aud
republican administration an odious sham.
1t is the Independent voter who alone
remedies all this. Instead of deriding in
dependent voting, therefore, and belttling
movements tending to reform, change,
aud purification, 1t better becomes
thoughtful minds, and liberal and pro.rcs-
sivc men Of every party, to welcome such
manifestations, aud encourage all such de-
vclopmonts. They are beyond all compar-
lson the most useful agencies in our poll
ties. They accomplished the great anti
slavery revolution of our times, acting
often under most discouraging circum-
stances; and thcirinauence and their votes
VIII consummatc yet another great polt-
icnl revolution In our centennial year.
But whether these movements aud agen-
cies are recognized or received with hos
pitnlity or not, makes no difference in the
final result. They are alike potent and
effective, and entirely too strong and ear
nest to he arrested by the ruling of par
tisans, or the Establishments of the more
astute and plausible among their leaders.
THIS revolutionary force, in fact, is really
too impcrsonal TO he assailed. Nobody
eau point out the individual elements of
which II is composed. Here and there n
conspicuous figure may b. seen and struck
AZ, but the force itself is mainly intangible.
The culprits against whom the reformers
wage their sacred war may, therefore, just
~ well cease their railing and submit with
ms good grace as possible to their des-
tined punishment. The avenger cannot
he stayed, and his name is the Independent
Voter
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A Historic Parallel.

Everybody remembers the story of King
KNuD of England, commonly called
CANUTE, who issued his order to the sea
and commanded the tide to stop rising
but had to quit the shore to escape being
drcnched by the disobedicnt flood.
A parallel TO this memorable incident
IL found in the attempt Of the GRANT
party to stop the rising Of the political tide.
which now swells and threatens upon the
sea OF popular Indignation. They are
about to be overwhelmed by it on account
OF their corruptions, their frauds and
Their lncapaclty; and in order to avoid
THIS they command the people to turn all
their attention to an abstract problem of
finance on which no practical action can be
had-the problem whether greenback are
not better without redemption than they
are with.
This endeavor will be as futile as that of
King CASuTE, The just indignation Of the
n =
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The Way il Rains in Florida.
From me Cincinnati Commercial


II Is hard for Northern farmer who
watches the horizon with aching eyes, To UNDER
s'ahl Tue CLOCK like regularity Of this RAINY sea-
son south OCCASIONALLY, as this year, IL Is de-
iayed out once set in goes on regularly. There
Is misty or clear morning, the air tTansfused
win blushing, raiubuwy etulgenoo that melts
away Ia the ardent kisses OF the sun into an in
tense dazzle OF sunlight up to o'clock Then
Tue skirnlshers Of the rain rush in on cool
ueWy winds, aud 10y sharp 3 o'clock the wAule
iIhe Is platoon hiring IN great, heavy fusilades.
Hu'u rams gorgeous, glorious, rushing, a
~ ghlncent enthusiasm OF plugging moisture.
Ihen the long roll of the thunder drums the
Crdckinv artillery, with its spleudor Of electric
ndsh toned OH IN low rolls; and, nefore you are
aware, the mobile army has gathered up tie
splendid wings, it, FIRE and after guard and re-
serves, and only in tho west YOU see its grand
victorious b tile llags iibbing the Sky with broad
bands Of color. MIX In few ranboWs some
foggy mornings when the whole AIR IL prismy,
and the cicHr, ,till lake looks like an undetskv,
ana YOU have some idea OF Florida m tue RAINY
season. REGULAR ~ the clock that marshalling
ana grand battle panorama goes on at SET
O'Clock, 10 he closed postlvelv-no change On
account II tue weather-bY O'Clock Z. NJ
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In view of the distress which the failure
cf the Third Avenue Savings Bank will entail
upon thousands OF the Industrious poor who
had intrusted their hard earned savings to its
c're steps should be taken to hold those who
are Responsible for the disaster to a strict ac-
countablllty for their acts Two years and half
ago THE SUN plainly showed that tho concern
was lnsolvent and thousands Of the readers Of
THIS Journal needing our warning Withdrew their
deposits, and thus saved themselves from loss
But with a full knowledge of the mismanage-
ment Of the bank and OF It's unsound condition,
the state Bank Superintendent, instead Of
winding 1t up, permitted 1t to continue business
upon the ground that the managers could use
the money Of the poor deposltors to repair the
ravages in the capital Of the institution which
mad been made through the criminal reckless
ness OF Its own on lals The lnal bankruptcy
OF the concern is what every sensible man con-
Versant with the facts must have anticipated
and justice requires that those whose negli-
gence or criminal " has brought such suffering
upon most deserving portion Of the commu-
nifty should be made to answer for it.
