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An Imnortnnt Pronosition.

Mr.. MCMILLAN OF Minnesota has intro
duced in the Senate a proposition for amend
ing the Constitution Of the United States SO
that the President can veto one or more
items in an appropriation bill, while APP
proving of the Test Of the bill. In other
words, II his amendment ultimately pre-
walls, it will make the Federal Constitution
In this respect like the Constitution OF New
York. To secure its adoption, Mr. MCMIL-
LANs proposed amendment must first re-
coive the votes Of two-thirds OF both Houses
OF Congress, and then be ratified by the
Legislatures Of three-fourths Of the several
States.
Among the many propositions for amend
ing the Constitution since the ratification OF
the Fifteenth Amendment, this of Mr.. Nc
MILAN Is by far the most important and
valuable. During the four years that "a sim
liar amendment has been in operation in
this State, its effect has been highly salu-
tary. by its judicious use Gov. TILDEN and
Gov. ROBINSON have already saved to the
State millions OF dollars. The knowledge
that they must encounter the executive
scrutiny has kept improper items amount
ing TO other millions wholly out OF appro-
priation bills. In word, our recent amend
ment is standing menace 10 the jobbers
who are wont to hang around the State Cap
itol.
Encouraged by the example of New York,
we hope Mr.. MCMILLAN will push his
amendment through the two Houses.
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According TO this mornings cable des-
patches, NJ LEON SAY the French Minister
OF Finance has been triumphantly acquitted
Of completely in tho recent scandalous
transactions connected with the conversion
of tho French five per cent. re,,tes. On Sat
urday he made to the Chamber of Deputies,
for the second time, an explanation OF his
connection with the affair, aud for a second
time the Chamber declared itself satisfied
the vote being 3O1 TO 7S. This, it Is to be
presumed, will be the end Of the matter so
far as NJ. SAY Is concerned.
The whole trouble seems to have grown
out Of the hasty and indiscreet conduct Of
tho Chambers bureau Of finance. without
consulting with NJ. SAY, to whom, by usage,
belongs the right Of introducing financial
measures, the bureau began TO discuss the
subject of reducing the ratio Of interest on
the five per cents, and naturally its action
becoming known, a fall took place in these
securities From selling at III, they droI;od
to below 10. Unfortunately for NJ. SAY, the
RorHscHHDs, in whose banking house he
was many years ago employed, and with
whom he IS still in friendly relations, bought
largely at the decline. AS soon as the con-
version project came before the Cabinet it
was, on account of its unpopularity with the
nation, voted down, and Of this disposal Of it
81. SAY gave instant notice to the syndic, or
chairman, Of the Paris Stock Exchange.
The five per cents, Of course went up to
pretty near their former price, the ROTH
scHILDs made large profits, and NJ. SAY was
accused of sharing with them, but, as il
now appears, without reason,
This promptncss in meeting and success
In rcpcllng the charge against him. places
NJ SAY in honorable contrast with our own
Secretary Of the Treasury For months Mr.
SHERMAN has been said to be sharing in the
profits Of the sale Of our new four Der cent.
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Mayor Cooper's Originality.

When public officer makes ono signal
mistake, such as Mayor COOPER has re-
Gently made, there Is natural tendency to
pronounce general sentence of condcmna-
ton against him, and he is very likely not
to get full credit for whatever good quail
ties he may possess.
Mayor COOPER went down last week like
the mercury in a thermometer when It
sinks from sixty-fivc TO zero. Yet, ON look
ing the whole matter over, we are led to
think that, although no such man in point
Of intellect as his father the venerable DR..
PETER COOPER. or his brother-in-law, the
Hon. ADRIAN S. HEWITT, late n Representa-
tive in Congress- yet Mr.. EDWARD COOPER
Is not destitute Of originality. We were par
ticularly struck with this in reading the
account OF the way he had hit upon for car
rying out an idea which had occurred TO
him or been suggested TO him.
The idea was to make the Board OF Police
Commissioners non-partisan.
The doctrine Of non-partsan appointments
10 Office, we have observed, cOmmends itself
mtuitvely to the minority in politics always
1t is their only way to get anything. A
non-partisan Board so called, is necessarily
formed Of the greatest hypocrites to be
found in the two parties.
But it is Mayor CooPER's plan for carry
ing this brilliant idea into effect that i'm
pressed US for its novelty. He called Mr..
