The sun., 1890-06-08
TITLES AND THEIR LIE
Curious Facts E,sout the Nnv Pcrs ~ q
Called Judge, Colonel, aud 80 on.


Curious Facts Gsout the Wnv Pcrs sG nsL
Called Judge, Colonel, aud 80 ON.
1t is curious how some titles cling to peo-
pie and how others aro seldom used
or almost ut once abandoned. man
who has served term in n state Sem
ate ia always called Senator mem-
Alderman; but an Assemblymnn is seldom
called Assembyman after his term has exc
| plred. and n Congressman is moro likely to be
called Judge For Just why Il Congressman is
| called Judge we must go back to the time whom
almost all Congressman were lawyers and
when many Of them wero Judges before they
became Congressman. 1t is bigger thing in
| New York now to be Judge than q Congress-
man; there was a time when it was not
| 1t is much the same with military titles. A
| Major Is always q Major unless he becomes o
| Colonel A Captain does not stay Captain. but
| is usually promoted to Major or Colonel.
| Lleutenant- Colonels are called Colonel. A
| Colonel and General by brevet, who has a
right to be called General, Is moro likely to be
called Colonel There is certain popularity
about certain OF these military titles which
applies them to people without due right or
discrimination. while other titles which are
their due lapse. Comparatively few veter-
ans Of the war are called Lieutenant. Some
are called Sergeant. and they seem to be
proud OF the title. Very few are called
Corporal. The Colonels and Majors are the
most popular. Well-known Generals are Of
course called General but Colonels who had
the commands of a General are usually called
Colonel, though Captains who have command
ed a regiment are gonoray called Colonel.
There is a certain feeling OF locality about
this. New York city runs more to Uolonels: UP
the State they incline more to Majors. In Con.
necticut the Colonels predominant. The prev
aence OF Colones is somewhat accounted for
by the Governors STATS Each Governor ap-
points number Of Colonels and few Gener.
ais on his staff. The Colonels are usually
young men OF social prominence and Of family
standing, who are willing to pay the cost OF tho
uniforms. and to spend what is necessary to
keep up the dignity and social qualities OF their
A military title seems to swallow up a OWL
title. except the title of Judge, which is u fair
been in tho State Senate, and is a Colonel or
81 GePsra is called a SbSn Or
ample Of this &c Gen. o Barnum u Is another exam
PIE. This does not apply to CAPTAINS. Several
s a and not fS TSe
title @ senator 9iS seems also to prevail oyer MajEr
eset ohese Ts M he Is sga
vitality in the title Of Colonel than in any other
military title. 4 title Of office even occasion
that an official title oyercomes the military
title of Colonel. Even the title Of Governor is
while tie man is yet in once but but It does t not not
Those titles do not last according to their
rank; The title Of Mayor does not endure dur
OF Alderman does. So does the title OF udge.
even i the Judge were, nothing more than
The titles of Corporation Counsel. District
Attorney: and Comptroll Ter do not cling. Tho
a broad. generic name. which can cover almost
ANYTHING. 1t APPLIES eIuailS to Commits.
Of hs BBsGfH pFq a Sod % w6f and
mmissloner lp street onening proceedings.
the titles OF better known onlcos 10 not not i'
1t Is a general rule IN the use OF titles that
without the sreX Of ' denuty or or inS ssistan stan .'
Lieutenant Governor is called Governor for
sss5 Of se eas 9Spn G s1
ranks rank THther higher than an ASSISTANT and is
In oivil'lite titles also fix themselves in &C.
cordance with certain, well known customs. A
never called lawyer. Sometimes he is called
counsellor. but this applies only to certain
applied 10 members of the bar Of high standing.
When big lawyer has been practising law for
gets attached to him the title OF Judge whether
le ever was aJudRe or not.
Clergymen have no title unless they are d,
DIS or LII. ID. s. when they are called doctor
An engineer has no title; neither has a news
yrees which are added to their names. orthtnes % 1
which are put before it in writing their names.
1ut these are not used in addressing them Y
towever often Honorable is used as q prefix to ~
man name. 1t Is never used in addressing
lim. and its only use in conversation lis in de-
lucrative bodies. whore ii is Us likely as not to
)e used In a sarcastic sense.
There must be something in human natura
which sorts out titles in this way. There must ~.
e some rules for it. Probably the sound hRS -
great deal to do with 1t aud the Length of the
lille. Alderman can he pronounced In q sono-
ous high-soundinR way. According to the
sage OF tho Common Council. it Is not pros
ounced in three syllahles but IN two. Assem-.
lyman has four syllables. and 1t Is difficult to
llD 1t or to make 1t sonorous 1t Is Therefore
ropped. Senator Is a high sounding tifIe
houRh In political usage the word is seldom
ronounced accurately. The common sound
) more like Senyter than Senator General =
nd Colonel. as used in tho pronouncing ~ -
tiles. usually become words of two syIlabiesN
Ienrul and kernul. with the full sounding OF
he two vowels. oA
Tho love for titles seems to be Increasing
very year The number Of them Is certainlT
n the increase. Human nature inclines TO n
eGoration OF somo Kind for men ia politioaI
nd ont public nIi life: Tho tendency is strong.
lmoSt NJ, az men who have for, some time been
rlhminsnt IN In politics in Now York have a title.
" her a ~, ,tnrophGh an office WHICH they hold or an
u nee ior which they ran. The title OF Alder.
IN y II =. applies 10 any man who has been a can.
date date for the office twice. The title Of Judge
1pIies 70 any man who has been a candidate
ICE JUST what constitutes a candidacy in
10 mans friends. '''0 "''A