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The evening world., 1889-03-11
BOOKS OPEN TO ALI
NO

There should be no suspicion of ~snobbery.
no faint of plutocracy, nc monopoly of
money in the celebration Of the inaugural
anniversary of GEoRoE WASHINGTON. Who
have most occasion to celebrate It? Who but
the People whom he led to Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity"
The Father of His Country did not create
o Government of the People for the People
by the People with a view to turning its state
Hest functions over to Committees Of Arts.
tocrats by Aristocrats for Aristocrats. This
is . plain republic, moi a N aristocracy, a
monarchy, or even a plutocracy-as yet.
The great and rich men of to-day may
Cbut we doubt it) succeed in converting the
Government into what WASHINGTON refused
to make it-an oligarchy. But as long as It is
q Democracy let the People rule, and let
them participate in public celebrations OF
public events unhampered by the restrictions
of their betters."
It is quite possible that the American PEG.
pie believe they have no d" betters," and pre-.
fer to see wAsHISeroN's Inauguration go un.
celebrated rather than to have it presided
over by plutocracy and stamped by snobbery
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Drawn by a Judge Of the Supreme Court Of the State Of New York and
Endorsed by the Supreme Court Bench
ENDORSED IN RESOLUTIONS BY TAMMANY HALL
Endorsed In Resolutions by the Republican County Committee Of the City and
County Of New York.
Endorsed by a Meeting Of Downtown Business Men Of the City Of
New York.
by Many Trades nj Other Organizations IN by an Overwhelming
Pubuc Sentiment
Endorsed by Many Trades and Other Organizations and by an Overwhelming
Public Sentiment

tons Of a careless and ~oficious Superinten-
don't, despite Grandmother ~Shephhrd's
repeated appeals and protests that not only
she but her son. Mr.. John Sheppard, of North
Main street. Rochester, were anxious and
able to care for the boy. Mr.. Sheppard him
self had made q visit to New York and
personally applied for the boys release. He
is u sober and industrious man., earning a
good income, and his character and sanding
have been testified to by scores of the leading
officials, professional men and other citizens
of Rochester.
At first the officers of the institution re-
fused to dos ~nythIng. and ridiculed the idea
that q chile once indentured should be
brought back, but after three months of per-
sistent agitation on the part of The EVENING
WORLD they finally sent for the boy ana re-
stored him to his relatives.
This action tods an acknowledgment and proof
that az error had been committed aud that an in
justice had been done.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
THE RESOLUTION OF TINA WEISS FRIENDS.

At a meeting of downtown business men
and women held Feb. 81. 1889, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The New York "EveninE
World has so nObly espoused the cause o
humanity In procuring the restoration 10
her parents of little Tina Weiss, who was
80 unjustIy enslRved by the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children;
RESOLVED, That we citiEena, as an out
ragged public tender to the New York Even.
ne WOrId" cur most heartfelt thanks and
gratitude, and sincerely trust that success
will crown Its efforts In securing the enact
mcnt of the amendment 40 earnestly urged,
In order to avoid "A repetition Of any similar
outrage.
New York, Feb. 81.
Mrs. G.. KopelOwich. c. NJ. Borck. . Bowery;
Louis Fisher. IN B9wery; j. u, Kaufman. ITO
Brooklyn; O., Kosendorf A Co., a Walker
street; Fred Eberle, 1874 West Twenty-eighth
street; A. Mittenthal, 1913 East One Hundred
and Twenty-third street; j. Ablovich a Co. ,403
Broadway; Martin Metzger. Z Maiden Lane; Il
H. Fogel, 40l broadway Jacob Schwarzkopf,
law, 4Ol B~TcSd%ayi James J; ovenden,, tol
\. Rosenthal. count ellor At law; Jacob Horowitz,
Charles Brou, Louis l.. NJ. Meltsner,
Canal street; pehrens Il Nebenzahl, Walker
street; Rosenthal Gordon, Canal street; 4,
Davidson, Maiden lane WH. Il; Luther 4 Son,
= srf ISiSSa' church 4; n; s :tfees; sci s j. EiSlSsfI s.r9Psf rip 9:
street; s. Lindenbaum. Maiden lane; Roseman
Levy. Mailen lane; Oscar FribourR, Grand
street; Daniel II. Murphy, Attleboro, Mass. l..
Rothesten, East Broadway.
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One Cent.