THURLow WEED TO him and consulted him
on the subject, and told him he was going TO
remove the old Board and that he wanted
TO appoint tuo neic members rhO ieould be
entirely satisfactory to the Republicans
Now, il THURLow WEED and the Republic
cans cannot help Mayor COOPER to make up
n non-partisan Board, who cam Perhaps
his other advisers, JOIN Fox or JOHN b.
HAsKIS. Should HAsKTN. Fox. or SHERIDAN
SHOOK be appointed, everybody knows there
would be one non-partisan at least in the
Board.
Other mems ways OF reforming the civil
Iorvioa ~et.aa r--+ Aiding ~~t, L--A
Mayor CooPER's Is known, and it is worthy
OF its author.
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1t Is crcditablc to the Hon. SIMON CAMERON
that he has refused to pay blackmail, pre-
ferring TO bear instead the discomfort OF
the allegations brought out in the course OF
Mrs. DIVERS lawsuit. Those allegations,
whether true or false, are certainly, many
of them, Of a very disagrocable nature; and
had Mr.. CAMERON been IA man OF less deter
minaton, he would have paid money sooner
than allow such matters to be brought be-
fore the public.
If there is anything dotcstable 1t Is q
blackmaier; and Mr.. CAMERON is entitled
TO public thanks for resisting and contend
ing against the oxactions of the one with
whom his name has become connected.
We have generally been opposed to Mr..
CAMERON az politician; but we recognize
the fact that the remarkable power which
he has exercised for 80 many years among
his fellow citizens has, in considerable de-
gree, been due to such personal qualities
az attach mon TO leaders. IIo is not only n
man Of courage, but he has made friends by
genuine actions OF friendship, and the
friends he has made have not forgotten HIM.
Those who do not believe that herein lies,
In great part, the secret Of Mr. CAAfERoN's
political success, do not we'll understand the
subject.
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A swiss Fair In Ala OF the swiss Benevoient
Society.

Among the numerous groups OF foreigners to
be- found IN this ciy there many benevolent associa
lions almost unknown TO native Americans but which
10 much good work and Keep many being obliged
TALL back for support t,e public institutions OF this
already oycrtaNei metropolis
The Of the watch industry In the United States
and the invention Of machines Tor that purpose. has
produced revolution in the working classes OF swit.r
land whore most cheap watches were heretofore made
their country and apply here 70 their counrymon for
help I'LL they have found their support
few years ago. when large number Of Alsauans
abandoned their conquered country and arrived here
they had To be helped hy their countrymen the French
A special urd, nearly $1,000, was raised then and
entirely devoted to their succor great many Amcri.
cans contributed their fun share
To-day the Swiss apply for aid. The Swiss Benevolent
society has decided TO have grand fair n Irving HAIL
during the afternoons aud evenings of March ~ ~ -
AMI - The Executive Committee contains the names
of all the Swiss who have been here Tor many years
Among them remark Mc.srs 1schn. Richard. Noeser
Magnin Zoikoncr, AMI railhrd, we'll known as bankers
aud importers By ns circular learn that the cee.
hrated Dclmonco Swiss although ms cooking is Ger.
taniy French SO Mouqun, LAUGH aud mos, rsstra.
rasns In this city.
Mrs Augustus Richard is the President OF the adies
committee. The stcnways have given one OF their
famous pianos, Weber another and Tiffany Co. Apple
ton, Harper Hrnthcrs togntc Co. ana nearly all large
Amcrvan houses have most generously helped 10 h the
ub.esWith a thousand good aud beautiful artcles
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Not Unknown.

"who," exclaims the Times-Joundl OF st.
Louis, is HUGH j. JEwErT? Is he the
great unknown z"
The occasion for these inquiries is found
in the fact that Mr. JEwErT is said to have
been mentioned by Democratic paper in
Ohio as a candidate for President who could
carry both Ohio and New York.
There is a good deal in these simple facts.
Mr.. JEwETT Is a very strong man. powerful
in mind, square in character. sound in his
attachment TO constitutional principles,
thorough in his devotion to the grand funda-
mental ideas Of democracy.
But II he were an ambitions man, it might
be said that Mr.. JEwErT made a political
mistake when he removed from Ohio to New
York and undertook the complicated and
difficult task Of reconstructing the Erie
Railway and making it a living and paying
concern. 1t is true that he may succeed in
this undertaking; but then, il he had stayed
in Ohio the whole Democracy Of the West
would have supported him for President.