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his groundwork. An immense amount
Of harm is done by such looseness
about facts, phenomena, and ideas; and
we seize this occasion to condemn It.
II not merely mislcads people regard
ing the subject matter directly in hand but
IT leads them to looscncss OF thought and
loose habits of statement, similar to those
of which it IL itself an evidence. This is
almost rs bad mental condition ns man
can got into. aud should be sedulousy
guarded against, especially by public
mOrnlyprs
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Acndcmy Of Musc-Afouni ths Void
American Institute Fair ct w a. Az
Hroths rhcntrc TIE tvisg scud
rovery Theatre nsrhssot to, Mouottiui.
rtooLiyn Theatre Ftou Ifoa.
hnfiinE'- Opera House Nv YorI Mla,ii,,.
tinh Aveuuc Iheatre-Ouf Biya
tiHore'S Concert Garden An AMI as0 1t.
Howc's Circus E.ehtb ~ ~ asa IT, Mauues.
iyetum Theatre Gff'fs -of,
Olympic Theatre IT,. we,.n sS, Ss
PnrL Theatre Mslu Dollar
Parislan Varieties ltih d. mi Broadway. Matinee
San traneisco Minstrel. vrsv
rheHtrc tomiaue n. Pal River Sirt,
Third Avenue Theatre Great Au-s. tar,
Tons Pastor's Theatre combn,uo. oi st,r.
Union Square Theatre Lei A,uAy.
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The Republicans OF the Twenty-fourth
District have renominated JomN II. SLLKREa for
the state Senate. IRON the beginning Of his
legislative career in the Assembly Of 1867 to the
close OF the last Senate, this man SELKtEG has
been cassed among the very worst strikers In tn a
Legislature. The lobby always counted upon
his vote for any job, however Infamous, that
they wished TO put through, and they generally
got II. From the first. he secured place ON the
best committees, such AS Ways and Means.
Finance, and Railroads, and worked these
placers OF legislative corruption 10 the fullest
extent When he entered the Legislature in
1907 he was poor man, ut to-day he owns
magnificent residence and a block Of buildings
In Ithaca and IS said 10 have fine bank account.
And Thrust be remembered that during the five
years he was In the Assembly, the State paid
him 81 day for his services, while board In Al
bany ranged from $3.50 to $40 a day and that
though he Is as nthy personally as he is politi-
cally' yet he generally stopped at the best houses
ana lived on the Fat OF the land. If he has been
able to do SO well at 81 day, what may he not
hope to accomplish II he can keep his seat In
the Senate for two years more at SIS day and
be Chairman of the Committee on Railroads?
During the reign OF Boss TWEED In Albany
sELKREd was one Of those Republicans whom
he always carried In his pocket, aud whose vote
ne counted upon having, In case he needed Il,
with as much certainty as he did on those of
FIELDS, GENET, HITcHMAH, and FREAR.
IL Is time that the honest people OF Broome.
IioeA' and Towpkius Ihagld sqppysM this
; . az-s. - - -.
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Boss GRANT has given another evidence
OF his readiness to stand by his friends when
they are under fire, which has only just come to
light. Last winter both Houses of Congress, by
almost a unanimous vote, passed a bill provld-
Ing for the appointment OF Jury Commissioners
whose duty It should be to make lists Of Jurors
1t having been discovered after the trial Of the
safe-burRlary conspirators that the Grand Jury
which had indicted them was illegal In Its con.
stitution, and that there was no law In exist
ence, except a special act which would expire
Feb. !, properly providing for the impeachment
OF grand jurors. The bill was passed with
special reference to the case of WM. $. KING, so
as TO admit OF his prosecution for perjury In his
testimony upon the Pacific Mail affair before he
could avail himself Of the statute of limitations.