Campaign Committee, and answering "Sine
Quay Non." Mr.. Muller studied the campaign
closely.
of 449 East One Hundred and Fourteenth
street, for the following bit Of political news:
What sized lot does Harrison's Cabinet covert
Answer-si1 acres-fvo Wise acres and . Wsna-
maker.
How big IL Wanamaker?
Answer-short Of the hve-acre lot. for . Foraker could
not squeeze in at any price, while q wanAmAksr jusa
filed land footed) the bill.
THE PRIZE.
Finally, l award the Double Eagle Prize TO Mr..
L., Bobbe, of 346 East Fiftieth strickland may
heaven have mercy on his soul-for the follow
ing:
Who controls the largest copper syndi.
cate In the United Statese
In framing this conundrumM Mr.. Bobbe evinces
that he has given careful study to the subject Of
monopolies and trusts. with their deep-rooted
and rapidly growing evils; and that he il Q pro-
found political student, as well as q lover Of all
good things in this country, Ia shown by his
simple yet truthful reply. Let every citizen
who il apathetic on the subject of aggrandized
capital carefully study the architecture, almost
severe in its classic simplicity and forceful di-
r~ectness.
WHO CONTROLS THE LARGEST COPPER
SYNDICATE IN THE UNITED STATES9
Then, when he has mastered the subtle beau
ties of this startling question and despaired OF
an answer. let him turn to the last line Of the
last column on the last page Of this paper and
and Mr.. Boobies reply.
HENRY GuY CARLETON.
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URGED BY THE DEMOCRACY.

The following resolution was passed by q
unanimous vote of tho Tammany Hall Com
mittee on Organization at its regular meeting
on Feb. 10. 1889:
WHEREAS, The relations Of parent and
child are among the most sacred Of human
ties, which should not be lightly broken, ex-
cept for good and sufficient cause !; md
WHEREAS, The present law for this COM
niitment of children TO charitable institutions
by police muElstrates admits of NO appeal to
the higher courts from the decision of said
magistrates, or Of reversal 81 that decision by
said muEistrutes themselves, even where new
evidence II presented showing the parents TO
be entirely worthy mud able to provide for
their children, or when the original evidence
In shown to be u~ntrustwOrthy by reason Of
cRrelessneSs, perjury or malice ; and
WHEREAS, The right Of appeal IL n Fnnda-
mental right of the American citizens, rich
and poor and
WHEREAS. This right of appeal, granted
even to criminals of every degree, In denied to
parents nai innocent children by the existing
In w and
WHEREAS, Many cases of ariev0us injus-
tice, without nny.leARI remedy Whatever, have
arisen under the existing law, whereby par
ents have been improperly deprived Of their
children and families needlessly broken mp
therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, That we favor the en-
actment Of the bill now pending before the
Legislature of this state amending the Penal
Code so Ms 90 give conrts Of record power TO
review by certiOrnri. and 10 affirm or reverse
commitments OF children under the provisions
Of section col of said code, and we urge upon
our representatives In the Legislature TO vote
Tor and support such an amendment.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
THE PRESENT ATROCIOUs LAW.

The existing law regarding the commit
ment of children 10 NJ a'rocious and auto
cratic in it's operation M any law in Russia.
It legalizeA hild-stealing and denies a REM
edy TO the sufferers, II enables q police mag
~istrate, on the testimony Of q careless, in
efficient and sometimes malicious AGENT to
irrevocably decide the fate Of a child and
break VI q family circle.
The existing law denies to parent and child
the right OF appeal accorded to all classes of
criminals. Nc new circumstances, no matter
how Important: no new evidence, no matter
how conclusive, can obtain n rehearing OF the
case, Even the police magistrate. though
convinced Of his own error. cannot reverse
his commitment. Thu law IL iron-clad, auto
cratic and oppressive beyond all precedent.
No attack ia made in this movement on any
society. Tn vast amount of good work per-
formed by the charitable organizations for the
benefit of juveniles is acknowledged by all.
But IL is O grievous reflection on such good
works that they should be accompanied by
such ~undeniable atrocities. injustices
and outrages Ms have occurred and are
occurring under the operation of this
extraordinary law.
No less a parsonage than Judge Bar
rett has boldly declared that II such
a needless alternative is made II were
better that the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Children be swept out OF existence
than that these outrages should continue.
But Judge Barrett appreciates, AZ must every
reasoning man. that the passage of the pro-
posed amendment. while preventing the evil,
will not limit the we'll doing of all such 30
ciet;es.
The proposed amendment was drawn by q
leading member of the Supreme Bench. That
it has the hearty and united approval of that
bench il apparent from the brief excerpts
from authorized interviews, which Are here
with given. 1t may be possible that the wis
dom of the Legislature shall see ft to modify
this amendment in some respects. The main
thing is to maintain In these cases as in all
others the right of appeal that belongs to
every citizen.
The proposed amendment. as appears be-
low, has been heartily Endorsed by the Re-
publican Committee of the county of New
| York. Tammany Hall, too, has raised its
| voice in vigorous support of the measure. In
such a simple question of justice there is NJ
politics.
But moro potent even than these indorse-
ments is the widespread public sentiment Of
New York that demands the passage Of this
bill. Several indignation meetings have al
ready been held in New York City, and
various resolutions favoring the amendment
adopted. tn EVENING WORLD does not
hesitate to say that the rejection of a measure
80 moderate and 30 just would be unworthy
of the law makers and a serious affront to the
popular and overwhelming sentiment Of New
York. lEDIToR EVENING WORLD.
Specification, not generalization, is the
best argument, and herewith are briefly
presented the facts in two recent cases which
are conspicuous examples of the atrocious
injustice of the present law.
The evening world., 1889-03-11