With such support, such man would be
suse to be elected, and first-rate President
he would make.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The
article in Sundays SUN entitled "Surrendering
the Cause OF Religion" goes straight to tho
point. 1t is almost inconceivable that educated
men, as tako the Rev. Phillips Brooks to be,
can preach such nonsense ms that the only way
to deal with skcpticism must be by the strong
and intelligent building up OF faith" This IL
much the same as saying that the way to cure
an unbclicver is TO make him believe.
Will Mr.. Brooks answer the question pro-
pounded by correspondent Of THE SUN few
weeks ngo. why should we believer This is
the question that the Church must answer
sooner or later. Ono by one the Church is
abandoning the dugnias 1t once assumed To
consider ~ essential TO salvation. belief IN
even. II not now thought to be 50 oil important
as 1t once was, No one now appears To- be par
tiruiArly shocked IN doubt II expressed on any
Of these points. Men, and women, too. are be:
ginning To think for themselves, to demand
rcaaons for believing any particular doctrine.
II Mr.. Brooks desires TO build up iHith. the best
way 10 do 1t IL to stop the publication OF any
more books or newspapers, and to prevent
people from reading such IN have already been
published. The more ignorant people are the
more READILY do they believe everything that is
MIR. Brooks and his school seem to be Of tho
opinion that what they call skepticism is the re-
suit Of Ignorance. They will discover within
been grossly mistaken. and that It is the result
OF free discuss ion OF religious doctrines. ii VIII
not do Ter them any longer TO lgnorS the ane -
that the answer IL plain. that a little child can
answer It. ut tho same time well knowing that
no satisfactory answer can be given. Not long
ago n society. comprising some lsnding theoo-
gists was formed In London for the publication
OF books or pamphlets designed to answer nj
tho skeptics doubts. Have they had any such
effect They have not even. believe, been re-
published here; certain proof that they
op to or Seen ar
The believer as he calls himself pitics or
affects tn pity these and. IL he is wise. says as
little about them rs possible.
Take my own case. and doubtless IL resembles
thousands OF others, j had lived on faith the
greater part OF lifetime. when an Objection
started 10y a skeutical friend. which / found
myself quite unable 20 answer and on which
found the orthodox authorities either wisely
silent or utterly ut variance. led me TO examine
still further. and the Anal result was, rs in
many other cases that have GENE to my knowl-
edge an utter disbelief in the whole superstruc-
ture Of what Is commonly called the Christian
religion. e.. w.
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The Trial of DR.. bennett.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sr; The trial
Of Dr. Bennett for sending obscene matter through the
mails Is one Of the most important OF the day II the
rulings OF the Judge and the verdict Of tie jury
tanned every bookseller in the land liable to imprison
ment, for book declared 10 De- obscene BY it, gen
enl and spirit. but by particular passages that
might suggest TO any Impressive mind OF improper Image
though the mind Of the wrcr might be clear OF any
image. The Bible, Shakespeare, and thousand other
books daily sent through the mtls are thus made Oh
scene and under the condemnation Of the law
Shall such ruling and verdict be sustained Is not
book to be judged by its purpose and general method
In this way We Judge Shakespeare and thu Bible. Shall
We not also thus Judge the book under coniemna
tom Shall be liable to hve ten years imnrison
work.
The American people ought 10 consider these questions
and not let This huge injustice be perpotTaed without
protest &
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The Cost OF Supervisors and Deput,
Marshals.

The resolution Of the Senate calling for
n detailed statement OF the accounts Of
United States Marshals in the States of New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts,
and Maryland, for the payment OF wages or
fees charged for services performed by them
or their special deputies in relation to the
conduct OF elections in November, 1873
showing the amount claimed by or paid to
each OF said special deputies and the aggre-
gate claimed by the marshals for services,
does not cover the whole ground by any
means
There is no mention OF the Chief Super
vlsors' accounts for southern and northern
New York, which had been kept back by
these officers, and We're not in possession Of
the department three months after the
election, for reasons which may be easily
supposed This resolution is also defective
In making no mention OF the marshal's
general deputies" the number Of which is
only restricted by his partisan discretion,
and which arc specifically named in the
Odious election laws, and especially in sec
ton 1922 Of the Revised Statutes, under
which they are clothed with the arbitrary
power to make instant arrest without
process" Of any person who "refuses or
noglects to aid and assist" them in the
work Of carrying elections by intimidation
and threats.