But KING was an out-and-out GRANT man, and
the President had numerous personal friends
and cronies In the District who he knew de-
served indictment; and so, instead OF signing
the bill or returning IL to Congress with his OBJ
tections TO be passed his veto, he quietly
sent 1t unsigned to the sleepy atmosphere Of the
State Department for its final sumber. OF
course all the thieves'and rogues in the District
OF Columbia are juhiIant over the adrolt trick
10y which the President has succeeded In block
ins the wheels of Justice.
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Que Who Has Bceu Therr.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-SW: ] notice
In lnE sun that policemen and nrcmen were being
asked to contribute for political purposes Itiaw.l
Understood TO be the penalty for receiving and hold
NY pontlSal appointment. was In the DepartInent
al rS9nG norks between two and three years, and
smo,,nt n eacn bureau was assessed for an
pn n OF any grgmbllng, the omlnous word bounce"
w. whispered IN your ear which had a talIsmaftc
eneSl, Ahu produced the desired results for potcsl
kIaooeIs. inns demand was always conceded except
~ 4saE made While there saw learned enough 10
al my Aa Of honor uoW even desiring politi
'~ Ns"AsSvs W PyhpVh' AArL POLITICIAN,
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GEORGE rEABoDr's GREAT GIFT.
Two Millions for the Advancement Of Eda.
cation In America.

The Hon. X. c. Winthrop, eX-Gov. Aiken
Chief Justice Waite, Bishop whippe, the Hon.
William NJ. Evarts, Gen. Richard Taylor, Sur
geon-General Barnes, the Hon. Samuel Watson,
anu Mes~rs. :. " gilmore and g. Peabody Russell,
the IA goIity Of The Trustees of the Peabody Ed
caiional fund, met in the fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday.
body, Russell SAID
our expenses have never exceeded the inter-
est welded by the two millions Of dollars that
MIR. Peabody intrusted 10 US We are however
permitted by the trust deed to use fifteen per
cent. OF the principal. should the interest pro-
uuVeu oy IL be inadequate to our needs. At the
emu OF thItY years, seven OF which are expired,
me Two millions viii he divided, two-thrds go
lng to educational Institutions in the South
aud the remainder To similar establishments I'M
me North, and the responsibility Of the trustees
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An Accommodated TnMn-


As an MISUNDERSTANDING old man was no.
ing up Washington street YESTERDAY A drayman
nodded at him and asked WANT a draw
MsterF No g, guess not" replied tho Old
man. m TOO FUR from home. and can't nav
irelght on II. Much oOleeged, though. Vicks
nurgh Is powerful nice town. A fellow back
inquired II wanted hack, aud now Won ofrsr
me dray. l wish | lived here" '1 '-''
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fraud. AZ between SELKREo and GEORGE w.
SCHUYLER, who has been nominated by tho
Democrats and Liberal Republicans, no decent
man ought TO hesitate for a moment. MIR.
sCHuYLER wae State Treasurer from 1853 10 1905,
and Bank superintendent until 1870 He was
elected to the Assembly from Tompkins county
last year, and proved himself one OF the purost
and best men in that House. He was one of the
strongest supporters of Gov. TILDEN's reform
measures. though not partisan blIndly follow
ing leader but guided solely by his own sense
OF what was right and wrong. No faint Of lob
berv attaches to him, and he Is socially a. superior
TO SLLkREG as he is politically. Mr.. SCHUYLER
was Republican up to the election of 1872 but
Ike great many other honest men, he became
dissatisfied with the corruption prevalent In the
national and State administrations, and voted
for HORACE GREELEY.