To The Snake Editor Of The EVeninQ World:
Several years ago, while travelling through
Ireland, 1 tried to settle the snake question.
in my own mind at least. 1 visited many
places, and in The Counties Glare. Tipperary,
Kilkenny. Limerick, Kerry. Cork and Killar-
ney / tried hard to find at least one snake,
while out with gun and gun and dogs. 1
never saw one, nor could ] find man. woman
or child, priest or lavman. who would COLI
fess to ever having seen one They all be-
lieve, or pretend to believe, st. Patrick drove
them from the sacred soil of the Emerald
Isle" Be that as it may. I never saw a snake
in Ireland, though / doubt the reason given.
II. w. ST.. CLAIR, NJ. D.,
667 W~illoughby avenue, brooklyn.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
Free Lectures This Evening.

Seven free lectures will be given this evening
IN the public schools, in accordance with The
EI Xt aIo TEG %st One Sil Hu Hs dh9sddO Snd Tenth street,
DIR. Hanchett, on '.LThe Human Machine Shop"
at 80 Allen street. Prof. Zachos, on "Novelists
and their Inhuence;" Mt 2OS East Forty-second
street, Prof. Lincoln. op The Dawn OF Modern
EMPIRE" at SEVENTEEN street and First avenue,
AZ afG Ga HWSG asa Perty on SoI Str S1d BE- Pe'fRS asaTt;
on The Digestive System, " at 225 West Forty
first street, Prof. Leipziger, on ''ConRress and
Its Methods" at lOS Broome street, Prof. L.
H.. Boyer. on Electricity at Work-Dynamos
and Motors"
The evening world., 1889-03-11
JUDGE BRADY's POSITIVE OPINION.

tEron ashovts,d in,srrisp Ia THE EVENING World II
Jan. al
Justice John II. Brady says:
Hs undoubtedly dn enormous potoer 10 oipe
police ntdgistrates, that or making absolute ana
trrerocdUe cotn,nftntents that no court or Jud0e
ran 90 behfnd. I am most decfdedlv or the opinion
that there should be some right or appeal IN these
cases. Some court should hare the poorer 10 re-
open these cdSes tDhen II Is manifest that there has
been t1rong committed, ana there are mdny, no
donbt. IL Is a 1rierous ,yong and cannot be cor
TPctpd too soon.
The evening world., 1889-03-11

UroN authorized inteTrie'e In THE EVENING WORLD Of
Fsb. I, 1881
Justice George II. Barrett says;
hare diiBdyS thought that these commit
mentS should BE- subject 10 ~repisfon. As Il noto
stands, the Id,p sets up an insuT1nOuntdbIe bar.
Il says the commitment Is irrepocaOIe. IL is al
most an INFAMOUS Iatp.
M. Eibrtd0e T. Gerry. or the Society for
the Prevention or Cruelty 10 Children. " suggested
the reporter, has said that II the ldto IS
amended as The EVENING WORLD desires. his
Society toW be compelled 10 abandon all such
cases. because Il cannot dg0rd 10 htfOdts them"
AN ANSWER To Mr.. GERRY.
Judge Bdrreu's eyes dashed and Ids Ernl mouth
closed tighter for Gn instant. Then he replied
Uih energetic emphasis:
"IT WOULD BE BETTER, a BET
TER, THAT THE SOCIETY BE WIPED
OUT OF EXISTENCE THAN THAT THIS
POWER FOR EVIL. BE RETAINED BY 1T
FOR A SINGLE DAY
A QUESTION OF JUSTICE.
Mr.. Gerry and his Society hare done a toorld
or good IN q Ioide Held. The motives dctudtin0
them are or the noolest. Hat IL wOaId bs bet-
ter thar the SOciety's powers hO Laken away
frOm IL thaA that Il be permitted 20 tighten
itH grasp on . siR6ls child. The Society 10 not
satisfied otth the poorer Il has. IL dsks FOR more.
IL toOuld be an autocrdL Bur there should b. a
stop made. The Society should not Be absolute.
A police magistrate should not Dc absolute.
When M. Gerry says htSsSOcietv mSSt aoaH-
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The Experiment Tried.