The Comptroller of the Treasury fur
nshed a statement TO the Committee ON
Expenditures of the Department Of Justice
I'm the last House, covering the accounts Of
snncrvlsors and deputy marshals in 1878,
which had been settled up to the middle Of
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and confront It with the necessity for serious
contemplation OF what it IL about 1t will very
rapidly 20 tho way Of everything Of the Kind
that has no foundation in common sense. With
every solicitudc for its welfare. and the warm
est interest in the success OF the individuals
who compose IT, 1t is impossible not to feel that
its present condition is critical and its direction
pcrverse. II sets the seal Of its approval upon
afHcctation and nsinccrity. One asks. Why is
this picture hung and on the line 2" The
answer is. Obi it has tonel' Is nothing else
necessary ?" Certainly notl' And this pic
ture?" "Ohi that has colorl" And this one 2"
We'll. that has certain qualities" How
about this one ?" That has qualities" And
this rlast over here 2" why. that is full OF
things. you knowP'
Such IL the summary. Art is dsiointed, torn
limb from limb, and these singular and more
or less demented people attitudinize ecstat-
ically in front Of the separate fragments.
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According to the Official report, more than
i3oOO0.OoO arc paid annually ny tho United
stntes for imported nbres-iax. hemp. and
iuto-and this. too, Notwithstanding the fGct that
in no other country in the world can these nGres
bc grown so we'll and cheaply. II has been
demonstrated that iute can be probably grown
in South Carolina. Georgia. Florida, Louisiana.
Texas. and wherever there is a hot. damn oli-
mate and soil Of sandy clay or alluvial mould.
II is four times as productive IA cotton or fax.
and requires not more than onc-tcnth the labor
to produce It. In its manufacture there is net
half the loss there is in hemp and fax. while
jute bags are worth moro in market than flax.
and last longer
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Concern
Ing the proposed liquidation OF Archbishop Purcers in
debtcdncss. permit me to make few remarks tn,
strongest reason that prevents good many Catholic,
from contributing money to relieve the Archbishop an
apprehension that In case OF other church difficulties
they will be asked To do likewise.
attend ST Alphonsus Church, and Know personally
that the priests connected with it do banking business on
large scale II is not too much suppose that we ma,
BE- called on IN tr near future Ia give helping hand
them also Not uircqu nty do they cNhort the con.rc
Cation to make them thc custolians Of their money
think that the Cardinal should pfrcml torv prohibit
priests ana Bishops from becoming bankers The duties
OF banker anu those of prize 10 all hnrmonle
j. H. sCnuEutRT, ~ West Houston street.
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a Novel Spectacle.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SUN - Sir: The
TwentYmnth Police Precinct fairly swarms with the
yiest and dcprayed Of the citys population and It's
station house is situated In the midst Of Sums in compari
clean. " '
On Sunday last Police Cant williams tindor whom
uese pronhh'o inamies have Il urshcd open and uiI.
ctchtd nr wears past invoked the turrurs the law N
suuiaiiy closing tNo small walking cNhuituns VIII, rein
female ucdoetrnns were earning their bread aud hutrr
by irving To walk stated number ol quarter miles i'm a
stated number of quarter hOursi
Police Capt Williams In the role Of q stick Ter for law
y more novel spectacle than either vi the ones he
ralltQn last SUNDAY " N' ~
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: In his
recent sermon ON orisinal Sin" Boochcr said;
There Is wickcdncss that Is original Nnn inc that Is
much greater Than any deyitry may have inherited.
In this Doechor is The outragos upon God ana
man Of which he is the guilty author aud originator in.
inrR exceed the amount oi deNltry he may have IN.
ALw YORK March "a
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Than Kaiser Wilhelm thorc are men much worse
Perhaps some better.
But personal government is ,till a curse,
clog, icttcr
The German folk are getting wide awake
And see quite clearly
That they may reach forth sincwy hands and tako
What they wish dearly
why, then, should they compel their stswart tongue
10 mcitlk BUTTER
And Of the lengthy story OF tl.oir wronss
No sentence uttcrY
And when they can forecast ior manhood's ri.hts
brilliant mtur,
Why should they bow 60 one who rules and fghts
kinsly buchcr'
Agrcat republic strs their blood like wine.
Beyond the ocean,
And now the Ycoilr's rule acros, the Rhine
llastcus It's motion.
They ask Why should NOT Germany full socn
In perfect union,
Gain for her people, not great commune.
But true comnunIonl
wenhaye they learned At last who pays the cost
OF strength luuehal.