JOHN ii. SETKHKG was one Of those Senators
who did all they could last winter to cripple the
efforts OF Gov. TGLDEE to break up the Canl
hlng, and he Is partisan of the most,thorough-
gong kind. In fact, nothing except money
could Induce SELKREG to bolt from the course
marked out for him by the leaders Of his party,
while the odor of corruption and jobbery Is upon
MN 40 strong as to make his very name "A stenoh
in the nostrils Of all conscientious men.
We believe the Twenty-fourth District will re-
deem itself from the disgrace OF again being
represented In the State Senate by such man
IN JoHN II. SEJKREG. In 1871, Senator CHAPMAN
carried the district bya IN jorty 4l2O. Sell.
kREG's candidacy two yeats ago reduced 1t to
1,il2
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The Binghamton Times, under It's new man
and prints both state tickets at tue head Of lis col
umns- Tribune.
That doesn't mean independence, young ed
tor. IL Is not entitled to that name, which rs
one Of honor. Ii is neutrality, and neutrality in
politics Is creditable to no man and no nowspa-
per. The Binghamt Times advertises that It
has no opinions on the matters most important
Tor newspaper to discuss. Tins hermaphro-
ate Journalism, patronized by JAY GouLD's
Tribune, Is not one that gains respect from the
people. 1t means cowardice, absence OF con-
viction. and all those base qualities which dis
iinguish such duplicity. Leave 1t to JAY
GouLD's Tribune to be a warning against pusiI-
lanimity In newspapers.
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Moody and sankcy 10 be Invited.

10 THE EDITOR OF TnE SUN-Sh: Contrary 10
the statement which appeared In the newspapers. the
pastors al their Conference on Monday did not
vote against the proposed coming of Moody ana sal
tnV naptst MINISTERS have appointed 4 committee
coIsstlnk OF Dts, Armltage, nlscux Fulton Sniis M,
and the lev H. Macarthur TO consn AMI ',l
WIN me CLERGY OF other evangelical denOnnatios in
SauAey, DASiFI q Tnrrpo' uy uhu
Secretary Baptist nlslers' Couferrnce
Ne lurk
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Judge SrRoNGs decision in the case Of the
United States against EDwIN II. LEWIS, trustee
for the creditors Of JAY COOKE & Co. draws
attention afresh To the transactions between
sKCoR RoBESoN and MCCUILOCH. Tue London
house Of JAY COOKE, MCCULLoCH 4 Co. appears
TO have been set up on public funds advanced
by robson, and Is admitted to have depended
Tor Its continuance on additional deposits by
him amounting to at least $l,2OOOOO, against
which iron rails worth about half that
were pledged by McCuLLocH, to whom they
did not belong. The United States, or rather
sECoR HoBEsoN, has now sued the estate OF
JAY COOKE Co., who were members of the
London house, for an original and wholly unse-
cured amount Of about $60O,OOO; and this must
come out Of what properly belongs to the pri-
waite creditors. The latter, too. according to the
trustees report, were expected to realize on the
iron rails pledged to the firm Of JAY Cooke *
20. by hooRHEAD of that firm, for advances by
the hTm 10 him, nominaly IN the interest of the
81. Paul and Pacific Railroad, to which the rails
belonged but IA the rails have been since
pledged to MCCuLLoCH, and by him TO sECoR
kOBEsoN, the creditors can get nothing from
that source, since SECoR robson, to shield
himself, insists on priority OF claim for the
Navy Department funds.
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A correspondent OF the Hartford Com
rant has made several interesting discoveries in
regard to Mr.. B. NoYEss American National
Life and Trust Company Of New Haven, the
affairs OF which have lately received a good
deal OF attention in the courts The most in
teresting OF these relate to "A little business
transaction In which two members OF the Con
nectlcut Legislature, named STEELE and CAR
TER, were concerned 1t Is said that when the
bill for the repeal OF the charter Of the company
was before the Legislature I'm July, STEELE ana
UAhrEh spoke earnestly against the action pro
posed by the Insurance Committee, and "a they
both held policies issued by NOYEs's company,
they were supposed to represent the interest of
the policy holders generally, so that their re-
marks undoubtedly had an important influence
upon the vote which followed the discussion.