10 tie Snake Editor u TIE Evening World:
] have known personally an instance Of
snakes imported to Ireland. A gentleman by
the name Of cleveland, a captain in the
British army, residence at Bangor, County
Down, imported q box of snakes from Eng
land and let them loose in his garden. The
garden was walled all around. as gentlemen's
gardens generally are in Ireland, with q ten
foot stone wall. Only one of them was ever
heard of. and was found about a mile in the
country at n place called Mile Gross dead.
KIRK WooD, Staten Island.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
MUNDANE MATTERS.
HENRY GUY CARLEroM..

ONLY a year since the b~lizzard-a year
That has fed to some on the wings Of deighAs'
And Jagged with the flow Of agony's tear
To others whose loved ones passed out in The
night!
ANOTHER CoNUNDRUM.
Tell us, boodlers, are you cold?
Have you most run out of gold7
Are your clothes grown thin and old7
Has your jewelry been sold?
Are you sick of Noses Blue?
Is the cline too cold for You?
Can't you. ont of patriot pride.
Come home long enough to be tried3
1t is intimated that the body Of John EricssonS
tho marvellous old Norseman, whose audacious
intellect and teeming brain have made the United
States the foremost country of the century in
scientific and practical invention, is to be sent
to his Scandinavian home for interment.
John Ericsson created the modern American
navy and laid the shipbuilders of the world un-
der tribute to his genius.
Why not send what is mortal Of him across
the seas.in the proudest war ship that floats tho
American fiag2
The evening world., 1889-03-11
JUSTICE ANDREWS ENDORSES 1T.

tTron Authorized IntsrUis,o IN The EVENING WORLD Of
Jan. go
Justice George p. Andrews says:
There should be a potreI' rested sometohere
,ohfch could rerieto these cases. aud ] heartily
agree min TIKI EVENING WORLD that there
Should be something done IN The matter. The
proposed amendment, NTH another compelling
the magistrate 10 keep a complete record or pro
Ceedings before him IN al such cases. tDouid
Jo'rh, ! hfnk. a complete remedy. The bfu
ought TO become lao tofthout d~LHculty.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
JUDGE PATTERSON APPROVES 1T.

from o1thoris,d intsrrt,,e IN THE EVENING WORLD Of
Jan. 21.)
Justice Edward Patterson says:
The proposed amendment Is an excellent more
ana one that should hare been made long ago. /
hdre no hesitation Ia 0frfno mn approval or such
a measure. The potoers or the police magistrates
are too arbitrary, aud II Is ontv right that thep
Shonid be subject TO ~rerfsfon. You can sap that /
am heartily IN razor or such an amendment.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
lie Saya They Are There.

To ne Snake Editor u ne EUenisg World!
l see In The EVENING WORLD a statement
about Irish snakes. I would like to inform
you that there are snakes in Ireland right
around the Killarney lakes. and I wish to say
that, If you would correct that mistake, your
paper would sell TO every Irishman and Irish
Americans son. AN IRIsHMAN's Son,
Per an old man. seventy-two years old, born
in the County Kerry, Ireland.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
Did They IS Snake Out g

To he Snake Editor Of The EreRina World:
The soil and climate of Ireland are not con-
ducive to the welfare Of snakes. 1 have seen
q couple on exhibition in q glass case, which
got broken, and they died Immediately. st.
Patrick did not Danish them, Tut, as q matter
of fact. q large number - snaked out " them
selves. H.. G. CRAWFORD,
De Kalb and Wyckof avenues, Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
SNAKES
The Discussion Opens in a Very
Unique Way.
Diverse Opinions as to Whether Snakes
Can Live In Ireland.
Who Can AuthoritativeIy Answer the
Interesting Question?