Who furnishes tn kiuss their martial host
And war material,
Thus they pcrc Nc ,lc Peoples might with I've
Appreciation
And feel that ih'y are working toward anew
And hotter nauaiL
Wilhelm Will die, AS in Coils tnac ne must,
Bismarck VII Perish,
And Germany viii bury with uoir dist
The Plan, .ley cherish,
Then, as the German people Arlly sroW
SiroH;cr lnd wiser
They peacefully may SGT aside enc show
ol King or kal,or
4 Certain Cure for all coughs.
INHn0 : IN pcCtltuut. --.llG
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bonds, and tho banking institution engaged
in tho business with whom he is believed to
be a silcnt partner can be named by every
stock broker in the country. Yet no steps
are takon to clear his reputation, and no
efforts are made by Congress to get at tho
truth of tho matter
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American Mus-sr-2ssn owsfy Matinee.
Haoth'- Th~str-- Little nuke.
uossery Thestr--Oen Custer.
urosd,Ssy rh-atr~-H NJ 5 rinAfore.
Eiftb AV-nse Th-str--l1ro' the Dark.
tr, 80 Op-rs u".s~-Dayy Crockett
,e~uns Theatre The Mask Hsil
Masonic Iempie-The Mdsets
new Work Aquarium -Litts Red aiilng Hood MA,lnsa
NibIo's Garaen- The BLACK Crook
rsrL rhentr--Engaged.
essFrss-Isee Ni.str-is -Broaiwsy. cor. 7o,hst.
standard rb-st---H ~ rinafore.
~. James Opera uo.se-rhc Count Jesnne.
Tear Pastors op-ra ti"u~--v.riey. Matinee.
Theatre tooiq"~-variety
tni"n sq~sre rh-etr~-rle R,nter's Daughter
Msiisck's rheatr--A scrap Or Paper.
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To THE Enron OF THE SUN-Sir. To sottlo n
lonsconunucd contro'crsv, pray decide whether Inc
priests of Trinity Chnch IN this ciy rtccit" nl,rcuI,r
nrssuns from their communcauts '
Harms AM lpA.
Tho Rev. Morgan Dix, u. D.. rector Of Trinity
Church. Is not "A di.rourteous man. and no will
no doubt realty furnish the desired inlor-
nation,
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From ne Hufoid Fines
II is rumored m Now York that initial stems
have been taken 10 lnucdch Mayor Cpuuer.
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A Poor Excuse.

Lynch law is n horrible resort. 1t argues
deplorable state OF society whore Lynch
law IL adopted.
As an excuse for this hasty and violent
mode OF administering punishment it is
sometimes urged that while the moral evil
dcnce Of the guilt Of some villain may be
conclusive. II Is difficult or impossible 10 OBJ
tain legal proof on which to convict him.
Mayor COOPER for his unbccoming haste
and indecent violence - partaking OF the
spirit of Lynch law.-had not even this poor
excuse. What he and his champions said
was that the evidence against the Police
Commissioners was known 20 everybody, so
there was no need OF going into the proof.
Now, II the witnesses arc so numerous
and near at hand, there cannot be n shadow
Of excuse for emitting the proof.
The Mayor is even more illogical than the
advocates Of Lynch law, and without so
much as their poor apology.
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Brother TALMAGE thinks we'll Of st. PAT
RICK. II is an interesting speculation what the
old saint would have thought Of Brother TAI
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The last thing an editor wants in his pa
per is religion. This surprising assertion we
ind in an article contributed to the Catholic
UorH by some one with n tendency toward
epigram.
We infer that tho contributors acquaintance
with editors is limited, and that he has been
unfortunate in his choice of newspapers for
personal reading
If he had said that the last thing a sensible
editor wants in his paper Is cant, he would have
hit the nail on the head. lie might also have
said with truth that iudcious editors do not
look with favor upon disquisltions on absruso
points Of theology except in SO far MS these may
have obvious and vital bearings on individual
and public morals.
But religion and lhoolos ) nrotwo things. Let
this mistaken critic examine the daily ncws-
papers more dttentyely. He will discover with
surprise that tho best and most popular Of
them are full OF religion. He will note the hon
csty OF their news gathering, the sincerity OF
their opinions. their constant devotion to truth
aud justice, their unrelaXing. unsparing hos
tlity 10 fraud and oppression, their steady in
slstanfe upon tho reality and siringency Of
moral obligation in all the relations and actiyl-
tics Of life Whether he studies the editorial