And now II has leaked out that only two DAYS
after their public expressions of confidence I'm
the institution, they surrendered their policies.
receiving from the company money considera.
ton In return. As the Couiam correspondent
sagely remarks, this transaction "presents con
siderations to the reflective mind which need
not be mentioned"
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Admiral WELLESLEY and Capt GoRE
JONES OF the British navy recently witnessed an
exhibition OF the KELLY motor A large power
was developed, but in a few minutes It fell on
nearly half No wonder the English officers
said the trouble was that the power didn't lust
and accordingly II was doubtful n the motor
was OF any Practical use. This IL Just tho point
Meanwhile we hear nothing more about that
train OF cars drawn from Philadelphia to New
York with a thimbleful Of water. KELLY, how
ever, Is perfectlng" new machine. THIS
will keep him occupied for a long time, and we
therefore advise one TO Immediately begin
altering his steam engines to accomm late the
new motor. But how do the wall street sci
entinc nnanciers feel who have KELLY motor
stock locked up In their safes7
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An intelligent correspondent propose.
the following ticket Tor 1916:

-" '"'N''Fch' correspondent proposes
the following ticket Tor 1876:
fGr irtsdeif-IHoMAs 4. HENDRICKS Of Indiana
YORK. " "" VI w"
This ticket has the merit Of presenting solid
old Democrat for President, and a solid young
Liberal Republican for Vice-President. The
difficulty with It is that while Mr.. HENDRIcKs is
a respectable man, he has been trying for some
time past to ride two horses at a tine. This is
a evolution, and smch riding will not do at such
a time. But for Vice President no worthier
name than that OF FREDERICK A. CoNKLINo
could be mentioned
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constant intimate of The white House, engaged IN
the business Of settling at htgh price one OF The
most lucrative appointments IN the Dtn NJ the GOu-
oinmcnt, and an appointment, too, ichich not only
seemed To al Intelligent people an improper one to
Ne made, bm Uhich finally resulted IN hcdrv pc
cunfdiy loss 10 the Treasury.
the question r. tohothcr GRANr shared IN this
$1,000 vcdr; ana bestoes q should not he forgo,-
ten mat this lcds not the only instance IN Uhich
DENT tack money for an appointment TO be made
~ ms brother tn-hU, The President.
|
correspondent who writes about the
Paciic Mail Steamship Company objects to the
ngurcs which we published a few days since as
Tue liabilities OF this sadly mlsmanaged COM
pany,' and says that our items foot up "onIy
tl,iOs'0iv instead Of s2,UJs,659" In reply to this
IL II simply necessary to say that the item
amount To become due on steamers City Of
New York and City Of Sydney, $TO,0OO," should
have been printed 100000, which Will make az
stated, the liabilities "a a "total, exclusive Of
Panama loan, t20bs,61g." Secondly, the ques.
ton In substance Is asked, why assume the
Indebtedness of March Of sl,i7i.70l. as stated
by Mr.. SCorr, to be the debt, without any de-
duction for the cash assets on hand at that
dater Now It is so evident that the
statement issued ny Mr.. SCOTT, under date
OF sept. y, WIS intended to convey the impress
slim th,, ,t,, HI. A., -. .,.-----,
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s.''e"e"' 10 MAKE " as large as possible, as 10
also was to understate that Of the present time
i''"ei' '"c s'atoulent was explicit on the fol-
lowing point
Total Indebtedness March 1870 exclusive Of Pana.
20 Dec l. 1873 unier the contract Tor three nsS r
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people Is going TO efface all traces Of
Grnntism; aud when that Is done they
viii be prepared TO deal with any other
subject that may require their attention.
In times OF revolution, ordinary partisan
are of no effect
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The New Omcers of the Bank of California,

sAN FRANCISCO, Oct. o.-The Board OF Trus
Yes OF the Bank OF California organized this morning
VVoebs were elected as foowsj President D. o. Mills
esereiary, Stephen Franklin; Assistant Secretary W
NJ. WlgRlns Adyisory COnnlttOe Thanas Rsii W.
shron- and James u kssRs. 4, Wy ~, W.
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