The special subject for discussion in The
EVENING WORLD this week is Can Snakes
Live in Ireland It promises to be excep-
tionally interesting. There Is much diversity
Of opinion.
Here are some Of the letters received:
The evening world., 1889-03-11
JUDGE LAwRENCEs SENSIBLE VIEW.

tFrom Authorized hferriss IN The EVENING WORLD Of
FEB. 81
Justice Abraham X. Lawrence says:
II u ma is once committee by a police nndofs-
trate, aud II there is no technical error, that set
ties u. There Is no recourse, NOu, as a man
and a Judge, / do not think that Is right. No ones
liberty or destiny should depend on the say or any
one man, BE- he Police Justice or Supreme Court
Judge. As the Jdto stands {. Is fron-bound, ana
IN mdnp cases works injustice and Is detrimental
to the Interests or children ana parents. ! think
Il should be amended so as 10 0ilotD OF some dis
erection In diSpOSin1 ar these cases.
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I.ORic.

IRON the Detroit Free Prea.1
Actress-I see the Daily Bugle devotes half o
column to criticising my bad acting.
Manager-I'm sorry you didn't act twice -
bad.
Actress-Why?
Manager-They'd probably given you . column
then.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
A Libel on the Green Isle.

10 the Snake Editor If The Evening World:
Snakes canno live in Ireland for the SIM
pie reason that there is not enough to feed
the natives on. JOHN SHARKEY
The evening world., 1889-03-11
JUDGE BEACH URGES THE AMENDMENT.

Urom Authorized Intsrvieg In THE EVENING WORLD Of
Jan. 2l.)
Justice Miles Beach says:
A iatD that utOustv separates child Jrom ITS
parents Is necessarily bad. I III an amend
ment ought TO be made. II JotIl be a good thtno.
The evening world., 1889-03-11

They Belonged to the Reptile Tribe.
To me Snake Editor Of The Evsnin0 World.
You ask, Can reptiles live On the soil of
old Ireland? Certainly. Carey and Pigott
lived there. ROBERT DIXON,
106 East One Hunered and Sixth street.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
Pestaae stamps I'D the Edsn Muuss.

Among the many interesting sights at the
Eden Musee, beginning from tins evening. will
be the exhibition Of postage stamps Of all ma
tiona. The collection Is q rare one, many Of the
stamps being Of great value. The exhibit IL
made by the memberH. of the Brooklyn. National
and Staten Island PhilAtelic Societies.
The evening world., 1889-03-11
THE CASE OF TINA WEISS.

The second case IL an even more powerful
a~rraignment OF the present law.
Tina Weiss, the daughter of an industrious
aud sober man, had been left In the charge of
IN aunt in New York while the father, who
was a peddler, made trips INTO the country
for the purpose of disposing of his wares. He
was a recent immigrant from Russia. and
was striving to make sufficient money to send
for his wife and a younger daughter, whom
In the Fall and Winter of 1887 he was away
from the city longer than usual. and when he
returned he found that the aunt had i'll
treated the child 40 shamefully that she had
run away from her house aud had fallen into
the hands of the y. p. @. q.
When he went to the Office of that organl-
cation to reclaim the child. he was old that
she had been committed to an institution and
he would not be permitted to see her. Prom
ises were held out TO him that If he would
bring his wife to this country he might pos
sihly be able to recover his lost daughter.
He did this, and when Mrs. Weiss arrived
in New York last July, and vent with her
brutally ordered out of the Office of the So
cietv. and told that they need trouble them
selves no more about the little girl, for they
would never see her again.
An IA matter of fact the child had been
adopted INTO the family of a farmer at Full
t%onville, N. Y, although even this informa-
ton was denied the parents. II was not
until the month Of February. this year, that
the HRihtlOu lOr Tic recovery OF the Clll0
was begun by The EVENING WORLD after all
other means had failed.
II was shown conclusiyely that the parents
were and had been all along amply able and
willing to care for their little daughter; that
they lived IN very neat. comfortable and re-
spectacle quarters at Broome street, New
York; that their reputation for sobriety, in
dustry and intelligence was of the best that
they had plenty of well-to-do and influential
friends ready to vouch for them; tina, they
had been atrociously insulted and abused by
the agents of MIR. Gerry's Society; that. IN q
word, the retention and apprenticing of little
Tina Weiss was an unm,tigsted outrage and
an INSCRIPTIONS lbuse Of autocratic power.
Alter the most persistent efforts. aud in
tardy obedience to an outraged public senti-
ment. lima Weiss was returned to her
parents.
BY mis- action the Society for he Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Children publicly admitted the injus-
hce and inhumdniiy Of It's methods IN his case,
proving .conctusiuely The defects of he ia,o
under trhih such O~utrd9es can be perpetrdted
toih inpunity. These are but t,po Of many
cases Of injustice. II The Others families haze
needieaSly and cruelty been broken IN, and the
chttdren nerer returned, because no public dgita-
ton has been made.